At Reavis High School in Burbank, staring teachers with a bachelor's degree are paid $55,091, the highest in Illinois. | John J. Kim~Sun-Times
Reavis High School, 6033 W. 77th St., photographed Thursday, August 2, 2012, in Burbank | John J. Kim~Sun-Times
Students walk past Reavis High School, 6033 W. 77th St., on their way to register for fall classes, Thursday, August 2, 2012, in Burbank. | John J. Kim~Sun-Times
Students walk past Reavis High School, 6033 W. 77th St., on their way to register for fall classes, Thursday, August 2, 2012, in Burbank. | John J. Kim~Sun-Times
Reavis High School, 6033 W. 77th St., photographed Thursday, August 2, 2012, in Burbank | John J. Kim~Sun-Times
Reavis High School, 6033 W. 77th St., photographed Thursday, August 2, 2012, in Burbank | John J. Kim~Sun-Times
If you want to take home Illinois’ top dollar in teacher pay over time, don’t head to Chicago, where beginning salaries start out strong but fade in the stretch. Don’t even head to tony Winnetka or Lincolnshire. Head straight to the near southwest suburbs. Blue-collar …