Is pension reform possible in Illinois? 03/10/2015 The plaintiffs in the SB 1 case are asking the court to do something extraordinary: to hold, in effect, that pension benefits should receive stronger protection than any other type of constitutional right. TAGS: COLA: cost of living adjustment, Illinois Constitution, Illinois Supreme Court, IML: Illinois Municipal League, Kanerva v. Weem, Lisa Madigan, Senate Bill 1