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Hog-tied: Illinois state law not equipped to address local governments’ pension problems

By Joe Tabor
07/23/2018
Avenues for state oversight for cities with financial difficulties have limited utility in the face of massive pension debt and have almost never been invoked since Springfield passed them into law in 1990.

TAGS: bankruptcy, East St. Louis, Financially Distressed City Law, local government, Local Government Financial Planning and Supervision Act, municipal pensions, 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

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05/02/2016

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