With the amount it's obligated to pay pensioners outpacing the funds it has on hand, 52.9 percent of the Roscoe Police Pension Fund fund is funded, according to the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

With the amount it's obligated to pay pensioners outpacing the funds it has on hand, 77.5 percent of the Rockton Police Pension Fund fund is funded, according to the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

With the amount it's obligated to pay pensioners outpacing the funds it has on hand, 57.9 percent of the Rockford Police Pension Fund fund is funded, according to the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

Seward top the list in Metro Rockford with the highest spending per capita in 2017, Illinois State Comptroller financial reports show.

With the amount it's obligated to pay pensioners outpacing the funds it has on hand, 50.8 percent of the Rockford Firefighters Pension Fund fund is funded, according to the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

Of the 651 fire and police pension funds in Illinois, more than 400 were underfunded by cities in 2016, including 11 funds serving cities in the Rockford area.

With the amount it's obligated to pay pensioners outpacing the funds it has on hand, 53.6 percent of the Loves Park Police Pension Fund fund is funded, according to the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

Belvidere and Roscoe employ the fewest government workers per capita among townships in Illinois, according to 2017 Illinois State Comptroller financial reports.

With the amount it's obligated to pay pensioners outpacing the funds it has on hand, 85.7 percent of the Harlem-Roscoe Firefighters Pension Fund fund is funded, according to the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division

Pension funds in DeKalb, Buffalo Grove and West Chicago could sustain themselves longest without subsidies from taxpayers and members, according to an analysis of data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance.

All but one member of the Senate Executive Committee lawmaker approved a homestead exemption for disabled first responders at the panel's hearing April 11.

Rep. Tony McCombie (R-Savanna) pleaded with the public to call on their legislators to pass public safety legislation that was shot down due to Democrats.

With the amount it's obligated to pay pensioners outpacing the funds it has on hand, 25.1 percent of the Cherry Valley Police Pension Fund fund is funded, according to the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Division.

Venedy, Rector and Newmansville employ the most government workers per capita among townships in Illinois, according to 2017 Illinois State Comptroller financial reports.

At an April 11 meeting of the House Appropriations Human Services Committee, Democrats questioned redacted emails and Freedom of Information Act (FOA) requests related to the Quincy Veterans Home, but two Republicans kept their questions to budget requests.

Ignoring Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulations is not the way to run the government, according to three GOP lawmakers who questioned Democrat-sponsored legislation.

The opioid crisis continues to be a focus of the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) budget, according to Secretary James Dimas.

Sympathy for the plight of foster children did not keep Rep. Tom Demmer (R-Dixon) and Rep. Sheri Jesiel (R-Winthrop Harbor) from questioning Illinois' offer of recompense to adolescents.

With the amount it's obligated to pay pensioners outpacing the funds it has on hand, 82.4 percent of the Cherry Valley Fpd Firefighter's Pension Fund fund is funded, according to the latest data reported to the Illinois Department of Insurance Pension Div

Seward top the list in Metro Rockford with the lowest spending per capita in 2017, Illinois State Comptroller financial reports show.