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Chicago-Area Physical Therapy Center and 4 Nursing Facilities to Pay $9.7M to Resolve False Claims 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 987

Fate of Obama Presidential Center could be determined by outcome of Tuesday hearing 2 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 4 1315

$122M in capital plan to make state Armory usable again 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1646

Lawmakers seeking to separate Chicago from Illinois ask Chicago mayor to fight corruption 4 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1321

Businessman Willie Wilson forms PAC, criticizes Gov. J.B. Pritzker's graduated income tax proposal 2 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1263

Sangamon County health department workers to picket after strike-authorization vote 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 889

Somebody isn't telling the truth 2 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1405

'Medicare for All'? American Medical Association says no, drawing protest in Chicago. 2 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 2 1440

Top Chicago business leader opposes $15 minimum wage, demands changes to 'fair workweek' ordinance 2 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 1213

Cook County judge, ripped for 'insensitive' racial comments, dumped from bench 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 4 1442

'It's Heartbreaking' Authors Criticize The Removal Of 200 Books From An Illinois Prison Library 0 Sherman A1 Jun 2019 Jun 2019 2 1551

Ode to Joe Crain 0 icymist Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 1062

Illinois will hike fee for Teslas, Bolts and other EVs -- but to $248, not $1,000: 2 PoliticAverse Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 1228

Rahm Emanuel is headed to Wall St. 5 lunasun Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1618

From the governor's office...Historic actions not seen in Illinois in decades 5 beachbum bob Jun 2019 Jun 2019 14 2015

I Understand That The People In Springfield Raised The IL Gas Tax $0.19/gal Which Doubles..... 10 global1 Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 2044

Illinois legalized marijuana today. Pritzger says he'll sign! 7 davsand May 2019 Jun 2019 9 1708

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot calls on Ald. Edward Burke to resign following federal indictment 3 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 4 1509

Illinois lawmakers close to requiring $40,000 teacher minimum pay 1 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1015

Illinois Democrats introduce vote-by-mail enhancements, legitimize GOP spoiler party 1 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 2 1130

Senate approves bill to combat teacher shortages 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 1 1102

$160 million O'Hare Airport design contract awarded to joint venture led by renowned Chicago 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1247

Illinois lawmakers' final day: Budget, marijuana, gambling 1 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 997

Illinois House OKs tax rates for proposed graduated scale 1 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 1 1093

City of Chicago Alderman Indicted on Federal Racketeering and Bribery Charges in Connection with 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 2 1008

Singer R. Kelly charged with 11 new counts of sexual abuse 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 1 1027

Chicago mayor Lightfoot begins dismantling corrupt system Day 1 0 lunasun May 2019 May 2019 10 1354

Missouri, Illinois Step Up Seat Belt Enforcement 0 Sherman A1 May 2019 May 2019 0 1091

Alton teacher arrested, accused of having a relationship with a student from 1998 to 2000 1 Sherman A1 May 2019 May 2019 0 1611

In her first official act as Chicago mayor, Lori Lightfoot signs order aimed at limiting aldermen's 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 2 1344

Illinois Continued...

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Lori Lightfoot sworn in as Chicago's first black woman mayor 2 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 1 1062

DuPage Medical Group CEO died by suicide, police say 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 2 1668

Bill suspending teacher basic skills test heads to governor 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 2 1024

Priztker's Infrastructure Plan Includes Higher Alcohol Taxes, Tax On Streaming Media 2 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1054

Ex-escort convicted in Chicago of $5.8M fraud with boyfriend 2 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 2 1121

Former professor sold SIU equipment to escape 'bad financial situation', records show 1 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 1 1047

Robert Morris University to end Springfield campus 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 2 1082

Statehouse Insider: That's no little capital plan on the table 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 2 867

Area towns far friendlier to liquor sales than they used to be 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 2 933

Pritzker considering bill to halt immigrant detention center 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 1 847

