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'Pattern of Extreme Brutality': Tear Gas, Pepper Balls Among Weapons Deployed Against Protesters in Illinois 1 douglas9 2 hrs ago 2 hrs ago 2 183

IDs are mismatched, illegible or still missing 3 weeks after judge's order to immigration officers 0 douglas9 21 hrs ago 21 hrs ago 11 252

Illinois lawmakers push to tackle constitutional violations in immigration raids, ban courthouse arrests 0 Jilly_in_VA Thursday Thursday 4 142

Kat Abughazaleh indicted over protests outside Chicago-area ICE facility 3 douglas9 Wednesday Thursday 7 281

DuPage judge refuses to force county to pay two election vendors 0 RandySF Oct 24 Oct 24 0 194

dan biss for il-9. 2 mopinko Oct 23 Oct 24 0 195

ICE Agents Can Now Be Arrested in Chicago 34 douglas9 Oct 20 Oct 21 228 4914

Black gun owners in Chicago charged with felonies despite valid FOIDs, CCLs 4 MichMan Oct 20 Oct 20 11 491

My favorite Chicago protest sign 8 mucifer Oct 19 Oct 19 17 790

This message was self-deleted by its author 0 mucifer Oct 18 Oct 18 0 63

Will County prohibits use of its property for immigration enforcement staging 1 Jilly_in_VA Oct 18 Oct 18 5 260

La Salle Co. chairman won't sign election judge pay raise 1 RandySF Oct 17 Oct 17 0 177

Look For The Helpers: How Chicagoans Are Supporting Their Neighbors Amid ICE Raids 1 mucifer Oct 17 Oct 17 9 357

Muerhoff (D) plans to run for re-election as RICO regional superintendent of schools 0 RandySF Oct 16 Oct 16 0 150

What happens if federal agents defy court orders? Experts weigh in on arrests, crowd control tactics 2 mucifer Oct 15 Oct 15 9 596

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: 'I didn't want them to take her 6 douglas9 Oct 11 Oct 11 69 1957

Is it illegal to urge soldiers to go AWOL? 4 Frasier Balzov Oct 10 Oct 10 7 570

DuPage Clerk Seeks Restraining Order; Says Over $230K Owed To Election Vendors 1 RandySF Oct 9 Oct 10 1 266

Daughter reacts to mother being arrested by ICE while on the way to the grocery store 0 douglas9 Oct 9 Oct 9 9 837

Charges dropped against couple in Broadview immigration protest after federal grand jury refuses to indict 7 Jilly_in_VA Oct 8 Oct 8 13 646

Federal Agents Storm South Shore Building, Detaining Families and Children 2 douglas9 Oct 8 Oct 8 8 452

National Guard Troops Assemble in Chicago Area as Trump Officials Make Visits 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 8 Oct 8 1 317

Map: Where ICE was seen in Chicago 0 littlemissmartypants Oct 7 Oct 7 6 385

"This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds." 7 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 5 Oct 6 21 1120

Kat Abughazaleh is taking on ICE--and running for Congress 2 douglas9 Oct 4 Oct 4 9 528

My travels through Chicago: teargas, resistance and Trump's big immigration crackdown 0 douglas9 Oct 4 Oct 4 6 593

Trump pauses $2.1B for Chicago infrastructure projects, leveraging shutdown to pressure Democrats 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 3 Oct 3 3 356

Massive Drone No-Fly Zone Imposed Over Greater Chicago Area (Updated) 2 douglas9 Oct 3 Oct 3 10 921

Bloomington elections chief explains how 'safeguards' caught a rare case of alleged voter fraud 1 RandySF Oct 2 Oct 2 2 437

Confrontations between ICE, protesters grow more heated in Broadview, Illinois 1 Emile Sep 29 Sep 29 8 2293

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Illinois Election Officials Discuss Signature Verification and Noncitizen Voting Concerns 1 RandySF Sep 20 Sep 26 2 705

Jim Edgar, two-term former Republican governor of Illinois, dies aged 79 3 ShazzieB Sep 14 Sep 26 6 3341

Assistant principal fatally shot outside Berwyn's Lincoln Middle School 6 Beringia Sep 18 Sep 18 11 2691

Helicopters flying over Berwyn Illinois area 8 Beringia Sep 16 Sep 17 5 2831

Gov Pritzker 0 pbmus Sep 2 Sep 2 13 587

Governor Pritzker on Face the Nation 3 mucifer Aug 31 Sep 1 7 720

Polar bear Amelia Gray coming to Brookfield Zoo! 3 Tanuki Aug 25 Aug 26 5 1578

Governor Pritzker announces 'first of its kind' legal hotline for LGBTQ+ Illinoisans 1 mucifer Aug 23 Aug 23 14 849

Mexican cartel crew boss from Aurora who unloaded heroin from passenger buses walks free after helping feds 1 littlemissmartypants Aug 19 Aug 20 4 714

Today in Chicago History: Bernie Sanders -- then a University of Chicago student -- arrested during South Side protest 0 Uncle Joe Aug 13 Aug 13 5 591

