Ban antibiotics for healthy farm animals | The Rock River Times

Ban antibiotics for healthy farm animals

November 12, 2014

Strep throat and pneumonia have become routine infections for doctors to treat with antibiotics. Yet, the more we use these miracle drugs, the bacteria become more resistant to the drugs.

Although doctors are taking precautions while prescribing antibiotics, more than 70 percent of antibiotics sold in the U.S. are for livestock. Animals consuming these antibiotics may or may not even be sick, yet they receive a dose as a preventive measure to fight against unsanitary conditions and for growth promotion.

While canvassing restaurants with Illinois PIRG (Public Interest Research Group), it was clear that doctors and environmental groups are not alone in their interest for limiting antibiotic-ridden livestock. I was excited to see restaurant owners eagerly sign on to our letter to President Barack Obama asking him to ban the practice of giving antibiotics to healthy farm animals. As someone who believes food is medicine, eating meat riddled with antibiotics was not quite what I had in mind. While the medical community is on the front lines of the problem, it’s also important to show President Obama that the food industry is also behind the campaign to ban the overuse of antibiotics on factory farms to keep our antibiotics effective.

Steph Wynn
Wilmette, Illinois

From the Nov. 12-18, 2014, issue

Ban antibiotics for healthy farm animals | The Rock River Times

Northern Illinois gets $8.3 million for construction jobs | The Rock River Times

 

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois — Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn (D) announced investments of more than $8.3 million for construction projects in northern Illinois Nov. 26.

The road and airport projects in DeKalb, Grundy, Jo Daviess, LaSalle, Lee, Ogle and Winnebago counties are all part of Quinn’s $31 billion Illinois Jobs Now! capital construction program and address critical infrastructure needs in central Illinois.

“I led passage of the Illinois Jobs Now! program immediately after taking office in 2009 because the state had gone nearly 10 years without major capital construction legislation to repair and maintain the state’s infrastructure,” Quinn said. “With Illinois Jobs Now!, we’ve been able to put hundreds of thousands of people to work on badly needed construction jobs while making northern Illinois a better place to live and work.”

The projects will be managed by the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), except where noted.

Following are the projects by county:

• Winnebago County — Runway 1/19 at Chicago Rockford International Airport will be rehabilitated for $4,705,272 by Sjostrom & Sons, Inc., of Rockford, the lowest of four bidders. The IDOT Division of Aeronautics will manage the project, which includes federal, state and local funding.

• DeKalb County — A detention basin for storm water runoff will be constructed at the DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport for $775,000 by Elliott & Wood Inc. of DeKalb, the lowest of seven bidders. The IDOT Division of Aeronautics will manage the project, which includes federal, state and local funding.

• Jo Daviess County — Illinois Route 35 will receive 250 feet of storm sewer replacement approximately 0.20 miles northeast of Arrowhead Drive/St. Mary’s Drive in East Dubuque for $90,079 by Law Excavating Inc. of Mt. Carroll, the lowest of four bidders.

An existing single span steel stringer structure will be replaced with a triple-barrel reinforced concrete box culvert on Longhollow Road and a new double-barrel reinforced concrete box culvert will be constructed on Brodrecht Road, 5.5 miles northwest of Elizabeth at Furnace Creek for $1,895,411 by Civil Constructors, Inc., of Freeport, the lowest of four bidders.

• Lee County — Palmyra Road will receive cold milling and HMA resurfacing from Hillcrest Drive to 0.3 miles west of Lenox Road for $394,511 by Civil Constructors, Inc., of Freeport, the lower of two bidders.

• LaSalle and Grundy counties — U.S. 6 will receive drainage improvements 1,773 feet east of Illinois Route 170 in Seneca for $123,213 by D Construction, Inc. of Coal City, the lower of two bidders.

• Ogle County — Interstate 39 interchange ramps will receive pavement patching and resurfacing for $477,219 by William Charles Construction Company, LLC, of Loves Park, the lowest of three bidders.

Posted Nov. 26, 2014

Northern Illinois gets $8.3 million for construction jobs | The Rock River Times

Grant targets training for Information Technology jobs | The Rock River Times

 

Grant targets training for Information Technology jobs

November 26, 2014

 

• Information session scheduled for Dec. 5

Staff Report

The Northern Illinois Workforce Alliance is receiving a $288,000 grant from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to help prepare 30 eligible workers for jobs related to information technology.

NIWA staff is working with area educational institutions, members of the local Information Technology (IT) Roundtable, and other employers to identify classroom and work-based training opportunities and job prospects.

