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Mayor Lightfoot is still not ready to lead on pensions

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019 | by Elizabeth Bauer | FORBES

“…Lightfoot seems to think that somewhere, if only the right experts put their heads together, there’ll be another solution that can make everyone happy, without any sacrifices.  … But there’s not. All the low-hanging fruit — the Tier II and III systems, the OPEB eliminations — has already been picked … The bottom line is that Lightfoot needs to lead. She can’t hide behind Pritzker’s unwillingness to support a constitutional amendment, or that of the labor unions …”

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