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Southern Illinois University president is out amid swirling controversy 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 1 1391
Judge orders ex-CBOT chief to stay in jail -- rejecting 'debtor's' prison' gripe 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 4 1510
Commuter punches man who allegedly used the N-word in Blue Line spat 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 1 1542
University of Illinois professor files lawsuit claiming gender-based wage discrimination 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 3 1270
Governor's Mansion reopens to public on Saturday 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 0 1241
State lawmaker wants to repeal fireworks ban 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 0 1341
Board to state: Figure out how to pay step increases 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 1 1407
Pritzker takes over Democrat Day 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 1 1452
Can Democrats win back the Obama-Trump voter? This race is the test. 2 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 2 1969
Schock's lawyers to press Supreme Court to take up his case 1 blue-wave Jul 2018 Jul 2018 1 1805
U.S. Supreme Court gives IL Rauner major victory over labor, in ruling that could undercut public 6 lunasun Jun 2018 Jun 2018 2 2140
Illinois' Population Is Falling, but the Sky Isn't 0 mucifer Jun 2018 Jun 2018 1 1630
Today I canvassed my precinct and a couple other areas with 8 murielm99 Jun 2018 Jun 2018 12 2920
New JB Ad Says Thank You Rauner! 1 blue-wave Jun 2018 Jun 2018 2 1712
Teamsters: Desperate To Prevent Employees From Exercising Free Speech, American Bottling Resorts To 2 Sherman A1 Jun 2018 Jun 2018 2 2132
Multi-state salmonella outbreak tracked to Honey Smacks cereal 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2018 Jun 2018 2 1696
Disgraced ex-Speaker Hastert to be deposed this summer in sexual abuse lawsuit 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2018 Jun 2018 1 1458
Rahm sends message to mayoral rivals -- adding another $850,000-plus to war chest 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2018 Jun 2018 1 1292
In Chicago, Stormy Daniels muses: 'Should I run for president?' 2 TexasTowelie Jun 2018 Jun 2018 1 1955
Emanuel calls Elon Musk's proposed 12-minute express tunnel to O'Hare 'the fast lane to Chicago's 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2018 Jun 2018 1 1575
Smell at morgue due to large number of bodies, limited freezer space, Kane County coroner says 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2018 Jun 2018 3 1547
CPS mistakenly emails private data of thousands of students, including names, phone numbers 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2018 Jun 2018 2 1356
William Shatner's new enterprise: A solar-powered bitcoin mining farm in southern Illinois 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2018 Jun 2018 0 1464
Can Madigan change 20+ years of behavior? 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2018 Jun 2018 0 1323
Candidate Kwame Raoul, Democrat for attorney general 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2018 Jun 2018 0 1425
Chicago Dyke March returns after clash last year became international news 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2018 Jun 2018 0 1519
Illinois board moves forward with union employee pay raises 0 Sherman A1 Jun 2018 Jun 2018 3 1673
Elon Musk firm tapped to build Chicago high-speed transit 4 PoliticAverse Jun 2018 Jun 2018 1 1792
Ex-treasurer of Illinois town gets 4-year sentence for theft 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2018 Jun 2018 1 1418
Vacant Chicago hospital to get $1 billion face lift 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2018 Jun 2018 0 1689

Illinois Continued...

