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“Cities are being forced to choose: Do they short pensions or do they fire public safety workers” – Ted on WTAD News Round Table
Will Illinois cities be forced to choose between making pension payments and ensuring the safety of their citizens? That was the question Quaid asked Ted on the WTAD News Round Table.
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Third domino falls: Illinois Comptroller set to confiscate East St. Louis revenues to pay for city’s firefighter pensions
Harvey was the first domino to run afoul of Illinois’ pension intercept law. North Chicago was the second. Now it’s East St. Louis’ turn.
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Moody’s new report shows Illinois is nation’s extreme outlier when it comes to pension debts
Moody’s Investors Service has updated its state-by-state pension liability report and if there’s one key takeaway, it’s that Illinois is the nation’s extreme outlier when it comes to pension shortfalls.
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Senator Heather Steans’ Empty Rhetoric Defines Springfield’s Failure on Illinois Pensions
In a recent talk at Chicago's City Club, Senator Steans managed to endorse most every piece of double talk, gimmickry and evasion of responsibility we’ve seen on pensions from the Illinois General Assembly.
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August Snow Job: That’s what we’re seeing on Illinois finances. – Our monthly Crain’s article
Improvement, finally! That's no doubt how many Illinoisans reacted to news about Illinois' latest audited financial statements. Take a closer look, however, to get a major lesson on how misinformation about our financial crisis is spread. 