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Plan to pay 1,000 Chicago residents $1,000 a month--no strings attached--pitched by panel 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 2 1313
Illinois Senate backs $15 hourly minimum wage within 6 years 2 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 2 1376
Illinois Republicans running short on cash 4 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 1526
Illinois construction unions sue opioid manufacturers, distributors, prescribers 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 1351
Moody's says Pritzker will need more money to balance state's budget 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 1097
Illinois lawmakers want to go after corporate profits in tax havens 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 2 1148
Facing costly new regulations, some gun shops close 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 8 1271
Marilyn Hite-Ross, first woman and first African American 4 murielm99 Dec 2018 Feb 2019 6 1634
Chicago:Cubs ownership patriarch Joe Ricketts 'regrets' racist emails leaked Monday 5 lunasun Feb 2019 Feb 2019 7 1981
Here's How To Close Down The Sterigenics Willowbrook Facility..... 0 global1 Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 1416
Old Political Pamphlets? Worth Anything? Small Booklets, 68 and 72 Election. 1 Stuart G Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1128
Bail increased for Minnesota man accused of raping a coworker at St. Charles hotel 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1648
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle said she spoke with Ald. Edward Burke before hiring his 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1254
CPS finishes year with budget surplus -- just in time for CTU contract talks 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1023
6 CPS workers fired, 33 removed as hundreds of sex misconduct complaints roll in 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1328
Records show feds' investigation of Chicago Alderman Burke broader than previously known 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1089
Illinois ends participation in multi-state voter database 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 2 1159
State to study leaky Capitol dome 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1052
Pritzker hints at pay, pension plans for public workers 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1210
Anti-Muslim post appears on Sangamon County circuit clerk's Facebook page 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1165
Illinois offers $100 million in state-backed loans to 8,000 furloughed federal workers 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 2 1090
Student tackled for stealing own car settles suit for $1.25M 2 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 10 1658
Passenger Confronts GOP Congressman Rodney Davis, IL-13 over Flying First Class During Shutdown 6 beachbum bob Jan 2019 Jan 2019 7 1879
Woodford county wants to fix clock at 1897 courthouse tower 2 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1186
Cook county judge found cops not guilty for coverup...? 0 pbmus Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1079
"Metra Comes Clean" on Gates That Failed To Come Down 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2019 Jan 2019 4 1613
Gov. J.B. Pritzker to sign bill to require state licensing of Illinois gun dealers on Thursday 0 beachbum bob Jan 2019 Jan 2019 4 1343
New Illinois governor uses own money to double salaries of top staffers 3 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 3 1277
Water Tower Place cracks down on teens with 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday curfew 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 4 1904
Rahm on ending federal shutdown: 'Chisel away at the will of the Republicans' 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 2 1463

Illinois Continued...

