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Rauner And His Friends 5 blue-wave Aug 2018 Aug 2018 3 1958

Honors, at Last, for Ida B. Wells, 'a Sword Among Lions' 1 elleng Aug 2018 Aug 2018 5 1337

Illinois lawmaker quits amid claim of posting nude photos 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2018 Aug 2018 0 1326

Sara Dady 0 murielm99 Jul 2018 Jul 2018 4 1404

Illinois Democratic County Chair's Association 2 murielm99 Jul 2018 Jul 2018 1 1335

Chicago Hiked the Cost of Vehicle City Sticker Violations to Boost Revenue. But It's Driven More ... 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2018 Jul 2018 8 1409

Democrats try to rebuild the state party from the ground up 13 blue-wave Jul 2018 Jul 2018 1 2767

Illinois Among Most Vulnerable To Election Hacking: Dems 5 blue-wave Jul 2018 Jul 2018 3 1684

my sister is running. come on out and play!! 0 mopinko Jul 2018 Jul 2018 1 1437

New GUN Law is signed by Rauner, HB2354. That's the 'red flag' bill. 2 beachbum bob Jul 2018 Jul 2018 4 1942

Gay Republican CVS Manager Calls Police on Black Woman for Using Wrong Coupon (With Video) 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 1 1611

Elgin woman who had 'Impeach Trump' signs in her yard dies 2 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 38 3052

Hate crime charges filed against man caught on video confronting woman over Puerto Rico shirt 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 4 1351

Chicago lawmaker picked to run Democratic Party of Illinois 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 1 1242

Southern Illinois University president is out amid swirling controversy 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 1 1294

Judge orders ex-CBOT chief to stay in jail -- rejecting 'debtor's' prison' gripe 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 4 1409

Commuter punches man who allegedly used the N-word in Blue Line spat 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 1 1444

University of Illinois professor files lawsuit claiming gender-based wage discrimination 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 3 1169

Governor's Mansion reopens to public on Saturday 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 0 1145

State lawmaker wants to repeal fireworks ban 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 0 1220

Board to state: Figure out how to pay step increases 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 1 1313

Pritzker takes over Democrat Day 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 1 1299

Can Democrats win back the Obama-Trump voter? This race is the test. 2 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 2 1837

Schock's lawyers to press Supreme Court to take up his case 1 blue-wave Jul 2018 Jul 2018 1 1655

U.S. Supreme Court gives IL Rauner major victory over labor, in ruling that could undercut public 6 lunasun Jun 2018 Jun 2018 2 1912

Illinois' Population Is Falling, but the Sky Isn't 0 mucifer Jun 2018 Jun 2018 1 1537

Today I canvassed my precinct and a couple other areas with 8 murielm99 Jun 2018 Jun 2018 12 2676

New JB Ad Says Thank You Rauner! 1 blue-wave Jun 2018 Jun 2018 2 1592

Teamsters: Desperate To Prevent Employees From Exercising Free Speech, American Bottling Resorts To 2 Sherman A1 Jun 2018 Jun 2018 2 1957

Multi-state salmonella outbreak tracked to Honey Smacks cereal 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2018 Jun 2018 2 1586

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Disgraced ex-Speaker Hastert to be deposed this summer in sexual abuse lawsuit 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2018 Jun 2018 1 1337

Rahm sends message to mayoral rivals -- adding another $850,000-plus to war chest 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2018 Jun 2018 1 1184

In Chicago, Stormy Daniels muses: 'Should I run for president?' 2 TexasTowelie Jun 2018 Jun 2018 1 1800

Emanuel calls Elon Musk's proposed 12-minute express tunnel to O'Hare 'the fast lane to Chicago's 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2018 Jun 2018 1 1457

Smell at morgue due to large number of bodies, limited freezer space, Kane County coroner says 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2018 Jun 2018 3 1431

CPS mistakenly emails private data of thousands of students, including names, phone numbers 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2018 Jun 2018 2 1256

William Shatner's new enterprise: A solar-powered bitcoin mining farm in southern Illinois 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2018 Jun 2018 0 1340

Can Madigan change 20+ years of behavior? 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2018 Jun 2018 0 1195

Candidate Kwame Raoul, Democrat for attorney general 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2018 Jun 2018 0 1256

Chicago Dyke March returns after clash last year became international news 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2018 Jun 2018 0 1372

Illinois board moves forward with union employee pay raises 0 Sherman A1 Jun 2018 Jun 2018 3 1564

Elon Musk firm tapped to build Chicago high-speed transit 4 PoliticAverse Jun 2018 Jun 2018 1 1613

