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An overhaul of the retirement benefits Illinois gives state employees, public school teachers and university workers has been the subject of talks between…
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(As state lawmakers consider another try at cutting pension benefits for government workers, we revisit this interview from 2016 with former Illinois…
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Democrats and Republicans came together to approve a partial state budget. It's enough to sustain some government operations through the end of the year,…
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As Gov. Bruce Rauner continues to battle Democrats in Springfield, he's also battling them in Chicago. Rauner on Sunday upped the rhetoric against the…
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As the clock ticks down on the General Assembly, lawmakers are struggling to avoid the debacle of public schools not opening in the fall. But they’re…
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It's been a year since the state Supreme Court found Illinois' big pension law unconstitutional, and an attempt to get a new law passed is…
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Republicans are making an offer to get money to social services agencies that have gone three-quarters of the year without any state funding.Illinois'…
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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…