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Home to thousands since the '60s, largest public housing complex in East St. Louis to come down 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2019 Oct 2019 0 1316
Relief coming to Illinois farmers.... 10 murielm99 Sep 2019 Oct 2019 14 2264
East St. Louis Asked For $2.5 Million To Fix Flood Damages. It May Get Far Less. 2 Sherman A1 Sep 2019 Sep 2019 0 1559
Deported Army veteran, pardoned by Gov. Pritzker, returns to US in bid to become citizen 2 mucifer Sep 2019 Sep 2019 2 1499
FBI agents raid state Sen. Martin Sandoval's Springfield office, Chicago home 0 PoliticAverse Sep 2019 Sep 2019 1 1715
In a highly unusual move, former Gov. Pat Quinn has been subpoenaed to testify about a commutation 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 1 1591
Liberal Illinois colleagues so far shying away from endorsing Lipinski's opponent 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 0 1100
Stop Sterigenics furious over Friday night IEPA news dump 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 3 1296
Time to start paying attention: Strike vote for Chicago Public Schools teachers begins today 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 0 1031
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot to co-host Cook County Democratic Party fundraiser with board President 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 0 1099
Mayor Lori Lightfoot downplays how much money legal marijuana will bring Chicago, says focus is on 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 0 1043
Ex-head of Illinois Gaming Board accused of donating illegal campaign money 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 0 1021
Urban Equity Properties purchases former State Farm Insurance headquarters 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 1 1053
Attracting teachers 101 -- Illinois goes to school on the teacher shortage 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 0 1051
Execs of Chicago nursing home where patient was bilked fined 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 0 1026
SUV drives into Woodfield Mall 8 Gidney N Cloyd Sep 2019 Sep 2019 3 2328
Owners Of Revoked Illinois FOID Cards Must Give Up Their Guns. Fewer Than Half Do. 1 Sherman A1 Sep 2019 Sep 2019 4 1678
Chicago City Council Approves Ticket and Debt Reforms to Help LowIncome and Minority Motorists 0 mucifer Sep 2019 Sep 2019 1 1223
North Suburban Chicago Psychologist Sentenced to Prison for Billing for Nonexistent Services 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 0 1544
Family Of Miles Davis Celebrates Documentary And Restored East St. Louis Home 0 Sherman A1 Sep 2019 Sep 2019 4 1581
September 6 - Happy Birthday Rep. Danny K. Davis (D) IL-7th 1 FakeNoose Sep 2019 Sep 2019 1 1128
Sears cuts 250 employees at Hoffman Estates headquarters 6 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 4 1708
Lawsuit: Illinois secretary of state required Muslim woman to certify when she wears headscarf to 3 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 1 1430
Pfleger announces anti-gun rally in nation's capital, slams 'ignorant' Ted Cruz 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 0 1352
Lowering Chicago's pension contributions would be seen 'negatively': S&P 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 1 1221
Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively donate $1M to Chicago non-profit that helps children separated from 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 16 1364
Charges officially dropped against ex-U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock in unusual deal with feds 7 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 2 2014
New law requires Illinois schools teach contributions of gay, transgender people 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 2 1219
J.B. Pritzker suffers fractured leg 2 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 7 1606
University of Illinois Springfield faculty union files 'demand to bargain' with administration 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 1 1154

Illinois Continued...

