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In 2009, the Illinois Arts Council employed 24 individuals with a total payroll of $1,439,971.87. The employees ranged from an intern, who was paid $8,269.99, to the executive director, who was paid $110,193.00. This $1.4 million in wages is paid to a staff which provides "technical assistance and lends expertise to artists, arts organizations and community organizations that present arts programming. The Illinois Arts Council was created "for the purpose of encouraging development of the arts throughout Illinois" by "assisting artists, arts organizations, and other community organizations." You can find this information by clicking on "Payroll" and searching for "Arts Council" under the "department" section.
Looking through our retiree pensions database, I found that 536 state retirees received pensions greater than $100,000 in 2009. The sum of these top pensions equaled $68,236,729.44. The largest pension was $212,536.44 for Ivan Pavkovic, a former Illinois Department of Human Services Administrator. Retirees with pensions greater than $100K include former legislators, police officers, judges, and administrators.
To find this information on the IllinoisOpenGov site, go to "Retiree Pensions" and search by "wages" more than 100000. To download the data, click on the Excel or CSV icon below the search results.
The Chicago International Film Festival is presented by Cinema/Chicago, which is "a year-round cultural and educational organization dedicated to fostering better communication between people of diverse cultures through the art of film and the moving image." Their stated goal is "to enrich Chicago's cultural environment by presenting film in contexts that encourage discussion and debate."
To find these expenses on the IllinoisOpenGov site, go to "Checks to Businesses & People" and enter "Chicago International Film" in the vendor field. To download the data, click on the Excel or CSV icon below the search results.
In 2009, 3,293 Illinois state employees made more than $100,000 in wages. The combined wages paid to these employees equaled $498,887,897.90. The highest paid state employee was Vera Davis, a Physician with the Department Of Human Services, who made $332,632.20 in 2009. Employees that make up this block include plumbers, correctional officers, and physicians. All the aforementioned numbers are wages only, and do not include the benefit packages that many of these employees receive.
You can find this information for yourself by clicking on "Payroll" and sorting by "wages."
According to the Mississippi River Parkway Commission brochure, "[i]n 1938, the MRPC was established by order of Congress to preserve, promote and enhance the scenic, historic, and recreational treasures along the Mississippi River." It states that the MRPC "is the only organization that unites all ten Mississippi River states, north and south, in a common effort to improve life, travel and local economies along the Mississippi River corridor."
To find this information on the IllinoisOpenGov site, go to "Checks to Businesses & People" and enter "Mississippi River Pkwy Comm" in the vendor field. To download the data, click on the CSV or Excel icon below the search results.
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