Article posted: 5/12/2013 5:00 AM

Editorial: The time for pension reform is at hand

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JOE LEWNARD/jlewnard@dailyherald.com ¬ A packed house participated in a pension reform forum sponsored by the Daily Herald and Reboot Illinois at Harper College in Palatine last month.

JOE LEWNARD/jlewnard@dailyherald.com ¬ Left to right, Kerry Lester, Daily Herald political editor, Madeleine Doubek, chief operating officer of Reboot Illinois, Cinda Klickna, Illinois Education Association president, and state representatives Tom Morrison and Elaine Nekritz took park in a pension reform forum sponsored by the Daily Herald and Reboot Illinois, held at Harper College in Palatine last month.

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This Daily Herald editorial says that with momentum building for public pension reform, the legislature ought not back down now; meaningful change is required and nothing less will do.