Dozens of Chicago city employees made over $100,000 in overtime last year

In one department, just two employees took home a combined total of nearly $500,000 in overtime, city budget office data show. CBS 2's Suzanne Le Mignot rpeorts.
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[@hannibalkemet9824]

Police making over $100,000 in overtime pay but don't catch no criminals.

[@RedHorseman66]

They recieved a 30% raise and crime went up right after, so did insurance and everything else.

[@johnthegreat]

R u crazy, why would you risk your life 😢

[@Milofchg]

@@johnthegreat They do it for the pension and it's a secure job.

[@mcfuz2]

​@@johnthegreatPolice don't risk their life what are you stupid? Pizza delivery is more dangerous

[@williamr.9429]

I thought they want police to be hands off?

[@OperationChicago]

One day people will see that crime pays.

[@FutureNurseBriNikki]

Are they hiring ??

[@donruga627]

All the time

[@RamboYT1818]

Only if you know the right ppl.

[@rakeem176]

U should go apply

[@FutureNurseBriNikki]

@@rakeem176 I have . I’m waiting to take my exam . Thank you

[@rakeem176]

@@FutureNurseBriNikki good for u i don't care 😂😂😂😂

[@user-qt3my1xv8d]

Don’t look at the money that being used for overtime. Look at the government money that in the billions from taxes. Where’s that money going to

[@gregoryguerrier963]

Illegal migration

[@saythankyou111]

Ukraine…….

[@alexs1429]

USA interest abroad and internally. Tax dollars keeps us as the #1 power house in the world

[@manuelperez9764]

No you’re completely wrong. Both need to be audited

[@Cameron_craft]

They working while they sleep watching tv and going back to sleep 😂

[@phillipmarlowe0525]

Why isn’t the water department address the amount of absenteeism????

[@phillipmarlowe0525]

@@SmallsGang_773 They have days off. They don’t work 16 hours every day.

[@waleed3103]

@@phillipmarlowe0525 Overtime means you're working your days off. So then you need to take a day off to rest, thus absenteeism. It's a vicious cycle.

[@phillipmarlowe0525]

@@waleed3103 I’m well aware of that but still you by law get one day off. I worked 72 hours a-week for years.

[@Highclasshillbilly]

Nobody wants to be a cop in Chicago , so what did you expect?

[@jasonhenderson6846]

Straight Up

[@ernestconnell8087]

No wonder taxes are so high 😒

[@davidmirandajr]

Cops park up in front of my house for lots of hours doing nothing but i gurss theyre on the clock

[@snoopy5736]

They are watching ur house

[@johnq5307]

👀👁️👁️👀👁️👁️👀👁️👁️👀👀

[@handled99]

Go join or shut up lol

[@Milofchg]

@@handled99 All you need is a high school diploma, apply under the age of 45, pay your credit/loan debts (pay on time be in fair minimum credit standing), have no criminal records, or non violent misdemeanor arrests (get those expunged), pass the exam (easy test). Then just wait, pass your physical, psych, a second physical (mostly running is the hardest), give your investigator all that's asked, pass the background check. Then you're in the academy for 6-12 months (paid of course). It's easier to get a job as a cop, CTA, or teacher than any other city job. Everything else is pure luck, you know someone, or you helped a alderman.

[@johnq5307]

@@Milofchg you forgot the pigment requirement.

[@rubenrocha9641]

I bet it's the same cops I see sleeping in their patrol vehicle on Chicago Ave...

[@jamescoogan4167]

You should put in an application then !

[@rubenrocha9641]

@@jamescoogan4167 go bite a curb

[@snoopy5736]

​@@jamescoogan4167They don't hire felons

[@kevinb6745]

YEP! I see those same cops on Chicago & State st. We might be talking about the same lazy officers

[@Mangas24]

That’s what happens when you can not fill the spots!

[@frankreyes4]

The short staffing is saving so much $$$ by not hiring, and the overtime to fill work is cheaper, according to to an independent CPA that works with the comptroller’s office

[@cfdmedicmikerelfambo688]

It’s a blessing to make overtime money it’s needed for inflation and to survive in Chicago and USA 🇺🇸

[@cfdmedicmikerelfambo688]

Facts

[@bernardschmitt6389]

​@@cfdmedicmikerelfambo688 I wish people could afford to live without the extra work. As for the police department... They are making too much.

[@tellucas]

That is true but you also want a rested employee working so they do not end up injured and off work at city expense. OT is cheaper than hiring because you don't have to pay benefits on the overtime.

[@MB-el1ve]

Nothing new. Chicago magazine published about 10 years ago that 2/3 of city’s employees earned at least $100k between salary and overtime.

[@TheZombaslaya]

Good for them!

