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Congressman Mike Quigley to run for mayor of Chicago in 2027, saying city is "in crisis" 1 RandySF 7 hrs ago 7 hrs ago 2 242

64 days in Chicago: The story of Operation Midway Blitz 0 douglas9 Dec 29 Dec 29 6 434

For Chicagoans: Where Does Your Alderperson Stand On ICE? We Checked All 50 0 mucifer Dec 19 Dec 19 4 366

Border Patrol Boss Greg Bovino Back In Chicago As Agents Target Southwest Side 1 douglas9 Dec 16 Dec 16 2 386

JB Pritzker Slams Republicans for Caving to Trump 0 ShazzieB Dec 14 Dec 14 9 958

Illinois prison artist wowed that her artwork reached Pope Leo XIV 2 mucifer Dec 2 Dec 3 11 666

Chicago hospitals funnel patients into long-lasting guardianships, angering friends and family 6 Jilly_in_VA Nov 24 Nov 25 14 896

Will County Board Candidates File Dueling Election Objections, 1 Removed From Ballot 0 RandySF Nov 25 Nov 25 0 409

IL-COMP: Comptroller candidates (D) spar over taxes, experience in candidate forum 1 RandySF Nov 23 Nov 23 0 530

Journalists Stand Up to State-Sponsored Terror in Chicago Edwin Eisendrath LIVE with Phil Ponce 1 mucifer Nov 19 Nov 19 8 669

Elections board considers primary election petition objections 0 RandySF Nov 17 Nov 17 0 376

Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas says she's running for Chicago mayor 0 RandySF Nov 17 Nov 17 3 398

"I Lost Everything": Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime 3 douglas9 Nov 16 Nov 16 11 980

Federal Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino and agents said to be leaving Chicago, sources say 4 douglas9 Nov 11 Nov 11 4 590

Durbin comes out for the opposition again. He can't retire quickly enough. 5 live love laugh Nov 10 Nov 10 2 717

Border Patrol Agents Pose At The Bean For Apparent Photo Op 0 douglas9 Nov 10 Nov 10 3 601

Ilinois Handmaids walk in procession to the ICE detention facility. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 8 Nov 8 14 917

I was just notified that there will be a protest at Mike Bost's (IL 12) Mascoutah office 2 The Polack MSgt Nov 7 Nov 7 4 601

Federal Judge Blasts Border Patrol Boss For Lying, Extends Order Restricting Use Of Force 0 douglas9 Nov 7 Nov 7 9 508

Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss talks with ICE protestor Jennifer Moriarty who was detained. 1 mucifer Nov 7 Nov 7 10 862

Nearly a third of Tazewell County Board members not seeking re-election 0 RandySF Nov 5 Nov 5 1 417

IL-TREAS: No Republican files for Illinois State Treasurer 0 RandySF Nov 5 Nov 5 6 633

Man hospitalized after violent federal immigration arrest in Melrose Park, family says 2 Jilly_in_VA Nov 3 Nov 3 11 730

Lake County election board comes up with precinct consolidations to prevent splits 0 RandySF Nov 3 Nov 3 0 455

Aurora food pantries ramp up delivery, take-home services amid federal immigration fears, SNAP funding uncertainty 0 Jilly_in_VA Nov 1 Nov 1 1 450

On Halloween, 'state-sponsored terror' in Chicago and the north suburbs 1 Jilly_in_VA Nov 1 Nov 1 8 512

On Halloween, 'state-sponsored terror' in Chicago and the north suburbs 2 douglas9 Nov 1 Nov 1 9 570

'Pattern of Extreme Brutality': Tear Gas, Pepper Balls Among Weapons Deployed Against Protesters in Illinois 2 douglas9 Nov 1 Nov 1 5 671

IDs are mismatched, illegible or still missing 3 weeks after judge's order to immigration officers 0 douglas9 Oct 31 Oct 31 12 567

Illinois lawmakers push to tackle constitutional violations in immigration raids, ban courthouse arrests 0 Jilly_in_VA Oct 30 Oct 30 4 479

Illinois Continued...

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Kat Abughazaleh indicted over protests outside Chicago-area ICE facility 3 douglas9 Oct 29 Oct 30 7 684

DuPage judge refuses to force county to pay two election vendors 0 RandySF Oct 24 Oct 24 0 500

dan biss for il-9. 2 mopinko Oct 23 Oct 24 1 574

ICE Agents Can Now Be Arrested in Chicago 34 douglas9 Oct 20 Oct 21 228 6119

Black gun owners in Chicago charged with felonies despite valid FOIDs, CCLs 4 MichMan Oct 20 Oct 20 11 958

My favorite Chicago protest sign 8 mucifer Oct 19 Oct 19 17 1317

This message was self-deleted by its author 0 mucifer Oct 18 Oct 18 0 360

Will County prohibits use of its property for immigration enforcement staging 1 Jilly_in_VA Oct 18 Oct 18 5 596

La Salle Co. chairman won't sign election judge pay raise 1 RandySF Oct 17 Oct 17 0 527

Look For The Helpers: How Chicagoans Are Supporting Their Neighbors Amid ICE Raids 1 mucifer Oct 17 Oct 17 9 699

Muerhoff (D) plans to run for re-election as RICO regional superintendent of schools 0 RandySF Oct 16 Oct 16 0 482

