Pensions

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States and Localities Consider Cash Balance Plans

As public pension liabilities around the nation continue to grow, public officials and pension fund boards are looking into alternatives to traditional defined benefit (DB) pension plans. Two kinds of “hybrid” retirement plans have…

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Civic Federation Releases Status of Local Pension Funding: FY2010 Report

This week the Civic Federation released its annual Status of Local Pension Funding report. This report reviews fiscal year 2010 actuarial valuation reports and financial statements of the retirement funds.…

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Obscure Chicago port agency to state auditor: Audit us

The Illinois International Port District has requested an audit of its operations along and has commissioned a “strategic and capital needs study.” A 2008 Civic Federation report called for…

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Pension Funding

Civic Federation President Laurence Msall joined State Senators Matt Murphy and Michael Noland to discuss solutions for the City and State pension crises. The Civic Federation’s June 25th report on local pensions found that the ten Chicago…

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Chicago, county pension funds still falling off a cliff: Civic Federation

This article highlights key facts from the Civic Federation’s Status of Local Pension Funding FY2010 report that was released on June 25. The report found that the ten Chicago-area public employee…

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Chicago area pension plans in debt by $27.4 billion

This article covers the Civic Federation’s Status of Local Pension Funding FY2010 report that was released on June 25. The report examines the sharp financial decline of ten Chicago-area public…

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Need for Reform Escalates as Chicago-area Pension Funds Continue Sharp Decline

(CHICAGO) A Civic Federation report released today examines the sharp financial decline of Chicago-area public employee pension funds and emphasizes the urgency of pension reform efforts in Springfield. The ten funds analyzed in the report…

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Status of Local Pension Funding FY2010

This report examines the sharp financial decline of Chicago-area public employee pension funds and emphasizes the urgency of pension reform efforts in Springfield. It is intended to provide policymakers, pension trustees, pension fund…

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State Pension Facts: The Cost of COLAs for Illinois Teachers

In light of the State of Illinois’ pension funding crisis, it has become more widely understood that the annual Cost of Living Adjustment, or COLA, plays a large role…

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MWRD Retirement Fund

UPDATE: On Friday, August 3, 2012, Governor Quinn signed into law the pension reforms for the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Retirement Fund as Public…