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Trump calls Pritzker, Lightfoot failures on Chicago gun violence; they dismiss as distraction from 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2020 Jun 2020 2 1288
Driving privilege changes, LGBTQ+ history curriculum among Illinois' new laws 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2020 Jun 2020 0 970
Illinois minimum wage increases on July 1 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2020 Jun 2020 1 925
Suburban teacher's social media post sparks outrage, 11 murielm99 Jun 2020 Jun 2020 9 3651
Dealing With IDES - A Question.... 2 global1 Jun 2020 Jun 2020 0 1071
Police Board President: Officers Struck Me 5 Times With Their Batons 5 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2020 Jun 2020 10 1676
Metra Cancels ALL Service for Tuesday 6/2/2020 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2020 Jun 2020 2 1092
Chicago Mayor Lightfoot: The FBI is very much involved and they have been with us. 3 beachbumbob May 2020 Jun 2020 9 1721
Mini Rally In Our Town Today 1 ProfessorGAC May 2020 May 2020 6 1125
There is unrest even in Rockford IL 0 murielm99 May 2020 May 2020 6 1900
A Message from Chicago Police Superintendent David O. Brown 2 mucifer May 2020 May 2020 8 1610
Only 1 state has met the federal government's criteria for reopening Illinois 9 mucifer May 2020 May 2020 10 2033
Illinois comptroller says legislators won't get pay raise 0 TexasTowelie May 2020 May 2020 5 1060
The Covidiots are planning to converge on Chicago Memorial Day 19 live love laugh May 2020 May 2020 11 3080
May 26 - Happy Birthday Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D) IL-9th 0 FakeNoose May 2020 May 2020 3 934
Polls: Thumbs-up for Pritzker's handling of COVID-19 10 mucifer May 2020 May 2020 10 2650
Illinois move to Phase 3 on May 29 (Re-opening) 2 JimGinPA May 2020 May 2020 3 1118
Court hearing Friday is latest round in battle over legality of Illinois stay-at-home order 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2020 May 2020 0 1152
Amy Jacobson, former reporter. 4 murielm99 May 2020 May 2020 6 2135
Pritzker says state passes New York in per capita daily COVID-19 tests 2 mucifer May 2020 May 2020 3 1177
Pritzker says session needed, would consider withholding funds from counties reopening early 5 TexasTowelie May 2020 May 2020 7 1987
In wake of layoffs, Rock Island County considers raises for elected officials 1 TexasTowelie May 2020 May 2020 1 989
Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Chicago staff working from home after colleague tests positive for COVID-19 0 mucifer May 2020 May 2020 6 1105
"Pritzker Sucks!" 5 Midnight Writer May 2020 May 2020 4 6193
Ogle, Lee Counties plan to reopen sooner. 0 murielm99 May 2020 May 2020 2 1460
Lawyer for Lena church fires back at J.B. Pritzker over comment about jailing stay-at-home violators 3 TexasTowelie May 2020 May 2020 1 1310
United Airlines plans to cut 3,400 managers 1 TexasTowelie May 2020 May 2020 2 1356
Hospitalizations, ventilator use dip in Illinois; 46 more have died 1 TexasTowelie May 2020 May 2020 1 1098
Workers protest as Smithfield reopens in Monmouth 0 TexasTowelie May 2020 May 2020 3 1080
Question for Illinois DUers: 4 madamesilverspurs May 2020 May 2020 0 1614

Illinois Continued...

