Digging a pension hole
Illinois' pension system was in precarious enough shape in 1994 that Democrats and Republicans came together to solve a crisis threatening the state's financial future. The agreement they forged was...
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Watchdog Update: Feds probe union pension deals
Federal authorities have begun a criminal investigation into how nearly a dozen union officials became eligible for inflated city pensions, according to subpoenas obtained by the Tribune and WGN-TV through...
Watchdog Update: Feds probe union pension deals
Federal authorities have begun a criminal investigation into how nearly a dozen union officials became eligible for inflated city pensions, according to subpoenas obtained by the Tribune and WGN-TV through...
Pension abuse crackdown heads to Quinn
State lawmakers took a strong stand Tuesday against union leaders fattening their public pensions, overwhelmingly sending the governor a measure that would close a series of loopholes in response to...
Pension abuse crackdown heads to Quinn
State lawmakers took a strong stand Tuesday against union leaders fattening their public pensions, overwhelmingly sending the governor a measure that would close a series of loopholes in response to...
2 teachers union lobbyists teach for a day to qualify for hefty pensions
Two lobbyists with no prior teaching experience were allowed to count their years as union employees toward a state teacher pension once they served a single day of subbing in...
2 teachers union lobbyists teach for a day to qualify for hefty pensions
Two lobbyists with no prior teaching experience were allowed to count their years as union employees toward a state teacher pension once they served a single day of subbing in...
Emanuel digging into scandal over union leaders’ city pensions
The city of Chicago is requesting information from officials for all four city pension funds about how they interpret state law regarding union officials' city pensions and what they know...
The reporting behind this week’s pension stories
The latest installment of the baiduhai and WGN-TV's pension series grew directly from a story we wrote last month. In that story, we described how a handful of union...
The reporting behind this week’s pension stories
The latest installment of the baiduhai and WGN-TV's pension series grew directly from a story we wrote last month. In that story, we described how a handful of union...