Cook County finally posts check register…maybe

Cook County Commissioner Tony Peraica proposed that Cook County begin posting its check register online. To have one the largest counties in the US take this leap for transparency would set an example for the rest of America.

It was approved by the board and transparency advocates cheered.

And then we waited…until February 12, 2010 when it was finally supposed to be unveiled. But on the day of the unveiling, the County has failed to post it because of a holiday weekend.

I don’t know why I’m so surprised. You can see my gushing in this weeks article in the Chicago Current by Alex Parker.

Let’s hope our wait will be over on February 16th, and not February 16, 2011.

Update 2/16: The check register is up now. You can check it out here.