Articles filed under Chicago Sun-Times
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Two months into merger, Ogden principal benched after attendance problemsNov 01, 2018 11:00 pm - Two months into a sensitive merger with a lower income school, Ogden International School of Chicago's principal has been "reassigned" over allegations that Ogden's atte...
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Alderman urges city to create financial incentive to boost anemic recycling rateNov 01, 2018 11:00 pm - Chicago should seriously consider replacing its $9.50-a-month garbage collection fee with a volume-based rate to give homeowners a financial "incentive" to recycle - and...
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Police shoot person on South SideOct 31, 2018 1:00 am - A person was shot by a Chicago police officer Wednesday night in the East Chatham neighborhood on the South Side. The shooting happened when officers confronted a group ...
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Getting the boot: West Loop leads city in cars clamped, but South Side also highOct 28, 2018 11:00 pm - Motorists who park their cars in the booming West Loop and Near West Side have gotten the boot more times this year than those in other neighborhoods, according to figur...
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Chicago cop, accused of sex crimes against teenage boys, never been disciplinedOct 25, 2018 11:00 pm - Fifteen years ago, Chicago police Officer Eric J. Elkins was charged with having sex with a 16-year-old boy he befriended while moonlighting as a high school security gu...
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Van Dyke's lawyer fights to reverse the conviction of another Chicago copOct 24, 2018 11:00 pm - The man who led Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke's defense team found himself back in a courtroom Tuesday, asking a panel of judges to reverse an imprisoned Chicago...
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City Council committee OKs closing Cornell Drive for Obama Presidential CenterOct 24, 2018 11:00 pm - Road closures that would pave the way for construction of the $500 million Obama Presidential Center in Jackson Park on Thursday got the green light from a City Council ...
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Kanye cash to Chance-backed candidate pays off debt, but sparks Trump questionsOct 21, 2018 11:00 pm - Rapper Kanye West on Monday donated $73,540 to the longshot Chicago mayoral campaign of Amara Enyia, six days after Chance the Rapper's celebrity endorsement elevated En...
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To help Chicago businesses, fully fund public transit, report saysOct 18, 2018 11:00 pm - To preserve the region's economic vitality, Chicago needs to invest in its aging, under-maintained public transport infrastructure, a newly released report concluded. Th...
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McMahon bills Cook County almost $50K for Van Dyke prosecutionOct 17, 2018 1:00 am - Kane County State's Attorney Joseph McMahon has billed Cook County for nearly $50,000 for expenses from his more than two years spent as the special prosecutor in Chicag...