[@rakeem176]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@TheloniousJackson]

Bad for the taxpayers though

[@cfdmedicmikerelfambo688]

@@TheloniousJackson City employees pay taxes to

[@mattbailey6933]

Democrat policies ran employees off, you can't treat people like trash then complain about the bill you caused.

[@bernardschmitt6389]

No... Just no...

[@Fire_in_the_Hole_Chiraq]

Hire more cops! Recall Johnson!!!

[@bernardschmitt6389]

Johnson has been one of the best Mayors in the cities modern history. Hiring more cops won't fix the issue. When you have cops sleeping on the job and still getting paid that's your issue.

[@Fire_in_the_Hole_Chiraq]

@@bernardschmitt6389WRONG! Two times wrong my wordy friend. Snelling for Mayor! I'd vote for him today! Johnson is the WORST mayor ever. 100 million to illegals, turning his back on the existing communities and the black community, shilling for Stacy Davis Gates . . . and on and on. Worst mayor EVER!

[@bernardschmitt6389]

@@Fire_in_the_Hole_Chiraq The Migrants, the aren't Illegal a human is not illegal. They were sent to Chicago by Republican Mayors and Governors so

[@MrBobochow]

The Mayor doesn’t comment on budget items okay ✅

[@alcam8545]

By 3 clock they at the bar already

[@bigvan98]

Model employees id say. The real problem that should be in question is why are the people staying home still getting paid?

[@TaylorBoldt-lq9fw]

It’s easier to let them make the overtime then hiring new employees and offering the health care, salary, pension ect…

[@mixinmorley]

So! Good for them!

[@bowmadness1333]

It's actually a cost savings to the city to pay overtime to employees, for example...... Police officer average salary (regular patrolman) being $89,000 plus vacation, personal days, medical and city paying into officer pension. The city is down 2,000 police officers so most of the overtime is filling a void. So take into account the overall total monetary cost per officer vs overtime cost, it's still a significant savings to the city not to mention the bigger picture is it's one less officer the city has to pay many years of pension payments to after retirement. Imagine that cost savings. Makes you look at it differently now doesn't it? But it makes for a great news story.

[@gregoryguerrier963]

I agree with you a 100%. The only issue is the ethical standpoint. You have to imagine thall of this Overtime pressure might be one of the reasons that so many officers have been deleting themselves.

[@thomastherriault8632]

Extra 100 grand in overtime, but only there one half of the time, that's how it works in Chi-Town. 💲

[@Roy_467]

Then why pot holes out do them ?

[@user-ri2rd5ho7w]

This is really wild, and he knew what was going on smdh

[@AriLuvLife]

Embezzlement

[@nakville]

No Problem here. Money is given out to UKRAINE

[@Fr33konAL33SH]

So at the tax payers comment… so these people are working twice the 40hr work week roughly hence the doubled salaries… its still cheaper than paying another persons benefits and pensions. The issue is definitely inabilities to fill jobs. Ot budget is scheduled as less but the total salary budget is much under.

[@noambe66]

How they make so much overtime ? Every time I see one of the city employees all they do is just seating and doing nothing

[@NoNo-iz8hd]

Water dept is the most useless bunch of trash . Unqualified clowns that park on the street and do nothing. Most steal from the 7 Eleven and other local businesses.

[@rosie7600]

Water boys getting it done!!!! You should apply if you want in on the action

[@hankrhill324]

You guys should check out the CTA salaries. I know a few folks that work in different sections of the train sections there. They make huge unchecked overtime money, spend a lot of time playing on their phones, and pretty much do whatever they want. As long as they pass their random drug tests, they’re good.

[@RamboYT1818]

I used to wrk for a security company the CTA used to sub-contract years ago at the train stations. What you said is 💯% accurate. They’d rack up dozens of hours of ot bi-weekly while third party security guards got paid pennies on the dollar to do the exact same job. They’d constantly brag to us security guards about it and passively try to make us feel like we were beneath them. They treat CTA and the “public” sector like their own private country club.

[@ChiShooter773]

I work for a utility company in Illinois and it’s pretty much the same way, idk why this is such a shock to people

[@MurderMapMysteries]

thank god

[@eligreg99]

Hmm I guess Dolton isn’t the only one taking money.

[@klaromio]

Lol its been like that for years. Theyre just now cracking down 😂😂

[@davidmirandajr]

SMH

[@s.o3672]

What’s the issue?

[@mpa858]

100K to eat more donuts. Unbelievable.

[@alexanderposas4696]

Not just the police department system failed the governor of the state of Illinois failed

[@negahplz1156]

Stop pocket watching and get a job. There are openings, which is why overtime is available to cover those absences

[@taurussho86]

dude, the problem is they're lying....

[@chicagoguntimes]

Are They Hiring?

