January 7, 2015
Ill. State Sen. Kwame Raoul (Dist. – 13) sponsored Senate Bill 2809 (SB2809) which provides the Ill. Attorney General’s office the authority to file a civil action in order to stop the pension benefits of public employees who have been convicted of a felony related to their employment. SB2809 was drafted in response to former Chicago police commander, Jon Burge, being allowed to receive his pension valued at $54,000 annually after being convicted for perjury in admitting to having a role in the torture of over African American men in police custody.
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New Law Stops Tax Payer Dollars from Funding the Pensions of Felons
On Dec. 29, as one of his final legislative acts as the governor of Illinois, Gov. Pat Quinn signed Senate Bill 2809 (SB2809) into law which provides the Ill. Attorney General’s office with the authority to file a civil action in order to stop the pension benefits of public employees who have been convicted of a felony related to their employment. Spearheaded by Ill. State Sen. Kwame Raoul (Dist. – 13) and Assistant Majority Leader, Rep. Elaine Nekritz (Dist. - 57), with the support of Ill. Atty. Gen. Lisa Madigan, SB2809 will go into effect on June 1, 2015.