"The forest preserve district doesn’t carry the baggage of poor financial management that the state of Illinois does, and its employee pension fund, which is separate from the county’s, is among the better-funded, at around 59%."
The Forest Preserve is a notorious outpost for patronage jobs for well connected county employees and their families. Don’t give these pension thieves another dime.
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
The Forest Preserve is a notorious outpost for patronage jobs for well connected county employees and their families. Don’t give these pension thieves another dime.