Illinois House Minority Leader Tom Cross, R-Oswego, testifies during a House committee hearing at the Illinois State Capitol Monday, Jan. 7, 2013, in Springfield Ill. The long-awaited plan to address Illinois' $96 billion pension problem cleared an early hurdle as the Illinois House committee approved a proposal that freezes cost-of-living increases and calls for higher employee contributions. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

Illinois Rep. Elaine Nekritz, D-Des Plaines argues pension legislation while testifying during a House committee hearing at the Illinois State Capitol Monday, Jan. 7, 2013, in Springfield Ill. The long-awaited plan to address Illinois' $96 billion pension problem cleared an early hurdle as the Illinois House committee approved a proposal that freezes cost-of-living increases and calls for higher employee contributions. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

Illinois Rep. Daniel Biss, D-Skokie, top left, Illinois House Minority Leader Tom Cross, R-Oswego, bottom, and Illinois Rep. Elaine Nekritz, D-Des Plaines, right, listen to testimony during a House committee hearing at the Illinois State Capitol Monday, Jan. 7, 2013, in Springfield Ill. The long-awaited plan to address Illinois' $96 billion pension problem cleared an early hurdle as the Illinois House committee approved a proposal that freezes cost-of-living increases and calls for higher employee contributions. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

Illinois House Minority Leader Tom Cross, R-Oswego, front, prepares to testify during a House committee hearing at the Illinois State Capitol Monday, Jan. 7, 2013, in Springfield Ill. The long-awaited plan to address Illinois' $96 billion pension problem cleared an early hurdle as the Illinois House committee approved a proposal that freezes cost-of-living increases and calls for higher employee contributions. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

Illinois Rep. Dennis Reboletti, R-Addison, ask questions during a House committee hearing at the Illinois State Capitol Monday, Jan. 7, 2013, in Springfield Ill. The proposal that could make Illinois the next state to allow illegal immigrants to get driver's licenses has passed out of the House committee. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

Illinois Rep. Daniel Biss, D-Skokie, left, and Illinois House Minority Leader Tom Cross, R-Oswego, right, confer during a House committee hearing at the Illinois State Capitol Monday, Jan. 7, 2013, in Springfield Ill. The long-awaited plan to address Illinois' $96 billion pension problem cleared an early hurdle as the Illinois House committee approved a proposal that freezes cost-of-living increases and calls for higher employee contributions. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

Illinois Rep. Daniel Biss, D-Skokie, testifies during a House committee hearing at the Illinois State Capitol Monday, Jan. 7, 2013, in Springfield Ill. The long-awaited plan to address Illinois' $96 billion pension problem cleared an early hurdle as the Illinois House committee approved a proposal that freezes cost-of-living increases and calls for higher employee contributions. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)