Ted joined WVON’s Bridgette Washington to talk about the unbearable property tax hikes that just occured in Chicago’s south suburbs, why Illinois has the nation’s most units of local government, which government employees are the highest compensated in the Southland area, and more.
Read more from Wirepoints:
- Cook County resident, upset about Southland’s skyrocketing property taxes, says “I’m sick of petitions. I want action”
- Mayor Johnson’s spending decisions, falling revenues mean Chicagoans likely to get hit with 2025 property tax hike
- Chicago’s Southland residents are irate about their property tax hikes. Wait till they see how their money is being spent.
- South and southwest Chicago suburbs to be hammered by massive property tax increases
- Illinois property tax woes continue: ATTOM says Illinoisans pay nation’s highest rate
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If this bill passes, say goodbye to local control over all Illinois parks and expect to see open drug and alcohol use, needles, no sanitation and fire hazards, but no ordinary park users.
Dolton waves its red flag.
Thought I would check classroom teacher salaries. for Dolton School District. 2024-25. B.A. beginning $50,000. M.A. + 20 and 20 years (top of schedule $90,000
In my next life I’m coming back as a District Superintendant.
And you can cross state lines and get another pension or go back to work doing a similar job and get a salary and pension in Illinois. In Wisconsin if you get a public pension and go back to work you must suspend the pension unless you are grandfathered in then you can do both.
That’s not entirely true Freddy. They can work in a non Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) job and still receive their pension. Even with the changes in 2013, they can’t prevent you from earning money outside of WRS nor do they force you to suspend your pension. You can also return to a job that’s part of the WRS if you have had at least a 75 day break since your termination date to ensure a bona-fide separation from your last job and you don’t work more than 2/3 full time. If you work more than 2/3 full time your pension… Read more »
True-If you work in the same field say a school super retire and get a pension and you want to work as a super in another district as another super or assistant super or anything similar you must suspend your pension in Wisconsin but not in Illinois. There was a park district super here in Rockford who retired and started his very lucrative pension and wanted to go back to his original job but there was much push back and he decided not to pursue the matter. Here is some info on Wisconsin double dipping law. https://wasb.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Rehiring-Annuitants-Retirement-Age-Double-Dipping-Rollback-SB-612-SENCOM.pdf https://captimes.com/news/local/education/campus_connection/double-dipping-by-state-workers-in-the-spotlight/article_bf8b5d2e-a04c-5d2d-ab27-9be57dc6ddb2.html https://www.hamilton-consulting.com/audit-of-double-dipping-state-employees-recommends-changes/ I… Read more »
RNUG is correct
Big salary, do nothing job, great pension. Good idea Joe!
In addition to a corrupt mayor Dolton has a population of around 22.000. The school,superintendent makes almost $500,000.00 a year? President Trump has been investigated for using Margaret O’Malleys red crayon while,in 3rd grade without her permission yet the thievery in a place like Dolton goes unchecked.