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THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 2016
Illinois Senate passes measure to eliminate government waste SPRINGFIELD —- Between 2010 and 2014, 11 of Illinois’ 15 major government pension funds have made $2.2 million in payments to more than 1,000 dead people, according to a memo released by State Senator Tom Cullerton. To end this practice, the Illinois Senate passed House Bill 6030 to require state pension funds to develop and implement a process to identify deceased pension recipients each month. “This is a simple way to reduce waste, fraud and abuse of valuable taxpayer dollars,” Cullerton said. “Reviewing the pension rolls monthly will allow for greater oversight and accountability of where pension funds are going.” State pension funds will have until January 1, 2017 to implement a process to identify deceased recipients at least once a month. The process can include using a third-party company, Social Security Administration data or other available data as well as any other method that is commonly used by other state retirement systems. The Better Government Association (BGA) weighed in on the issue. “The BGA supports pension reform that eliminates abuses of the public funds that support retired public employees,” said Judy Stevens, policy coordinator for the BGA. “With the passage of HB 6030, Illinois
has taken a step toward eliminating one of the most glaring of these abuses - money paid to deceased pension recipi-
ents. By requiring state funds to regularly identify pension recipients who have passed, the bill could ultimately result
in saving millions of dollars for Illinois’ woefully underfunded retirement systems.” House Bill 6030 passed the
Senate and House with bipartisan support and now moves to the governor’s desk for consideration.
Army Trail third graders visit Village Hall
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Pictured is the entire group of third graders from Army Trail School in Addison who visited Village Hall last week. Part of the third grade social science curriculum includes local history and government. The students also visited the Historical Society and the Public Library. Story and more photos inside this issue.
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