Editorial: Illinois’ pension waiting game continues

Thursday, June 20, 2013

Another committee, another delay, another $17 million a day. Such is the summary of pension reform inaction during the not-so-special session of the Illinois General Assembly.
Lawmakers agreed to disagree today on the path to pension reform and will form a conference committee to work out the differences.
Only in Illinois can forming a committee to deal with a problem that has been festering for decades be considered progress.