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State Sen. Thomas Cullerton to plead guilty in federal embezzlement case 4 TexasTowelie Feb 2022 Feb 2022 1 1444
Mask melee in Illinois House sparks profanity, protests, penalties -- and an apology 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2022 Feb 2022 1 1356
Former Teacher Indicted On 12 Sex Felonies 2 Sherman A1 Feb 2022 Feb 2022 6 2030
Illinois State University Took Stand For Equality In Education After Civil War 0 Sherman A1 Feb 2022 Feb 2022 5 1528
Detailed 2022 congressional district maps for Illinois? 5 ShazzieB Feb 2022 Feb 2022 0 2157
Workers at dozens of Metro East warehouses have no safe rooms to shelter from tornadoes 0 Sherman A1 Feb 2022 Feb 2022 1 1421
Ameren Illinois Lineman Performs Lifesaving Act For Family In Need At Rock Spring Park 0 Sherman A1 Feb 2022 Feb 2022 11 1497
State Of Illinois Launches New Interactive Tool To Help Students Choose The Right College 0 Sherman A1 Feb 2022 Feb 2022 1 1462
'Predator' Gets 60 Years For Twice Raping 6-Year-Old Alton Girl 8 Sherman A1 Feb 2022 Feb 2022 14 2319
Illinois attorney general appeals court order blocking Pritzker's school mask and vaccine mandates 0 Sherman A1 Feb 2022 Feb 2022 4 1352
Many Metro East warehouses don't have tornado shelters despite a low price tag 3 Sherman A1 Feb 2022 Feb 2022 1 1493
New Book On Madison County History Has Something For Everyone 1 Sherman A1 Feb 2022 Feb 2022 3 1334
Ex-officer who killed Laquan McDonald leaves prison after serving less than half of sentence 3 Jilly_in_VA Feb 2022 Feb 2022 2 1903
Centralia Man Sentenced For Maintaining Drug House 1 Sherman A1 Feb 2022 Feb 2022 0 1456
Meteorologist Predicts Close To Dozen Inches Of Snow In Alton, 14-15 Inches For Jerseyville, Carlinv 0 Sherman A1 Feb 2022 Feb 2022 0 1441
Region Prepares For Significant Sleet/Snow Storm In Coming Days 7 Sherman A1 Feb 2022 Feb 2022 1 1815
Pritzker to propose grocery, motor fuel and property tax relief for Illinoisans 0 Sherman A1 Jan 2022 Jan 2022 6 1542
Jonathan Jackson, son of the Rev. Jesse Jackson, enters race for Bobby Rush's congressional seat 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 4 1469
Illinois Supreme Court weighing officials' use of campaign funds for lawyers 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 1 1583
Obama Presidential Center will have space named for Hadiya Pendleton, murdered South Side teen 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 5 1322
Bill could increase gun restrictions on orders of protection 2 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 2 1404
Lawmakers, Gov. J.B. Pritzker returning to Capitol in Illinois for in-person sessions 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 1 1146
Illinois lawmakers will explore statewide standards following Amazon warehouse deaths 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 2 1027
Metro East to share in $220 million to improve ports and transit systems 1 Sherman A1 Jan 2022 Jan 2022 1 1329
Illinois environmentalists again push for the state to ban burning of toxic PFAS 1 Sherman A1 Jan 2022 Jan 2022 0 1692
First Black mayor of Aurora to run as GOP challenger in Illinois governor's race 1 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2022 Jan 2022 0 1529
Lawsuit Against Amazon On Behalf Of Delivery Driver Austin McEwen's Family After His Death In Tornad 0 Sherman A1 Jan 2022 Jan 2022 6 1480
Judge Axes Teen Rape Verdict, Says 148 Days Jail Is 'Plenty' 7 Jilly_in_VA Jan 2022 Jan 2022 6 2955
Chicago students stage walkout, say COVID protocols lacking 0 Sherman A1 Jan 2022 Jan 2022 3 1378
Pilsen metal shredder could become next big environmental battle in Chicago 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 1 1498

Illinois Continued...

