retirement

Bill Wheelhouse is retiring after over 20 years at NPR Illinois. If you've met Bill, you know he's a character who has a lot of character. His no B.S.…

Almost every time House Speaker Michael Madigan speaks to the press lately, he says that the state's estimated $6 billion deficit cannot be addressed…

The Illinois House is advancing legislation intended to get more people saving for retirement. Advocates say "nudging" workers into a savings program…

Officials at the University of Illinois say they are willing to work to retain faculty who opted to retire early as a result of mistakes in the state's…

Even as the "We Are One" broad coalition of unions seeks to prevent any of the pension law from taking effect next month, a new agreement would prevent…

As more baby-boomers retire, Illinois is increasingly missing out on a revenue source. Of the 41 states with an income tax, Illinois is one of only three…

When I came to Springfield 22 years ago, I didn't expect that I would still be here when I retired. I was simply looking for a place to land in the…

Retired state workers who collect pensions in Illinois started paying health insurance premiums this summer. That's because of a change in the law last…

Illinois' largest public pension fund hit a major low in 2012, its rate of return was less than one percent. But an early analysis shows the last fiscal…

Jeff Rose is like many Gen X’ers in the way he thinks about retirement. He doesn’t expect Social Security to be around by the time he needs it. That would…