[Ophiucus]

YEOWWW!! Nothing against teachers but, as they say, maybe we're in the wrong business.

If you're in a wealthier suburb, sure. Go further south in the state and you'll change your mind.

[Chi-townChief]

"An analysis of salaries and add-on payments in 13 south suburban high school districts shows that 275 teachers in our area were paid in excess of $100,000 during the 2002-2003 academic year."

That kind of pay is nothing to spit at anywhere in the Chicago area and, in the south suburbs (sometimes called the poor cousins), it's real good especially the 30-year P.E. teacher pulling in over $140,000.