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Hospitalizations, ventilator use dip in Illinois; 46 more have died 1 TexasTowelie May 2020 May 2020 1 1304
Workers protest as Smithfield reopens in Monmouth 0 TexasTowelie May 2020 May 2020 3 1240
Question for Illinois DUers: 4 madamesilverspurs May 2020 May 2020 0 1942
U.S. district judge rules Illinois Pritzker's stay-at-home order constitutional 2 mucifer May 2020 May 2020 7 1610
Hundreds refuse to pay UChicago as tuition strike takes off, organizers say: 'This isn't a bluff' 3 TexasTowelie Apr 2020 May 2020 1 1861
April 30 - Happy Birthday Rep. Robin Kelly (D) IL-2nd 0 FakeNoose Apr 2020 Apr 2020 1 1106
1,000 People Attend House Party -- What Us Worry??? 9 TexasTowelie Apr 2020 Apr 2020 5 3337
Gov Pritzker today signed the License to Work Act, which eliminates driver's license suspensions for 17 beachbumbob Jan 2020 Apr 2020 35 5327
Death threat made on Rep. Ammons' daughter 6 TexasTowelie Apr 2020 Apr 2020 8 2233
Illinois Gov. Pritzker Secretly Bought Medical Supplies From China. And The White House Is Not Happy 24 JimGinPA Apr 2020 Apr 2020 48 5663
Hormel plant ordered closed over covid 19 outbreak. 6 murielm99 Apr 2020 Apr 2020 7 2744
Pritzker to close all Illinois schools for remainder of academic year 2 TexasTowelie Apr 2020 Apr 2020 2 1298
Gov Pritzger joins Wellington the penguin (and pals) for a social distancing PSA at Shedd Aquarium 2 Princess Turandot Apr 2020 Apr 2020 8 1701
Fitch: "Illinois will be challenged to maintain its investment-grade" status 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2020 Apr 2020 2 1355
Aaron Schock Slammed for 'Quarantining' at Mexico Beach Resort with 'Instagay' Crew 4 TexasTowelie Apr 2020 Apr 2020 0 2029
April 12 - Happy Birthday Rep. Jesus "Chuy" Garcia (D) IL-4th 0 FakeNoose Apr 2020 Apr 2020 1 1125
43 more die in Illinois from coronavirus as state case tally surpasses 20,000 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2020 Apr 2020 1 1454
I wonder what will happen to Chicago beaches in July and August 6 Beringia Apr 2020 Apr 2020 0 2263
Marie Newman is setting an example for voters in the IL 3rd District 2 guillaumeb Apr 2020 Apr 2020 4 1330
Our Governor no longer taking trump's crap 5 beachbumbob Mar 2020 Apr 2020 19 2396
MacMurray College Closing at End of Semester 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2020 Apr 2020 0 1525
Chicago Mayor Lightfoot's Plan to Battle Inequity in Covid with Black Community: 0 mucifer Apr 2020 Apr 2020 1 1087
Does anyone here know anything about 2 murielm99 Apr 2020 Apr 2020 1 1792
Experts think Illinois is flattening the curve 8 mucifer Apr 2020 Apr 2020 7 2054
Coronavirus Deaths Top 100 in Illinois as Total Cases Rise to Nearly 7K 1 lunasun Apr 2020 Apr 2020 1 1208
Stay Home Or Else: 'Where's Lightfoot' Instagram Account Adds Levity To Stressful Coronavirus 1 mucifer Mar 2020 Mar 2020 8 1798
Anyone else thankful we don't have Rauner and Rahm? 6 mucifer Mar 2020 Mar 2020 5 1954
Police-CHICAGO Hand Sanitizer Given To Officers Expired In 2015 7 lunasun Mar 2020 Mar 2020 1 1710
IL. Primary: What happens if you vote for one candidate but another candidate's pledged delegates? 12 Gidney N Cloyd Mar 2020 Mar 2020 0 2087
Some Illinois lawmakers think abused animals should have lawyers 2 whathehell Mar 2020 Mar 2020 2 1553

