New day, new lawmakers, same Ill. pension fight Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 8:07 am, Wednesday, January 9, 2013 In a last-ditch effort that opponents called desperate, Quinn pulled out legislation creating an independent commission to make necessary pension changes — but even that failed to get a House roll call. The speaker agreed last week to forgo a proposal shifting school districts' pension costs to the state, which ... Read More