Articles filed under Chicago Sun-Times
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Newest Hawk Sekac looks to be good fitJan 22, 2016 9:55 am - SUNRISE, Fla. - It might seem like getting traded to the Blackhawks, with their three Stanley Cups in the past six seasons, is something any player would welcome. But no...
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City briefings: Chicago schools cut 407 jobs, $32 million in costsJan 21, 2016 10:00 pm - Chicago Public Schools laid off 227 staffers Friday and closed another 180 central and administrative positions, "painful" cuts school officials say will save $32 millio...
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Chicago cops and sheriff's police forge tighter partnershipJan 20, 2016 10:00 pm - Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart said he recently met with interim Chicago Police Supt. John Escalante at a coffeehouse to talk shop. What emerged from their discussion is a...
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With city's "Go Bagless" effort, are recycling penalties next?Jan 18, 2016 10:00 pm - A city that wasted more than a decade on a disastrous blue-bag recycling program is now trying to make another fundamental shift by persuading Chicagoans to stop putting...
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Emanuel urged to reject Cubs' request to shut down Addison and Clark on game daysJan 17, 2016 10:00 pm - Wrigleyville community leaders on Monday urged Mayor Rahm Emanuel to reject the Cubs' request to shut down Addison and Clark on game days at Wrigley Field - and widen ad...
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City briefings: Is a Chicago teacher pact within reach?Jan 14, 2016 10:00 pm - The Chicago Teachers Union and Chicago Public Schools have begun meeting daily for bargaining sessions to focus on reaching agreement on a new contract. The two sides ha...
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Hawks playing injury rouletteJan 14, 2016 12:00 am - MONTREAL - Artem Anisimov is full of surprises. Two days after he suddenly fell ill and was scratched barely an hour before a home game, Anisimov hopped a flight to Mon...
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Redflex trial: Is ex-city employee 'greedy' or cloutless scapegoat?Jan 13, 2016 10:00 pm - If Chicago's red-light camera operator wanted to bribe its way into a contract in 2003, it wouldn't have picked John Bills' palm to grease, the former city worker's lawy...
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Democrats endorse Kim Foxx for state's attorneyJan 13, 2016 10:00 pm - As expected, the Cook County Democratic Party endorsed Kim Foxx for state's attorney over incumbent Anita Alvarez after a strong push of support from Foxx's former boss ...
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R. Kelly's ex-wife testifies at federal fraud trialJan 13, 2016 10:00 pm - The fraud trial of businessman Robert Michael revolves around dry banking regulations and a sham real estate deal. But jurors got a glimpse of glamour Thursday when pros...