Public employees hired since 2011 must continue to wait for pension reform after Illinois lawmakers declined to take up the issue during the spring session. Both lawmakers and labor unions have ...

Illinois lawmakers went down to the wire as they were back on the floor Saturday for discussion to pass a budget just hours ...

executive director of Reform for Illinois. “With few exceptions, discussions on the topic keep hitting a brick wall.” Over the same period, two former Republican lawmakers were convicted ...

Legislation to reform mass transit around Chicago passed the Illinois Senate 32-22 shortly late Saturday, but the measure — ...

Public employees hired since 2011 must continue to wait for pension reform after Illinois lawmakers declined ... the governor welcomes these discussions but will not make major financial decisions ...