Article posted: 8/27/2012 5:04 AM

Voters grilling candidates about pension fix

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Republican Sidney Mathias opposes Democrat Carol Sente in the 59th state House District race.

Republican Jonathan Greenberg opposes Democrat Elaine Nekritz in the 57th state House District race.

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Voters may not follow all the details of the state's huge pension problem, but they know a train wreck when they see one. Legislative candidates from a sampling of four races around Illinois say voters are pressing them for answers about state government's failure to take control of fast-rising pension costs.