It's a critical time to fix Illinois' pension program for public-sector employees hired after 2011 - but it may not happen ...

Collins says under the agreement with VIA, participation in the plan will remain the same including the 5% employee ...

CHICAGO (AP) – Illinois, a state with a reputation for political wheeling and dealing, backroom handshakes and 11th-hour bargains, is dragging its feet on the one deal needed to solve its biggest ...

COLLEGE PARK, Md., July 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Economic uncertainty, a shrinking workforce and retirees who live longer have strained public pensions in the United States. Many of the approximately ...

While I commend Gov. Chris Christie for his pugnacious style and his attempt to rein in the Pension problem here in the state, I believe it is time he stops attacking the teacher pension problem only.

With pension reform possibly within reach, there’s a Goldilocks problem for the state lawmakers setting plans to tackle Illinois’ worst-in-the-nation pension problem. Some fixes would be too small; ...