Illinois’ 25 top-paid union bosses

With college football starting up on this Labor Day weekend, it’s the perfect time for a Top 25 list of the most highest-compensated government union officials in Illinois. Unlike the football polls, there’s no argument over who’s No. 1; it’s all pretty cut-and-dried. The big question is: What exactly have they done to earn these...

With college football starting up on this Labor Day weekend, it’s the perfect time for a Top 25 list of the most highest-compensated government union officials in Illinois.

Unlike the football polls, there’s no argument over who’s No. 1; it’s all pretty cut-and-dried. The big question is: What exactly have they done to earn these salaries? Most of the money that government unions take in is effectively from taxpayers, but the role of these unions has mainly been to block reforms in education and drive up the cost of government overall.

Here’s the lineup as derived from The Labor Book:

Note: Data is from 2011