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What’s behind Springfield’s rare weekend hearing?

Posted on December 16, 2011

WGN News

This WGN special report highlights several examples of pension abuse in Illinois. Civic Federation President Laurence Msall is interviewed for the segment, saying the pension system has been manipulated to benefit a few people at the cost of taxpayers and other pension beneficiaries. He noted that the debt has grown so large it jeopardizes funding for other critical services.