Incumbent Robert Martwick calls Daniel “Danny” O’Toole a “nice guy” and a “legitimate opponent” in his bid for the 10th Illinois Senate District seat while O’Toole sees it more as a “David vs. Goliath ...

What does Chicago need to do to account for its increasing pension liabilities? State Sen. Robert Martwick and former CPS executive director Paul Vallas debate the issue. 21,232 people played the ...

Six months ago, plugged-in Chicago politico Forrest Claypool sounded the alarm about rising pensions debts and called for dramatic action to bring them under control. A longtime Democratic Party ...

The Pritzker administration has proposed allocating $78 million toward addressing the Tier 2 issue, a figure that Sen. Robert Martwick, a key lawmaker involved in the pension negotiations, thinks ...

SPRINGFIELD — Illinois lawmakers head into the final days of their spring session this week looking for ways to close a substantial gap in the budget while at the same time shoring up ailing public ...

In the early 2010s, Illinois lawmakers created the Tier Two pension benefit reduction in response to a ballooning state fiscal crisis. The goal was to curtail pension costs and stabilize the state’s ...

Sorry, there was an error registering your email. The Board of Education has voted to require the next leader of Chicago Public Schools to be a licensed educator ...

Democratic state legislators are again pushing a measure to change the state’s flat income tax to one with higher rates for higher earners. Introduced by state Sen. Robert Martwick, D-Chicago, Senate ...

(The Center Square) – Democratic state legislators are again pushing a measure to change the state’s flat income tax to one with higher rates for higher earners. Introduced by state Sen. Robert ...

Even though voters rejected this proposal just a few years ago, the graduated income tax refuses to die in Springfield. It's the same playbook as before. Step 1: Change the state constitution. The ...