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House votes to raise teacher pay 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1030
Lightfoot says Chicago budget shortfall more 'dire' than she thought, but how much more? 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 993
Fire pension reform bill passes House 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1236
Betsy Dirksen Londrigan announces for Il-13th 2020 campaign 0 beachbum bob Apr 2019 Apr 2019 3 1229
Is Illinois Governor JB Pritzker looking at a future presidental run? He is doing ALL things 4 beachbum bob Apr 2019 Apr 2019 3 1382
Illinois Proposal Targets Hard-To-Reach Communities For 2020 Census 0 Sherman A1 Apr 2019 Apr 2019 2 1232
Worker-friendly laws finally have a chance in Illinois 0 Sherman A1 Apr 2019 Apr 2019 3 1263
Several shot, including two children, at baby shower in Chicago 6 left-of-center2012 Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 2131
Lori Lightfoot Interesting Interview From Today 4/6/19: 0 mucifer Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1001
Suburban Bank Fraud Schemers Sentenced to Prison and Ordered to Pay $14.3 Million in Restitution 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 2 1327
Pritzker agrees to back pay and raises for 42,000 SEIU members 1 Sherman A1 Apr 2019 Apr 2019 3 1433
Illinois teacher pension stewards protest another pension holiday proposal 3 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1406
State finds more cancer than expected near Sterigenics plant 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 3 1301
Mayoral candidates rally voters, volunteers in Sunday sprint to the finish 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1157
Study finds tax plan would narrow state's income gap 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 3 1142
Toni Preckwinkle's new ad about 2004 fatal fire draws ire from family at center of it 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1225
Illinois Senate approves consolidation bill that could help cut property taxes 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1181
Lawmakers move to allow graduate research assistants to unionize 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 2 1146
Some skeptical as Democrats continue progressive tax push 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 2 1178
Illinois House votes to require woman, African American on all corporate boards 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 6 1461
Illinois lawmakers consider taxing satellite, streaming services 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1194
Anyone excited about Tuesday's mayoral race? I early voted for Lori. 2 mucifer Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1054
Owner of Former Springfield Medical Supply Business Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Medicaid 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 2 1291
Chicago Home Health Company Owner Convicted for Role in $3 Million Kickback Scheme 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 1 1320
Illinois State Police On Huge DNA Backlog: 'We Have A Lot To Do' 1 Sherman A1 Mar 2019 Mar 2019 1 1373
Des Plaines River Bridge On I-80 Found Structurally 'Intolerable' 2 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 7 1741
Scott Air Force Base Project Could Be Cut To Pay For Border Wall Construction 2 Sherman A1 Mar 2019 Mar 2019 2 1641
Labor supports Pritzker's progressive tax plan 2 Sherman A1 Mar 2019 Mar 2019 3 1428
Creator of Fraudulent Chicago-Area Pharmacy Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for $1.6M Fraud Scheme 2 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 2 1659
Annual Chicago Polar Plunge Brings Out Daredevils Raising Money For Special Olympics 1 lunasun Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1540

Illinois Continued...

