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7 dead, at least 5 injured in separate shootings across Chicago 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 1631
IDOT to lay off 29 employees Rauner says were illegally hired 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 1644
Illinois' pile of unpaid bills could hit record of $14 billion next summer 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1354
Rauner rejects National Guard as way to quell Chicago violence 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1252
Judge tosses social services lawsuit that included Diana Rauner's organization 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1166
Rauner moves to dump 29 political hires from Blagojevich, Quinn eras 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 1162
Same-day voter registration at issue in Illinois lawsuit 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 1233
reposting: Hillary to be in QCA Monday - Hampton, Ill 0 rurallib Sep 2016 Sep 2016 2 1299
This message was self-deleted by its author 2 rurallib Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1281
Thirty-year-old SNAP overpayments still being collected 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2016 Aug 2016 1 1470
School staffing doesn’t always match Chicago Public Schools enrollment 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 1377
Why Rauner fears teacher pension board vote 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2016 Aug 2016 2 1166
Rauner signs life insurance bill 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2016 Aug 2016 1 1135
Rauner vetoes $15/hour wage for caregivers of developmentally disabled 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2016 Aug 2016 1 1155
Captain Kirk, losing his enterprise. 4 ChairmanAgnostic Aug 2016 Aug 2016 5 2280
Gay rights setback seen in Illinois Supreme Court ruling 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 1592
Feds in terror case want max term for ex-Illinois guardsman 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 1181
Illinois latest state to expand domestic workers' rights 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2016 Aug 2016 1 1144
Rauner signs bill creating human trafficking task force 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 1090
Rauner reboots state fair after nearly a year of unpaid bills from last one 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 1112
Rauner makes record bid of $104,000 for steer at state fair 2 TexasTowelie Aug 2016 Aug 2016 1 1548
Judge removed after allegedly allowing lawyer to hear cases, wear robe 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 1423
Madigan, Democrats try to tie Trump to Rauner 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2016 Aug 2016 1 1264
Rauner approves repeal of sales tax on tampons 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2016 Aug 2016 3 1347
Dems vow to stand up to ‘extreme agenda’ of Rauner, Trump 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2016 Aug 2016 2 1309
Chicago Teachers Pension Fund overpays retirees nearly $2.8 million 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 1355
Cambridge radium solution may cost $555K 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 1325
Pastors sue Illinois over gay conversion therapy ban 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2016 Aug 2016 2 1548
Illinois budget crisis drains savings 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2016 Aug 2016 1 1439
Judge gives Blagojevich same 14-year prison term despite pleas for mercy 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2016 Aug 2016 3 1487

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Rauner signs bill that requires teaching teens how to handle being stopped by police 4 TexasTowelie Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 1573
Anti-abortion centers, doctor sue Rauner over ‘conscience’ law 2 TexasTowelie Aug 2016 Aug 2016 6 1593
Rauner vetoes bill on University of Illinois student trustee criteria 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 1307
State of Illinois continuing to pay off debts to city of Springfield 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 1450
University of Illinois salary freeze adds to flight risk, professors say 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2016 Aug 2016 1 1238
Advocate Health Care Network pays $5.55 million to settle data breach case 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 1235
Rauner nixes debt collectors going after delinquent taxes 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2016 Aug 2016 2 1164
The Pubs have given up on DuPage County 8 Paula Sims Jul 2016 Aug 2016 8 2637