What happens if federal agents defy court orders? Experts weigh in on arrests, crowd control tactics 2 mucifer Oct 15 Oct 15 9 946

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: 'I didn't want them to take her 6 douglas9 Oct 2025 Oct 2025 69 2417

Is it illegal to urge soldiers to go AWOL? 4 Frasier Balzov Oct 2025 Oct 2025 7 982

DuPage Clerk Seeks Restraining Order; Says Over $230K Owed To Election Vendors 1 RandySF Oct 2025 Oct 2025 1 592

Daughter reacts to mother being arrested by ICE while on the way to the grocery store 0 douglas9 Oct 2025 Oct 2025 9 2937

Charges dropped against couple in Broadview immigration protest after federal grand jury refuses to indict 7 Jilly_in_VA Oct 2025 Oct 2025 13 1129

Federal Agents Storm South Shore Building, Detaining Families and Children 2 douglas9 Oct 2025 Oct 2025 8 817

National Guard Troops Assemble in Chicago Area as Trump Officials Make Visits 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2025 Oct 2025 1 649

Map: Where ICE was seen in Chicago 0 littlemissmartypants Oct 2025 Oct 2025 6 720

"This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds." 7 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2025 Oct 2025 21 1629

Kat Abughazaleh is taking on ICE--and running for Congress 2 douglas9 Oct 2025 Oct 2025 9 911

My travels through Chicago: teargas, resistance and Trump's big immigration crackdown 0 douglas9 Oct 2025 Oct 2025 6 906

Trump pauses $2.1B for Chicago infrastructure projects, leveraging shutdown to pressure Democrats 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2025 Oct 2025 3 657

Massive Drone No-Fly Zone Imposed Over Greater Chicago Area (Updated) 2 douglas9 Oct 2025 Oct 2025 10 1279

Bloomington elections chief explains how 'safeguards' caught a rare case of alleged voter fraud 1 RandySF Oct 2025 Oct 2025 2 782

Confrontations between ICE, protesters grow more heated in Broadview, Illinois 1 Emile Sep 2025 Sep 2025 8 2645

Illinois Election Officials Discuss Signature Verification and Noncitizen Voting Concerns 1 RandySF Sep 2025 Sep 2025 2 1035

Jim Edgar, two-term former Republican governor of Illinois, dies aged 79 3 ShazzieB Sep 2025 Sep 2025 6 3719

Assistant principal fatally shot outside Berwyn's Lincoln Middle School 6 Beringia Sep 2025 Sep 2025 11 3138

Illinois Continued...

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Helicopters flying over Berwyn Illinois area 8 Beringia Sep 2025 Sep 2025 5 3311

Gov Pritzker 0 pbmus Sep 2025 Sep 2025 13 921

Governor Pritzker on Face the Nation 3 mucifer Aug 2025 Sep 2025 7 1071

Polar bear Amelia Gray coming to Brookfield Zoo! 3 Tanuki Aug 2025 Aug 2025 5 1932

Governor Pritzker announces 'first of its kind' legal hotline for LGBTQ+ Illinoisans 1 mucifer Aug 2025 Aug 2025 14 1166

Mexican cartel crew boss from Aurora who unloaded heroin from passenger buses walks free after helping feds 1 littlemissmartypants Aug 2025 Aug 2025 4 1044

Today in Chicago History: Bernie Sanders -- then a University of Chicago student -- arrested during South Side protest 0 Uncle Joe Aug 2025 Aug 2025 5 883

Kat Abughazaleh (candidate for IL- 9th) is livestreaming her road trip 'round the district. 5 Snarkoleptic Aug 2025 Aug 2025 1 1146

Rep. Ro Khanna backs Gen Z progressive Kat Abughazaleh in Illinois congressional race 0 ShazzieB Aug 2025 Aug 2025 4 873

2nd bomb threat in 1 week reported at St. Charles hotel, where Texas Democrats had been staying 0 orleans Aug 2025 Aug 2025 6 957

JB! 9 murielm99 Aug 2025 Aug 2025 14 1455

Lake Election Board finalizes precinct consolidation, split recommendations 0 RandySF Aug 2025 Aug 2025 0 850

Illinois keeps 988 lifeline for LGBTQIA+ youth even after national extension hangs up 1 mucifer Jul 2025 Jul 2025 6 1034

Marion County Sheriff Announces he will Run for Re-election 0 RandySF Jul 2025 Jul 2025 0 1069

McLean County Clerk Kathy Michael to run for re-election in 2026 0 RandySF Jul 2025 Jul 2025 0 939

Question Everything suggested I list my GFM request post her in the Illinois forum 0 JMCKUSICK Jul 2025 Jul 2025 0 4715

I'm Hoping Someone In Illinois (Preferably In The Chicago Area) Could Help Me - I'm Looking For A Lawn Mower Repair..... 7 global1 Jul 2025 Jul 2025 3 1525

Tazewell County voter rolls to be electronic in future elections 2 RandySF Jul 2025 Jul 2025 1 1119

Caruana aims for re-election as Winnebago County sheriff 0 RandySF Jul 2025 Jul 2025 0 902

Champaign County Sheriff Heuerman seeks third term in 2026 election 0 RandySF Jul 2025 Jul 2025 1 888

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