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Calling all Illinois DU members, especially in the Chicago area 8 guillaumeb Dec 2020 Dec 2020 9 2270

Republican Illinois congressman says to President Trump in tweet: 'Time to delete your account' 3 TexasTowelie Dec 2020 Dec 2020 5 1389

Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Covid and The Stimulus on Face the Nation: 0 mucifer Dec 2020 Dec 2020 0 1092

University of Illinois system has now conducted over 1 million COVID tests on 1 beachbumbob Dec 2020 Dec 2020 6 1190

Maskless Springfield alderman scolds reporter, unsuccessfully seeks his removal from council chamber 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2020 Dec 2020 0 1228

Illinois schools are not COVID-19 superspreaders, data shows 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2020 Dec 2020 1 1178

Corporate culture at Chicago's top evictor is 'an absolute caste system' 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2020 Dec 2020 4 1118

State acquires former Sears space in White Oaks Mall 3 TexasTowelie Dec 2020 Dec 2020 2 1210

Lightfoot plans $450M in short-term borrowing to buy time for Congress to ride to the rescue 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2020 Dec 2020 2 825

Illinois reports 10,959 new coronavirus cases; 192 deaths 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2020 Dec 2020 1 798

Proposed Chicago casino should be downtown, industry insiders say 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2020 Dec 2020 0 882

Caucus fracas? Opposition to Madigan's speaker bid reaches his own leadership team 3 TexasTowelie Dec 2020 Dec 2020 0 1092

Illinois records single-day record of 238 coronavirus deaths 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2020 Dec 2020 1 1140

Under the radar, City of Decatur water supply under drought stress 0 beachbumbob Dec 2020 Dec 2020 0 1261

A. Sad day in Chicago history 5 snowybirdie Dec 2020 Dec 2020 8 1927

Election judges!! 3 murielm99 Nov 2020 Nov 2020 27 2293

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DuPage County Board 6 murielm99 Nov 2020 Nov 2020 14 2257

Illinois COVID-19 death rate in rural counties is now twice as high as metro areas. 6 beachbumbob Nov 2020 Nov 2020 5 1417

Key Madigan Ally, ComEd Lobbyists And Official Indicted In Federal Bribery Scheme 2 Sherman A1 Nov 2020 Nov 2020 0 1052

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker Announces Statewide COVID-19 Restrictions On Retailers 0 Sherman A1 Nov 2020 Nov 2020 4 1002

Study Shows Hybrid Learning Is Effective At Slowing COVID-19 Spread In Illinois Schools 0 Sherman A1 Nov 2020 Nov 2020 2 1113

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AP declares Democrat U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood winner in Illinois 14th District over Republican Jim 5 Cadfael Nov 2020 Nov 2020 15 1551

Underwood update 17 Cadfael Nov 2020 Nov 2020 17 2605

Lauren Underwood is in a BATTLE 4 Cadfael Nov 2020 Nov 2020 8 1386

Kim Foxx won! YES!! 3 live love laugh Nov 2020 Nov 2020 4 1688

The Fair Tax referendum failed. 6 634-5789 Nov 2020 Nov 2020 1 1564

For those who moved away from Illinois 5 BunnyMcGee Oct 2020 Nov 2020 2 2282

Illinois doing a great job so far Bending the curve: 11 mucifer Jun 2020 Oct 2020 12 2120

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Surprised to find Illinois fee and tax structures to be so 10 sinkingfeeling Oct 2020 Oct 2020 2 2328

My brother called me from DuPage County 8 murielm99 Sep 2020 Oct 2020 28 2538

Who Can You Trust With Your Health Care? Here's What Downstate Illinois Candidates Promise 0 Sherman A1 Oct 2020 Oct 2020 4 1054

Rep. Underwood is working for Illinois 11 The Polack MSgt Oct 2020 Oct 2020 10 1469

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Illinois' 13th District Congressional Race Is Nearly Identical To 2018 6 Sherman A1 Oct 2020 Oct 2020 3 1214

Fair tax on the ballot 6 live love laugh Oct 2020 Oct 2020 6 1575

25 years later, Fox River Grove Metra-school bus crash still haunts engineer, other survivors 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2020 Oct 2020 2 1462

Kane County Early Voting Was A Breeze. 2 Progressive Jones Oct 2020 Oct 2020 2 1232

Quincy Made Major Changes To Water Treatment Prior to Legionnaires' Outbreak 0 Sherman A1 Oct 2020 Oct 2020 4 1020

14-year-old among 7 fatally shot in Chicago this weekend 1 sl8 Oct 2020 Oct 2020 1 1104

Lake County, IL: Early Voting Experience 3 IllinoisBirdWatcher Oct 2020 Oct 2020 14 1339

