SPRINGFIELD HIGHLIGHTS - May 11, 2011
Friday, May 11, 2012 at 9:40AM General Assembly Eliminates Free Health Care for State Employees - Facing a stark fiscal reality, small bipartisan majorities in the House of Representatives and Senate took a bold step this week by eliminating free health care for many retired state workers, university employees, judges, and state legislators. Under state law today, Illinois pays nearly $1 billion in annual health care costs under a program where the state contributes five percent of the cost for every year of state service.


