For years, Dr. Kevin J. Nohelty has been the highest-paid public school district superintendent in Illinois.

He has made more money each year than the heads of 10 public universities in Illinois. He’s made more each year than the mayor of Chicago. He’s made more each year than anyone in the U.S. Congress. He’s even made more each year than the president of the United States. His pay is more than half a million dollars annually, paid by residents in south suburban Riverdale and Dolton, where the average income is one-tenth of Nohelty's.

Up to today, Nohelty has been in charge of Dolton School District 148, which oversees 10 grade schools. He’s been there since 2016. In that time, his salary has nearly doubled. But during that same period, the district’s financial profile has fallen from t

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