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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 ...
(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.
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. [1]
(The Center Square) – Illinois unfunded pension liability is growing. The Illinois Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability reports the latest unfunded liability is $143.7 billion.
The Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (or IMRF) is the second largest and best-funded public pension system in Illinois. Since 1941, has partnered with local units of government to provide retirement, disability and death benefits for public employees.
In the following years, Congress held a series of public hearings on pension issues and public support for pension reform grew significantly. ERISA was enacted in 1974 and signed into law by President Gerald Ford on September 2, 1974, Labor Day. [9] [10] In the years since 1974, ERISA has been amended repeatedly.
Behind only Connecticut, Fitch pegs Illinois’ unfunded pension liability and other post employment benefits at $206.5 billion, taking up 22.8% of the state’s personal income. Tool company to ...
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]