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Rauner signs bill aiming to bring state jobs back to Springfield 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2018 Aug 2018 0 1168
Pritzker op-ed: Gun control, stronger communities and ending the violence epidemic 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2018 Aug 2018 3 1070
Simon Institute research shows state funding disparities benefit downstate 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2018 Aug 2018 0 1067
Alec Klein, Northwestern professor accused of sexual misconduct, resigns 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2018 Aug 2018 2 1281
Who else is getting telephone polls daily? 11 Cadfael Aug 2018 Aug 2018 2 2068
Rauner And His Friends 5 blue-wave Aug 2018 Aug 2018 3 2027
Honors, at Last, for Ida B. Wells, 'a Sword Among Lions' 1 elleng Aug 2018 Aug 2018 5 1364
Illinois lawmaker quits amid claim of posting nude photos 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2018 Aug 2018 0 1360
Sara Dady 0 murielm99 Jul 2018 Jul 2018 4 1436
Illinois Democratic County Chair's Association 2 murielm99 Jul 2018 Jul 2018 1 1357
Chicago Hiked the Cost of Vehicle City Sticker Violations to Boost Revenue. But It's Driven More ... 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2018 Jul 2018 8 1443
Democrats try to rebuild the state party from the ground up 13 blue-wave Jul 2018 Jul 2018 1 2928
Illinois Among Most Vulnerable To Election Hacking: Dems 5 blue-wave Jul 2018 Jul 2018 3 1744
my sister is running. come on out and play!! 0 mopinko Jul 2018 Jul 2018 1 1481
New GUN Law is signed by Rauner, HB2354. That's the 'red flag' bill. 2 beachbum bob Jul 2018 Jul 2018 4 1982
Gay Republican CVS Manager Calls Police on Black Woman for Using Wrong Coupon (With Video) 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 1 1645
Elgin woman who had 'Impeach Trump' signs in her yard dies 2 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 38 3086
Hate crime charges filed against man caught on video confronting woman over Puerto Rico shirt 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 4 1377
Chicago lawmaker picked to run Democratic Party of Illinois 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 1 1273
Southern Illinois University president is out amid swirling controversy 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 1 1322
Judge orders ex-CBOT chief to stay in jail -- rejecting 'debtor's' prison' gripe 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 4 1439
Commuter punches man who allegedly used the N-word in Blue Line spat 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 1 1470
University of Illinois professor files lawsuit claiming gender-based wage discrimination 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 3 1198
Governor's Mansion reopens to public on Saturday 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 0 1172
State lawmaker wants to repeal fireworks ban 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 0 1252
Board to state: Figure out how to pay step increases 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 1 1338
Pritzker takes over Democrat Day 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 1 1341
Can Democrats win back the Obama-Trump voter? This race is the test. 2 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 2 1869
Schock's lawyers to press Supreme Court to take up his case 1 blue-wave Jul 2018 Jul 2018 1 1693
U.S. Supreme Court gives IL Rauner major victory over labor, in ruling that could undercut public 6 lunasun Jun 2018 Jun 2018 2 1952

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Illinois' Population Is Falling, but the Sky Isn't 0 mucifer Jun 2018 Jun 2018 1 1559
Today I canvassed my precinct and a couple other areas with 8 murielm99 Jun 2018 Jun 2018 12 2749
New JB Ad Says Thank You Rauner! 1 blue-wave Jun 2018 Jun 2018 2 1626
Teamsters: Desperate To Prevent Employees From Exercising Free Speech, American Bottling Resorts To 2 Sherman A1 Jun 2018 Jun 2018 2 2000
Multi-state salmonella outbreak tracked to Honey Smacks cereal 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2018 Jun 2018 2 1612
Disgraced ex-Speaker Hastert to be deposed this summer in sexual abuse lawsuit 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2018 Jun 2018 1 1378
Rahm sends message to mayoral rivals -- adding another $850,000-plus to war chest 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2018 Jun 2018 1 1212
In Chicago, Stormy Daniels muses: 'Should I run for president?' 2 TexasTowelie Jun 2018 Jun 2018 1 1839
Emanuel calls Elon Musk's proposed 12-minute express tunnel to O'Hare 'the fast lane to Chicago's 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2018 Jun 2018 1 1488
