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Lowering Chicago's pension contributions would be seen 'negatively': S&P 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 1 961
Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively donate $1M to Chicago non-profit that helps children separated from 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 16 1112
Charges officially dropped against ex-U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock in unusual deal with feds 7 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 2 1407
New law requires Illinois schools teach contributions of gay, transgender people 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 2 973
J.B. Pritzker suffers fractured leg 2 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 7 1300
University of Illinois Springfield faculty union files 'demand to bargain' with administration 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 1 921
Madigan deals with fallout from Mapes 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 1 978
U of Illinois student arrested after noose found in elevator 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 0 1075
Status hearing set in R. Kelly's federal case in Chicago 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 2 897
'Tears started running down my face,'deported Army veteran says after Gov. Pritzker pardons him 3 mucifer Aug 2019 Aug 2019 19 2376
Illinois Republican John Shimkus not running for reelection in 2020 1 PoliticAverse Aug 2019 Aug 2019 1 1097
At the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Preserving the Reputations of Sexual Harassers 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 5 1239
Owners of Suburban Youth Counseling Center Indicted on Fraud Charges for Allegedly Defrauding 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 960
Former Financial Adviser Arrested on Fraud Charge for Allegedly Swindling Millions from Clients 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 1014
One Dead In Illinois From Vaping-Related Breathing Problems 2 Sherman A1 Aug 2019 Aug 2019 1 1158
Illinois abolished its charter commission on Friday, the body reviled by school districts but valued 2 mucifer Aug 2019 Aug 2019 7 1191
Pritzker Signs Plan to Raise Minimum Teacher Salary to 40K 1 Sherman A1 Aug 2019 Aug 2019 4 1237
Four Illinois Coal-Burning Power Plants Closing 1 Sherman A1 Aug 2019 Aug 2019 6 1282
August 20 - Happy Birthday Rep. Brad Schneider (D) IL-10th 0 FakeNoose Aug 2019 Aug 2019 1 895
The Reason Why Hundreds Of Books Were Removed From An Illinois Prison Library 2 Sherman A1 Aug 2019 Aug 2019 4 1456
Illinois Gambling Expansion Poised To Revive Fairmount Track 0 Sherman A1 Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 942
Illinois Democrats are not afraid to elect people 4 murielm99 Aug 2019 Aug 2019 6 1066
Illinois Students Use Racial Slurs and Call For Return of Slavery, KKK in Viral Video 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 4 1510
Bost And Others Influenced Trump Into Backing Off Commuting Blagojevich's Sentence 0 Sherman A1 Aug 2019 Aug 2019 2 1039
Why Some Parents, Healthcare Experts Worry Active Shooter Drills In Schools Do More Harm Than Good 3 Sherman A1 Aug 2019 Aug 2019 2 1277
Amid sexual harassment allegations in his organization, House Speaker Michael Madigan trumpets 2 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 1 1024
Hundreds of small pension funds statewide face troubling debt. Is consolidation the way to go? 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 826
In town for friend's funeral, Bill and Hillary Clinton spotted in Arlington Heights 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 13 1729
First payments made to workers owed back step raises 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 1 912
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 1 983

