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(Khicaaomwibune Questions? Call 1-800-Tribune Wednesday, June 24, 2015 Breaking news at chicagotribune.com No state help on CPS pension Democrats, Republicans point fingers over rejected measure to delay payment By Monique Garcia, Juan Perez Jr. AND RICK PEARSON Chicago Tribune to influence the measure's defeat, saying: "We don't instruct anybody to do anything." And Madigan suggested that the Rauner administration blaming him was an "extreme" response. Madigan said he plans to call the bill for another vote next Tuesday the same day CPS' $634 million pension payment is due. Turn to CPS, Page 12 tween the mayor and Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner fell 18 votes short.

Democrats under House Speaker Michael Madigan blamed Rauner for failing to provide enough Republican votes to secure passage. Rauner accused Madigan of double-dealing, contending that it was a show of pique because the veteran speaker was not part of the original negotiations. "Gov. Rauner and Republican leaders supported this legislation, but the speaker had Chicago Democrats vote against it. The only reason the speaker's Chicago caucus would vote against the mayor's bill is because Madigan wanted to kill it," Rauner spokesman Lance Trover said in a statement.

Madigan denied trying SPRINGFIELD The Illinois House on Tuesday defeated Mayor Rahm Emanuel's plan to delay a massive Chicago Public Schools pension payment due at month's end, a result of years of deeply rooted partisan mistrust surfacing in a new era of divided state government. Finger-pointing commenced shordy after the measure negotiated be Rauner opens up 2nd front vs. unions Governor has long list of demands for state worker talks By Kim Geiger Chicago Tribune As Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner remains locked in a stalemate with Democratic lawmakers over his pro-business, antiunion agenda, he's opened up a second front, battling the largest state employee union over a new contract For decades, such negotiations typically have centered on how much raises will be, how long the deal will last and whether workers will budge on benefits. Not so under Rauner, who has a list of two dozen demands ranging from reducing overtime and time off to slashing the state's contribution to health care.

Beyond that, Rauner wants the union to agree to let the state stop collecting dues and fees from workers on its behalf, a philosophical war that's playing out in court "I do want to fundamentally change the nature of the contract," Rauner said recendy after a campaign-style event at an office park in Vernon Hills. "They've never had the type of change that I'm recommending." The union, whose members have spent months in conference rooms with administration officials trying to hammer out a contract, says employees aren't the cause of the state's financial troubles and already have accepted higher health care costs in recent years. Viewing Rauner's demands as a threat to their existence, they've countered the governor's proposal with a re- Turn to Rauner, Page 11 ZBIGNIEW BZ DAKCHICAGO TRIBUNE Andy Vota, right, looks at what remains of his house in Coal City on Tuesday, after a tornado hit the Illinois town Monday night. DECIMATION Monday twisters injure at least 12 in Illinois, but no deaths reported By Erin Gallagher, A S.C. lawmakers vote to consider removing flag Nation World, Page 13 Proposal to limit college severance pay dies in House Chicagoland, Page 6 by tornadoes, with Monday's powerful storms spawning several that injured at least a dozen people.

The tornadoes damaged Coal City's high school and a fire station, while leaving behind a trail of shattered homes, tree-strewn yards and flooded roads across a wide swath of the state. Several people needed to be rescued from overturned trailers, basements and crawl spaces. Others were hospitalized, hurt by flying glass and debris. The tornado that touched down near Coal City was classified as an EF-3, producing peak winds near 160 mph, the National Weather Service said. Another twister ripped through the small Lee County town of Sublette, about 45 miles southwest Turn to Tornadoes, Page 8 Bonnie Miller Rubin and Patrick M.

O'Connell Chicago Tribune When 3-year-old Emerlyn Kaluzny woke up on her family's Coal City farm Tuesday, it was the second time in her young life that her swing set was gone. A tornado blew it away Monday night, just as it had in November 2013. "It just happened less than two years ago, and it happened again after we finally got everything rebuilt," said Emerlyn's uncle, Brett Burla Looking out at a landscape strewn with debris, family members and friends began the arduous process of untangling about $1 million worth of tractors, field cultivators and other equipment at the farm about 65 miles ANTHONY SOUFFLECHICAGO TRIBUNE Nick Hume finds his parents' cat, Lilly, at their house in Coal City. southwest of Chicago. The farm, established more than 100 years ago, also was struck by a twister in the 1940s.

McNerney plans to step down as CEO of Boeing Business The Coal City farm was emblematic of a worn path of destruction, the second time in two years the area has been hit 1 TERRENCE ANTONIO JAMESCHICAGO TRIBUNE At the John Hancock Center's 94th-f loor observation site, upgrades include west-facing stadium benches to see sunsets. Sky's the limit for observation decks Hancock redo is latest shot in high-stakes city battle with Willis, Trump for visitors BY DAVID HERBLING Chicago Tribune managing director in charge of public affairs at Black-stone Group, which recently bought the tower. Skydeck Chicago and 360 Chicago are fighting it out 1,000 feet or so above city streets. Not to be outdone, Trump Tower said it has Turn to Sky, Page 12 more inviting, in an effort to double the number of visitors over the next five years. Willis also plans renovations for its Skydeck Chicago that it declined to reveal.

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