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Illinois State Police to Conduct Occupant Restraint Enforcement Patrols 1 Sherman A1 Jan 2022 Jan 2022 0 1540
Mask mandate lawsuits 8 guillaumeb Jan 2022 Jan 2022 5 2228
Woman Dies In Fatal Crash On I-255 1 Sherman A1 Jan 2022 Jan 2022 0 1861
IDOT Announces Kampsville Ferry Will Close Temporarily Because Of Ice Situation 0 Sherman A1 Jan 2022 Jan 2022 1 1387
Firefighters Battle Freezing Cold Conditions, Wind, Save 15 Or More Boats, Six Boats Lost 1 Sherman A1 Jan 2022 Jan 2022 0 1510
Increased protection efforts renewed following fatal stabbing of Illinois DCFS worker 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2022 Jan 2022 4 1359
CPS classes canceled again Thursday as CTU, district fail to reach agreement 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 0 1243
Illinois lawmakers will have a shorter 2022 session due to the surge in COVID-19 cases 0 Sherman A1 Jan 2022 Jan 2022 0 1154
Multiple Shots Fired In Air After Midnight New Year's Eve: Alton Man Charged With Reckless Discharge 3 Sherman A1 Jan 2022 Jan 2022 2 1570
AFSCME loses vax arbitration case 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 5 1524
Chicago-based Hillrom faces antitrust lawsuit over hospital bed sales 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 1 1184
CPS CEO 'very comfortable' with return to schools next week as COVID-19 spikes but says individual 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 1 1261
Federal court dismisses Illinois redistricting lawsuit 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 6 1301
'Gov, this is petty': Chicago mayor's texts with Pritzker, state leaders show tension 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 0 1361
3 big natural gas plants would wipe out climate gains from recent shutdowns of coal-fired plants in 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 0 1212
Illinois lieutenant governor has breakthrough COVID-19 case 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 2 1195
Pritzker urges hospitals to halt nonemergency surgeries amid COVID spike 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 0 1042
Parents say police stifled investigation--claim daughter's alleged abuser received preferential 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 3 1552
Second Springfield man charged in Jan. 6 attack on US Capitol 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 4 1381
State lawmakers slash January legislative session due to COVID-19 surge 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 0 1041
Illinois obliterates daily COVID-19 case record with more than 30K positive tests 3 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 6 1665
Congressman Bobby Rush tests positive for COVID-19 4 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 2 1707
Illinois driver services facilities to shut down in January due to COVID-19 spike 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 3 1171
Chief Cook County Judge Tim Evans requiring employees to be vaccinated 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 2 1073
Illinois AFL-CIO endorses Nikki Budzinski for Congress 0 Sherman A1 Dec 2021 Dec 2021 1 1136
Did Amazon do enough to protect workers? Lawyers intend to find out 0 Sherman A1 Dec 2021 Dec 2021 2 1195
New state laws taking effect Jan. 1 2 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 8 1784
This message was self-deleted by its author 4 Sherman A1 Dec 2021 Dec 2021 3 1830
Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley died forty-five years ago today: 2 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2021 Dec 2021 0 1490
Legislators, activists hold vigil for Amazon tornado victims, demand accountability 0 Sherman A1 Dec 2021 Dec 2021 3 1237

Illinois Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
Despite arbitrator's order, East St. Louis cops have been waiting 6 years for a raise 0 Sherman A1 Dec 2021 Dec 2021 1 1280
Are any of you familiar with Andy Manar? 0 tavernier Dec 2021 Dec 2021 0 1339
Chicago firefighters ordered to comply with vaccine mandate 2 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 15 1851
Madison County Coroner Identifies Six Who Died After Tragic Tornado Ripped Through Amazon Warehouse 0 Sherman A1 Dec 2021 Dec 2021 5 1396
Death toll from Amazon warehouse collapse rises to six 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2021 Dec 2021 4 1481
At least 6 people died after tornado struck Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville 0 Sherman A1 Dec 2021 Dec 2021 13 1577
Edwardsville Police Confirm At Least Two Dead After Tornado Rips Amazon Warehouse, Search And Recove 1 Sherman A1 Dec 2021 Dec 2021 9 1459
Gov.Pritzker signs measure aimed at providing millions of dollars to groups in violence prevention 1 mucifer Dec 2021 Dec 2021 2 1114
Collapse at Amazon facility in Madison County traps workers 0 Sherman A1 Dec 2021 Dec 2021 4 1225
Woom Sing Tse worked his way to success after arriving here from China 50 years ago. ... 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2021 Dec 2021 2 1269
Labor and Industry Museum looking for volunteers 1 Sherman A1 Dec 2021 Dec 2021 2 1197
Illinois State Rep. Introduces Bill Requiring Unvaccinated Residents to Pay For Their Own COVID Care 3 luckone Dec 2021 Dec 2021 13 1802
Local-unions-team-up-to-raise-10000-for-st-louis-crisis-nursery-in-annual-s 0 Sherman A1 Dec 2021 Dec 2021 1 978
Women in Chicago radio call out 'toxic and sexist' culture in male-dominated industry 2 mucifer Nov 2021 Nov 2021 5 2089
Redistricting in Illinois. 4 guillaumeb Nov 2021 Nov 2021 3 1563
GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger on potential Illinois governor run: 'I'm the only candidate that can win' 10 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2021 Nov 2021 0 2838
Sangamon County approves major solar power project 1 TexasTowelie Nov 2021 Nov 2021 0 1171
Lightfoot administration to pay $100,000 to settle whistleblower claims by former treasurer employee 1 TexasTowelie Nov 2021 Nov 2021 0 1259
Missing 54 years, slain Champaign officer's badge reclaimed 0 Sherman A1 Nov 2021 Nov 2021 9 1605
Bustos enters Springfield High School Hall of Fame 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2021 Nov 2021 1 983
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