Panelists include: Commissioner Bridget Gainer – Chairwoman, Cook County Board Pension Committee Ron Hill, General Counsel – Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago Lois Scott, Chief Financial Officer – City of Chicago

May 31, 2012 By: Mike Riopell SPRINGFIELD — After years of talks, months of negotiations and days of intense partisan fighting, an effort to try to repair the state’s deeply troubled public pension systems could be dying. Agreements under the …

PAT QUINN, GOVERNOR STATE OF ILLINOIS May 31, 2012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Statement from Governor Quinn on Stabilizing Our Pension System SPRINGFIELD – Governor Pat Quinn today released a statement regarding the status of pension reform in Illinois: “While this …

By: Eric Peterson May 15, 2012 “Cook County Board Commissioner Bridget Gainer believes open discussions with county employees is the way forward in reforming a pension system she believes is unsustainable. As the chair of the county board’s Pension Committee, …

Chicago Tribune Editorial Board May 15, 2012 “Two more weeks. That’s how long your legislators are scheduled to be in Springfield for the remainder of their thus far do-little spring session. As of this writing lawmakers have taken one important …