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Teacher pensions under attack. Torturer Burge get his, no problem. « Fred Klonsky's blog

Teacher pensions under attack. Torturer Burge get his, no problem. « Fred Klonsky's blog

Teacher pensions under attack. Torturer Burge get his, no problem.

As of January 1st, anyone becoming a teacher in Illinois will have a different pension plan than previously hired teachers thanks to Governor Quinn and the state legislature. It will take a decade longer to max out and the benefits will be sharply reduced.

But there are those, like leaders of the Chicago Civic Committee, for whom this is not enough. They want to