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Trump tweets about Chicago 'carnage,' says he may 'send in the Feds!' if not fixed 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1422
Investment Manager Arrested On Fraud And Misappropriation Charges In Swindle 0 nitpicker Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1970
WMC Chicago march list of speakers and other info 1/21/2016 2 lunasun Jan 2017 Jan 2017 5 1782
Slight drop in state worker giving; charities expected bigger decline 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1932
State legislature adjourns without passing budget 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1524
Judge strikes down northern Illinois city's right-to-work ordinance 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 1517
Johnnie Lee Savory, pardoned for murder, sues Peoria for 'malicious prosecution' 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1598
Judge asked to rule on spending of Schock campaign money 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1172
Emanuel wins approval of pension bill, but Rauner may veto 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1526
Emanuel asks credit ratings agency to back off ahead of latest round of borrowing 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1881
Madigan re-elected speaker for 17th time, lays out Democratic economic agenda 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1230
Central Illinois man files lawsuit over flag burning arrest 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1506
Glitch in health insurance leaves some Chicago employees without coverage for now 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1642
Illinois law enlists hairstylists to help prevent domestic abuse 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 3 1391
Crooked pols pension take was $2M; now widow collects 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2687
Plenty of Illinois Dems in the mix to challenge Rauner 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 1717
2016 ends with 762 homicides in Chicago; 2017 doesn't look like it will get better 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2211
Chicago Transit Authority announces deal with unions to extend jobs program for felons 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 2 1821
Former lawmaker fired from corrections job after harassing woman at party 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 2404
Despite budget inaction, about 190 new state laws take effect Jan. 1 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 2369
In the rush to close institutions, Illinois ignored serious problems in group homes 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 2 1827
Illinois nearly 6 months behind in education funding for transportation, special ed, other expenses 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 2 2873
Rauner files unfair labor charge against AFSCME; asks for $2M/day penalty 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 2203
Rauner gives his campaign $50 million almost 2 years before election 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2223
Blagojevich seeks presidential commutation of prison term 2 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2380
Rauner 'out west,' Madigan's whereabouts unknown as budget fight continues 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 2394
Former Gov. Blagojevich again appeals prison term 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 2061
In Emanuel emails, players ask favors big and small 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2325
Any thoughts of who might run agains Ruiner? 5 Paula Sims Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1846
Owner of Two Recycling Businesses Arrested in Multi-Million Dollar Fraud Scheme Involving Landfill 0 nitpicker Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2428

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Belleville men burned on the job get $18.5 million settlement, lawyers say 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1945
FBI told state GOP in June its emails had been hacked 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 3 1656
Prosecutors: Don't move Aaron Schock trial out of Springfield 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 1629
Rauner signs Exelon subsidy to spare 2 nuclear plants 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1551
Rauner asks Democrats for budget proposal, cancels meeting 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 1303
Comptroller: State employee bonuses on hold during impasse 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1215
Anti-abortion medical providers argue against Illinois law 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 2 1565
Statehouse bill would put repeat gun offenders in prison longer 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 2 1461
Emanuel rules out DNC chair run, flips off guy in bar 4 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 1889
Gang member loses $6M of legal windfall to shooting victim 2 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1656
Peoria County Board, treasurer on collision course 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1575
2 suits over fatal Chicago police shootings being settled for about $3M each 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1145
Parthenon restaurant founder, daughter withdrew $870K before closure: suit 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 1962
Pro-Trump, pro-white banner found hanging outside Libertyville building 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1796
Anybody have any dope on Brunell Donald-Kyei? 3 Gidney N Cloyd Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1376
Chicago: Last remaining Trump street signs removed 2 lunasun Dec 2016 Dec 2016 3 1568
Trump calls Emanuel, seeks counsel on presidential transitions 3 Stellar Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2117
Illinois lawmakers sue to get paid despite state budget mess 2 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 1361
Visitor accidentally locked in Chicago jail for 32 hours gets $600,000 4 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 4 1546
AFSCME files suit over labor contract 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 1489
Illinois House fails to overturn Rauner's veto of automatic voter registration bill 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 1367
Madigan a no-show at meeting, Rauner's GOP launches attack website 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1406
ComEd, Rauner on board with complex plan to raise rates, bail out nuclear plants 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1487
Battle over $600M wind power superhighway heads to Illinois Supreme Court 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 1586
Gov. Rauner lays out terms for temporary budget: Property tax freeze, term limits 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1230
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 guillaumeb Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1657
Investigation finds widespread abuse of adults with disabilities in Illinois 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 3 1152
SOS office to check for shoppers abusing disability parking 1 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 1 1063
Parents given prison for multimillion-dollar, nationwide shoplifting scheme 1 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 2 1333
Illinois will implement bereavement leave for AFSCME members 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1072

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Hastert fighting to get his teacher pension back 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1045
Hundreds of O'Hare workers to strike next week as part of Fight for 15 protests 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 1 1027
Illinois energy bill may cost consumers an additional 24 billion, opponents say 1 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1064
Fired UP! Mrs Snark and I will be attending our County Democratic Party meeting in 2 weeks. 5 Snarkoleptic Nov 2016 Nov 2016 3 1318
Gov. Rauner pours in nearly $46 million as part of bid to cut Speaker Madigan's power 5 Stellar Oct 2016 Nov 2016 1 1924
Illinois blast damages more than 50 buildings 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1099
Anyone else going to an Election Returns Watch Party in Chicago Tuesday night? 2 whathehell Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1667
After decades on disability, cops are put back to work 1 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 1 2022
Sorensen pleads guilty to wire fraud; sentencing in March 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 1 1260
Mailer depicts Illinois lawmaker naked, police investigate 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1471
Sentencing delayed for man who defrauded bank 1 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1093
Rep. Tammy Duckworth plays it safe in U.S. Senate bid 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 2 1205
Illinois election judge allegedly sent dead husband's ballot (yes, he voted for Trump) 7 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 3 1592
'Rahmemail.com': WikiLeaks shows Emanuel's use of personal domain 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1432
Do you know which propositions are supported by Dems & which by Pubs? 7 Paula Sims Oct 2016 Nov 2016 1 1483
Judge Posner says quality of Supreme Court is 'awful' 2 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 2 1495
Big Soda digs in for a fight over proposed Cook County beverage tax 3 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1571
Pension board votes to suspend Hastert's $28,000 pension 2 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 1 1575
Texas group: Santa Anna's leg in Illinois should be sent to Mexico 2 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 1 1651
Cook County approves $13 hourly minimum wage affecting suburbs 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 1 1219
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