The goal of the grant is to help eligible participants with an interest and aptitude in technology earn the certifications necessary to gain employment as computer programmers, system managers, software and web developers, network administrators, security specialists and other technology-related positions.

“There are information technology jobs available in the Rockford area, and this grant provides a wonderful opportunity to help unemployed individuals interested in IT careers receive the training and the certifications they need to be successful,” said Michael Broski, president of Entré Computer Solutions and IT Roundtable member.

Dan Cataldi, EIGERlab executive director, added: “One of the major challenges for companies is being able to find workers with the necessary IT skills. This program will help provide additional training to workers who have already shown interest and talent in these careers.”

The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity has included Information Technology as one of its key employment sectors. According to the state, there were 385 job postings for IT positions in the Rockford area in the third quarter of this year.

The training is available to eligible individuals enrolled in the Dislocated Worker Program through The Workforce Connection. Apply for the program online at www.theworkforceconnection.org.

An information session is scheduled for 10 a.m., Friday, Dec. 5, at the Regional Design Center, 315 N. Main St., in Rockford. For more information, call (815) 921-2200.

From the Nov. 26-Dec. 2, 2014, issue

Grant targets training for Information Technology jobs | The Rock River Times

FAIRNESS IN GOVERNMENT You be the judge.

FAIRNESS IN
GOVERNMENT
You be the judge.

Guest Editorial
By Cathy Ward
Four years ago, former Belvidere Boone Planning Director Adam Tegen left our
Belvidere/Boone Planning Department, leaving Kathy Miller and Gina Delrose in
charge during some of the most challenging days in the history of the county during
the emotion-packed, long-winded wind-farm and Plote hearings.
Adam was not replaced-leaving Kathy and Gina sharing his workload. Kathy was
named interim director. Gina was still associate planner. Fast forward to four years
later. Kathy is still interim director, Gina is still associate planner and raises for
both have been minimal. One year during the recession there were no raises for the
county. The next year, none for the city, still doing the work of three.
As many of you know, they were not always treated with the dignity and respect
all our employees deserve, and that’s putting it nicely. The verbal abuse, insults and
rudeness have been the worst I’ve seen in years. Some people took any chance they
could to try to make them look incompetent or untrained. They are neither.
For four years, they have done all that was asked. People who work with them
say they have always remained professional. They have been informative, done the
research requested, been polite in the process, gone the extra mile and been involved
in many community activities on top of their workload.
But nothing has been done to give them the titles and raises they deserve. I hope
it’s not just because they are women. The abuse they have taken without leaders
stepping in has been incomprehensible. I truly believe the good people of this county
would not judge this favorably. Most don’t know this is happening, I’m sure. Let’s
hope there is a change, soon.
Also judge this one. One of our county departments, the probation department,
comes to us every year demanding at least a 3% raise, even though most years, our
other departments are getting less. I’ve always objected to this. This year, the rest of
our departments are getting a 2% raise.
I was much encouraged when our finance committee voted 5-0 to say “No. They
said probation gets the same as the rest, 2%. But a few days later, I found out a few
of our finance committee and chair met with the probation people, not the entire
finance committee, and agreed to give the 3% again, that’s on top of repeated 3% of
previous years.
None of the other departments, like the assessor’s office, building department,
health department, clerk’s office, or state’s attorney’s office came to me asked for
salaries to match the probation department. I think they, and our taxpayers, just
expect our board members to make sure we are treating all as fairly as possible. At
Wednesday’s meeting, the majority of the board sided with the chair and agreed to
give probation the 3% raises again. The only rational I heard was that the probation
department raises enough money from fees for the extra increase and can squeeze the
money from those fees. Unbelievable. Many departments bring in fee money. None
asked for a bigger slice of the pie. I suggested all departments find the extra money
some place in their budgets and do the same. Now. One board member said maybe
the other departments could hold fund raisers. Seriously?
In my world, that’s just not fair. You be the judge. Talk to your elected officials.
Please.

Letter: A win/win for everyone - Opinion - Rockford Register Star - Rockford, IL

 

Posted Nov. 28, 2014 @ 6:00 pm

As a Boone County resident/taxpayer and previous business owner, I would like to respond to a recent article in the Rockford Register Star regarding the new Boone County Animal Control Facility.

I find it interesting that Illinois business people feel that local contracts should be given to an Illinois business with little or no experience in the proposed project field.

Instead of challenging the decision, they need to go back to the conference room and analyze why they lost the contract and prepare for the next opportunity.

I commend the Boone County board for selecting an architect with experience in the design and building animal control facilities in other states as well as Illinois. That experience will be incorporated into the specifications of the proposed facility.

