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On this day, June 5, 1946, the La Salle Hotel fire in Chicago killed 61 people. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2022 Jun 2022 5 3043

As much as it pains me I'm watching RW debate 3 live love laugh Jun 2022 Jun 2022 2 2620

Illinois Will Investigate Possible Civil Rights Violations in Student Ticketing 1 Jilly_in_VA May 2022 May 2022 3 2406

Chicago's criminal cop crews 1 cbabe May 2022 May 2022 2 1961

Illinois FB settlement checks are going out 4 Doc Sportello May 2022 May 2022 3 2758

Illinois man convicted of giving son rifle he used to kill 4 1 sl8 May 2022 May 2022 9 2677

Seventh Circuit hears racketeering case against Illinois energy giant 3 mahatmakanejeeves May 2022 May 2022 4 2073

FYI: 5 Illinois Counties Now in Medium Transmission Risk for COVID: CDC 0 ShazzieB May 2022 May 2022 5 2357

Moody's gives Illinois second credit upgrade within one year 4 TexasTowelie Apr 2022 Apr 2022 6 2596

Amazon avoids OSHA citations and fines in Edwardsville warehouse collapse 2 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2022 Apr 2022 1 2383

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On this day, April 25, 1946, the wreck of the Exposition Flyer occurred. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2022 Apr 2022 3 3176

First Mother Jones Festival planned for May 1 in Mt. Olive, IL 2 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 2 2233

Employment and Training to Hold Open House and Ribbon Cutting for Jersey and Calhoun Counties New Of 0 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 0 1705

Pritzker signs final first-term budget for state of Illinois ahead of re-election push 4 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 3 2174

April 20 1769 - The great Ottawa Chief Pontiac was assassinated 7 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 7 2877

Community Leads Scientific Effort to Monitor Streams 0 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 2 1683

Local Authors Help Promote the History of Rochester, IL and Sangamon County 0 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 1 1972

East St. Louis Principal Brittany Green transformed a failing school -- and won statewide honors for 0 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 3 2034

On my way thru downtown this AM saw a big yellow and blue flag 🇺🇦 1 live love laugh Apr 2022 Apr 2022 17 2472

Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation Launches New Food Innovation Center 1 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 3 1810

Chicago promotes itself as LGBTQ-friendly in bashing DeSantis, Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' law 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2022 Apr 2022 3 1770

New path through Swansea and Fairview Heights will connect 2,000 homes to Metro Bike Trail 0 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 1 1830

How utility right-of-ways became a key habitat for native plants 0 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 4 1664

'Practical abortion fund' sees surge of patients traveling to Illinois 0 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 6 1764

Illinois Dealer Group Must Pay $10 Million For Adding Illegal Fees, Services To Customer Contracts 4 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2022 Apr 2022 4 2734

Pandemic funding is running out for Illinois community health workers 0 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 1 1585

Illinois bill backlog that once climbed to $16.7B now manageable at $3.5B 4 mucifer Apr 2022 Apr 2022 3 2419

Inside the plan to create an abortion refuge for a post-Roe era 3 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2022 Mar 2022 16 2313

Belleville District 201's vocational career center is starting to take shape 0 Sherman A1 Mar 2022 Mar 2022 2 1611

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Former Belleville man files complaint alleging East St. Louis police officer beat him 0 Sherman A1 Mar 2022 Mar 2022 3 2052

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A NASCAR race in Madison could bring in $60 million to the St. Louis region 0 Sherman A1 Mar 2022 Mar 2022 4 1850

Edwardsville pipeline leaked an estimated 165,000 gallons of oil. Some flowed into a creek 0 Sherman A1 Mar 2022 Mar 2022 1 1820

Illinois class 3A championship game - what a game! 2 rurallib Mar 2022 Mar 2022 4 2095

Richard Irvin opposing Pritzker: "All Lives Matter" 18 live love laugh Mar 2022 Mar 2022 3 5226

Chicago weather: 3 mucifer Mar 2022 Mar 2022 2 2186

Madigan indicted! 5 murielm99 Mar 2022 Mar 2022 10 3129

IDOA And State Fire Marshal Encourage Farmers To Practice Safety While Working In Grain Bins 1 Sherman A1 Feb 2022 Feb 2022 1 2282

Lawyer who helped dismantle Pritzker's school mask mandate announces run for attorney general 4 TexasTowelie Feb 2022 Feb 2022 1 2578

Illinois State Museum to Host the Mobile Museum of Tolerance 0 Sherman A1 Feb 2022 Feb 2022 5 1551

State Sen. Thomas Cullerton to plead guilty in federal embezzlement case 4 TexasTowelie Feb 2022 Feb 2022 1 2030

Mask melee in Illinois House sparks profanity, protests, penalties -- and an apology 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2022 Feb 2022 1 1687

