CHICAGO, Dec 5 (Reuters)- Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed into law on Thursday landmark reforms to the state's woefully
underfunded public pension system, prompting unions to begin preparing court action to challenge the law.
Second, the continued operation of the
system is likely to expose the soft - underbelly of modern
public finance — the
underfunded pension plans crying out for reforms that union leaders, along with other
public employees, resist.