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Illinois Public Pension Reform

Yasmin Rammohan | November 21, 2011 10:30 am

Illinois' pension obligations are unexpectedly rising a billion dollars next fiscal year. Carol Marin and her panel of lawmakers look ahead to the possible agenda of next week's Springfield legislative session.

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