A press release from the Crystal Lake Police Department:
The Crystal Lake Police Department Completes the Superbowl Weekend Crackdown to Save Lives
The Crystal Lake Police Department recently completed participation in the Illinois Department of Transportation’s (IDOT) Sustained Traffic Enforcement Program conducted for the Superbowl Weekend.
Crystal Lake Police car.
Law enforcement agencies throughout Illinois participated in this statewide effort from January 30th through February 1st to save lives by encouraging motorists to refrain from drinking and driving and to buckle up during late-night hours.
During this period, the Crystal Lake Police Department participated in one nighttime enforcement campaign and added nine additional patrol hours specifically dedicated for traffic enforcement to increase safety on our community’s roadways.
As a result of these additional patrols, the Crystal Lake Police Department:
Conducted traffic stops on an additional 13 motorists for traffic violations
Issued a total of 12 additional traffic citations which included:
- 10 citations for speeding
- 1 citation for unlawful use of an electronic communications device
- 1 citations for operation of an uninsured motor vehicle
The recent law enforcement crackdown was funded by federal traffic safety funds through IDOT’s Division of Traffic Safety and is part of the statewide “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” and “Click It or Ticket” campaigns.
That really paid off for all the overtime.
12 citations from January 30 through February 1st.
Sounds like a waste of valuable resources.
This is becoming laughably ridiculous.
It’s almost like they’re trying to upset the populace.
STOP THIS NONSENSE !!
The problem is at the Federal level.
There is just too much money for traffic safety.
For example, the signs warning of railroad crosses have been replace twice since they were first erected in the late 1970’s.
Once money was spent by the Illinois Department of Transportation to video tape every mile of state road in the state.
Got to spend the money or lose it.
Yet in the Randall Road construction between Ackmann and McHenry Avenue, McHenry County did not even budget (or, to the best of my knowledge, even ask for money) to install reflectors in the pavement to make turning safer.
Name —————– Salary ——— Title —– Data Year
David Linder ——— $138,367 – Chief Of Police – 2012
James Black ———- $136,030 – Chief of Police – 2013
Eugene Lowery ——– $118,125 – Deputy Police Chief – 2012
Paul Olszak ———- $109,406 – Police Sergeant – 2013
Paul Olszak ———- $095,720 – Police Sergeant – 2012
Brian Karr ———– $108,862 – Police Commander – 2013
Brian Karr ———– $108,757 – Police Commander – 2012
Daniel Porzezinski — $107,719 – Police Officer – 2013
Daniel Porzezinski — $084,993 – Police Officer – 2012
Todd Richardson —— $107,646 – Police Sergeant – 2013
Todd Richardson —— $101,033 – Police Sergeant – 2012
Michael Brichetto —- $107,013 – Police Commander – 2013
Michael Brichetto —- $106,384 – Police Commander – 2012
Dennis Meyer ——— $106,104 – Police Officer – 2013
Dennis Meyer ——— $105,900 – Police Officer – 2012
Daniel Dziewior —— $105,323 – Police Commander – 2013
Daniel Dziewior —— $102,584 – Police Commander – 2012
Michael Gasparaitis — $104,847 – Police Sergeant – 2013
Michael Gasparaitis — $090,263 – Police Sergeant – 2012
