Here are the 12 former employees of the City of Clinton receiving the highest annual pension payouts, according to 2015 Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) records:
Here are the 4 former employees of South Wheatland Township receiving the highest annual pension payouts, according to 2015 Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) records:
Garfield Montessori School's 2016 standardized test scores decreased compared to scores from 2015, according to a report recently released by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).
While every state around it continues to grow in population and prosperity, Illinois keeps shrinking under the strain of higher taxes and more regulations, Michael Lucci, vice president of policy for the Illinois Policy Institute, said in an article on the institute's website.
Public sector employees and retirees could accept less than their constitutionally protected pensions if they understand it's them or public education, an economist said during an appearance on a recent Chicago-based radio show.
The budget battle in the Illinois Statehouse has allowed workers' compensation fraud to continue largely unchecked, the law firm Keefe, Campbell, Biery & Associates (KCBA) contends.
Here are the 5 former employees of Long Creek Township receiving the highest annual pension payouts, according to 2015 Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF) records:
Enterprise Elementary School's 2016 standardized test scores increased compared to scores from 2015, according to a report recently released by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).
Former state university employee Diane Fleming, who retired in June 2017, saved $24,122 toward a pension over 15 years working for state universities, State Universities Retirement System of Illinois records show.
Former state school employee Denise Burdick, who retired in June 2017, saved $117,066 toward a pension over 27 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.
Former state school employee Janice Ranzy Allen, who retired in June 2017, saved $139,955 toward a pension over 27 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.
Former state university employee Thomas Morrow, who retired in June 2017, saved $119,040 toward a pension over 24 years working for state universities, State Universities Retirement System of Illinois records show.
Former state university employee Shirley Bond, who retired in June 2017, saved $15,240 toward a pension over 6 years working for state universities, State Universities Retirement System of Illinois records show.