| | 1461: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2012 January | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Section 27A-12 of the School Code requires the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) to issue a biennial report on Illinois charter schools (the Charter School Report or Report) to the Governor and the General Assembly that evaluates Illinois charter schools and charter school authorizers (105 ILCS 5/27A-12). The biennial Charter School Report shines a spotlight on the performance and activities of Illinois charter schools and charter school authorizers; it allows law and policymakers and other government officials to evaluate what changes in the law might strengthen the charter school sector and how best to support these schools. | | | | Date Created: | 01 23 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000041464 Original UID: 21332 FIRST WORD: Illinois | |
| 1462: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-87, Cost Principles for State, Local and Indian Tribal Governments, establishes principles and standards for determining costs for federal awards carried out through grants, cost reimbursement contracts, and other agreements with State and local governments and federally recognized Indian tribal governments. | | | | Date Created: | 03 22 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000041465 Original UID: 21333 FIRST WORD: Intermediate | |
| 1463: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Our auditors state the Regional Office of Education #39s financial statements as of June 30, 2011 are fairly presented in all material respects. | | | | Date Created: | 03 22 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000041466 Original UID: 21334 FIRST WORD: Regional | |
| 1464: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | There were no material findings of noncompliance disclosed during our examination. | | | | Date Created: | 10 10 2011 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000041467 Original UID: 21335 FIRST WORD: Illinois | |
| 1465: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The Department did not exercise adequate controls over State property. | | | | Date Created: | 03 28 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000041468 Original UID: 21336 FIRST WORD: Department | |
| 1466: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2012 February 29 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) will host a public information meeting on the proposed five-lane expansion of Wabash Ave., from Koke Mill Road to Moffet St. in Curran. Additional improvements on various City of Springfield streets, including Hollis Drive and Cockrell Ave, have also been proposed. The agency is finalizing an addendum to the original Phase 1 (planning) study and encourages all interested residents to attend. The date, location and time of meeting are shown below: | | | | Date Created: | 02 29 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | 171**12 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000041469 Original UID: 21345 FIRST WORD: IDOT | |
| 1467: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2012 February 28 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | CHICAGO La Comisin de Derechos Humanos de Illinois (Illinois Human Rights Commission, IHRC) ha respaldado por unanimidad a HB 5290, la legislacin propuesta por la Representante Kelly Cassidy (D-Chicago) que ampliara la Ley de Prevencin de la Violencia Escolar de Illinois y ordena a la Junta Estatal de Educacin de Illinois (Illinois State Board of Education, ISBE) el desarrollo de un marco de poltica de prevencin del acoso escolar para todo el estado. La Comisin tambin vot su incorporacin a la Coalicin para prevenir la violencia escolar en Illinois (Prevent School Violence Illinois Coalition). | | | | Date Created: | 02 28 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | 167**12 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000041470 Original UID: 21346 FIRST WORD: La | |
| 1468: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2012 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | House Resolution Number 89 required the Office of the Auditor General to conduct a management audit of the Illinois State Polices (ISP) administration of the Firearm Owners Identification Card (FOID) Act. Our audit concluded that the effectiveness of the FOID card program is limited in promoting and protecting the safety of the public. | | | | Date Created: | 04 04 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000041471 Original UID: 21337 FIRST WORD: Management | |
| 1469: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The South Cook Intermediate Service Center #4 is required to maintain a system of controls over the preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). South Cook Intermediate Service Center #4s internal controls over GAAP financial reporting should include adequately trained personnel with the knowledge and expertise to prepare and/or thoroughly review GAAP based financial statements to ensure that they are free of material misstatements and include all disclosures as required by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB). | | | | Date Created: | 03 19 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000041472 Original UID: 21338 FIRST WORD: Intermediate | |
| 1470: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The Regional Office of Education #27 is required to maintain a system of controls over the preparation of financial statements, including disclosures, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). The ROE internal controls over GAAP financial reporting should include adequately trained personnel with the knowledge and expertise to prepare and/or thoroughly review GAAP based financial statements to ensure that they are free of material misstatements and include all disclosures as required by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB). | | | | Date Created: | 03 30 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000041473 Original UID: 21339 FIRST WORD: Regional | |
