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Are you ready to fight the Tax Scam? 3 BigmanPigman Dec 2017 Dec 2017 9 1706
Obama to address Emanuel's climate meeting Tuesday 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2017 Dec 2017 3 1509
Illinois attorney general launches civil rights inquiry into bus company 2 TexasTowelie Dec 2017 Dec 2017 3 1650
In lieu of Trump, Chicago to form legal unit to sue corporations 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2017 Dec 2017 4 1231
Conservative magazine: Rauner is 'worst Republican governor in America' 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2017 Dec 2017 0 1265
Statehouse evacuated for three hours after bomb threat 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2017 Dec 2017 0 1184
Rauner on Dems: They will sock the middle class with a tax hike that Madigan and his puppets want a 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2017 Dec 2017 0 1284
Rauner repeatedly lashes out at reporters over Madigan: You're playing games and you're not 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2017 Dec 2017 0 1352
Tune in now, comrade: Liberal couple broadcasts nationwide 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2017 Dec 2017 6 1389
Members of the Illinois Delegation Who Voted to Raise Taxes 4 elleng Nov 2017 Dec 2017 2 1698
Lake Forest IL Resident Richard Uihlein biggest funder for R. Moore's campaign 8 lunasun Nov 2017 Dec 2017 1 2158
Bible of American conservatism dubs Rauner nations worst GOP gov 2 blue-wave Dec 2017 Dec 2017 1 1611
Just curious: does Illinois have a "three strikes" law? 12 question everything Apr 2013 Nov 2017 0 43320
Democratic lawmakers urge end to controversial cross-state voter check 1 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 1 1160
State owes CWLP $5.5 million; holiday lights will still go up on Capitol 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 0 1185
Officials mark opening of $80 million Mississippi bridge 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 0 1159
Police union president slams Foxx, prosecutors after exonerations 4 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 0 1476
Chris Kennedy's troubled Cleveland deal: Taxes raised, company collected millions 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 0 1328
ACLU opposes Chicago alderman's plan to crack down on 'prostitution-related loitering' 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 0 1117
Rauner signs lawmakers' sexual harassment bills but says they should have done more 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 0 957
$3.25M settlement for woman sexually assaulted at Markham courthouse 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 0 1502
Downstate hate: A history of the bitter, nearly 200-year rivalry between Chicago and the rest of ... 4 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 1 1723
Kennedy lashes out at Emanuel, while Pritzker takes a softer approach 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 0 1404
Rauner-linked firm gets $12M in new deal, months after being cut out of $12M deal 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 2 1212
BGA investigation: Radioactive leaks at Exelon's Illinois nuclear plants 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 2 1114
Chicago prosecutors exonerate 15 men framed by police 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 1 1130
After prodding, Rauner declares harvest emergency 4 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 4 2464
Democratic governor candidate J.B. Pritzker unveils criminal justice plan 2 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 5 1548
State lawmakers appoint inspector general amid harassment scandal 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 0 1582
Siskel vows to appeal and overturn $44.7M verdict in Chicago police misconduct case 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 1 1524

Illinois Continued...

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AG Madigan opposes Tribune Media merger with Sinclair 3 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 3 12815
Senator's sex-harassment accuser wants answers on complaint 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 6 1912
Blagojevich asks U.S. Supreme Court to hear his appeal again 1 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 3 1450
Illinois' first fracking permit withdrawn 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 3 1510
Schock case on indefinite hold pending mid-case appeal 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 2 1367
Trump seeks more tax breaks on Chicago tower with Ald. Ed Burke's help 1 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 1 1783
Illinois man under investigation for threatening to lynch Rep. Wilson and he's blaming social med 2 workinclasszero Oct 2017 Oct 2017 2 1626
Murderer wants mercy 0 NCDem777 Oct 2017 Oct 2017 1 1709
U.S. Files Lawsuit Against Owners of Suburban Health Care Company for Allegedly Defrauding Medicare 0 nitpicker Oct 2017 Oct 2017 0 1666
Deere wins trademark lawsuit over its iconic green and yellow color combination 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 0 1183
'Johnny Appleseed' trees to mark Illinois bicentennial 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 4 1581
Naperville couple investigated for alleged fraud to fund horse stables 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 0 1378
Labor leader apologizes, says 'no sexist intent' in Kennedy aide rap 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 1 1131
Gov race funds top $100 million due to Rauner, Pritzker deep pockets 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 0 1195
Longtime Republican lawmaker Pihos faces retail theft charge 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 0 1348
Will new tax credits keep more Catholic schools from closing? 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 0 1351
DuPage County judge removed from bench after reckless conduct arrest 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 1 1623
They're not going to scare us: Saluki cheerleaders who knelt during national anthem subject of ... 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 4 2193
Audit report finds more than $315,000 missing in Zeigler after former treasurer indicted on charges 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 0 1231
Democratic governor candidates debate at Aurora University on Tuesday 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 0 1129
Facebook appears to be earning its reputation as evil 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 2 1693
Gun control measures proposed in Illinois 4 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 1 1710
Rauner vetoes Medicaid purchase plan as duplicative 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 1 1188
Illinois' 200th birthday party gets late start, low budget 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 0 1159
The soda tax was repealed, but Cook County still has to find a way to fund the government 2 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 0 1282
Rahm's police academy plan met with youth-led backlash from #NoCopAcademy campaign 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 3 1267
The 2017 exodus 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 1 1411
M. CHERIF BASSIOUNI MEMORIAL CELEBRATION PLANNED 0 elleng Oct 2017 Oct 2017 1 2089
Teens cut a family in line, then sucker punch a 12-year-old 3 left-of-center2012 Sep 2017 Sep 2017 3 3328
Duckworth says now not time for Sanders' 'Medicare for All' healthcare fix 8 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 5 2087

Illinois Continued...

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Health care CEO gets year in prison for fraud 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 1 1868
University of Illinois at Chicago to create $100M complex 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 1734
State Senator Raoul to run for Illinois attorney general in 2018 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 1543
Barbara Flynn Currie, Illinois House's second-ranking Democrat, won't run for re-election 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 1336
Developer proposes multimillion-dollar solar farm near Marengo 4 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 5 3094
Statehouse Insider: AFSCME contract suit may not be heard until next year 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 1 901
Danville schools' food director accused of stealing thousands from district 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 1372
Neighbor: Targets of KKK flyer hoax have moved out of house 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 3 1592
Attorney General Lisa Madigan will not run for re-election 4 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 1 1791
J.B. Pritzker firms got over $1.9M in state tax credits in four years 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 1393
Former Lincoln-Way chief Wyllie could lose $321,000 annual pension if convicted 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 1 1351
Former primary challenger's lawsuit against Speaker Madigan can proceed 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 1350
Governor vetoes bill to allow service credit transfer for police/fire pension funds 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 1493
We Need To Call Our Senators Now - Dick Durbin & Tammy Duckworth To Support Medicare For All..... 4 global1 Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 1993
DACA Protest Tomorrow Sunday in Chicago: 0 mucifer Sep 2017 Sep 2017 2 1320
Illinois governor rejects 2 employment-related measures 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 8 3025
Muslim group buys church but can't get permit to pray 11 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 15 4621
Rauner ousts new communications team after 'white male' flap 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 1 1949
Former Illinois treasurer prevails in lawsuit tied to sex allegations 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 0 1856
Rauner signs immigration, automatic voter registration bills into law 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 2 1981
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