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Illinois state parks face mountain of deferred maintenance 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 856
Jury awards former Chicago officer $2M in retaliation case 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 1 1016
Illinois Democratic County Chairs' Association! 1 murielm99 Aug 2019 Aug 2019 2 1218
Owners of hospital set for closing file for bankruptcy 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 1115
Anybody who lives in the IL 16th District: 4 murielm99 Jul 2019 Aug 2019 5 1355
August 4 - Happy Birthday Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D) Chicago 1 FakeNoose Aug 2019 Aug 2019 4 1211
Illinois State Senator Indicted for Allegedly Fraudulently Receiving Salary and Benefits from Labor 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 1 1035
Illinois Lawmakers Call Hearing to "Demand Answers" and Find Ways to Close a Loophole in College 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 3 1221
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 1112
Illinois eliminates statute of limitations on major sex crimes 2 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 3 1280
Lawmakers: Push for affordable housing solutions just beginning 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 2 868
Statehouse Insider: Magazine ranks Pritzker best of the new governors 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 3 936
Chicago is counting on a casino windfall, but Indiana gambling rivals are renovating, expanding 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 870
How Illinois pols have pocketed more than $5M in what Barack Obama once dubbed 'legalized bribery' 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 909
1919 Chicago Race Riots 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 992
Pritzker signs bills aimed at protecting immigrant youth 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 6 791
Is the first slave freed by Lincoln under a parking lot? 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 7 1141
State officials investigating Legionnaire's at hospital 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 1 856
Illinois pension buyback program fell short in year 1 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 2 955
Governor Pritzker got two new bills that are great today! 6 mucifer Jul 2019 Jul 2019 11 1270
SNAP Benefits Expand To More Metro East Farmers Markets 1 Sherman A1 Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1005
Former Chicago Resident Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Participating in $100 Million Money 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 2 892
Mayor Lightfoot's ethics reform passes, more 'big changes' on the path forward 0 mucifer Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 864
Chicago Mayor Proposes Reforms That Would Make Life Easier for Thousands of Black and Low-Income 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 1 956
Happy Birthday Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D) IL-8th 1 FakeNoose Jul 2019 Jul 2019 3 1207
Bost Introduces Federal Legislation To Make Cahokia Mounds A National Park 0 Sherman A1 Jul 2019 Jul 2019 1 922
Land Of Lincoln Goodwill Gives Workers with Disabilities Their Jobs Back 3 Sherman A1 Jul 2019 Jul 2019 3 1169
Hard Rock International and Cheap Trick guitarist Rick Nielsen plan to announce Hard Rock Casino in 5 beachbum bob Jul 2019 Jul 2019 2 1471
Pritzker defends decision to cancel Confederate Railroad performance 4 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 6 1079
Gov. Pritzker still looking at pension fix 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 972

Illinois Continued...

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Illinois hiring hundreds to reduce Medicaid backlogs 2 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 1 882
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot blasts U.S. Attorney General William Barr on census citizenship 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 1 956
Luther Center resident says building is infested with bed bugs 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1022
Lawmaker pay freezes unconstitutional, judge rules 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 887
Freshman Democratic Rep. Lauren Underwood gets another GOP challenger 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 1 912
Legislators call for repeal of pro-abortion legislation, introduce 'Fetal Heartbeat' measure 2 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1094
Former Rockford Area Economic Development Council vice president sentenced to prison for fraud 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1005
Governor Duncan Mansion in Jacksonville being renovated 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 915
Computer problem delays Illinois unemployment checks 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 910
Chicago police investigators confirm alligator in lagoon 1 left-of-center2012 Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1349
Illinois man gets 30-month prison term in kickback scheme in St. Louis 0 Sherman A1 Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1215
There was a Fried Chicken thread in the lounge. I recommended a couple places - 14 The Polack MSgt Jul 2019 Jul 2019 1 2158
3 stabbed, 16 injured during fireworks at Chicago's Navy Pier 4 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 1 1283
Federal Legislation Expected Soon To Make Cahokia Mounds A National Park 3 Sherman A1 Jul 2019 Jul 2019 3 1333
Quincy Catholics To Honor The Life Of The Nation's First Black Priest 0 Sherman A1 Jul 2019 Jul 2019 1 995
Billionaire U.S. Coal Baron Chris Cline Dies in Helicopter Crash 5 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 1 1801
Nancy Pelosi!!! 2 murielm99 Jul 2019 Jul 2019 9 1600
Chicago Can't Hold Impounded Vehicles After Drivers File for Bankruptcy, Court Says 4 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 2 1229
State Police Ramping Up Training, Drug Testing Efforts Ahead of New Cannabis Law 1 Sherman A1 Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1055
Public unions in Illinois continue on a year after Janus decision 2 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1508
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