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Pension penalties

Here's how much taxpayers in 86 suburban school districts had to pay in pension obligation penalties for raises given to educators in excess of 6 percent between 2015 and 2017.

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District 2015 payment 2016 payment 2017 payment Total
Elgin Dist. U-46$63,043.82$228,769.42$144,728.54$436,541.78
Community Unit Dist. 300$189,202.87$94,361.61$29,384.18$312,948.66
Aurora East Unit Dist. 131$77,219.59$157,902.16$68,029.13$303,150.88
Stevenson H.S. Dist. 125$3,378.81$62,798.84$67,000.47$133,178.12
Fenton H.S. Dist. 100$0.00$234.54$116,917.54$117,152.08
Indian Prairie Unit Dist. 204$14,907.31$50,531.63$41,616.55$107,055.49
Round Lake Area Dist. 116$60,319.91$9,789.73$8,549.46$78,659.10
Palatine Dist. 15$18,234.11$32,007.90$28,131.13$78,373.14
Palatine Twp. H.S. Dist. 211$11,058.69$11,729.02$46,810.98$69,598.69
West Chicago Dist. 33$61,827.52$6,749.01$741.79$69,318.32
St Charles Unit Dist. 303$27,936.33$17,769.34$15,241.21$60,946.88
Naperville Unit Dist. 203$19,423.24$33,514.69$4,398.46$57,336.39
Wheeling Dist. 21$29,175.03$5,808.46$21,851.22$56,834.71
Schaumburg Dist. 54$15,473.57$19,102.56$18,541.04$53,117.17
Maine Twp. H.S. Dist. 207$7,511.79$36,668.70$5,704.62$49,885.11
Batavia Unit Dist. 101$5,497.56$17,140.22$18,955.08$41,592.86
Queen Bee Dist. 16$22,596.13$18,659.58$0.00$41,255.71
Libertyville Dist. 70$488.49$34,824.41$2,575.42$37,888.32
McHenry Dist. 15$2,802.43$4,636.79$29,483.35$36,922.57
Aurora West Unit Dist. 129$372.09$31,934.69$2,111.76$34,418.54
East Maine Dist. 63$12,888.36$14,264.36$6,528.17$33,680.89
Community Dist. 93$381.07$5,519.38$27,081.64$32,982.09
Geneva Unit Dist. 304$26,043.37$4,317.54$64.65$30,425.56
Warren Twp. H.S. Dist. 121$14,739.70$14,804.32$0.00$29,544.02
Villa Park Dist. 45$21,960.32$4,954.38$1,293.48$28,208.18
Community Dist. 59$7,142.05$10,809.92$8,123.19$26,075.16
Prospect Heights Dist. 23$11,002.87$14,717.95$0.00$25,720.82
McHenry H.S. Dist. 156$0.00$3,739.08$20,934.50$24,673.58
Barrington Unit Dist. 220$10,649.80$9,339.06$3,271.09$23,259.95
Community H.S. Dist. 155$14,205.38$1,737.39$1,737.39$17,680.16
Township H.S. Dist. 214$8,946.05$8,655.16$0.00$17,601.21
Community Unit Dist. 200$4,335.43$5,703.19$2,378.08$12,416.70
Butler Dist. 53$251.30$11,532.15$0.00$11,783.45
Kildeer Countryside Dist. 96$0.00$10,039.39$1,592.38$11,631.77
Cary Dist. 26$10,055.23$24.61$752.39$10,832.23
Huntley Dist. 158$5,170.25$0.00$5,660.51$10,830.76
Glen Ellyn Dist. 41$5,497.97$1,073.84$4,041.90$10,613.71
