Articles filed under Chicago Sun-Times
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Controversial Obama Center garage moved: To be underground in Jackson ParkJan 08, 2018 10:00 pm - In a significant victory for neighborhood and park advocacy groups, the Obama Foundation announced on Monday that a controversial proposed aboveground garage on the Midw...
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Reputed mobster freed from jail because of cancerJan 07, 2018 10:00 pm - Barrel-chested Charles "Chucky" Russell struck an imposing figure when the reputed member of the Outfit's Grand Avenue crew appeared in federal court just over a year ag...
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Aurora youth volleyball coach bannedJan 05, 2018 12:00 am - Rick Butler, the powerhouse suburban youth volleyball coach dogged for decades by sexual abuse claims, says he's been kicked out by the sport's national governing body. ...
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Mayor Emanuel promises to deliver long-stalled ambulance expansionJan 03, 2018 10:00 pm - Mayor Rahm Emanuel moved Thursday to deliver on the promise he made and ignored nearly four years ago: To put "at least" five more advanced life support ambulances on th...
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Mayor Emanuel promises to deliver long-stalled ambulance expansionJan 03, 2018 10:00 pm - Mayor Rahm Emanuel moved Thursday to deliver on the promise he made and ignored nearly four years ago: To put "at least" five more advanced life support ambulances on th...
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Inspector general slams CPS gift card use in annual reportJan 02, 2018 10:00 pm - The independent agency that investigates Chicago Public Schools has criticized the district's "widespread" use of gift cards, saying the system is "wasteful" and has led...
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Man shot to death in Avondale is 2018's first reported homicide in ChicagoJan 01, 2018 10:00 pm - A man was found shot to death in a crashed car early Monday in the Avondale neighborhood on the Northwest Side, marking the first reported homicide in Chicago in 2018. A...
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Chicago homicides down sharply in 2017, still over 650 slainJan 01, 2018 10:00 pm - Offering a hint of hope to a city notorious worldwide for its gun violence, Chicago saw a decline of more than 100 homicide victims in 2017 compared with the previous ye...
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Will property tax prepayments matter in all counties?Dec 28, 2017 12:00 am - Time is running out for taxpayers eager to get a jump on their property taxes before changes recently passed by Congress kick in - but in Cook County, office hours are b...
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Bond court reforms lead to record-low inmate count in Cook CountyDec 23, 2017 12:00 am - More people are home for Christmas in Chicago this year than any time in decades - more people who are facing criminal charges, that is. The Cook County jail this week h...