//
you're reading...
Illinois Pensions

Rahm Emanuel, Toni Preckwinkle Release Cautious Statements of Support on Quinn Illinois Pension Plan


(Chicago, IL) – April 20, 2012. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle today released cautious statements of support for Governor Pat Quinn’s proposed Illinois pension plan reforms.

Preckwinkle:

“I am pleased that Governor Quinn has proposed a comprehensive first-step towards stabilizing our public employee pension systems.  This urgent issue affects all of Cook County and Illinois residents, so everyone has to be involved in the process going forward if there is going to be an effective and sustainable legislative solution.  I and other leaders of local and municipal government have already taken steps to address pension funding, so any solution to the current pension crisis must include both state and local pension funds.

“We have a collective obligation to come up with a solution. We must act quickly, collaboratively and decisively to put our pension system back on the right track.  I will continue deliberations with labor leaders and other stakeholders in the coming weeks to refine a proposal that addresses Cook County’s pension fund needs.”

Emanuel:

“I commend Governor Quinn for proposing a framework to address the retirement security crisis facing the State of Illinois. This is a strong beginning and he has outlined many good ideas regarding retirement security, including ideas that we both discussed at the recent Tribune Forum.

“I look forward to continuing to work with Governor Quinn and legislative leaders to ensure that the hardworking public employees who contribute to these funds and their families have a secure future with a reasonable retirement. We owe it taxpayers to fix this problem so they are not left footing the bill.”

About David Ormsby

David, a public relations consultant and blogger at The Huffington Post, is an ex-Press Secretary of the Illinois Democratic Party.

Discussion

No comments yet.

Leave a Reply

Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:

Gravatar
WordPress.com Logo

You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Log Out / Change )

Twitter picture

You are commenting using your Twitter account. Log Out / Change )

Facebook photo

You are commenting using your Facebook account. Log Out / Change )

Connecting to %s

Submit your email address and be among the first to receive our posts by e-mail as soon as they are published. It's free.

David Ormsby, Editor

RSS Gov. Pat Quinn

  • Home Health Care News: Bad Move? Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn wants ... Valerie VanBooven
  • Pat Quinn On Gay Marriage: Illinois Governor Endorses Marriage ... The Huffington Post News Editors
  • Hon. Pat Quinn, Governor, State of Illinois « City Club Chicago Videos city club chicago
  • Late Night: Gov. Pat Quinn Opposes Sen. Martin Sandoval New ... David Ormsby
  • School Tech Connect: Pat Quinn, Facing The Tough Crowds Tim Furman
  • Security guard Pat Quinn's talks and talents : Thunder Media adviser
  • PAT QUINN MAY BE ABLE STAY OUT OF - FREEDOMISMIST - Yes Eileen
  • Quinn Talks With 8th Graders About Pension Reform « CBS Chicago Adam Harrington
  • Gov. Pat Quinn Signs Bill to Pay 40000 Illinois Child Care Providers David Ormsby
  • Quinn Wants 'Epic' End To Legislative Session « CBS Chicago Adam Harrington

RSS IL General Assembly

  • Clock ticking on Illinois Medicaid, pension reforms - Chicago Tribune May 25, 2012
  • Teamster School Bus Bill Passes Illinois General Assembly - Sacramento Bee May 24, 2012
  • Teamster School Bus Bill Passes Illinois General Assembly - MarketWatch (press release) May 23, 2012
  • Bill Protecting Job Applicants' Facebook Passwords Sent to Governor - Patch.com May 26, 2012
  • Illinois legislature tries to repair state's eavesdropping law - St. Louis Beacon May 27, 2012
  • Business incentives transparency bill goes to Quinn - Chicago Tribune May 26, 2012
  • Ill. reformers want time to fix Super PAC limits - WJBC News May 28, 2012
  • IL General Assembly Being Taken to School over Scholarship Program - Tristatehomepage.com May 22, 2012
  • Illinois General Assembly Approves Money to Keep Day Care Center Open, Bill ... - WJBD Online May 18, 2012
  • General Assembly puts health exchange bill on back burner - Crain's Chicago Business May 10, 2012

RSS The Capitol Fax Blog

  • Question of the day May 28, 2012 Rich Miller
  • Nearing the finish line? May 28, 2012 Rich Miller
  • Did Emanuel open the door to Cub deal? May 28, 2012 Rich Miller
  • Sorry, Grover May 28, 2012 Rich Miller
  • *** LIVE SESSION COVERAGE *** May 28, 2012 Rich Miller
  • And, we’re back… May 28, 2012 Rich Miller
  • Reader comments closed until late Memorial Day morning May 26, 2012 Rich Miller
  • Protected: SUBSCRIBERS ONLY: This just in… May 26, 2012 Rich Miller
  • Question of the day… Umm… Weekend May 26, 2012 Rich Miller
  • SGOPs finally find a fee they like May 26, 2012 Rich Miller
Follow

Get every new post delivered to your Inbox.

Join 136 other followers

Powered by WordPress.com