Updated 11:55 a.m. with reporting by Illinois Public Radio's Brian Mackey.
Governor Pat Quinn Wednesday used his veto power to eliminate salaries for Illinois legislators. Quinn says until lawmakers fix the state's pension problem, they shouldn't get paid.
On Illinois' $100 billion unfunded pension liability Quinn has been setting deadlines for more than a year.
Until now, there haven't been any direct consequences for lawmakers when they've blown each of those deadlines.
Quinn changed that today in a big way.
