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More pension proposals create less consensus

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State Sen. Daniel Biss of Evanston, top left, Illinois House Minority Leader Tom Cross of Oswego, bottom, and Rep. Elaine Nekritz of Northbrook, right, are behind one of several pension-reforming plans in Springfield.

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Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn, front, shakes hands with Illinois Senate President John Cullerton, right, while Illinois Speaker of the House Michael Madigan, left, looks on.

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The growing number of proposals to cut pension costs offers lawmakers a buffet of ideas for addressing Illinois' nearly $100 billion pension debt, but each new plan that's hatched also could make consensus hard to find. Here's a snapshot of the competing plans.

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