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Chicago is counting on a casino windfall, but Indiana gambling rivals are renovating, expanding 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1284

How Illinois pols have pocketed more than $5M in what Barack Obama once dubbed 'legalized bribery' 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1430

1919 Chicago Race Riots 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1643

Pritzker signs bills aimed at protecting immigrant youth 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 6 1186

Is the first slave freed by Lincoln under a parking lot? 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 7 1584

State officials investigating Legionnaire's at hospital 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 1 1362

Illinois pension buyback program fell short in year 1 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 2 1386

Governor Pritzker got two new bills that are great today! 6 mucifer Jul 2019 Jul 2019 11 2166

SNAP Benefits Expand To More Metro East Farmers Markets 1 Sherman A1 Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1524

Former Chicago Resident Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Participating in $100 Million Money 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 2 1292

Mayor Lightfoot's ethics reform passes, more 'big changes' on the path forward 0 mucifer Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1276

Chicago Mayor Proposes Reforms That Would Make Life Easier for Thousands of Black and Low-Income 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 1 1362

Happy Birthday Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D) IL-8th 1 FakeNoose Jul 2019 Jul 2019 3 1757

Bost Introduces Federal Legislation To Make Cahokia Mounds A National Park 0 Sherman A1 Jul 2019 Jul 2019 1 1459

Land Of Lincoln Goodwill Gives Workers with Disabilities Their Jobs Back 3 Sherman A1 Jul 2019 Jul 2019 3 1773

Hard Rock International and Cheap Trick guitarist Rick Nielsen plan to announce Hard Rock Casino in 5 beachbum bob Jul 2019 Jul 2019 2 2530

Pritzker defends decision to cancel Confederate Railroad performance 4 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 6 1780

Gov. Pritzker still looking at pension fix 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1568

Illinois hiring hundreds to reduce Medicaid backlogs 2 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 1 1545

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot blasts U.S. Attorney General William Barr on census citizenship 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 1 1409

Luther Center resident says building is infested with bed bugs 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1511

Lawmaker pay freezes unconstitutional, judge rules 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1419

Freshman Democratic Rep. Lauren Underwood gets another GOP challenger 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 1 1326

Legislators call for repeal of pro-abortion legislation, introduce 'Fetal Heartbeat' measure 2 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1747

Former Rockford Area Economic Development Council vice president sentenced to prison for fraud 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1478

Governor Duncan Mansion in Jacksonville being renovated 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1416

Computer problem delays Illinois unemployment checks 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1339

Chicago police investigators confirm alligator in lagoon 1 left-of-center2012 Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1847

Illinois man gets 30-month prison term in kickback scheme in St. Louis 0 Sherman A1 Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1593

There was a Fried Chicken thread in the lounge. I recommended a couple places - 14 The Polack MSgt Jul 2019 Jul 2019 1 4484

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3 stabbed, 16 injured during fireworks at Chicago's Navy Pier 4 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 1 2258

Federal Legislation Expected Soon To Make Cahokia Mounds A National Park 3 Sherman A1 Jul 2019 Jul 2019 3 2037

Quincy Catholics To Honor The Life Of The Nation's First Black Priest 0 Sherman A1 Jul 2019 Jul 2019 1 1379

Billionaire U.S. Coal Baron Chris Cline Dies in Helicopter Crash 5 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 1 2730

Nancy Pelosi!!! 2 murielm99 Jul 2019 Jul 2019 9 2201

Chicago Can't Hold Impounded Vehicles After Drivers File for Bankruptcy, Court Says 4 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 2 1928

State Police Ramping Up Training, Drug Testing Efforts Ahead of New Cannabis Law 1 Sherman A1 Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1593

Public unions in Illinois continue on a year after Janus decision 2 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 2094

Latest attempt to cut state pensions is no guaranteed fix 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 1469

Illinois pharmacies support bill for oversight of pharmacy benefit managers 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 1264

Sunday is your last chance to buy gas before stations add 19-cent tax 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 1942

