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Aurora, Ill., Mayor Tom Weisner accompanied by several mayors and village presidents from across Illinois, speaks during a news conference calling for state lawmakers to overhaul local pension systems for police and fire departments, Monday, April 21, 2014, in Chicago. The mayors say pension problems are "choking local government budgets" and warn some communities will have to raise property taxes or cut services to cover pension obligations. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)
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Aurora, Ill., Mayor Tom Weisner, right, accompanied by several mayors and village presidents from across Illinois, speaks during a news conference calling for state lawmakers to overhaul local pension systems for police and fire departments, Monday, April 21, 2014, in Chicago. The mayors say pension problems are "choking local government budgets" and warn some communities will have to raise property taxes or cut services to cover pension obligations. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)
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Peoria, Ill., Mayor Jim Ardis accompanied by several mayors and village presidents from across Illinois, speaks during a news conference calling for state lawmakers to overhaul local pension systems for police and fire departments, Monday, April 21, 2014, in Chicago. The mayors say pension problems are "choking local government budgets" and warn some communities will have to raise property taxes or cut services to cover pension obligations. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)
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Northbrook, Ill., Mayor Sandy Frum, right, accompanied by several mayors and village presidents from across Illinois, speaks during a news conference calling for state lawmakers to overhaul local pension systems for police and fire departments, Monday, April 21, 2014, in Chicago. The mayors say pension problems are "choking local government budgets" and warn some communities will have to raise property taxes or cut services to cover pension obligations. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)
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Northbrook, Ill., Mayor Sandy Frum, right, accompanied by several mayors and village presidents from across Illinois, speaks during a news conference calling for state lawmakers to overhaul local pension systems for police and fire departments, Monday, April 21, 2014, in Chicago. The mayors say pension problems are "choking local government budgets" and warn some communities will have to raise property taxes or cut services to cover pension obligations. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)
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Rockford, Ill., Mayor Larry Morrissey, right, accompanied by several mayors and village presidents from across Illinois, speaks during a news conference calling for state lawmakers to overhaul local pension systems for police and fire departments, Monday, April 21, 2014, in Chicago. The mayors say pension problems are "choking local government budgets" and warn some communities will have to raise property taxes or cut services to cover pension obligations. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)
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CORRECTS FROM 2013 TO 2014 - Swan Lockett stands in her Houston apartment Monday, April 21, 2014. Lockett said she was unable to get an affordable health care plan on the federal marketplace. The federal health care overhaul is providing coverage for millions of Americans, but it has only chipped away at one of its core goals to sharply reduce the number of people without insurance. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
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CORRECTS FROM 2013 TO 2014 - Swan Lockett stands for a photo in the courtyard of her apartment complex, Monday, April 21, 2014, in Houston. Lockett said she was unable to get an affordable health care plan on the federal marketplace. The federal health care overhaul is providing coverage for millions of Americans, but it has only chipped away at one of its core goals to sharply reduce the number of people without insurance. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
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Swan Lockett stands for a photo in the doorway of her Houston apartment, Monday, April 21, 2014. Lockett said she was unable to get an affordable health care plan on the federal marketplace. The federal health care overhaul is providing coverage for millions of Americans, but it has only chipped away at one of its core goals to sharply reduce the number of people without insurance. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
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In this April 16, 2014 photo, Tony Wyatt, 56, of Murphysboro, Ill., a client representative with Southern Illinois HIV Care Connect, is seen in Murphysboro. HIV cases in southern Illinois reached the highest number in nearly a decade last year, with more than half the infections from the virus that causes AIDS reported in people 24 years old or younger, public health officials said. Wyatt, who has lived with HIV since 1994, said his outreach through Southern Illinois HIV Care Connect often has fallen on deaf ears in recent years. Through resources and support from the Jackson County Health Department and others, he has been able to live his life his way. As a client representative, he works with people after their diagnoses to answer questions and help them on their journey. (AP Photo/The Southern, Adam Testa)