Ex-treasurer of Illinois town gets 4-year sentence for theft 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2018 Jun 2018 1 1308

Vacant Chicago hospital to get $1 billion face lift 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2018 Jun 2018 0 1550

the 13th district is a very good chance in flipping to a Democrat 9 beachbum bob Apr 2018 Jun 2018 7 3106

Rockford casino proposal takes on urgency as Beloit plans move ahead 2 TexasTowelie May 2018 Jun 2018 1 1296

Illinois Ratifies the Equal Rights Amendment -- 36 Years After the Deadline 0 niyad Jun 2018 Jun 2018 0 1323

Illinois pension buyouts may not bring savings budget claims 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2018 Jun 2018 0 1304

Illinois lawmaker quits leadership job amid harassment claim 1 TexasTowelie May 2018 Jun 2018 0 1557

Over 200 Headstones Spray-Painted With Swastikas At Illinois Cemetery 2 appalachiablue May 2018 May 2018 0 1972

#metoo springfield. an email from my rep, kelly cassidy. 0 mopinko May 2018 May 2018 1 1736

When a SIUE Student Alleged Rape, the Chancellor Overruled a Campus Panel 0 TexasTowelie May 2018 May 2018 3 1504

The message of material: How the Obama Center gets built looms large 0 TexasTowelie May 2018 May 2018 7 1955

Chicago billionaire to buy Wrigley Building for $255 million 0 TexasTowelie May 2018 May 2018 0 1466

Illinois mayors say don't balance state budget on the backs of their residents 1 TexasTowelie May 2018 May 2018 0 1420

Man impersonated Illinois state employee, offered fake jobs: prosecutors 0 TexasTowelie May 2018 May 2018 0 1228

Alleged Waffle House shooter's father, Jeff Reinking, sued in Tazewell County 2 TexasTowelie May 2018 May 2018 8 1784

Every person in Illinois owes $11,000 for pensions, with no fix in sight 2 TexasTowelie May 2018 May 2018 0 1804

Water line break at Rend Lake shuts off water to 60 southern Illinois communities 1 TexasTowelie May 2018 May 2018 1 1541

SIU president, Carbondale chancellor respond to explosive op-ed 0 TexasTowelie May 2018 May 2018 2 1462

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Why, oh why, did Trib parent pay Ferro $15 million? 0 TexasTowelie May 2018 May 2018 1 1357

Illinois Senate votes to raise teacher salaries 1 TexasTowelie May 2018 May 2018 1 1486

Disrupter for governor 1 TexasTowelie May 2018 May 2018 0 1603

East Side residents enraged by manganese pollution tear into city and federal officials 1 TexasTowelie May 2018 May 2018 4 1404

With his death-penalty ploy, Rauner uses an old trick he learned from his enemy: Mike Madigan 0 TexasTowelie May 2018 May 2018 1 1393

Ex-lawmaker Mel Reynolds 'squandered' life, judge says during sentencing 0 TexasTowelie May 2018 May 2018 0 1664

Hippies are gonna make us kill all our dogs!!! 6 beachbum bob May 2018 May 2018 2 3215

Taste of Chicago Tickets for the concerts and the new Taste Oasis lounge go on sale Friday, May 4 0 lunasun May 2018 May 2018 0 1622

Illinois financial troubles started far earlier than 1998..... 4 beachbum bob Apr 2018 Apr 2018 4 2809

Rauner calls Mendoza and Dems rascals and scoundrels she says Rauner lies 1 blue-wave Apr 2018 Apr 2018 8 1975

Madigan gets another term as Illinois Democratic chairman despite sexual harassment complaints on 3 TexasTowelie Apr 2018 Apr 2018 1 1585

Madigan still deciding whether to hit or pass on marijuana legalization 3 TexasTowelie Apr 2018 Apr 2018 0 1307

LTTE: Abortions caused Toys R Us bankruptcy 36 TexasTowelie Apr 2018 Apr 2018 18 7894

Emanuel cautions fellow Democrats to drop impeachment talk 2 TexasTowelie Apr 2018 Apr 2018 0 1844

As time in statehouse winds down, Daniel Biss says 'we're not there yet' on Pritzker endorsement 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2018 Apr 2018 0 1307

Senate OKs bill to nearly double home care workers' pay 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2018 Apr 2018 0 1382

7 facing charges in 'chaotic situation' at Centennial that sent 1 to hospital 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2018 Apr 2018 1 1518

Gun dealer licensing veto override vote could happen today 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2018 Apr 2018 0 1357

Illinois past-due fees since 2015 top $1B 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2018 Apr 2018 0 1296

Illinois Policy on Facebook 0 Cary Apr 2018 Apr 2018 0 1269

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