Former Teacher Indicted On 12 Sex Felonies 2 Sherman A1 Feb 2022 Feb 2022 6 2438

Illinois State University Took Stand For Equality In Education After Civil War 0 Sherman A1 Feb 2022 Feb 2022 5 1929

Detailed 2022 congressional district maps for Illinois? 5 ShazzieB Feb 2022 Feb 2022 0 2908

Workers at dozens of Metro East warehouses have no safe rooms to shelter from tornadoes 0 Sherman A1 Feb 2022 Feb 2022 1 1711

Ameren Illinois Lineman Performs Lifesaving Act For Family In Need At Rock Spring Park 0 Sherman A1 Feb 2022 Feb 2022 11 1830

State Of Illinois Launches New Interactive Tool To Help Students Choose The Right College 0 Sherman A1 Feb 2022 Feb 2022 1 1775

'Predator' Gets 60 Years For Twice Raping 6-Year-Old Alton Girl 8 Sherman A1 Feb 2022 Feb 2022 14 3094

Illinois attorney general appeals court order blocking Pritzker's school mask and vaccine mandates 0 Sherman A1 Feb 2022 Feb 2022 4 1670

Many Metro East warehouses don't have tornado shelters despite a low price tag 3 Sherman A1 Feb 2022 Feb 2022 1 2007

New Book On Madison County History Has Something For Everyone 1 Sherman A1 Feb 2022 Feb 2022 3 1697

Ex-officer who killed Laquan McDonald leaves prison after serving less than half of sentence 3 Jilly_in_VA Feb 2022 Feb 2022 2 2464

Centralia Man Sentenced For Maintaining Drug House 1 Sherman A1 Feb 2022 Feb 2022 0 1902

Meteorologist Predicts Close To Dozen Inches Of Snow In Alton, 14-15 Inches For Jerseyville, Carlinv 0 Sherman A1 Feb 2022 Feb 2022 0 1897

Region Prepares For Significant Sleet/Snow Storm In Coming Days 7 Sherman A1 Feb 2022 Feb 2022 1 2635

Pritzker to propose grocery, motor fuel and property tax relief for Illinoisans 0 Sherman A1 Jan 2022 Jan 2022 6 1855

Jonathan Jackson, son of the Rev. Jesse Jackson, enters race for Bobby Rush's congressional seat 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 4 1768

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Illinois Supreme Court weighing officials' use of campaign funds for lawyers 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 1 2125

Obama Presidential Center will have space named for Hadiya Pendleton, murdered South Side teen 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 5 1680

Bill could increase gun restrictions on orders of protection 2 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 2 1905

Lawmakers, Gov. J.B. Pritzker returning to Capitol in Illinois for in-person sessions 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 1 1513

Illinois lawmakers will explore statewide standards following Amazon warehouse deaths 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 2 1336

Metro East to share in $220 million to improve ports and transit systems 1 Sherman A1 Jan 2022 Jan 2022 1 1717

Illinois environmentalists again push for the state to ban burning of toxic PFAS 1 Sherman A1 Jan 2022 Jan 2022 0 2093

First Black mayor of Aurora to run as GOP challenger in Illinois governor's race 1 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2022 Jan 2022 0 1925

Lawsuit Against Amazon On Behalf Of Delivery Driver Austin McEwen's Family After His Death In Tornad 0 Sherman A1 Jan 2022 Jan 2022 6 1838

Judge Axes Teen Rape Verdict, Says 148 Days Jail Is 'Plenty' 7 Jilly_in_VA Jan 2022 Jan 2022 6 4037

Chicago students stage walkout, say COVID protocols lacking 0 Sherman A1 Jan 2022 Jan 2022 3 1722

Pilsen metal shredder could become next big environmental battle in Chicago 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 1 1958

Illinois State Police to Conduct Occupant Restraint Enforcement Patrols 1 Sherman A1 Jan 2022 Jan 2022 0 2002

Mask mandate lawsuits 8 guillaumeb Jan 2022 Jan 2022 5 3216

Woman Dies In Fatal Crash On I-255 1 Sherman A1 Jan 2022 Jan 2022 0 2262

IDOT Announces Kampsville Ferry Will Close Temporarily Because Of Ice Situation 0 Sherman A1 Jan 2022 Jan 2022 1 1692

Firefighters Battle Freezing Cold Conditions, Wind, Save 15 Or More Boats, Six Boats Lost 1 Sherman A1 Jan 2022 Jan 2022 0 1888

Increased protection efforts renewed following fatal stabbing of Illinois DCFS worker 1 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2022 Jan 2022 4 1734

CPS classes canceled again Thursday as CTU, district fail to reach agreement 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 0 1571

Illinois lawmakers will have a shorter 2022 session due to the surge in COVID-19 cases 0 Sherman A1 Jan 2022 Jan 2022 0 1459

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