[@JustinCarter-fz5rc]

All that ot but I sit and listen to scanner there every night and listen to them say there are 3hr old domestics 3hr old injury accidents and many others people just waiting hours for help

[@klaromio]

Thats money that should go to its residents. Poor ppl being kept poor is basically what it is but they won't say that 😅😅

[@Novastar.SaberCombat]

Doesn't seem fraudulent at all. Certainly not in Chi-town. Chi-town is one of the classiest, most ethical places on the planet. It's almost as clean and crimeless as is Dubai.

[@rakeem176]

🤡

[@rakeem176]

🤡🤡

[@rakeem176]

🤡🤡

[@shehaw1]

WHAT? SOMETHING IS HINKY.

[@bobtorres7949]

C'mon man woman really seriously that's been happening since 1960's 1970's 1980's 1990's 2000's where have you been 😅😅😅😅😅😂😂😂😂😂😂😊😊😊😊😊 cha-ching

[@BMoney23]

There’s no excuse maybe if they actually start accepting JOB APPLICATIONS that 100,000 could’ve help someone else in ACTUAL NEED instead of feeding the greedy who actually don’t do anything

[@MrBobochow]

NICE !

[@JamesSmith-wp4um]

Hell, I'm lucky to get 15 minutes of OT in a week

[@user-jj2kt2uu2t]

wow and wow! that unbelievable what a disrespect from the city of chicago to the taxpayers and many people we are only geting by with $15.50 and hour

[@Ecgmma]

Hire more people…

[@timotiheyeski8428]

Create an environment where folks want to be cops, then they won’t be so short handed.

[@nobodydoingunimportantthings]

But at least Chicago management, that's supposed to oversee things like this, is doing well on DEI.

[@KK-zm9lr]

Does anyone have an idea of how many hours you would need to work to make 100K in OT! I do understand some areas are under staffed but WTF!

[@bernardschmitt6389]

For a non supervisor sure it's a lot. Those employees working that amount of overtime deserve the money. For the supervisors in the police department... Hell no. They should not being making that much at all. Period.

[@noeltarr8834]

As a resident of Chicago, I can understand water Department employees with technical skills working the harsh winter months with frozen and broken water lines working overtime that amount. Two police officers earning over $230,000 in overtime for doing what? Call for service to the Chicago Police Department takes over half an hour. A bunch of young idiots whose parents are unaccountable will be downtown and into other businesses this summer again looting and rioting and CPD will just stand around watching. I understand they cant do much because politicians have tied their hamds. No need to pay them overtime if all they will doing is stand and watch.

[@kate7478]

Nothing to see here.

[@VGHCX]

Fleecing the taxpayers every chance they get. This is why I oppose paying high income taxes.

[@dzpower0954]

But when you need help no one will show up on time so sad what’s happening to 🇺🇸 just met a vet told me that he hospital will cancel his rides cuz they gave them a rise of 3%

[@ChiShooter773]

Only if people knew how much overhead lineman or any high voltage utility workers made, they wouldn’t be complaining about city workers making $100k in overtime

[@JuliaWang-ls4bb]

Facts, my buddy that worked for comed made a staggering 63k, while being aware that all it takes is a hole is his gloves and hes cooked, while being 5 feet away from a power line 😐(sarcasm)

[@ChiShooter773]

@@JuliaWang-ls4bb trust me ik, I work for ComEd as well

[@Ronniejamesleo]

Chicago will need to keep raising taxes higher n higher.

[@drewcifer9755]

100k in OT only?

[@avonfettydale9166]

Yes

[@ahkeem0]

Chicago politicians probably 😆

[@jonathanuhumphrey1509]

Are you hiring?

[@mr.c7080]

We need names.. they public servants

[@DEPineda]

Meanwhile I have debt from a college degree and can’t find a job paying more than $20 an hour!

[@cfdmedicmikerelfambo688]

Join the Chicago Fire department

[@pru5557]

Don't for get the concrete crew they only work 4 hours...facts I got friends

[@torcik]

good luck receiving a pension

[@djsskyvision]

It's not surprising the job that I work at we average 100,000 per person and we sit on our butts for weeks doing nothing but you still have people that actually want to come overtime and still do nothing that's the American way

[@rakeem176]

That's f up u get paid for doing nothing 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🇺🇸

[@JuliaWang-ls4bb]

Let me guess you are a city electrician

[@JuliaWang-ls4bb]

If that's the case that is considerable, but all cops do is sit on their cruisers and gossip through the radios

[@MidnightRambler]

Government bloat

[@letzgobrandon5007]

Lol and they don’t even uphold the laws.

[@rubenrocha9641]

Let's start the investigation

[@lonniebaines1720]

Working day and night....MICHAEL JACKSON

[@PhilD22]

As the saying goes, “scratch a scandal find a democrat”.

