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Maskless Springfield alderman scolds reporter, unsuccessfully seeks his removal from council chamber 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2020 Dec 2020 0 1207

Illinois schools are not COVID-19 superspreaders, data shows 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2020 Dec 2020 1 1163

Corporate culture at Chicago's top evictor is 'an absolute caste system' 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2020 Dec 2020 4 1103

State acquires former Sears space in White Oaks Mall 3 TexasTowelie Dec 2020 Dec 2020 2 1189

Lightfoot plans $450M in short-term borrowing to buy time for Congress to ride to the rescue 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2020 Dec 2020 2 811

Illinois reports 10,959 new coronavirus cases; 192 deaths 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2020 Dec 2020 1 785

Proposed Chicago casino should be downtown, industry insiders say 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2020 Dec 2020 0 869

Caucus fracas? Opposition to Madigan's speaker bid reaches his own leadership team 3 TexasTowelie Dec 2020 Dec 2020 0 1063

Illinois records single-day record of 238 coronavirus deaths 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2020 Dec 2020 1 1117

Under the radar, City of Decatur water supply under drought stress 0 beachbumbob Dec 2020 Dec 2020 0 1248

A. Sad day in Chicago history 5 snowybirdie Dec 2020 Dec 2020 8 1874

Election judges!! 3 murielm99 Nov 2020 Nov 2020 27 2249

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DuPage County Board 6 murielm99 Nov 2020 Nov 2020 14 2174

Illinois COVID-19 death rate in rural counties is now twice as high as metro areas. 6 beachbumbob Nov 2020 Nov 2020 5 1370

Key Madigan Ally, ComEd Lobbyists And Official Indicted In Federal Bribery Scheme 2 Sherman A1 Nov 2020 Nov 2020 0 1019

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker Announces Statewide COVID-19 Restrictions On Retailers 0 Sherman A1 Nov 2020 Nov 2020 4 993

Study Shows Hybrid Learning Is Effective At Slowing COVID-19 Spread In Illinois Schools 0 Sherman A1 Nov 2020 Nov 2020 2 1098

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AP declares Democrat U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood winner in Illinois 14th District over Republican Jim 5 Cadfael Nov 2020 Nov 2020 15 1519

Underwood update 17 Cadfael Nov 2020 Nov 2020 17 2487

Lauren Underwood is in a BATTLE 4 Cadfael Nov 2020 Nov 2020 8 1368

Kim Foxx won! YES!! 3 live love laugh Nov 2020 Nov 2020 4 1666

The Fair Tax referendum failed. 6 634-5789 Nov 2020 Nov 2020 1 1525

For those who moved away from Illinois 5 BunnyMcGee Oct 2020 Nov 2020 2 2246

Illinois doing a great job so far Bending the curve: 11 mucifer Jun 2020 Oct 2020 12 2061

Surprised to find Illinois fee and tax structures to be so 10 sinkingfeeling Oct 2020 Oct 2020 2 2265

My brother called me from DuPage County 8 murielm99 Sep 2020 Oct 2020 28 2465

Who Can You Trust With Your Health Care? Here's What Downstate Illinois Candidates Promise 0 Sherman A1 Oct 2020 Oct 2020 4 1041

Rep. Underwood is working for Illinois 11 The Polack MSgt Oct 2020 Oct 2020 10 1424

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Illinois' 13th District Congressional Race Is Nearly Identical To 2018 6 Sherman A1 Oct 2020 Oct 2020 3 1178

Fair tax on the ballot 6 live love laugh Oct 2020 Oct 2020 6 1534

25 years later, Fox River Grove Metra-school bus crash still haunts engineer, other survivors 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2020 Oct 2020 2 1452

Kane County Early Voting Was A Breeze. 2 Progressive Jones Oct 2020 Oct 2020 2 1210

Quincy Made Major Changes To Water Treatment Prior to Legionnaires' Outbreak 0 Sherman A1 Oct 2020 Oct 2020 4 1011

14-year-old among 7 fatally shot in Chicago this weekend 1 sl8 Oct 2020 Oct 2020 1 1076

Lake County, IL: Early Voting Experience 3 IllinoisBirdWatcher Oct 2020 Oct 2020 14 1317

Illinois gov says Trump partly to blame for COVID-19 spike 2 TexasTowelie Oct 2020 Oct 2020 6 1314

Systemic racism in Illinois home loan and banking industries 2 TexasTowelie Oct 2020 Oct 2020 0 1043

Amid 'second surge' of pandemic, state and city officials warn of further restrictions in public 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2020 Oct 2020 2 1166

Cook County tosses 'lifeline' to needy residents, opening housing voucher waiting list for first 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2020 Oct 2020 1 1033

