Illinois Quick Hits: Chicago pays OT to potentially ineligible workers
(The Center Square) – Chicago’s inspector general has advised the city’s human resources and finance departments that from 2020 through 2024, the city paid $26.5 million in overtime to potentially ineligible employees.
According to the advisory, Chicago paid the overtime to workers in 24 city departments, the elections board, city clerk’s office and city council.
The inspector general’s office said the human resources and finance departments have committed to collaborate and ensure that the city would no longer pay overtime to ineligible employees.
AIRMAN PLEADS GUILTY TO CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN
A former airman stationed in Illinois has pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation of a minor and distribution of child pornography.
The federal charges followed execution of a search warrant at 32-year-old Michael E. McCay’s residence on Scott Air Force Base in February 2023.
Prosecutors say McCay was sexually exploiting at least two minor victims through online applications, including Roblox and Snapchat.
ALEC EDUCATION
The American Legislative Exchange Council has released its annual Index of State Education Freedom.
Illinois ranks 44th out of 50 states, down from 38th one year ago. ALEC gave the Land of Lincoln a D grade, partly due to failing grades for student-centered funding programs and open enrollment.
Top-ranked Florida earned an A+. Iowa ranked 4th overall with an A, and Indiana was 6th with an A-. Kentucky finished below Illinois at #48.
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