Kat Abughazaleh (candidate for IL- 9th) is livestreaming her road trip 'round the district. 5 Snarkoleptic Aug 9 Aug 9 1 738

Rep. Ro Khanna backs Gen Z progressive Kat Abughazaleh in Illinois congressional race 0 ShazzieB Aug 9 Aug 9 4 567

2nd bomb threat in 1 week reported at St. Charles hotel, where Texas Democrats had been staying 0 orleans Aug 8 Aug 8 6 645

JB! 9 murielm99 Aug 5 Aug 6 14 939

Lake Election Board finalizes precinct consolidation, split recommendations 0 RandySF Aug 2025 Aug 2025 0 526

Illinois keeps 988 lifeline for LGBTQIA+ youth even after national extension hangs up 1 mucifer Jul 2025 Jul 2025 6 700

Marion County Sheriff Announces he will Run for Re-election 0 RandySF Jul 2025 Jul 2025 0 744

McLean County Clerk Kathy Michael to run for re-election in 2026 0 RandySF Jul 2025 Jul 2025 0 607

Question Everything suggested I list my GFM request post her in the Illinois forum 0 JMCKUSICK Jul 2025 Jul 2025 0 2622

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 1039

Tazewell County voter rolls to be electronic in future elections 2 RandySF Jul 2025 Jul 2025 1 763

Caruana aims for re-election as Winnebago County sheriff 0 RandySF Jul 2025 Jul 2025 0 585

Champaign County Sheriff Heuerman seeks third term in 2026 election 0 RandySF Jul 2025 Jul 2025 1 576

Very Few Planes Taking Off Or Landing At O'Hare Airport..... 2 global1 Jul 2025 Jul 2025 3 1472

Very Few Planes Landing Or Taking Off At O'Hare Airport Today,.. 0 global1 Jul 2025 Jul 2025 4 1572

Former Greene sheriff Picou seeks return to office 0 RandySF Jul 2025 Jul 2025 0 786

Governor Pritzker Interviewed By Marc Elias 5 mucifer Jul 2025 Jul 2025 7 1197

Chicago Suburb Will Buy Pope Leo XIV's Boyhood Home . 0 elleng Jul 2025 Jul 2025 1 829

Pritzker to announce reelection bid Thursday: WGN News 1 ShazzieB Jun 2025 Jun 2025 3 918

Jack in the Box restaurant is returning to Chicago area 9 Beringia Jun 2025 Jun 2025 3 1647

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DuPage GOP to launch vote-by-mail pilot program to combat Democratic strides 2 RandySF Jun 2025 Jun 2025 0 839

Peoria man indicted for allegedly voting multiple times in April consolidated election 1 RandySF Jun 2025 Jun 2025 4 1191

Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Challenge to Illinois Mail-In Ballot Law 2 RandySF Jun 2025 Jun 2025 5 1093

Are there any DUers in the... 1 2naSalit Jun 2025 Jun 2025 9 1467

Lincoln avoided taking cases in Ford County. 2 Frasier Balzov May 2025 May 2025 3 1447

Protest tomorrow in Chicagoland 3 mucifer May 2025 May 2025 17 1337

United Passenger Boards With Loaded Gun, Sits In First Class--Bodycam Shows Police Storm Plane And Yank Him Off 2 mahatmakanejeeves May 2025 May 2025 8 1683

Statement From Governor Pritzker on the retirement of Rep Schakowsky 3 Dennis Donovan May 2025 May 2025 6 1330

JB Pritzker Takes Steps To Protect Autistic People From RFK Jr. - The Logical Leftist 4 TexasTowelie May 2025 May 2025 12 1574

Chicago high school cheers White Sox fan Pope Leo XIV -- 'He's one of us' 3 mucifer May 2025 May 2025 4 1306

Smooth Sailing on Lake Michigan with warm weather here to stay 1 Beringia May 2025 May 2025 1 1082

Sheriff Booker (D) Announces Candidacy For Re-Election 0 RandySF May 2025 May 2025 1 993

NBC News: IL man gets 53 years for killing 6 yr old Palestinian boy and wounding his mother 5 Dennis Donovan May 2025 May 2025 11 1463

Chicago Tribune: Michelada Fest is canceled for 2025 2 Dennis Donovan May 2025 May 2025 15 1657

a sweet jb story- 5 mopinko May 2025 May 2025 17 1639

Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan dies at 91. He halted executions and went to prison for corruption 3 Eugene May 2025 May 2025 4 1328

Rock Island County Sheriff Darren Hart not seeking re-election, announces plans to retire after 33 years with department 0 RandySF May 2025 May 2025 1 1095

Chicago Tribune: 17 students injured in school bus collision on Southwest Side, police say 1 Dennis Donovan May 2025 May 2025 4 1118

Chicago hasn't seen an April with fewer murders since 1962 3 mucifer May 2025 May 2025 7 1554

Tazewell County Clerk says double voters occurred during November presidential election 0 RandySF May 2025 May 2025 8 1175

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