Scott Miller ——— $101,954 – Police Sergeant – 2013
Scott Miller ——— $099,552 – Police Sergeant – 2012
Derek Hyrkas ——— $101,103 – Police Commander – 2013
Derek Hyrkas ——— $058,669 – Police Officer – 2012
Thomas Kretschmer —- $100,848 – Police Sergeant – 2013
Thomas Kretschmer —- $088,830 – Police Sergeant – 2012
Marcia Kalisik ——- $100,380 – Police Sergeant – 2013
Marcia Kalisik ——- $095,500 – Police Sergeant – 2012
Dimitrios Boulahanis – $100,131 – Police Officer – 2013
Dimitrios Boulahanis – $087,249 – Police Officer – 2012
Ronald Joseph ——– $100,030 – Police Sergeant – 2013
Ronald Joseph ——– $093,150 – Police Sergeant – 2012
Michael Bennett —— $100,006 – Police Officer – 2013
Michael Bennett —— $097,580 – Police Officer – 2012
Sean McGrath ——— $99,647 – Police Officer – 2013
Sean Mcgrath ——— $98,527 – Police Sergeant – 2012
Kurt Majzner ——— $98,693 – Police Officer – 2013
Kurt Majzner ——— $98,610 – Police Officer – 2012
James Haras ———- $97,987 – Police Officer – 2013
James Haras ———- $86,807 – Police Officer – 2012
Brian Burr ———– $97,304 – Police Officer – 2013
Dean Lisi ———— $096,751 – Police Sergeant – 2013
Dean Lisi ———— $106,577 – Police Sergeant – 2012
Jason Duncan ——— $96,202 – Police Officer – 2013
Jason Duncan ——— $88,165 – Police Officer – 2012
Victor Robelet ——- $96,031 – Police Officer – 2013
Victor Robelet ——- $92,266 – Police Officer – 2012
Steve Renje ———- $95,891 – Police Sergeant – 2013
Steve Renje ———- $91,233 – Police Sergeant – 2012
Joshua Marshall —— $95,711 – Police Officer – 2013
Joshua Marshall —— $93,363 – Police Officer – 2012
Daniel Hulata ——– $95,010 – Police Sergeant – 2013
Daniel Hulata ——– $96,252 – Police Sergeant – 2012
Richard Neumann —— $95,286 – Police Officer – 2013
Richard Neumann —— $96,224 – Police Officer – 2012
Jeffrey Mattson —— $94,869 – Police Officer – 2013
Jeffrey Mattson —— $85,425 – Police Officer – 2012
Keven Doherty ——– $094,814 – Police Officer – 2013
Keven Doherty ——– $102,638 – Police Officer – 2012
Michael Jedlicka —– $92,806.46 – Police Officer – 2013
Michael Jedlicka —– $92,582.82 – Police Officer – 2012
Edward Lepkowicz —– $90,941 – Police Officer – 2013
Edward Lepkowicz —– $85,435 – Police Officer – 2012
Frank Houlihan ——- $90,844 – Police Officer – 2013
Frank Houlihan ——- $87,313 – Police Officer – 2012
Thomas Kotlowski —– $90,681 – Police Sergeant – 2013
Thomas Kotlowski —– $80,060 – Police Officer – 2012
Russell Ford ——— $90,391 – Police Officer – 2013
Russell Ford ——— $87,248 – Police Officer – 2012
Eric Stopka ———- $089,914 – Police Officer – 2013
Eric Stopka ———- $100,743 – Police Officer – 2012
Salvatore Rudolph —- $88,906 – Police Officer – 2013
Salvatore Rudolph —- $87,524 – Police Officer – 2012
Charles Harris Jr —- $88,534 – Police Officer – 2013
Charles Harris Jr —- $69,803 – Police Officer – 2012
William Kitsis ——- $88,528 – Police Officer – 2013
William Kitsis ——- $88,145 – Police Officer – 2012
Deborah Palmsiano —- $88,412 – Records Supervisor – 2012
Phillip Lloyd-Mietus – $88,256 – Police Officer – 2013
Phillip Lloyd-Mietus – $65,993 – Police Officer – 2012
Brian Burr ———– $87,990 – Police Officer – 2012
Dominika Zieba ——- $87,844 – Police Officer – 2012
Adam Munaretto ——- $87,795 – Police Officer – 2013
Adam Munaretto ——- $97,615 – Police Officer – 2012
Christopher Horvath — $87,739 – Police Officer – 2013
Christopher Horvath — $91,772 – Police Officer – 2012
