Illinois recently released its biggest, regular report on government pensions. Before getting to that, however, it’s fascinating to look back on what was widely agreed about pensions not long ago, and ...

Getting an "A" for effort, Gov. Pat Quinn is trying once again to win legislative action on the public pension issue. Gov. Pat Quinn promised a post-election public relations campaign to pressure ...

As the lame duck session, and possible discussion of state pension solutions, draws nearer, the expectation should be that discussions would be serious. That’s apparently not the case. The past two ...