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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 1 983
Fate of Obama Presidential Center could be determined by outcome of Tuesday hearing 2 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 4 1310
$122M in capital plan to make state Armory usable again 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1635
Lawmakers seeking to separate Chicago from Illinois ask Chicago mayor to fight corruption 4 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1310
Businessman Willie Wilson forms PAC, criticizes Gov. J.B. Pritzker's graduated income tax proposal 2 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1257
Sangamon County health department workers to picket after strike-authorization vote 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 882
Somebody isn't telling the truth 2 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1397
'Medicare for All'? American Medical Association says no, drawing protest in Chicago. 2 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 2 1430
Top Chicago business leader opposes $15 minimum wage, demands changes to 'fair workweek' ordinance 2 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 1206
Cook County judge, ripped for 'insensitive' racial comments, dumped from bench 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 4 1439
'It's Heartbreaking' Authors Criticize The Removal Of 200 Books From An Illinois Prison Library 0 Sherman A1 Jun 2019 Jun 2019 2 1545
Ode to Joe Crain 0 icymist Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 1059
Illinois will hike fee for Teslas, Bolts and other EVs -- but to $248, not $1,000: 2 PoliticAverse Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 1222
Rahm Emanuel is headed to Wall St. 5 lunasun Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1607
From the governor's office...Historic actions not seen in Illinois in decades 5 beachbum bob Jun 2019 Jun 2019 14 2003
I Understand That The People In Springfield Raised The IL Gas Tax $0.19/gal Which Doubles..... 10 global1 Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 2032
Illinois legalized marijuana today. Pritzger says he'll sign! 7 davsand May 2019 Jun 2019 9 1690
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot calls on Ald. Edward Burke to resign following federal indictment 3 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 4 1499
Illinois lawmakers close to requiring $40,000 teacher minimum pay 1 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1007
Illinois Democrats introduce vote-by-mail enhancements, legitimize GOP spoiler party 1 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 2 1123
Senate approves bill to combat teacher shortages 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 1 1098
$160 million O'Hare Airport design contract awarded to joint venture led by renowned Chicago 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1236
Illinois lawmakers' final day: Budget, marijuana, gambling 1 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 992
Illinois House OKs tax rates for proposed graduated scale 1 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 1 1085
City of Chicago Alderman Indicted on Federal Racketeering and Bribery Charges in Connection with 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 2 1005
Singer R. Kelly charged with 11 new counts of sexual abuse 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 1 1022
Chicago mayor Lightfoot begins dismantling corrupt system Day 1 0 lunasun May 2019 May 2019 10 1351
Missouri, Illinois Step Up Seat Belt Enforcement 0 Sherman A1 May 2019 May 2019 0 1086
Alton teacher arrested, accused of having a relationship with a student from 1998 to 2000 1 Sherman A1 May 2019 May 2019 0 1605
In her first official act as Chicago mayor, Lori Lightfoot signs order aimed at limiting aldermen's 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 2 1340

Illinois Continued...

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Lori Lightfoot sworn in as Chicago's first black woman mayor 2 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 1 1056
DuPage Medical Group CEO died by suicide, police say 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 2 1662
Bill suspending teacher basic skills test heads to governor 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 2 1020
Priztker's Infrastructure Plan Includes Higher Alcohol Taxes, Tax On Streaming Media 2 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1047
Ex-escort convicted in Chicago of $5.8M fraud with boyfriend 2 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 2 1116
Former professor sold SIU equipment to escape 'bad financial situation', records show 1 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 1 1041
Robert Morris University to end Springfield campus 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 2 1079
Statehouse Insider: That's no little capital plan on the table 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 2 862
Area towns far friendlier to liquor sales than they used to be 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 2 929
Pritzker considering bill to halt immigrant detention center 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 1 843
'Shocked By Turn Of Events': Belleville Mayor On Partial Closure Of Lindenwood's Illinois Campus 0 Sherman A1 May 2019 May 2019 2 1267
Indiana Man Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Posting Online Threats of Violence at Women's 1 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 8 1156
Illinois might start charging $1,000 per year to own an electric vehicle: 'It's outrageous' 6 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 3 2098
Illinois Farmers Delay Planting Crops Amid Wet Weather, Low Crop Prices, And Trade Uncertainty 4 Sherman A1 May 2019 May 2019 3 1570
Lawmakers at odds over surprise $1.5 billion surplus 1 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1265
GOP lawmaker from Woodstock arrested in Springfield on DUI charge 2 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1196
Executive Ethics Commission imposes largest fine in its history 1 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 2 1022
Pritzker pension reversal draws praise from credit analysts 1 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 2 1103
Obama Foundation launches 1st My Brother's Keeper strategy in Chicago 1 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 3 1068
Rahm Emanuel's schools legacy: Record grad rates, but he also closed 50 schools 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1053
Infrastructure Plan Would Double Gas Tax, License And Registration Fees 1 Sherman A1 May 2019 May 2019 0 1231
College bus company accused of mocking Asian students settles lawsuit from attorney general 1 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2019 May 2019 2 1421
More layoffs coming at Belvidere Chrysler after 'C' shift eliminated 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 2019 May 2019 0 1305
Christopher Firefighter dies after structure fire on Market Street 2 ColesCountyDem May 2019 May 2019 2 1375
Illinois Senate Approves Graduated Income Tax 0 Sherman A1 May 2019 May 2019 5 1350
Teachers at East St. Louis preschool charged after allegedly making kids stand naked 1 left-of-center2012 May 2019 May 2019 2 1415
Illinois Senate Passes Pritzker's Graduated Income Tax 1 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 2 1329
Illinois lawmakers consider eliminating cash bail 1 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 1 1100
State legislator from Chicago facing DUI charge in Springfield 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1263
Education, health care, union representatives seek building funds in potential capital bill 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1027

Illinois Continued...

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14 students hurt in Gresham Elementary pepper spray discharge 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 1 1347
Pension-themed threat mailed to legislators, union leaders, media 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 1 1290
New plan would pay some who do work for Illinois faster 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1186
Illinois lawmakers face growing challenges to keep 'pension promise' 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1070
WTF is the Illinois Policy "argument" against progressive tax? 5 Cary Apr 2019 Apr 2019 3 1444
Head Deacon Of Belleville Catholic Diocese Charged With Sex Crime 0 Sherman A1 Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1380
'Feeding Cahokia' Outlines New Findings About Agriculture, Women And Life In Ancient Civilization 0 Sherman A1 Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1386
Illinois Must Act to Shore Up Abortion Rights -- in Part, to Save Missouri Women 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 2 1081
Poll shows nearly 60 percent of marijuana users drive high 8 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1886
Bill would require Illinois children to start school by age 5, threatening kindergarten redshirting 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1424
Emails About Lindenwood's Belleville Campus Imply School Is In Trouble 0 Sherman A1 Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1466
Another O'Hare runway mishap: City worker drove in front of landing jetliner 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 3 1356
State worker resigns after watchdog uncovers racist emails about the Obamas 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1212
Medicaid funding shortfalls causing Illinois nursing homes to close 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1120
Illinois law streamlines zoning process for wind farms 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1194
Legal pot no pipe dream for Pritzker -- hopes to pass 'strong good bill' in weeks 3 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 7 1574
Report: Pritzker would short pensions by $1.1 billion next fiscal year alone 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1431
Senate votes to require tax returns for presidential candidates to get on Illinois ballot 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 6 1347
$3.85M granted in lawsuit against ex-Cook County forest preserve worker charged in fatal OTJ crash 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1341
House passes measure to give tuition assistance to undocumented citizens, transgender students 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1172
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