VIDEO: Despite proposed pension cuts, labor unions forced to back Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn By Steve Doty FacebookTwitterWhatsAppLinkedinEmailPrint March 11, 2014 12:00 am FacebookTwitterWhatsAppLinkedinEmailPrint Illinois is facing a $100 billion pension shortfall, and in 2013, the state passed pension reform that was largely backed by Gov. Pat Quinn. The reform has angered labor unions across the state, but Quinn will get their support in 2014. TagsEntitlementsIllinoisLaborLabor unionsPat QuinnPensionsSteve DotyVideos Related Content Beltway Confidential Parents win as New York court rejects racial quotas News Senator criticizes non-citizen police law after Hanover Park officer arrest News Richmond outlines plan to manage shutdown impacts News Democrats decry Trump ‘invasion;’ GOP candidate calls out Pritzker Presidential Democrats reopen old wounds with 2028 calendar kickoff