Crystal Lake superintendent to earn $190K salary following school district vote

By Vincent Caruso

03/23/2018

One Crystal Lake school district superintendent has become the latest public official to collect a salary nearing $200,000, following a vote by the district board.

TAGS: pensions, property taxes, salaries, school district consolidation

Decatur city manager to outearn nearly every state governor following salary increase

By Vincent Caruso

03/21/2018

Decatur’s population is shrinking, but earnings for the city manager continue to grow.

TAGS: Decatur, municipal pensions, pensions, salaries

Lake Forest city manager outearns all 50 state governors

By Vincent Caruso

03/19/2018

In Illinois, hundreds of municipal workers earn more than every state governor. The city manager of Lake Forest is the second-highest paid city manager in the state.

TAGS: property taxes, salaries, spending

House bill would cap growth in sky-high administrative spending at Illinois schools

By Vincent Caruso

02/14/2018

Illinois' spending on administrative costs is among the highest in the nation, sapping scarce dollars from the classroom. But a new bill would slow the growth in these expenses and align them with taxpayers' ability to pay.

TAGS: pensions, salaries, school district consolidation

Hundreds of local officials in DuPage have salaries over $100,000

By Vincent Caruso

02/10/2018

Residents of DuPage County pay some of the highest property taxes in the state - and the country. As taxpayers feel the pinch, compensation remains generous for many local officials - some have even enjoyed a boost.

TAGS: DuPage County, property taxes, salaries

Bloat expands as enrollment drops, tuition spikes in Illinois higher education

By Ted Dabrowski, Joe Tabor

10/17/2017

Growth in administrative bloat is sucking up money that would otherwise go toward the classroom and tuition grants for low-income students in Illinois’ higher education system.

TAGS: higher education, pensions, salaries

Number of Chicago city workers making $100K+ has doubled since 2013

By Austin Berg

08/05/2016

Nearly 5,000 Chicago city workers make six-figure salaries, driving up the payroll and pension costs overtaxed city residents must pay.

TAGS: budget, Chicago, local government, municipal government, salaries

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Crystal Lake superintendent to earn $190K salary following school district vote

Decatur city manager to outearn nearly every state governor following salary increase

Lake Forest city manager outearns all 50 state governors

House bill would cap growth in sky-high administrative spending at Illinois schools

Hundreds of local officials in DuPage have salaries over $100,000

Bloat expands as enrollment drops, tuition spikes in Illinois higher education

Number of Chicago city workers making $100K+ has doubled since 2013

FAQ: How the federal scholarship program would help Illinois students

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