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Preckwinkle returning Burke cash, stripping his power to help get judges elected 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1107
Illinois Democrats have control - can they get work done? 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 2 1015
Toni Preckwinkle's administration hired Ald. Edward Burke's son to nearly $100K-a-year county job 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1310
Chicago : Ald. Ed Burke charged in attempted extortion case 2 lunasun Jan 2019 Jan 2019 4 1385
Video Shows Mokena Cop Avoid Collision With Metra Train 5 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2018 Jan 2019 2 1806
Illinois Teen Charged with Burning Down Metro East Mayor's House 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 1517
Rauner Says He Sought Others To Run For Governor In His Place, Blames Trump For Loss 5 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 2 1408
Preckwinkle drops challenge to Susana Mendoza's mayoral petitions 0 blue-wave Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1197
Proposed southern Illinois wind farm faces opposition 2 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 3 1289
Bill Daley tops $3M raised in Chicago mayoral race, gets backing from a Kennedy 2 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1193
Illinois lawmakers to get new top watchdog with 'strong background in sexual harassment' 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 935
Vibra Hospital of Springfield plans to close, cites loss of revenue 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1075
More controversy over Satanic Temple display in Rotunda 3 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 2 1234
Quit the union and use that cash for Christmas shopping! 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 6 1448
51-point buck bagged in Illinois may beat out Tennessee hunter's national title 8 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 5 3789
Chicago :Feds raid Ald. Burke's City Hall offices for a second time 2 lunasun Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 1433
Chicago - Mayor Emanuel proposes legalizing marijuana, casino to pay for pensions 4 lunasun Dec 2018 Dec 2018 2 1732
Tillman claims he wants to work with Democrats on pension reform 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 2 1511
Rock Island County courthouse demolition on hold pending state review 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 3 1283
Transportation officials: Illinois gas tax increase is needed 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1110
Chicago Mayor's Nephew, Backer Got $9M in Fees, Most of That for Managing Deals That Tanked 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 1094
Doctor Embroiled In Fraud, Sexual Abuse Scandal Falls Ill 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1272
Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker shows 'deep gratitude' for Gov. Bruce Rauner at Illinois bicentennial, says 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1199
Chicago Teachers Union votes to back Toni Preckwinkle in mayor's race 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 924
Bill Daley promises property tax freeze in his first TV ad for Chicago mayor 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1060
IL-06: Peter Roskum stoops below tRump in name-calling. 5 IllinoisBirdWatcher Oct 2018 Nov 2018 2 1429
Every vote counts, after a Gop was declared winner for our county sheriff, final 8 beachbum bob Nov 2018 Nov 2018 18 1929
wow, 6% reporting and Rauner already conceding! BAM! 3 consider_this Nov 2018 Nov 2018 6 1772
Why no celebrating African American Lauren Underwood's historic win? 21 whathehell Nov 2018 Nov 2018 17 4275
Aparently the turnout of student voters at University of Illinois-Champaign requires 1 beachbum bob Nov 2018 Nov 2018 9 1873

Illinois Continued...

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URGENT---Last Chance to Check Online & Make Sure Your Early Ballot Vote Has Been Counted! 0 PandoraAwakened Nov 2018 Nov 2018 0 827
Amid talk of a potential blue wave, Democrats already have begun to turn the tide in GOP suburbs 3 TexasTowelie Nov 2018 Nov 2018 7 1656
Will Democrats Casten, Underwood beat Republicans Roskam, Hultgren? 1 TexasTowelie Nov 2018 Nov 2018 0 1094
Rauner blasts unfavorable polls as 'baloney' on road for GOP candidates 1 TexasTowelie Nov 2018 Nov 2018 0 1000
Obama tells rally in Chicago: 'The character of our nation is on the ballot' 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2018 Nov 2018 2 923
Illinois' big-money politics has some worried 2 TexasTowelie Nov 2018 Nov 2018 1 1248
Rauner, Pritzker differ on some criminal justice 1 TexasTowelie Nov 2018 Nov 2018 1 1062
Far out! Illinois Democrats think they've dropped in on the big one (Bluenami!) 1 TexasTowelie Nov 2018 Nov 2018 7 1418
Preckwinkle's Democrats fund blue wave to swamp County Board Republicans 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2018 Nov 2018 4 1093
Retaliation Lawsuit Against Michael Madigan Moves Forward With Discovery 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2018 Nov 2018 1 1134
Judge, prosecutor's office exchange notes 1 TexasTowelie Nov 2018 Nov 2018 4 1471
Cook County judicial elections stir up unusual public scrutiny 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2018 Nov 2018 1 1035
New Fort Massac on the horizon with $2.8 million IDNR grant 1 TexasTowelie Nov 2018 Nov 2018 1 988
Teachers' pension fund seeks 10 percent hike in state funds 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2018 Nov 2018 0 940
This is why I will NOT use in person early voting in DuPage 3 Cadfael Nov 2018 Nov 2018 0 1338
Rauner and Trump will rally together in Southern Illinois today 9 lunasun Oct 2018 Nov 2018 2 2054
Does Anyone Know What Trump Had To Say At His Illinois Rally..... 5 global1 Oct 2018 Oct 2018 0 1622
The latest funding raising reporting, democrats out raise GOper's 2-1 and in Il-13th 0 beachbum bob Oct 2018 Oct 2018 0 911
Rauner-campaign-releases-new-blurred-version-of-f-bomb-ad-after-complaints 2 lunasun Oct 2018 Oct 2018 1 1272
Judge found not guilty of bringing gun to Chicago courthouse 1 left-of-center2012 Oct 2018 Oct 2018 1 1210
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