Peoria Standard

Former state university employee Mason paid in $21K to pension fund, could collect $335K in retirement

By Local Labs News Service | May 1, 2018

Former state university employee Michael Mason, who retired in April 2018, saved $20,758 toward a pension over 15 years working for state universities, State Universities Retirement System of Illinois records show.

Records show how much Metro Peoria school districts have paid for spiking teacher pensions ahead of retirement

By Local Labs News Service | May 1, 2018

Out of school districts in Metro Peoria, Morton Community Unit School District 709 paid the most in penalties since 2005 for spiking employee salaries to boost outgoing teachers' retirement benefits, according to data obtained from the Teachers Retirement System of Illinois.

Public employee tally: Top 25 counties in Illinois

By Local Labs News Service | May 1, 2018

Mason is among Illinois counties that employ the most government workers per capita, according to 2016 Illinois State Comptroller financial reports.