The Illinois Office of Comptroller - (2024)

We’d like to take a brief pause from all the bad news about COVID-19’s effects on Illinoisans’ health and the state’s finance to share a bit of good news: Illinois leads the nation in transparency on COVID-19 spending, according to an article published today by The Associated Press.

“We were fortunate that my office frozethese final payments so that the Dept. of Labor could complete a thorough investigation. Once again, I’ll caution all state contractors that if they thought my Prevailing Wage Executive Order was something they could ignore, this should put them on notice that I will vigilantly watch out for the rights of Illinois workers,” Comptroller Mendoza said.

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CARLINVILLE, IL — Forgery charges have been filed against the former Village Clerk of downstate Royal Lakes, Ill., following a red flag raised by State Comptroller Susana Mendoza’s office.

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Susana A. Mendoza (Democrat) took office on Dec. 5, 2016, serving the last two years of her friend Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka's term. She was reelected in 2018 and 2022. Mendoza is the first Hispanic independently elected to statewide office in Illinois.Since becoming Comptroller, Mendoza has transformed the office, opening the state's books and giving citizens a better view of state finances. Comptroller Mendoza used the power of the office to pay down the state's backlog of unpaid bills, and Illinois now pays bills faster than the private sector. Taking office amid a budget impasse, she immediately shifted the IOC's...

Monitoring local financesLocal Government Division Hotline: 877-304-3899The Local Government Division (LGD) fulfills two broad areas of responsibility on behalf of the Illinois Comptroller:Provide efficiency, transparency,and accountability to the financial reporting process for local governmentsTo assist local governments in fulfilling their mandated fiscal responsibilities to taxpayersKey Responsibilities of the Local Government1. Collect and analyze Annual Financial Reports [AFRs] from units of local government2. Produce the Fiscal Responsibility Report Card3. Outreach to units of local government and taxpayers4. Provide training, assistance, and information to local government officials5. Staff and coordinate the activities of the Local Government Advisory Board6. Maintain a central registry...

Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza Tuesday announced a legislative effort to protect Chicago Police officers and firefighters severely injured and disabled by COVID before vaccines were available.Mendoza’s brother, Chicago Police Det. Sgt. Joaquin Mendoza, spent 72 days in the hospital fighting for his life after being stricken with COVID. The disease gave him five strokes and took out his kidneys, leaving him in need of dialysis for the rest of his diminished life. He has no use of his left arm, and he walks with a can

The Upload TIF Reports application is currently accepting fiscal year (FY) 2023 reports, and earlier.The FY 2022 Tax Increment Finance (TIF) and Economic Development Area (EDA) forms and instructions are now available for download. Additional resources for filing FY 2000 through current reports may also be found below. Please note that the fiscal year identified on the TIF and EDA form MUST correspond to the fiscal year of the report being filed. A report submitted on a form identifying the incorrect fiscal year will be returned and rejected to the governmental unit for corrective action. For previous years' TIF and...

The Debt Transparency Reportrequires state agencies to report their monthly liabilities in a manner prescribed by the Comptroller. The report is intended to provide greater transparency and a truer sense of bills for state services incurred but not yet sent to theIllinois Office ofComptroller for payment.

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Illinois Comptroller Susana A. Mendozais askingthe big threebondrating agencies– Fitch, Moody’s and S&P–toconsideronce again upgradingthe state’s creditrating.

ELECTED OFFICIALSCHAIR -COMPTROLLER SUSANA A. MENDOZAState of Illinois ComptrollerIllinois Comptroller Susana A. Mendoza took office in 2016 amid a two-year budget impasse. She managed Illinois’ finances through the state’s worst fiscal crisis. She changed the office’s policies to prioritize payments to the state’s most vulnerable. An advocate for stability, bipartisanship, comprehensive budget solutions and open and transparent financial reporting, Mendoza serves as the state’s chief fiscal and accountability officer and the first Latina independently elected to statewide office. Previously she was twice elected Chicago city clerk after serving 10 years as a state legislator.TREASURER MELISSA CONYEARS-ERVINTreasurer, City of ChicagoTreasurer Conyears-Ervin...