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During the open discussion portion of a March 7, 2012, meeting on pension reform, Michael Peddle, assistant dean of academic administration, suggested the state start taxing all pensions in Illinois.

Fixing the future: Pensions

By Kelly Bauer | March 7, 2012

One man stood before a microphone, cleared his throat and faced a roomful of anxious NIU faculty and staff. During Wednesday’s 90-minute meeting on pension reform, NIU President John Peters and Steve Cunningham, vice president of Human Resources and...