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Ethics accusation in Geneva mayor race goes to court 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 1220
Chicago Chiropractor Indicted for Allegedly Billing $10 Million to Medicare and Private Insurers 0 nitpicker Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 2082
Biss diss--kisses off Madigan ('there too long'), launches gov bid 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 2019
Jesse Jackson Jr. says couple owes $1.8M: Something has to give 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 2187
Obama's home state of Illinois rejects a holiday in his honor for now 4 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 2 2455
Minors cleared to serve alcohol at Chicago restaurants, grocery stores 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 1272
Chicago city worker yanked out of NW Side after writing thousands of tickets 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 2 2097
124 Illinois prison nurses get layoff notices 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 2275
Rauner says Emanuel causing a CPS 'crisis' 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 2090
Chicago Public Schools chief fires back at Gov. Rauner 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 1551
Rauner wants to save $4 million by replacing prison guards with tower cameras 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 1882
Illinois lawmakers propose legalizing recreational marijuana 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 2 1219
Chicago area leads U.S. in population loss, sees drop for 2nd year in a row 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 1192
Railroads take steps to stop criminals from stealing guns, copper 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 1925
Baby born with 2 spines, 4 legs has successful removal surgery 4 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 5 2522
Rockford Public Schools strike: What parents need to know 0 Sherman A1 Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 1265
Emanuel calls governor emperor without clothes; Rauner aide suggests mayor has 'Napoleon complex' 1 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 1470
Southern Illinois University Carbondale's University Museum loses national accreditation 4 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 14 4471
Rep. John Shimkus questions why men should pay for prenatal care 2 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 1586
Kankakee County Sheriff confronts questions of online etiquette with Trump/Obama meme 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 1757
Labor experts unsure of future if Illinois state government workers strike 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 1298
McHenry County residents protest Gov. Bruce Rauner at Crystal Lake appearance 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 1367
Chicago State University to pay off $4.3M owed to whistleblower 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 1217
Illinois Supreme Court asked to decide if workers can be paid 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 1297
Madigan proposes making ALPLM stand-alone operation 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 1160
Munger's salary listing removed from health fund 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 1275
Bourne calls on House to take up her state employee pay bill 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 1159
Neil deGrasse Tyson draws crowd of 1,000 to presidential museum 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 2 1161
Bill would allow municipalities to give taxpayer info to third parties 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 1135
Rauner: Democrats leading a 'coordinated activity' to 'create a crisis' in Illinois 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 1322

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Rauner 'generally supportive' of gun crimes plan but has questions 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 1101
D.C. judge slashes Jesse Jackson Jr.'s child support payments 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 1604
Man who returned to crime after $25M award sentenced 1 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 1549
Illinois Senate Democrats decry lack of help on budget cuts 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 1343
Rauner: Illinois 'won't do very well' under Republican health insurance plan. 4 elleng Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 2147
Rep. Shimkus trying to out douche nozzle Iowa's Steve King. 1 47of74 Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 1845
Peter Roskam is having another tele town hall tonight Tuesday March 7 0 Cadfael Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 1309
Founder of Suburban Tech Company Sentenced for Defrauding Investors out of More Than $9 Million 0 nitpicker Mar 2017 Mar 2017 4 1772
Federal Search Of Caterpillar Facilities May Relate To Tax Evasion Allegations 3 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 3 2043
Union authorizes strike, Rauner doesn't budge 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 3 2267
LaHood criticized for dodging constituents questions 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1934
Rauner calls his demands on Senate budget plan 'reasonable' 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 1 1379
Madigan forms Illinois House panel to address school funding 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1104
House panel supports young registry for organ donation 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1307
House panel backs COLA freeze for legislators, congrats for Cubs 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1521
2 plans to name Illinois highways for Obama in the works 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 1 1221
Dennis Hastert victim again argues for rest of hush money in court filing 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 1 1661
Rauner: OK on Obama Day, but no one gets to skip work 2 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 1 1839
ABC-7 suspends sportscaster Mark Giangreco for anti-Trump tweet 6 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 1 2658
State workers should embrace the 40-hour week 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1766
How Jesse Jackson Jr. collects $138,400 a year from the federal government 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 1 2157
Hundreds of protesters urge Bobby Rush, other Illinois Democrats to fight harder against Trump 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1298
Hate crimes rising since Trump's election, activists tell AG Lisa Madigan 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 1 1350
Roskam won't be meeting constituents this recess... 7 Cadfael Feb 2017 Feb 2017 2 2517
16th Congressional District - Adam Kinzinger town halls 0 murielm99 Feb 2017 Feb 2017 5 1981
Peter Roskam (IL 6) is holding a phone town hall tonight 4 Cadfael Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1899
Illinois lawmakers designate October 'Zombie Preparedness Month' 10 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 2 2243
Illinois County Official Shares, Deletes Anti-Muslim Meme 3 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 1 1735
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 1 933
Hold the pumpkin pie? Bill would abolish Illinois state symbols 5 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 2 2078

Illinois Continued...

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Time capsule found sealed in Springfield YWCA's 1912 cornerstone 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 1 1386
$4.25 million settlement reached in coal-mine hiring case 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1348
Illinois secretary of state wants to sell ads on vehicle registration notices to bring in money 2 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1424
Lawmakers draft plans to keep Illinois paychecks flowing 2 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 1 1329
Fitch lowers Illinois' credit rating due to budget 'failure' 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1351
Democratic legislators call for Obama state holiday 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 2 1276
Peoria woman must repay $170,000 she stole from elderly mother 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 1 1272
Redflex to pay $20 million to Chicago to settle lawsuit over red-light camera bribery 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 1 1341
Jesse Jackson Jr. ordered to pay temporary child support 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1419
Rauners schools chief tells parents CPS created its own mess 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1287
Archdiocese of Chicago to pay $2.3M settlement to alleged McCormack victim 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1193
CPS shortfall of $500 million from last year hangs over current budget woes 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1233
Lawsuit accuses Illinois Lottery manager of fraud in instant games 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1293
Dueling letters draw CPS parents into battle over funding 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1291
Trump again calls out Chicago on violence and repeats debunked murder rate claim 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1310
Illinois Senate looking at higher sales tax on food, drugs 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1457
Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner Attends Koch Brothers Donor Summit in California 1 Stellar Jan 2017 Feb 2017 4 1750
Protect access to reproductive health care in Illinois. ACLU Action Alert 0 Snarkoleptic Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 1565
Illinois Senate considering gambling expansion 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1265
Emanuel rolls out plans for $14.7 million in unspent tax rebate funds 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1625
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