Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn and his lawmakers in Springfield had approved the change in the pension system previously. They had forced the law through legislature to curb the current pension crisis. The law impacts state workers including Illinois’ public school teachers who are not teaching in Chicago (which has its own system) and elected state officials. State workers such as teachers have paid into the system throughout their entire careers believing it would be there when they retired, but Illinois has reportedly misspent the money through the decades.
Like Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn, Attorney General Lisa Madigan has been extremely supportive of the bill. She vehemently supports the bill in spite of how severely and negatively it will impact Illinois elementary and secondary school teachers outside of Chicago and other Illinois workers. Like Quinn, she is a Democrat.
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