Local contractors will have an opportunity to bid on all or parts of the project.

It is a win/win for the taxpayer, Boone County, employees, volunteers and the animals.

— Bob Christianson, Belvidere

Letter: A win/win for everyone - Opinion - Rockford Register Star - Rockford, IL

Boone County Fair Association to begin fundraising campaign - News - Rockford Register Star - Rockford, IL

 

BELVIDERE — The Boone County Fair Association Board of Directors has announced the Boone County Fair Grandstand Rejuvenation Project to raise funds to refurbish the 50-year-old grandstand at the fairgrounds.

The fair association is looking to raise $114,000 to complete the project and will acknowledge donors with a sign to be hung on the back of the grandstand. To participate, donors should call the fair office at 815-544-2900 or can mail a donation to BCF Assn., PO Box 456, Belvidere, IL 61008. The association hopes to have the project completed in time for the 2015 fair.

For information: 815-544-2900.

Boone County Fair Association to begin fundraising campaign - News - Rockford Register Star - Rockford, IL

Will Exelon Shutter Quad Cities, Clinton Or Byron NPPs In The Land Of Lincoln? - Nuclear Power Industry News - Nuclear Power Industry News - Nuclear Street - Nuclear Power Plant Portal

 

Nuclear power provides Illinois with 48 percent of its electricity and the three at-risk plants provide the power for three million homes, the Daily-Journal reported Tuesday

But pricing support has deteriorated. Stoermer said prices at times have fallen into negative territory with profit margins in the red. State lawmakers, he said, should support a pricing model that recognizes the discrete benefits of nuclear power, which generates $8.9 billion in annual economic output in Illinois.

Nuclear power employs 5,900 people in the state in carbon emissions-free jobs. The Quad Cities power plant alone generates $1.4 billion in annual economic impact, employs 900 people and paid $7.4 million in property taxes this year, the newspaper said….

Energy Institute Senior Vice President of Policy Development Richard Myers said four primary factors were putting negative pressure on pricing. Demand is stagnant – and has been since 2008, he said. Grid congestion, which decreases distribution efficiencies, is significant. Energy policies are giving alternative power sources unfair advantages. And historically low prices for natural gas are undermining price stability.

The plants are stabilizing, clean and productive, but the public often fails to consider this when they use electricity, which seems effortless and omnipresent.

Closing a plant would be a rude awakening….

Exelon's decision on the fate of three plants is not expected until after June in 2015.

 

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Women's Rights in Ancient Egypt - Women'sHistory.Answers.com

 

Women's Rights in Ancient Egypt

Ancient Egyptian women had many legal rights compared to women of other ancient societies. In the city-states of Ancient Greece, for example, a woman had to be represented by her father, brother, or husband in court, and couldn't legally speak for herself. In the Roman Republic, a woman was legally subject to her husband's power as head of household, with her rights subsumed by his. Ancient Egyptian women, however, had a legal status almost equal to men.

Women's Legal Rights

Ancient Egyptian women were legally able to sit on juries and testify in trials. Surviving documents record women speaking in court and show that their testimony is held as equally reliable to men's testimony.
Women could also enter into contracts in their own name, sue others, and be sued. Female criminals were also subject to the same penalties as a man.

Women's Property Rights

Unlike Ancient Greek or Roman women, Ancient Egyptian women could legally own and manage their own property. Surviving documents show that women owned and were responsible for taxes on about 10% of recorded property.
Ancient Egyptian women even retained their property rights when they got married, which wasn't even the case in the United States until laws started to change in the 19th century. In Ancient Egypt, prenuptial contracts were usually used to protect a woman's property in case of divorce.
Joint property was property obtained during a marriage, which was owned jointly by both the husband and wife. While a husband could sell joint property without his wife's permission, he was legally obligated to compensate his wife with something of equal value.

Marriage and Divorce

Although many upper-class marriages were arranged by the wife-to-be's family and her future husband, women did have a say in the matter. A standard literary theme in Ancient Egyptian writings showed women persuading their fathers to let them marry the man they loved, so this was probably not uncommon in practice.
Divorce in Ancient Egypt was easy and routine. Either the husband or the wife could initiate a divorce for any reason. A man who initiated a divorce had to return his wife's dowry and pay a fine. A woman who initiated divorce did not have to pay a fine. This practice was in place to protect women, who were usually financially dependent on their husbands.
Remarriage after divorce was also commonplace. It wasn't considered unusual for men or women to marry three or four times in their lives.
In contrast to many other ancient societies, adultery was considered wrong not just for women but also for men. The guilty party, whether it was the husband or wife, automatically forfeited their rights to any joint property.

