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Cook County pensions sweeter than most

September 07, 2011

If you work for Cook County government, you can retire after 33 years with a pension starting at 80 percent of your final salary. It's one of the quickest and highest-paying retirement packages in the state. "As a broad spectrum I would say the pension systems throughout Illinois are bankrupting the state," said Timothy Schneider, a Republican Cook County commissioner from Bartlett.

Source: http://dailyherald.com/article/20110907/news/709079916/
 
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