Lawmakers move to fix police and fire retirement plan
Senate passes Duty Disability bill, aimed at shoring up Public Employees Retirement Association Police and Fire Plan.
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Senate passes Duty Disability bill, aimed at shoring up Public Employees Retirement Association Police and Fire Plan.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WTVO) — Governor J.B. Pritzker signed the Act-of-Duty Bill on Wednesday, providing disability benefits to Chicago first responders who were unable to serve after contracting COVID-19 between March 9th, 2020 and June 30, 2021. The bill amends part of the Illinois Pension Code; establishing that Chicago firemen and policemen disabled due to COVID-19 […]
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- A unanimous vote approved a bill covering Chicago first responders severely sickened by COVID in the days before vaccines were available.