Smell at morgue due to large number of bodies, limited freezer space, Kane County coroner says 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2018 Jun 2018 3 1456
CPS mistakenly emails private data of thousands of students, including names, phone numbers 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2018 Jun 2018 2 1288
William Shatner's new enterprise: A solar-powered bitcoin mining farm in southern Illinois 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2018 Jun 2018 0 1373
Can Madigan change 20+ years of behavior? 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2018 Jun 2018 0 1225
Candidate Kwame Raoul, Democrat for attorney general 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2018 Jun 2018 0 1297
Chicago Dyke March returns after clash last year became international news 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2018 Jun 2018 0 1417
Illinois board moves forward with union employee pay raises 0 Sherman A1 Jun 2018 Jun 2018 3 1596
Elon Musk firm tapped to build Chicago high-speed transit 4 PoliticAverse Jun 2018 Jun 2018 1 1663
Ex-treasurer of Illinois town gets 4-year sentence for theft 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2018 Jun 2018 1 1338
Vacant Chicago hospital to get $1 billion face lift 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2018 Jun 2018 0 1587
the 13th district is a very good chance in flipping to a Democrat 9 beachbum bob Apr 2018 Jun 2018 7 3217
Rockford casino proposal takes on urgency as Beloit plans move ahead 2 TexasTowelie May 2018 Jun 2018 1 1351
Illinois Ratifies the Equal Rights Amendment -- 36 Years After the Deadline 0 niyad Jun 2018 Jun 2018 0 1354
Illinois pension buyouts may not bring savings budget claims 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2018 Jun 2018 0 1332
Illinois lawmaker quits leadership job amid harassment claim 1 TexasTowelie May 2018 Jun 2018 0 1596
Over 200 Headstones Spray-Painted With Swastikas At Illinois Cemetery 2 appalachiablue May 2018 May 2018 0 2026
#metoo springfield. an email from my rep, kelly cassidy. 0 mopinko May 2018 May 2018 1 1763
When a SIUE Student Alleged Rape, the Chancellor Overruled a Campus Panel 0 TexasTowelie May 2018 May 2018 3 1530
The message of material: How the Obama Center gets built looms large 0 TexasTowelie May 2018 May 2018 7 1988
Chicago billionaire to buy Wrigley Building for $255 million 0 TexasTowelie May 2018 May 2018 0 1517
Illinois mayors say don't balance state budget on the backs of their residents 1 TexasTowelie May 2018 May 2018 0 1454

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Man impersonated Illinois state employee, offered fake jobs: prosecutors 0 TexasTowelie May 2018 May 2018 0 1256
Alleged Waffle House shooter's father, Jeff Reinking, sued in Tazewell County 2 TexasTowelie May 2018 May 2018 8 1834
Every person in Illinois owes $11,000 for pensions, with no fix in sight 2 TexasTowelie May 2018 May 2018 0 1838
Water line break at Rend Lake shuts off water to 60 southern Illinois communities 1 TexasTowelie May 2018 May 2018 1 1591
SIU president, Carbondale chancellor respond to explosive op-ed 0 TexasTowelie May 2018 May 2018 2 1498
Why, oh why, did Trib parent pay Ferro $15 million? 0 TexasTowelie May 2018 May 2018 1 1387
Illinois Senate votes to raise teacher salaries 1 TexasTowelie May 2018 May 2018 1 1526
Disrupter for governor 1 TexasTowelie May 2018 May 2018 0 1646
East Side residents enraged by manganese pollution tear into city and federal officials 1 TexasTowelie May 2018 May 2018 4 1436
With his death-penalty ploy, Rauner uses an old trick he learned from his enemy: Mike Madigan 0 TexasTowelie May 2018 May 2018 1 1428
Ex-lawmaker Mel Reynolds 'squandered' life, judge says during sentencing 0 TexasTowelie May 2018 May 2018 0 1712
Hippies are gonna make us kill all our dogs!!! 6 beachbum bob May 2018 May 2018 2 3305
Taste of Chicago Tickets for the concerts and the new Taste Oasis lounge go on sale Friday, May 4 0 lunasun May 2018 May 2018 0 1652
Illinois financial troubles started far earlier than 1998..... 4 beachbum bob Apr 2018 Apr 2018 4 2878
Rauner calls Mendoza and Dems rascals and scoundrels she says Rauner lies 1 blue-wave Apr 2018 Apr 2018 8 2016
Madigan gets another term as Illinois Democratic chairman despite sexual harassment complaints on 3 TexasTowelie Apr 2018 Apr 2018 1 1620
Madigan still deciding whether to hit or pass on marijuana legalization 3 TexasTowelie Apr 2018 Apr 2018 0 1336
LTTE: Abortions caused Toys R Us bankruptcy 36 TexasTowelie Apr 2018 Apr 2018 18 8143
Emanuel cautions fellow Democrats to drop impeachment talk 2 TexasTowelie Apr 2018 Apr 2018 0 1884
As time in statehouse winds down, Daniel Biss says 'we're not there yet' on Pritzker endorsement 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2018 Apr 2018 0 1345
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