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Villages to pay for teacher pensions?

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Towns and other local governments would help pay for teacher pensions under a proposal by Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.

Mark Black | Staff Photographer

Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan of Chicago

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Municipal leaders are pushing back against a proposal in Springfield that would have villages, townships and other local governments give up some of their tax revenues for teachers pensions. Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan filed the proposal this week and it could be debated as early as Wednesday.

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