May 20, 2015 By: Kerry Lester SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois lawmakers are again considering a plan to overhaul Cook County’s pension system that could trim some workers’ benefits, despite a recent Illinois Supreme Court ruling striking down a statewide pension …

May 15, 2015 By: Monique Garcia & Hal Dardick Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is trying to revive a plan to overhaul government worker pensions, with supporters arguing the proposal is vastly different from changes to state retirement benefits …

Cook County Pension Reform Proposal May 25 Updated by AnnRWeiler

April 8, 2014 By: Monica Davey CHICAGO — The Illinois legislature on Tuesday approved a plan to start easing Chicago’s crippling pension problems by requiring some city workers to pay more for their retirement benefits and by granting smaller increases …

February 14, 2014 By: Paul Merrion To end legal challenges similar to those being raised in Illinois, Rhode Island’s precedent-setting pension reforms would be rolled back slightly under a settlement agreement reached today with its unions. The agreement, which keeps …