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Executive Ethics Commission imposes largest fine in its history 1 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 2 900
Pritzker pension reversal draws praise from credit analysts 1 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 2 975
Obama Foundation launches 1st My Brother's Keeper strategy in Chicago 1 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 3 933
Rahm Emanuel's schools legacy: Record grad rates, but he also closed 50 schools 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 950
Infrastructure Plan Would Double Gas Tax, License And Registration Fees 1 Sherman A1 May 2019 May 2019 0 1092
College bus company accused of mocking Asian students settles lawsuit from attorney general 1 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2019 May 2019 2 1254
More layoffs coming at Belvidere Chrysler after 'C' shift eliminated 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 2019 May 2019 0 1173
Christopher Firefighter dies after structure fire on Market Street 2 ColesCountyDem May 2019 May 2019 2 1192
Illinois Senate Approves Graduated Income Tax 0 Sherman A1 May 2019 May 2019 5 1211
Teachers at East St. Louis preschool charged after allegedly making kids stand naked 1 left-of-center2012 May 2019 May 2019 2 1257
Illinois Senate Passes Pritzker's Graduated Income Tax 1 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 2 1175
Illinois lawmakers consider eliminating cash bail 1 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 1 969
State legislator from Chicago facing DUI charge in Springfield 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1143
Education, health care, union representatives seek building funds in potential capital bill 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 905
14 students hurt in Gresham Elementary pepper spray discharge 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 1 1149
Pension-themed threat mailed to legislators, union leaders, media 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 1 1169
New plan would pay some who do work for Illinois faster 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1052
Illinois lawmakers face growing challenges to keep 'pension promise' 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 945
WTF is the Illinois Policy "argument" against progressive tax? 5 Cary Apr 2019 Apr 2019 3 1225
Head Deacon Of Belleville Catholic Diocese Charged With Sex Crime 0 Sherman A1 Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1200
'Feeding Cahokia' Outlines New Findings About Agriculture, Women And Life In Ancient Civilization 0 Sherman A1 Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1202
Illinois Must Act to Shore Up Abortion Rights -- in Part, to Save Missouri Women 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 2 969
Poll shows nearly 60 percent of marijuana users drive high 8 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1556
Bill would require Illinois children to start school by age 5, threatening kindergarten redshirting 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1299
Emails About Lindenwood's Belleville Campus Imply School Is In Trouble 0 Sherman A1 Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1326
Another O'Hare runway mishap: City worker drove in front of landing jetliner 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 3 1230
State worker resigns after watchdog uncovers racist emails about the Obamas 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1097
Medicaid funding shortfalls causing Illinois nursing homes to close 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 957
Illinois law streamlines zoning process for wind farms 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1067
Legal pot no pipe dream for Pritzker -- hopes to pass 'strong good bill' in weeks 3 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 7 1346

Illinois Continued...

