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Owners Of Revoked Illinois FOID Cards Must Give Up Their Guns. Fewer Than Half Do. 1 Sherman A1 Sep 2019 Sep 2019 4 1422
Chicago City Council Approves Ticket and Debt Reforms to Help LowIncome and Minority Motorists 0 mucifer Sep 2019 Sep 2019 1 1008
North Suburban Chicago Psychologist Sentenced to Prison for Billing for Nonexistent Services 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 0 1206
Family Of Miles Davis Celebrates Documentary And Restored East St. Louis Home 0 Sherman A1 Sep 2019 Sep 2019 4 1256
September 6 - Happy Birthday Rep. Danny K. Davis (D) IL-7th 1 FakeNoose Sep 2019 Sep 2019 1 952
Sears cuts 250 employees at Hoffman Estates headquarters 6 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 4 1294
Lawsuit: Illinois secretary of state required Muslim woman to certify when she wears headscarf to 3 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 1 1099
Pfleger announces anti-gun rally in nation's capital, slams 'ignorant' Ted Cruz 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 0 1127
Lowering Chicago's pension contributions would be seen 'negatively': S&P 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 1 994
Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively donate $1M to Chicago non-profit that helps children separated from 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 16 1146
Charges officially dropped against ex-U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock in unusual deal with feds 7 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 2 1459
New law requires Illinois schools teach contributions of gay, transgender people 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 2 998
J.B. Pritzker suffers fractured leg 2 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 7 1340
University of Illinois Springfield faculty union files 'demand to bargain' with administration 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 1 946
Madigan deals with fallout from Mapes 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 1 993
U of Illinois student arrested after noose found in elevator 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 0 1095
Status hearing set in R. Kelly's federal case in Chicago 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 2 918
'Tears started running down my face,'deported Army veteran says after Gov. Pritzker pardons him 3 mucifer Aug 2019 Aug 2019 19 2421
Illinois Republican John Shimkus not running for reelection in 2020 1 PoliticAverse Aug 2019 Aug 2019 1 1117
At the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Preserving the Reputations of Sexual Harassers 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 5 1258
Owners of Suburban Youth Counseling Center Indicted on Fraud Charges for Allegedly Defrauding 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 1006
Former Financial Adviser Arrested on Fraud Charge for Allegedly Swindling Millions from Clients 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 1031
One Dead In Illinois From Vaping-Related Breathing Problems 2 Sherman A1 Aug 2019 Aug 2019 1 1193
Illinois abolished its charter commission on Friday, the body reviled by school districts but valued 2 mucifer Aug 2019 Aug 2019 7 1212
Pritzker Signs Plan to Raise Minimum Teacher Salary to 40K 1 Sherman A1 Aug 2019 Aug 2019 4 1263
Four Illinois Coal-Burning Power Plants Closing 1 Sherman A1 Aug 2019 Aug 2019 6 1313
August 20 - Happy Birthday Rep. Brad Schneider (D) IL-10th 0 FakeNoose Aug 2019 Aug 2019 1 912
The Reason Why Hundreds Of Books Were Removed From An Illinois Prison Library 2 Sherman A1 Aug 2019 Aug 2019 4 1482
Illinois Gambling Expansion Poised To Revive Fairmount Track 0 Sherman A1 Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 963
Illinois Democrats are not afraid to elect people 4 murielm99 Aug 2019 Aug 2019 6 1105

Illinois Continued...

