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Pensions & Salaries

Perspective

Doubek: Candidates, Where's the Discussion About Our Big Debt Problems?

We need to see some leadership about addressing our serious pension and other debt problems in Chicago and Illinois.
August 28, 2018
Perspective

Doubek: How One Citizen Changed His Local Township Government — and Maybe State Law

Think you can't fight city hall, or township hall? Here's how one Illinoisan did just that.
August 6, 2018
Action

BGA-Backed Plan to Limit Six-Figure Severance Deals Approved by Senate

A proposal to protect taxpayers by ending golden parachutes for public executives now heads to the House. Being asked to leave shouldn't be like hitting a lottery jackpot, the BGA says.
May 2, 2018
Perspective

Doubek: Here Are Hundreds of Government Boards We Should Do Without In Illinois

Police and fire pension fund consolidation will create efficiencies and significantly reduce costs, improving many towns’ ability to finance the retirements promised to public safety workers.
April 9, 2018
Analysis

What's in Chicago's Newest Union Contracts? Lower Wage Increases, Higher Healthcare Costs

The agreements with the Coalition of Unionized Public Employees (COUPE) are the first in a new generation of collective bargaining agreements for the City of Chicago.
February 5, 2018
Perspective

Doubek: Stop The Easy-Money Endings For Executives On Public Payroll

When you're asked to leave, something's wrong. The taxpayers shouldn't pay the tab for lucrative severance packages that rival those handed out in the private sector.
October 23, 2017
Analysis

Golden Parachutes In Illinois: How To Curb Six-Figure Severances For Public Execs

While Illinoisans face years of budget deficits, cuts to social services and tax increases, we also foot the bill for expensive severance packages for public executives.
October 18, 2017
Investigation

State Budget Whodunit Raises Doubt About Quick Savings From Pension Overhaul

Administrators at state pension systems are scratching their heads over how exactly an estimate for $500 million in pension savings came to be.
September 18, 2017
Perspective

Doubek: Illinois Has The Worst Pension Debt In The Nation. What's The Fix?

State budget? Check. School funding? Check. But pension debt and problems remain.
September 11, 2017
Perspective

Shaw: Mayor Daley's Labor Legacy Presents Mayor Emanuel With 'Generational Moment'

91% of the City of Chicago workforce needs a new labor contract. What's your move, Mr. Mayor?
August 25, 2017