Donald Grieshaber —- $87,431 – Police Officer – 2013
Donald Grieshaber —- $89,550 – Police Officer – 2012
Scott Koertgen ——- $87,431 – Police Officer – 2013
Scott Koertgen ——- $88,792 – Police Officer – 2012
Russell Will ——— $86,950 – Police Officer – 2013
Russell Will ——— $83,513 – Police Officer – 2012
Kenneth Ellinger —– $86,834 – Police Officer – 2013
Kenneth Ellinger —– $88,093 – Police Officer – 2012
Thomas Jacobi ——– $86,960 – Police Officer – 2013
Thomas Jacobi ——– $91,031 – Police Officer – 2012
Lisa Tracy ———– $86,316 – Police Officer – 2013
Krzysztof Krol ——- $86,097 – Police Officer – 2013
Krzysztof Krol ——- $73,604 – Police Officer – 2012
Bret Nystrom ——— $085,942 – Police Officer – 2013
Bret Nystrom ——— $100,604 – Police Officer – 2012
Edgard Pluviose Jr — $85,323 – Police Officer – 2013
Edgard Pluviose Jr — $66,760 – Police Officer – 2012
Kimberley Shipbaugh — $80,129 – Police Officer – 2013
Kimberley Shipbaugh — $72,894 – Police Officer – 2012
Mark Szumanski ——- $78,478 – Police Officer – 2013
Mark Szumanski ——- $78,015 – Police Officer – 2012
Lucas Behning ——– $78,220 – Police Officer – 2013
Lucas Behning ——– $76,672 – Police Officer – 2012
Brian Rossow ——— $78,022 – Police Officer – 2013
Brian Rossow ——— $74,947 – Police Officer – 2012
Lisa Eichhorn ——– $77,676 – Police Officer – 2012
Shannon Ross ——— $75,899 – Police Officer – 2012
Steven Trapp ——— $75,871 – Police Officer – 2013
Steven Trapp ——— $58,171 – Police Officer – 2012
Scott Torkelson —— $75,555 – Police Officer – 2013
Scott Torkelson —— $71,094 – Police Officer – 2012
Zachary Morse ——– $73,714 – Police Officer – 2013
Zachary Morse ——– $75,131 – Police Officer – 2012
Ryan Coutre ———- $72,928 – Police Officer – 2013
Ryan Coutre ———- $64,946 – Police Officer – 2012
Jeremy Beasley ——- $71,966 – Police Officer – 2013
Jeremy Beasley ——- $73,005 – Police Officer – 2012
Dominika Wawrzyniak — $70,569 – Police Officer – 2013
Ingrid Pinto ——— $70,043 – Police Officer – 2012
Christopher Sanders — $69,430 – Police Officer – 2013
Christopher Sanders — $64,000 – Police Officer – 2012
Michael Avila ——– $67,608 – Police Officer – 2012
Delmar O Dade ——– $66,000 – Police Officer – 2012
Ingrid Volenec ——- $63,393 – Police Officer – 2013
Delmar Dade ———- $61,629 – Police Officer – 2013
Rebecca Lischalk —– $45,006 – Community Service Officer – 2012
Denver Schmitt ——- $44,986 – Administrative Analyst – 2012
Kelly Flanagan ——- $44,529 – Community Service Officer – 2012
Lindy Urbach ——— $43,554 – Records Assistant – 2012
Souce: Better Government Association, Payroll Database > Employer > Suburban / Downstate Municipal: Crystal Lake
http://www.bettergov.org
Note, in the Better Government Association Pension and Salary databases, “Data Year” is the year which Better Government Association received the data, which is not necessarily the Fiscal Year.
Open The Books also has municipal salaries and pensions.
Another note, the Better Government Association does not yet have Downstate Police and Downstate Fire Pensions.
Downstate meaning all cities/villages/towns outside Chicago.
The reason is each Downstate Police and Downstate Fire Department has its own pension fund.
The Illinois General Assembly and Governors make the rules for those pension funds.
Downstate Police and Downstate Fire are the commonly known names for these pension funds.
