Illinois' pension crisis touches every corner of the state. From public safety and service cuts in the Metro East, to a junk credit rating for the city of Chicago, to exploding property tax bills across the collar counties. Illinoisans now owe $45,000 in pension debt per household. But what's driving Illinois' pension crisis? And how did Illinois politicians let it get this bad? Illinois Policy Institute's Adam Schuster explains.
By Roger Stone and Mark Vargas, Opinion Contributors Originally published in the Gateway PunditIllinois taxpayers are being asked to believe a fairy tale.They are told that Gov. JB...
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