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Illinois Students Use Racial Slurs and Call For Return of Slavery, KKK in Viral Video 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 4 1529
Bost And Others Influenced Trump Into Backing Off Commuting Blagojevich's Sentence 0 Sherman A1 Aug 2019 Aug 2019 2 1062
Why Some Parents, Healthcare Experts Worry Active Shooter Drills In Schools Do More Harm Than Good 3 Sherman A1 Aug 2019 Aug 2019 2 1309
Amid sexual harassment allegations in his organization, House Speaker Michael Madigan trumpets 2 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 1 1046
Hundreds of small pension funds statewide face troubling debt. Is consolidation the way to go? 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 847
In town for friend's funeral, Bill and Hillary Clinton spotted in Arlington Heights 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 13 1758
First payments made to workers owed back step raises 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 1 935
Illinois gun dealers now have to be certified by the state. But the state isn't ready to issue the 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 1 1009
Illinois state parks face mountain of deferred maintenance 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 875
Jury awards former Chicago officer $2M in retaliation case 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 1 1034
Illinois Democratic County Chairs' Association! 1 murielm99 Aug 2019 Aug 2019 2 1241
Owners of hospital set for closing file for bankruptcy 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 1137
Anybody who lives in the IL 16th District: 4 murielm99 Jul 2019 Aug 2019 5 1378
August 4 - Happy Birthday Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D) Chicago 1 FakeNoose Aug 2019 Aug 2019 4 1233
Illinois State Senator Indicted for Allegedly Fraudulently Receiving Salary and Benefits from Labor 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 1 1051
Illinois Lawmakers Call Hearing to "Demand Answers" and Find Ways to Close a Loophole in College 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 3 1240
Belleville Priest Who Said He 'Never Hurt A Child' Accused For Second Time Of Sexually Abusing A Boy 0 Sherman A1 Aug 2019 Aug 2019 1 1135
Illinois eliminates statute of limitations on major sex crimes 2 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 3 1302
Lawmakers: Push for affordable housing solutions just beginning 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 2 897
Statehouse Insider: Magazine ranks Pritzker best of the new governors 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 3 961
Chicago is counting on a casino windfall, but Indiana gambling rivals are renovating, expanding 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 890
How Illinois pols have pocketed more than $5M in what Barack Obama once dubbed 'legalized bribery' 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 926
1919 Chicago Race Riots 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1017
Pritzker signs bills aimed at protecting immigrant youth 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 6 811
Is the first slave freed by Lincoln under a parking lot? 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 7 1159
State officials investigating Legionnaire's at hospital 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 1 877
Illinois pension buyback program fell short in year 1 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 2 980
Governor Pritzker got two new bills that are great today! 6 mucifer Jul 2019 Jul 2019 11 1325
SNAP Benefits Expand To More Metro East Farmers Markets 1 Sherman A1 Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1028
Former Chicago Resident Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Participating in $100 Million Money 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 2 910

Illinois Continued...

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Mayor Lightfoot's ethics reform passes, more 'big changes' on the path forward 0 mucifer Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 880
Chicago Mayor Proposes Reforms That Would Make Life Easier for Thousands of Black and Low-Income 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 1 976
Happy Birthday Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D) IL-8th 1 FakeNoose Jul 2019 Jul 2019 3 1236
Bost Introduces Federal Legislation To Make Cahokia Mounds A National Park 0 Sherman A1 Jul 2019 Jul 2019 1 940
Land Of Lincoln Goodwill Gives Workers with Disabilities Their Jobs Back 3 Sherman A1 Jul 2019 Jul 2019 3 1195
Hard Rock International and Cheap Trick guitarist Rick Nielsen plan to announce Hard Rock Casino in 5 beachbum bob Jul 2019 Jul 2019 2 1526
Pritzker defends decision to cancel Confederate Railroad performance 4 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 6 1142
Gov. Pritzker still looking at pension fix 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1000
Illinois hiring hundreds to reduce Medicaid backlogs 2 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 1 910
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot blasts U.S. Attorney General William Barr on census citizenship 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 1 980
Luther Center resident says building is infested with bed bugs 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1048
Lawmaker pay freezes unconstitutional, judge rules 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 914
Freshman Democratic Rep. Lauren Underwood gets another GOP challenger 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 1 935
Legislators call for repeal of pro-abortion legislation, introduce 'Fetal Heartbeat' measure 2 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1124
Former Rockford Area Economic Development Council vice president sentenced to prison for fraud 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1028
Governor Duncan Mansion in Jacksonville being renovated 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 939
Computer problem delays Illinois unemployment checks 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 935
Chicago police investigators confirm alligator in lagoon 1 left-of-center2012 Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1380
Illinois man gets 30-month prison term in kickback scheme in St. Louis 0 Sherman A1 Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1240
There was a Fried Chicken thread in the lounge. I recommended a couple places - 14 The Polack MSgt Jul 2019 Jul 2019 1 2211
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