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the 13th district is a very good chance in flipping to a Democrat 9 beachbum bob Apr 2018 Jun 2018 7 3527
Rockford casino proposal takes on urgency as Beloit plans move ahead 2 TexasTowelie May 2018 Jun 2018 1 1455
Illinois Ratifies the Equal Rights Amendment -- 36 Years After the Deadline 0 niyad Jun 2018 Jun 2018 0 1422
Illinois pension buyouts may not bring savings budget claims 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2018 Jun 2018 0 1420
Illinois lawmaker quits leadership job amid harassment claim 1 TexasTowelie May 2018 Jun 2018 0 1689
Over 200 Headstones Spray-Painted With Swastikas At Illinois Cemetery 2 appalachiablue May 2018 May 2018 0 2158
#metoo springfield. an email from my rep, kelly cassidy. 0 mopinko May 2018 May 2018 1 1837
When a SIUE Student Alleged Rape, the Chancellor Overruled a Campus Panel 0 TexasTowelie May 2018 May 2018 3 1606
The message of material: How the Obama Center gets built looms large 0 TexasTowelie May 2018 May 2018 7 2077
Chicago billionaire to buy Wrigley Building for $255 million 0 TexasTowelie May 2018 May 2018 0 1638
Illinois mayors say don't balance state budget on the backs of their residents 1 TexasTowelie May 2018 May 2018 0 1562
Man impersonated Illinois state employee, offered fake jobs: prosecutors 0 TexasTowelie May 2018 May 2018 0 1336
Alleged Waffle House shooter's father, Jeff Reinking, sued in Tazewell County 2 TexasTowelie May 2018 May 2018 8 1952
Every person in Illinois owes $11,000 for pensions, with no fix in sight 2 TexasTowelie May 2018 May 2018 0 1964
Water line break at Rend Lake shuts off water to 60 southern Illinois communities 1 TexasTowelie May 2018 May 2018 1 1730
SIU president, Carbondale chancellor respond to explosive op-ed 0 TexasTowelie May 2018 May 2018 2 1617
Why, oh why, did Trib parent pay Ferro $15 million? 0 TexasTowelie May 2018 May 2018 1 1484
Illinois Senate votes to raise teacher salaries 1 TexasTowelie May 2018 May 2018 1 1640
Disrupter for governor 1 TexasTowelie May 2018 May 2018 0 1749
East Side residents enraged by manganese pollution tear into city and federal officials 1 TexasTowelie May 2018 May 2018 4 1536
With his death-penalty ploy, Rauner uses an old trick he learned from his enemy: Mike Madigan 0 TexasTowelie May 2018 May 2018 1 1515
Ex-lawmaker Mel Reynolds 'squandered' life, judge says during sentencing 0 TexasTowelie May 2018 May 2018 0 1811
Hippies are gonna make us kill all our dogs!!! 6 beachbum bob May 2018 May 2018 2 3499
Taste of Chicago Tickets for the concerts and the new Taste Oasis lounge go on sale Friday, May 4 0 lunasun May 2018 May 2018 0 1734
Illinois financial troubles started far earlier than 1998..... 4 beachbum bob Apr 2018 Apr 2018 4 3046
Rauner calls Mendoza and Dems rascals and scoundrels she says Rauner lies 1 blue-wave Apr 2018 Apr 2018 8 2145
Madigan gets another term as Illinois Democratic chairman despite sexual harassment complaints on 3 TexasTowelie Apr 2018 Apr 2018 1 1748
Madigan still deciding whether to hit or pass on marijuana legalization 3 TexasTowelie Apr 2018 Apr 2018 0 1455
LTTE: Abortions caused Toys R Us bankruptcy 36 TexasTowelie Apr 2018 Apr 2018 18 9238
Emanuel cautions fellow Democrats to drop impeachment talk 2 TexasTowelie Apr 2018 Apr 2018 0 2023

Illinois Continued...

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As time in statehouse winds down, Daniel Biss says 'we're not there yet' on Pritzker endorsement 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2018 Apr 2018 0 1452
Senate OKs bill to nearly double home care workers' pay 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2018 Apr 2018 0 1493
7 facing charges in 'chaotic situation' at Centennial that sent 1 to hospital 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2018 Apr 2018 1 1688
Gun dealer licensing veto override vote could happen today 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2018 Apr 2018 0 1540
Illinois past-due fees since 2015 top $1B 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2018 Apr 2018 0 1410
Illinois Policy on Facebook 0 Cary Apr 2018 Apr 2018 0 1395
Listening to IL Rep. kinzunger (R) on Morning Joe this morning.. 6 whathehell Apr 2018 Apr 2018 0 3124
Patti Blagojevich calls Rauner campaign Snapchat filter of Blago disgusting 5 blue-wave Apr 2018 Apr 2018 1 2332
Koch brother money will come to aide several Illinois congressional republicans at risk of losing 4 beachbum bob Mar 2018 Apr 2018 1 2752
Loyola University in Chicago...Final Four.?? 3 Stuart G Mar 2018 Mar 2018 1 1855
Please write in for Cam Davis for Water Reclamation Board 6 mucifer Mar 2018 Mar 2018 2 1912
Democrats in 13th challenge Davis, Trump 8 TexasTowelie Mar 2018 Mar 2018 1 2298
Rep. Lipinski of Illinois narrowly wins Democratic primary 4 TexasTowelie Mar 2018 Mar 2018 1 1949
J.B. Pritzker runs away with Democratic nomination for governor 16 lunasun Mar 2018 Mar 2018 25 4563
Berrios concedes in topsy-turvy assessors race 2 lunasun Mar 2018 Mar 2018 4 1667
"When is a conservative leader too conservative...?" 2 ffr Mar 2018 Mar 2018 2 1969
Who should I vote for? 15 Beakybird Mar 2018 Mar 2018 1 4035
Anyone with Chicago voting issues there is a great thread in reddit from Chicago Election Board 2 mucifer Mar 2018 Mar 2018 1 1562
Security of state voter rolls a concern as primaries begin 1 TexasTowelie Mar 2018 Mar 2018 3 1382
Illinois lieutenant gov candidate linked to harassment complaint on list compiled by Speaker Madigan 1 TexasTowelie Mar 2018 Mar 2018 0 1451
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