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Labor supports Pritzker's progressive tax plan 2 Sherman A1 Mar 2019 Mar 2019 3 1355
Creator of Fraudulent Chicago-Area Pharmacy Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for $1.6M Fraud Scheme 2 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 2 1558
Annual Chicago Polar Plunge Brings Out Daredevils Raising Money For Special Olympics 1 lunasun Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1473
Lori Lightfoot half hour interview 0 mucifer Mar 2019 Mar 2019 1 1266
Demand for legal marijuana in Illinois would far exceed licensed growers' ability to supply it 9 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 1 1815
Fight over progressive income tax starts in Illinois 2 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Mar 2019 0 1355
Preckwinkle says Lightfoot's $200K donation to self undermines reform reputation 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1146
Legislators aim to expand access to 'clean energy jobs' 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 2 1276
Illinois Students Could Soon Be Taught About Fake News 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 2 1275
Wisconsin National Guard looking into whether to punish ILL GOP Congressman Adam Kinzinger 7 beachbum bob Feb 2019 Feb 2019 11 2268
Recession fears loom over state budget talks 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 1229
Richard J Daley must be spinning in his grave 3 mucifer Feb 2019 Feb 2019 9 1781
VOTER SHAMING: MAILER SENT TO CHICAGO VOTERS CLAIMS TO TELL WHICH NEIGHBORS HAVE VOTED IN RECENT ELE 7 Stellar Feb 2019 Feb 2019 7 2304
hey chicago. who ya pickin for mayor? 13 mopinko Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 2137
Desiree L. Tate 3 murielm99 Feb 2019 Feb 2019 3 1341
WCPT - Cancelled Ben Joravsky 10 mikeysnot Feb 2019 Feb 2019 5 2322
Morning Digest: This interactive showcases where the Chicago mayoral candidates stand on the issues 9 Stellar Jan 2019 Feb 2019 4 1819
Al Gore to endorse Bill Daley, announce climate policy plan in Chicago Friday 2 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 3 1450
Burke's breaks: Embattled alderman got tax cuts on home, office just by asking 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 1469
Plan to pay 1,000 Chicago residents $1,000 a month--no strings attached--pitched by panel 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 2 1348
Illinois Senate backs $15 hourly minimum wage within 6 years 2 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 2 1405
Illinois Republicans running short on cash 4 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 1562
Illinois construction unions sue opioid manufacturers, distributors, prescribers 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 1370
Moody's says Pritzker will need more money to balance state's budget 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 1115
Illinois lawmakers want to go after corporate profits in tax havens 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 2 1166
Facing costly new regulations, some gun shops close 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 8 1287
Marilyn Hite-Ross, first woman and first African American 4 murielm99 Dec 2018 Feb 2019 6 1654
Chicago:Cubs ownership patriarch Joe Ricketts 'regrets' racist emails leaked Monday 5 lunasun Feb 2019 Feb 2019 7 2011
Here's How To Close Down The Sterigenics Willowbrook Facility..... 0 global1 Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 1433
Old Political Pamphlets? Worth Anything? Small Booklets, 68 and 72 Election. 1 Stuart G Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1152

Illinois Continued...

