The top Republican in the Illinois House of Representatives says he thinks Democratic leaders are purposely not passing pension reform for their own political gain.
There are lots of conspiracies for why pension reform hasn’t been approved.
One is that it’s purely a legal debate over how to interpret the constitution.
Another - is that the powerful House Speaker and state Democratic Party Chairman Michael Madigan - is stalling because it would somehow help his daughter, Attorney General Lisa Madigan, to become governor in next year’s election.
