The Auditor General may initiate and conduct a special audit whenever he determines it to be in the public interest.
     The Auditor General may initiate and conduct an economy and efficiency audit of a State agency or program whenever the findings of a post audit indicate that such an audit is advisable or in the public interest, if he has given the Commission at least 30 days’ prior notice of his intention to conduct the audit and the Commission has not disapproved of that audit.

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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 30 ILCS 5/3-3

  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14

     The Auditor General may, at any time, make informal inquiries of any agency concerning its obligation, receipt, expenditure or use of State funds, but such an inquiry may not be in the nature of an investigation or post audit.