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Hmm, I think since I have some money sitting around, IL/IN border and WI/IL border is looking nice for some rentals.

Illinois has 63,000 government workers making over $100K

https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-has-63000-government-workers-making-over-100k/

High-priced government workers cost taxpayers in Illinois $10 billion a year, with municipal managers in areas surrounding Chicago reaping the most benefits.

Illinoisans are struggling under the highest property taxes in the nation, a declining population and the nation’s worst income growth, but one group is still doing pretty well – government workers.

According to OpenTheBooks.com, Illinois has 63,000 public employees making more than $100,000, costing taxpayers $10 billion. These government workers range from auto pound supervisors to corrections nurses to junior college presidents and more. One of the most lucrative government fields is that of village and city managers, many of whom out-earn every U.S. governor.

The 10 highest-paid village and city managers in Illinois are located in Cook County and the collar counties of DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will. These local officials are all are making more than $200,000 per year.

The village of Glenview has the highest-paid village manager at $297,988.45 per year. Grayslake, Lake Forest, Libertyville, Northbrook, Rosemont, Palatine, Schaumburg and Northfield round out the top 10, with city and village managers in those locales all making between $230,000 and $265,000. Rosemont was on the list twice, with two village managers making more than $245,000.

And the can't even say "at least the weather is nice here"...

SpecialSnowflake says

And the can't even say "at least the weather is nice here"...

It's as if they don't understand that people have the option to move.

"You have had all the benefits of corruption, now you have to pay for it!"

I have several friends who've moved out of Illinois in the last five years because of taxes.

When the tax payers are gone, who will fund the state employees and the welfare queens? Kids in Chicago will be too busy scrounging up food to shoot each other over street cred!

zzyzzx says

The village of Glenview has the highest-paid village manager at $297,988.45 per year. Grayslake, Lake Forest, Libertyville, Northbrook, Rosemont, Palatine, Schaumburg and Northfield round out the top 10, with city and village managers in those locales all making between $230,000 and $265,000

What does the city manager of a village do??

lostand confused says

zzyzzx says

The village of Glenview has the highest-paid village manager at $297,988.45 per year. Grayslake, Lake Forest, Libertyville, Northbrook, Rosemont, Palatine, Schaumburg and Northfield round out the top 10, with city and village managers in those locales all making between $230,000 and $265,000

What does the city manager of a village do??

Borrow and spend.

"When the tax payers are gone, who will fund the state employees and the welfare queens? Kids in Chicago will be too busy scrounging up food to shoot each other over street cred!"

lol--spoken by someone who has clearly never been to a Walmart in any rural town south of Kankakee or west of Naperville. You see more WIC cards than debit cards. Welfare is alive and well in rural IL.

I went to university in Illinois, actually. Been more places there than most people, I expect. But I don't see how your assertion disproves my point!

"I went to university in Illinois, actually. Been more places there than most people, I expect. But I don't see how your assertion disproves my point!"

It doesn't really, other than to counter the widespread belief that welfare only goes to the inner cities.

Where'd you go to school? I went to UIUC (quite a while ago)

Any Republican that votes for any tax is a Socialist.
Any Republican that receives any tax dollar in any form is a Socialist.

joeyjojojunior says

busy scrounging up food to shoot each other over street cred!"

They will be shooting each other for food.
Cannibal Anarchy! as our Great philosopher Mr.ADORABLE predicted.

joeyjojojunior says

"I went to university in Illinois, actually.

joeyjojojunior says

Where'd you go to school? I went to UIUC (quite a while ago)

You went to the same school bros!

joeyjojojunior says

"When the tax payers are gone, who will fund the state employees and the welfare queens? Kids in Chicago will be too busy scrounging up food to shoot each other over street cred!"

lol--spoken by someone who has clearly never been to a Walmart in any rural town south of Kankakee or west of Naperville. You see more WIC cards than debit cards. Welfare is alive and well in rural IL.

How all this working for Detroit?

So here are the highest paid village managers. Interetsing that these folks outearn most governors. Then you wonder why they need tax hikes???
https://patch.com/illinois/grayslake/grayslakes-michael-ellis-among-highest-paid-village-managers-state-report-0
Lawrence Hileman, Glenview Village Manager: $303,076
Richard Nahrstad, Northbrook Village Manager: $263,392
Michael Ellis, Grayslake Village Manager: $263,269
Reid Ottesen, Palatine Village Manager: $260,296
Robert Kiely, Lake Forest City Manager: $256,196
Michael Janonis, Mount Prospect Village Manager: $250,544
Kevin Bowens, Libertyville Village Manager: $242,397
Christopher Stephens, Rosemont Village Manager: $240,000
Walter Bobkiewicz, Evanston City Manager: $232,671
Sean Stegall, Elgin City Manager: $229,917

lostand confused says

So here are the highest paid village managers. Interetsing that these folks outearn most governors. Then you wonder why they need tax hikes???

https://patch.com/illinois/grayslake/grayslakes-michael-ellis-among-highest-paid-village-managers-state-report-0

Lawrence Hileman, Glenview Village Manager: $303,076

Richard Nahrstad, Northbrook Village Manager: $263,392

Michael Ellis, Grayslake Village Manager: $263,269

Reid Ottesen, Palatine Village Manager: $260,296

Robert Kiely, Lake Forest City Manager: $256,196

Michael Janonis, Mount Prospect Village Manager: $250,544

Kevin Bowens, Libertyville Village Manager: $242,397

Christopher Stephens, Rosemont Village Manager: $240,000

Walter Bobkiewicz, Evanston City Manager: $232,671

Sean Stegall, Elgin City Manager: $229,917

These scumbag extortionists will be retiring in California or Florida by the time they are 55 with 100% of their salaries.
Meanwhile the locals in Illinois will continue to struggle even at age 75, paying taxes so that their village managers can live in luxury for the rest of their lives.
I understand life is not fair, but this is nothing but a crime.

"So here are the highest paid village managers. Interetsing that these folks outearn most governors. Then you wonder why they need tax hikes???
https://patch.com/illinois/grayslake/grayslakes-michael-ellis-among-highest-paid-village-managers-state-report-0
Lawrence Hileman, Glenview Village Manager: $303,076
Richard Nahrstad, Northbrook Village Manager: $263,392
Michael Ellis, Grayslake Village Manager: $263,269
Reid Ottesen, Palatine Village Manager: $260,296
Robert Kiely, Lake Forest City Manager: $256,196
Michael Janonis, Mount Prospect Village Manager: $250,544
Kevin Bowens, Libertyville Village Manager: $242,397
Christopher Stephens, Rosemont Village Manager: $240,000
Walter Bobkiewicz, Evanston City Manager: $232,671
Sean Stegall, Elgin City Manager: $229,917"

These salaries are outrageous. But the State doesn't pay any of them so it's not really relevant to why the State had to raise taxes. (my property taxes do pay one of those jerks though. The above IS one of the reasons why IL property taxes are high)

It's interesting that those aren't really the richest suburbs of Chicago--they're middle/upper middle class for the most part with Lake Forest probably being the richest. I wonder how those salaries got so high.