by Tyler Durden
By Adam Andrzejewski of OpenTheBooks.com, first published in Forbes,
Illinois public employees and retirees with $100,000+ paychecks grew from 109,881 (2019) to an all-time high of 122,258 in 2020 – costing taxpayers $15.8 billion.
Congressional “bailouts” made it possible. The recent $1.9 trillion American Rescue Act provided an additional $13.5 billion to Illinois state and local governments.
(Look up your hometown here $350 billion flowed to states and 30,000 communities.)
Auditors at OpenTheBooks.com compiled the list of six-figure earners from Freedom of Information Act requests.
Barbers at State Corrections trimmed off $115,000; janitors at the State Toll Highway Authority cleaned up $123,000; bus drivers in Chicago made $174,000; line workers on the Chicago Transit Authority earned $222,278; community college presidents made $418,677; university doctors earned up to $2 million; and 171 small town managers out-earned the Illinois governor ($181,67
Why Illinois Is In Trouble – 122,258 Public Employees Earned $100,000+ Costing Taxpayers $15 8 Billion Despite Pandemic
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John Noak was appointed as the mayor of the village in 2008 and won his first full term in 2009. (Courtesy of Village of Romeoville)
ROMEOVILLE, IL With a strong passion for the well-being of the Romeoville community, Mayor John Noak has filed to run for a fourth term in the April 6 election. I am very fortunate to work with an amazing team at the village. Witnessing the talent and dedication of our staff as they ve worked creatively to keep our community moving forward this past year has given me even more energy, Noak said. I am very excited to work with our board, staff and community as we continue to strengthen and reinvest in our entire community moving beyond the pandemic.