Former state school employee Deborah Trueblood, who retired in September 2018, saved $27,406 toward a pension over 4 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.
Former state school employee David Hatfill, who retired in September 2018, saved $69,131 toward a pension over 23 years working for public schools, Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois records show.
Former state university employee Cheryl Weinant, who retired in September 2018, saved $59,343 toward a pension over 29 years working for state universities, State Universities Retirement System of Illinois records show.
Former state university employee Sharon Dewitt, who retired in September 2018, saved $96,462 toward a pension over 25 years working for state universities, State Universities Retirement System of Illinois records show.
Illinois ranked seventh most popular for college football among the 50 states, according to a Prairie State Wire analysis of college sports participation.
John Wood Community College and Vatterott College are among two-year universities in Illinois that reported borrowers defaulting on school loans they started repaying in 2014, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of federal data.