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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Upon pinpointing the location, crews discovered a fist-sized hole in the pipe.
DuPage Water Commission (DWC) in Northern Illinois purchases water from the Chicago Water Department and delivers it to 29 municipalities within DuPage County. As the second largest water supply system in the state of Illinois, DWC serves more than 900,000 residents. With close to 200 miles of water mains, DWC has experience managing leaks and pipe bursts that can occur around the clock.
Recently, a leak occurred underneath a major highway overpass. To complicate matters, water was appearing on both sides of the road in multiple locations. The pipe was under 6 inches of asphalt and 12 inches of concrete, so DWC was keen to quickly and accurately pinpoint the leak, isolate that section, reduce excavation limits, and minimize site disturbance.