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Madigan deals with fallout from Mapes 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 1 1182
U of Illinois student arrested after noose found in elevator 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 0 1317
Status hearing set in R. Kelly's federal case in Chicago 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 2 1197
'Tears started running down my face,'deported Army veteran says after Gov. Pritzker pardons him 3 mucifer Aug 2019 Aug 2019 19 2898
Illinois Republican John Shimkus not running for reelection in 2020 1 PoliticAverse Aug 2019 Aug 2019 1 1339
At the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Preserving the Reputations of Sexual Harassers 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 5 1520
Owners of Suburban Youth Counseling Center Indicted on Fraud Charges for Allegedly Defrauding 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 1206
Former Financial Adviser Arrested on Fraud Charge for Allegedly Swindling Millions from Clients 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 1184
One Dead In Illinois From Vaping-Related Breathing Problems 2 Sherman A1 Aug 2019 Aug 2019 1 1411
Illinois abolished its charter commission on Friday, the body reviled by school districts but valued 2 mucifer Aug 2019 Aug 2019 7 1432
Pritzker Signs Plan to Raise Minimum Teacher Salary to 40K 1 Sherman A1 Aug 2019 Aug 2019 4 1504
Four Illinois Coal-Burning Power Plants Closing 1 Sherman A1 Aug 2019 Aug 2019 6 1548
August 20 - Happy Birthday Rep. Brad Schneider (D) IL-10th 0 FakeNoose Aug 2019 Aug 2019 1 1046
The Reason Why Hundreds Of Books Were Removed From An Illinois Prison Library 2 Sherman A1 Aug 2019 Aug 2019 4 1736
Illinois Gambling Expansion Poised To Revive Fairmount Track 0 Sherman A1 Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 1136
Illinois Democrats are not afraid to elect people 4 murielm99 Aug 2019 Aug 2019 6 1463
Illinois Students Use Racial Slurs and Call For Return of Slavery, KKK in Viral Video 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 4 1675
Bost And Others Influenced Trump Into Backing Off Commuting Blagojevich's Sentence 0 Sherman A1 Aug 2019 Aug 2019 2 1243
Why Some Parents, Healthcare Experts Worry Active Shooter Drills In Schools Do More Harm Than Good 3 Sherman A1 Aug 2019 Aug 2019 2 1709
Amid sexual harassment allegations in his organization, House Speaker Michael Madigan trumpets 2 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 1 1227
Hundreds of small pension funds statewide face troubling debt. Is consolidation the way to go? 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 980
In town for friend's funeral, Bill and Hillary Clinton spotted in Arlington Heights 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 13 1941
First payments made to workers owed back step raises 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 1 1120
Illinois gun dealers now have to be certified by the state. But the state isn't ready to issue the 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 1 1179
Illinois state parks face mountain of deferred maintenance 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 1055
Jury awards former Chicago officer $2M in retaliation case 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 1 1268
Illinois Democratic County Chairs' Association! 1 murielm99 Aug 2019 Aug 2019 2 1489
Owners of hospital set for closing file for bankruptcy 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 1356
Anybody who lives in the IL 16th District: 4 murielm99 Jul 2019 Aug 2019 5 1644
August 4 - Happy Birthday Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D) Chicago 1 FakeNoose Aug 2019 Aug 2019 4 1479

Illinois Continued...

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Illinois State Senator Indicted for Allegedly Fraudulently Receiving Salary and Benefits from Labor 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 1 1231
Illinois Lawmakers Call Hearing to "Demand Answers" and Find Ways to Close a Loophole in College 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 3 1413
Belleville Priest Who Said He 'Never Hurt A Child' Accused For Second Time Of Sexually Abusing A Boy 0 Sherman A1 Aug 2019 Aug 2019 1 1324
Illinois eliminates statute of limitations on major sex crimes 2 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 3 1543
Lawmakers: Push for affordable housing solutions just beginning 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 2 1115
Statehouse Insider: Magazine ranks Pritzker best of the new governors 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 3 1158
Chicago is counting on a casino windfall, but Indiana gambling rivals are renovating, expanding 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1060
How Illinois pols have pocketed more than $5M in what Barack Obama once dubbed 'legalized bribery' 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1184
1919 Chicago Race Riots 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1337
Pritzker signs bills aimed at protecting immigrant youth 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 6 959
Is the first slave freed by Lincoln under a parking lot? 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 7 1338
State officials investigating Legionnaire's at hospital 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 1 1074
Illinois pension buyback program fell short in year 1 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 2 1151
Governor Pritzker got two new bills that are great today! 6 mucifer Jul 2019 Jul 2019 11 1752
SNAP Benefits Expand To More Metro East Farmers Markets 1 Sherman A1 Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1245
Former Chicago Resident Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Participating in $100 Million Money 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 2 1078
Mayor Lightfoot's ethics reform passes, more 'big changes' on the path forward 0 mucifer Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1064
Chicago Mayor Proposes Reforms That Would Make Life Easier for Thousands of Black and Low-Income 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 1 1141
Happy Birthday Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D) IL-8th 1 FakeNoose Jul 2019 Jul 2019 3 1455
Bost Introduces Federal Legislation To Make Cahokia Mounds A National Park 0 Sherman A1 Jul 2019 Jul 2019 1 1191
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