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Michelle Obama honors Chicago grads, slain classmate Hadiya Pendleton 0 Stellar Jun 2015 Jun 2015 1 2313

Budget Cuts In Illinois Could Leave Hundreds Of Thousands Without Kidney Dialysis 3 n2doc Jun 2015 Jun 2015 7 2392

"Fire all state employees" says VP of communications, Ill Policy Institute 4 Peregrine Took May 2015 Jun 2015 2 4420

Drink mas? Taco Bell to serve alcohol at Chicago location 6 TexasTowelie Jun 2015 Jun 2015 1 2841

rogers park food co-op. 4 mopinko May 2015 May 2015 2 2773

Body camera rules, other police reforms approved by Illinois House 0 Stellar May 2015 May 2015 2 1943

A while back we were driving back to Chicago from NC and wanted to visit Golconda, ILL... 5 Peregrine Took May 2015 May 2015 0 2790

So...is the result we saw in Chicago what was meant to be caused... 1 Ken Burch Apr 2015 May 2015 2 1993

Obama library coming to Chicago 2 Stellar May 2015 May 2015 7 2198

World's Columbian Exposition 8 MerryBlooms May 2015 May 2015 4 3550

Labor-management cooperation works � very well 0 Sherman A1 May 2015 May 2015 3 1783

This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Peregrine Took May 2015 May 2015 0 1700

Illinois Justices Overturn State's Landmark 2013 Pension Law 3 Gidney N Cloyd May 2015 May 2015 7 2498

This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Gidney N Cloyd May 2015 May 2015 1 1473

Rauner the hypocrite 6 murielm99 May 2015 May 2015 7 3079

Did Rauner violate state election laws? 1 murielm99 May 2015 May 2015 2 2019

Ladies, don't use the head in Cigars & Stripes bar. 8 savalez Apr 2015 May 2015 4 3256

House passes bill treating marijuana possession like speeding ticket 4 n2doc Apr 2015 Apr 2015 8 2405

Judge Overturns Illinois Order Restricting Union Dues 13 Drale Apr 2015 Apr 2015 25 5168

N. IL tornado victims, let us know how to help. 5 HereSince1628 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 6 2637

Anyone watch NBC5 - Chicago news at 10pm today? 4 Snarkoleptic Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 2947

Anyone else feel like me voting yesterday 10 mucifer Apr 2015 Apr 2015 3 3309

BOBBY RUSH 'RESENTS' USE OF HAROLD WASHINGTON'S LEGACY 7 Stellar Mar 2015 Apr 2015 2 3088

Kirk's official response about signing THE letter 4 marym625 Mar 2015 Apr 2015 12 3061

U.S. Attorney�s Office to Conduct Election Day Monitoring Election Day Hotline: (312) 469-6157 5 nadinbrzezinski Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 2208

Chuy, Chuy, Chuy. 13 ChairmanAgnostic Apr 2015 Apr 2015 6 4431

Crowd at NAACP forum cheers Garcia, jeers Emanuel 8 Stellar Mar 2015 Apr 2015 14 3219

How Chicago has used financial engineering to paper over its massive budget gap 0 PoliticAverse Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 1701

Wonderful photo of Chuy and Karen Lewis taken 3/27/15 prior to the debate. 1 Peregrine Took Mar 2015 Mar 2015 4 1802

Martin O'Malley -Chicago office? 1 Peregrine Took Mar 2015 Mar 2015 0 1835

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Bean 1 tourist 0 7 mucifer Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 2910

ACLU: Chicago police had higher stop-and-frisk rate than NYC 1 Stellar Mar 2015 Mar 2015 2 1924

Illinois Rep. Aaron Schock resigns 11 greatauntoftriplets Mar 2015 Mar 2015 6 3860

I Hope Rahm Is Astute Enough To Not Engage In Negative Ads In His Campaign.... 5 global1 Mar 2015 Mar 2015 3 2367

Can Mark Kirk Fight Off A Primary From Far Right Lunatic Joe Walsh? 10 TexasTowelie Feb 2015 Mar 2015 1 3928

I Called Mark Kirk's Office This Morning..... 15 global1 Mar 2015 Mar 2015 25 6743

Willie Wilson is Backing Chuy 1 mucifer Mar 2015 Mar 2015 4 2001

The Signers and The Letter. Time to let them know what we think 5 marym625 Mar 2015 Mar 2015 4 2842

Anyone know, specifically, where this fire outside Galena is? 5 Peregrine Took Mar 2015 Mar 2015 0 2752

Wish B.O. would butt out of the mayoral race. 6 Peregrine Took Mar 2015 Mar 2015 0 3314

Rauner has called Wilson to lobby for Rahm � twice 7 Teamster Jeff Feb 2015 Mar 2015 4 3139

