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Pension Reform Advances in Springfield.

An important step in the right direction happened  when the House Personnel & Pensions Committee voted 5-4 to send Senate Bill 512 to the full House for review. Elected officials need to hear from YOU! Tell them you support SB 512 and that they should too. Failure to pass this bill will mean the State’s... Read more »

By Civic Committee,
November 10, 2011 at 9:59 am

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The Time to Act is NOW! Tell Legislators "Pension Reform First"

Who got us into this mess isn’t as important as who will get us out. Your legislators head down to Springfield tomorrow and have just three days to address the disastrous pension crisis facing each and every one of us. Illinois’ retirement programs for State employees and teachers are $140 Billion short. That’s right, $140... Read more »

By Civic Committee,
November 7, 2011 at 2:37 pm

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