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First Mother Jones Festival planned for May 1 in Mt. Olive, IL 2 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 2 1851
Employment and Training to Hold Open House and Ribbon Cutting for Jersey and Calhoun Counties New Of 0 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 0 1485
Pritzker signs final first-term budget for state of Illinois ahead of re-election push 4 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 3 1687
April 20 1769 - The great Ottawa Chief Pontiac was assassinated 7 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 7 2146
Community Leads Scientific Effort to Monitor Streams 0 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 2 1335
Local Authors Help Promote the History of Rochester, IL and Sangamon County 0 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 1 1697
East St. Louis Principal Brittany Green transformed a failing school -- and won statewide honors for 0 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 3 1734
On my way thru downtown this AM saw a big yellow and blue flag 🇺🇦 1 live love laugh Apr 2022 Apr 2022 17 2188
Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation Launches New Food Innovation Center 1 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 3 1504
Chicago promotes itself as LGBTQ-friendly in bashing DeSantis, Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' law 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2022 Apr 2022 3 1445
New path through Swansea and Fairview Heights will connect 2,000 homes to Metro Bike Trail 0 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 1 1560
How utility right-of-ways became a key habitat for native plants 0 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 4 1426
'Practical abortion fund' sees surge of patients traveling to Illinois 0 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 6 1516
Illinois Dealer Group Must Pay $10 Million For Adding Illegal Fees, Services To Customer Contracts 4 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2022 Apr 2022 4 2250
Pandemic funding is running out for Illinois community health workers 0 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 1 1325
Illinois bill backlog that once climbed to $16.7B now manageable at $3.5B 4 mucifer Apr 2022 Apr 2022 3 1897
Inside the plan to create an abortion refuge for a post-Roe era 3 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2022 Mar 2022 16 1891
Belleville District 201's vocational career center is starting to take shape 0 Sherman A1 Mar 2022 Mar 2022 2 1366
Former Belleville man files complaint alleging East St. Louis police officer beat him 0 Sherman A1 Mar 2022 Mar 2022 3 1803
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Sherman A1 Mar 2022 Mar 2022 2 1449
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Sherman A1 Mar 2022 Mar 2022 0 1332
A NASCAR race in Madison could bring in $60 million to the St. Louis region 0 Sherman A1 Mar 2022 Mar 2022 4 1603
Edwardsville pipeline leaked an estimated 165,000 gallons of oil. Some flowed into a creek 0 Sherman A1 Mar 2022 Mar 2022 1 1537
Illinois class 3A championship game - what a game! 2 rurallib Mar 2022 Mar 2022 4 1786
Richard Irvin opposing Pritzker: "All Lives Matter" 18 live love laugh Mar 2022 Mar 2022 3 4064
Chicago weather: 3 mucifer Mar 2022 Mar 2022 2 1833
Madigan indicted! 5 murielm99 Mar 2022 Mar 2022 10 2661
IDOA And State Fire Marshal Encourage Farmers To Practice Safety While Working In Grain Bins 1 Sherman A1 Feb 2022 Feb 2022 1 1997
Lawyer who helped dismantle Pritzker's school mask mandate announces run for attorney general 4 TexasTowelie Feb 2022 Feb 2022 1 2084
Illinois State Museum to Host the Mobile Museum of Tolerance 0 Sherman A1 Feb 2022 Feb 2022 5 1299

Illinois Continued...

