ROCKFORD WAGES

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" background="22dfd5a3.jpg"> <div> Wells of Justice<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" >     |     </FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Times New Roman" ><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Wells of Justice"><U>Home</U></A></FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="purpose.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Our Purpose"><U><B>Our Purpose</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="cases.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Cases"><U><B>Cases</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="decisions.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Court Decisions"><U><B>Court Decisions</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="bpps.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bankruptcy Petition Preparers"><U><B>Bankruptcy Petition Preparers</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="victims.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="For Victims"><U><B>For Victims</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="articles.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Articles"><U><B>Articles</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="letters.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Letters to Public Officials"><U><B>Letters to Public Officials</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="info.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Information"><U><B>Information</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="reports.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Reports"><U><B>Reports</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="rockford.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About Rockford"><U><B>About Rockford</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="sitemap.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Site Map"><U><B>Site Map</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="links.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Informative Links"><U><B>Informative Links</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="contact.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact"><U><B>Contact</B></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FFCC66" TEXT="#080000" background="22ed2043.jpg"> <div> <I><B>ABOUT ROCKFORD</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>New! </B></I></div> <div> <A HREF="badapple.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bad Apple"><U><B>One Bad Apple</B></U></A></div> <div> <B>Cronyism in Rockford hinders justice</B></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>New!</B></I></div> <div> <A HREF="utopia.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Utopia"><U><B>Utopia</B></U></A></div> <div>  --------------------------------------------</div> <div> <A HREF="rockford.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About Rockford"><U><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc99000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Power and Authority in the hands of a few</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.wellsofjustice.com/example.html" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.wellsofjustice.com/example.ht"><U><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc99000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">An Example of Court Shenanigans in Rockford</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.wellsofjustice.com/unemployment.html" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.wellsofjustice.com/unemployme"><U><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc99000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Unemployment in Rockford</B></U></A></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc99000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">CNN Money Magazine </B><A HREF="ranking.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ranking"><U><B>Ranks Rockford</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="wages.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="ROCKFORD WAGES"><U><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc99000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Wages and Income</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="population.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS"><U><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc99000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Population and Education</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="denial.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Denial, Propaganda or Both?"><U><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc99000000.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Denial, Propaganda, or Both?</B></U></A></div> <div> <B>____________________</B></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I><B>ROCKFORD WAGES</B></I><I><B> AND INCOME</B></I></div> <div>   Income Groups Based on the population of Rockford, IL</div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="5" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="317" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> <B>Household by Income</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="96"><div> <B>Year 2000</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="196"><div> $19,999 and under</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="96"><div> 33,060</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="196"><div> $20,000 - 29,000</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="96"><div> 19,310</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="196"><div> $30,000 - 39,999</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="96"><div> 23,170</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="196"><div> $40,000 - 49,999</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="96"><div> 22,350</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="196"><div> $50,000 - 74,999</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="96"><div> 28,200</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="196"><div> $75,000 - 99,999</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="96"><div> 7,230</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="196"><div> 100,000 and over</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="96"><div> 4,180</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> Source: Woods and Poole Economics, Inc. </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> Conclusion:  Approximately 97,890 households, or 71% of the households in Rockford, have income less than $50,000 per year.  There are approximately 12,120 households with income $75,000 and over.  That means financial control is in the hands of 8.8% of Rockford's population.  </div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><U>Wage Rates for the City of Rockford, Illinois</U></B></div> <bR> <div> The following represents wage rates for 1999.  Information will be updated as it becomes available,(although people have stated that their current wages are not much different than they were in 1999.)</div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="5" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="329" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 32 WIDTH="196"><div> <B>Occupation</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="108"><div> <B>Mid Range</B></div> <div> <B> per hour</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Assembler, Unskilled</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div>   9.50-12.91</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Assembler, Semi-Skilled</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div>   8.99 -13.24</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Assembler, Precision</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 12.36-14.77</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Electrician Maintenance</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 15.83-20.14</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="196"><div> Fork Lift Operator</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 10.03-12.69</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="196"><div> Janitor/Sweeper</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div>   7.50-11.95</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="196"><div> Machinist</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 11.59-13.61</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> NC/CNC Machine Operator</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 14.24-16.46</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="196"><div> Packer</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div>   7.13-12.18</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="196"><div> Painter, Sprayer</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div>   8.75-13.07</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Punch Press Operator</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 13.59-14.64</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="196"><div> Shipper/Receiver</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 10.00-12.30</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="196"><div> Tool and Die Maker</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 14.71-17.88</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="196"><div> Truck Driver, Local</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div>   8.78-15.14</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 38 WIDTH="196"><div> Warehouse Material Handler</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 11.07-12.41</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> Source:  Employer's Association of Illinois 1999 EAG National Wage and Salary Survey</div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>