Retired Illinois teachers sue state over pension law

By Associated Press

Published December 28, 2013 5:00am ET

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Retired Illinois teachers sue state over pension law — Striking Chicago Public School teachers picket as Mayor Rahm Emanuel visits with students in Chicago in September 2012. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File) | M. Spencer Green

CHICAGO — A group of Illinois school administrators and retired teachers filed a class-action lawsuit Friday seeking to have the new law aimed at eliminating Illinois’ worst-in-the-nation pension shortfall thrown out, a long-anticipated move that is expected to delay implementation of the sweeping measure.

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