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		<title>Expert: Cash-balance pension proposal good, but falls short</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2013 04:25:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dec. 11, 2012 By Jayette Bolinski SPRINGFIELD – A hybrid “cash-balance” pension plan proposed by a group of rank-and-file Illinois lawmakers last week is a step in the right direction, but falls short of setting the state on a course &#8230; <a href="http://jayette.com/2013/01/expert-cash-balance-pension-proposal-good-but-falls-short/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Borrowing for old bills an ‘aah’ sure to be an ‘ugh,’ comptroller says</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2013 04:21:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dec. 6, 2012 By Jayette Bolinski SPRINGFIELD — A proposal in the state legislature to borrow $4 billion to pay down the state’s backlog of bills could mean a double-whammy for Illinoisans who ponied up to pay off old bills as &#8230; <a href="http://jayette.com/2013/01/borrowing-for-old-bills-an-aah-sure-to-be-an-ugh-comptroller-says/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Pension experts divided over Nekritz-Biss plan</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2013 04:17:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dec. 5, 2012 By Jayette Bolinski SPRINGFIELD — Two Illinois pension experts are divided on the merits of a new reform proposal that seeks to cut pension costs but does little to address the state’s pension borrowing issues. The plan &#8230; <a href="http://jayette.com/2013/01/pension-experts-divided-over-nekritz-biss-plan/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Illinois flooded with outside spending on U.S. House races</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2012 05:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nov. 5, 2012 By Jayette Bolinski SPRINGFIELD — A massive amount of outside spending on congressional races in Illinois underscores the importance of the Land of Lincoln when it comes to parties’ swinging or retaining control of the U.S. House &#8230; <a href="http://jayette.com/2012/11/illinois-flooded-with-outside-spending-on-u-s-house-races/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Smith challenger Tyson trying to win over Chicago’s Democratic-faithful voters</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2012 05:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nov. 1, 2012 By Jayette Bolinski CHICAGO — Larry Thomas may not come from an average west-side Chicago family, but he’s something of an average west-side Chicago voter. Thomas’ family has some pull in the neighborhoods of the 28th Ward – his brother &#8230; <a href="http://jayette.com/2012/11/smith-challenger-tyson-trying-to-win-over-chicagos-democratic-faithful-voters/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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