A 2005 law put the penalties in place to discourage districts from giving costly raises - any above 6 percent - that result in costlier pensions. While salaries are paid by districts, the state foots the bill for educators' retirement benefits.
Illinois penalizes districts for "pension spiking" by passing on the extra pension costs associated with hiking salaries in the years leading up to retirement.
Since 2005, the state has assessed more than $161 million in penalties, according to TRS data.
DuPage County pensions spiking penalties, 2005-present
Rank
District
City
Members
Amount Assessed
Payments Made
Waivers Granted
Written-off
Current Balance
1
Community Unit SD 200
Wheaton
108
$398,390.64
$309,137.01
$72,417.33
$26.82
$16,809.48
2
Indian Prairie Community Unit School District 204
Naperville
303
$910,104.94
$298,923.49
$610,721.04
$460.41
3
West Chicago Elementary School District 33
West Chicago
40
$232,294.47
$232,292.96
$1.51
4
Hinsdale Township High School District 86
Hinsdale
86
$629,496.26
$219,283.04
$410,206.38
$6.84
5
Fenton Community High School District 100
Bensenville
12
$215,985.90
$120,834.63
$95,150.82
$0.45
6
Lombard School District 44
Lombard
28
$149,974.09
$117,298.20
$32,674.50
$1.39
7
Downers Grove CHS 99
Downers Grove
29
$209,723.80
$111,716.35
$98,000.73
$6.72
8
Downers Grove Grade School District 58
Downers Grove
62
$199,334.91
$107,242.34
$92,099.37
$(6.80)
9
Hinsdale Community Consolidated School District 181
Burr Ridge
41
$441,765.19
$88,433.30
$353,328.89
$3.00
10
Community CSD 93
Bloomingdale
69
$291,798.36
$78,594.90
$213,167.38
$36.08
11
Glen Ellyn School District 41
Glen Ellyn
38
$526,906.65
$74,605.64
$452,298.91
$2.10
12
Burr Ridge Community Consolidated School District 180
Burr Ridge
12
$71,636.86
$70,180.28
$0.78
$1,455.80
13
IL Federation of Teachers
Westmont
13
$606,610.04
$60,673.23
$531,142.13
$14,794.68
14
Queen Bee School District 16
Glendale Heights
19
$47,558.98
$47,557.50
$1.48
15
Woodridge School District 68
Woodridge
34
$474,819.33
$44,676.13
$424,195.44
$8.16
$5,939.60
16
Glen Ellyn CCSD 89
Glen Ellyn
38
$292,142.33
$40,925.67
$251,182.47
$34.19
17
Marquardt School District 15
Glendale Heights
18
$225,751.95
$40,440.38
$185,311.57
18
Maercker School District 60
Westmont
15
$121,289.20
$34,517.24
$86,771.96
19
Elmhurst School District 205
Elmhurst
62
$530,082.94
$33,007.63
$497,068.54
$6.77
20
Keeneyville School District 20
Hanover Park
22
$166,465.70
$31,390.85
$135,073.82
$1.03
21
Wood Dale School District 7
Wood Dale
11
$119,998.27
$29,043.31
$90,954.81
$0.15
22
SASED
Lisle
22
$47,540.05
$28,719.23
$18,815.14
$5.68
23
Salt Creek School District 48
Villa Park
17
$332,892.59
$24,212.75
$308,679.84
24
West Chicago CHSD 94
West Chicago
28
$126,875.47
$23,002.81
$103,862.95
$9.71
25
Butler School District 53
Oak Brook
15
$168,559.94
$20,311.59
$148,248.22
$0.13
26
Bloomingdale School District 13
Bloomingdale
40
$189,349.78
$14,848.11
$174,465.93
$35.74
27
Westmont CUSD 201
Westmont
13
$13,701.96
$10,967.32
$2,732.24
$2.40
28
Bensenville School District 2
Bensenville
19
$169,428.35
$10,846.54
$158,580.68
$1.13
29
DuPage High School District 88
Addison
25
$315,575.37
$9,133.36
$306,439.04
$2.97
30
Coop Association For Spec Educ
Glen Ellyn
18
$54,372.05
$8,220.05
$46,150.06
$1.94
31
ROE Professional Services
Wheaton
6
$12,327.55
$7,635.93
$4,691.62
32
Roselle School District 12
Roselle
12
$258,489.28
$6,600.77
$251,888.51
33
Benjamin School District 25
West Chicago
12
$39,363.43
$6,206.63
$33,155.23
$1.57
34
Technology Center Dupage Cnty
Addison
8
$5,795.04
$5,794.29
$0.75
35
North Dupage Spec Educ Coop
Roselle
11
$82,840.99
$5,036.29
$77,804.26
$0.44
36
Gower School District 62
Willowbrook
18
$4,710.14
$4,689.42
$20.72
37
Darien School District 61
Darien
14
$136,758.60
$4,329.30
$132,426.77
$2.53
38
Dupage County ROE
Wheaton
2
$4,272.81
$4,272.81
39
Addison School District 4
Addison
4
$4,232.75
$2,837.43
$1,395.19
$0.13
40
Philip J Rock Service Center
Glen Ellyn
4
$19,469.91
$2,775.36
$16,694.55
41
Lisle Community Unit School District 202
Lisle
8
$2,416.74
$2,414.51
$2.23
42
Medinah ESD 11
Roselle
6
$2,333.10
$2,332.82
$0.28
43
Winfield School District 34
Winfield
10
$1,859.30
$1,839.36
$19.94
44
Cass School District 63
Darien
11
$234,571.24
$1,258.46
$233,305.73
$7.05
45
Itasca School District 10
Itasca
9
$18,832.34
$317.36
$18,513.20
$1.78
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Hinsdale Township High School District 86• Sased• Elmhurst District 205 School Board• Salt Creek School District 48• Downers Grove Grade School District 58• Benjamin School District 25 Board• Gower School District 62 Board• Roe Professional Services• Lombard School District 44• Medinah School District 11 Board• Coop Association for Spec Educ• Butler School District 53• West Chicago School District 33 Board• Darien School District 61 Board• Lisle Community Unit School District 202 Board• Philip J Rock Service Center• Bloomingdale School District 13• Cass School District 63• North Dupage Spec Educ Coop• Community Unit School District 200• Community Csd 93• Hinsdale Community Consolidated School District 181• Technology Center Dupage Cnty• IL Federation of Teachers• Winfield School District 34 Board• West Chicago Community High School• Glenbard Township High School 89• Dupage County Roe• Indian Prairie Community Unit School District 204• Marquardt School District 15 Board• Woodridge School District 68 Board• Westmont Community Unit School District 201• Keeneyville School District #20 Board of Education• Bensenville School District 2• Fenton Community High School District 100• Maercker School District 60• Itasca School District 10• Addison School District 4• Wood Dale School District 7• Queen Bee School District 16• Dupage High School District 88 Board• Burr Ridge Community Consolidated School District 180• Roselle School District 12 Board• Glen Ellyn School District 41 Board• Downers Grove Community High School District 99
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