Pensions
Cook County property taxes funding pensions more than service
Cook County homeowners face rising property taxes. Three-fourths of that money is going to police and fire pensions instead of services. Property tax bills are due Dec. 15th, and Cook County homeowners are facing tax bills that have…
1-in-5 city tax dollars go to Illinois police, fire…
Outside of Chicago, municipal property taxes across Illinois are being consumed by police and…
Illinois alone lets state pension debt top $100B
Illinois’ $143.5 billion state pension debt saw a tiny dip, but meaningful reform is needed…
$1 million a day X 600 years to fill Illinois pension…
Illinois has the highest pension debt per capita. Even if the state spent an extra $1 million…
Nearly 30,000 Chicago teachers are caught in pension…
Half of retired Chicago pensioners make more than average working Illinoisans, but nearly…
Illinois police pensions lock up local property taxes
Across Illinois, police pensions are taking an ever-greater share of property tax dollars, leaving fewer resources for public safety. Safety concerns are rising on the streets and aboard public transit, but taxpayers are seeing higher…
Illinois firefighter pensions torch local finances
In Lake County and across Illinois, fire pensions are driving up property taxes and leaving…
$53 billion pension spike advances during last-minute…
A bill that would increase Tier 2 pension benefits was passed out of Illinois House Executive…
Pensions make homeownership unaffordable in Illinois
The dream of homeownership is pushed out of reach by low housing supply and soaring property…
Pensions take up money that should go to Illinois…
Pension costs take a growing share of school funding, driving up property taxes and leaving…
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