Civil service pension scheme failed to pay some pensions and lump sums after transferring to a new administrator.

This story is sponsored by B.O.S.S. Retirement Solutions. "If you don't have a pension, you could face one of the biggest risks in retirement today," warns financial advisor Ryan Thacker. "And that ...

Government employee unions gathered in Springfield earlier this year for a day of action in support of changing “Tier 2,” the state of Illinois retirement benefit for workers hired on or after Jan. 1, ...

The state's public pensions are in disastrous financial shape. But a report prepared by Illinois Policy Institute analyst LyLena Estabine not only outlines the situation, but proposes solutions to a ...

With pension reform possibly within reach, there’s a Goldilocks problem for the state lawmakers setting plans to tackle Illinois’ worst-in-the-nation pension problem. Some fixes would be too small; ...

Ex-civil service employee, Richard James, is one such person affected. He has been retired for 6 weeks and has not had any ...