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Quinn Reacts to Lawsuit on IL Lawmaker Pay

Posted on September 24, 2013

WTTW's "Chicago Tonight"

This segment discusses a lawsuit filed by Illinois legislative leaders over Governor Quinn’s July veto that withholds pay from lawmakers until pension reform legislation is passed. The Civic Federation said the underlying issue of the lawsuit remains urgent regardless of the lawsuit’s outcome — the State’s pension costs continue to crowd out all other spending priorities.