SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- The Illinois
House has adjourned its lame-duck session without taking action to solve the
state's multibillion pension problem.
House Speaker Michael Madigan made the motion to adjourn the chamber
Monday just before 5 p.m.
Members had expected to vote on a last-ditch attempt by Gov. Pat Quinn
to save the broken-down pension talks.
Quinn proposed setting up a commission that could recommend changes to
bridge a $96 billion deficit in public-employee pension accounts. The
commission's recommendations by April 30 would have taken effect unless the
Legislature voted against them.
Top lawmakers feared the move would have been illegal.
A new General Assembly will be sworn in Wednesday.
The bill is SB1673
Online: http://www.ilga.gov
