“SPRINGFIELD
— The Illinois Supreme Court
today consolidated the four lawsuits challenging the state’s new pension
overhaul and assigned the matter to Sangamon County for hearings.
The lawsuits are brought by groups of employees, laborers and
retired teachers who sought to
have the pension law found unconstitutional. The lawsuits contend that scaling
back cost-of-living increases, increasing the retirement age and other changes
violated a constitutional provision that government worker pensions should not
be diminished or impaired.” READ MORE
Title:
"Illinois pension lawsuits will be combined, heard in Springfield"
Author:
Ray Long
Source:
The Chicago Tribune
Date
Published: March 3, 2014
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