Chicago FOP offices closed due to COVID-19 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2020 Oct 2020 0 956

Lightfoot's 'pandemic' budget: 500 layoffs, $94 million property tax hike 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2020 Oct 2020 4 1033

It's not just Illinois billionaires in 'fair' tax fight. Here's who wants to sway your vote. 7 TexasTowelie Oct 2020 Oct 2020 3 1385

Frank investment: Couple gives $7.5M to help UI College of Media foster good journalism 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2020 Oct 2020 2 1066

Cook County Amazing Judge Voter Guide: 3 mucifer Oct 2020 Oct 2020 6 1485

A Democrat state rep in a tight race bites the hand -- Mike Madigan's -- that feeds her 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2020 Oct 2020 1 1444

United Steelworkers shine 'Biden-Harris' projection on Trump Tower 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2020 Oct 2020 4 955

Kyle Rittenhouse won't be charged for gun offense in Illinois: prosecutors 5 sl8 Oct 2020 Oct 2020 3 1802

Trump Party yes man and deplorable failure as a human - 1 The Polack MSgt Oct 2020 Oct 2020 7 1461

Worried about poll watchers 6 murielm99 Oct 2020 Oct 2020 2 1865

any lane tech grads from chicago in here? 0 Gato Moteado Oct 2020 Oct 2020 1 866

Guess I can join in this group now. Registered to vote in Illinois this 10 sinkingfeeling Oct 2020 Oct 2020 2 1496

Markham family discovers dismembered remains in visiting relative's luggage, police say ... 6 sl8 Sep 2020 Sep 2020 2 1671

Good news out of Il-13th for Betsy Londrigan and Joe Biden 3 beachbumbob Sep 2020 Sep 2020 6 1403

Illinois, Confused About Voting In The 2020 Election? "Better Know A Ballot" Is Here To Help! 2 Rhiannon12866 Sep 2020 Sep 2020 3 1288

Long Lines, 2-Hour Wait Reported on First Day of Early Voting in DuPage County 3 Cadfael Sep 2020 Sep 2020 7 1410

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How is the University of Illinois campus feeling the state budget cuts? 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Sep 2020 0 2140

24 Illinois Counties Now at 'Warning Level' for Coronavirus, Health Officials Say 2 Cadfael Sep 2020 Sep 2020 3 1242

This Friday will be the 50th anniversary of Screaming Yellow Theater on WFLD-TV Channel 32. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2020 Sep 2020 4 1635

State's wealthiest person gives $20 million to anti-graduated tax committee 4 TexasTowelie Sep 2020 Sep 2020 1 1164

3,700 support staff join nurses on strike at University of Illinois Hospital 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2020 Sep 2020 4 1564

Salvation Army brings out the kettles, starts Christmas campaign two months early due to COVID-19 2 TexasTowelie Sep 2020 Sep 2020 1 899

Hundreds of Children Are Stuck in Psychiatric Hospitals Each Year Despite the State's Promises to 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2020 Sep 2020 3 1223

Lightfoot's ban on protests on her block. Question. 3 AllyCat Sep 2020 Sep 2020 0 1538

Big Jim Thompson RIP 2 raising2moredems Aug 2020 Sep 2020 1 1237

As Trump Calls for Law and Order, Can Chicago's Top Prosecutor Beat the Charge That She's Soft on 2 TexasTowelie Sep 2020 Sep 2020 1 1158

30 million migrating birds are predicted to fly over Illinois tonight. 2 elleng Sep 2020 Sep 2020 10 1362

Pritzker closes Metro East restaurant dining rooms, bar interiors, after infection rates stay 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2020 Sep 2020 2 1084

U Of I's Saliva-Based COVID-19 Test Receives FDA Emergency Authorization 1 Sherman A1 Aug 2020 Aug 2020 7 1330

Illinois rapid saliva test for COVID-19 now operating under FDA Emergency Use Authorization 2 JimGinPA Aug 2020 Aug 2020 7 1115

Illinois meatpacking plant sued after COVID-19 death 4 Sherman A1 Aug 2020 Aug 2020 9 1758

A damaging derecho is taking aim at Chicago with widespread wind gusts of 80 to 100 mph. 12 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2020 Aug 2020 7 2399

August 4 - Happy Birthday Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D) Chicago 0 FakeNoose Aug 2020 Aug 2020 5 1069

Big Tent revival in Des Plaines reveals Pritzger exemption for "free exercise of religion." 1 hedda_foil Aug 2020 Aug 2020 0 1884

'Unmasked' rally defies school virus rule, Pritzker critique 8 TexasTowelie Jul 2020 Aug 2020 2 2025

After more than 150 years on the South Side, Chicago's Mercy Hospital is closing 5 sandensea Jul 2020 Jul 2020 3 1639

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