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Glen Brown writes a different letter.
Glen Brown. Photo: Fred Klonsky Illinois Legislator: “We write to inform you that [if and when you pass pension reform] we will file a lawsuit challenging [your unconstitutional actions, for they are] purely political, [opportunistic] and an unconstitutional attempt to coerce [public employees] to comply with [your] demands. “This matter is of fundamental constitutional importance, as [pension
MadiganCullerton call on legislators to defend THEIR constitution. Not OURS.
Dear Fellow Legislator: As you know, Governor Quinn took unprecedented action when he used the line item veto to eliminate General Assembly members’ salaries for the entire year. This action was purely political and an unconstitutional attempt to coerce the legislature to comply with his demands. We write to inform you that later today we will file a lawsuit challenging Governor Quinn’s uncons
Hold the date. Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky speaks to SORE.
It took some time. When I retired a year ago June I joined IEA Retired and was assigned to the Skokie chapter. Those who retired ahead of me laughed when I told them. “There is no IEA Retired Skokie chapter,” they said. That seemed a little crazy since I knew there were hundreds of dues paying members in the near north suburbs that were living in or had taught in the area covered by the Regional I
Mayor Madigan?
As the Sun-Times rumor monger Michael Sneed would say, it is no secret that there is no love lost between Rahm Emanuel and former-Mayor Richard Daley the younger. And it is just as obvious that the Sneed item about CTU President Karen Lewis having lunch with Richie at Gibson’s at was leaked by the Daley people. Speaking on behalf of the old Machine families, Richie wants the message sent that
TRS Trustee Bob Lyons. Investment returns.
TRS board of trustee member Bob Lyons represents retirees. He shares the latest information of TRS investment returns. For the most part our investment gains for the past fiscal year were known by July 1, but compiling the final returns from our private equity and real estate investments takes more time. Our dear friends at the Illinois Policy Institute made a FIOA request asking for our latest
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Some of you may laugh at the idea of taking a vacation from retirement. But that’s what I did. Anne, her sister and brother-in-law (our frequent travel companions) and I just got back last night from twelve days on the road through the Olympic Peninsula, Seattle, Portland and the San Juan Islands. It is fantastically beautiful country. Although we rented a car, our total mileage was only 350 mile
7-29-13 Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.
Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.: The in box. Mike Klonsky on the latest from my stalker, Kyle Olson.From Mike Klonsky’s Small Talk. Right-wing Loony Tunes. EAG’s Kyle Olson always appears on FOX in front of a faux bookcase. As if… Right-wing loony Kyle Olson is at it again. You might remember Kyle as a guy who has made a career out o