If current laws don't stand: Suppose the Illinois Supreme Court, in its pending ruling on state pension changes, invalidates the kinds of reforms Emanuel delivered for two of City Hall's four pension funds. Or suppose lawmakers soften state law to lower the city's scheduled contributions to the other two funds. Yes, in either circumstance City Hall wouldn't have to load so much money into pensions. The rub is that keeping those payments into the funds on their current, lower trajectory, "will position the plans on a fast track toward asset depletion," Moody's projects.