Lake County Gazette

Lake County Gazette

Wednesday, January 29, 2020

News from December 2016

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Former state school employee Curling paid in $24K to teachers' pension fund, could collect $736K in retirement

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 1, 2016

Former state school employee Marlene Curling, who retired in November 2016, saved $24,163 toward a pension over 6 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.

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Former state university employee Kelley paid in $16K to pension fund, could collect $318K in retirement

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 1, 2016

Former state university employee Tammie Kelley, who retired in November 2016, saved $16,359 toward a pension over 9 years working for state universities, State Universities Retirement System of Illinois records show.

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Former state school employee Ganz paid in $128K to teachers' pension fund, could collect $2.48M in retirement

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 1, 2016

Former state school employee Melody Ganz, who retired in November 2016, saved $127,945 toward a pension over 29 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.

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Former state university employee Williams paid in $45K to pension fund, could collect $704K in retirement

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 1, 2016

Former state university employee Leroy Williams, who retired in November 2016, saved $44,728 toward a pension over 15 years working for state universities, State Universities Retirement System of Illinois records show.

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Former state school employee Kearney paid in $54K to teachers' pension fund, could collect $1.19M in retirement

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 1, 2016

Former state school employee Mary Kearney, who retired in November 2016, saved $54,053 toward a pension over 8 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.

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Former state school employee Taylor paid in $42K to teachers' pension fund, could collect $555K in retirement

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 1, 2016

Former state school employee Karen Taylor, who retired in November 2016, saved $42,094 toward a pension over 10 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.

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Former state school employee Ardis paid in $18K to teachers' pension fund, could collect $335K in retirement

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 1, 2016

Former state school employee Gail Ardis, who retired in November 2016, saved $17,570 toward a pension over 5 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.

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Former state university employee Middleton paid in $45K to pension fund, could collect $658K in retirement

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 1, 2016

Former state university employee Arlene Middleton, who retired in November 2016, saved $45,162 toward a pension over 13 years working for state universities, State Universities Retirement System of Illinois records show.

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Former state school employee Williams paid in $143K to teachers' pension fund, could collect $2.28M in retirement

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 1, 2016

Former state school employee Paul Williams, who retired in November 2016, saved $143,039 toward a pension over 24 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.

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Former state school employee Stover paid in $73K to teachers' pension fund, could collect $1.14M in retirement

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 1, 2016

Former state school employee Stephanie Stover, who retired in November 2016, saved $73,254 toward a pension over 17 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.

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Lake County Board reappoints members

By Wadi Reformado | Dec 2, 2016

The Lake County Board met Oct. 11 to reappoint members.

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Libertyville Police Pension Board approves new members

By Wadi Reformado | Dec 2, 2016

The Libertyville Police Pension Board met Oct. 11 to approve new members.

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Wauconda Fire and Police Commission discusses new business

By Jenie Mallari-Torres | Dec 2, 2016

The village of Wauconda Fire and Police Commission met Oct. 12 to discuss new business.

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Highwood Police Pension Board recommends tax levy

By Philip Gonzales | Dec 2, 2016

The village of Highwood Police Pension Board met Oct. 13 to recommend a tax levy.

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Highwood Police Pension Fund approves benefits

By Jenie Mallari-Torres | Dec 2, 2016

The Highwood Police Pension Fund met Oct. 13 to approve benefits.

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Mundelein youth floor hockey, tennis clinic registration underway

By Brent Zell | Dec 2, 2016

Registration is underway for youth floor hockey and tennis clinics in the Mundelein Park District, according to the district's online program catalog.

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Mundelein High grad excels on Northwestern soccer team

By Brent Zell | Dec 2, 2016

Michele Chernesky's dreams of becoming the next Shawn Johnson were put aside when she had to make a tough choice.

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Illinois jobless rate ticks up, despite 2,200 jobs added

By Lake County Gazette | Dec 2, 2016

The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) recently released the latest data on the state's unemployment rate and job growth, and although 2,200 new jobs were created, the unemployment rate increased to 5.6 percent.

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Think tank: Further talks between state, AFSCME would be waste of time

By Lake County Gazette | Dec 2, 2016

The state's largest public employee union is calling for Gov. Bruce Rauner to continue negotiating after talks were declared to be at an impasse earlier this month, but further talks with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) would be pointless, an attorney for a Chicago-based think tank said recently.

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Illinois' debt per capita ranks among 10 highest in U.S., at nearly $15,000

By Lake County Gazette | Dec 3, 2016

Ranking among the top 10 states for debt per capita, Illinois is exhibiting a continuously increasing amount of red ink per resident — particularly pension debt, but also other calculated liabilities.