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Below are the latest stories on the pension issue in Illinois.

Court Rejects Latest Quinn Effort To Withhold Lawmakers' Pay

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A state appellate court has denied Gov. Pat Quinn's request to withhold lawmakers' pay while he appeals a ruling that his veto of legislative salaries was unconstitutional.
 
Quinn vetoed $13.1 million for lawmaker pay in July as a consequence of the Legislature not addressing Illinois' nearly $100 billion pension shortfall.
 
House Speaker Michael Madigan and Senate President John Cullerton sued, saying the veto was unconstitutional.
 
Cook County Judge Neil Cohen agreed Thursday. He ordered the state to immediately issue the two monthly paychecks lawmakers had missed.
 
Earlier Friday, Cohen also refused Quinn's request to stop lawmakers from being
paid while he appeals. Quinn then asked the appellate court to halt the
payments.
 
The court denied the motion late Friday in a one-sentence order.

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