Illinois Pensions

Illinois Supreme Court upholds downstate police, firefighter pension consolidation

January 23, 2024 | By HANNAH MEISEL, Capitol News Illinois

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Supreme Court on Friday unanimously upheld a 2019 law that consolidated nearly 650 municipal police and firefighter pension funds, rejecting arguments from pension fund members that their voting power was diluted unconstitutionally. The law, which Gov. JB Pritzker signed soon after it passed with overwhelming bipartisan majorities in the General Assembly, combined 649…

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OPINION: Tier 2 State worker pensioners could use Amendment 1 to revolt for a fair deal

September 19, 2022 | By Mark Glennon, Wirepoints

Among many consequences going unreported that will ensue if Amendment 1 passes is the end of exclusive bargaining power for government unions. If voters approve the amendment in November, any group of public workers will have a constitutional right to bargain for most anything they want through whatever representatives they want. In other words, they…

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