| 1471: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The Regional Office of Education #9 is required to maintain a system of controls over the preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). ROE #9s internal controls over GAAP financial reporting should include adequately trained personnel with the knowledge and expertise to prepare and/or thoroughly review GAAP based financial statements to ensure they are free of material misstatements and include all disclosures as required by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB). | | | | Date Created: | 03 29 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000041474 Original UID: 21340 FIRST WORD: Regional | |
| 1472: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | We recommended the Agency comply with the Office of the State Comptrollers procedures to ensure accurate financial information is reported. Further, the Agency should review its current process for the preparation and review of the accounting reports and allocate resources necessary to ensure a thorough review and timely submission of information to the Office of the Comptroller. (Finding 1, pages 10-11) This Finding has been repeated since 2007. | | | | Date Created: | 03 26 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000041475 Original UID: 21341 FIRST WORD: Illinois | |
| 1473: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Of a sample of 60 students selected for compliance testing with eligibility requirements, the University was unable to provide student files for 3 (5.0%) students. The Head Start program student files contain the eligibility determination worksheet, the students program application form, and documented evidence of a formalized review of these documents by a Head Start administrator at the University. The 3 student record files were unable to be located by Head Start administrators. The University stated the records were most likely shredded accidently. (Finding 1, page 11) | | | | Date Created: | 04 10 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000041476 Original UID: 21344 FIRST WORD: 2012 | |
| 1474: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | During our eligibility testing of the Head Start program the East St. Louis campus failed to produce evidence that an eligibility determination was performed on 3 of 60 students selected for testing. | | | | Date Created: | 04 10 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | | | | | ISL ID: | 000000041477 Original UID: 21343 FIRST WORD: Southern | |
| 1475: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2012 February 17 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | When Governor Quinn approached me to step up and lead the Illinois Department of Agriculture, I was humbled by the opportunity to serve in a role where I could promote real, positive change in the lives of Illinois families. As a former mayor and legislator representing both rural and urban parts of Illinois that depend on a robust agricultural economy, I understand why citizens want someone with a clear vision and a commitment to continued growth. | | | | Date Created: | 02 17 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | 137**12 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000041478 Original UID: 21347 FIRST WORD: Robert | |
| 1476: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2012 March 1 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | SPRINGFIELD, Ill. Illinois Department of Agriculture Acting Director Bob Flider will help snip a ribbon Saturday, March 3, to open the 14th annual Illinois Products Expo. The ribbon-cutting ceremony will take place at 9:50 a.m. at the east entrance of the Orr Building on the Illinois State Fairgrounds. | | | | Date Created: | 03 01 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | 174**12 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000041479 Original UID: 21348 FIRST WORD: Illinois | |
| 1477: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2012 March 1 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | In the 2012 Shortcuts competition which kicks off today. In its fifth year, Shortcuts is a statewide short film competition sponsored by the Illinois Film Office and designed to encourage growth in Illinois film industry. In order to take part in the contest entrants must be Illinois residents over the age of 18 or students over the age of 18 who attend Illinois colleges and universities. The winner will receive a CHICAGO Illinois filmmakers who are looking for the next big break are invited to enter their work cash prize and the winning film will be screened during the Chicago International Film Festival this fall. | | | | Date Created: | 03 01 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | 177**12 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000041480 Original UID: 21349 FIRST WORD: Illinois | |
| 1478: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2012 March 1 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Makanda, IL The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) today announced that some areas of Giant City State Park in southern Illinois are closed to park visitors until further notice while cleanup continues from damage done at the park as a result of a tornado that struck the region on Feb. 29. | | | | Date Created: | 03 01 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | 175**12 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000041481 Original UID: 21350 FIRST WORD: Storm | |
| 1479: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2012 March 1 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA) today granted West End Disposal Landfill in Thompsonville (Saline County) a provisional variance from a state regulation for 45 days so it can accept materials in a new cell, particularly debris from the extensive property damage from the Feb. 29 tornado in nearby Harrisburg. | | | | Date Created: | 03 01 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | 176**12 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000041482 Original UID: 21351 FIRST WORD: Illinois | |
| 1480: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2012 March 1 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Illinois added 3,800 jobs in January and the unemployment rate fell -0.3 to 9.4 percent, according to preliminary data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES). This is the fifth consecutive monthly decline and the largest decline since September 1992. The data is seasonally adjusted. | | | | Date Created: | 03 01 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | 173**12 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000041483 Original UID: 21352 FIRST WORD: Illinois | |
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