Illinois school administrators say that they cannot afford to pay teachers’ pension costs, as part of Governor Bruce Rauner’s plan to balance the state budget. The Republican governor stated on Wednesday that he wants to save $700-million a year, by shifting the employer portion of teacher pensions from the state to the schools. Tony Sanders, who is the CEO of Elgin U-46, which is the states largest district outside of Chicago, says that his district would have to raise property taxes or cut programs for their funds. Other critics don’t like the idea, as they point out that Rauner has been railing high property taxes for years and now would force one on local schools. Rauner says that local officials should pay the costs so there is incentive to keeping them low. He says that he will work with legislation to help schools cut other expenses.