Pension Benefits

The Illinois legislature overwhelmingly passed a full year budget Thursday. It includes a few plans to cut down on the state’s massive pension debt.One of…

Illinois has more than $100 billion in pension debt. So far, attempts to fix it have been mostly illegal.Editor's note March 31, 2016: A recent study puts…

This week, further discussion of the circuit court ruling on the unconstitutionality of Illinois' pension legislation, as well as more on the fall veto…

The Sangamon County Circuit Court rules last year’s pension legislation unconstitutional. Bruce Rauner is busy making preparations to move into the…

While the fat lady may not yet have sung for the new law slashing pension benefits for public workers, she certainly seems to be warming up in the wings,…

Health and retirement benefits once provided a lifetime link between employers and employees. But as responsibility for these assumed entitlements has…