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Illinois pension news. Here comes the judge. « Fred Klonsky

Illinois pension news. Here comes the judge. « Fred Klonsky:


Illinois pension news. Here comes the judge.

Mike Madigan, Tom Cross, Pat Quinn and Ty Fahner may have plans to kill public employee pensions and retiree benefits including health insurance and cost of living adjustments
They have one little problem.
The law.
The law suits have now begun.
There will be more.

Five retired state employees are suing over a new law that allows Illinois to begin charging some state retirees for health insurance.

The State Journal-Register reports the retirees are members of the State