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name=""></a></td> <td rowspan="2" valign="top" width="57%" class="content"> <!-- nested table for content --> <table border="0" width="76%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td valign="top" colspan="5"><p><img src="images/StateFinance.jpg" width="590" height="136"><br></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="7%" rowspan="3"><img src="../../images/pixelgif.gif" width="10" height="1" alt="" border="0"></td> <td colspan="4" class="content"><p align="cen">&nbsp;</p> <p align="center" class="style1" >Civic Committee's Illinois State Finance Task Force</p> <p class="style16">In the spring of 2006, the Civic Committee formed a special task force of members, chaired by W. James Farrell, former Chairman and CEO of Illinois Tool Works, to evaluate the current state of the State&rsquo;s finances.&nbsp;&nbsp; Since its inception, the State Finance Task Force has analyzed the State&rsquo;s financial position and published <em>Facing Facts</em> reports detailing Illinois&rsquo; fiscal crisis.&nbsp; Based on the work of its Task Force, the Civic Committee has pressed for significant reforms to the State&rsquo;s pension and retiree health care programs as well as substantial cuts in other areas of the State&rsquo;s budget.&nbsp;</p> <p class="style16"> However, since the spring of 2006, the State&rsquo;s financial position has become even more precarious. The State&rsquo;s embedded budget deficit for FY2010 appears to be almost $15 billion.&nbsp; By the end of FY2010 the State will be about $140 billion in debt &ndash;with $130 billion of that debt made up of unfunded pension and retiree health care liabilities.&nbsp; Illinois is moving closer and closer to a financial implosion. </p> <p class="style16">The Civic Committee has launched a statewide campaign to raise public awareness about the dire fiscal straits facing Illinois.&nbsp; The campaign calls on State elected officials and candidates to take immediate action to address the State&rsquo;s massive debt and ongoing budget deficits. </p> <p class="style16">The links below provide more information on the <em>Facing Facts</em> reports and the statewide public awareness campaign.</p> <div class="style16" style="position:relative;left:50px;"> <p><a href="facing-facts-new.html">Civic Committee <em>Facing Facts</em> Reports</a></p> <p><a href="Public-Awareness-new.html">Civic Committee Statewide Public Awareness Campaign</a> </p> </div> <p align="center" class="style1">&nbsp;</p> <p align="center" class="style1"> Commission to Strengthen Chicago's Pension Funds</p> <p class="style16"> On January 11, 2008 Mayor Richard M. Daley announced the formation of the Commission to Strengthen Chicago s Pension Funds. Lester Crown and Eden Martin of the Civic Committee served on the Commission, which spent two years evaluating the Chicago pension funds and developing recommendations to restore them to financial health. </p> <p class="style16"> The four Chicago pension funds  for firemen, policemen, municipal employees and laborers  are in serious financial trouble. In aggregate they have an unfunded liability of almost $15 billion. The policemen s and firemen s funds are in the worst shape, and are projected to start running out of money in 2019 without significant reform and increased funding. In addition, it appears that the City does not have a legal obligation to guarantee payment of the pensions if the funds run out of money.</p> <p class="style16"> The Mayor s Commission recently released a report of its findings and recommendations for addressing this issue  however, their recommendations for benefit reform do not go nearly far enough. Lester Crown and Eden Martin published a separate report describing the status of Chicago s pension funds and the significant reforms  applied to both new employees and current employees prospectively  required to restore the funds to financial health. A link to that report is below. </p> <p align="center" class="style16"> <a href="http://civiccommittee.org/initiatives/StateFinance/Chicagos_Underfunded_Pension_Plans_FINAL.pdf"> Civic Committee <em>Chicago's Underfunded Pension Plans</em> Report - April 2010</a> </p> <p align="center" class="style1"> &nbsp;</p> <p align="center" class="style1"> Illinois Pension Modernization Task Force</p> <p class="style16">Eden Martin, President of the Civic Committee, served as a member of Governor Quinn&rsquo;s Pension Modernization Task Force and submitted three documents concerning the Civic Committee&rsquo;s position on pension reform. Please follow the links below to access those documents.</p> <p align="center" class="style16"><a href="http://civiccommittee.org/initiatives/StateFinance/Civic Committee Minority Report_November 2009.pdf">Civic Committee Minority Report - November 2009</a> </p> <p align="center" class="style16"><a href="http://civiccommittee.org/initiatives/StateFinance/Memorandum_on_Pension_Obligation_Bonds.pdf">Memorandum Opposing Pension Obligation Bonds - October 2009 </a></p> <p align="center" class="style16"><a href="http://civiccommittee.org/initiatives/StateFinance/August_2009_Pension_and_Health_Care_Reform_Proposal_for_Governors_Pension_Commission.pdf">Civic Committee Proposal to Pension Modernization Task Force</a> (<a href="http://civiccommittee.org/initiatives/StateFinance/Appendices_Only_to_Civic_Committee_Proposal.pdf">Appendices) - August 2009 </a></p> <p align="center">&nbsp;</p></td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td class="content">&nbsp;</td> <td colspan="3" class="content" style="width: 101px"> <hr> <br> <br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td class="content">&nbsp;</td> <td colspan="3" class="content" style="width: 101px"><p>&nbsp;</p> </td> </tr> </table> <!-- end nested table for content --> </td> <td rowspan="2" valign="top" width="29%" class="content">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#E5EAEF" valign="Bottom"><img src="../../images/buildings_undernnav.jpg" width="195" height="168" alt="Chicago" border="0" title="Chicago"></td> </tr> </table> <!-- end navigation table --> <!-- begin footer table --> <table border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td bgcolor="#003366" colspan="7" valign="top"><img src="../../images/pixelgif.gif" width="1" height="1" alt="" border="0"></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="background-image:url('../../images/tdbg.jpg')" valign="top" width="2%"> <!-- nested table for links --> <table width="195" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td width="56" bgcolor="#e5eaef" valign="top"><a href="../../index.html"><img src="../../images/home.gif" width="56" height="15" alt="home" border="0" title="home"></a></td> <td width="61" bgcolor="#e5eaef" valign="top"><a href="../../index.html"><img src="../../images/sitemap.gif" width="61" height="15" alt="sitemap" border="0" title="sitemap"></a></td> <td width="78" bgcolor="#e5eaef" valign="top"><a href="mailto:info@civiccom.org?subject=Contact Us"><img src="../../images/contact_us.gif" width="78" height="15" alt="contact us" border="0" title="contact us"></a></td> </tr> </table> <!-- end nested table for links --> </td> <td width="88%"><img src="../../images/pixelgif.gif" width="328" height="62" alt="" border="0"></td> <td width="1%"><img src="../../images/logo_footer.gif" width="87" height="62" alt="The Commercial Club of Chicago" border="0" title="The Commercial Club of Chicago"></td> <td width="5%"><img src="../../images/address_footer.gif" width="164" height="62" alt="21 South Clark Street Suite 3120 Chicago, Illinois 60603-2006 312.853.1200 312.853.1209 (FAX)" border="0" title="21 South Clark Street Suite 3120 Chicago, Illinois 60603-2006 312.853.1200 312.853.1209 (FAX)"></td> <td width="4%"><img src="../../images/pixelgif.gif" width="5" height="1" alt="" border="0"></td> </tr> </table> <!-- end footer table --> <script type="text/javascript"> var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? 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