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U.S. district judge rules Illinois Pritzker's stay-at-home order constitutional 2 mucifer May 2020 May 2020 7 1369
Hundreds refuse to pay UChicago as tuition strike takes off, organizers say: 'This isn't a bluff' 3 TexasTowelie Apr 2020 May 2020 1 1586
April 30 - Happy Birthday Rep. Robin Kelly (D) IL-2nd 0 FakeNoose Apr 2020 Apr 2020 1 961
1,000 People Attend House Party -- What Us Worry??? 9 TexasTowelie Apr 2020 Apr 2020 5 2665
Gov Pritzker today signed the License to Work Act, which eliminates driver's license suspensions for 17 beachbumbob Jan 2020 Apr 2020 35 4095
Death threat made on Rep. Ammons' daughter 6 TexasTowelie Apr 2020 Apr 2020 8 1873
Illinois Gov. Pritzker Secretly Bought Medical Supplies From China. And The White House Is Not Happy 24 JimGinPA Apr 2020 Apr 2020 48 4322
Hormel plant ordered closed over covid 19 outbreak. 6 murielm99 Apr 2020 Apr 2020 7 2260
Pritzker to close all Illinois schools for remainder of academic year 2 TexasTowelie Apr 2020 Apr 2020 2 1070
Gov Pritzger joins Wellington the penguin (and pals) for a social distancing PSA at Shedd Aquarium 2 Princess Turandot Apr 2020 Apr 2020 8 1365
Fitch: "Illinois will be challenged to maintain its investment-grade" status 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2020 Apr 2020 2 1155
Aaron Schock Slammed for 'Quarantining' at Mexico Beach Resort with 'Instagay' Crew 4 TexasTowelie Apr 2020 Apr 2020 0 1626
April 12 - Happy Birthday Rep. Jesus "Chuy" Garcia (D) IL-4th 0 FakeNoose Apr 2020 Apr 2020 1 966
43 more die in Illinois from coronavirus as state case tally surpasses 20,000 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2020 Apr 2020 1 1213
I wonder what will happen to Chicago beaches in July and August 6 Beringia Apr 2020 Apr 2020 0 1712
Marie Newman is setting an example for voters in the IL 3rd District 2 guillaumeb Apr 2020 Apr 2020 4 1136
Our Governor no longer taking trump's crap 5 beachbumbob Mar 2020 Apr 2020 19 1956
MacMurray College Closing at End of Semester 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2020 Apr 2020 0 1304
Chicago Mayor Lightfoot's Plan to Battle Inequity in Covid with Black Community: 0 mucifer Apr 2020 Apr 2020 1 904
Does anyone here know anything about 2 murielm99 Apr 2020 Apr 2020 1 1542
Experts think Illinois is flattening the curve 8 mucifer Apr 2020 Apr 2020 7 1609
Coronavirus Deaths Top 100 in Illinois as Total Cases Rise to Nearly 7K 1 lunasun Apr 2020 Apr 2020 1 1034
Stay Home Or Else: 'Where's Lightfoot' Instagram Account Adds Levity To Stressful Coronavirus 1 mucifer Mar 2020 Mar 2020 8 1581
Anyone else thankful we don't have Rauner and Rahm? 6 mucifer Mar 2020 Mar 2020 5 1606
Police-CHICAGO Hand Sanitizer Given To Officers Expired In 2015 7 lunasun Mar 2020 Mar 2020 1 1333
IL. Primary: What happens if you vote for one candidate but another candidate's pledged delegates? 12 Gidney N Cloyd Mar 2020 Mar 2020 0 1375
Some Illinois lawmakers think abused animals should have lawyers 2 whathehell Mar 2020 Mar 2020 2 1286
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot quotes Gwendolyn Brooks during Tv corona virus broadcast 1 lunasun Mar 2020 Mar 2020 9 1349
Now all restaurant +bars too closed in Illinois 3/17 the article below shows the noncompliance 0 lunasun Mar 2020 Mar 2020 2 1096
Bridgeport bank failure: Feds have evidence of income-tax fraud, sources say 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2020 Mar 2020 3 1214

Illinois Continued...

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State's attorney candidate debate gets heated as Kim Foxx's rivals go after her -- and one another 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2020 Mar 2020 2 885
With 32 cases of coronavirus in Illinois, Pritzker cancels all events of more than 1,000 people 1 TexasTowelie Mar 2020 Mar 2020 2 898
March 12 - Happy Birthday Senator Tammy Duckworth (D) IL 1 FakeNoose Mar 2020 Mar 2020 3 971
Chicago's popular downtown St. Patrick's Day parade set for Saturday is being called off 2 beachbumbob Mar 2020 Mar 2020 1 1047
Coronavirus in Illinois updates: 4 more cases of COVID-19 confirmed, bringing total in state to 11 3 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2020 Mar 2020 1 1108
A handful of democratic socialists who support Senator Bernie Sanders for president stalked Democrat 4 beachbumbob Feb 2020 Feb 2020 7 1561
A lounge post took me down memory lane. Just gonna toss this out here 2 rzemanfl Feb 2020 Feb 2020 0 1231
45 has commuted Blago's sentence. 19 murielm99 Feb 2020 Feb 2020 0 2772
Traveling teen mistakenly taken down by local police. ACLU has filed a lawsuit. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2020 Feb 2020 24 1884
Fairview Heights Moves Closer To Having A Marijuana Dispensary, But It's Still Months Away 1 Sherman A1 Feb 2020 Feb 2020 0 1336
If you are in or near Lee County... 2 murielm99 Feb 2020 Feb 2020 2 1534
IL Gov. Pritzker signs law capping insulin cost at $100 per month 7 mucifer Jan 2020 Jan 2020 7 1655
The Radium Girls: An Illinois Tragedy 10 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2020 Jan 2020 5 2143
January 19 - Happy Birthday Governor J.B. Pritzker (D) IL 4 FakeNoose Jan 2020 Jan 2020 2 1491
Chicago to DC Studs Terkel's 1963 train Ride to MLK Speech Interviews: 0 mucifer Jan 2020 Jan 2020 5 1403
The Inspector General at the Secretary of State Office is investigating rock star Rick Nielsen. 6 Cattledog Dec 2019 Jan 2020 4 2208
Illinois breaks one day sales record for the sale 3 safeinOhio Jan 2020 Jan 2020 1 1807
City's top lawyer got same residency tax break on two homes -- in Chicago and Naperville -- for years 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2019 Jan 2020 0 1139
Hedge Fund Manager Sentenced to More Than 7 Years in Federal Prison in Connection with Multi-Million 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2019 Dec 2019 0 1140
Husband and Wife Sentenced to Prison for Attempting to Bilk the IRS out of $1.3 Million 2 TexasTowelie Dec 2019 Dec 2019 0 1658
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