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The Illinois Public Pension Amendment was a proposed amendment to the Illinois state constitution. On November 6, 2012, Illinois voters rejected it in a statewide referendum. [1] A legislatively referred constitutional amendment, if approved, it would have amended the Constitution of Illinois. [1]
The Illinois pension crisis refers to the rising gap between the pension benefits owed to eligible state employees and the amount of funding set aside by the state to make these future pension payments. As of 2020, the size of Illinois' pension obligation is $237B, but the state's pension funds have only $96B available for payouts to retirees.
(The Center Square) – The push is on for Illinois legislators to advance some form of pension reform to address what proponents say are shortfalls in Tier II pensions. Illinois implemented Tier ...
(The Center Square) – Illinois’ pension debt compared to personal income is the second worst in the nation. Fitch Ratings reviewed pension funds for public employee retirees from every state ...
Illinois public pension debt grows Illinois’ pension situation is getting worse. The Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability reports the total unfunded liability is 46% with a ...
Changes from the “Tier I” pension law include raising the minimum eligibility to draw a retirement benefit to age 67 with 10 years of service, initiating a cap on the salaries used to calculate retirement benefits, and limiting cost-of-living annuity adjustments to the lesser of 3 percent or half of the annual increase in the Consumer Price ...
The Illinois Supreme Court on Friday endorsed the consolidation of local police and firefighter pension systems, a rare victory in a yearslong battle to find an answer to the state's besieged ...
In 1994, Edgar signed into law Public Act 88-593, a bipartisan compromise bill between Edgar and Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan to address the state's developing pension crisis. [1] Prior to 1981, the State of Illinois funded pensions on an "as-you-go" basis, making benefit payouts as they came due, with employee contributions and ...