Public Accountability Report Public Accountability Report

2025 Audits, Studies, and Investigations
Mission Statement The mission of the Office of the Auditor General is to assist the General Assembly in achieving oversight of state government and improvement in audited operations by performing objective audits and evaluations of agency programs and operations, providing useful information generated by such audits and evaluations to the General Assembly and other concerned parties, offering recommendations to bring governmental operations into conformity with applicable laws and regulations, and providing information to the General Assembly for its use in evaluating agency and program performance and in making informed decisions.
Program Goals and Objectives
  1. Provide the highest quality legislative services that can be provided consistent with funding levels and other legislative mandates and constraints.
    1. Select and develop top-quality professional and support personnel to provide the best possible service to the legislature.
      1. Hold costs of audit and support operations to the minimum levels possible consistent with the maintenance of high-quality output.
        Source of Funds General Revenue Fund, Audit Expense Fund Statutory Authority 30 ILCS 5/1
        Fiscal Year 2026 Target/Projected Fiscal Year 2025 Actual Fiscal Year 2025 Target/Projected Fiscal Year 2024 Actual Fiscal Year 2023 Actual
        Input Indicators
        Total expenditures - all sources (in thousands) N/A $ 39,223.1 N/A $ 38,168.6 $ 35,445.3
        Total expenditures - state appropriated funds (in thousands) N/A $ 39,223.1 N/A $ 38,168.6 $ 35,445.3
        Average monthly full-time equivalents N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
        Staff hours N/A 144.0 N/A 139.7 149.9
        Number of accounting firms or consultants used as special assistant auditors N/A 21.0 N/A 23.0 21.0
        Output Indicators
        Number of audit reports issued N/A 135.0 N/A 152.0 135.0
        Number of audit material findings N/A 789.0 N/A 745.0 850.0
        Total assets subject to audit (in billions) N/A $ 270.7 N/A $ 255.5 $ 255.5
        Outcome Indicators
        Number of recommendations accepted, implemented, or partially implemented N/A 765.0 N/A 718.0 796.0
        Efficiency/Cost-Effectiveness Indicators
        Percentage of audits issued by May 31 N/A 53.00% N/A 54.00% 51.00%
        Office expenditures as a percentage of state budget appropriations N/A 0.02% N/A 0.02% 0.02%

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