$17 Million Dollars on Trainees

05/20/2010

In 2008, the State of Illinois Spent over 17 million dollars on wages for employees in training programs.

$1.2 Million in Wages for Cartographers and Photogrammetrists

04/09/2010

The average annual wages for cartographers and photogrammetrists on the IDOT payroll was almost 16% higher than the BLS average for all workers in Illinois with those job titles.

IDOT spends $10 Million for Land, Appraisal, Engineering & Testing Fees

03/17/2010

The Illinois Department of Transportation spent over $10 million for land, appraisal, engineering & testing fees for highways and aeronautics in 2009.

$380K on Repair and Maintenance of Aircraft and Boats

01/31/2010

The Department of Transportation spent over $380K on repair and maintenance of aircraft and boats in 2009.

Taxpayers Fund Union Raises While the CTA Cuts Service

01/31/2010

In 2009, the CTA received $25 million in direct funding from the state but it still needed to cut service to close a budget deficit after union workers refused to return a 3.5% pay raise.

Pathway to a Profession: How Apprenticeships Could Reshape Illinois’ Beauty Service Industry

Occupational licensing requirements present one of the steepest barriers to low-income Illinoisans starting careers in beauty services. Illinois requires anyone seeking to become a barber, cosmetologist, nail technician or hair braider to obtain a state license, essentially a permission slip to work. Unlike 45 other states, Illinois offers only one pathway to licensure for each...

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Illinois Department of Transportation

$17 Million Dollars on Trainees

$1.2 Million in Wages for Cartographers and Photogrammetrists

IDOT spends $10 Million for Land, Appraisal, Engineering & Testing Fees

$380K on Repair and Maintenance of Aircraft and Boats

Taxpayers Fund Union Raises While the CTA Cuts Service

Pathway to a Profession: How Apprenticeships Could Reshape Illinois’ Beauty Service Industry

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