Public employees hired since 2011 must continue to wait for pension reform after Illinois lawmakers declined to take up the ...

SPRINGFIELD — Public employees hired since 2011 must continue to wait for pension reform after Illinois lawmakers declined to take up the issue during the spring session.

Judge Mary Marubio speaks on bond reform during a panel discussion at Loyola University in Chicago on Sept. 7, 2023. Bond reform took effect on Sept. 18, 2023. (Antonio Perez/ Chicago Tribune) ...

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 ...

Illinois lawmakers delay pension reform for Tier 2 public employees, ... The union coalition argued the governor’s office was part of discussions throughout the process.

The FAIR Act, HB3363, passed both houses of the Illinois legislature on May 31. Once signed, the act would create provisions ...

In the six years since Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker took office, members of the Illinois General Assembly have run afoul of the law at a staggering pace, even for a body with a history of greed and ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Lawmakers apparently are close to a deal to resolve one of Springfield's most hotly contested issues this session: transit reform. Public transit agencies in Chicagoland - a ...

Nov. 30—SPRINGFIELD — Education officials from five statewide organizations are pushing for fundamental changes in the way student achievement is measured each year and how schools are held ...

In the 1990s, Illinois, along with most other states, began moving to an outcomes-based education model in which teachers, schools, and districts were graded based on how well their students were ...

Illinois lawmakers have delayed pension reform for public employees hired since 2011, ... The union coalition argued that the governor’s office was part of discussions throughout the process.

SPRINGFIELD — Public employees hired since 2011 must continue to wait for pension reform after Illinois lawmakers declined to take up the issue during the spring session. Lawmakers and labor ...