McHenry County Fire and Police Pension Funding

Some might be interested in comparing this local information with the statewide data above and that in the article below. = = = = = A Friend of McHenry County Blog pulled this pension funding information for 2012 through 2016 … Continue reading

McHenry County Fire and Police Pension Funding

A Friend of McHenry County Blog pulled this pension funding information for 2012 through 2016 from the Illinois Insurance Department. Local levels of pension funding, financed mainly from property taxes, are compared with those of state pension funds, including thos … Continue reading

When Jim Edgar Should Have Followed Missouri’s Example on Pensions

The year the State of Illinois decided to improved the pension system of state employees, Missouri took action on its employee pension system, too. The pension was quite poor compared to other states. Governor Jim Edgar’s administration and the AFSMCE … Continue reading