Former state school employee Laura Coster, who retired in June 2017, saved $257,728 toward a pension over 35 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.
Former state school employee Lynn Hamilton, who retired in June 2017, saved $183,907 toward a pension over 35 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.
Former state school employee Leslie Miller, who retired in June 2017, saved $189,448 toward a pension over 25 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.
Former state school employee Denise Rabatah, who retired in October 2017, saved $31,533 toward a pension over 11 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.
Voters in Community High School District 99 in Downers Grove approved a plan to issue $136.6 million in bonds Tuesday, with 62 percent of voters supporting the measure.
Lisle Community Unit School District 202, Salt Creek School District 48 and Burr Ridge Community Consolidated School District 180 received the best financial ratings by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) for their 2017 finances.
School districts in Wheaton, Naperville and West Chicago were among those in Illinois that paid the most in penalties since 2005 for spiking employee salaries to boost outgoing teachers' retirement benefits, according to data obtained from the Teacher
Out of school districts in DuPage County, Community Unit SD 200 paid the most in penalties since 2005 for spiking employee salaries to boost outgoing teachers' retirement benefits, according to data obtained from the Teachers Retirement System of Illinois
Administrators in Community High School District 99 earn an average of $122,376 per year, ranking 114th out of 858 districts in the state.
Public school administrators in Winfield School District 34, Lake Park Community High School District 108 and Butler School District 53 earn the highest average salary in DuPage County, according to the latest Illinois schools report card.
Spending per pupil at Community High School District 99 is up 13 percent from five years ago, according to a DuPage Policy Journal analysis of district finances.
Salt Creek School District 48 reported one of the smallest student-to-administrator ratios in Illinois, according to the latest Illinois Schools Report Card.
Former state school employee Jon Orech, who retired in May 2018, saved $245,679 toward a pension over 35 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.
Former state school employee Joette Conger, who retired in May 2018, saved $231,563 toward a pension over 36 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.
Former state school employee Thomas Redig, who retired in May 2018, saved $155,649 toward a pension over 32 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.