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Pritzker, Lightfoot silent on whether city's pension fund discussed at 'productive' meeting 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 742
Illinois governor signs $45 billion state construction bill 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 3 752
The Fred Show 0 murielm99 Jun 2019 Jun 2019 4 891
Belleville Diocese Waiting To See If Pope Accepts Resignation Of Controversial Bishop 1 Sherman A1 Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1085
Illinois becomes 11th state to allow recreational marijuana 4 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 868
Former City of Chicago Alderman Sentenced to a Year in Prison for Using Charitable Funds to Pay 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 785
One Town's Hope Rests On Money and The Mighty Mississippi 2 Sherman A1 Jun 2019 Jun 2019 2 972
Found in a High School Restroom: Cache of 1940s Wallets and Their Contents 4 Sherman A1 Jun 2019 Jun 2019 37 3531
Ill. Gov. signs 3 immigrant protection bills 0 Cadfael Jun 2019 Jun 2019 4 896
Mick Jagger Shouts Out Lori Lightfoot, Jabs at Ed Burke During Rolling Stones Show 2 mucifer Jun 2019 Jun 2019 10 1387
Illinois governor could soon consider watered-down corporate diversity bill 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 772
Lightfoot won't rule out broadening sales tax umbrella to include professional services 4 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 873
Proposed state worker contract includes 11.5% in raises over four years 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 688
Two suburban men guilty of providing support to Islamic State 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 805
Pritzker: No conflict between progressive policies, private sector 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 2 707
Pritzker praises pension buyout program, backs public safety pension consolidation 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 693
Aaron Schock Federal Election Filing Raises Speculation He's Planning New Run for Congress 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 1010
Property tax relief is next 'think big' idea for Gov. J.B. Pritzker, Illinois lawmakers to face 3 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 905
Chicago-Area Physical Therapy Center and 4 Nursing Facilities to Pay $9.7M to Resolve False Claims 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 790
Fate of Obama Presidential Center could be determined by outcome of Tuesday hearing 2 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 4 1010
$122M in capital plan to make state Armory usable again 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1156
Lawmakers seeking to separate Chicago from Illinois ask Chicago mayor to fight corruption 4 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 983
Businessman Willie Wilson forms PAC, criticizes Gov. J.B. Pritzker's graduated income tax proposal 2 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 919
Sangamon County health department workers to picket after strike-authorization vote 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 679
Somebody isn't telling the truth 2 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1078
'Medicare for All'? American Medical Association says no, drawing protest in Chicago. 2 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 2 972
Top Chicago business leader opposes $15 minimum wage, demands changes to 'fair workweek' ordinance 2 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 876
Cook County judge, ripped for 'insensitive' racial comments, dumped from bench 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 4 1213
'It's Heartbreaking' Authors Criticize The Removal Of 200 Books From An Illinois Prison Library 0 Sherman A1 Jun 2019 Jun 2019 2 1223
Ode to Joe Crain 0 icymist Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 849

Illinois Continued...

