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State lawmakers are now formally considering legislation to pool the resources of nearly 650 local Illinois police and fire department pension funds.The…
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Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is rejecting a push to take on Chicago’s pension debt. But local pension costs are a growing problem across the state.Towns…
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Even though it’s the legislative spring break, there are several issues still to be negotiated, including a potential construction program funded with a…
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Democrats in the Illinois House approved an increase in the state minimum wage. Assuming Gov. J.B. Pritzker signs the legislation — he's said he will —…
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Watch the first Illinois Issues Forum from Springfield. Our 2018 election coverage starts discussing the fiscal health of Illinois. This forum is produced…
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The Illinois Teachers Retirement System voted last week to reduce the amount of money it assumes it will make from its investments. The board revised this…
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Illinois has a constitutional requirement that its budget must be balanced — spending has to equal revenues every year. But is the Illinois budget ever…
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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…
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Illinois lawmakers are working on a budget for next year, but the state has gone nine months without a budget for this year. Governor Bruce Rauner's…
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The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) was signed into law by President Barack Obama a few months ago.The new law replaces the No Child Left Behind (NCLB)…