By Frank Keegan | State Budget Solutions WASHINGTON, D.C. — Even as actuaries argued at their annual meeting here about the exact speed of our public pension crash, how to slow it with the least economic damage and who is going to take the hit, U.S. Censusfinished compiling numbers on the top 100 municipal and state plans. Those [...]

SPRINGFIELD – There are a few weeks left until the Rod Blagojevich trial is scheduled to begin on June 3rd. In a time when Illinois is facing a major budget deficit, the trial might have an effect on how voters view state politics, some experts say.

Patti Blagojevich, wife of the former Illinois governor currently facing corruption charges, proclaims her husband’s innocence.