Women's Employment

Upper-class women in Ancient Egypt could make and sell perfume and retain the profit they made. They could also respectably work in courts or temples, or perform as acrobats, dancers, singers, or musicians.
Some women worked as priestesses, practicing doctors, or even independent business owners. It was also common for women of any class to work as professional mourners or musicians.
In government, women could be employed as high officials or scribes. There were even several female pharaohs, though they took on all the masculine trappings of the role. Because of this practice, historians have doubts about whether some pharaohs in history are male or female.

Though Ancient Egyptian women were equal to men in many legal respects, they weren't socially equal. Many of their legal rights weren't often put into practice. For example, while women could legally serve on juries, surviving records show that they rarely did in reality. Though wives were able to own their own property and run their own businesses, they were still considered dependent on their husbands and identified by his name and title.
Still, Ancient Egypt is remarkable among other ancient societies for all the legal rights women had that were unheard of in other cultures until the modern era.

Women's Rights in Ancient Egypt - Women'sHistory.Answers.com

News and Investigations Poshard, The Prince Of Pensions

 

 

Poshard, The Prince Of Pensions

Former Congressman Glenn Poshard, who lost the governor's race in 1998, is collecting more than $200,000 a year, in total, from four taxpayer-funded pensions – one of the largest takes among retired Illinois politicians.

By Chuck Neubauer, Patrick Rehkamp and Sandy Bergo

November 18, 2014 10:15 PM

 

Former Congressman Glenn Poshard / YouTube

Glenn Poshard lost the governor's race in 1998, but these days he's a pension winner – collecting more than $200,000 in taxpayer-subsidized retirement benefits a year, more than the current governor makes in salary

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Illinois universities asked to explore budget cuts - News - Rockford Register Star - Rockford, IL

 

Executive Director James Applegate sent an email to the presidents, obtained by the Springfield bureau of Lee Enterprises newspapers (http://bit.ly/1xMfv03 ), saying the schools should be prepared for possible funding cuts of up to 30 percent over the next 18 months. He described it as “bad budget news.”

“They have asked us to prepare a budget recommendation for (fiscal year 2016) involving a 20 percent reduction. We may also be asked to create spending reserves of 5 percent or 10 percent out of our existing budget for the remainder of (fiscal year 2015),” Applegate wrote.

Rauner spokesman Mike Schrimpf told The Associated Press on Monday that the Republican’s transition team was not ordering budget cuts but seeking information on how a rollback of the state’s temporary income tax would affect state agencies.

Schrimpf said the team met with officials from many agencies — not just the universities — as part of Rauner’s own budget preparing process. He said the agencies were asked to “be prepared to talk about” budgets without the extra spending “as a starting point.”….

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WASHINGTON: Other Ferguson probes continue in Washington | National | NewsObserver.com

 

“There, I think the federal government is going to act,” Peter A. Joy, a professor at Washington University School of Law, predicted several weeks ago at a school panel discussion.

Attorney General Eric Holder initiated the broader Ferguson investigation in early September. Undertaken by the Civil Rights Division’s Special Litigation Section, the investigation is focusing on the Ferguson Police Department’s use of force; stops, searches and arrests; discriminatory policing; and treatment of detainees inside the Ferguson city jail.

The federal investigators, for instance, are digging into data concerning Ferguson traffic stops.

Last year, African-Americans drove 86 percent of the 5,384 cars stopped by Ferguson police officers, according to the state’s annual racial profiling report. African-American drivers were twice as likely to be searched and twice as likely to be arrested as white drivers, according to the report.

Similar investigations have targeted the Albuquerque Police Department in New Mexico, the Miami Police Department in Florida and the Newark Police Department in New Jersey, among others.

The investigations can take a long time.

In May 2011, for instance, federal officials opened the Newark investigation. The final report was issued in July 2014. The Albuquerque investigation that opened in November 2012 also lasted until this year.

