It would be nice to see names like Madigan and Cross signing this as well
A bi-partisan group of 42 state legislators called on Gov. Pat Quinn to comply with his contractual obligations under the state’s labor agreements with AFSCME and other unions by implementing the pay raises due employees as of July 1, 2011.
We have to watch the pension legislation very closely.
Gov. Pat Quinn on pension mess: ‘Everything is on the table’ – Chicago Sun-Times
www.suntimes.comGov. Pat Quinn took his case for a budgetary crash diet directly to state lawmakers Wednesday, pushing a grim assortment of prison closures and spending cuts in a spending plan that he said wasn’t built around “budget fantasies” but rather “hard realities.” Pension reform must be done “in a way that…
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This is no surprise
Illinois Republicans against shifting pension costs to school districts
www.stltoday.comIllinois Republicans call on state Democrats to rethink plans to shift pension costs to local school districts.
Retirement: Public pensions get an overhaul
www.chicagotribune.comIn the words of some politicians and pundits, public-pension reform isn’t a liberal or conservative issue — it’s a reality issue. The money’s just not there to fund the kind of retirement that state workers have come to expect.
Rest of IL budget to be squeezed by pensions, Medicaid | Illinois Statehouse News
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Why city pension funds want firm with Daley links out – Chicago Sun-Times
www.suntimes.comTHE WATCHDOGS: Five Chicago government pension plans are citing millions of dollars in paper losses as the key reason they’re trying to dump DV Urban Realty, an investment firm founded by then-Mayor Richard M. Daley’s nephew Robert G. Vanecko and President Barack Obama’s friend and former boss Alli…
The Koch Brothers are also behind Attacks on our pensions with the Illinois is Broke campaign. What is their reason? $$$$$$
David Koch Admits Big Spending to Help Scott Walker Bust ‘Union Power’ | The Nation
www.thenation.comBillionaire campaign donor David Koch, heir to a fortune and a political legacy created by one of the driving forces behind the John Birch Society, makes no secret of his enthusiasm for Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker.
A Cicero Firefighter shows how he earns his pension.
Firefighter hurt, families displaced in Cicero fire
www.chicagotribune.comA Cicero firefighter was injured and two families were displaced after an afternoon fire today in the west suburb, officials said.
Great op/ed piece in one of the Suntimes papers
Our View: It’s time for Illinois Legislature to fix pension problem – Buffalo Grove Countryside
buffalogrove.suntimes.comRepairing the giant pothole created by unfunded public employee pensions in Illinois requires clear thinking based on facts.
