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How a retired teacher's pension adds up to $400,000

May 29, 2013

A provision so obscure it caught several of Illinois' top legislative pension experts by surprise allows survivors of some former public employees to take over their deceased spouses' pensions as well as receive survivor benefits. "It sounds preposterous," said state Rep. Elaine Nekritz, a Northbrook Democrat. "I don't know how you get that and a survivor's annuity. This is the...

Source: http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130529/news/705299905/
 
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