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 north Cook County alone, the top earners make $563,466. 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 this link.
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Who are the top paid public servants in North Cook County?
The table below shows the top ten highest paid public servants in North Cook County, per OpenTheBooks.com.
| Zip Code | Employer Name | Name | Annual Wages |
| 60035 | SEJA 804 Northern Suburban Special Education District | Thomas Timothy L | $369,457 |
| 60093 | New Trier Township High School District 203 | Yonke Linda L | $336,350 |
| 60016 | Des Plaines Community Consolidated School District 62 | Westerhold Jane L | $333,226 |
| 60061 | Libertyville Community High School 128 | Lea Prentiss G | $327,711 |
| 60625 | NEIU | Hahs Sharon K | $326,202 |
| 61081 | CGH Medical-Sterling | Zander Cynthia L | $318,668 |
| 60069 | Adlai Stevenson High School District 125 | Micheline Mark S | $316,407 |
| 60062 | Northbrook School District 27 | Kroeze David J | $304,857 |
| 60062 | West Northfield School District 31 | Nicholson Alexandra | $302,869 |
| 60062 | Northbrook-Glenview School District 30 | Young Christopher C | $301,368 |
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