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Quinn Signs Pension Overhaul
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Gov. Pat Quinn has approved an overhaul to the Illinois pension system he says will save $220 billion.

The law signed Wednesday trims benefits for any state workers hired after Jan. 1. It caps the maximum pension benefit and raises the retirement age.

Quinn called the action "historic" and says it could convince people to back an income tax increase for education.

Any income over $106,800 would not be included in calculating a pension. The retirement age jumps to 67 and annual adjustments would be tied to inflation and not compounded.

Labor unions opposed the measure and point out it does nothing to pay Illinois' current outstanding pension liability of $80 billion.

The bill is SB1946.

On the Net: www.ilga.gov

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