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Pritzker signs firefighter pension bill that Lightfoot slams as 'backroom' deal By Brie Stimson (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images) CHICAGO - Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a Chicago firefighter pension bill into law this week that both Democratic Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Republicans in the state have called a "fiscally irresponsible" bill that will increase property taxes. The new law removes an age restriction on a 3% cost-of-living increase that affects about 2,200 current and retired firefighters in the city born after 1966, according to the ...

Illinois governor signs bill eliminating age limits for Chicago Firemen’s COLAs Illinois governor signs bill eliminating age limits for Chicago Firemen’s COLAs Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill into law Monday to remove age-based restrictions for certain participants in the $863 million Chicago Firemen's Annuity & Benefit Fund to receive annual 3% cost-of-living adjustments. The new law removes the eligibility restriction for participants who retire at age 55 who are born after Jan. 1, 1966. Those participants will now receive a 3% COLA. The Senate vote...

Pat Nabong; Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Chicago Sun-Times file Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill aimed at fixing pensions for thousands of Chicago firefighters on Monday, rejecting Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s call to veto the legislation that she called “highly problematic.” The governor argued the pension fix ensures “certainty and fair treatment” for hardworking firefighters, but Republican lawmakers and fellow Democrat Lightfoot counter that it will sock already strapped taxpayers with another property tax increase. The new law removes the “birth date restriction” that prohibited roughly 2...

As Lori Lightfoot rose in the polls against better known rivals two years ago, she pulled together nearly $300,000 to launch her first television ad. In the commercial, first aired in January 2019, Lightfoot walked into a dark room, flicked on the lights and said, “I’ve prosecuted corrupt aldermen and held police accountable. Now, I’m running for mayor to finally make City Hall work for you.” Speaking directly into the camera, Lightfoot said she supports an elected school board, “making all neighborhoods safe and reducing the unfair tax burden on working families.â€...

Feeling betrayed by Mayor Lori Lightfoot, supporters of an elected school board for Chicago Public Schools say ‘this fight is not going to go away anytime soon’ Hannah Leone, Gregory Pratt and Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune © Antonio Perez / Chicago Tribune/Chicago Tribune/TNS Elizabeth Greer, center, joined about two dozen protesters to rally outside City Hall Wednesday to call out Mayor Lori Lightfoot for not backing an elected school board. Chicago Public Schools parent Jeff Jenkins joined the fight for an elected school board when his son was in kindergarten. Now tha...