From the Sun-Times:


Pay-to-play site popular

State Comptroller Dan Hynes' new Web site that allows people to search campaign contributions made by state contractors logged 171,768 hits in its first 21 days. The site -- www. openbook.illinoiscomptroller.com -- went live Oct. 23.

A Web site set up by Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn to encourage Gov. Blagojevich to sign a bill aimed at curbing pay-to-play drew several hundred hits in the two weeks it was online.

Chris Fusco