A recent report indicates that 63,000 public servants across Illinois receive at least $100,000 each year as part of their taxpayer-supplied salaries.
In Illinois Valley alone, the top earners make $264,999. The statewide cost shouldered by taxpayers amounts to $10 billion.
"Illinois is broke and continues to flirt with junk bond status,” OpenTheBook.com's founder and CEO Adam Andrzejewski said. "But the state's financial woes aren't stopping 63,000 government employees from bringing home six-figure salaries and higher."
You can find the full list of public servants earning more than $100,000 gathered by OpenTheBooks.com at http://www.openthebooks.com/map/?Map=1802&MapType=Pin.
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Who are the top paid public servants in Illinois Valley?
The table below shows the top 10 highest paid public servants in Illinois Valley, per OpenTheBooks.com.
| ZIP Code | Employer Name | Name | Annual Wages |
| 61356 | City of Princeton | Conger Rex D | $264,999 |
| 61356 | City of Princeton | Schnabel Annette D | $225,640 |
| 61322 | Police Department of DeKalb | Hoyle Gregory | $207,421 |
| 61348 | Illinois Valley Community College | Corcoran Jerome M | $203,048 |
| 61322 | Police Department of DeKalb | Guara Anna Marie | $185,942 |
| 61350 | State Appellate Defender | Pelletier Michael J | $181,628 |
| 61322 | Police Department of DeKalb | Hicks Eric | $179,471 |
| 61360 | Seneca Township High School 160 | Carlson James E | $176,049 |
| 61356 | Princeton High School District 500 | Haring Kirk L | $175,159 |
| 61360 | Seneca Community Consolidated School District 170 | Misener Eric K | $173,518 |
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