Illinois' Decades-Long Pension Debacle
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A new, in-depth report looks at how IL politicians pulled the state into the current mess.
A new, in-depth report looks at how Illinois politicians pulled the state into the current pension mess after decades of poor planning, non-existent estimates, and last-minute decision making. Journalist Dave McKinney wrote the story for Crain's Chicago Business and joins Chicago Tonight to discuss the story and how it provides important context for our current crisis.
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Illinois' Decades-Long Pension Debacle
Clip: 8/10/2015 | 9m 16sVideo has Closed Captions
A new, in-depth report looks at how Illinois politicians pulled the state into the current pension mess after decades of poor planning, non-existent estimates, and last-minute decision making. Journalist Dave McKinney wrote the story for Crain's Chicago Business and joins Chicago Tonight to discuss the story and how it provides important context for our current crisis.
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