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Illinois will hike fee for Teslas, Bolts and other EVs -- but to $248, not $1,000: 2 PoliticAverse Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 903
Rahm Emanuel is headed to Wall St. 5 lunasun Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1207
From the governor's office...Historic actions not seen in Illinois in decades 5 beachbum bob Jun 2019 Jun 2019 14 1406
I Understand That The People In Springfield Raised The IL Gas Tax $0.19/gal Which Doubles..... 10 global1 Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1488
Illinois legalized marijuana today. Pritzger says he'll sign! 7 davsand May 2019 Jun 2019 9 1212
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot calls on Ald. Edward Burke to resign following federal indictment 3 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 4 1179
Illinois lawmakers close to requiring $40,000 teacher minimum pay 1 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 744
Illinois Democrats introduce vote-by-mail enhancements, legitimize GOP spoiler party 1 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 2 838
Senate approves bill to combat teacher shortages 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 1 809
$160 million O'Hare Airport design contract awarded to joint venture led by renowned Chicago 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 869
Illinois lawmakers' final day: Budget, marijuana, gambling 1 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 735
Illinois House OKs tax rates for proposed graduated scale 1 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 1 826
City of Chicago Alderman Indicted on Federal Racketeering and Bribery Charges in Connection with 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 2 779
Singer R. Kelly charged with 11 new counts of sexual abuse 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 1 821
Chicago mayor Lightfoot begins dismantling corrupt system Day 1 0 lunasun May 2019 May 2019 10 1158
Missouri, Illinois Step Up Seat Belt Enforcement 0 Sherman A1 May 2019 May 2019 0 858
Alton teacher arrested, accused of having a relationship with a student from 1998 to 2000 1 Sherman A1 May 2019 May 2019 0 1364
In her first official act as Chicago mayor, Lori Lightfoot signs order aimed at limiting aldermen's 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 2 1139
Lori Lightfoot sworn in as Chicago's first black woman mayor 2 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 1 766
DuPage Medical Group CEO died by suicide, police say 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 2 1448
Bill suspending teacher basic skills test heads to governor 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 2 811
Priztker's Infrastructure Plan Includes Higher Alcohol Taxes, Tax On Streaming Media 2 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 777
Ex-escort convicted in Chicago of $5.8M fraud with boyfriend 2 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 2 842
Former professor sold SIU equipment to escape 'bad financial situation', records show 1 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 1 794
Robert Morris University to end Springfield campus 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 2 892
Statehouse Insider: That's no little capital plan on the table 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 2 665
Area towns far friendlier to liquor sales than they used to be 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 2 726
Pritzker considering bill to halt immigrant detention center 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 1 657
'Shocked By Turn Of Events': Belleville Mayor On Partial Closure Of Lindenwood's Illinois Campus 0 Sherman A1 May 2019 May 2019 2 969
Indiana Man Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Posting Online Threats of Violence at Women's 1 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 8 923

Illinois Continued...

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Illinois might start charging $1,000 per year to own an electric vehicle: 'It's outrageous' 6 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 3 1562
Illinois Farmers Delay Planting Crops Amid Wet Weather, Low Crop Prices, And Trade Uncertainty 4 Sherman A1 May 2019 May 2019 3 1154
Lawmakers at odds over surprise $1.5 billion surplus 1 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1038
GOP lawmaker from Woodstock arrested in Springfield on DUI charge 2 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 873
Executive Ethics Commission imposes largest fine in its history 1 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 2 787
Pritzker pension reversal draws praise from credit analysts 1 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 2 871
Obama Foundation launches 1st My Brother's Keeper strategy in Chicago 1 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 3 824
Rahm Emanuel's schools legacy: Record grad rates, but he also closed 50 schools 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 838
Infrastructure Plan Would Double Gas Tax, License And Registration Fees 1 Sherman A1 May 2019 May 2019 0 967
College bus company accused of mocking Asian students settles lawsuit from attorney general 1 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2019 May 2019 2 1140
More layoffs coming at Belvidere Chrysler after 'C' shift eliminated 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 2019 May 2019 0 1064
Christopher Firefighter dies after structure fire on Market Street 2 ColesCountyDem May 2019 May 2019 2 1045
Illinois Senate Approves Graduated Income Tax 0 Sherman A1 May 2019 May 2019 5 1086
Teachers at East St. Louis preschool charged after allegedly making kids stand naked 1 left-of-center2012 May 2019 May 2019 2 1145
Illinois Senate Passes Pritzker's Graduated Income Tax 1 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 2 1046
Illinois lawmakers consider eliminating cash bail 1 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 1 863
State legislator from Chicago facing DUI charge in Springfield 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1033
Education, health care, union representatives seek building funds in potential capital bill 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 799
14 students hurt in Gresham Elementary pepper spray discharge 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 1 1002
Pension-themed threat mailed to legislators, union leaders, media 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 1 1070
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