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Report: Pritzker would short pensions by $1.1 billion next fiscal year alone 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1293
Senate votes to require tax returns for presidential candidates to get on Illinois ballot 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 6 1231
$3.85M granted in lawsuit against ex-Cook County forest preserve worker charged in fatal OTJ crash 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1151
House passes measure to give tuition assistance to undocumented citizens, transgender students 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1068
State comptroller orders IT contract progress reports 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 991
Illinois Progressive Caucus supports reform bills on criminal justice, homelessness 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 962
Judge: Public housing gun ban unconstitutional 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1090
Bill passes out of Senate providing greater protections for private sector workers who experience se 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1004
House votes to raise teacher pay 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 940
Lightfoot says Chicago budget shortfall more 'dire' than she thought, but how much more? 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 850
Fire pension reform bill passes House 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1122
Betsy Dirksen Londrigan announces for Il-13th 2020 campaign 0 beachbum bob Apr 2019 Apr 2019 3 1105
Is Illinois Governor JB Pritzker looking at a future presidental run? He is doing ALL things 4 beachbum bob Apr 2019 Apr 2019 3 1124
Illinois Proposal Targets Hard-To-Reach Communities For 2020 Census 0 Sherman A1 Apr 2019 Apr 2019 2 1131
Worker-friendly laws finally have a chance in Illinois 0 Sherman A1 Apr 2019 Apr 2019 3 1160
Several shot, including two children, at baby shower in Chicago 6 left-of-center2012 Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1880
Lori Lightfoot Interesting Interview From Today 4/6/19: 0 mucifer Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 902
Suburban Bank Fraud Schemers Sentenced to Prison and Ordered to Pay $14.3 Million in Restitution 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 2 1224
Pritzker agrees to back pay and raises for 42,000 SEIU members 1 Sherman A1 Apr 2019 Apr 2019 3 1302
Illinois teacher pension stewards protest another pension holiday proposal 3 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1251
State finds more cancer than expected near Sterigenics plant 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 3 1205
Mayoral candidates rally voters, volunteers in Sunday sprint to the finish 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1072
Study finds tax plan would narrow state's income gap 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 3 1060
Toni Preckwinkle's new ad about 2004 fatal fire draws ire from family at center of it 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1132
Illinois Senate approves consolidation bill that could help cut property taxes 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1084
Lawmakers move to allow graduate research assistants to unionize 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 2 1047
Some skeptical as Democrats continue progressive tax push 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 2 1076
Illinois House votes to require woman, African American on all corporate boards 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 6 1381
Illinois lawmakers consider taxing satellite, streaming services 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1102
Anyone excited about Tuesday's mayoral race? I early voted for Lori. 2 mucifer Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 941

Illinois Continued...

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Owner of Former Springfield Medical Supply Business Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Medicaid 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 2 1201
Chicago Home Health Company Owner Convicted for Role in $3 Million Kickback Scheme 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 1 1218
Illinois State Police On Huge DNA Backlog: 'We Have A Lot To Do' 1 Sherman A1 Mar 2019 Mar 2019 1 1276
Des Plaines River Bridge On I-80 Found Structurally 'Intolerable' 2 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 7 1608
Scott Air Force Base Project Could Be Cut To Pay For Border Wall Construction 2 Sherman A1 Mar 2019 Mar 2019 2 1505
Labor supports Pritzker's progressive tax plan 2 Sherman A1 Mar 2019 Mar 2019 3 1300
Creator of Fraudulent Chicago-Area Pharmacy Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for $1.6M Fraud Scheme 2 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 2 1479
Annual Chicago Polar Plunge Brings Out Daredevils Raising Money For Special Olympics 1 lunasun Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1407
Lori Lightfoot half hour interview 0 mucifer Mar 2019 Mar 2019 1 1230
Demand for legal marijuana in Illinois would far exceed licensed growers' ability to supply it 9 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 1 1705
Fight over progressive income tax starts in Illinois 2 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Mar 2019 0 1297
Preckwinkle says Lightfoot's $200K donation to self undermines reform reputation 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1107
Legislators aim to expand access to 'clean energy jobs' 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 2 1237
Illinois Students Could Soon Be Taught About Fake News 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 2 1228
Wisconsin National Guard looking into whether to punish ILL GOP Congressman Adam Kinzinger 7 beachbum bob Feb 2019 Feb 2019 11 2072
Recession fears loom over state budget talks 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 1187
Richard J Daley must be spinning in his grave 3 mucifer Feb 2019 Feb 2019 9 1715
VOTER SHAMING: MAILER SENT TO CHICAGO VOTERS CLAIMS TO TELL WHICH NEIGHBORS HAVE VOTED IN RECENT ELE 7 Stellar Feb 2019 Feb 2019 7 2164
hey chicago. who ya pickin for mayor? 13 mopinko Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 1721
Desiree L. Tate 3 murielm99 Feb 2019 Feb 2019 3 1257
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