'Shocked By Turn Of Events': Belleville Mayor On Partial Closure Of Lindenwood's Illinois Campus 0 Sherman A1 May 2019 May 2019 2 1273

Indiana Man Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Posting Online Threats of Violence at Women's 1 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 8 1161

Illinois might start charging $1,000 per year to own an electric vehicle: 'It's outrageous' 6 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 3 2108

Illinois Farmers Delay Planting Crops Amid Wet Weather, Low Crop Prices, And Trade Uncertainty 4 Sherman A1 May 2019 May 2019 3 1579

Lawmakers at odds over surprise $1.5 billion surplus 1 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1271

GOP lawmaker from Woodstock arrested in Springfield on DUI charge 2 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1202

Executive Ethics Commission imposes largest fine in its history 1 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 2 1029

Pritzker pension reversal draws praise from credit analysts 1 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 2 1107

Obama Foundation launches 1st My Brother's Keeper strategy in Chicago 1 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 3 1075

Rahm Emanuel's schools legacy: Record grad rates, but he also closed 50 schools 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1058

Infrastructure Plan Would Double Gas Tax, License And Registration Fees 1 Sherman A1 May 2019 May 2019 0 1237

College bus company accused of mocking Asian students settles lawsuit from attorney general 1 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2019 May 2019 2 1427

More layoffs coming at Belvidere Chrysler after 'C' shift eliminated 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 2019 May 2019 0 1310

Christopher Firefighter dies after structure fire on Market Street 2 ColesCountyDem May 2019 May 2019 2 1379

Illinois Senate Approves Graduated Income Tax 0 Sherman A1 May 2019 May 2019 5 1355

Teachers at East St. Louis preschool charged after allegedly making kids stand naked 1 left-of-center2012 May 2019 May 2019 2 1421

Illinois Senate Passes Pritzker's Graduated Income Tax 1 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 2 1335

Illinois lawmakers consider eliminating cash bail 1 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 1 1106

State legislator from Chicago facing DUI charge in Springfield 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1267

Education, health care, union representatives seek building funds in potential capital bill 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1031

Illinois Continued...

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14 students hurt in Gresham Elementary pepper spray discharge 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 1 1353

Pension-themed threat mailed to legislators, union leaders, media 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 1 1294

New plan would pay some who do work for Illinois faster 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1191

Illinois lawmakers face growing challenges to keep 'pension promise' 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1075

WTF is the Illinois Policy "argument" against progressive tax? 5 Cary Apr 2019 Apr 2019 3 1463

Head Deacon Of Belleville Catholic Diocese Charged With Sex Crime 0 Sherman A1 Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1388

'Feeding Cahokia' Outlines New Findings About Agriculture, Women And Life In Ancient Civilization 0 Sherman A1 Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1393

Illinois Must Act to Shore Up Abortion Rights -- in Part, to Save Missouri Women 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 2 1087

Poll shows nearly 60 percent of marijuana users drive high 8 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1896

Bill would require Illinois children to start school by age 5, threatening kindergarten redshirting 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1431

Emails About Lindenwood's Belleville Campus Imply School Is In Trouble 0 Sherman A1 Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1470

Another O'Hare runway mishap: City worker drove in front of landing jetliner 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 3 1361

State worker resigns after watchdog uncovers racist emails about the Obamas 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1219

Medicaid funding shortfalls causing Illinois nursing homes to close 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1125

Illinois law streamlines zoning process for wind farms 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1198

Legal pot no pipe dream for Pritzker -- hopes to pass 'strong good bill' in weeks 3 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 7 1578

Report: Pritzker would short pensions by $1.1 billion next fiscal year alone 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1437

Senate votes to require tax returns for presidential candidates to get on Illinois ballot 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 6 1350

$3.85M granted in lawsuit against ex-Cook County forest preserve worker charged in fatal OTJ crash 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1347

House passes measure to give tuition assistance to undocumented citizens, transgender students 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1177

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