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Madigan: Putting pension costs on schools ‘going to happen’

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Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan said a plan to have suburban schools pay for teachers' pensions is "going to happen."

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Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan said Thursday that a controversial pension solution that would require suburban school districts to eventually pick up the tab for their teacher's retirement costs is inevitable. "This is going to happen," the powerful Chicago Democrat said. But not everyone agreed.

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