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“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.” – Albert Einstein
July 28, 2017

The big issue in Springfield this week is the school funding bill, SB 1, which...

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December 12, 2016

Last week I told you that I have elected to opt out of the General...

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August 26, 2016

There’s an old saying that bad news comes in threes. It’s certainly true today for...

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January 2, 2016

Back in December, the Northwest Herald ran a story about a proposal to make retirement...

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December 20, 2015

So now we know that next year the State of Illinois will have to shell...

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December 20, 2015

We’re being told that our public pension plans are underfunded by $111 billion. That’s bad...

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December 20, 2015

24% of Illinois’ 2017 budget will go to fund the state’s 5 pension plans. Is...

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October 15, 2015

From Bloomberg Business: Illinois will delay payments to its pension fund as a prolonged budget...

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July 27, 2015

When talking about the pension problem in Illinois, everyone focuses on the $100 or so...

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July 1, 2015

The head of the Chicago Teachers’ Union pension fund, Charles Burbridge, was on “Chicago Tonight”...

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June 11, 2015

In its May 8th decision, the Supreme Court couldn’t have been plainer as to the...

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June 7, 2015

We’re now seeing the real face of Illinois’ pension crisis by the cuts being proposed...

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