DOGE IL

🚨 Welcome to DOGE IL – your source for uncovering questionable government spending in Illinois.

We track state grants—especially to nonprofits—and expose where your tax dollars really go. Inspired by watchdogs like Open the Books, we make the state budget easier to understand and harder to ignore.

Last year’s record budget made one thing clear: lawmakers can’t rein in spending if they can’t follow it. The FY2025 budget is 3,378 pages long, with no index and scattered grant info.

We analyze the data, consolidate it, and tell the stories behind the numbers—so the public and legislators can see where the money’s going before the vote.

📄 See an example of how we made one nonprofit’s grant trail easier to track.

📰 Read original stories from Breakthrough Ideas, our partners, and major news outlets. Look for the DOGE IL logo on social media.

Know something suspicious? Submit a tip—we’ll follow up.