Pension Fairness for Illinois Communities

Coalition Members Join Mayor Emanuel to Urge for Pension Reforms

ilpensions — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 16:07:37 +0000

Pension Fairness Coalition Leaders Joined with Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel on October 1 in urging state legislators to take action to reform local government pensions (see PFIC Joins with Mayor Emanuel in Call for Pension Reform Final)

December 2, 2010

pfairness — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 21:00:21 +0000

The Illinois General Assembly passes pension reform bill SB 3538, which contains initial reforms offering taxpayers relief from the growing pension burden.View the full release (PDF).

November 16, 2010

pfairness — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 09:00:02 +0000

Illinois Mayors, Business Leaders travel to Springfield to demand immediate legislative relief from escalating public safety pension costs. View the full press release (PDF).

November 9, 2010

pfairness — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 21:26:01 +0000

Police, fire pensions need legislative 911: The Chicago Sun-Times published an editorial calling on the General Assembly to enact meaningful public safety pension reform during veto session this month following last week’s referendum results. Visit our Referendum Tracker to see the outcome of the referenda in all 44 Illinois communities – on average 83% of voters said YES to public safety pension reform.

November 3, 2010

pfairness — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 17:55:23 +0000

Illinois Voters Urge General Assembly to Act Now on Public Safety Pension Reform: The results of pension reform referenda across the state show that more than 80% of voters support the immediate implementation of police and fire pension reform to relieve the burden on local taxpayers. Visit our Referendum Tracker to see the referendum results in all 45 Illinois communities.

May 11, 2010

pfairness — Tue, 11 May 2010 19:44:57 +0000

Illinois taxpayers lost last week when the Illinois General Assembly failed to pass meaningful public safety pension reform before the session’s end. Click here to view the Coalition’s latest statement urging legislators to protect local taxpayers and make real public safety pension reform a top priority this year.

May 6, 2010

pfairness — Thu, 06 May 2010 14:23:06 +0000

With the Senate likely to vote on HB5873 TODAY, the Coalition has issued a press release opposing the bill, which could result in an additional $105 million taxpayer burden and severe service cutbacks.