Showing posts with label Governor Bruce Rauner. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Governor Bruce Rauner. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 13, 2017

Taxes Wasted: Illinois Keeps Spending Money with High Salaries + Louis Gutierrez & Wife

Examples: Village & City Manager compensations:



City of Chicago Departments pay a lot in overtime
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  • 20,295 teachers and school administrators – including superintendents Joyce Carmine ($398,229) at Park Forest School District 63, Troy Paraday ($384,138) at Calumet City School District 155, and Jon Nebor ($377,409) at Indian Springs School District 109. Four of the top five salaries are in the south suburbs – not the affluent north shore.
  • 10,676 rank-and-file workers and managers in Chicago – including $216,200 for embattled Mayor Rahm Emanuel (D) and $400,000 for Ginger Evans, Commissioner of Aviation – including a $100,000 bonus. Timothy Walter, a deputy police chief, made $240,917 – that’s $146,860 in overtime on top of his $94,056 base salary. Ramona Perkins, a police communications operator, pulled down $121,318 in overtime while making $196,726!
  • 9,567 college and university employees – including the southern Illinois junior college power couple Dale Chapman ($465,420) and Linda Terrill Chapman ($217,290). The pair combined for a $682,000 income at Lewis and Clark Community College. Fady Toufic Charbel ($1.58 million) and Konstantin Slavin ($1.04 million) are million-dollar doctors at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
  • 8,817 small town city and village employees – including 84 municipal managers out-earning every U.S. governor at $180,000. These managers include Lawrence Hileman (Glenview – $297,988); Michael Ellis (Grayslake – $264,486); Robert Kiely (Lake Forest – $255,247); Kevin Bowens (Libertyville – $254,428); and Richard Nahrstadt (Northbrook – $250,248).
  • Former Gov. Jim Edgar (R) took $2.38 million in compensation from the University of Illinois (2000-2013) and has received at least $2 million in pension payments earned from his 20-year career as legislator, secretary of state and governor. Today, Edgar receives $241,272 ($20,106 per month) per year from two pension systems: the General Assembly Retirement System ($161,016) and the State University Retirement System ($80,256).
  • Even current Governor, Bruce Rauner (R), is not exempt from spending money as if it grows on trees.  His wife now "works" as a Personal Assistant with a salary of $100,000 courtesy of the State of Illinois.  Will I vote for him in Illinois' Primary Elections next March 2018? Hmmmm....

    I continue to admire the couple though (pictured below), especially during the Lincoln Laureate Award Ceremony of our college senior daughter. Mrs Rauner has a nice smile and a firm handshake.  She is a help and not a hindrance to Mr Rauner as far as I can tell.  But at a cost to our state of $100,000 a year?!! Once again, Hmmmmmm ...



    source: Forbes Adam Andrzejewski , CONTRIBUTOR

    Use the Interactive Map here  or  below for more of the horrid details.


    Forbes on Illinois' financial troubles
    63,000 each make over $100,000 per year


    This is a cool tool for all of the USA
    Interactive Map



    Democrat Luis Gutierrez's Wife Got $400,000+






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    Saturday, November 18, 2017

    College Daughter's Lincoln Laureate Award Ceremony

    The convocation of the prestigious Lincoln Laureate award for Illinois college  & university seniors -- our daughter in particular -- was held at the Old State Capitol Building, Springfield Illinois.  We are so very proud of her!  Thank You, Lord God!



    assigned spots for group photo

    group picture with Governor & Mrs Rauner

    one of the double-stairs leading to Hall of Representatives




    DD in foreground; Governor Rauner at podium area
    "You must be the Mom.  Congratulations!" -- Mrs Rauner to me
    Luncheon















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    Saturday, October 28, 2017

    2017-18 Award: Lincoln Laureate


    Our daughter was chosen for the prestigious Student Laureate award by WIU (Western Illinois University).  It is given by the State of Illinois' Lincoln Academy and is an award for exceptional, living Illinoians. Awardees are recognized once in the Fall (for Student Laureates) and once in the Spring (for Order of Lincoln Awardees). The ceremony is presided over by the incumbent Governor of Illinois (Republican, Bruce Rauner).

    We Parents are thrilled and thankful to God who makes these good things possible.
    There is only one Student Laureate winner per year from each Illinois 4-year Institution.
    Daughter is pursuing a double major; thus she represents two University Departments at her school.  It was 1988 since the College of Communication Sciences & Disorders had a winner; and 2006 since a College of Music student was picked. Thus, that many more are pleased with her award.

    wikipedia: The breast star of the Order of Lincoln

    Notable Honorees (Order of Lincoln Award):


    Student Laureates Inducted Yr 2017

    Lincoln Academy of Illinois

    WIU Hall of Fame







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