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Chicago is counting on a casino windfall, but Indiana gambling rivals are renovating, expanding 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 960

How Illinois pols have pocketed more than $5M in what Barack Obama once dubbed 'legalized bribery' 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1063

1919 Chicago Race Riots 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1163

Pritzker signs bills aimed at protecting immigrant youth 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 6 864

Is the first slave freed by Lincoln under a parking lot? 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 7 1214

State officials investigating Legionnaire's at hospital 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 1 948

Illinois pension buyback program fell short in year 1 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 2 1051

Governor Pritzker got two new bills that are great today! 6 mucifer Jul 2019 Jul 2019 11 1546

SNAP Benefits Expand To More Metro East Farmers Markets 1 Sherman A1 Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1109

Former Chicago Resident Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Participating in $100 Million Money 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 2 982

Mayor Lightfoot's ethics reform passes, more 'big changes' on the path forward 0 mucifer Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 953

Chicago Mayor Proposes Reforms That Would Make Life Easier for Thousands of Black and Low-Income 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 1 1041

Happy Birthday Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D) IL-8th 1 FakeNoose Jul 2019 Jul 2019 3 1316

Bost Introduces Federal Legislation To Make Cahokia Mounds A National Park 0 Sherman A1 Jul 2019 Jul 2019 1 1016

Land Of Lincoln Goodwill Gives Workers with Disabilities Their Jobs Back 3 Sherman A1 Jul 2019 Jul 2019 3 1296

Hard Rock International and Cheap Trick guitarist Rick Nielsen plan to announce Hard Rock Casino in 5 beachbum bob Jul 2019 Jul 2019 2 1731

Pritzker defends decision to cancel Confederate Railroad performance 4 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 6 1265

Gov. Pritzker still looking at pension fix 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1088

Illinois hiring hundreds to reduce Medicaid backlogs 2 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 1 1023

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot blasts U.S. Attorney General William Barr on census citizenship 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 1 1052

Luther Center resident says building is infested with bed bugs 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1127

Lawmaker pay freezes unconstitutional, judge rules 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1002

Freshman Democratic Rep. Lauren Underwood gets another GOP challenger 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 1 999

Legislators call for repeal of pro-abortion legislation, introduce 'Fetal Heartbeat' measure 2 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1213

Former Rockford Area Economic Development Council vice president sentenced to prison for fraud 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1104

Governor Duncan Mansion in Jacksonville being renovated 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1027

Computer problem delays Illinois unemployment checks 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1012

Chicago police investigators confirm alligator in lagoon 1 left-of-center2012 Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1490

Illinois man gets 30-month prison term in kickback scheme in St. Louis 0 Sherman A1 Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1313

There was a Fried Chicken thread in the lounge. I recommended a couple places - 14 The Polack MSgt Jul 2019 Jul 2019 1 2834

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3 stabbed, 16 injured during fireworks at Chicago's Navy Pier 4 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 1 1540

Federal Legislation Expected Soon To Make Cahokia Mounds A National Park 3 Sherman A1 Jul 2019 Jul 2019 3 1499

Quincy Catholics To Honor The Life Of The Nation's First Black Priest 0 Sherman A1 Jul 2019 Jul 2019 1 1078

Billionaire U.S. Coal Baron Chris Cline Dies in Helicopter Crash 5 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 1 2022

Nancy Pelosi!!! 2 murielm99 Jul 2019 Jul 2019 9 1694

Chicago Can't Hold Impounded Vehicles After Drivers File for Bankruptcy, Court Says 4 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 2 1381

State Police Ramping Up Training, Drug Testing Efforts Ahead of New Cannabis Law 1 Sherman A1 Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1152

Public unions in Illinois continue on a year after Janus decision 2 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1636

Latest attempt to cut state pensions is no guaranteed fix 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 1141

Illinois pharmacies support bill for oversight of pharmacy benefit managers 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 979

Sunday is your last chance to buy gas before stations add 19-cent tax 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 1487

