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Health care CEO gets year in prison for fraud 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 1 2069
University of Illinois at Chicago to create $100M complex 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 1900
State Senator Raoul to run for Illinois attorney general in 2018 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 1713
Barbara Flynn Currie, Illinois House's second-ranking Democrat, won't run for re-election 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 1564
Developer proposes multimillion-dollar solar farm near Marengo 4 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 5 3424
Statehouse Insider: AFSCME contract suit may not be heard until next year 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 1 1066
Danville schools' food director accused of stealing thousands from district 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 1633
Neighbor: Targets of KKK flyer hoax have moved out of house 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 3 1805
Attorney General Lisa Madigan will not run for re-election 4 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 1 2151
J.B. Pritzker firms got over $1.9M in state tax credits in four years 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 1570
Former Lincoln-Way chief Wyllie could lose $321,000 annual pension if convicted 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 1 1612
Former primary challenger's lawsuit against Speaker Madigan can proceed 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 1567
Governor vetoes bill to allow service credit transfer for police/fire pension funds 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 1662
We Need To Call Our Senators Now - Dick Durbin & Tammy Duckworth To Support Medicare For All..... 4 global1 Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 2299
DACA Protest Tomorrow Sunday in Chicago: 0 mucifer Sep 2017 Sep 2017 2 1495
Illinois governor rejects 2 employment-related measures 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 8 3188
Muslim group buys church but can't get permit to pray 11 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 15 5267
Rauner ousts new communications team after 'white male' flap 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 1 2108
Former Illinois treasurer prevails in lawsuit tied to sex allegations 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 0 2010
Rauner signs immigration, automatic voter registration bills into law 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 2 2137
Chicago school board leader says state funding deal could do 'wonders' for district finances 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 0 2100
Jury convicts Chicago cop of excessive force for firing 16 shots at car, wounding 2 teens 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 6 2510
On third try, Illinois House approves education funding bill 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 1 1977
Illinois legislative leaders to meet on school funding talks 2 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 0 2920
Judge refuses to toss conviction in $100B bogus lien case 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 1 3550
$148M verdict for airport shelter collapse 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 0 3014
Illinois governor cleans house after budget showdown 8 blue-wave Jul 2017 Aug 2017 5 3318
Google found me a nice Chicago protest website. Thought I'd share: 1 mucifer Aug 2017 Aug 2017 5 3351
Are There Any Confederate Statues In Illinois Or Chicago?.... 4 global1 Aug 2017 Aug 2017 1 7630
Buona Beef is now off the menu in my house. 5 Snarkoleptic Aug 2017 Aug 2017 7 6696

Illinois Continued...

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All that work on SB1 was just tossed out the window 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 2 3042
Former Cook County assessors office employee pleads guilty in bribery scheme 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 0 2573
Surprise! 100 sticks of dynamite found in couple's barn 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 1 2874
Rauner's excuse crumbles; Chris Kennedy video response 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 1 2643
Appellate Judge Steigmann accused of using office to book lectures 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 1 3423
Want counsel from Capone? Read new book 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 0 1775
Drug treatment facility lawsuit accuses Kane County of discrimination 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 0 2585
How Wheeling says a resident cost taxpayers $144,000 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 0 2518
No deal between striking mechanics, auto dealers after talks Monday 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 1 3365
27 people arrested, 234 hospitalized over 4 days of Lollapalooza 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 1 3448
Federal judge bars enforcement of Illinois abortion notification law 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 1 2496
Chance the Rapper digs at pols over education funding 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 1 3369
After Rahm sues feds, A.G. Jeff Sessions blisters 'lawless' Chicago 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 1 2683
Walgreens sued over allegedly collecting soda pop tax on unsweetened drinks 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 1 2401
Rauner shouldn't delay borrowing money to pay Illinois' bills, comptroller says 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 0 2462
CPS announces layoffs, says it will delay budget proposal to give state more time to act on funding 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 0 2451
Prtizker adds another $7 million to his campaign 3 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 2 2995
University of Chicago Medicine severs ties with Medicaid insurer IlliniCare 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 0 2593
Judge stops NIU from paying rest of ousted president's severance package 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 1 2449
Emanuel trickles out details about lawsuit against Trump's Justice Department 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 1 2452
Illinois Declares August 4th - "Barack Obama Day" - a State Holiday 3 n2doc Aug 2017 Aug 2017 11 3646
Rauner administration in chaos as he declares war on moderate Republicans 8 Cadfael Jul 2017 Jul 2017 3 3992
who here is from dupage county? want to talk about the county board. 2 mopinko Jul 2017 Jul 2017 1 2381
Mendoza compares Rauner to check-bouncer after school funding plea 2 blue-wave Jul 2017 Jul 2017 3 2269
A new tax on sodas, sugary drinks? It might be part of Illinois budget deal 3 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jul 2017 0 2124
Holding Your Ground Against Austerity: Lessons from the Illinois Budget Deal 3 Snarkoleptic Jul 2017 Jul 2017 5 2546
Rauner vows to veto education funding bill, demands Democrats send it to him 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2027
Illinois budget gives temporary fix for public universities 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 2 2109
CPS says Rauner cant nix its pension money in new school funding bill 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 1898
Rauner 'body man' fired first day on job after racially insensitive, homophobic tweets surface 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 1 2270

Illinois Continued...

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Racist emails show Chicago official joked about 'safari' tour to see violence in black neighborhoods 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 2 1342
Fitch removes state from Rating Watch Negative, explains what could trigger downgrade 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2260
Group led by ex-alderman, unions acquires Chicago Sun-Times 3 Stellar Jul 2017 Jul 2017 9 2600
Rauner refuses to implement budget! 2 murielm99 Jul 2017 Jul 2017 3 2601
Chicago Transit Strike? Article With Video 0 blue-wave Jul 2017 Jul 2017 1 2418
Chicago receives $14.8M federal grant for HIV treatment 2 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 1 2336
Hospitals, human-service providers relieved, say damage will take time to repair 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 3 2256
IDOT says state road projects can resume with new budget 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2003
Reactions to the Illinois legislatures approval of a state budget 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 3 2008
Democrat Carolyn Blodgett to run against Michael Unes in 2018 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2198
Tazewell credit union's former president, now in prison, ordered to repay $596,000 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 1994
Cook County Board president lists 925 for layoffs if no soda tax 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2137
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 943
Wall Street agency looks at CPS finances 'for a potential downgrade' 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 1 2093
Illinois Capitol reopens after lockdown, no hazardous materials found 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 1 1619
Skokie opts in on county minimum wage hike, but commissioner plans lawsuit for towns that didn't 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 1 2058
AT&T Looks to Discontinue Copper Landline Phone Service State By State 0 Paula Sims Jul 2017 Jul 2017 1 2236
Will Republicans who bucked Rauner face primary challenges? 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 1 2080
Illinois response to "elections integrity" request 6 Cadfael Jul 2017 Jul 2017 16 3606
Illinois has a budget! 2 murielm99 Jul 2017 Jul 2017 3 3261
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