The Ferguson inquiry is one of about 20 similar investigations begun during Holder’s tenure

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Boone County Numbers

People QuickFacts	Boone County	Illinois
Population, 2013 estimate	53,957	12,882,135
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base	54,167	12,830,632
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013	-0.4%	0.4%
Population, 2010	54,165	12,830,632
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013	5.9%	6.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013	26.8%	23.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013	13.5%	13.5%
Female persons, percent, 2013	50.2%	50.9%
White alone, percent, 2013 (a)	93.2%	77.7%
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 (a)	2.6%	14.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 (a)	0.6%	0.6%
Asian alone, percent, 2013 (a)	1.4%	5.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 (a)	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent, 2013	2.1%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 (b)	20.3%	16.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013	74.8%	62.7%
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012	90.0%	86.8%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012	10.9%	13.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012	19.4%	22.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012	85.5%	87.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012	19.9%	31.1%
Veterans, 2008-2012	3,567	755,256
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012	31.9	28.1
Housing units, 2013	19,906	5,289,423
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012	84.1%	68.0%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012	12.2%	32.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012	$164,700	$190,800
Households, 2008-2012	17,864	4,774,275
Persons per household, 2008-2012	3.01	2.62
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012	$26,559	$29,519
Median household income, 2008-2012	$63,670	$56,853
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012	10.1%	13.7%
Business QuickFacts	Boone County	Illinois
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012	865	314,199
Private nonfarm employment, 2012	13,307	5,119,826
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012	8.6%	1.6%
Nonemployer establishments, 2012	3,019	921,272
Total number of firms, 2007	3,425	1,123,817
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.3%	9.5%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	F	0.5%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	S	5.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	F	0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	S	5.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	27.8%	30.5%
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000)	5,553,679	257,760,713
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000)	146,167	231,082,768
Retail sales, 2007 ($1000)	454,857	165,450,520
Retail sales per capita, 2007	$8,556	$12,947
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000)	40,186	25,469,026
Building permits, 2012	49	13,797
Geography QuickFacts	Boone County	Illinois
Land area in square miles, 2010	280.72	55,518.93
Persons per square mile, 2010	193	231.1
FIPS Code	7	17
Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area	Rockford, IL Metro Area
(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.
FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms
Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts

http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/17/17007.html

HOW much do State Employees in BOONE County make?- The State Journal-Register - Springfield, IL

Here it is from highest to lowest. Note in yellow the stipend that county officials receive.

Salaries - State of Illinois

EMPLOYEE SEARCH

Name:search

BOONE county

Total positions: 158
Total payroll: $9,590,170.96

Name
Title
Department
Salary

TOBIN CURTIS R
JUDGE CIRCUIT COURT
CIRCUIT COURT JUDGES
$183,265.17

COLLINS ROSEMARY
JUDGE CIRCUIT COURT
CIRCUIT COURT JUDGES
$183,265.17

YOUNG JOHN H
ASSOCIATE JUDGES OF CIRCUIT COU
CIRCUIT COURT JUDGES
$174,102.11

LYNCH JOHN B
MASTER SERGEANT
DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE
$136,672.01

FASHINGBAUER CATHERI
FORENSIC SCIENCE ADMINISTRATOR 2
DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE
$120,678.58

RUSTEN JOHN M
PUBLIC SERVICE ADMINISTRATOR
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
$113,797.04

MOUCHARRAFIE NASSIB
CIVIL ENGINEER III
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
$112,424.28

HANSON BRETT D
PUBLIC SERVICE ADMINISTRATOR
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
$111,286.50

ROTH SUSAN M
PUBLIC SERVICE ADMINISTRATOR
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
$109,709.47

RADFORD BENNIE L
PUBLIC SERVICE ADMINISTRATOR
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
$108,224.96

EARL RHONDA K
FORENSIC SCIENTIST III
DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE
$105,119.14

LOPEZ MANUEL M
SENIOR MASTER TROOPER
DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE
$102,787.19

OSENBERG DANIEL E
MASTER TROOPER
DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE
$100,530.60

MOYER-ESTRADA DAWN
PUBLIC SERVICE ADMINISTRATOR
CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
$100,112.22

BOTTCHER BRIAN J
TROOPER FIRST CLASS
DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE
$100,029.73

ROSATO STEVE L
ADMINISTRATIVE TECHNICIAN
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
$99,326.69

GROSS ANTHONY
SEC THERAPY AIDE I
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
$99,205.84

JOHNSON RAYMOND L
ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN IV
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
$98,976.11

STROUD JANE M
REVENUE AUDITOR III
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
$97,857.50

SCHWARTZ PAUL J
PUBLIC SERVICE ADMINISTRATOR
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
$96,531.50

ZALUCKYJ JENNIFER
CHILD WELFARE ADM CASE REVIEWER
CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
$95,723.16

RUPPE MICHAEL
SENIOR PUBLIC SERVICE ADMINISTR
CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
$93,581.04

RAMIREZ MARICELA
HUMAN SERVICES CASEWORK MANAGER
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
$92,714.66

BLACKBURN DAVID E
PUBLIC SERVICE ADMINISTRATOR
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
$91,628.74

GLEASMAN TRUDI M
PUBLIC SERVICE ADMINISTRATOR
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHCARE AND FAMILY SERVICES
$91,576.00

