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Senate passes Medicare, tax zone legislation 1 TexasTowelie May 2021 May 2021 6 1611
Riding around Oak Lawn this morning, I traveled back in time so completely that I thought ... 4 mahatmakanejeeves May 2021 May 2021 7 2686
Lawmakers question Exelon audit 5 TexasTowelie Apr 2021 Apr 2021 2 1641
Illinois House OKs bill to license professional midwives 3 TexasTowelie Apr 2021 Apr 2021 1 2070
The Failures Before the Fires -42 fires, 61 deaths: A failed system in Chicago puts ... 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2021 Apr 2021 2 1701
Obama Foundation Releases New Details About Presidential Center, Responds To Critics 5 mucifer Apr 2021 Apr 2021 18 2949
Olive-Harvey College breaks ground on hemp greenhouse for cannabis education program 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2021 Apr 2021 1 1534
Bills creating liaisons for homeless college students, addressing dental care in schools advance 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2021 Apr 2021 5 1561
Trump appointees obstructed investigation of Sterigenics, cancer-causing emissions, EPA says 8 TexasTowelie Apr 2021 Apr 2021 4 2145
Chicago Seeks Developer to Open City's First Casino by 2025 4 TexasTowelie Apr 2021 Apr 2021 0 1560
Some Illinois hospitals running out of beds due to COVID-19 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2021 Apr 2021 2 1136
For elderly or disabled people who need in home Chicago and suburban Cook County vaccines: 0 mucifer Apr 2021 Apr 2021 1 1273
Dr. Biden will be at Sauk Valley Community College 3 murielm99 Apr 2021 Apr 2021 11 2183
Black Prep Player Told To Sit Near Banana Peels: 'I'm Fine' 3 murielm99 Apr 2021 Apr 2021 11 3132
Suburban businessman kicks off GOP bid for Illinois governor emulating Trump ... 11 left-of-center2012 Mar 2021 Apr 2021 1 3383
Proposal would pay exonerees $50,000 per year served 4 TexasTowelie Mar 2021 Mar 2021 12 2106
Proud Boy who was present for Capitol riot planning run for Illinois Senate 1 TexasTowelie Mar 2021 Mar 2021 5 1973
Lightfoot loosens coronavirus restrictions, expanding capacity for Cubs, Sox games, outdoor dining, 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2021 Mar 2021 1 2216
Health care reform bill passes in Illinois Senate, will head to Pritzker's desk 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2021 Mar 2021 2 1573
Moody's revises its Illinois outlook from "negative" to "stable" 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2021 Mar 2021 2 1127
Lawmaker advances bill to repeal state ban on rent control 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2021 Mar 2021 0 1416
First Reparations Program for Black residents started in Evanston, Il. 1 whathehell Mar 2021 Mar 2021 2 1638
Democrats pass resolution condemning Republican lawmaker for attending Jan. 6 rally 4 TexasTowelie Mar 2021 Mar 2021 11 2614
Alexi Giannoulias is running for Secretary of the State. 1 DinahMoeHum Mar 2021 Mar 2021 4 1792
What's The Latest ETA On More Vaccine For Illinois?.... 5 global1 Feb 2021 Mar 2021 3 1958
IL launches $10 million campaign aimed at fighting COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Black, Latino 0 mucifer Mar 2021 Mar 2021 4 2154
How Rep. Robin Kelly won the Democratic Party of Illinois chair 0 murielm99 Mar 2021 Mar 2021 3 1750
Chicago bars and restaurants can stay open until 1 a.m., boost capacity to 50%, Lightfoot announces 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2021 Mar 2021 2 2195
'Inclusive' or 'impractical?' Limits on Kelly's role in fundraising at issue in race to lead state 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2021 Mar 2021 1 1437
Lightfoot says she was 'sexually harassed in a workplace,' sympathizes with Cuomo accusers 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2021 Mar 2021 2 1310

