Illinois is one day closer to a pension fix. Look out.
Via The Chicago Tribune
Strikeout: Sangamon County Circuit Judge John Belz has ruled Illinois’ pension reform law unconstitutional.
“The Act without question diminishes and impairs the benefits of membership in State retirement systems,” he wrote in a firm, six-page ruling released Friday.
And the import of that? Illinois law, Belz wrote, clearly states that “any attempt to diminish or impair pension rights is unconstitutional.” He said Illinois courts consistently have held that the protection “is absolute and without exception.”
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