Chicago Defender

Teen Girl Allegedly Sexaully Assaulted In Heart Of Chicago Neighborhood Recants Story (UPDATE)

WGN

Police are looking for 2 men after a 16-year-old girl was raped on the city's West Side.

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Police say a 16-year-old girl who reported being sexually assaulted by two men Monday evening in a West Side alley in the city's Heart of Chicago neighborhood has recanted her story.

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Illinois Pension Reform Bill Approved By State Lawmakers

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Dec 3 (Reuters) - The Illinois House and Senate approved a long-awaited measure on Tuesday to reform the nation's worst-funded state public pension system.

The measure, championed by Democrat and Republican legislative leaders, passed the Senate in a 30-24 vote and the House in a 62-53 vote. The bill is expected to save Illinois about $160 billion over 30 years.

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Union Workers Say Illinois Pension Bill Is Unconstitutional, Vow To Take Fight To Court

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In this Aug. 15, 2012 file photo Mike Phillips, and other union protesters, supporters, and labor leaders boo Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn in protest saying he is betraying the Democratic party's tradition of supporting working men and women, during Governor's Day at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield. As lawmakers prepare to address a breakthrough solution to the state's $100 billion unfunded pension liability, the unions that represent Illinois' go.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The p...

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