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The Bloomington City Council unanimously approved a contract with AFSCME Local 699 effectively ending the city’s sick-leave buyback program for…
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The proposed tax levy for the town of Normal could lower the property tax rate by about 1 percent. Town staff have suggested the dollar value of the levy…
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Two local pension board presidents are raising concerns about a proposal to consolidate hundreds of police and fire pension funds.The Bloomington and…
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Ongoing budget talks at the Illinois Statehouse have shown no real sign of progress. This week, Senate Democrats pressed Governor Bruce Rauner’s...
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A Bloomington State Senator says he will carefully read the Supreme Court opinion on the Chicago pension case. Justices once again ruled against attempts…
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The US Department of Treasury is holding a public sessions in Peoria Thursday to hear from retirees in the Central States Pension Plan facing a proposed…
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The Bloomington City Council remains reluctant to change city policies for sick leave buyback. Aldermen voted in favor of a resolution to have staff look…