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The State of Illinois hired 33 locksmiths in calendar year 2008 for $1,786,125 in combined total wages

The State of Illinois hired 33 clinical psychologists in calendar year 2008 for $2,516,451 in combined total wages.

According to the Chicago Tribune, a new Congressional report called “Summertime Blues” shows stimulus funding has gone to buy iPods for high school students, cell phones for smokers trying to quit, and advertising for the stimulus itself.

The State of Illinois hired 107 electricians in fiscal year 2008 for $7,370,091 in combined total wages.

The Illinois Department of Human Services hired ten nutritionists in fiscal year 2008 for $543,117 in combined total wages. The average salary for a nutritionist was $54,311 while the highest paid nutritionist took home a $65,165 salary.

Cook County will now provide a searchable online database regarding lobbyists’ activities, according to the Daily Herald.

The State of Illinois hired 910 registered nurses in fiscal year 2008 for $62,742,469 in combined total wages. The average salary was $68,947 while the highest paid registered nurse made $188,009. The Bureau of Labor Statistics website shows the mean salary for a registered nurse in Illinois was $65,130.

The State of Illinois hired 22 receptionists in fiscal year 2008 for $657,353.22 in combined total wages.

The Illinois Department of State Police hired 8 polygraph examiners in fiscal year 2008 for a total of $667,324.10 in combined total wages.

The Office of the State Appellate Defender hired six social historians in fiscal year 2008 for $278,278 in combined total wages.