Name
Title
Department
Salary

SANDERS PAUL
CARPENTER
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
$91,097.50

GRAY JILL M
OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER III
COURT REPORTERS
$89,738.53

THUSING KIM L
OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER III
COURT REPORTERS
$89,737.33

PETERS SHIRLEY A
DISTRICT SUPERVISOR
STATE TOLL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
$89,541.91

FORBES RENITA
SEC THERAPY AIDE I
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
$89,354.01

BORTOLOTTI MARY
REGISTERED NURSE II
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
$89,274.26

HARRIS STEPHEN F
HEALTH FACIL SURVEILLANCE NURSE
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
$89,175.95

SIMERLY JULI A
HEALTH FACIL SURVEILLANCE NURSE
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
$88,499.78

JURS JASON K
SECURITY OFFICER
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
$87,553.51

ELIAS MARGARET M
EMPLYMT SECURITY FIELD OFC SUPR
DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY
$87,515.50

OSTROM CANDACE M
HEALTH FACIL SURVEILLANCE NURSE
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
$86,992.45

BUCHOLZ GREG M
PUBLIC SERVICE ADMINISTRATOR
DEPARTMENT OF CENTRAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES
$86,904.00

HOOKS KIRK Y
INVESTIGATOR - LIEUTENANT
SECRETARY OF STATE
$86,827.14

ADDOTTA PAUL V
CORRECTIONS SENIOR PAROLE AGENT
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
$86,397.32

STEWART DENISE
MENTAL HEALTH TECH II
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
$84,980.69

SCHULTZ RICHARD C
HIGHWAY MAINTAINER
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
$83,908.94

HARNISH DENNIS WALTE
HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE LEAD WORKER
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
$83,635.52

CEBUHAR MICHELLE
PUBLIC SERVICE ADMINISTRATOR
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHCARE AND FAMILY SERVICES
$83,615.96

BERGGREN SUSAN
PUBLIC SERVICE ADMINISTRATOR
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
$83,354.32

TURNER ROBERT E
HIGHWAY MAINTAINER
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
$80,002.71

GREENE PATTI J
COMMUNICATIONS DISPATCHER
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
$79,647.93

LENNEMAN JANET L
CHILD PROTECTION SPEC
CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
$79,560.02

BRADY MICHAEL E
TECHNICAL MANAGER III
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
$79,236.41

BLAND DONALD L
FIRE PREVENTION INSPECTOR II
OFFICE OF THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL
$79,135.00

MEZA SANDRA
HUMAN SERVICES CASEWORKER
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
$78,966.16

Name
Title
Department
Salary

OSTERBERG RYAN E
HIGHWAY MAINTAINER
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
$78,933.01

MAZANEC PATRICIA A
DAY CARE LIC REP II
CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
$78,053.12

PALMER DAVID
DAY CARE LIC REP II
CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
$77,738.00

NEUMAN FRANK
DAY CARE LIC REP II
CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
$77,655.13

ROSAS VERONICA
CHILD SUPPORT SPECIALIST II
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHCARE AND FAMILY SERVICES
$77,030.50

BUTCHER ERIC
SEC THERAPY AIDE I
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
$77,030.04

SIMMONS MICHAEL
SEC THERAPY AIDE I
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
$76,399.17

STONE BRAD S
EQUIPMENT OPERATOR LABORER
STATE TOLL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
$76,167.52

WARD KEVIN M
EQUIPMENT OPERATOR LABORER
STATE TOLL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
$74,402.32

LAROCHE JOSEPH L
EQUIPMENT OPERATOR LABORER
STATE TOLL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
$74,114.35

DAVISON CHRISTINA M
FORENSIC SCIENTIST II
DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE
$74,100.73

HARE ANDREW C
AUTOMOTIVE MECHANIC
STATE TOLL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
$74,004.82

ENYART GLENNA J
TELECOMMUNICATOR SPECIALIST
DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE
$73,534.79

WARES MICHAEL A
EQUIPMENT OPERATOR LABORER
STATE TOLL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
$72,803.08

HORVATH THOMAS
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIP TECH I
DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE
$72,594.02

GUTHRIE MICHAEL A
EQUIPMENT OPERATOR LABORER
STATE TOLL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
$70,607.21

SCHMALEN JOSEPH B
EQUIPMENT OPERATOR LABORER
STATE TOLL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
$70,445.94

PETERS GEORGE H
EQUIPMENT OPERATOR LABORER
STATE TOLL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
$70,373.01

SANDERS STEPHANIE S
CHILD WELFARE SPECIALIST
CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
$70,202.33

HENNEBERRY THOMAS J
EQUIPMENT OPERATOR LABORER
STATE TOLL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
$68,887.12

