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Officials say sufficient state funding the last two years means key state-employee pension funds didn't have to sell assets to meet payments. The State…
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Several state employee unions are expected to file a lawsuit contesting Illinois' new pension measure.A University of Illinois law professor says that…
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WUIS State Week host, Bill Wheelhouse, guests on the latest CapitolView regarding the pension reform passed in Illinois.
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Illinois legislators will be asked today (12/3) to take what many say could be the most important vote of their careers. They've been called back to…
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After years of inaction on changes to the state's employee pension systems, legislative leaders say they have hammered out a deal that could be presented…
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When Senate President John Cullerton a few weeks back said the state’s pension funding problems were not a crisis, the reaction was swift: shock and…
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Details are out on what the leaders of Illinois' General Assembly want to do to the state's retirement systems. They've released an outline of their…
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Overhauling Illinois' pension systems is no longer in the hands of the special committee of legislators that met all summer. How to reduce the state’s…
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The new head of the Illinois Municipal League wants lawmakers to remain committed to a pension overhaul. Loves Park Mayor Darryl Lindberg was recently…
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Editor’s note: I am forgoing my column this month to instead publish a piece by Louis Kosiba, executive director of the Illinois Municipal Retirement…