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Illinois’ pension crisis: Danville’s candid approach

DECEMBER 8, 2017 | by Editorial Board | CHICAGO TRIBUNE

Editorial, includes “… The city calls it a 'public safety pension fee,' but you may as well call it the 'Illinois is a dumpster fire' fee. … we appreciate Mayor Scott Eisenhauer’s upfront approach to dealing with a police and fire pension problem. He’s not kicking the can down the road, nor is he burying the pain by relying on property tax revenue and other fees to cover the entire cost of plugging the pension fund shortfall. If every community were similarly direct with residents about the public pension disaster, maybe, just maybe, the lessons of irresponsible government promises would sink in.”

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