Press release announcing that Governor Rod R. Blagojevich has named Robert J. Ruiz of Oak Lawn, the chief of the Public Interest Bureau for the Cook County States Attorney, to a seat on the Illinois Board of Higher Education. And the Boards Student Advisory Committee, comprised of representatives of all Illinois colleges and universities, has elected Mark Weber, a student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, as its representative on the Board.
The Treasurer is issuing this Request for Proposals to provide professional appraisal services for the Unclaimed Property Division. These services are required to prepare for sale and to value items of unclaimed property formerly held in safe deposit boxes, which will be sold at upcoming auctions, as required by the Uniform Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act (765 ILCS 1025/1 et seq.).
This periodical is designed to provide fiscal information of general interest and in compliance with state statutes. The cover story in this issue of Fiscal Focus, Evaluating State Government Performance, provides an overview of the Public Accountability Project in Illinois. Other articles include: Performance Measurement for Government; State Websites Evaluated; Fiscal Year 2002 Fiscal Responsibility Report Card; Project CARE 2004; Fiscal Year 2003 Fee Imposition Report Released; State Payroll Expenditures and the Impact of ERI; Calendar Year 2003 Receivables Report Available; State Economic Revenues Show Slight Improvement; and 2004 Tables for January, February and March.