Articles filed under Chicago Sun-Times
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CPS approves new rules for cops in schools, but concern over 'school-to-prison pipeline' remainsAug 28, 2019 11:00 pm - An agreement that set new ground rules for officers working in Chicago Public Schools was approved Wednesday despite months of public scrutiny and heavy criticism from s...
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Lightfoot vows to show 'path forward' in Thursday's 'State of the City' addressAug 28, 2019 1:00 am - Though Mayor Lori Lightfoot has dismissed the first-100-days tradition as a "Hallmark holiday created by the media, not us," the first-term mayor spent Wednesday touting...
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Foxx unveils plan to expunge 'tens of thousands' of pot convictionsAug 27, 2019 1:00 am - Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx announced plans Tuesday to team with a San Francisco-based nonprofit to erase "tens of thousands" of minor cannabis convictions in ...
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City's Labor Day weekend crime-fighting strategy: 'flood the zone' againAug 26, 2019 11:00 pm - Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Tuesday she'll once again "flood the zone" over Labor Day weekend, upping police presence in the city to try to reduce gun violence. Lightfoot ...
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Addressing race in Bronzeville forum, Buttigieg says: 'We have to act'Aug 20, 2019 11:00 pm - South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg brought his presidential campaign to Bronzeville Tuesday night, addressing a host of issues related to race in the United State...
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Window washer rescued dangling from high-riseAug 19, 2019 11:00 pm - Fire officials rescued a window washer who was hanging from a high-rise building Tuesday in River North. Officers were dispatched at 12:08 p.m. for reports of the window...
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Political leaders condemn mock assassination during fundraiser in WinfieldAug 19, 2019 1:00 am - Political leaders on both sides of the aisle condemned a stunt at a weekend political fundraiser in Winfield that included the mock assassination of a person wearing a m...
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Person questioned for throwing rocks in Loop after reports of smashed car windowsAug 14, 2019 11:00 pm - Police are questioning a person spotted throwing rocks in the Loop Thursday in the wake of dozens of cars being vandalized in Loop parking garages earlier in the week. P...
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Lightfoot dumps communications chief just shy of 100 daysAug 14, 2019 11:00 pm - Mayor Lori Lightfoot's communications director Marielle Sainvilus resigned Thursday, two weeks shy of the 100-day mark. Chicagomaroon.com Former Mayor Rahm Emanuel dumpe...
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Dorothy Brown won't seek re-election as Cook County circuit clerkAug 14, 2019 1:00 am - Dorothy Brown, the longtime Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County, has decided not to seek re-election next year. Brown's decision not to run closes an almost 20-yea...