Chicago cop's Obama N-word slur ends up going unpunished 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1178

Obama Foundation fundraising down in 2018, pay for top staffers went up 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 1178

Weed cafes in Illinois? People could be allowed to smoke marijuana (not tobacco) at bars, restaurant 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 1161

Pritzker, Lightfoot silent on whether city's pension fund discussed at 'productive' meeting 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 927

Illinois governor signs $45 billion state construction bill 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 3 913

The Fred Show 0 murielm99 Jun 2019 Jun 2019 4 1055

Belleville Diocese Waiting To See If Pope Accepts Resignation Of Controversial Bishop 1 Sherman A1 Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1347

Illinois becomes 11th state to allow recreational marijuana 4 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 1123

Former City of Chicago Alderman Sentenced to a Year in Prison for Using Charitable Funds to Pay 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 975

One Town's Hope Rests On Money and The Mighty Mississippi 2 Sherman A1 Jun 2019 Jun 2019 2 1187

Found in a High School Restroom: Cache of 1940s Wallets and Their Contents 4 Sherman A1 Jun 2019 Jun 2019 37 3882

Ill. Gov. signs 3 immigrant protection bills 0 Cadfael Jun 2019 Jun 2019 4 1035

Mick Jagger Shouts Out Lori Lightfoot, Jabs at Ed Burke During Rolling Stones Show 2 mucifer Jun 2019 Jun 2019 10 1577

Illinois governor could soon consider watered-down corporate diversity bill 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 952

Lightfoot won't rule out broadening sales tax umbrella to include professional services 4 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1118

Proposed state worker contract includes 11.5% in raises over four years 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 840

Two suburban men guilty of providing support to Islamic State 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 964

Pritzker: No conflict between progressive policies, private sector 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 2 845

Pritzker praises pension buyout program, backs public safety pension consolidation 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 831

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Aaron Schock Federal Election Filing Raises Speculation He's Planning New Run for Congress 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 1219

Property tax relief is next 'think big' idea for Gov. J.B. Pritzker, Illinois lawmakers to face 3 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 1176

Chicago-Area Physical Therapy Center and 4 Nursing Facilities to Pay $9.7M to Resolve False Claims 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 947

Fate of Obama Presidential Center could be determined by outcome of Tuesday hearing 2 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 4 1248

$122M in capital plan to make state Armory usable again 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1511

Lawmakers seeking to separate Chicago from Illinois ask Chicago mayor to fight corruption 4 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1238

Businessman Willie Wilson forms PAC, criticizes Gov. J.B. Pritzker's graduated income tax proposal 2 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1185

Sangamon County health department workers to picket after strike-authorization vote 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 847

Somebody isn't telling the truth 2 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1310

'Medicare for All'? American Medical Association says no, drawing protest in Chicago. 2 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 2 1332

Top Chicago business leader opposes $15 minimum wage, demands changes to 'fair workweek' ordinance 2 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 1130

Cook County judge, ripped for 'insensitive' racial comments, dumped from bench 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 4 1383

'It's Heartbreaking' Authors Criticize The Removal Of 200 Books From An Illinois Prison Library 0 Sherman A1 Jun 2019 Jun 2019 2 1484

Ode to Joe Crain 0 icymist Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 1014

Illinois will hike fee for Teslas, Bolts and other EVs -- but to $248, not $1,000: 2 PoliticAverse Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 1164

Rahm Emanuel is headed to Wall St. 5 lunasun Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1512

From the governor's office...Historic actions not seen in Illinois in decades 5 beachbum bob Jun 2019 Jun 2019 14 1882

I Understand That The People In Springfield Raised The IL Gas Tax $0.19/gal Which Doubles..... 10 global1 Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1891

Illinois legalized marijuana today. Pritzger says he'll sign! 7 davsand May 2019 Jun 2019 9 1582

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot calls on Ald. Edward Burke to resign following federal indictment 3 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 4 1429

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