RUNYAN JEFFREY L
MOBILE INSTALLER
STATE TOLL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
$68,395.91

ROGERS GILBERT R
EQUIPMENT OPERATOR LABORER
STATE TOLL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
$68,265.65

SCHALK MICHAEL M
AUTOMOTIVE MECHANIC
DEPARTMENT OF CENTRAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES
$67,504.36

VELOZ JOSE
SEC THERAPY AIDE I
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
$67,433.64

BAINBRIDGE MARK N
HIGHWAY MAINTAINER
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
$67,097

Name
Title
Department
Salary

KINGSBURY PAUL G
HIGHWAY MAINTAINER
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
$65,166.03

CASE ALEXANDER A
HIGHWAY MAINTAINER
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
$64,839.33

STADELMAN STEVEN J
STATE SENATOR
SENATE
$64,717.08

SLIGER JULIANNA
CHILD PROTECTION SPEC
CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
$64,070.65

CUNNINGHAM MERI L
PLAZA SUPERVISOR
STATE TOLL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
$63,518.86

GANGEL DEBRA K
EMPL SECURITY PROGRAM REP
DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY
$62,585.50

ELIAS GARY ALLEN
EMPL SECUR SERVICE REP
DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY
$62,467.10

GOVEA PAMELA L
TECHNICAL MANAGER IV
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
$62,431.51

DUNLAP WARD W
EMPL SECURITY PROGRAM REP
DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY
$62,174.50

BROWN SHERRY A
CHILD PROTECTION SPEC
CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
$60,786.04

ZERMENO MIGUEL A
EMPL SECUR SERVICE REP
DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY
$60,524.40

HENDRICKSON JOHANNA
PUBLIC SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE
SECRETARY OF STATE
$58,380.12

RYAN JAMES R
EQUIPMENT OPERATOR LABORER
STATE TOLL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
$57,724.68

SOLMO NICHOLAS P
EQUIPMENT OPERATOR LABORER
STATE TOLL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
$57,625.83

CARLSON DIANE D
MANAGEMENT TECH III
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
$57,615.59

DITTBENNER MARY E
TOLL COLLECTOR
STATE TOLL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
$57,342.06

PALADINO PHILLIP
BUILDING/GROUNDS MAINT WORKER
DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS
$57,205.00

ZIERKE MARK A
TOLL COLLECTOR
STATE TOLL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
$56,692.76

MORENO YNEZ
EMPL SECURITY PROGRAM REP
DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY
$56,541.33

MICHELLE GINA
REHABILITATION COUNSELOR
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
$56,084.82

HENNING RALPH J
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT II
SECRETARY OF STATE
$54,991.68

GLEASON RYAN M
HUMAN SERVICES CASEWORKER
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
$54,818.33

PISKIE BRIAN
SECURITY GUARD
SECRETARY OF STATE
$53,129.00

ASHENS BRETT A
TOLL COLLECTOR
STATE TOLL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
$52,905.05

SNOW LAURA JN
TOLL COLLECTOR
STATE TOLL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
$52,511.59

Name
Title
Department
Salary

COOK JOHN W
TOLL COLLECTOR
STATE TOLL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
$52,232.54

MOORE DONALD
ASSISTANT REIMBURSEMENT OFFICER
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
$51,792.93

MCALLISTER CYNTHIA
STOREKEEPER I
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
$51,259.64

ACKERMAN MARY C
REVENUE TAX SPECIALIST TRAINEE
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
$50,095.50

GARCIA ARACELI
HUMAN SERVICES CASEWORKER
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
$49,602.84

RESENDEZ KATHLEEN R
PUBLIC SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE
SECRETARY OF STATE
$49,377.00

LARSON KIM W
AUTO PARTS AUDITOR
SECRETARY OF STATE
$48,807.50

PETERS JEFFREY A
MOBILE INSTALLER
STATE TOLL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
$48,042.41

FOLLIS THOMAS L
TOLL COLLECTOR
STATE TOLL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
$47,703.76

MARTINEZ JUAN ANTONI
HIGHWAY MAINTAINER
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
$47,113.38

KREGER SUSAN E
PUBLIC SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE
SECRETARY OF STATE
$46,356.05

STEWART SHELIA M
OFFICE ASSOCIATE
DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE
$45,457.50

