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Illinois' lack of a budget means public pension systems won't get their state contribution next month. That won't stop retirees from getting their checks.…
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Another lawsuit over a pension law was filed this week in Illinois, this time seeking to strike a law that reduced Chicago Park District pensions. That…
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New ways to tackle Illinois' underfunded pension systems could be emerging, as the Republican governor appears to be backing away from his plan.There's…
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Even though John Cullerton went along with the pension law that on Friday was found by the state's high court to be unconstitutional, the Illinois Senate…
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Gov. Bruce Rauner says the Illinois Supreme Court's decision striking down the state's public pension overhaul was ``fair and right.'' The Republican…
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(This story first appeared on the Illinois Issues blog last summer that appeared to set the stage for overturning the pension law. Jamey Dunn looked at…
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Gov. Bruce Rauner’s ideas about how to change government-employee pensions are getting extra scrutiny in Springfield.Rauner wants employees to be moved…
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The many years legislators spent crafting a measure to rein in the state's pension costs came to a head yesterday in 52-and-a-half minute hearing before…
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There's a simple rule of thumb for determining when the Illinois Supreme Court will rule on a given case, and it's that there is no rule of thumb for…
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