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House Passes Speaker Madigan’s Pension Reform Plan
The Illinois House has approved a comprehensive pension-reform plan for the first time after years of talks.
Cullerton Touts Pension Deal With Unions As House Committee OKs Madigan Plan
Labor leaders threatened a lawsuit Wednesday over House Speaker Michael Madigan’s pension-reform proposal to lower the retirement benefits of public employees in Illinois, but a committee advanced the plan anyway.
House Speaker Madigan Proposes Pension Reform Plan
Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan sought Tuesday to tackle the pension crisis through a single piece of legislation that would require government employees and teachers to contribute more toward their retirement but receive fewer benefits in return.
Illinois Pension Cap Survives House Test Vote
A day after Gov. Pat Quinn upbraided lawmakers for inaction on the state’s multibillion-dollar pension mess, House members found a proposal they could get behind, backing a measure to limit the salary on which a public employee’s retirement benefits could be based.
Illinois House Ends Current Session With No Vote On Pension Reform
Illinois lawmakers abruptly adjourned a lame-duck legislative session Tuesday without agreement on how to fix the nation’s most dire pension crisis, declining even to vote on the governor’s last-ditch effort to let an independent commission sort out the $96 billion mess.
House Committee Backs Pension Reform Plan, But No Floor Vote Yet
A breakthrough measure to address Illinois’ $96 billion pension crisis progressed Monday in the Illinois House, but odds of a final deal before this week’s deadline grew slimmer as lawmakers left the Capitol without taking a floor vote.
Panel Asks Feds For More Details On Bribery Case Against Rep. Smith
An Illinois House panel is asking federal prosecutors for more information about the bribery charges against State Rep. Derrick Smith (D-Chicago).
Lawmakers Taking Steps That Could Oust Rep. Smith
The Illinois legislature is moving forward with an investigation of State Rep. Derrick Smith (D-Chicago), a process that could potentially lead to his ouster from the General Assembly over his arrest on federal bribery charges.
House Shoots Down Bill To Allow Recording Of Police Officers
Illinois lawmakers have defeated a measure to allow private citizens to make audio recordings of police officers on the job.
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Move Advances To Lift Ban On Recording Police Officers
When police misconduct is caught on tape, it’s a big deal, and there could much more taping going on in Illinois.
State Rep. Says Some Facilities Need To Close
Plans to a prison and several mental health facilities in Illinois are getting a thumbs down from many lawmakers, but not some say such measures may be necessary.
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