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Lawmakers vote to consolidate police, fire pension funds without crunching the numbers

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Nov. 14, 2019) – Today, the Illinois General Assembly voted to consolidate more than 640 local police and fire pension funds. An amendment also added provisions that ramp up Tier II benefits for those hired after 2011. Senate Bill 1300 will now move to Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s desk for signature. By creating one...

Bill obstructing public employee rights heads to Gov. Pritzker’s desk

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Nov. 13, 2019) – A bill to restrict public sector employee rights, expose their private information and limit their access to information heads to Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s desk today, following a 45-9 concurrence vote by the Illinois Senate. Senate Bill 1784 allows for opt-out windows of only 10 days each year, while giving unions...

Statehouse solutions could protect taxpayers from Illinois’ corruption problems

Legislative veto session offers opportunity for lawmakers to pass anti-corruption measures

Broken promises set scene one year ahead of progressive income tax vote

Illinois Policy experts available to discuss Illinois' history of failed budget and spending solutions

New CTU contract will cost taxpayers an extra $80 a year in higher property taxes

Making up five strike days totals $91M

Illinois House passes bill to hinder public employee rights

Senate Bill 1784 would create egregious worker restrictions and block public access to information

Police, fire pension consolidation on deck for legislative veto session

While this proposal is a good first step, such efforts would only affect 5.5% of the state’s total pension burden.

Chicago’s pension payments to spike another $1B by 2023

Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s budget sets tone for first term