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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 1755

Underwood update 17 Cadfael Nov 2020 Nov 2020 17 3216

Lauren Underwood is in a BATTLE 4 Cadfael Nov 2020 Nov 2020 8 1560

Kim Foxx won! YES!! 3 live love laugh Nov 2020 Nov 2020 4 1852

The Fair Tax referendum failed. 6 634-5789 Nov 2020 Nov 2020 1 1898

For those who moved away from Illinois 5 BunnyMcGee Oct 2020 Nov 2020 2 2500

Illinois doing a great job so far Bending the curve: 11 mucifer Jun 2020 Oct 2020 12 2492

Surprised to find Illinois fee and tax structures to be so 10 sinkingfeeling Oct 2020 Oct 2020 2 2624

My brother called me from DuPage County 8 murielm99 Sep 2020 Oct 2020 28 2906

Who Can You Trust With Your Health Care? Here's What Downstate Illinois Candidates Promise 0 Sherman A1 Oct 2020 Oct 2020 4 1162

Rep. Underwood is working for Illinois 11 The Polack MSgt Oct 2020 Oct 2020 10 1825

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Illinois' 13th District Congressional Race Is Nearly Identical To 2018 6 Sherman A1 Oct 2020 Oct 2020 3 1455

Fair tax on the ballot 6 live love laugh Oct 2020 Oct 2020 6 1820

25 years later, Fox River Grove Metra-school bus crash still haunts engineer, other survivors 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2020 Oct 2020 2 1631

Kane County Early Voting Was A Breeze. 2 Progressive Jones Oct 2020 Oct 2020 2 1364

Quincy Made Major Changes To Water Treatment Prior to Legionnaires' Outbreak 0 Sherman A1 Oct 2020 Oct 2020 4 1117

14-year-old among 7 fatally shot in Chicago this weekend 1 sl8 Oct 2020 Oct 2020 1 1283

Lake County, IL: Early Voting Experience 3 IllinoisBirdWatcher Oct 2020 Oct 2020 14 1485

Illinois gov says Trump partly to blame for COVID-19 spike 2 TexasTowelie Oct 2020 Oct 2020 6 1476

Systemic racism in Illinois home loan and banking industries 2 TexasTowelie Oct 2020 Oct 2020 0 1229

Amid 'second surge' of pandemic, state and city officials warn of further restrictions in public 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2020 Oct 2020 2 1288

Cook County tosses 'lifeline' to needy residents, opening housing voucher waiting list for first 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2020 Oct 2020 1 1202

Chicago FOP offices closed due to COVID-19 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2020 Oct 2020 0 1095

Lightfoot's 'pandemic' budget: 500 layoffs, $94 million property tax hike 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2020 Oct 2020 4 1154

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 1707

Frank investment: Couple gives $7.5M to help UI College of Media foster good journalism 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2020 Oct 2020 2 1186

Cook County Amazing Judge Voter Guide: 3 mucifer Oct 2020 Oct 2020 6 1696

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A Democrat state rep in a tight race bites the hand -- Mike Madigan's -- that feeds her 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2020 Oct 2020 1 1603

United Steelworkers shine 'Biden-Harris' projection on Trump Tower 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2020 Oct 2020 4 1067

Kyle Rittenhouse won't be charged for gun offense in Illinois: prosecutors 5 sl8 Oct 2020 Oct 2020 3 2058

Trump Party yes man and deplorable failure as a human - 1 The Polack MSgt Oct 2020 Oct 2020 7 1604

Worried about poll watchers 6 murielm99 Oct 2020 Oct 2020 2 2253

any lane tech grads from chicago in here? 0 Gato Moteado Oct 2020 Oct 2020 1 961

Guess I can join in this group now. Registered to vote in Illinois this 10 sinkingfeeling Oct 2020 Oct 2020 2 1783

Markham family discovers dismembered remains in visiting relative's luggage, police say ... 6 sl8 Sep 2020 Sep 2020 2 1922

Good news out of Il-13th for Betsy Londrigan and Joe Biden 3 beachbumbob Sep 2020 Sep 2020 6 1623

Illinois, Confused About Voting In The 2020 Election? "Better Know A Ballot" Is Here To Help! 2 Rhiannon12866 Sep 2020 Sep 2020 3 1504

Long Lines, 2-Hour Wait Reported on First Day of Early Voting in DuPage County 3 Cadfael Sep 2020 Sep 2020 7 1599

How is the University of Illinois campus feeling the state budget cuts? 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Sep 2020 0 2288

