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Support builds for shifting costs to schools in new pension plan

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A new pension cost-cutting proposal to be unveiled Wednesday includes tentative backing from two suburban Republicans for the idea of having local school districts pay more for teachers' retirement benefits. The new plan from state Rep. Elaine Nekritz, a Northbrook Democrat, would require local school districts to begin picking up the state's share of teacher pension costs, an idea suburban Republicans in particular have loudly opposed.

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