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State Sen. Thomas Cullerton to plead guilty in federal embezzlement case 4 TexasTowelie Feb 2022 Feb 2022 1 1606
Mask melee in Illinois House sparks profanity, protests, penalties -- and an apology 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2022 Feb 2022 1 1436
Former Teacher Indicted On 12 Sex Felonies 2 Sherman A1 Feb 2022 Feb 2022 6 2129
Illinois State University Took Stand For Equality In Education After Civil War 0 Sherman A1 Feb 2022 Feb 2022 5 1655
Detailed 2022 congressional district maps for Illinois? 5 ShazzieB Feb 2022 Feb 2022 0 2360
Workers at dozens of Metro East warehouses have no safe rooms to shelter from tornadoes 0 Sherman A1 Feb 2022 Feb 2022 1 1505
Ameren Illinois Lineman Performs Lifesaving Act For Family In Need At Rock Spring Park 0 Sherman A1 Feb 2022 Feb 2022 11 1585
State Of Illinois Launches New Interactive Tool To Help Students Choose The Right College 0 Sherman A1 Feb 2022 Feb 2022 1 1534
'Predator' Gets 60 Years For Twice Raping 6-Year-Old Alton Girl 8 Sherman A1 Feb 2022 Feb 2022 14 2494
Illinois attorney general appeals court order blocking Pritzker's school mask and vaccine mandates 0 Sherman A1 Feb 2022 Feb 2022 4 1431
Many Metro East warehouses don't have tornado shelters despite a low price tag 3 Sherman A1 Feb 2022 Feb 2022 1 1623
New Book On Madison County History Has Something For Everyone 1 Sherman A1 Feb 2022 Feb 2022 3 1436
Ex-officer who killed Laquan McDonald leaves prison after serving less than half of sentence 3 Jilly_in_VA Feb 2022 Feb 2022 2 2050
Centralia Man Sentenced For Maintaining Drug House 1 Sherman A1 Feb 2022 Feb 2022 0 1578
Meteorologist Predicts Close To Dozen Inches Of Snow In Alton, 14-15 Inches For Jerseyville, Carlinv 0 Sherman A1 Feb 2022 Feb 2022 0 1578
Region Prepares For Significant Sleet/Snow Storm In Coming Days 7 Sherman A1 Feb 2022 Feb 2022 1 2048
Pritzker to propose grocery, motor fuel and property tax relief for Illinoisans 0 Sherman A1 Jan 2022 Jan 2022 6 1632
Jonathan Jackson, son of the Rev. Jesse Jackson, enters race for Bobby Rush's congressional seat 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 4 1549
Illinois Supreme Court weighing officials' use of campaign funds for lawyers 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 1 1721
Obama Presidential Center will have space named for Hadiya Pendleton, murdered South Side teen 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 5 1418
Bill could increase gun restrictions on orders of protection 2 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 2 1527
Lawmakers, Gov. J.B. Pritzker returning to Capitol in Illinois for in-person sessions 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 1 1245
Illinois lawmakers will explore statewide standards following Amazon warehouse deaths 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 2 1113
Metro East to share in $220 million to improve ports and transit systems 1 Sherman A1 Jan 2022 Jan 2022 1 1439
Illinois environmentalists again push for the state to ban burning of toxic PFAS 1 Sherman A1 Jan 2022 Jan 2022 0 1799
First Black mayor of Aurora to run as GOP challenger in Illinois governor's race 1 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2022 Jan 2022 0 1632
Lawsuit Against Amazon On Behalf Of Delivery Driver Austin McEwen's Family After His Death In Tornad 0 Sherman A1 Jan 2022 Jan 2022 6 1575
Judge Axes Teen Rape Verdict, Says 148 Days Jail Is 'Plenty' 7 Jilly_in_VA Jan 2022 Jan 2022 6 3228
Chicago students stage walkout, say COVID protocols lacking 0 Sherman A1 Jan 2022 Jan 2022 3 1477
Pilsen metal shredder could become next big environmental battle in Chicago 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 1 1624

Illinois Continued...

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Illinois State Police to Conduct Occupant Restraint Enforcement Patrols 1 Sherman A1 Jan 2022 Jan 2022 0 1668
Mask mandate lawsuits 8 guillaumeb Jan 2022 Jan 2022 5 2519
Woman Dies In Fatal Crash On I-255 1 Sherman A1 Jan 2022 Jan 2022 0 1970
IDOT Announces Kampsville Ferry Will Close Temporarily Because Of Ice Situation 0 Sherman A1 Jan 2022 Jan 2022 1 1470
Firefighters Battle Freezing Cold Conditions, Wind, Save 15 Or More Boats, Six Boats Lost 1 Sherman A1 Jan 2022 Jan 2022 0 1614
Increased protection efforts renewed following fatal stabbing of Illinois DCFS worker 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2022 Jan 2022 4 1441
CPS classes canceled again Thursday as CTU, district fail to reach agreement 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 0 1330
Illinois lawmakers will have a shorter 2022 session due to the surge in COVID-19 cases 0 Sherman A1 Jan 2022 Jan 2022 0 1236
Multiple Shots Fired In Air After Midnight New Year's Eve: Alton Man Charged With Reckless Discharge 3 Sherman A1 Jan 2022 Jan 2022 2 1701
AFSCME loses vax arbitration case 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 5 1619
Chicago-based Hillrom faces antitrust lawsuit over hospital bed sales 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 1 1276
CPS CEO 'very comfortable' with return to schools next week as COVID-19 spikes but says individual 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 1 1371
Federal court dismisses Illinois redistricting lawsuit 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 6 1401
'Gov, this is petty': Chicago mayor's texts with Pritzker, state leaders show tension 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 0 1483
3 big natural gas plants would wipe out climate gains from recent shutdowns of coal-fired plants in 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 0 1314
Illinois lieutenant governor has breakthrough COVID-19 case 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 2 1276
Pritzker urges hospitals to halt nonemergency surgeries amid COVID spike 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 0 1123
Parents say police stifled investigation--claim daughter's alleged abuser received preferential 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 3 1640
Second Springfield man charged in Jan. 6 attack on US Capitol 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 4 1502
State lawmakers slash January legislative session due to COVID-19 surge 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 0 1142
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