24 Illinois Counties Now at 'Warning Level' for Coronavirus, Health Officials Say 2 Cadfael Sep 2020 Sep 2020 3 1508

This Friday will be the 50th anniversary of Screaming Yellow Theater on WFLD-TV Channel 32. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2020 Sep 2020 4 1877

State's wealthiest person gives $20 million to anti-graduated tax committee 4 TexasTowelie Sep 2020 Sep 2020 1 1378

3,700 support staff join nurses on strike at University of Illinois Hospital 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2020 Sep 2020 4 1772

Salvation Army brings out the kettles, starts Christmas campaign two months early due to COVID-19 2 TexasTowelie Sep 2020 Sep 2020 1 1075

Hundreds of Children Are Stuck in Psychiatric Hospitals Each Year Despite the State's Promises to 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2020 Sep 2020 3 1339

Lightfoot's ban on protests on her block. Question. 3 AllyCat Sep 2020 Sep 2020 0 1830

Big Jim Thompson RIP 2 raising2moredems Aug 2020 Sep 2020 1 1384

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 1307

30 million migrating birds are predicted to fly over Illinois tonight. 2 elleng Sep 2020 Sep 2020 10 1582

Pritzker closes Metro East restaurant dining rooms, bar interiors, after infection rates stay 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2020 Sep 2020 2 1236

U Of I's Saliva-Based COVID-19 Test Receives FDA Emergency Authorization 1 Sherman A1 Aug 2020 Aug 2020 7 1480

Illinois rapid saliva test for COVID-19 now operating under FDA Emergency Use Authorization 2 JimGinPA Aug 2020 Aug 2020 7 1258

Illinois meatpacking plant sued after COVID-19 death 4 Sherman A1 Aug 2020 Aug 2020 9 1997

A damaging derecho is taking aim at Chicago with widespread wind gusts of 80 to 100 mph. 12 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2020 Aug 2020 7 2913

August 4 - Happy Birthday Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D) Chicago 0 FakeNoose Aug 2020 Aug 2020 5 1189

Big Tent revival in Des Plaines reveals Pritzger exemption for "free exercise of religion." 1 hedda_foil Aug 2020 Aug 2020 0 2271

'Unmasked' rally defies school virus rule, Pritzker critique 8 TexasTowelie Jul 2020 Aug 2020 2 2512

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After more than 150 years on the South Side, Chicago's Mercy Hospital is closing 5 sandensea Jul 2020 Jul 2020 3 2028

Pritzker: Illinois speaker 'must resign' if allegations true 5 TexasTowelie Jul 2020 Jul 2020 10 2419

Illinois Dedicates Marijuana Tax Dollars To Underserved Areas 2 Sherman A1 Jul 2020 Jul 2020 10 1586

Lightfoot to back ordinance to cut air pollution 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2020 Jul 2020 0 1200

A massive Facebook privacy settlement just got bigger. Illinois users could split $650 million. 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2020 Jul 2020 4 1192

Bribery scheme implicating Madigan revives term limits talk 3 TexasTowelie Jul 2020 Jul 2020 0 1273

Chicago restaurateur joins mission to feed America's hungry 4 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2020 Jul 2020 10 1756

Illinois: Images of the Prairie State 2 douglas9 Jul 2020 Jul 2020 7 1515

July 19 - Happy Birthday Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D) IL-8th 0 FakeNoose Jul 2020 Jul 2020 3 1243

Il-13th Betsy Dirksen Londrigan is continuing to show her strength by raising 0 beachbumbob Jul 2020 Jul 2020 3 1174

CDC finds Cook County sheriff, staff successfully stemmed rising tide of COVID-19 cases in jail 4 mucifer Jul 2020 Jul 2020 8 1724

Not Good... 4 JimGinPA Jul 2020 Jul 2020 15 2614

July 15 - Happy Birthday Rep. Dan Lipinski (D) IL-3rd 2 FakeNoose Jul 2020 Jul 2020 1 1113

The Sun-Times photo archive was thought to have been lost, until an executive from ... 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2020 Jul 2020 22 2245

'Bullets just came from nowhere': Fourth of July weekend gun violence kills at least 17 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2020 Jul 2020 1 2576

Residents turn out to show support for police. 0 murielm99 Jul 2020 Jul 2020 0 2655

Friend exposed to the virus 5 murielm99 Jun 2020 Jun 2020 9 2807

I'll Float This Question Again - Is Anyone Else Having Problems Dealing With IDES..... 1 global1 Jun 2020 Jun 2020 0 1653

Trump calls Pritzker, Lightfoot failures on Chicago gun violence; they dismiss as distraction from 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2020 Jun 2020 2 1477

Driving privilege changes, LGBTQ+ history curriculum among Illinois' new laws 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2020 Jun 2020 0 1126

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