GUTHRIE MALETA A
PUBLIC SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE
SECRETARY OF STATE
$45,132.93

NOE APRIL
PUBLIC SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE
SECRETARY OF STATE
$43,333.66

FITCH MICHELE ANNE
OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER III
COURT REPORTERS
$43,326.82

DODGE PEGGY L
PUBLIC SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE
SECRETARY OF STATE
$41,986.66

HARMON RICHEL L
TOLL COLLECTOR
STATE TOLL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
$41,141.94

BEARD JO A
PUBLIC SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE
SECRETARY OF STATE
$39,169.35

WINTERS ROBIN L
OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER I
COURT REPORTERS
$36,861.84

ERICKSON NEELEY A
DISTRICT OFFICE EMPLOYEE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (A)
$35,962.53

HAMILTON KATRINA L
OFFICE COORDINATOR
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHCARE AND FAMILY SERVICES
$32,645.18

GEZZI BARBARA A
CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE
STATE TOLL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
$31,300.04

GUTHRIE MICHEAL A
SEVENTY-FIVE DAY EMPLOYEE
STATE TOLL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
$31,032.98

GUTHRIE COLLEEN P
DRIVERS FACILITY MANAGER I
SECRETARY OF STATE
$27,824.94

SNIDER RICHARD A
HIGHWAY MAINTAINER
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
$22,522.67

Name
Title
Department
Salary

GIRARDIN JEFFERY J
LEAD MECHANIC
STATE TOLL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
$20,045.94

PEREZ FRANK E
HIGHWAY MAINTAINER
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
$19,727.13

GAMLIN RICHARD K
EQUIPMENT OPERATOR LABORER
STATE TOLL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
$18,587.18

CASH WILLIAM SCOTT
HIGHWAY MAINTAINER
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
$17,670.93

WORLEY GAIL L
HIGHWAY MAINTAINER
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
$16,754.61

HEFTY TRACY L
OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER I
COURT REPORTERS
$15,667.64

FAULKNER LATASHA T
VETERANS EMPLOYMENT REP I
DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY
$15,459.27

KIRSCHBAUM JESSICA
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ENG I
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
$14,623.40

HERNANDEZ EARL A
MEMBER POLICE MERIT BOARD
STATE OFFICERS
$11,139.00

CALDERON BONNIE M
TEMPORARY EMPLOYEE (S)
STATE TOLL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
$10,118.50

CARDENAS AIDA
PUBLIC AID ELIGIBILITY ASST
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
$9,602.50

MCCOY TERRENCE P
CONTRACTUAL WORKER
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
$9,368.43

SNOW ALYSSA J
TEMPORARY EMPLOYEE (S)
STATE TOLL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
$8,604.50

RECENDEZ RICARDO
ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN I
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
$8,321.26

GESSNER SCOTT W
SEVENTY-FIVE DAY EMPLOYEE
STATE TOLL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
$7,737.35

WARNEKE SUE A
PUBLIC AID ELIGIBILITY ASST
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
$7,298.34

RAMIREZ ESTELLA
PUBLIC SERVICE ADMINISTRATOR
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
$6,730.50

PENNINGTON TREVOR A
CONSERVATION/HISTORIC PRESER WKR
NATURAL RESOURCES
$6,558.72

WIRTH DUANE E
STIPEND
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
$6,500.00

WIGGET REBECCA A
STIPEND
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
$6,500.00

STEURER MARY
STIPEND
STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS
$6,500.00

OHLSEN NORA L
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
CIRCUIT CLERK STIPENDS
$6,500.00

NEWPORT CURTIS P
STIPEND
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
$6,500.00

GORAL SUSAN J
STIPEND
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
$6,500.00

SIPE CORRINE A
CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE
STATE TOLL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
$3,670.78

Name
Title
Department
Salary

EASTON MICHAEL
INSURANCE OPT OUT
DEPARTMENT OF CENTRAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES
$2,500.00

WEBER JANICE L
LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE II
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
$1,941.75

JURIS GLENDA
INSURANCE OPT OUT
DEPARTMENT OF CENTRAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES
$1,800.00

LEVOY CURTIS CARLTON
HIGHWAY MAINTAINER
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
$1,405.63

DOERGE CAROL A
RETIREE INSURANCE OPT OUT
DEPARTMENT OF CENTRAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES
$750.00

LEARN DAVID S
HIGHWAY MAINTAINER
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
$328.80

FRAZER TERRY H

STATE TOLL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY
$196.58

MCCAIN EARLINE J
SEC THERAPY AIDE II

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