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Hospitals, human-service providers relieved, say damage will take time to repair 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 3 2101
IDOT says state road projects can resume with new budget 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 1886
Reactions to the Illinois legislatures approval of a state budget 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 3 1902
Democrat Carolyn Blodgett to run against Michael Unes in 2018 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2094
Tazewell credit union's former president, now in prison, ordered to repay $596,000 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 1882
Cook County Board president lists 925 for layoffs if no soda tax 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2023
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 867
Wall Street agency looks at CPS finances 'for a potential downgrade' 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 1 1969
Illinois Capitol reopens after lockdown, no hazardous materials found 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 1 1516
Skokie opts in on county minimum wage hike, but commissioner plans lawsuit for towns that didn't 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 1 1951
AT&T Looks to Discontinue Copper Landline Phone Service State By State 0 Paula Sims Jul 2017 Jul 2017 1 2120
Will Republicans who bucked Rauner face primary challenges? 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 1 1974
Illinois response to "elections integrity" request 6 Cadfael Jul 2017 Jul 2017 16 3353
Illinois has a budget! 2 murielm99 Jul 2017 Jul 2017 3 3111
Northern Illinois man jumps into moving car to save driver having a seizure 2 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jul 2017 8 3041
Illinois could be 1st state with 'junk' credit due to budget 11 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jul 2017 2 6818
16th Congressional District candidate: 3 murielm99 Jul 2017 Jul 2017 1 2472
Credit Houses Send Illinois Positive Financial Signals 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2256
Budget impasse could have 'accreditation consequences' for Illinois colleges and universities 1 Snarkoleptic Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2802
About 40,000 gallons of crude oil leak after derailment 0 Snarkoleptic Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2414
Is Illinois Turning Over Voter Records To Trump's Commission....nt 4 global1 Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 4813
3 Chicago officers indicted in Laquan McDonald case 1 lunasun Jun 2017 Jun 2017 7 2727
Hearing set on dispute over unpaid Illinois Medicaid bills 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 2346
Line break dumps 2 million gallons of raw sewage into Mississippi River daily 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 2267
Former Edwardsville cop gets 40 years in prison for burglaries, other crimes 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 2196
Naperville deli owner thanks supporters with party after anti-Israel graffiti 2 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 7 3093
Illinois ecosystems threatened by increasing isolation 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 3317
House looks at school funding, but not budget 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 2239
What shoppers need to know about the Cook County pop tax 3 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 3077
Elgin U-46 officials say schools may close without state budget 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 3370

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Rahm says Trump is keeping his base on 'amphetamines highly charged' 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 2 3637
Kennedy urges Democratic leaders to not endorse in governor primary as candidates speak 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 2297
Chicago City Council poised to approve $1.3 million settlement in fatal police chase 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 1692
Rauner signs gun crime bill, favored by Emanuel, that cracks down on repeat offenders 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 2840
Blackhawks give sneak peak of new $65 million practice center 0 blue-wave Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 2578
Illinois governor calls special session to force budget deal 2 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 4001
Tammy Duckworth on Comey's testimony: 4 murielm99 Jun 2017 Jun 2017 28 7469
Kennedy says Pritzker doesn't 'deserve' to be governor, cites FBI recordings 10 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 6762
Emanuel's latest possible tax hike: 911 phone fees 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 4135
Congressman: Russian operatives hacked Illinois elections board 4 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 12 4749
Chicago trader gets 1 year in prison for stealing ex-employer's computer code 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 2775
Mayor Rahm Emanuel defends police reform plan 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 1198
Potential Sun-Times bidder drops out, but others could challenge Tronc 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 4253
Rod Blagojevich shot down again by federal appeals court 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 4331
SIU Carbondale is renting out dorm rooms on eclipse weekend 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 4392
Executive Mansion restoration on schedule for 2018 completion 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 4473
Despite controversy, Woodstock to honor Eugene V. Debs with Old Courthouse plaque 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 2 2849
A look at the damage of Illinois' 3-year budget impasse 2 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 2 7172
Illinois House approves $15 minimum wage 4 Snarkoleptic May 2017 May 2017 8 5559
Here's an opportunity to respond to the gag-inducing ads proliferating 3 Cadfael May 2017 May 2017 3 4641
Illinois passes automatic voter registration 2 Snarkoleptic May 2017 May 2017 17 5409
AT&T wants out of Illinois-wide mandate to run landline phones 2 Paula Sims May 2017 May 2017 2 7037
Start of summer brings warnings about diarrhea and brain-eating amoeba 3 NoWheyJose May 2017 May 2017 2 5670
Adopt A District Town Hall- il 6th, reinforcements are on the way. 6 mopinko May 2017 May 2017 7 5608
Illinois lawmakers pass law to make Obama's birthday a state holiday 1 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 3 4755
Rep. Rodney Davis' bill would end Jesse Jackson Jr. workers' comp pay 1 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 3340
Rauner accuses Madigan, House Dems of trying to derail Senate talks 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 1183
After being booed at Chicago State, Rauner says he'd 'love to boo our system as well' 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 3 3004
Four insurers out of running for Rauner's Medicaid overhaul 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 1 1275
Democratic group warns candidates to play nice as early Pritzker push causes friction 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 1276

Illinois Continued...

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Emanuel looks to Springfield session for CPS money 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 1166
Top Illinois auditor fined $5,000 after campaign probe 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 1149
Kennedy: 'Political insiders' shouldn't pick Democrats' nominee for governor 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 3 1284
Rauner, Madigan start annual push to avoid blame for lack of budget 1 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 1364
Suburban 'Bionic Wrench' maker wins $6M in patent suit against Sears, supplier 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 2 1529
Chicago Public Schools cancels presentation to pension fund 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 2 1265
Justice Department: Chicago Tribune wants to buy the Chicago Sun-Times 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 1509
Absent workers force Cook County jail to go on lockdown 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 2072
Flying Pigs installation will block Trump sign in Chicago 4 Snarkoleptic May 2017 May 2017 10 5574
Mike Madigan already manipulating the 2018 Gubinatorial Primary for J B Pritzeker 5 Chasstev365 May 2017 May 2017 1 3193
Chicago Scrap, President Plead Guilty for Concealing $11.6 Million from IRS 0 nitpicker May 2017 May 2017 1 2960
Judge to sentence former head of Chicago Public Schools 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 4530
Schock wants campaign finance charges dropped 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 3161
Three in North Suburban Chiropractic Group Sentenced in $10.8 Million Fraud Scheme 1 nitpicker Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 3877
Skokie couple, married 69 years, die minutes apart, holding hands 6 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 25 5372
House committee questions tech chief over funds transfer 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 2806
Danville mayor proposes summer curfew for those under 18 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 3735
Illinois Legislature heads into session's final 6 weeks 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 1117
Emanuel says Rauner's word no good on abortion, budget, energy 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 4569
Illinois Senate will vote on stopgap budget Rauner opposes 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 2757
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