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Obama Foundation launches 1st My Brother's Keeper strategy in Chicago 1 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 3 933
Rahm Emanuel's schools legacy: Record grad rates, but he also closed 50 schools 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 947
Infrastructure Plan Would Double Gas Tax, License And Registration Fees 1 Sherman A1 May 2019 May 2019 0 1092
College bus company accused of mocking Asian students settles lawsuit from attorney general 1 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2019 May 2019 2 1248
More layoffs coming at Belvidere Chrysler after 'C' shift eliminated 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 2019 May 2019 0 1171
Christopher Firefighter dies after structure fire on Market Street 2 ColesCountyDem May 2019 May 2019 2 1189
Illinois Senate Approves Graduated Income Tax 0 Sherman A1 May 2019 May 2019 5 1207
Teachers at East St. Louis preschool charged after allegedly making kids stand naked 1 left-of-center2012 May 2019 May 2019 2 1256
Illinois Senate Passes Pritzker's Graduated Income Tax 1 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 2 1170
Illinois lawmakers consider eliminating cash bail 1 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 1 969
State legislator from Chicago facing DUI charge in Springfield 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1142
Education, health care, union representatives seek building funds in potential capital bill 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 900
14 students hurt in Gresham Elementary pepper spray discharge 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 1 1144
Pension-themed threat mailed to legislators, union leaders, media 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 1 1168
New plan would pay some who do work for Illinois faster 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1048
Illinois lawmakers face growing challenges to keep 'pension promise' 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 943
WTF is the Illinois Policy "argument" against progressive tax? 5 Cary Apr 2019 Apr 2019 3 1218
Head Deacon Of Belleville Catholic Diocese Charged With Sex Crime 0 Sherman A1 Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1196
'Feeding Cahokia' Outlines New Findings About Agriculture, Women And Life In Ancient Civilization 0 Sherman A1 Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1199
Illinois Must Act to Shore Up Abortion Rights -- in Part, to Save Missouri Women 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 2 966
Poll shows nearly 60 percent of marijuana users drive high 8 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1542
Bill would require Illinois children to start school by age 5, threatening kindergarten redshirting 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1294
Emails About Lindenwood's Belleville Campus Imply School Is In Trouble 0 Sherman A1 Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1324
Another O'Hare runway mishap: City worker drove in front of landing jetliner 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 3 1228
State worker resigns after watchdog uncovers racist emails about the Obamas 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1094
Medicaid funding shortfalls causing Illinois nursing homes to close 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 956
Illinois law streamlines zoning process for wind farms 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1064
Legal pot no pipe dream for Pritzker -- hopes to pass 'strong good bill' in weeks 3 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 7 1342
Report: Pritzker would short pensions by $1.1 billion next fiscal year alone 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1291
Senate votes to require tax returns for presidential candidates to get on Illinois ballot 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 6 1229

Illinois Continued...

