Taxpayers contributed 81.5 percent of the $279,520 the Mt Carmel Police Pension Fund brought in last year, or $4.40 for every $1 from pension members.

Illinois Municipal League Executive Director Brad Cole had no problem telling senators he was not pleased with a proposal to continue cuts to local governments.

Taxpayers contributed 83.5 percent of the $126,857 the Mt Carmel Firefighters Pension Fund brought in last year, or $5.05 for every $1 from pension members.

The Harrisburg Police Pension Fund had 13 active participants receiving an average salary of $57,016 in 2016, according to the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

After projecting its investments would grow by 6.00 percent, the Harrisburg Firefighters Pension Fund netted 1.32 percent on its investments in 2016, according to data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

Park districts for Fairfield, Harrisburg and Eldorado-Raleigh Pleasure employ the most government workers per capita in SE Illinois, according to 2017 Illinois State Comptroller financial reports.

Taxpayers contributed 84.4 percent of the $512,491 the Harrisburg Police Pension Fund brought in last year, or $5.39 for every $1 from pension members.

After projecting its investments would grow by 6.00 percent, the Fairfield Police Pension Fund netted 4.64 percent on its investments in 2016, according to data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

The Harrisburg Firefighters Pension Fund had 7 active participants receiving an average salary of $55,624 in 2016, according to the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

Taxpayers contributed 83.5 percent of the $219,556 the Harrisburg Firefighters Pension Fund brought in last year, or $5.06 for every $1 from pension members.

The Fairfield Police Pension Fund had 11 active participants receiving an average salary of $53,034 in 2016, according to the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

After projecting its investments would grow by 5.00 percent, the Fairfield Firefighters Pension Fund netted 0.44 percent on its investments in 2016, according to data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

Sen. Dale Fowler (R-Springfield) is cleaning up language and making changes in a natural resources bill.

Taxpayers contributed 86 percent of the $380,436 the Fairfield Police Pension Fund brought in last year, or $6.13 for every $1 from pension members.

The Fairfield Firefighters Pension Fund had 4 active participants receiving an average salary of $55,909 in 2016, according to the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

After projecting its investments would grow by 5.00 percent, the Eldorado Police Pension Fund netted 2.17 percent on its investments in 2016, according to data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

Fifty-eight University of Illinois fraternities and sororities will pay $814,000 more in property taxes this year than they did in 2015, according to Champaign County Assessor data analyzed by the Chambana Sun.

Taxpayers contributed 84 percent of the $133,836 the Fairfield Firefighters Pension Fund brought in last year, or $5.26 for every $1 from pension members.

The Eldorado Police Pension Fund had 7 active participants receiving an average salary of $40,076 in 2016, according to the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

After projecting its investments would grow by 6.00 percent, the Carmi Police Pension Fund netted 0.87 percent on its investments in 2016, according to data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.