Articles filed under Chicago Sun-Times
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Report says Cook County ripe for measles outbreakMay 09, 2019 1:00 am - A new report says Cook County is one of the most likely places for a measles outbreak - and could see among the largest number of cases of any county at risk. The report...
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Girl, 16, is mother of newborn abandoned in alley, police sayMay 08, 2019 11:00 pm - Police on Thursday determined a 16-year-old girl is the mother of a newborn boy who had been abandoned in a Hermosa alley earlier this week. Detectives questioned the gi...
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Foxx recusal leaves AG to prosecute case against activistMay 08, 2019 11:00 pm - A special prosecutor from the Illinois Attorney General's office will prosecute misdemeanor charges against Jedidiah Brown, after Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx d...
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Study: City tough for workers without degreeMay 08, 2019 11:00 pm - For adults without a college degree, Chicago might not be the ideal place to find a good-paying job and put down roots. A report from the Federal Reserve suggests they s...
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Moylan rips legal pot bill: 'Listen, do you want this stuff in your neighborhood?'May 07, 2019 5:30 am - A suburban state lawmaker on Monday implored Illinoisans to join him in throwing a wrench into the growing momentum to legalize marijuana in Illinois. “There's other way...
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Uber, Lyft drivers plan demonstration, work stoppage in ChicagoMay 07, 2019 1:00 am - Hundreds of ride-hailing drivers plan to converge on Chicago City Hall Wednesday afternoon to rally for higher wages, and, in a show of solidarity, thousands of others p...
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Lyft driver from Wheeling accused of kidnapping passenger, assaulting her twiceMay 06, 2019 1:00 am - A driver for a ride-sharing company has been charged with kidnapping and sexually assaulting a passenger in the Northwest suburbs. Alexander P. Sowa, 34, of Wheeling was...
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Former Cook County Assessor Tom Hynes dies at 80May 04, 2019 1:00 am - Former Cook County Assessor Thomas Hynes, a gentlemanly giant of Chicago Democratic politics for more than four decades, died early Saturday after a long illness. Hynes,...
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School dealing with spate of aerosol attacksMay 02, 2019 1:00 am - Sixteen students were hurt when two people sprayed an aerosol bottle Thursday afternoon at Morgan Park High School - marking the fifth time students at the school were i...
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Lawsuit: City's impound policy is 'racket'Apr 30, 2019 11:00 pm - Spencer Byrd's 1996 Cadillac DeVille meant a lot to the 51-year-old carpenter and part-time mechanic. Byrd, who lives in Harvey, kept most of his tools in the trunk and ...