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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot quotes Gwendolyn Brooks during Tv corona virus broadcast 1 lunasun Mar 2020 Mar 2020 9 1519
Now all restaurant +bars too closed in Illinois 3/17 the article below shows the noncompliance 0 lunasun Mar 2020 Mar 2020 2 1236
Bridgeport bank failure: Feds have evidence of income-tax fraud, sources say 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2020 Mar 2020 3 1344
State's attorney candidate debate gets heated as Kim Foxx's rivals go after her -- and one another 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2020 Mar 2020 2 1022
With 32 cases of coronavirus in Illinois, Pritzker cancels all events of more than 1,000 people 1 TexasTowelie Mar 2020 Mar 2020 2 1076
March 12 - Happy Birthday Senator Tammy Duckworth (D) IL 1 FakeNoose Mar 2020 Mar 2020 3 1112
Chicago's popular downtown St. Patrick's Day parade set for Saturday is being called off 2 beachbumbob Mar 2020 Mar 2020 1 1315
Coronavirus in Illinois updates: 4 more cases of COVID-19 confirmed, bringing total in state to 11 3 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2020 Mar 2020 1 1341
A handful of democratic socialists who support Senator Bernie Sanders for president stalked Democrat 4 beachbumbob Feb 2020 Feb 2020 7 1996
A lounge post took me down memory lane. Just gonna toss this out here 2 rzemanfl Feb 2020 Feb 2020 0 1401
45 has commuted Blago's sentence. 19 murielm99 Feb 2020 Feb 2020 0 4042
Traveling teen mistakenly taken down by local police. ACLU has filed a lawsuit. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2020 Feb 2020 24 2112
Fairview Heights Moves Closer To Having A Marijuana Dispensary, But It's Still Months Away 1 Sherman A1 Feb 2020 Feb 2020 0 1508
If you are in or near Lee County... 2 murielm99 Feb 2020 Feb 2020 2 1706
IL Gov. Pritzker signs law capping insulin cost at $100 per month 7 mucifer Jan 2020 Jan 2020 7 2058
The Radium Girls: An Illinois Tragedy 10 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2020 Jan 2020 5 2587
January 19 - Happy Birthday Governor J.B. Pritzker (D) IL 4 FakeNoose Jan 2020 Jan 2020 2 1778
Chicago to DC Studs Terkel's 1963 train Ride to MLK Speech Interviews: 0 mucifer Jan 2020 Jan 2020 5 1558
The Inspector General at the Secretary of State Office is investigating rock star Rick Nielsen. 6 Cattledog Dec 2019 Jan 2020 4 2555
Illinois breaks one day sales record for the sale 3 safeinOhio Jan 2020 Jan 2020 1 2070
City's top lawyer got same residency tax break on two homes -- in Chicago and Naperville -- for years 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2019 Jan 2020 0 1303
Hedge Fund Manager Sentenced to More Than 7 Years in Federal Prison in Connection with Multi-Million 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2019 Dec 2019 0 1269
Husband and Wife Sentenced to Prison for Attempting to Bilk the IRS out of $1.3 Million 2 TexasTowelie Dec 2019 Dec 2019 0 1859
A Chicago Psychiatric Hospital Is Under Fire After Child Abuse Allegations. Again. 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2019 Dec 2019 4 1838
Chicago student pleads not guilty in IS computer coding case 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2019 Dec 2019 1 1540
Madigan confidant tried to sway Pritzker but was blackballed after 'trashing' key gov staffer 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2019 Dec 2019 5 1406
Pot shop proprietor wants onsite consumption 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2019 Dec 2019 0 1161
Teaching LGBT history 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2019 Dec 2019 1 1610
Mayor Lori Lightfoot says she fired city spokesman over 'professionalism' concerns; administration 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2019 Dec 2019 2 1411
Nexstar shutting down Chicago cable news channel CLTV 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2019 Dec 2019 1 1392

Illinois Continued...

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Anyone going to a Tuesday Chicago impeachment protest? 1 Peregrine Took Dec 2019 Dec 2019 1 1337
Applaud Illinois, Cook County DA motions to vacate more than 1,000 low-level cannabis convictions. 2 beachbumbob Dec 2019 Dec 2019 4 1500
Former Executives and Employees of Health Technology Company Outcome Health Charged in $1 Billion 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2019 Nov 2019 1 1497
November 23 - Happy Birthday Rep. Sean Casten (D) IL-6th 0 FakeNoose Nov 2019 Nov 2019 2 1201
November 23 - Happy Birthday Rep. Bobby Rush (D) IL-1st 0 FakeNoose Nov 2019 Nov 2019 1 1107
The World's Columbian Exposition Travel tips for Chicago from 1893 3 mucifer Nov 2019 Nov 2019 5 1561
November 21 - Happy Birthday Senator Dick Durbin (D) IL 0 FakeNoose Nov 2019 Nov 2019 0 1017
Chicago holds lottery for chance to sell legal weed in the city: 'African American participation at 3 TexasTowelie Nov 2019 Nov 2019 1 1453
Lightfoot's minimum wage compromise advances, to cheers from restaurant owners 1 TexasTowelie Nov 2019 Nov 2019 0 1198
Battle lines drawn: Madigan 'stands by' his 'thoughts' about Arroyo successor selection 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2019 Nov 2019 1 1036
If Uber will guarantee that $50 million, Lightfoot might want to get on board 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2019 Nov 2019 0 1022
Red-light camera companies can hire public officials as sales agents without disclosing it. That's 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2019 Nov 2019 2 1110
Cullerton's complicated exit: disgruntled aide muzzled after money went missing 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2019 Nov 2019 1 1090
Senate President Cullerton to retire 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2019 Nov 2019 2 1102
Illinois Senate gives final approval to insulin price bill 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2019 Nov 2019 3 1034
Illinois House approves pension consolidation bill 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2019 Nov 2019 0 1050
32,000 Illinoisans save $8.5 million 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2019 Nov 2019 2 1171
At Columbia College, a contested part-time faculty union election 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2019 Nov 2019 1 1063
Belleville's Old Homes Are Attracting New Residents: Here's Who's Moving In And Why 2 Sherman A1 Nov 2019 Nov 2019 5 1778
Belvidere Resident Asked To Take His Trump Sign Down 9 murielm99 Oct 2019 Nov 2019 9 3051
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