After legislation went unpassed this spring, Illinois lawmakers are looking to divest from Russian assets this fall.
CHICAGO (WLS) — Legislation designed to force divestment in Russian-based assets languished unpassed in the spring session of the Illinois General Assembly. Despite strong rhetoric from Gov. JB Pritzker and other top state officials demanding public pension funds divest more than $100 million in Russia-based assets, state lawmakers now say they won’t act until the fall veto session, according to an investigation by the Better Government Association.
