Por: Chicago Sun Times Nation October 05, 2022
Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s $242 million pension prepayment plan will prevent Chicago’s four cash-strapped pension funds from having to “sell assets in a down market” to meet obligations, but Springfield shouldn’t be let off the hook, the Civic Federation president said Tuesday. Laurence Msall said state law was used to create the police, fire, laborers and municipal employees pension funds, and the Illinois General Assembly dictates “who... + full article
Fox News USA Politics October 07, 2022
Chicago Mayor posted a TikTok of her singing karaoke on Wednesday amid a citywide 37% increase in violent crime when compared to 2021.Lightfoot made the TikTok to karaoke competition, which runs until Nov. 6.It’s time to sing your hearts out, Chicago! Our karaoke competition... + más
‘Chicago Sings Karaoke’: $5K reward for citywide amateur singing competition | WGN-TV
Stalking charge dropped against man who fired weapon near Mayor Lightfoot’s home: ‘He was just a disgruntled citizen,’ lawyer says | Chicago Tribune
Chicago Sun Times USA Politics October 03, 2022
Mayor Lori Lightfoot urged the City Council Monday to “be bold with me” and “to continue to right historic wrongs” that have created two Chicagos: one for the haves, the other for the have-nots. Delivering the 2023 budget address that will serve as her reelection... + más
Mayoral allies urge Lightfoot to scrap plans for $42.7 million property tax increase | Chicago Sun Times
The Boston Globe USA Opinion September 30, 2022
In the real world, workers in their mid-60s are either contemplating retirement or thinking about adding a few years to their working lives before trying to perfect their pickleball game.But the wonderful world of MBTA pensions has never been anything like the “real world.”... + más
Union officials sue MBTA after arbitrator proposes slashing pensions of those who retire before the age of 65 | The Boston Globe
Your State Pension Hates You | Forbes
Chicago Sun Times USA Politics September 29, 2022
Mayor Lori Lightfoot is being urged to scrap plans for a $42.7 million pre-election property tax increase — half of what an automatic escalator would have allowed — to avoid risking an embarrassing defeat and she’s listening, her City Council allies said Wednesday. Ald.... + más
3 ways to get a bigger tax refund | CBS News
Lightfoot attempting to revitalize LaSalle Street corridor | WGN-TV
Forbes USA Business September 27, 2022
When pensioners demand records which will reveal how their retirement savings are invested, state ... [+] pensions routinely respond with hostility—as if plan participants were the enemy, versus owners of the assets.getty State laws mandate that pension fiduciaries have a duty... + más
Swiss mull animal welfare, women's pensions in weekend votes | Associated Press
Swiss may back plan to raise retirement age for women | ABC News
The Boston Globe USA Nation September 27, 2022
The MBTA’s largest union is challenging an independent arbitrator’s decision that would reshape the rules of the MBTA’s $1.66 billion retirement system, including slashing the pensions of those who retire before the age of 65.In the latest chapter of a years-long stalemate... + más
A good start to fixing the off-the-rails MBTA pension system | The Boston Globe
A safer MBTA requires a new watchdog | The Boston Globe
Chicago Tribune USA Crime September 22, 2022
Felony stalking charges have been dropped against a Chicago man who authorities say tried to approach Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s home carrying a loaded weapon, but he was found guilty of reckless discharge of a firearm in the case. Joseph Igartua, 37, was initially held in jail... + más
After McDonald’s CEO says Chicago needs to ‘face facts’ about its ‘crisis,’ Mayor Lightfoot says he should ‘educate himself’ before speaking | Chicago Tribune
Chicago zoning board chair Timmy Knudsen named to City Council to replace former Ald. Michele Smith | Chicago Tribune
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