Local Government Pensions Under Suspicion

Two Illinois lawmakers on Monday called for hearings to look into local government pension practices after learning how officials with the Park District of Highland Park intentionally used large bonuses to hike the pension of a district executive by more than $50,000. State Rep. Karen May, said she was "upset" to find out that salaries for executives at the Park District were far higher than the Chicago-area norm for similar posts -- in part to boost pensions for those executives. Chicago Tribune