Chicago cop's Obama N-word slur ends up going unpunished 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1474

Obama Foundation fundraising down in 2018, pay for top staffers went up 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 1559

Weed cafes in Illinois? People could be allowed to smoke marijuana (not tobacco) at bars, restaurant 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 1545

Pritzker, Lightfoot silent on whether city's pension fund discussed at 'productive' meeting 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1226

Illinois governor signs $45 billion state construction bill 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 3 1192

The Fred Show 0 murielm99 Jun 2019 Jun 2019 4 1331

Belleville Diocese Waiting To See If Pope Accepts Resignation Of Controversial Bishop 1 Sherman A1 Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1755

Illinois becomes 11th state to allow recreational marijuana 4 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 1654

Former City of Chicago Alderman Sentenced to a Year in Prison for Using Charitable Funds to Pay 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1320

One Town's Hope Rests On Money and The Mighty Mississippi 2 Sherman A1 Jun 2019 Jun 2019 2 1593

Found in a High School Restroom: Cache of 1940s Wallets and Their Contents 4 Sherman A1 Jun 2019 Jun 2019 37 4511

Ill. Gov. signs 3 immigrant protection bills 0 Cadfael Jun 2019 Jun 2019 4 1367

Mick Jagger Shouts Out Lori Lightfoot, Jabs at Ed Burke During Rolling Stones Show 2 mucifer Jun 2019 Jun 2019 10 1968

Illinois governor could soon consider watered-down corporate diversity bill 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 1374

Lightfoot won't rule out broadening sales tax umbrella to include professional services 4 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1740

Proposed state worker contract includes 11.5% in raises over four years 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 1154

Two suburban men guilty of providing support to Islamic State 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1254

Pritzker: No conflict between progressive policies, private sector 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 2 1252

Pritzker praises pension buyout program, backs public safety pension consolidation 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1171

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Aaron Schock Federal Election Filing Raises Speculation He's Planning New Run for Congress 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 1606

Property tax relief is next 'think big' idea for Gov. J.B. Pritzker, Illinois lawmakers to face 3 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 1725

Chicago-Area Physical Therapy Center and 4 Nursing Facilities to Pay $9.7M to Resolve False Claims 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 1242

Fate of Obama Presidential Center could be determined by outcome of Tuesday hearing 2 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 4 1688

$122M in capital plan to make state Armory usable again 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 2029

Lawmakers seeking to separate Chicago from Illinois ask Chicago mayor to fight corruption 4 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1737

Businessman Willie Wilson forms PAC, criticizes Gov. J.B. Pritzker's graduated income tax proposal 2 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1659

Sangamon County health department workers to picket after strike-authorization vote 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1160

Somebody isn't telling the truth 2 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1840

'Medicare for All'? American Medical Association says no, drawing protest in Chicago. 2 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 2 1942

Top Chicago business leader opposes $15 minimum wage, demands changes to 'fair workweek' ordinance 2 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 1615

Cook County judge, ripped for 'insensitive' racial comments, dumped from bench 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 4 1731

'It's Heartbreaking' Authors Criticize The Removal Of 200 Books From An Illinois Prison Library 0 Sherman A1 Jun 2019 Jun 2019 2 1873

Ode to Joe Crain 0 icymist Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 1312

Illinois will hike fee for Teslas, Bolts and other EVs -- but to $248, not $1,000: 2 PoliticAverse Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 1545

Rahm Emanuel is headed to Wall St. 5 lunasun Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 2198

From the governor's office...Historic actions not seen in Illinois in decades 5 beachbum bob Jun 2019 Jun 2019 14 2563

I Understand That The People In Springfield Raised The IL Gas Tax $0.19/gal Which Doubles..... 10 global1 Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 2929

Illinois legalized marijuana today. Pritzger says he'll sign! 7 davsand May 2019 Jun 2019 9 2326

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot calls on Ald. Edward Burke to resign following federal indictment 3 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 4 1950

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