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A pair of Illinois Supreme Court rulings this week are a mixed bag for government employees. The justices struck down a law intended to reduce benefits…
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The Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday struck down another attempt to control the cost of government pension benefits.This time it was Chicago city…
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It’s been 10 months since the Illinois Supreme Court struck down the state’s last attempt at a pension overhaul. Legislators have yet to decide what to do…
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Governor Bruce Rauner gave his second annual State of the State address before a joint session of the Illinois General Assembly this week. Doug Finke of…
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House Speaker Michael Madigan says he's open to considering a new pension overhaul and is ``anxious'' to see legislation. Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner is…
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Talks on fixing the state pension debt resumed, but Governor Bruce Rauner and Senate President John Cullerton can't seem to agree on what they agreed to…
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A new pension plan introduced Thursday by Republican Governor Bruce Rauner as a bipartisan deal immediately crashed and burned. Rauner and Senate…
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This week, a look back at the past year in Illinois state government and politics. WUIS News Director Sean Crawford and Illinois Issues Editor Jamey Dunn…
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Even with all of its fiscal troubles Illinois will have to put nearly $8 billion into its retirement systems next year -- that's a quarter of the state's…
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The Illinois Supreme Court is taking on another pension case, six months after justices unanimously tossed out the state's landmark pension law. Tuesday…