How wise is it to pin your hopes for public support for fixing the state's broken pension system on a symbol that plays so readily into Illinois' reputation as a den of vipers slinking around with ...

Few in New York are likely to know, and even fewer to remember, “Squeezy the Pension Python,” the main character in a viral video seeking to win public support for pension reform in Illinois a decade ...

Illinois recently released its biggest, regular report on government pensions. Before getting to that, however, it’s fascinating to look back on what was widely agreed about pensions not long ago, and ...

CHICAGO (AP) — Featuring a cartoon snake named "Squeezy" and photos of adorable children, Gov. Pat Quinn's new online campaign to get Illinoisans excited about pension reform quickly inspired mock Web ...

Getting an "A" for effort, Gov. Pat Quinn is trying once again to win legislative action on the public pension issue. Gov. Pat Quinn promised a post-election public relations campaign to pressure ...

Illinois’ government pension system, arguably the worst in the nation, will continue to worsen in the months ahead. Legislators failed in their January lame-duck session to do anything to reform the ...

CHICAGO | Reaction to Gov. Pat Quinn's online campaign to excite Illinoisans about pension reform is prompting scathing criticism, mock Facebook and Twitter sites and some praise. After months of ...

CHICAGO, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Illinois' unfunded public pension liability jumped to $96.8 billion at the end of fiscal 2012, up from $83 billion in fiscal 2011, a state legislative agency reported on ...