Illinois lawmakers convening special session on pensions

By Kerry Lester

Published December 3, 2013 5:00am ET

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois lawmakers were poised Tuesday to vote on a plan to solve the state’s $100 billion pension crisis — a proposal many are calling the most important vote of their careers and one that could deeply reduce the retirement benefits of hundreds of thousands of workers and retirees.

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