Illinois gov says Trump partly to blame for COVID-19 spike 2 TexasTowelie Oct 2020 Oct 2020 6 1332

Systemic racism in Illinois home loan and banking industries 2 TexasTowelie Oct 2020 Oct 2020 0 1059

Amid 'second surge' of pandemic, state and city officials warn of further restrictions in public 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2020 Oct 2020 2 1184

Cook County tosses 'lifeline' to needy residents, opening housing voucher waiting list for first 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2020 Oct 2020 1 1051

Chicago FOP offices closed due to COVID-19 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2020 Oct 2020 0 967

Lightfoot's 'pandemic' budget: 500 layoffs, $94 million property tax hike 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2020 Oct 2020 4 1048

It's not just Illinois billionaires in 'fair' tax fight. Here's who wants to sway your vote. 7 TexasTowelie Oct 2020 Oct 2020 3 1429

Frank investment: Couple gives $7.5M to help UI College of Media foster good journalism 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2020 Oct 2020 2 1076

Cook County Amazing Judge Voter Guide: 3 mucifer Oct 2020 Oct 2020 6 1507

A Democrat state rep in a tight race bites the hand -- Mike Madigan's -- that feeds her 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2020 Oct 2020 1 1460

United Steelworkers shine 'Biden-Harris' projection on Trump Tower 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2020 Oct 2020 4 970

Kyle Rittenhouse won't be charged for gun offense in Illinois: prosecutors 5 sl8 Oct 2020 Oct 2020 3 1827

Trump Party yes man and deplorable failure as a human - 1 The Polack MSgt Oct 2020 Oct 2020 7 1483

Worried about poll watchers 6 murielm99 Oct 2020 Oct 2020 2 1903

any lane tech grads from chicago in here? 0 Gato Moteado Oct 2020 Oct 2020 1 876

Guess I can join in this group now. Registered to vote in Illinois this 10 sinkingfeeling Oct 2020 Oct 2020 2 1545

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Markham family discovers dismembered remains in visiting relative's luggage, police say ... 6 sl8 Sep 2020 Sep 2020 2 1708

Good news out of Il-13th for Betsy Londrigan and Joe Biden 3 beachbumbob Sep 2020 Sep 2020 6 1425

Illinois, Confused About Voting In The 2020 Election? "Better Know A Ballot" Is Here To Help! 2 Rhiannon12866 Sep 2020 Sep 2020 3 1317

Long Lines, 2-Hour Wait Reported on First Day of Early Voting in DuPage County 3 Cadfael Sep 2020 Sep 2020 7 1435

How is the University of Illinois campus feeling the state budget cuts? 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Sep 2020 0 2156

24 Illinois Counties Now at 'Warning Level' for Coronavirus, Health Officials Say 2 Cadfael Sep 2020 Sep 2020 3 1269

This Friday will be the 50th anniversary of Screaming Yellow Theater on WFLD-TV Channel 32. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2020 Sep 2020 4 1656

State's wealthiest person gives $20 million to anti-graduated tax committee 4 TexasTowelie Sep 2020 Sep 2020 1 1189

3,700 support staff join nurses on strike at University of Illinois Hospital 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2020 Sep 2020 4 1596

Salvation Army brings out the kettles, starts Christmas campaign two months early due to COVID-19 2 TexasTowelie Sep 2020 Sep 2020 1 926

Hundreds of Children Are Stuck in Psychiatric Hospitals Each Year Despite the State's Promises to 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2020 Sep 2020 3 1238

Lightfoot's ban on protests on her block. Question. 3 AllyCat Sep 2020 Sep 2020 0 1581

Big Jim Thompson RIP 2 raising2moredems Aug 2020 Sep 2020 1 1260

As Trump Calls for Law and Order, Can Chicago's Top Prosecutor Beat the Charge That She's Soft on 2 TexasTowelie Sep 2020 Sep 2020 1 1177

30 million migrating birds are predicted to fly over Illinois tonight. 2 elleng Sep 2020 Sep 2020 10 1381

Pritzker closes Metro East restaurant dining rooms, bar interiors, after infection rates stay 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2020 Sep 2020 2 1112

U Of I's Saliva-Based COVID-19 Test Receives FDA Emergency Authorization 1 Sherman A1 Aug 2020 Aug 2020 7 1348

Illinois rapid saliva test for COVID-19 now operating under FDA Emergency Use Authorization 2 JimGinPA Aug 2020 Aug 2020 7 1129

Illinois meatpacking plant sued after COVID-19 death 4 Sherman A1 Aug 2020 Aug 2020 9 1786

A damaging derecho is taking aim at Chicago with widespread wind gusts of 80 to 100 mph. 12 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2020 Aug 2020 7 2465

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