Articles filed under Chicago Sun-Times
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Prosecutors to appeal would-be bomber's sentenceJun 19, 2019 1:00 am - Federal prosecutors are taking the unusual step of appealing the 16-year prison sentence handed last month to a Hillside man who in September 2012 tried to set off a 1,0...
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Michael McAuliffe, Chicago's only Republican state rep, resignsJun 17, 2019 1:00 am - Rep. Michael McAuliffe, the only Chicago Republican serving in the Illinois House of Representatives, on Monday announced his resignation after 23 years in office. It's...
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CPD second-in-command won't be punished for taking pre-approved family vacation to ArubaJun 16, 2019 11:00 pm - The No. 2 man in the Chicago Police Department will not be suspended, fired or removed for taking a family vacation in early June - approved and paid for in October - in...
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Former Wheaton resident part of Kokandy's Chicago premiere of 'Head Over Heels'Jun 14, 2019 6:00 am - The July 5 preview of Kokandy Productions' "Head Over Heels" will be a bit of a mini reunion for Wheaton-Warrenville's Class of '78 speech team. At least 25 alums will h...
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Alderman proposes noise monitors on Lake Shore Drive to crack down on loud motorcyclesJun 12, 2019 11:00 pm - Two years ago, state Rep. Sara Feigenholz of Chicago championed a new state law aimed at reducing motorcycle noise and loud mufflers on Lake Shore Drive that prevent res...
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Lightfoot renews threat to remove police officers from Chicago Public SchoolsJun 12, 2019 11:00 pm - Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Thursday renewed her threat to remove police officers from public schools on the heels of a blistering audit that accused the Chicago Police Depa...
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Sun-Times: Pritzker signs abortion lawJun 12, 2019 1:00 am - Bucking neighboring states, Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday sent a big signal by signing a law to protect Illinois' abortion rights should Roe v. Wade be over...
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Judge quickly rules Obama library can proceedJun 10, 2019 11:00 pm - U.S. District Judge John Blakey had promised to quickly resolve the legal challenge that loomed over the Obama Presidential Center. And he apparently meant it. In a surp...
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Ready or not, here come 2,500 electric scooters as city chooses 10 vendorsJun 10, 2019 11:00 pm - Mayor Lori Lightfoot's administration on Tuesday chose 10 companies to run a four-month, 2,500 electric scooter pilot program and launched a quickie education plan to pe...
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Employee fired after nude photos of her were sent to grandmother, workplaceJun 10, 2019 1:00 am - In early May, a Chicago woman was floored when her grandmother shared a text message she received the night before. The woman, 27, recognized herself immediately: The te...