Hanover Township Area Transparency Results, Only 1 of 12 Agencies Pass
by Brian Costin An audit of the Hanover Township area in Northwestern Cook County revealed only 1 of 12 local government agencies graded received a passing grade on basic online transparency guidelines. The “Local Transparency Project”, a project of the non-partisan Illinois Policy Institute, consists of two separate transparency audits 6 weeks apart on 10 different online...
by Brian Costin
An audit of the Hanover Township area in Northwestern Cook County revealed only 1 of 12 local government agencies graded received a passing grade on basic online transparency guidelines.
The “Local Transparency Project”, a project of the non-partisan Illinois Policy Institute, consists of two separate transparency audits 6 weeks apart on 10 different online transparency categories including elected & administrative official contacts, meetings, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), budgets, financial audits, expenditures, employee’s salary & benefits, contracts, lobbying, and taxes & fees information.
Overall Transparency rankings for the Hanover Township area are listed below. Full details attached here in excel.
| Hanover Township Scoring | 1st Audit | 2nd Audit | Change |
| Hanover Township | 12.9 | 100* | 87.1 |
| Hanover Park Library (SPLD) | 56 | 56 | 0 |
| School District U-46 | 51.25 | 52.25 | 1 |
| Hanover Park | 34.85 | 49.6 | 14.75 |
| Steamwood | 36 | 44.2 | 14.75 |
| Bartlett | 35.5 | 35.5 | 0 |
| Elgin Community College | 28.5 | 31.5 | 3 |
| Elgin | 24 | 76.7 | 52.7 |
| Bartlett Public Library | 19.75 | 26.25 | 6.25 |
| Hanover Park Park District | 7 | 23.25 | 16.25 |
| Gail Borden Public Library | 20.75 | 20.75 | 0 |
| Poplar Creek Library (Strwood) | 5.75 | 19.25 | 14.5 |
| Bartlett Park District | 13.65 | 16.15 | 2.5 |
| Streamwood Park District | 6 | 14.5 | 8.5 |
| Average Score | 25.14 | 34.86 | 9.72 |
*Hanover Township was regraded in January 2012, all other scores are accurate as of July 7, 2010.