Illinois State Workers, Highest Paid In Nation, Demand Up To 29% Wage Hikes   Submitted by Michael Shedlock via MishTalk.com, Illinois state workers, are the highest paid in the nation. Yet, despite the fact that Illinois is for all practical purposes insolvent, the AFSCME union demands four-year raises ranging from 11.5 to 29 percent, overtime … Continue reading Government Is Strangling Its Citizens: Illinois State Workers, Highest Paid In Nation, Demand Up To 29% Wage Hikes..Next We Will Bailing Out Illibois