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A hidden secret over a century ago, the Underground Railroad ran through Central Illinois 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2021 Mar 2021 8 1740
'Safety Net' Hospitals That Often Treat Chicago's Most Vulnerable Communities Face Dire Financial 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2021 Mar 2021 2 1306
5 state corrections officers face charges in Lexington bar fight 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2021 Mar 2021 1 1605
University of Illinois sued over sexual misconduct 1 TexasTowelie Mar 2021 Mar 2021 2 1298
Springfield officer on leave after barroom incident 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2021 Mar 2021 3 1244
Simms pleads guilty to fraud 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2021 Mar 2021 1 1178
Springfield Ward 3 nominee Williams voted down on 6-3 city council vote 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2021 Mar 2021 1 1195
Democrats push resolution 'condemning' GOP lawmaker for attendance at Jan. 6 rally 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2021 Mar 2021 5 1331
Gov. J.B. Pritzker signs sweeping Illinois criminal justice overhaul including eliminating cash bail 9 JimGinPA Feb 2021 Feb 2021 9 2420
Ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan resigns seat 7 JimGinPA Feb 2021 Feb 2021 5 2181
The United Center to become a new vaccination site for Chicago 6 luckone Feb 2021 Feb 2021 0 1743
UIS Innocence Project gets pardon for client from Pritzker 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2021 Feb 2021 6 1282
Ald. Patrick Daley Thompson got secret deal from Bridgeport bank shut down for 'massive fraud' 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2021 Feb 2021 3 1515
I'm snowed into my garage 11 live love laugh Feb 2021 Feb 2021 4 2522
I'm sitting in line to get my 2nd vaccination 12 AwakeAtLast Feb 2021 Feb 2021 10 3073
I got a Covid Shot appointment finally! Here's the link: 4 Peregrine Took Feb 2021 Feb 2021 4 2232
Chicago wins $30 million-a-year competition for right to sell Lake Michigan water to Joliet 3 TexasTowelie Feb 2021 Feb 2021 0 2231
Embattled Madigan to make his case before supportive House Black caucus on Saturday 4 TexasTowelie Dec 2020 Feb 2021 0 1765
Any Chicago residents over 75 having a hard time getting their Covid shots? 17 Peregrine Took Jan 2021 Feb 2021 2 2528
Chicago area gun dealers say record sales since Jan. 6 driven by 'fear, plain and simple' 5 TexasTowelie Feb 2021 Feb 2021 0 1952
Chicago schools extend talks with union over in-person class 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2021 Feb 2021 2 1339
Former Illinois (R) Senator/Gubernatorial Candidate Sam McCann Indicted for Fraud 4 live love laugh Feb 2021 Feb 2021 7 1829
Mayor Lori Lightfoot's City Council floor leader resigns from leadership post 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2021 Feb 2021 0 1413
Tax business cited for violating COVID-19 restrictions with illegal club, River North restaurant 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2021 Feb 2021 0 1594
State buys building, plans to move out of Thompson Center 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2021 Feb 2021 1 1189
Senate cancels in-person February session days, will hold committee hearings online 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2021 Feb 2021 2 1272
Rev. Jesse Jackson recovering in the hospital after 'successful' surgery 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2021 Feb 2021 3 1732
Heavy snow topples Aragon Ballroom wall, but it can't bury nearly a century of memories at Chicago 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2021 Feb 2021 3 1397
GOP Rep. Kinzinger wages a lonely fight against Trump's falsehoods and right-wing disinformation 8 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2020 Jan 2021 7 2572
Chicago Teachers Say Some Progress Made on In-Person Return 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2021 Jan 2021 0 1220

Illinois Continued...

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Illinois mayor who attended Trump's DC rally apologizes after claiming the media lied about riot 4 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2021 Jan 2021 4 2414
Lightfoot's MLK celebration honors community leaders propelling civil rights legacy, racial justice 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2021 Jan 2021 3 1369
Union: CPD suspended 17 officers, supervisors who lounged in congressman's burglarized office 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2021 Jan 2021 3 1626
Illinois police reform bill clears House, heads to governor 5 sinkingfeeling Jan 2021 Jan 2021 3 1719
Chicago school system locks out some teachers, withholds pay for not returning to in-person 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2021 Jan 2021 2 1317
Illinois man arrested after alleged voicemail threatening to kill Biden & Dems at inauguration fete 5 634-5789 Jan 2021 Jan 2021 6 1918
Freshman Congresswoman caught on tape at a rally in the Nation's Capitol saying "Hitler was right" 4 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2021 Jan 2021 6 2198
Illinois State Sen. Manar resigns to become senior advisor to Pritzker 3 TexasTowelie Jan 2021 Jan 2021 0 1320
Pandemic response, budget, Black Caucus agenda on table for Illinois 'lame duck' session 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2021 Jan 2021 3 1230
Illinois weed sales on pace to top $1 billion in year one of recreational sales, with plenty of room 5 TexasTowelie Dec 2020 Jan 2021 1 1657
Prosecutors say Minnesota mosque bombers planned attack on Champaign abortion clinic 2 TexasTowelie Dec 2020 Jan 2021 5 1811
CPS denies COVID-19 accommodations to hundreds of teachers and staff who are due to return to school 3 TexasTowelie Dec 2020 Jan 2021 2 1393
For the Chicago area : Making Sense of 2020 from WTTW (also a quiz I got 11 right) 2 lunasun Dec 2020 Dec 2020 0 1459
Illinois State Officials: Nearly 500,000 Marijuana Arrest Records Have Been Expunged 3 mucifer Dec 2020 Dec 2020 9 1210
Obama Presidential Center supporters 'see a light at the end of the tunnel,' while opponents say 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2020 Dec 2020 1 1210
30 public schools in Chicago are named for slaveholders; surprised CPS promises changes 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2020 Dec 2020 3 1243
New year brings new laws, including insulin price limit, while minimum wage goes up another dollar 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2020 Dec 2020 1 1032
Peoria homeless advocates try to empty under-the-bridge camp to move residents into warm housing 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2020 Dec 2020 2 1290
Downstate judge tosses decision voiding Pritzker's executive COVID orders 4 TexasTowelie Dec 2020 Dec 2020 14 2168
Calling all Illinois DU members, especially in the Chicago area 8 guillaumeb Dec 2020 Dec 2020 9 2662
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