Illinois' Pension Bomb Has a Short Fuse

A crisis exposes weaknesses.

The COVID-19 economic crisis showed the danger of government making promises it can’t afford.

Here in Illinois, the crisis has served as a dress rehearsal for the kind of havoc the state’s pension crisis could inflict on the Illinois economy and government retirees if nothing changes.

More than 1 in 10 Illinoisans – 1.1 million, or about 11.4% of the adult population – are members of an Illinois public pension system.

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