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DuPage County judge removed from bench after reckless conduct arrest 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 1 1686
They're not going to scare us: Saluki cheerleaders who knelt during national anthem subject of ... 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 4 2249
Audit report finds more than $315,000 missing in Zeigler after former treasurer indicted on charges 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 0 1313
Democratic governor candidates debate at Aurora University on Tuesday 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 0 1196
Facebook appears to be earning its reputation as evil 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 2 1779
Gun control measures proposed in Illinois 4 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 1 1829
Rauner vetoes Medicaid purchase plan as duplicative 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 1 1264
Illinois' 200th birthday party gets late start, low budget 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 0 1225
The soda tax was repealed, but Cook County still has to find a way to fund the government 2 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 0 1379
Rahm's police academy plan met with youth-led backlash from #NoCopAcademy campaign 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 3 1343
The 2017 exodus 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 1 1474
M. CHERIF BASSIOUNI MEMORIAL CELEBRATION PLANNED 0 elleng Oct 2017 Oct 2017 1 2157
Teens cut a family in line, then sucker punch a 12-year-old 3 left-of-center2012 Sep 2017 Sep 2017 3 3427
Duckworth says now not time for Sanders' 'Medicare for All' healthcare fix 8 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 5 2285
Health care CEO gets year in prison for fraud 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 1 1938
University of Illinois at Chicago to create $100M complex 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 1786
State Senator Raoul to run for Illinois attorney general in 2018 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 1596
Barbara Flynn Currie, Illinois House's second-ranking Democrat, won't run for re-election 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 1417
Developer proposes multimillion-dollar solar farm near Marengo 4 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 5 3213
Statehouse Insider: AFSCME contract suit may not be heard until next year 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 1 953
Danville schools' food director accused of stealing thousands from district 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 1468
Neighbor: Targets of KKK flyer hoax have moved out of house 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 3 1661
Attorney General Lisa Madigan will not run for re-election 4 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 1 1936
J.B. Pritzker firms got over $1.9M in state tax credits in four years 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 1457
Former Lincoln-Way chief Wyllie could lose $321,000 annual pension if convicted 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 1 1439
Former primary challenger's lawsuit against Speaker Madigan can proceed 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 1423
Governor vetoes bill to allow service credit transfer for police/fire pension funds 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 1554
We Need To Call Our Senators Now - Dick Durbin & Tammy Duckworth To Support Medicare For All..... 4 global1 Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 2098
DACA Protest Tomorrow Sunday in Chicago: 0 mucifer Sep 2017 Sep 2017 2 1380
Illinois governor rejects 2 employment-related measures 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 8 3079

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Muslim group buys church but can't get permit to pray 11 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 15 4821
Rauner ousts new communications team after 'white male' flap 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 1 1995
Former Illinois treasurer prevails in lawsuit tied to sex allegations 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 0 1913
Rauner signs immigration, automatic voter registration bills into law 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 2 2028
Chicago school board leader says state funding deal could do 'wonders' for district finances 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 0 1997
Jury convicts Chicago cop of excessive force for firing 16 shots at car, wounding 2 teens 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 6 2408
On third try, Illinois House approves education funding bill 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 1 1856
Illinois legislative leaders to meet on school funding talks 2 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 0 2756
Judge refuses to toss conviction in $100B bogus lien case 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 1 3423
$148M verdict for airport shelter collapse 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 0 2868
Illinois governor cleans house after budget showdown 8 blue-wave Jul 2017 Aug 2017 5 2959
Google found me a nice Chicago protest website. Thought I'd share: 1 mucifer Aug 2017 Aug 2017 5 3231
Are There Any Confederate Statues In Illinois Or Chicago?.... 4 global1 Aug 2017 Aug 2017 1 7423
Buona Beef is now off the menu in my house. 5 Snarkoleptic Aug 2017 Aug 2017 7 6412
All that work on SB1 was just tossed out the window 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 2 2888
Former Cook County assessors office employee pleads guilty in bribery scheme 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 0 2446
Surprise! 100 sticks of dynamite found in couple's barn 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 1 2733
Rauner's excuse crumbles; Chris Kennedy video response 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 1 2521
Appellate Judge Steigmann accused of using office to book lectures 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 1 3216
Want counsel from Capone? Read new book 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 0 1671
Drug treatment facility lawsuit accuses Kane County of discrimination 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 0 2474
How Wheeling says a resident cost taxpayers $144,000 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 0 2399
No deal between striking mechanics, auto dealers after talks Monday 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 1 3212
27 people arrested, 234 hospitalized over 4 days of Lollapalooza 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 1 3303
Federal judge bars enforcement of Illinois abortion notification law 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 1 2388
Chance the Rapper digs at pols over education funding 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 1 3257
After Rahm sues feds, A.G. Jeff Sessions blisters 'lawless' Chicago 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 1 2504
Walgreens sued over allegedly collecting soda pop tax on unsweetened drinks 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 1 2296
Rauner shouldn't delay borrowing money to pay Illinois' bills, comptroller says 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 0 2358
CPS announces layoffs, says it will delay budget proposal to give state more time to act on funding 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 0 2344

Illinois Continued...

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Prtizker adds another $7 million to his campaign 3 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 2 2798
University of Chicago Medicine severs ties with Medicaid insurer IlliniCare 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 0 2428
Judge stops NIU from paying rest of ousted president's severance package 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 1 2343
Emanuel trickles out details about lawsuit against Trump's Justice Department 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 1 2341
Illinois Declares August 4th - "Barack Obama Day" - a State Holiday 3 n2doc Aug 2017 Aug 2017 11 3421
Rauner administration in chaos as he declares war on moderate Republicans 8 Cadfael Jul 2017 Jul 2017 3 3658
who here is from dupage county? want to talk about the county board. 2 mopinko Jul 2017 Jul 2017 1 2232
Mendoza compares Rauner to check-bouncer after school funding plea 2 blue-wave Jul 2017 Jul 2017 3 2033
A new tax on sodas, sugary drinks? It might be part of Illinois budget deal 3 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jul 2017 0 1945
Holding Your Ground Against Austerity: Lessons from the Illinois Budget Deal 3 Snarkoleptic Jul 2017 Jul 2017 5 2349
Rauner vows to veto education funding bill, demands Democrats send it to him 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 1881
Illinois budget gives temporary fix for public universities 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 2 1984
CPS says Rauner cant nix its pension money in new school funding bill 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 1749
Rauner 'body man' fired first day on job after racially insensitive, homophobic tweets surface 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 1 2145
Racist emails show Chicago official joked about 'safari' tour to see violence in black neighborhoods 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 2 1215
Fitch removes state from Rating Watch Negative, explains what could trigger downgrade 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2162
Group led by ex-alderman, unions acquires Chicago Sun-Times 3 Stellar Jul 2017 Jul 2017 9 2409
Rauner refuses to implement budget! 2 murielm99 Jul 2017 Jul 2017 3 2450
Chicago Transit Strike? Article With Video 0 blue-wave Jul 2017 Jul 2017 1 2265
Chicago receives $14.8M federal grant for HIV treatment 2 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 1 2161
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