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Illinois legalized marijuana today. Pritzger says he'll sign! 7 davsand May 2019 Jun 2019 9 1589
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot calls on Ald. Edward Burke to resign following federal indictment 3 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 4 1432
Illinois lawmakers close to requiring $40,000 teacher minimum pay 1 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 950
Illinois Democrats introduce vote-by-mail enhancements, legitimize GOP spoiler party 1 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 2 1063
Senate approves bill to combat teacher shortages 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 1 1028
$160 million O'Hare Airport design contract awarded to joint venture led by renowned Chicago 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1178
Illinois lawmakers' final day: Budget, marijuana, gambling 1 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 926
Illinois House OKs tax rates for proposed graduated scale 1 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 1 1024
City of Chicago Alderman Indicted on Federal Racketeering and Bribery Charges in Connection with 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 2 963
Singer R. Kelly charged with 11 new counts of sexual abuse 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 1 979
Chicago mayor Lightfoot begins dismantling corrupt system Day 1 0 lunasun May 2019 May 2019 10 1315
Missouri, Illinois Step Up Seat Belt Enforcement 0 Sherman A1 May 2019 May 2019 0 1014
Alton teacher arrested, accused of having a relationship with a student from 1998 to 2000 1 Sherman A1 May 2019 May 2019 0 1551
In her first official act as Chicago mayor, Lori Lightfoot signs order aimed at limiting aldermen's 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 2 1295
Lori Lightfoot sworn in as Chicago's first black woman mayor 2 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 1 997
DuPage Medical Group CEO died by suicide, police say 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 2 1618
Bill suspending teacher basic skills test heads to governor 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 2 981
Priztker's Infrastructure Plan Includes Higher Alcohol Taxes, Tax On Streaming Media 2 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 998
Ex-escort convicted in Chicago of $5.8M fraud with boyfriend 2 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 2 1069
Former professor sold SIU equipment to escape 'bad financial situation', records show 1 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 1 1005
Robert Morris University to end Springfield campus 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 2 1042
Statehouse Insider: That's no little capital plan on the table 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 2 827
Area towns far friendlier to liquor sales than they used to be 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 2 879
Pritzker considering bill to halt immigrant detention center 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 1 806
'Shocked By Turn Of Events': Belleville Mayor On Partial Closure Of Lindenwood's Illinois Campus 0 Sherman A1 May 2019 May 2019 2 1203
Indiana Man Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Posting Online Threats of Violence at Women's 1 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 8 1110
Illinois might start charging $1,000 per year to own an electric vehicle: 'It's outrageous' 6 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 3 1976
Illinois Farmers Delay Planting Crops Amid Wet Weather, Low Crop Prices, And Trade Uncertainty 4 Sherman A1 May 2019 May 2019 3 1491
Lawmakers at odds over surprise $1.5 billion surplus 1 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1209
GOP lawmaker from Woodstock arrested in Springfield on DUI charge 2 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1119

Illinois Continued...

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Executive Ethics Commission imposes largest fine in its history 1 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 2 977
Pritzker pension reversal draws praise from credit analysts 1 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 2 1065
Obama Foundation launches 1st My Brother's Keeper strategy in Chicago 1 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 3 1005
Rahm Emanuel's schools legacy: Record grad rates, but he also closed 50 schools 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1017
Infrastructure Plan Would Double Gas Tax, License And Registration Fees 1 Sherman A1 May 2019 May 2019 0 1182
College bus company accused of mocking Asian students settles lawsuit from attorney general 1 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2019 May 2019 2 1356
More layoffs coming at Belvidere Chrysler after 'C' shift eliminated 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 2019 May 2019 0 1262
Christopher Firefighter dies after structure fire on Market Street 2 ColesCountyDem May 2019 May 2019 2 1315
Illinois Senate Approves Graduated Income Tax 0 Sherman A1 May 2019 May 2019 5 1302
Teachers at East St. Louis preschool charged after allegedly making kids stand naked 1 left-of-center2012 May 2019 May 2019 2 1362
Illinois Senate Passes Pritzker's Graduated Income Tax 1 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 2 1273
Illinois lawmakers consider eliminating cash bail 1 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 1 1046
State legislator from Chicago facing DUI charge in Springfield 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1222
Education, health care, union representatives seek building funds in potential capital bill 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 971
14 students hurt in Gresham Elementary pepper spray discharge 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 1 1280
Pension-themed threat mailed to legislators, union leaders, media 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 1 1243
New plan would pay some who do work for Illinois faster 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1124
Illinois lawmakers face growing challenges to keep 'pension promise' 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1027
WTF is the Illinois Policy "argument" against progressive tax? 5 Cary Apr 2019 Apr 2019 3 1358
Head Deacon Of Belleville Catholic Diocese Charged With Sex Crime 0 Sherman A1 Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1305
'Feeding Cahokia' Outlines New Findings About Agriculture, Women And Life In Ancient Civilization 0 Sherman A1 Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1328
Illinois Must Act to Shore Up Abortion Rights -- in Part, to Save Missouri Women 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 2 1048
Poll shows nearly 60 percent of marijuana users drive high 8 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1775
Bill would require Illinois children to start school by age 5, threatening kindergarten redshirting 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1381
Emails About Lindenwood's Belleville Campus Imply School Is In Trouble 0 Sherman A1 Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1422
Another O'Hare runway mishap: City worker drove in front of landing jetliner 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 3 1302
State worker resigns after watchdog uncovers racist emails about the Obamas 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1168
Medicaid funding shortfalls causing Illinois nursing homes to close 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1045
Illinois law streamlines zoning process for wind farms 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1147
Legal pot no pipe dream for Pritzker -- hopes to pass 'strong good bill' in weeks 3 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 7 1486

Illinois Continued...

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Report: Pritzker would short pensions by $1.1 billion next fiscal year alone 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1368
Senate votes to require tax returns for presidential candidates to get on Illinois ballot 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 6 1294
$3.85M granted in lawsuit against ex-Cook County forest preserve worker charged in fatal OTJ crash 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1279
House passes measure to give tuition assistance to undocumented citizens, transgender students 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1126
State comptroller orders IT contract progress reports 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1063
Illinois Progressive Caucus supports reform bills on criminal justice, homelessness 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1047
Judge: Public housing gun ban unconstitutional 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1158
Bill passes out of Senate providing greater protections for private sector workers who experience se 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1089
House votes to raise teacher pay 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 999
Lightfoot says Chicago budget shortfall more 'dire' than she thought, but how much more? 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 950
Fire pension reform bill passes House 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1188
Betsy Dirksen Londrigan announces for Il-13th 2020 campaign 0 beachbum bob Apr 2019 Apr 2019 3 1187
Is Illinois Governor JB Pritzker looking at a future presidental run? He is doing ALL things 4 beachbum bob Apr 2019 Apr 2019 3 1315
Illinois Proposal Targets Hard-To-Reach Communities For 2020 Census 0 Sherman A1 Apr 2019 Apr 2019 2 1197
Worker-friendly laws finally have a chance in Illinois 0 Sherman A1 Apr 2019 Apr 2019 3 1223
Several shot, including two children, at baby shower in Chicago 6 left-of-center2012 Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 2038
Lori Lightfoot Interesting Interview From Today 4/6/19: 0 mucifer Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 965
Suburban Bank Fraud Schemers Sentenced to Prison and Ordered to Pay $14.3 Million in Restitution 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 2 1297
Pritzker agrees to back pay and raises for 42,000 SEIU members 1 Sherman A1 Apr 2019 Apr 2019 3 1381
Illinois teacher pension stewards protest another pension holiday proposal 3 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1353
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