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University Officials Getting Rich Off Taxpayers' Dime: Lawmaker
(IRN)-A public salary should not be a road to riches, according to State Sen. Martin Sandoval (D-Cicero). He has commissioned a report of more than 1,000 state employees -- mostly judges, professors, and university administrators -- whose salaries exceed that of the governor - $177,411.96.

Taking particular aim at the college crowd, Sandoval says the state university system has lost its way, focusing only on wealthy Illinoisans and out-of-state students.
University of Illinois spokesman Tom Hardy describes a competitive atmosphere in which the U. of I. is trying to hold onto the best faculty to remain a world-class university.

Retorts Sandoval: "I want a state-class university."

Sandoval's hoping the report, which he asked the Legislative Research Unit to prepare, puts pressure on his fellow lawmakers to do something about the salaries.
The highest-paid people in the report all made $600,000 in base salary in the 12 months ending June 30, 2010: SIU School of Medicine professors Khaled Saleh and Russell Yang; and University of Illinois athletic director Ron Guenther. Circuit judges are paid about $178,000.

(Source: Illinois Radio Network)
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