5 Best Illinois Government Jobs

The five best Illinois government jobs aren't hard to find. As a matter of fact, any and everyone in Chicago, better yet Illinois, knows what the best government jobs are. When it comes to government jobs in Illinois, it pays to be at the very top of the food chain. The average public servant may pull in a decent wage, but not even he or she has the same perks as the fat cats and the bigger fish in Illinois government. So what are they? What are the five best government jobs in Illinois? a few of them may surprise you. Here are the five best government jobs in Illinois.

1. The governor.  The tippity top of the food chain. This is easily the best Illinois government job in existence. You'll spend all of your time lying to potential voters. Once you get into office you'll do absolutely nothing. But don't let that stop you. You can play around in a legally gray area and spend your time dancing around the law. After allegedly siphoning a butt load of cash from the government through payoff for "favors" for friends, you can look forward to a rather lucrative career making appearances on reality shows. Oh, and talk shows as well. Just ask Rod Blagojevich. Awesome.
2. Chief of police (small college towns). Talk about a plush Illinois government job. There's crime in these places, but they aren't like the major investigations you'd fine in a huge city. Put it this way. "Law and Order" will not be creating a small college unit. The vast majority of the crimes in college towns are born out of the mixture of alcohol and mischievous students. Get ready to put your feet up as you spend the majority of your day dispatching all of your peace officers to break up some drunken frat boy party. Sweet. 
3. City of Chicago Zoning Officer. Not for the faint of heart. You'll spend your entire day behind a huge desk at City Hall, on Washington and Lasalle street downtown Chicago. The vast majority of the responsibility pertaining to your job falls into one category. You must effectively make it as difficult as possible for architects and contracting firms to get their blueprints approved. You'll literally be looking at a set of blueprints for no more than a minute. You'll then follow this activity up by sending some poor builder to go wait in another impossibly long line in a totally different department. Way to be a functional cog in the governmental machine. 
4. City of Chicago Mayor. The mayor of Chicago might as well be the governor. This office carries an untold amount of political influence and power. If running for governor or the President of the United States is out of your grasp, consider being the Mayor of Chicago. The best part is, you can sit in that particular seat for as long as the public keeps voting for you. The current mayor, Richard Daley's been sitting in the seat for since 1989. 
5. City of Chicago Janitor. These guys don't do jack. You can never find them anywhere. And, you can never find a clean bathroom in City Hall. Oh, and they never get fired.