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Lori Lightfoot half hour interview 0 mucifer Mar 2019 Mar 2019 1 1310
Demand for legal marijuana in Illinois would far exceed licensed growers' ability to supply it 9 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 1 1981
Fight over progressive income tax starts in Illinois 2 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Mar 2019 0 1413
Preckwinkle says Lightfoot's $200K donation to self undermines reform reputation 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1204
Legislators aim to expand access to 'clean energy jobs' 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 2 1339
Illinois Students Could Soon Be Taught About Fake News 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 2 1335
Wisconsin National Guard looking into whether to punish ILL GOP Congressman Adam Kinzinger 7 beachbum bob Feb 2019 Feb 2019 11 2489
Recession fears loom over state budget talks 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 1289
Richard J Daley must be spinning in his grave 3 mucifer Feb 2019 Feb 2019 9 1850
VOTER SHAMING: MAILER SENT TO CHICAGO VOTERS CLAIMS TO TELL WHICH NEIGHBORS HAVE VOTED IN RECENT ELE 7 Stellar Feb 2019 Feb 2019 7 2485
hey chicago. who ya pickin for mayor? 13 mopinko Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 2481
Desiree L. Tate 3 murielm99 Feb 2019 Feb 2019 3 1410
WCPT - Cancelled Ben Joravsky 10 mikeysnot Feb 2019 Feb 2019 5 2458
Morning Digest: This interactive showcases where the Chicago mayoral candidates stand on the issues 9 Stellar Jan 2019 Feb 2019 4 1978
Al Gore to endorse Bill Daley, announce climate policy plan in Chicago Friday 2 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 3 1528
Burke's breaks: Embattled alderman got tax cuts on home, office just by asking 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 1537
Plan to pay 1,000 Chicago residents $1,000 a month--no strings attached--pitched by panel 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 2 1410
Illinois Senate backs $15 hourly minimum wage within 6 years 2 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 2 1472
Illinois Republicans running short on cash 4 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 1648
Illinois construction unions sue opioid manufacturers, distributors, prescribers 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 1422
Moody's says Pritzker will need more money to balance state's budget 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 1162
Illinois lawmakers want to go after corporate profits in tax havens 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 2 1214
Facing costly new regulations, some gun shops close 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 8 1341
Marilyn Hite-Ross, first woman and first African American 4 murielm99 Dec 2018 Feb 2019 6 1736
Chicago:Cubs ownership patriarch Joe Ricketts 'regrets' racist emails leaked Monday 5 lunasun Feb 2019 Feb 2019 7 2098
Here's How To Close Down The Sterigenics Willowbrook Facility..... 0 global1 Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 1478
Old Political Pamphlets? Worth Anything? Small Booklets, 68 and 72 Election. 1 Stuart G Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1216
Bail increased for Minnesota man accused of raping a coworker at St. Charles hotel 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1733
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle said she spoke with Ald. Edward Burke before hiring his 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1322
CPS finishes year with budget surplus -- just in time for CTU contract talks 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1098

Illinois Continued...

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6 CPS workers fired, 33 removed as hundreds of sex misconduct complaints roll in 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1431
Records show feds' investigation of Chicago Alderman Burke broader than previously known 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1164
Illinois ends participation in multi-state voter database 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 2 1240
State to study leaky Capitol dome 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1146
Pritzker hints at pay, pension plans for public workers 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1301
Anti-Muslim post appears on Sangamon County circuit clerk's Facebook page 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1239
Illinois offers $100 million in state-backed loans to 8,000 furloughed federal workers 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 2 1158
Student tackled for stealing own car settles suit for $1.25M 2 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 10 1761
Passenger Confronts GOP Congressman Rodney Davis, IL-13 over Flying First Class During Shutdown 6 beachbum bob Jan 2019 Jan 2019 7 2139
Woodford county wants to fix clock at 1897 courthouse tower 2 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1278
Cook county judge found cops not guilty for coverup...? 0 pbmus Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1144
"Metra Comes Clean" on Gates That Failed To Come Down 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2019 Jan 2019 4 1728
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 1456
New Illinois governor uses own money to double salaries of top staffers 3 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 3 1391
Water Tower Place cracks down on teens with 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday curfew 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 4 2001
Rahm on ending federal shutdown: 'Chisel away at the will of the Republicans' 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 2 1558
Preckwinkle returning Burke cash, stripping his power to help get judges elected 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1173
Illinois Democrats have control - can they get work done? 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 2 1093
Toni Preckwinkle's administration hired Ald. Edward Burke's son to nearly $100K-a-year county job 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1396
Chicago : Ald. Ed Burke charged in attempted extortion case 2 lunasun Jan 2019 Jan 2019 4 1498
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