We need to tackle the big problems…
…and the most urgent is the pension squeeze.

Mission:

1. Halt the increasing pension pressure on the budget and its far-reaching effects NOW because it can’t wait
2. Ensure retirement security for our teachers and others
3. Secure the Illinois that we want for our kids and grandkids and future generations

Press on Pensions

Our View: Another pension punt in Springfield

Rockford Register Star – October 27, 2013

We’re disappointed, although not surprised, that the General Assembly didn’t deal with the state’s pension problems during the first week of the veto session.

There appears to be no sense of urgency to deal with the worst unfunded pension liability in the country. If there were, legislators wouldn’t have cut their first week short by a day.

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