Articles filed under Chicago Sun-Times
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Cullerton's lawyer appears close to deal with prosecutors about key evidenceJan 23, 2020 12:00 am - State Sen. Thomas Cullerton's lawyer is apparently finalizing a deal with federal prosecutors over key evidence in the indicted politician's embezzlement case. Cullerton...
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Long-vacant Ravenswood Hospital being converted to senior apartments, assisted livingJan 22, 2020 10:00 pm - The vacant Ravenswood Hospital on the North Side has long been an eyesore, its walls grubby with graffiti. But on Friday, officials broke ground on an $81 million projec...
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Alderman: Council will set up police review soonJan 22, 2020 10:00 pm - A long-stalled ordinance paving the way for civilian police oversight will pass the City Council in February or March - before Mayor Lori Lightfoot chooses a permanent r...
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Juice WRLD died of oxycodone, codeine overdose: autopsyJan 21, 2020 10:00 pm - An autopsy has ruled that rapper-singer Juice WRLD died of an overdose of oxycodone and codeine, the Cook County medical examiner's office said Wednesday. Juice WRLD, bo...
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Alderman's brother accused of being AWOL from city job on New Year's EveJan 20, 2020 10:00 pm - The brother of Alderman Harry Osterman (48th Ward) has been slapped with a five-day suspension after being accused of being AWOL from his $51.10-an-hour job at Chicago's...
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Three children among barbershop shooting victimsJan 16, 2020 12:00 am - Three boys and two men were shot Thursday at a barbershop in East Garfield Park on the West Side, authorities said. Two people walked into Gotcha Faded barbershop about ...
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Chicago might ban foam food containers and limit plastic forks, knives, strawsJan 15, 2020 12:00 am - Chicago restaurants and carryout places would be prohibited from using foam containers and required to provide plastic straws and food utensils only on request under a s...
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Ex-investigator accused of wrongdoing in shooting probeJan 15, 2020 12:00 am - An investigator for the now-abolished Independent Police Review Authority was accused Thursday of concealing “material” information about a police shooting, improperly c...
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Firm hired to study State Street changesJan 13, 2020 10:00 pm - Is the State Street corridor in need of a makeover? That is the question that an urban design firm will tackle in the coming months before releasing a report this fall w...
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'Serial Stowaway' Marilyn Hartman deemed fit to stand trial for trespassing at O'HareJan 12, 2020 10:00 pm - Marilyn Hartman, the 68-year-old woman with a history of sneaking aboard airplanes without a ticket, is fit to stand trial, a Cook County judge ruled Monday. Judge Peggy...