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Illinoisans knew CPS wouldn’t do the right things if taxpayers were forced to bail the district out. They were right.
Comment: “Pension funding” means notorious pension obligation bonds. The idea here would be to sell off future income once again to secure the bonds.
Who decides what to pay city staffers following on-the-job injuries? It’s the Finance Committee of the City Council. And, as virtually everyone knows, it shouldn’t be.
Although the cost per reconviction has risen, the report finds a decline in recidivism in the state since 2015. Because fewer crimes are being committed, the authors estimate that the cumulative cost of recidivism in Illinois over the next five years will be $13 billion, more than 20 percent lower than the $16.7 billion five-year estimate in the 2015 study.
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