Here's One County's Take-A-Ways Under Rauner's Looting of Local Governments 2 mikekohr Mar 2015 Mar 2015 10 3015

Chuy needs to grab this story and run with it - not hide behind "not available for comments" line. 4 Peregrine Took Feb 2015 Feb 2015 2 2554

What a run-off means for Rahm Emanual 30 ChairmanAgnostic Feb 2015 Feb 2015 26 12976

�Come on and take a free ride,� says Rauner 0 Sherman A1 Feb 2015 Feb 2015 4 2224

For Chicago people 4 marym625 Feb 2015 Feb 2015 0 2460

Getting nervous about being a hospice nurse for low income 5 mucifer Feb 2015 Feb 2015 1 3092

Outgoing Gov. Quinn takes looks back, offers hints at future 5 lunasun Jan 2015 Feb 2015 6 3053

Sun Times - 10 items on Rauners chopping block 3 Paulie Feb 2015 Feb 2015 3 2410

Illinois will have a new DCFS director: 1 murielm99 Feb 2015 Feb 2015 2 1809

How About A Compromise On The Red Light Camera's...... 6 global1 Feb 2015 Feb 2015 3 2940

Rauners State of the State... 3 Stellar Feb 2015 Feb 2015 1 2685

Rauner tries to block 'fair share' fees from state workers who don't want to be in unions 24 lunasun Feb 2015 Feb 2015 3 6750

Gov. Bruce Rauner faced Democratic laughter during minimum wage increase proposal 6 lunasun Feb 2015 Feb 2015 4 3597

Rauner spent nearly $36 a vote to become Illinois governor 8 Stellar Jan 2015 Feb 2015 2 3425

Rauner - Scott Walker all over again ....except he doesns't own the Legislature. 6 Peregrine Took Jan 2015 Jan 2015 3 3430

I don't have any kids in school but it looks like I might have to attend a school board meeting. 3 JeffHead Dec 2014 Dec 2014 4 2663

No funeral or wake for Judy Barr Topinka, but memorial service OK, per will. 5 ColesCountyDem Dec 2014 Dec 2014 1 4043

Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka Passes Away 5 ColesCountyDem Dec 2014 Dec 2014 1 2715

Anyone getting ready to apply for Illinois's new medical marijuana program? 5 Peregrine Took Nov 2014 Nov 2014 1 3756

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Illinois pension reform law is unconstitutional, judge rules 3 Gidney N Cloyd Nov 2014 Nov 2014 4 3363

Rauner: Need insiders to know where 'bodies are buried' 6 greatauntoftriplets Nov 2014 Nov 2014 1 5044

Fat on Restaurant Cash, Democratic Lawmakers Float Minimum Wage Preemption in IL 4 Scuba Nov 2014 Nov 2014 2 2941

Trib: Toxic Swaps to Cost Schools $126.5 million 2 Sherman A1 Nov 2014 Nov 2014 4 2793

Jane Byrne has died 6 greatauntoftriplets Nov 2014 Nov 2014 11 5296

What was so bad about Quinn that democrats didn't like? 3 trublu992 Nov 2014 Nov 2014 0 2254

Does Anyone Here Think That It Was The Dems That Took Out Pat Quinn?...... 12 global1 Nov 2014 Nov 2014 6 4541

Rauner Poster Bonfire 5 Indyfan53 Nov 2014 Nov 2014 6 2980

Watching MSNBC NBC has called Illinois Gov. race for Rauner (R) 11 Snarkoleptic Nov 2014 Nov 2014 3 4414

Calls to election judges a 'serious attempt to disrupt' voting - Chicago only 3 lunasun Nov 2014 Nov 2014 5 2303

Gov. Quinn obtains critical media endorsement. 7 ColesCountyDem Oct 2014 Nov 2014 7 3199

Poll reaffirms Quinn's lead. 5 ColesCountyDem Oct 2014 Nov 2014 7 2952

Billionaire Bruce in trouble 11 mikekohr Nov 2014 Nov 2014 7 5211

Durbin Oberwurst Debate 14 ChairmanAgnostic Oct 2014 Nov 2014 3 5139

Will the Real Bruce Rauner Please Stand Up? 15 Snarkoleptic Oct 2014 Oct 2014 8 9305

"Flip the House" Seminar "Real Estate". coming to Chicago. .Saw commercial on Chicago TV station. 6 Stuart G Oct 2014 Oct 2014 2 4287

Cook County asks for permission to start counting early 5 ChairmanAgnostic Oct 2014 Oct 2014 8 2979

Song for Rauner 3 lunasun Oct 2014 Oct 2014 9 2285

The real loser in the gov's race 2 ChairmanAgnostic Oct 2014 Oct 2014 5 2545

My voter registration seems to have disappeared 12 marym625 Oct 2014 Oct 2014 5 6150

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