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Dani Brzozowski 1 murielm99 Oct 2019 Oct 2019 2 1365
October 4 - Happy Birthday Rep. Lauren Underwood (D) IL-14th 0 FakeNoose Oct 2019 Oct 2019 1 992
New Planned Parenthood Abortion Clinic In Fairview Heights Was Built In Secret 1 Sherman A1 Oct 2019 Oct 2019 4 1123
Home to thousands since the '60s, largest public housing complex in East St. Louis to come down 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2019 Oct 2019 0 1200
Relief coming to Illinois farmers.... 10 murielm99 Sep 2019 Oct 2019 14 1863
East St. Louis Asked For $2.5 Million To Fix Flood Damages. It May Get Far Less. 2 Sherman A1 Sep 2019 Sep 2019 0 1418
Deported Army veteran, pardoned by Gov. Pritzker, returns to US in bid to become citizen 2 mucifer Sep 2019 Sep 2019 2 1287
FBI agents raid state Sen. Martin Sandoval's Springfield office, Chicago home 0 PoliticAverse Sep 2019 Sep 2019 1 1592
In a highly unusual move, former Gov. Pat Quinn has been subpoenaed to testify about a commutation 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 1 1436
Liberal Illinois colleagues so far shying away from endorsing Lipinski's opponent 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 0 966
Stop Sterigenics furious over Friday night IEPA news dump 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 3 1160
Time to start paying attention: Strike vote for Chicago Public Schools teachers begins today 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 0 886
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot to co-host Cook County Democratic Party fundraiser with board President 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 0 976
Mayor Lori Lightfoot downplays how much money legal marijuana will bring Chicago, says focus is on 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 0 934
Ex-head of Illinois Gaming Board accused of donating illegal campaign money 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 0 881
Urban Equity Properties purchases former State Farm Insurance headquarters 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 1 906
Attracting teachers 101 -- Illinois goes to school on the teacher shortage 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 0 946
Execs of Chicago nursing home where patient was bilked fined 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 0 920
SUV drives into Woodfield Mall 8 Gidney N Cloyd Sep 2019 Sep 2019 3 2014
Owners Of Revoked Illinois FOID Cards Must Give Up Their Guns. Fewer Than Half Do. 1 Sherman A1 Sep 2019 Sep 2019 4 1516
Chicago City Council Approves Ticket and Debt Reforms to Help LowIncome and Minority Motorists 0 mucifer Sep 2019 Sep 2019 1 1086
North Suburban Chicago Psychologist Sentenced to Prison for Billing for Nonexistent Services 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 0 1353
Family Of Miles Davis Celebrates Documentary And Restored East St. Louis Home 0 Sherman A1 Sep 2019 Sep 2019 4 1350
September 6 - Happy Birthday Rep. Danny K. Davis (D) IL-7th 1 FakeNoose Sep 2019 Sep 2019 1 1019
Sears cuts 250 employees at Hoffman Estates headquarters 6 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 4 1439
Lawsuit: Illinois secretary of state required Muslim woman to certify when she wears headscarf to 3 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 1 1230
Pfleger announces anti-gun rally in nation's capital, slams 'ignorant' Ted Cruz 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 0 1196
Lowering Chicago's pension contributions would be seen 'negatively': S&P 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 1 1081
Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively donate $1M to Chicago non-profit that helps children separated from 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 16 1229
Charges officially dropped against ex-U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock in unusual deal with feds 7 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 2 1648

Illinois Continued...