Gov. Rauner to sign early childhood law; Diana Rauner to attend 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2016 Jul 2016 0 1439
Hackers penetrate Illinois voter registration database 2 TexasTowelie Jul 2016 Jul 2016 0 1592
Judge dismisses lawsuit over Downers Grove sperm bank mistake 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2016 Jul 2016 0 1303
Giuliani takes shot at Chicago 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2016 Jul 2016 0 1252
Illinois Republicans remove Trump delegate with 'whitepride' social media handle 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2016 Jul 2016 1 1227
Rauner email: Half of CPS teachers 'virtually illiterate' 1 Stellar Jul 2016 Jul 2016 2 1591
The last free-ranging library cat in Illinois 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2016 Jul 2016 1 1359
Pilot killed, Joliet home set ablaze when Wisconsin-bound plane crashes 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2016 Jul 2016 0 1253
Rauner email: Half of Chicago Public Schools teachers 'virtually illiterate' 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2016 Jul 2016 1 1372
Chicago Public Schools budgets hold firm, ask principals to ‘do more with less’ 2 TexasTowelie Jul 2016 Jul 2016 0 1411
Rauner looks to close gap in state contracts to minorities 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2016 Jul 2016 0 1696
Social service groups push pay lawsuit post stop-gap budget 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2016 Jul 2016 0 1189
German firm plans $320 million plant, 300 jobs in Des Plaines 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2016 Jul 2016 2 1376
Republicans file request for state auditor general’s removal 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2016 Jul 2016 0 1342
McDonald's to work closely with Oak Brook in planning move to Chicago 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2016 Jul 2016 0 1265
Obamacare company shutdown leaves customers in a lurch, facing higher costs 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2016 Jul 2016 1 1490
Illinois reporter shaves 'budget beard' grown during impasse 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2016 Jul 2016 2 1522
Chicago with CHIEF KEEF [VICELAND 2016] FULL Documentary 1 Renew Deal Jul 2016 Jul 2016 3 1530
Chicago Call To Action -- #ChiCallToAction 6 PM 5101 S. Wentworth -- Be An Ally, Be A Voice 0 ancianita Jul 2016 Jul 2016 1 1439
any polling data on the Illinois Senate race? 1 ChairmanAgnostic Jun 2016 Jul 2016 1 1783
Illinois News - 7/6/2016 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2016 Jul 2016 4 1446
I Don't Know If It Will Help - I Just Learned That Aviation Police At Chgo Airports Are Unarmed.... 5 global1 Jun 2016 Jun 2016 0 2210

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Illinois News - 6/28/2016 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2016 Jun 2016 4 1341
Illinois News - 6/21/2016 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2016 Jun 2016 0 1462
I was surprised to see Mark Kirk being rolled out of meeting in a wheelchair this morning. 2 Gidney N Cloyd Jun 2016 Jun 2016 0 2035
Illinois News - 6/12/2016 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2016 Jun 2016 0 1550
Illinois News - 6/5/2016 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2016 Jun 2016 1 1480
Social service groups sue Rauner over unpaid bills 2 murielm99 May 2016 May 2016 10 1599
Cannabis decriminalization coming soon to Illinois! 5 Snarkoleptic May 2016 May 2016 3 2042
Illinois News - 5/14/2016 1 TexasTowelie May 2016 May 2016 1 1402
Cops rarely punished when judges find testimony false, questionable 3 Stellar May 2016 May 2016 2 1652
Illinois News - 5/7/2016 0 TexasTowelie May 2016 May 2016 2 1449
Illinois News - 4/30/2016 2 TexasTowelie Apr 2016 Apr 2016 1 1533
Gov. Bruce "Ruiner" Rauner suffers another setback in push for right-to-work-for-less! 17 Snarkoleptic Apr 2016 Apr 2016 28 5596
Hastert gets 15 months federal prison. Judge " we have medical level 4 facilities if needed" 0 Person 2713 Apr 2016 Apr 2016 2 1322
Illinois News - 4/21/2016 2 TexasTowelie Apr 2016 Apr 2016 0 1527
Good ways to get more involved in local Dem politics 5 nemo137 Apr 2016 Apr 2016 1 1863
Illinois state trooper pleads guilty to DUI while on duty 0 left-of-center2012 Apr 2016 Apr 2016 1 1268
Illinois News: Budget woes, Tax drivers by the mile? 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2016 Apr 2016 0 1417
AsCoach, Ex-US House Speaker Molested 5 Boys: Reports 0 Person 2713 Apr 2016 Apr 2016 2 1380
Illinois News 4-7-2016 3 TexasTowelie Apr 2016 Apr 2016 4 1790
Bill introduced to get Illinois state workers their back pay 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2016 Apr 2016 4 1948
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