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National Backlash Against Public Pensions

National Backlash Against Public Pensions

An Wall Street Journal editorial highlights the baby steps Illinois is taking toward enacting public employee pension reform.

Over $12 Million for Senate Staffers

Over $12 Million for Senate Staffers

by Mark Cavers In 2008, the Illinois State Senate employed a workforce of 436 employees in addition to the state’s 58 senators.  These 436 employees made a combined total of $12,148,006.38 in wages and seven of them made over $100,000 in their roles as staff assistants, secretaries, consultants and chiefs of staff. State senators used taxpayer money...

Transparency Project Nets $693M in Additional Gov

Transparency Project Nets $693M in Additional Gov

6 government agencies made huge strides in transparency and together contributed to an additional $693 million in government spending being made available online for area taxpayers to examine.

Two Million Dollars for Dietitians

Two Million Dollars for Dietitians

In 2008, the State of Illinois paid its 43 dietitians and dietary managers over two million dollars in wages.

Security Guards on the State Payroll

Security Guards on the State Payroll

Average annual wages for security guards on the state payroll in 2008 equaled $39,012, while the average annual wages for all security workers in Illinois came to $25,940.