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New law requires Illinois schools teach contributions of gay, transgender people 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 2 1078
J.B. Pritzker suffers fractured leg 2 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 7 1431
University of Illinois Springfield faculty union files 'demand to bargain' with administration 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 1 1024
Madigan deals with fallout from Mapes 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 1 1048
U of Illinois student arrested after noose found in elevator 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 0 1177
Status hearing set in R. Kelly's federal case in Chicago 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 2 1045
'Tears started running down my face,'deported Army veteran says after Gov. Pritzker pardons him 3 mucifer Aug 2019 Aug 2019 19 2612
Illinois Republican John Shimkus not running for reelection in 2020 1 PoliticAverse Aug 2019 Aug 2019 1 1194
At the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Preserving the Reputations of Sexual Harassers 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 5 1351
Owners of Suburban Youth Counseling Center Indicted on Fraud Charges for Allegedly Defrauding 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 1074
Former Financial Adviser Arrested on Fraud Charge for Allegedly Swindling Millions from Clients 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 1080
One Dead In Illinois From Vaping-Related Breathing Problems 2 Sherman A1 Aug 2019 Aug 2019 1 1274
Illinois abolished its charter commission on Friday, the body reviled by school districts but valued 2 mucifer Aug 2019 Aug 2019 7 1289
Pritzker Signs Plan to Raise Minimum Teacher Salary to 40K 1 Sherman A1 Aug 2019 Aug 2019 4 1334
Four Illinois Coal-Burning Power Plants Closing 1 Sherman A1 Aug 2019 Aug 2019 6 1387
August 20 - Happy Birthday Rep. Brad Schneider (D) IL-10th 0 FakeNoose Aug 2019 Aug 2019 1 964
The Reason Why Hundreds Of Books Were Removed From An Illinois Prison Library 2 Sherman A1 Aug 2019 Aug 2019 4 1580
Illinois Gambling Expansion Poised To Revive Fairmount Track 0 Sherman A1 Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 1027
Illinois Democrats are not afraid to elect people 4 murielm99 Aug 2019 Aug 2019 6 1228
Illinois Students Use Racial Slurs and Call For Return of Slavery, KKK in Viral Video 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 4 1575
Bost And Others Influenced Trump Into Backing Off Commuting Blagojevich's Sentence 0 Sherman A1 Aug 2019 Aug 2019 2 1110
Why Some Parents, Healthcare Experts Worry Active Shooter Drills In Schools Do More Harm Than Good 3 Sherman A1 Aug 2019 Aug 2019 2 1444
Amid sexual harassment allegations in his organization, House Speaker Michael Madigan trumpets 2 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 1 1102
Hundreds of small pension funds statewide face troubling debt. Is consolidation the way to go? 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 888
In town for friend's funeral, Bill and Hillary Clinton spotted in Arlington Heights 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 13 1819
First payments made to workers owed back step raises 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 1 989
Illinois gun dealers now have to be certified by the state. But the state isn't ready to issue the 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 1 1075
Illinois state parks face mountain of deferred maintenance 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 937
Jury awards former Chicago officer $2M in retaliation case 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 1 1116
Illinois Democratic County Chairs' Association! 1 murielm99 Aug 2019 Aug 2019 2 1327

Illinois Continued...

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Owners of hospital set for closing file for bankruptcy 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 1195
Anybody who lives in the IL 16th District: 4 murielm99 Jul 2019 Aug 2019 5 1468
August 4 - Happy Birthday Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D) Chicago 1 FakeNoose Aug 2019 Aug 2019 4 1305
Illinois State Senator Indicted for Allegedly Fraudulently Receiving Salary and Benefits from Labor 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 1 1120
Illinois Lawmakers Call Hearing to "Demand Answers" and Find Ways to Close a Loophole in College 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 3 1308
Belleville Priest Who Said He 'Never Hurt A Child' Accused For Second Time Of Sexually Abusing A Boy 0 Sherman A1 Aug 2019 Aug 2019 1 1193
Illinois eliminates statute of limitations on major sex crimes 2 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 3 1376
Lawmakers: Push for affordable housing solutions just beginning 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 2 955
Statehouse Insider: Magazine ranks Pritzker best of the new governors 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 3 1028
Chicago is counting on a casino windfall, but Indiana gambling rivals are renovating, expanding 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 952
How Illinois pols have pocketed more than $5M in what Barack Obama once dubbed 'legalized bribery' 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1035
1919 Chicago Race Riots 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1146
Pritzker signs bills aimed at protecting immigrant youth 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 6 856
Is the first slave freed by Lincoln under a parking lot? 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 7 1208
State officials investigating Legionnaire's at hospital 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 1 936
Illinois pension buyback program fell short in year 1 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 2 1036
Governor Pritzker got two new bills that are great today! 6 mucifer Jul 2019 Jul 2019 11 1484
SNAP Benefits Expand To More Metro East Farmers Markets 1 Sherman A1 Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1093
Former Chicago Resident Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Participating in $100 Million Money 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 2 971
Mayor Lightfoot's ethics reform passes, more 'big changes' on the path forward 0 mucifer Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 937
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