There was a flurry of activity behind the scenes and in committee this week leading up to today’s special session of the General Assembly scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. more

Speaker Madigan has filed an amendment to SB 2404 that would delete everything in the bill and replace it with language identical to SB 1, the pension slashing bill that was rejected in the Senate by a vote of 16-42 more

IFT President Dan Montgomery appeared on WTTW's Chicago Tonight program to talk about pensions. more

The House and Senate are both in today for the intense final day of scheduled session. more

This evening, the Illinois House and Senate left Springfield without a resolution on the crisis involving retirement security for hundreds of thousands of Illinois workers. more

Speaker Madigan's pension-slashing mega-bill SB 1 was defeated (16-42) when called for a vote this evening. more