Grant H.S. Dist. 124$0.00$10,497.05$0.00$10,497.05
Lake Park H.S. Dist. 108$0.00$0.00$10,425.75$10,425.75
Crystal Lake Dist. 47$3,827.71$10.94$6,563.28$10,401.93
Marquardt Dist. 15$7,433.14$0.00$2,191.28$9,624.42
Des Plaines Dist. 62$3,652.97$5,449.83$0.00$9,102.80
Mundelein H.S. Dist. 120$7,661.36$658.86$0.00$8,320.22
Lincolnshire-Prairie View Dist. 103$8,068.44$0.00$0.00$8,068.44
Fox Lake Grade Dist. 114$0.00$8,063.11$0.00$8,063.11
Libertyville H.S. Dist. 128$188.43$731.40$6,432.34$7,352.17
Grayslake H.S. Dist. 127$0.00$0.00$7,158.63$7,158.63
Grayslake Dist. 46$546.52$171.30$6,345.51$7,063.33
Elmhurst Dist. 205$6,557.15$0.00$364.75$6,921.90
Lake Villa Dist. 41$4,178.81$0.00$2,427.23$6,606.04
Glen Ellyn Dist. 89$176.63$0.00$6,330.75$6,507.38
Hawthorn Dist. 73$3,701.82$2,206.01$327.91$6,235.74
Woodland Dist. 50$4,422.40$0.00$1,649.86$6,072.26
Gurnee School Dist. 56$4,205.69$1,707.16$116.36$6,029.21
Oak Grove Dist. 68$0.00$5,823.97$0.00$5,823.97
Glenbard Twp. H.S. Dist. 87$2,444.00$2,456.36$443.03$5,343.39
Central Unit Dist. 301$3,562.61$1,169.82$0.00$4,732.43
Bensenville Dist. 2$715.66$3,912.14$0.00$4,627.80
Bloomingdale Dist. 13$716.53$3,733.16$14.07$4,463.76
Benjamin Dist. 25$1,124.25$0.00$3,214.21$4,338.46
DuPage H.S. Dist. 88$4,049.66$0.00$0.00$4,049.66
Gavin Dist. 37$1,583.67$0.00$2,383.97$3,967.64
Arlington Heights Dist. 25$690.25$2,571.22$0.00$3,261.47
Big Hollow Dist. 38$0.00$2,919.50$0.00$2,919.50
Roselle Dist. 12$0.00$621.05$2,236.75$2,857.80
Grass Lake Dist. 36$1,727.97$0.00$1,026.07$2,754.04
Keeneyville Dist. 20$2,738.06$0.00$0.00$2,738.06
West Chicago H.S. Dist. 94$0.00$2,594.92$0.00$2,594.92
Mt Prospect Dist. 57$525.33$1,659.03$0.00$2,184.36
Lake Zurich Unit Dist. 95$202.96$1,250.58$399.23$1,852.77
Wauconda Unit Dist. 118$421.45$0.00$1,272.29$1,693.74
Salt Creek Dist. 48$0.00$1,557.59$0.00$1,557.59
Winfield Dist. 34$0.00$0.00$1,549.73$1,549.73
Emmons Dist. 33$1,413.44$0.00$0.00$1,413.44
Rosemont Dist. 78$0.00$0.00$1,277.93$1,277.93
Mundelein Dist. 75$59.47$0.00$1,036.98$1,096.45
Fremont Dist. 79$0.00$753.41$145.49$898.90
Medinah Dist. 11$800.90$0.00$87.40$888.30
Leyden H.S. Dist. 212$0.00$0.00$708.76$708.76
Antioch Dist. 34$246.85$0.00$432.55$679.40
Addison Dist. 4$417.24$0.00$0.00$417.24
Millburn Dist. 24$0.00$244.42$0.00$244.42
Community H.S. Dist 117$204.55$0.00$0.00$204.55
Aptakisic-Tripp Dist. 102$0.00$0.00$186.47$186.47
Kaneland Unit Dist. 302$134.60$0.00$0.00$134.60
Fox River Grove Dist. 3$64.63$0.00$0.00$64.63

Source: Analysis of Illinois Teachers' Retirement System data

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