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In the News

06.04.13: Chicago Tonight

Pension Reform: The Cost of Inaction

On this segment, Civic Federation President Laurence Msall joined a panel discussion on the Illinois General Assembly’s failure to enact comprehensive pension reform before adjourning its...

06.04.13: WBEZ

Chicago Public Schools new pension headache

This article discusses the impending expiration of the ‘pension holiday’ granted to Chicago Public Schools by the Illinois General Assembly and the resulting $400 million increase in the...

06.03.13: Fox Chicago

State Credit Rating Downgraded Again

Following the General Assembly’s failure to enact comprehensive pension reform before adjourning its spring session on May 31, Illinois’ credit rating was downgraded again by Fitch Rating...

05.22.13: ABC 7

Chicago Schools Closings: How much money will be saved by school closures?

This story discusses the future of buildings that will be left vacant when school closings approved by the Chicago Board of Education on May 22 take effect later this year. The Civic Federation said...

05.21.13: Reuters

Chicago-area pension funding gap jumps to $32 billion: report

The Civic Federation’s Status of Local Pension Funding Fiscal Year 2011 report released May 21 found an aggregate unfunded liability of $32 billion in the ten Chicago-area public employee...

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