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State comptroller orders IT contract progress reports 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1109
Illinois Progressive Caucus supports reform bills on criminal justice, homelessness 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1092
Judge: Public housing gun ban unconstitutional 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1205
Bill passes out of Senate providing greater protections for private sector workers who experience se 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1137
House votes to raise teacher pay 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1043
Lightfoot says Chicago budget shortfall more 'dire' than she thought, but how much more? 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1015
Fire pension reform bill passes House 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1262
Betsy Dirksen Londrigan announces for Il-13th 2020 campaign 0 beachbum bob Apr 2019 Apr 2019 3 1250
Is Illinois Governor JB Pritzker looking at a future presidental run? He is doing ALL things 4 beachbum bob Apr 2019 Apr 2019 3 1421
Illinois Proposal Targets Hard-To-Reach Communities For 2020 Census 0 Sherman A1 Apr 2019 Apr 2019 2 1248
Worker-friendly laws finally have a chance in Illinois 0 Sherman A1 Apr 2019 Apr 2019 3 1289
Several shot, including two children, at baby shower in Chicago 6 left-of-center2012 Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 2171
Lori Lightfoot Interesting Interview From Today 4/6/19: 0 mucifer Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1024
Suburban Bank Fraud Schemers Sentenced to Prison and Ordered to Pay $14.3 Million in Restitution 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 2 1348
Pritzker agrees to back pay and raises for 42,000 SEIU members 1 Sherman A1 Apr 2019 Apr 2019 3 1460
Illinois teacher pension stewards protest another pension holiday proposal 3 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1432
State finds more cancer than expected near Sterigenics plant 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 3 1323
Mayoral candidates rally voters, volunteers in Sunday sprint to the finish 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1179
Study finds tax plan would narrow state's income gap 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 3 1157
Toni Preckwinkle's new ad about 2004 fatal fire draws ire from family at center of it 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1240
Illinois Senate approves consolidation bill that could help cut property taxes 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1201
Lawmakers move to allow graduate research assistants to unionize 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 2 1162
Some skeptical as Democrats continue progressive tax push 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 2 1196
Illinois House votes to require woman, African American on all corporate boards 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 6 1479
Illinois lawmakers consider taxing satellite, streaming services 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1214
Anyone excited about Tuesday's mayoral race? I early voted for Lori. 2 mucifer Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1073
Owner of Former Springfield Medical Supply Business Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Medicaid 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 2 1306
Chicago Home Health Company Owner Convicted for Role in $3 Million Kickback Scheme 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 1 1336
Illinois State Police On Huge DNA Backlog: 'We Have A Lot To Do' 1 Sherman A1 Mar 2019 Mar 2019 1 1392
Des Plaines River Bridge On I-80 Found Structurally 'Intolerable' 2 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 7 1760

Illinois Continued...