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Bail increased for Minnesota man accused of raping a coworker at St. Charles hotel 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1678
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle said she spoke with Ald. Edward Burke before hiring his 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1272
CPS finishes year with budget surplus -- just in time for CTU contract talks 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1043
6 CPS workers fired, 33 removed as hundreds of sex misconduct complaints roll in 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1367
Records show feds' investigation of Chicago Alderman Burke broader than previously known 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1107
Illinois ends participation in multi-state voter database 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 2 1188
State to study leaky Capitol dome 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1078
Pritzker hints at pay, pension plans for public workers 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1243
Anti-Muslim post appears on Sangamon County circuit clerk's Facebook page 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1184
Illinois offers $100 million in state-backed loans to 8,000 furloughed federal workers 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 2 1117
Student tackled for stealing own car settles suit for $1.25M 2 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 10 1691
Passenger Confronts GOP Congressman Rodney Davis, IL-13 over Flying First Class During Shutdown 6 beachbum bob Jan 2019 Jan 2019 7 1943
Woodford county wants to fix clock at 1897 courthouse tower 2 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1212
Cook county judge found cops not guilty for coverup...? 0 pbmus Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1096
"Metra Comes Clean" on Gates That Failed To Come Down 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2019 Jan 2019 4 1641
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 1373
New Illinois governor uses own money to double salaries of top staffers 3 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 3 1307
Water Tower Place cracks down on teens with 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday curfew 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 4 1932
Rahm on ending federal shutdown: 'Chisel away at the will of the Republicans' 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 2 1487
Preckwinkle returning Burke cash, stripping his power to help get judges elected 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1129
Illinois Democrats have control - can they get work done? 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 2 1036
Toni Preckwinkle's administration hired Ald. Edward Burke's son to nearly $100K-a-year county job 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1334
Chicago : Ald. Ed Burke charged in attempted extortion case 2 lunasun Jan 2019 Jan 2019 4 1409
Video Shows Mokena Cop Avoid Collision With Metra Train 5 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2018 Jan 2019 2 1848
Illinois Teen Charged with Burning Down Metro East Mayor's House 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 1548
Rauner Says He Sought Others To Run For Governor In His Place, Blames Trump For Loss 5 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 2 1442
Preckwinkle drops challenge to Susana Mendoza's mayoral petitions 0 blue-wave Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1220
Proposed southern Illinois wind farm faces opposition 2 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 3 1315
Bill Daley tops $3M raised in Chicago mayoral race, gets backing from a Kennedy 2 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1221
Illinois lawmakers to get new top watchdog with 'strong background in sexual harassment' 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 953

Illinois Continued...

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Vibra Hospital of Springfield plans to close, cites loss of revenue 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1101
More controversy over Satanic Temple display in Rotunda 3 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 2 1261
Quit the union and use that cash for Christmas shopping! 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 6 1467
51-point buck bagged in Illinois may beat out Tennessee hunter's national title 8 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 5 3925
Chicago :Feds raid Ald. Burke's City Hall offices for a second time 2 lunasun Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 1466
Chicago - Mayor Emanuel proposes legalizing marijuana, casino to pay for pensions 4 lunasun Dec 2018 Dec 2018 2 1776
Tillman claims he wants to work with Democrats on pension reform 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 2 1528
Rock Island County courthouse demolition on hold pending state review 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 3 1304
Transportation officials: Illinois gas tax increase is needed 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1133
Chicago Mayor's Nephew, Backer Got $9M in Fees, Most of That for Managing Deals That Tanked 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 1119
Doctor Embroiled In Fraud, Sexual Abuse Scandal Falls Ill 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1295
Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker shows 'deep gratitude' for Gov. Bruce Rauner at Illinois bicentennial, says 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1236
Chicago Teachers Union votes to back Toni Preckwinkle in mayor's race 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 939
Bill Daley promises property tax freeze in his first TV ad for Chicago mayor 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1099
IL-06: Peter Roskum stoops below tRump in name-calling. 5 IllinoisBirdWatcher Oct 2018 Nov 2018 2 1453
Every vote counts, after a Gop was declared winner for our county sheriff, final 8 beachbum bob Nov 2018 Nov 2018 18 2036
wow, 6% reporting and Rauner already conceding! BAM! 3 consider_this Nov 2018 Nov 2018 6 1794
Why no celebrating African American Lauren Underwood's historic win? 21 whathehell Nov 2018 Nov 2018 17 4492
Aparently the turnout of student voters at University of Illinois-Champaign requires 1 beachbum bob Nov 2018 Nov 2018 9 1895
URGENT---Last Chance to Check Online & Make Sure Your Early Ballot Vote Has Been Counted! 0 PandoraAwakened Nov 2018 Nov 2018 0 839
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