Articles filed under Chicago Sun-Times
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Rita Crundwell, who embezzled nearly $54 million from Dixon, released from federal prisonAug 06, 2021 1:00 am - Rita Crundwell, who was convicted of embezzling nearly $54 million from Dixon when she worked as the comptroller of the small town 100 miles west of Chicago, has been re...
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Dillard weighs third run for governorAug 04, 2021 1:00 am - A former Republican state legislator and veteran of two past GOP gubernatorial administrations said Wednesday he's weighing a bid to join the field of candidates vying f...
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Hyde Park Summer Fest called offAug 04, 2021 1:00 am - Rising COVID-19 cases have prompted organizers of another Chicago festival to cancel their plans for 2021. In June, Jonathan Swain, Hyde Park Summer Fest co-organizer, h...
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Pioneering WMAQ cameraman dies at 88Aug 03, 2021 1:00 am - When Billy Jennings was a young news photographer at WMAQ-TV, it hit him: He'd landed a big job in a big market with big on-air talent. He started to pace the newsroom f...
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Blagojevich sues for right to run againAug 02, 2021 1:00 am - Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich returned Monday to the Dirksen Federal Courthouse, where he filed a lawsuit challenging a state Senate resolution that prevents him from runn...
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Podcast on serial killer John Wayne Gacy by defense lawyer's son questions police investigationJul 31, 2021 1:00 am - After a recent documentary suggested serial killer John Wayne Gacy might have had accomplices, a new podcast from a Chicago-area attorney says the police may have lied a...
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Dangerous 'forever chemicals' found in drinking waterJul 30, 2021 1:00 am - More than 100 drinking water systems across Illinois, including some in the Chicago area, have tested positive for measurable levels of harmful contaminants known as "fo...
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Lollapalooza fans optimistic as 2021 festival kicks off amid COVID-19 precautionsJul 29, 2021 1:00 am - Thousands of fans streamed into Grant Park Thursday, marking the return of Lollapalooza after COVID-19 halted last year's iteration of the 30-year-old music festival. Wi...
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53 winners of pot shop license lottery announcedJul 29, 2021 1:00 am - Following a year of acrimony and delays, state officials have announced that 53 firms entered in the state's first pot shop lottery had earned the rights to 55 lucrative...
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Lightfoot: No second thoughts about Lollapalooza as COVID cases riseJul 26, 2021 1:00 am - Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has sounded the alarm about the Delta variant and the rise in COVID-19 cases among the large number of unvaccinated Chicagoans, while also s...