The Chicago Tribune found that since 2007, more than 2,000 state employees who've stayed at home have continued to receive paychecks and collect benefits, mounting to $23 million taxpayer dollars. One-third of the employees were on leave for more than 60 days.
The state employees union AFSCME defended their members, blaming the length of the leaves on slow investigations and shortage of staffers.
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