SPRINGFIELD — A new law signed by Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker Wednesday will consolidate 649 downstate and suburban police and firefighter pension funds into just two. Pritzker…
A taxpayer group has some fixes they say are severe but necessary to shore up the state’s growing unfunded pension liability. Taxpayers United of America released its 10th Annual…
“Each local pension system is unique and there is no “one-size fits all” approach to pension reform,” said Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle in a statement on the…
Attorneys for the city of Chicago and those for local labor unions met in a Cook County courtroom July 9 to debate the fate of retirement benefits for city laborers. The arguments were…
McHenry man charged with residential ...A McHenry man was charged with three felonies and two misdemeanors involving ...
Community pulls together to save ...After months of uncertainty and urgent repairs, the Metamora Community Pool has ...
Chicago teen charged in fatal ...A 19-year-old Chicago man has been charged in connection with a fatal ...
Government, defense spar as child ...With the criminal trial of Elburn veterinarian Adam Stafford King fast approaching ...
