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62 former state lawmakers receiving more than $100K pensions

06/05/2020
Illinois’ broken pension system puts $100,000 a year or more into the hands of 62 former state lawmakers. It has paid more than $1 million to 94 of them.

TAGS: Arthur L. Berman, Barbara Flynn Currie, GARS: General Assembly Retirement System, Jim Edgar, lawmaker pay, Lou Lang, Pat Quinn, pensions

Currie to receive 6-figure pension after first year of retirement

By Austin Berg
09/21/2017
The longtime House majority leader will benefit from a sweetener provision that grants massive pension spikes to career lawmakers after one year of retirement.

TAGS: Barbara Flynn Currie, pensions

House Republicans’ pension plan not the solution Illinois needs

By John Klingner, Ted Dabrowski
06/15/2017
Illinois needs to begin an end to its pension crisis by expanding access to a standalone 401(k)-style plan to all government workers; the new proposal by the House GOP does not accomplish this.

TAGS: 401(k), Barbara Flynn Currie, Illinois House of Representatives, Jim Durkin, John Cullerton, pensions

Illinois House has spent less than 6 hours in session this month

By Austin Berg
05/19/2017
House members have spent as much time playing softball and basketball as they have in session since the beginning of May.

TAGS: Barbara Flynn Currie, budget, Illinois House of Representatives, lawmaker pay, Mike Madigan

State lawmakers don’t really care about the budget

By Austin Berg
05/19/2017
The odds Illinois continues without a budget until 2018 increase sharply if nothing passes before the end of May

TAGS: Barbara Flynn Currie, budget, ILGA: Illinois General Assembly, Illinois House of Representatives, Illinois Senate, John Cullerton, Litesa Wallace, Mike Madigan

6 key reasons to say ‘no’ to Flynn Currie pension bill in the Illinois House

By Ted Dabrowski, John Klingner
05/17/2017
Illinois state Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie has introduced a pension bill that is unfair to new and current workers, is potentially unconstitutional, bails out Chicago Public Schools’ pensions, and perpetuates Illinois’ broken pension system.

TAGS: Barbara Flynn Currie, budget, Chicago, CPS: Chicago Public Schools, Jim Durkin, pensions

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Labor / Research Report

Above the law: Amendment 1 would let government unions void over 350 Illinois laws


Amendment 1 would allow government unions to nullify hundreds of Illinois statutes – including laws aimed at protecting school children – simply by contradicting them in union contracts.

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Process for unionizing non-state workers raises red flags

By Paul Kersey
06/19/2014
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CBS Chicago: Illinois’ highest-paid superintendent receives $400K per year to oversee 1,200 students

By Ted Dabrowski
05/02/2016

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