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.
West Suburbs pensions spiking penalties, 2005-present
Rank
District
City
Members
Amount Assessed
Payments Made
Waivers Granted
Written-off
Current Balance
1
Proviso Township High School District 209
Forest Park
60
$628,465.59
$446,563.83
$181,891.15
$10.61
2
Bellwood School District 88
Bellwood
41
$337,430.21
$337,426.51
$3.70
3
Mannheim School District 83
Franklin Park
38
$223,775.70
$223,546.18
$6.71
$222.81
4
Hinsdale Township High School District 86
Hinsdale
86
$629,496.26
$219,283.04
$410,206.38
$6.84
5
Maywood SD 89
Melrose Park
32
$196,714.40
$188,693.12
$7,908.31
$112.97
6
Oak Park-River Forest SD 200
Oak Park
60
$732,613.78
$175,632.59
$556,972.40
$8.79
7
Morton High School District 201
Cicero
50
$809,238.28
$167,754.50
$641,483.67
$0.11
8
Berwyn South School District 100
Berwyn
41
$265,309.59
$159,852.88
$105,453.83
$2.88
9
Lyons Township High School District 204
La Grange
27
$135,386.97
$135,386.83
$0.14
10
La Grange School District 102
La Grange Park
49
$62,569.87
$62,541.30
$28.57
11
Lyons School District 103
Lyons
23
$284,808.12
$60,298.70
$224,509.28
$0.14
12
River Grove SD 85 5
River Grove
5
$49,530.75
$49,530.61
$0.14
13
River Forest Public Schools District 90
River Forest
16
$47,862.40
$45,089.64
$2,770.97
$1.79
14
Elmwood Park Community Unit School District 401
Elmwood Park
15
$131,887.82
$44,977.02
$86,909.34
$1.46
15
Forest Park School District 91
Forest Park
15
$42,837.85
$42,830.51
$7.34
16
Riverside-Brookfield SD 208
Riverside
10
$41,398.10
$41,396.77
$1.33
17
Riverside School District 96
Riverside
29
$153,362.85
$40,312.46
$113,034.78
$15.61
18
Lindop School District 92
Broadview
9
$35,571.88
$35,570.16
$1.72
19
La Grange South SD 105
La Grange
22
$40,961.56
$34,616.94
$6,336.34
$8.28
20
Western Springs School District 101
Western Springs
20
$58,834.83
$33,970.67
$24,864.16
21
SEJA 803 PAEC
Maywood
26
$33,744.59
$31,424.94
$2,312.70
$6.95
22
Berwyn North School District 98
Berwyn
23
$55,037.64
$24,804.35
$30,228.15
$5.14
23
Leyden Community High School District 212
Franklin Park
29
$450,699.04
$24,438.58
$426,238.56
$21.90
24
La Grange Highlands SD 106
La Grange
23
$21,280.90
$21,266.27
$14.63
25
Pleasantdale School District 107
Burr Ridge
7
$21,088.73
$21,087.96
$0.77
26
Rhodes SD 84 5
River Grove
17
$65,170.67
$15,254.84
$49,895.43
$20.40
27
La Grange Area Dept Spec Ed
La Grange
15
$79,329.77
$9,584.21
$69,171.67
$5.02
$568.87
28
Berkeley School District 87
Berkeley
13
$141,737.91
$7,313.97
$134,421.67
$2.27
29
Schiller Park School District 81
Schiller Park
7
$7,996.73
$7,229.15
$5.48
30
Franklin Park School District 84
Franklin Park
19
$14,510.58
$6,654.53
$7,842.84
$13.21
31
Komarek School District 94
North Riverside
7
$5,942.40
$5,941.92
$0.48
32
Brookfield SD 95
Brookfield
8
$15,211.92
$5,191.01
$10,019.26
$1.65
33
Hillside School District 93
Hillside
7
$21,051.29
$4,670.61
$16,380.10
$0.58
34
Westchester SD 92 5
Westchester
7
$4,109.11
$4,102.41
$6.70
35
Central Stickney School District 110
Chicago
2
$265.32
$265.32
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Hinsdale Township High School District 86• Lindop School District 92• Hillside School District 93 Board• Lyons Township High School District 204 Board• Seja 803 Paec• Proviso Township High School District 209• Oak Park - River Forest School District 200 Board• Rhodes School District 84-5• Berkeley School District 87 Board• Mannheim School District 83 Board• Pleasantdale School District 107 Board• Western Springs School District 101• Riverside Brookfield High School District 208 Board• Brookfield School District 95 Board• River Forest Public Schools District 90• Elmwood Park Community Unit School District• Berwyn North School District 98• Franklin Park School District 84• Schiller Park School District 81• Forest Park School District 91• Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview School District 89• La Grange School District 105 South• J. Sterling Morton High School District 201• La Grange Area Dept Spec Ed• La Grange Highlands School District 106• Westchester School District 92-5 Board• Komarek School District 94• Lyons School District 103• River Grove School District 85-5• Bellwood School District 88• Riverside School District 96• Leyden Community High School District 212• Berwyn South School District 100 Board
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