To the Editor:

As a former government worker (an accountant), I feel that it’s about time the voters of Illinois know where the pension money comes from. We also pay for pensions for McHenry County, our township, the township road district, the rural fire department, the park district, and McHenry County College. Look at the left side of your tax bill. We pay a lot of money into pension funds.

Teachers have 9 percent of their pay put into the pension fund. This 9 percent is matched by the school district. Where does all this money come from? Our tax dollars.