A 2005 law put the penalties in place to discourage districts from giving costly raises - any above 6 percent - that result in costlier pensions. While salaries are paid by districts, the state foots the bill for educators' retirement benefits.
Illinois penalizes districts for "pension spiking" by passing on the extra pension costs associated with hiking salaries in the years leading up to retirement.
Since 2005, the state has assessed more than $161 million in penalties, according to TRS data.
McLean County pensions spiking penalties, 2005-present
Rank
District
City
Members
Amount Assessed
Payments Made
Waivers Granted
Written-off
Current Balance
1
McLean County Unit School District 5
Normal
78
$867,356.97
$264,325.23
$603,027.97
$3.77
2
Bloomington School District 87
Bloomington
40
$216,330.23
$100,305.02
$116,016.42
$8.79
3
Prairie Central Community Unit School District 8
Fairbury
62
$118,399.53
$93,448.72
$24,888.88
$61.93
4
Tri-Valley CUSD 3
Downs
23
$54,625.16
$54,554.79
$65.19
$5.18
5
Cornell Community Consolidated School District 426
Cornell
6
$47,519.06
$47,517.25
$1.81
6
Pontiac Community Consolidated School District 429
Pontiac
16
$152,454.93
$41,900.63
$110,552.71
$1.59
7
Heyworth Community Unit School District 4
Heyworth
14
$166,873.50
$23,190.76
$143,678.30
$4.44
8
Ridgeview Community Unit School District 19
Colfax
13
$214,190.05
$22,487.60
$191,702.45
9
Flanagan-Cornell UD 74
Flanagan
8
$19,716.54
$19,709.81
$6.73
10
Fox Developmental Center
Dwight
1
$13,277.78
$13,277.78
11
Olympia Community Unit School District 16
Stanford
44
$421,541.67
$8,878.75
$412,654.96
$7.96
12
Dwight Common School District 232
Dwight
8
$42,751.42
$4,174.65
$38,576.77
13
Le Roy CUSD 2
Le Roy
5
$35,915.93
$2,937.80
$32,978.13
14
Dwight Township HSD 230
Dwight
11
$97,969.46
$2,936.11
$95,033.35
15
Streator Woodland CUSD 5
Streator
6
$48,698.64
$2,690.20
$46,006.61
$1.83
16
Lexington Community Unit School District 7
Lexington
10
$164,294.29
$2,131.08
$162,161.30
$1.91
17
Regional Office of Educ 17
Bloomington
2
$1,734.71
$1,734.31
$0.40
18
Pontiac Township HSD 90
Pontiac
6
$29,867.35
$1,144.21
$28,031.98
$0.28
$690.88
19
Odell Community Consolidated School District 435
Odell
3
$6,983.95
$631.73
$6,351.93
$0.29
20
Saunemin Community Consolidated School District 438
Saunemin
1
$308.93
$308.93
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Ridgeview Community Unit School District 19• Flanagan-Cornell District 74 Board• Streator Woodland Cusd 5• Odell Community Consolidated School District 435 Board• Fox Developmental Center• Saunemin Community Consolidated School District 438 Board• Bloomington School District 87 Board• Tri-Valley Cusd 3• Le Roy Cusd 2• Lexington Community Unit School District 7• Dwight Common School District 232• Heyworth Community Unit School District 4 Board• Pontiac Community Consolidated School District 429• Olympia Community Unit School District 16• Regional Office of Educ 17• Cornell Community Consolidated School District 426• Dwight Township High School District 230 Board• Prairie Central Community Unit School District 8• Mclean County Unit School District 5 Board
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