SPRINGFIELD, IL – Unable to overcome a stalemate on the state’s $97 billion pension crisis, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn and legislative leaders are working on a new plan that involves forming a bipartisan committee this week and reconvening the Legislature for an …

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June 13 2013 During the upcoming special session, the Illinois House will not consider the Senate’s pension reform bill. Instead, the chamber will consider an amendment to SB 2404 introduced by House Speaker Michael Madigan Wednesday. The amendment gets rid …

June 12, 2013 By: David Ormsby Chicago, IL – Extra: Illinois pension reform today encountered another legislative twist. Illinois House lawmakers next week may get a chance to vote on Senate President John Cullerton’s pension legislation, Senate Bill 2404 – …

June 7, 2013 SPRINGFIELD, IL — Whammed by Illinois’ second credit-rating downgrade this week because of the pension debacle, Gov. Pat Quinn moved swiftly Thursday to call lawmakers into a special session “to finish their job” after adjourning the spring …