http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/article3568646.html

http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/dan-walters/article3507521.html Comment: Get over it. We have pension bombshells dropped on Illinois almost daily. They just don’t get reported.

http://wqad.com/2014/11/04/federal-election-monitors-sent-to-illinois-and-17-other-states/ Comment: Meanwhile, Holder used the distraction of election eve to dump long-sought emails he has been hiding. See details here. Who better to give us confidence the election will be honest?

http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2014/11/illinois-workers-forced-into-mandatory-union-led-training-sessions.html

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/elections/

http://cgfa.ilga.gov/Upload/1014revenue.pdf The monthly report for October from Illinois’ Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability shows a continuing slight decline in total revenues, both on monthly and YTD basis, despite some improvement in personal income tax and sales tax receipts.

State payment to teacher pensions grows by $300M More than 70 cents out of every new education dollar already goes to teacher retirement costs. At the rate pension costs are expected to increase, by 2029 the state will spend more on retirement costs than on aid to schools. – See more at: http://www.illinoispolicy.org/state-payment-to-teacher-pensions-grows-by-300m/#sthash.AoHWw6Xk.dpuf