[@joycerutland9081]

It would be different if the employee's was a ghost employee. They are probably working their butts off because people don't come to work. The lady giving the interview makes almost 1 million a yr. So please be quiet. 😮

[@TheloniousJackson]

The glaring difference in your analysis is the taxpayers aren’t paying her salary

[@ritascuderi6185]

Chicago teachers!

[@ChiShooter773]

Glorified baby sitters dnt need anything more than $65k a year

[@countdankula6740]

All the money cops make and they don’t even do their jobs right smh

[@videoettaceo8900]

Disgusting!

[@BUDDYX884]

for doing nothing

[@Tateministry]

A bunch of crooks! You may get by, but you will never get away. It's coming up again. Numbers 32:23- Be sure your sin will find you out.

[@mba2ceo]

these are all crimes, outright stealing. My opinion

[@WestSideGorilla1980]

Easily

[@jmatthews5685]

And those people still can't afford a house

[@deborahbaker4770]

Welcome to Dalton Illinois ‼️‼️

[@user-yr7sd5xd8e]

Just to violate citizens rights

[@michealklee8844]

Truth every department is under staffed we don’t have enough youth wanting to do these jobs we can’t make the youth join but we all are working to reach the youth FYI its not easy having to do constant long days but we are on it the news should have told you about one of the programs we have called 360 hire Chicago it’s all about addressing these issues but the news is owners are billionaires against the working class ✊🏽🇺🇸 Union Forever

[@bernardschmitt6389]

I'm so tired of hearing from the Civic Foundation... They are a libertarian thibk tank. I do agree that a supervisor should NOT be making that much. Especially for a police department thag is completely useless.

[@24reyeser]

Fraud and abuse

[@JonDulion]

People stealing

[@lamontwilliams575]

Scammin big time

[@courtneylove9403]

I mean i dont blame them look at what joe biden and this administration is doing smh and how it doesn't suppose to happen if they are short staffed

[@rakeem176]

That's f up they make all that money and they be in the dunkin donuts hiding all scared.

[@williamr.9429]

You should apply lol

[@rakeem176]

@@williamr.9429 na im good u should go

[@rakeem176]

@@williamr.9429 na im good u should go apply little william

[@rakeem176]

@@williamr.9429 na im good u should go apply little william

[@rakeem176]

@@williamr.9429 na u go im good 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@angelinab36]

That’s insane that’s corruptcion

[@ironaddicted]

In bidens America 200k is needed for a middle class life style

[@vcb1023]

In tRump's America his wealthy friends received huge tax breaks and most regulations removed. Now his House of Representatives refuse to even discuss regulations on corporations. They are receiving too much corporate lobbying money. If you going to place blame place it on the real culprits. tRump for Prison 2024!

[@Goodcitizen-sx8bz]

🤑🤑🤑

[@santosjones6186]

WHO CARES PERIOD!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@TL-wy1nk]

Corruption at its finest. Don't forget to steal.

[@garyphillips3552]

Lots of ghost employees in Chicago. It's the Unions.

[@Milofchg]

It all evens out for those departments, overtime pays time and a half or double time depending on holidays if there's staff shortage. It's only a small fraction of city employees out of, what 90K - 120K city employees in total from all departments. What these departments SHOULD be doing is distributing overtime evenly to all employees who want the extra pay. Not just offer all the OT to the same employees. It all comes down to department policy. I bet these departments offer overtime based on seniority or for specialized positions within those departments. If you think a cop making over $200K is excessive? A good fraction of that OT goes to taxes. Then you have to live in the city and pay city taxes. If they have kids in private school (city employees do not send their kids to public schools) or college? There's goes a chunk of that salary. So in the end $200K ends up more so as $115k in the bank. Which is what most cops and fireman make after some years on the job. If you want to see more of this. Look at how city politicians get away with side jobs/businesses/former positions in the city/extra pensions.

[@OpinionatedPirck]

Hahahaaaaaaahahaaahjaaa

[@hobbit321a]

Why hasn't people ask questions since covid with a court house that had several hundred people working there but you go now and many office are always closed and each office that is open only 2 or three people there at any one time bur there is 25 30 desks where are these people what could they be doing working from home with all your personal data on their desk at home and why do they get to set at home only working a quarter of the time they would if they were in office and also who does roll call hiw many people do you really have if it took 1 yo 2 days before covid to get your business completed but still takes 2 to 3 weeks what or where are all these hundreds of people on the payroll go to city hall and look at empty parking spaces and empty offices with whole floors closed it used to take the whole building to get the work done think people i cant find out whos real and who is ghost employees someone is getting bank on tax money with a skeleton crew and still same budget

[@mcfuz2]

You keep calling them 'city employees' but it's literally just cops. Say CPR. Stop hiding the truth