80 percent of Mattoon levy revenue will go to pensions – Journal Gazette
December 21, 2018
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Seven reasons why Mayor Emanuel’s proposed pension plan fails
December 21, 2018
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The good: Rahm Emanuel’s new pension plan includes a call to amend the pension protection clause in Illinois’ constitution. The bad: other than that, Emanuel’s proposal is a litany of wrongs, many of which are the very ones that created the fiscal crisis that has crippled Illinois, Chicago and most of its municipalities.
Anecdotal But Reliable Evidence Says Illinois Exodus Will Accelerate – Quicktake
December 21, 2018
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It’s particularly serious for high net worth people because they pay an outsize share of taxes in Illinois.
Former State Comptroller Hynes Among Pritzker’s Top Staff – A.P.
December 21, 2018
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Heed Emanueal – City Journal
December 21, 2018
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The more troubling that the fiscal situation in Illinois becomes, the less levelheaded local officials sound about facing up to their problems. That was evident last week, in the reaction that incoming governor Jay Pritzker and several Chicago mayoral candidates had to a speech by outgoing Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel on the state’s deep pension problems.