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Former state school employee Shurtz paid in $28K to teachers' pension fund, could collect $1.05M in retirement
Former state school employee Lori Shurtz, who retired in April 2018, saved $27,731 toward a pension over 9 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.
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Former state school employee Sanchez paid in $18K to teachers' pension fund, could collect $553K in retirement
Former state school employee Gilbert Sanchez, who retired in March 2018, saved $17,997 toward a pension over 3 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.
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Former state school employee Kroll paid in $54K to teachers' pension fund, could collect $798K in retirement
Former state school employee Robert Kroll, who retired in March 2018, saved $54,101 toward a pension over 10 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.
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Former state school employee Heckenkamp paid in $109K to teachers' pension fund, could collect $1.45M in retirement
Former state school employee Debra Heckenkamp, who retired in March 2018, saved $109,199 toward a pension over 15 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.
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Chicago Classical Academy charter school down but not out, would-be co-founder says
The would-be founders of Chicago Classical Academy, which would have been a charter school rooted in the liberal arts and set apart from existing Chicago public schools, are discouraged that their application was not approved but they're not done, one would-be founder said during a recent interview.
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From Prairie State Wire
Wirepoints: Poor Illinois school districts get smallest portion of state pension subsidies
Earlville CUSD 9 in LaSalle County receives just $230 per student from the state to fund pensions for teachers and administrators, the lowest of all other districts, according to a Wirepoints analysis of Teacher Retirement System data.
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From Prairie State Wire
Wirepoints: Analysis reveals which Illinois school districts benefit most from state pension subsidies
Rondout SD 72 in Lake County receives $1,579 per student from the state to fund pensions for teachers and administrators, leading all other districts, according to a Wirepoints analysis of Teacher Retirement System data.
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Former state school employee Bruhn paid in $70K to teachers' pension fund, could collect $911K in retirement
Former state school employee Victoria Bruhn, who retired in January 2018, saved $70,381 toward a pension over 13 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.
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Former state school employee Brightwell Arnold paid in $5K to teachers' pension fund, could collect $247K in retirement
Former state school employee Mary Brightwell Arnold, who retired in January 2018, saved $4,518 toward a pension over 3 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.
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Analysis: Proposed K-12 budget would cost Cook County residents $3.1B more in income taxes
Cook County residents would pay $3,119,633,397 more in state income taxes if the state agrees to increase school funding by $7.2 billion, according to a Prairie State Wire analysis of Illinois Department of Revenue data.
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Rauner state schools' chief calls for $1,500 per household tax hike
Governor Bruce Rauner's handpicked state schools superintendent is calling for a massive, $7.2 billion tax hike to fund higher school administrator and staff salaries.
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Former state school employee Sims paid in $95K to teachers' pension fund, could collect $1.65M in retirement
Former state school employee Barbara Sims, who retired in December 2017, saved $94,510 toward a pension over 18 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.
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Former state school employee Folger paid in $154K to teachers' pension fund, could collect $2.79M in retirement
Former state school employee Tim Folger, who retired in December 2017, saved $154,324 toward a pension over 27 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.
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Former state school employee Veach paid in $80K to teachers' pension fund, could collect $1.08M in retirement
Former state school employee Sally Veach, who retired in December 2017, saved $79,708 toward a pension over 14 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.
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Former state school employee Stauffer paid in $122K to teachers' pension fund, could collect $1.89M in retirement
Former state school employee Karen Stauffer, who retired in November 2017, saved $121,506 toward a pension over 19 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.
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Former state school employee Whisler paid in $4K to teachers' pension fund, could collect $1.13M in retirement
Former state school employee Holly Whisler, who retired in October 2017, saved $4,023 toward a pension over 3 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.
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Former state school employee Dillow paid in $166K to teachers' pension fund, could collect $2.92M in retirement
Former state school employee Suzanne Dillow, who retired in September 2017, saved $166,105 toward a pension over 31 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.
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Former state school employee Fleenor paid in $105K to teachers' pension fund, could collect $1.45M in retirement
Former state school employee Melanie Fleenor, who retired in September 2017, saved $104,526 toward a pension over 23 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.
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Analysis: Illinois public school spending grew 12 times faster than enrollment
Illinois’ public K-12 school system spent more than $37 billion last year, 74 percent more than it did two decades ago, according to an analysis of school finance data by Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes Chicago City Wire.
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State tax hike means Harrisburg's richest get richer
School’s out in the summertime. So when Harrisburg’s Mike and Angella Gauch decided they would drive to Springfield earlier this month, getting out of work wasn’t a concern.