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Scott Air Force Base Project Could Be Cut To Pay For Border Wall Construction 2 Sherman A1 Mar 2019 Mar 2019 2 1663
Labor supports Pritzker's progressive tax plan 2 Sherman A1 Mar 2019 Mar 2019 3 1450
Creator of Fraudulent Chicago-Area Pharmacy Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for $1.6M Fraud Scheme 2 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 2 1700
Annual Chicago Polar Plunge Brings Out Daredevils Raising Money For Special Olympics 1 lunasun Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1569
Lori Lightfoot half hour interview 0 mucifer Mar 2019 Mar 2019 1 1325
Demand for legal marijuana in Illinois would far exceed licensed growers' ability to supply it 9 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 1 2028
Fight over progressive income tax starts in Illinois 2 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Mar 2019 0 1436
Preckwinkle says Lightfoot's $200K donation to self undermines reform reputation 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1228
Legislators aim to expand access to 'clean energy jobs' 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 2 1353
Illinois Students Could Soon Be Taught About Fake News 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 2 1351
Wisconsin National Guard looking into whether to punish ILL GOP Congressman Adam Kinzinger 7 beachbum bob Feb 2019 Feb 2019 11 2530
Recession fears loom over state budget talks 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 1313
Richard J Daley must be spinning in his grave 3 mucifer Feb 2019 Feb 2019 9 1871
VOTER SHAMING: MAILER SENT TO CHICAGO VOTERS CLAIMS TO TELL WHICH NEIGHBORS HAVE VOTED IN RECENT ELE 7 Stellar Feb 2019 Feb 2019 7 2536
hey chicago. who ya pickin for mayor? 13 mopinko Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 2548
Desiree L. Tate 3 murielm99 Feb 2019 Feb 2019 3 1435
WCPT - Cancelled Ben Joravsky 10 mikeysnot Feb 2019 Feb 2019 5 2522
Morning Digest: This interactive showcases where the Chicago mayoral candidates stand on the issues 9 Stellar Jan 2019 Feb 2019 4 2022
Al Gore to endorse Bill Daley, announce climate policy plan in Chicago Friday 2 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 3 1551
Burke's breaks: Embattled alderman got tax cuts on home, office just by asking 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 1559
Plan to pay 1,000 Chicago residents $1,000 a month--no strings attached--pitched by panel 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 2 1432
Illinois Senate backs $15 hourly minimum wage within 6 years 2 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 2 1494
Illinois Republicans running short on cash 4 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 1680
Illinois construction unions sue opioid manufacturers, distributors, prescribers 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 1439
Moody's says Pritzker will need more money to balance state's budget 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 1184
Illinois lawmakers want to go after corporate profits in tax havens 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 2 1229
Facing costly new regulations, some gun shops close 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 8 1370
Marilyn Hite-Ross, first woman and first African American 4 murielm99 Dec 2018 Feb 2019 6 1773
Chicago:Cubs ownership patriarch Joe Ricketts 'regrets' racist emails leaked Monday 5 lunasun Feb 2019 Feb 2019 7 2130
Here's How To Close Down The Sterigenics Willowbrook Facility..... 0 global1 Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 1494

Illinois Continued...

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Old Political Pamphlets? Worth Anything? Small Booklets, 68 and 72 Election. 1 Stuart G Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1238
Bail increased for Minnesota man accused of raping a coworker at St. Charles hotel 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1765
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle said she spoke with Ald. Edward Burke before hiring his 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1344
CPS finishes year with budget surplus -- just in time for CTU contract talks 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1121
6 CPS workers fired, 33 removed as hundreds of sex misconduct complaints roll in 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1453
Records show feds' investigation of Chicago Alderman Burke broader than previously known 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1186
Illinois ends participation in multi-state voter database 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 2 1260
State to study leaky Capitol dome 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1167
Pritzker hints at pay, pension plans for public workers 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1324
Anti-Muslim post appears on Sangamon County circuit clerk's Facebook page 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1265
Illinois offers $100 million in state-backed loans to 8,000 furloughed federal workers 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 2 1179
Student tackled for stealing own car settles suit for $1.25M 2 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 10 1790
Passenger Confronts GOP Congressman Rodney Davis, IL-13 over Flying First Class During Shutdown 6 beachbum bob Jan 2019 Jan 2019 7 2179
Woodford county wants to fix clock at 1897 courthouse tower 2 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1311
Cook county judge found cops not guilty for coverup...? 0 pbmus Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1163
"Metra Comes Clean" on Gates That Failed To Come Down 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2019 Jan 2019 4 1751
Gov. J.B. Pritzker to sign bill to require state licensing of Illinois gun dealers on Thursday 0 beachbum bob Jan 2019 Jan 2019 4 1480
New Illinois governor uses own money to double salaries of top staffers 3 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 3 1425
Water Tower Place cracks down on teens with 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday curfew 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 4 2025
Rahm on ending federal shutdown: 'Chisel away at the will of the Republicans' 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 2 1582
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