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River Forest District 90 will pay 100 percent of teacher pension contributions - were teachers duped?

River Forest District 90 will pay 100 percent of teacher pension contributions – were teachers duped?

  Although the agreement described below mIght sound like a welcome relief to teachers, Gov. Rauner’s Turnaround Agenda pushed a local property tax freeze (pg. 9) and municipal bankruptcy (pg. 12) that may allow local municipalities to declare bancruptcy.

The State Senate passed a 2-year property tax freeze under Senate bills SB482 and SB484.

OPINION: How Gov. Bruce Rauner’s property-tax freeze…