Former state school employee Marlene Naughton, who retired in June 2016, saved $56,096 toward a pension over 14 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.
The top 50 highest-paid teachers in Addison SD 4 each earned more than $83,000.
The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) has placed Addison SD 4 on its "Financial Recognition" list.
A charitable organization supporting a local school district will host a basketball tournament to benefit students as well as to pay homage to a departed colleague.
Former state school employee Jeanne Schatz, who retired in February 2017, saved $68,343 toward a pension over 12 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.
Former state school employee Sheila O'Connell, who retired in March 2017, saved $150,706 toward a pension over 23 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.
Former state school employee Susan Lesmeister, who retired in April 2017, saved $125,393 toward a pension over 24 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.
DuPage County schools would be net losers of state funding under a bill that passed the Illinois State Senate Wednesday.
Former state school employee Karen Anderson, who retired in May 2017, saved $10,709 toward a pension over 9 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.
Former state school employee Rebecca Parquette, who retired in June 2017, saved $111,536 toward a pension over 25 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.
Former state school employee Monica Borgens, who retired in June 2017, saved $165,158 toward a pension over 36 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.
Former state school employee Marcia Hanson, who retired in June 2017, saved $114,674 toward a pension over 27 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.
Hinsdale Township High School District 86 has $22,220,000 in debt, according to Illinois State Board of Education 2016 financial reports obtained by the DuPage Policy Journal.
DuPage County's 42 school districts will receive an extra $4.77 million this year if the Illinois House accepts Gov. Bruce Rauner's version of a school funding bill, according to an analysis by the Illinois State Board of Education.
A new public school funding bill recently passed by the Illinois Legislature, SB1947, includes a scholarship program that would award donated funds to students in lower-income families — up to 300 percent of the federal poverty level — to provide them the opportunity to attend private schools.