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Prevailing wage is price city must pay for other reforms, Chicago mayoral aides say 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 0 1485
Chicago Water Management workers insist racist culture outlined in emails hasn't changed 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 2 1452
Candidate for Illinois attorney general robbed at gunpoint 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 1 1756
Kennedy denies claim that he asked for Emanuel's endorsement 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 0 1469
Potential Madigan foe kicked off ballot 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 0 1434
University of Illinois ends auction of farming rights on university-owned land 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 1 1368
Crews battle large fire at Chicago-area recycling facility 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 1 1345
Illinois to replace vets' plumbing amid Legionnaires' crisis 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 0 1327
Two Democrats removed from 67th primary ballot 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 0 1552
State Capitol had its share of sexual misconduct mishaps 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 0 1321
Rauner no longer big fan of Greitens? Pulls ad featuring tainted Missouri gov 1 blue-wave Jan 2018 Jan 2018 2 1845
FOX NEWS Reports WORST Republican Governor in the U.S. 4 Stellar Jan 2018 Jan 2018 2 2934
Kennedy Contends Rahm behind Plan to push Blacks out of city. 1 Stellar Jan 2018 Jan 2018 0 2243
Illinois to ban 'gay panic defense' 0 blue-wave Dec 2017 Dec 2017 5 2107
Chicago Investment Manager Indicted on Federal Fraud Charges- $10 Million 1 nitpicker Dec 2017 Dec 2017 2 1667
After being compared to Trump, J.B. Pritzker will release tax returns 2 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Dec 2017 1 2019
Are you ready to fight the Tax Scam? 3 BigmanPigman Dec 2017 Dec 2017 9 2453
Obama to address Emanuel's climate meeting Tuesday 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2017 Dec 2017 3 1909
Illinois attorney general launches civil rights inquiry into bus company 2 TexasTowelie Dec 2017 Dec 2017 3 2163
In lieu of Trump, Chicago to form legal unit to sue corporations 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2017 Dec 2017 4 1726
Conservative magazine: Rauner is 'worst Republican governor in America' 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2017 Dec 2017 0 1562
Statehouse evacuated for three hours after bomb threat 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2017 Dec 2017 0 1621
Rauner on Dems: They will sock the middle class with a tax hike that Madigan and his puppets want a 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2017 Dec 2017 0 1665
Rauner repeatedly lashes out at reporters over Madigan: You're playing games and you're not 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2017 Dec 2017 0 1794
Tune in now, comrade: Liberal couple broadcasts nationwide 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2017 Dec 2017 6 1749
Members of the Illinois Delegation Who Voted to Raise Taxes 4 elleng Nov 2017 Dec 2017 2 2233
Lake Forest IL Resident Richard Uihlein biggest funder for R. Moore's campaign 8 lunasun Nov 2017 Dec 2017 1 3101
Bible of American conservatism dubs Rauner nations worst GOP gov 2 blue-wave Dec 2017 Dec 2017 1 2223
Just curious: does Illinois have a "three strikes" law? 12 question everything Apr 2013 Nov 2017 0 44899
Democratic lawmakers urge end to controversial cross-state voter check 1 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 1 1637

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State owes CWLP $5.5 million; holiday lights will still go up on Capitol 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 0 1513
Officials mark opening of $80 million Mississippi bridge 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 0 1458
Police union president slams Foxx, prosecutors after exonerations 4 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 0 2093
Chris Kennedy's troubled Cleveland deal: Taxes raised, company collected millions 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 0 1681
ACLU opposes Chicago alderman's plan to crack down on 'prostitution-related loitering' 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 0 1692
Rauner signs lawmakers' sexual harassment bills but says they should have done more 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 0 1361
$3.25M settlement for woman sexually assaulted at Markham courthouse 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 0 1984
Downstate hate: A history of the bitter, nearly 200-year rivalry between Chicago and the rest of ... 4 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 1 2278
Kennedy lashes out at Emanuel, while Pritzker takes a softer approach 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 0 1734
Rauner-linked firm gets $12M in new deal, months after being cut out of $12M deal 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 2 1599
BGA investigation: Radioactive leaks at Exelon's Illinois nuclear plants 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 2 1434
Chicago prosecutors exonerate 15 men framed by police 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 1 1484
After prodding, Rauner declares harvest emergency 4 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 4 3023
Democratic governor candidate J.B. Pritzker unveils criminal justice plan 2 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 5 2000
State lawmakers appoint inspector general amid harassment scandal 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 0 1974
Siskel vows to appeal and overturn $44.7M verdict in Chicago police misconduct case 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 1 1824
AG Madigan opposes Tribune Media merger with Sinclair 3 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 3 13323
Senator's sex-harassment accuser wants answers on complaint 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 6 2290
Blagojevich asks U.S. Supreme Court to hear his appeal again 1 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 3 1864
Illinois' first fracking permit withdrawn 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 3 1834
Schock case on indefinite hold pending mid-case appeal 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 2 1723
Trump seeks more tax breaks on Chicago tower with Ald. Ed Burke's help 1 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 1 2187
Illinois man under investigation for threatening to lynch Rep. Wilson and he's blaming social med 2 workinclasszero Oct 2017 Oct 2017 2 2073
Murderer wants mercy 0 NCDem777 Oct 2017 Oct 2017 1 2126
U.S. Files Lawsuit Against Owners of Suburban Health Care Company for Allegedly Defrauding Medicare 0 nitpicker Oct 2017 Oct 2017 0 1964
Deere wins trademark lawsuit over its iconic green and yellow color combination 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 0 1510
'Johnny Appleseed' trees to mark Illinois bicentennial 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 4 2156
Naperville couple investigated for alleged fraud to fund horse stables 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 0 1759
Labor leader apologizes, says 'no sexist intent' in Kennedy aide rap 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 1 1493
Gov race funds top $100 million due to Rauner, Pritzker deep pockets 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 0 1600

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Longtime Republican lawmaker Pihos faces retail theft charge 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 0 1646
Will new tax credits keep more Catholic schools from closing? 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 0 1687
DuPage County judge removed from bench after reckless conduct arrest 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 1 1967
They're not going to scare us: Saluki cheerleaders who knelt during national anthem subject of ... 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 4 2505
Audit report finds more than $315,000 missing in Zeigler after former treasurer indicted on charges 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 0 1601
Democratic governor candidates debate at Aurora University on Tuesday 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 0 1480
Facebook appears to be earning its reputation as evil 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 2 2113
Gun control measures proposed in Illinois 4 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 1 2305
Rauner vetoes Medicaid purchase plan as duplicative 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 1 1591
Illinois' 200th birthday party gets late start, low budget 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 0 1486
The soda tax was repealed, but Cook County still has to find a way to fund the government 2 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 0 1751
Rahm's police academy plan met with youth-led backlash from #NoCopAcademy campaign 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 3 1657
The 2017 exodus 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 1 1737
M. CHERIF BASSIOUNI MEMORIAL CELEBRATION PLANNED 0 elleng Oct 2017 Oct 2017 1 2439
Teens cut a family in line, then sucker punch a 12-year-old 3 left-of-center2012 Sep 2017 Sep 2017 3 3805
Duckworth says now not time for Sanders' 'Medicare for All' healthcare fix 8 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 5 2878
Health care CEO gets year in prison for fraud 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 1 2206
University of Illinois at Chicago to create $100M complex 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 2025
State Senator Raoul to run for Illinois attorney general in 2018 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 1832
Barbara Flynn Currie, Illinois House's second-ranking Democrat, won't run for re-election 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 1735
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