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$3.85M granted in lawsuit against ex-Cook County forest preserve worker charged in fatal OTJ crash 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1145
House passes measure to give tuition assistance to undocumented citizens, transgender students 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1065
State comptroller orders IT contract progress reports 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 989
Illinois Progressive Caucus supports reform bills on criminal justice, homelessness 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 956
Judge: Public housing gun ban unconstitutional 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1084
Bill passes out of Senate providing greater protections for private sector workers who experience se 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 999
House votes to raise teacher pay 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 938
Lightfoot says Chicago budget shortfall more 'dire' than she thought, but how much more? 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 846
Fire pension reform bill passes House 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1117
Betsy Dirksen Londrigan announces for Il-13th 2020 campaign 0 beachbum bob Apr 2019 Apr 2019 3 1105
Is Illinois Governor JB Pritzker looking at a future presidental run? He is doing ALL things 4 beachbum bob Apr 2019 Apr 2019 3 1119
Illinois Proposal Targets Hard-To-Reach Communities For 2020 Census 0 Sherman A1 Apr 2019 Apr 2019 2 1127
Worker-friendly laws finally have a chance in Illinois 0 Sherman A1 Apr 2019 Apr 2019 3 1157
Several shot, including two children, at baby shower in Chicago 6 left-of-center2012 Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1878
Lori Lightfoot Interesting Interview From Today 4/6/19: 0 mucifer Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 896
Suburban Bank Fraud Schemers Sentenced to Prison and Ordered to Pay $14.3 Million in Restitution 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 2 1223
Pritzker agrees to back pay and raises for 42,000 SEIU members 1 Sherman A1 Apr 2019 Apr 2019 3 1297
Illinois teacher pension stewards protest another pension holiday proposal 3 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1248
State finds more cancer than expected near Sterigenics plant 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 3 1204
Mayoral candidates rally voters, volunteers in Sunday sprint to the finish 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1071
Study finds tax plan would narrow state's income gap 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 3 1058
Toni Preckwinkle's new ad about 2004 fatal fire draws ire from family at center of it 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1126
Illinois Senate approves consolidation bill that could help cut property taxes 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1084
Lawmakers move to allow graduate research assistants to unionize 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 2 1044
Some skeptical as Democrats continue progressive tax push 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 2 1075
Illinois House votes to require woman, African American on all corporate boards 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 6 1376
Illinois lawmakers consider taxing satellite, streaming services 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1097
Anyone excited about Tuesday's mayoral race? I early voted for Lori. 2 mucifer Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 940
Owner of Former Springfield Medical Supply Business Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Medicaid 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 2 1198
Chicago Home Health Company Owner Convicted for Role in $3 Million Kickback Scheme 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 1 1216

Illinois Continued...

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Illinois State Police On Huge DNA Backlog: 'We Have A Lot To Do' 1 Sherman A1 Mar 2019 Mar 2019 1 1271
Des Plaines River Bridge On I-80 Found Structurally 'Intolerable' 2 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 7 1602
Scott Air Force Base Project Could Be Cut To Pay For Border Wall Construction 2 Sherman A1 Mar 2019 Mar 2019 2 1505
Labor supports Pritzker's progressive tax plan 2 Sherman A1 Mar 2019 Mar 2019 3 1294
Creator of Fraudulent Chicago-Area Pharmacy Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for $1.6M Fraud Scheme 2 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 2 1476
Annual Chicago Polar Plunge Brings Out Daredevils Raising Money For Special Olympics 1 lunasun Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1407
Lori Lightfoot half hour interview 0 mucifer Mar 2019 Mar 2019 1 1226
Demand for legal marijuana in Illinois would far exceed licensed growers' ability to supply it 9 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 1 1701
Fight over progressive income tax starts in Illinois 2 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Mar 2019 0 1295
Preckwinkle says Lightfoot's $200K donation to self undermines reform reputation 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1104
Legislators aim to expand access to 'clean energy jobs' 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 2 1235
Illinois Students Could Soon Be Taught About Fake News 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 2 1227
Wisconsin National Guard looking into whether to punish ILL GOP Congressman Adam Kinzinger 7 beachbum bob Feb 2019 Feb 2019 11 2062
Recession fears loom over state budget talks 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 1185
Richard J Daley must be spinning in his grave 3 mucifer Feb 2019 Feb 2019 9 1712
VOTER SHAMING: MAILER SENT TO CHICAGO VOTERS CLAIMS TO TELL WHICH NEIGHBORS HAVE VOTED IN RECENT ELE 7 Stellar Feb 2019 Feb 2019 7 2150
hey chicago. who ya pickin for mayor? 13 mopinko Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 1711
Desiree L. Tate 3 murielm99 Feb 2019 Feb 2019 3 1246
WCPT - Cancelled Ben Joravsky 10 mikeysnot Feb 2019 Feb 2019 5 2187
Morning Digest: This interactive showcases where the Chicago mayoral candidates stand on the issues 9 Stellar Jan 2019 Feb 2019 4 1709
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