City owed millions from its own employees, who aren’t being forced to pay up

Illinois Quick Hits: Chicago city workers owe more than $19M

(The Center Square) – Chicago city workers reportedly owe more than $19 million in traffic tickets, water bills and fines, yet more than half the workers have never been enrolled

City owed millions from its own employees, who aren’t being forced to pay up

A substitute teacher owes City Hall nearly $200,000 for building code violations, fines and traffic tickets he racked up over the past 25 years, making him the single biggest debtor working for the city or its sister agencies.A convicted bank robber landed an entry-level job with the CTA’s Second Chance program even though City Hall says he owes more than $136,000 in fines primarily for drinking in public and selling individual cigarettes near D…

City Hall’s fine mess. City workers owe millions, remain on the payroll – Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois Quick Hits: Chicago city workers owe more than $19M - Regional Media News

(The Center Square) - Chicago city workers reportedly owe more than $19 million in traffic tickets, water bills and fines, yet more than half the workers have never been enrolled in a payment plan or had their wages garnished. According to data the city's finance department provided to the Chicago Sun-Times under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act, nearly 80% of the scofflaws have jobs with the Chicago Board of Education or the Chicago Tran…

City Hall’s fine mess. City workers owe millions, remain on the payroll

A substitute teacher owes City Hall nearly $200,000 for building code violations, fines and traffic tickets he racked up over the past 25 years, making him the single biggest debtor working for the city or its sister agencies. A convicted bank robber landed an entry-level job with the CTA’s Second Chance program even though City Hall says he owes more than $136,000 in fines primarily for drinking in public and selling individual cigarettes near …