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Why Illinoisans should care about this Arizona pension ruling

Posted on February 20, 2014

Crain's Chicago Business

This article discusses today’s action by the Arizona Supreme Court ruling pension changes for its retired judges unconstitutional. Illinois’ recent pension reforms, impacting all State public employee pension funds except for retired judges, are also being challenged in court. The Civic Federation said the severity of the State’s fiscal crisis will be the backdrop of any ruling by the Illinois Supreme Court.