They are officially known as Article 3 (Police Pension Fund – Municipalities 500,000 And Under) and Article 4 (Firefighters’ Pension Fund – Municipalities 500,000 And Under) in the Illinois Pension Code.
Here is the pension formula per the Illinois Pension Code for Article 3 Police.
“A police officer age 50 or more with 20 or more years of creditable service, who is not a participant in the self-managed plan under Section 3-109.3 and who is no longer in service as a police officer, shall receive a pension of 1/2 of the salary attached to the rank held by the officer on the police force for one year immediately prior to retirement or, beginning July 1, 1987 for persons terminating service on or after that date, the salary attached to the rank held on the last day of service or for one year prior to the last day, whichever is greater.
The pension shall be increased by 2.5% of such salary for each additional year of service over 20 years of service through 30 years of service, to a maximum of 75% of such salary.”
Open the Books does not have Downstate Police and Fire pensions yet either.
The few Fire pensions they have listed (Addison, Byron, Lemont) are almost certainly IMRF pensions as they are not very high.
Some smaller police and fire departments are in IMRF instead of Article 3 Downstate Police and
Article 4 Downstate Fire pensions.
So if you want Crystal Lake Police or Fire Department Pensions, submit a FOIA request to the village, specifying exactly what you want.
IMRF, Article 3 Downstate Police, and Article 4 Downstate Fire pensions are paid for largely with property taxes.
That’s because unlike Teacher pensions (Teacher Retirement System aka TRS pension fund), there is no state contribution to IMRF, Article 3 Downstate Police, or Article 4 Downstate Fire pension fundss.
According to the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability (COGFA) Report on the Financial Condition of the Downstate Police and Fire Pension Funds in Illinois (P.A. 96-1495) dated January 2013, the Crystal Lake Fire Pension was 62% funded and the Crystal Lake Police Pension was 54% funded.
Crystal Lake Fire and Police could themselves notify the public of the funding status of the pension funds, but like most municipalities, they bury it in board minutes somewhere or do the bare minimum required by law.
Crystal Lake property taxes will have to raise to fund the underfunded pensions and pay the pensions for the hiked salaries above.
It sure would be nice if your elected officials could give you more information on how to figure out how much your property taxes might be raised.
The transparency on these pensions is lousy.
There should be a page on the Crystal Lake village website devoted to pensions.
That’s how important of a topic it is.
It has a direct impact on property taxes.
This is disgraceful to think the officers make that kind of money and some act as bullies and thugs.
They just don’t get that they are there to serve the people, not make life more difficult for others.
Government does not serve the people; the people serve it.
CP: Apparently the Supreme Court agrees with you!!
Why are people upset?
It was all federal tax dollars!!
Were matching local dollars required to obtain the Federal dollars?
Listen to Mark, he knows how to put all of the information together in a methodical informative way.
CP, I do hope you are joking.
And yes it is true that the supreme court has made many VERY scary decisions of late.
this is why it is more important than ever to make your concerns heard.
The Bill Of Rights is not simply a reference point it is the LAW.
I only bring this up because the fact is the CLPD is in the top 10% of the highest paid officers in the ENTIRE COUNTRY!
talk about a waste of resources.
Im not saying police officers do not deserve fair pay but I can very clearly see a connection to the states pension plans.
My mother worked for the state atty. generals office for 35 years only to see her pension dwindle down year after year.
So my mother who served the state of illinois with complete loyalty for 35 years sits in the kitchen cutting coupons and hardly scraping by while our sleepy towns police officers are living a life of luxury.
That might explain some of the CLPD’s questionable tactics and complete lack or general respect for the citizens they work for.
Crystal lake is not sleepy.
Nearly 40K population.
We did a lot of bad things when we were young.
Lots of crime under the surface including organized crime.
The fact that you think it’s sleepy proves the cops are earning their cash.
This is coming from a guy who strongly dislikes most police.
The Crytown cops are mostly cool and fair.