Articles filed under Chicago Sun-Times
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Cook County Board limits landlords' inquiries into tenants' criminal historiesApr 25, 2019 1:00 am - The Cook County Board on Thursday passed limits on the practice of asking potential tenants about their criminal histories, despite pleas to hold off until landlords and...
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Downtown Chicago office leasing accelerates, report findsApr 24, 2019 11:00 pm - Downtown Chicago has wrapped up its busiest quarter for office leasing since 2016, trimming vacancy rates ahead of an expected surge in new space, the real-estate firm C...
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Lawyers: No 'celebrity justice' for Smollett, actor was treated 'far worse'Apr 23, 2019 11:00 pm - Lawyers for Jussie Smollett say the "Empire" actor did not benefit from "celebrity justice" and that Chicago police and Cook County prosecutors treated him "far worse" t...
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UIC full-time faculty reach tentative contract deal with school, averting strikeApr 22, 2019 11:00 pm - The union representing full-time faculty at the University of Illinois at Chicago reached a tentative contract agreement Monday with university administration, preventin...
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Prosecutor receives death threats in wake of Smollett decisionApr 22, 2019 1:00 am - Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx has received a series of threats against her life and safety in the wake of her office's decision earlier this month to abruptly dr...
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Dorothy Brown worker who allegedly lied to federal grand jury set for trialApr 21, 2019 11:00 pm - The feds came calling for Dorothy Brown's cellphone more than three years ago. Not much has come of it, though. Not for Brown. Job-selling allegations have swirled aroun...
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Mueller report confirms Russians tried to hack Illinois election websiteApr 18, 2019 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Mueller report confirms the Russians tried to hack the Illinois Board of Elections website in 2016. "In one instance in approximately June 2016, the GRU...
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Police arrest 30 in fights, traffic tie-ups downtownApr 17, 2019 11:00 pm - Chicago police arrested at least 30 people Wednesday evening as hundreds of teenagers converged on several areas throughout downtown causing mayhem. More than 200 office...
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After mayoral loss, Preckwinkle reviews futureApr 17, 2019 11:00 pm - Last March, County Board President Toni Preckwinkle told the Sun-Times that the term she wound up being elected to in November would be her last. On Wednesday, Preckwink...
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El Chapo lieutenant pleads guilty to drug conspiracyApr 16, 2019 11:00 pm - A top lieutenant in the drug cartel led by Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman Loera pleaded guilty to a drug conspiracy Wednesday in federal court in Chicago. Jesus Raul Beltran ...