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Scrap Illinois' pension clause
As usual, the Illinois legislators are in denial about the state pension mess and finances. It’s as if they believe the pension fairy will drop by and solve the problems. There are no tough choices being made in Springfield concerning pensions....Tags: Politics, Interior Policy
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Madigan goes against Quinn on pension reform
Clout StreetSPRINGFIELD — House Speaker Michael Madigan on Wednesday tried to increase the pressure on fellow Democrats in the Senate to get behind his version of pension reform and abandon their own as they head into Gov. Pat Quinn’s special session next...Tags: Executive Branch, Oswego, Medical Procedures and Tests, Government, John J Cullerton
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Connecticut's Retirees' Income In Top 5
Interest.com, a website that publicizes bank and credit union interest rates, released a study Monday comparing retirement incomes in each state. The website's survey used the income of households where the person who filled out the Census form was 65 or...Tags: Retirement, Politics, Population and Census, Career and Workplace, Demographics
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Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions
Reuters(Adds Google, Dish, Kapstone and others; updates Elan, JBS SA, ONGC, Marubeni Corp, Travelers Co) June 10 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 2015 GMT on Monday: ** Google Inc is finalizing a deal to...Tags: IHS Incorporated, T-Mobile, Real Estate Buyers, Deutsche Telekom AG, Federal Communications Commission
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Local Voices: Palos Heights, Orland Park, Tinley Park, Palos Park
Letters to the editor from Palos Heights, Orland Park, Tinley Park and Palos Park residents. Gas-price mystery Here we go again. We, the Chicago-area lemmings, who rely upon gasoline for our daily lives, again face insane prices. Reports suggest...Tags: Medical Marijuana Therapy, Politics, Petroleum Industry, Gasoline Industry, Slavery
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RPT-Illinois legislative leaders move farther apart on pension fix
ReutersCHICAGO, June 12 (Reuters) - Just a week before Illinois' legislature is to meet in special session to address the state's $100 billion unfunded public pension liability, differences between the body's Democratic leaders on solutions to the problem...Tags: Employees, Labor Legislation, John J Cullerton, Government, Public Employees
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Detroit adviser settles SEC charges of pension theft
ReutersWASHINGTON, June 10 (Reuters) - A Detroit-based investment adviser agreed to give back $3.1 million that U.S. regulators allege he stole from a pension fund for the city's police and firefighters, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on...Tags: Politics, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Interior Policy, Theft
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Quinn pitches pension plan of attack but no agreement
Clout StreetGov. Pat Quinn offered a compromise suggestion today on how to break the impasse on pension reform: combine the dueling plans into one bill and let the courts sort it out. But Speaker Michael Madigan was cool to the idea, suggesting the governor instead...Tags: Employees, Executive Branch, Government, John J Cullerton, Interior Policy
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Voice of the People, Jun. 09
Pension debt Isn't it amazing and disturbing that the Illinois General Assembly could pass medical marijuana, concealed carry and a whole bunch of other bills, all while leaving unresolved the nearly $100-billion-dollar pension deficit? Pension reform...Tags: Minority Groups, Public Officials, Metropolitan Planning Council, Government, Trips and Vacations
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Strategies to combat truancy
School districts across Illinois and around the U.S. use an array of tools to get kindergarten to eighth-grade students back in school, implementing promising anti-truancy measures without significant additional spending or staff. Experts say the most...
Tags: Chicago Housing Authority, Politics, Family, Teaching and Learning, Social Services
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The Madiganistan succession, or Illinois' own Game of Thrones
When you mix royal Illinois political houses, ambition, jealousy and power, what do you get? A whiff of blood in the air over Madiganistan. Madiganistan, the state known to outsiders as Illinois, is ruled by the ruthless and all-powerful imp, House...
Tags: Executive Branch, Entertainment, Radio, Government, John J Cullerton
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Editorial: Speaker Madigan, work your House pension bill in the Senate
Dear House Speaker Michael Madigan, May we call you Mike? Mike — we know you are aware of Wednesday's date, May 29. Friday marks the scheduled end of the Illinois legislature's spring session. Three workdays. As you know, we support your...
Tags: Executive Branch, Chicago White Sox, John J Cullerton, Government, Richard M. Daley
Jun 10, 2013
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Jun 12, 2013
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Jun 10, 2013
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Jun 10, 2013
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Jun 12, 2013
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Jun 13, 2013
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Jun 10, 2013
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Jun 10, 2013
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Jun 9, 2013
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May 30, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Jun 5, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
May 29, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
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