Articles filed under Chicago Sun-Times
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Chico promises western access to O'Hare if elected, then to tax resulting entertainment districtFeb 08, 2019 12:00 am - Mayoral candidate Gery Chico on Friday rolled out an innovative idea to honor his promise not to put "another brick on the back" of Chicago taxpayers: a special taxing a...
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Tom Ricketts meets with Muslims in wake of father's racist emailsFeb 08, 2019 12:00 am - Chicago Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts met with representatives from the Muslim community at the Chicago chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations for 90 minutes ...
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Burke only had to ask to get tax breaksFeb 07, 2019 12:00 am - Alderman Edward M. Burke - who's in the re-election fight of his life as he faces a criminal charge that he tried to extort a fast-food franchise owner - got property ta...
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Panel pitches plan to pay poor $1,000 a monthFeb 07, 2019 12:00 am - Each month, 1,000 struggling Chicagoans would get $1,000, no strings attached, to help break the cycle of poverty, under a trail-blazing pilot program proposed Thursday ...
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City should annex suburbs, McCarthy says. No thanks, suburbs sayFeb 05, 2019 10:00 pm - Mayoral candidate Garry McCarthy on Tuesday proposed annexing suburban communities - including Norridge, Oak Park, Oak Lawn and Evergreen Park - to generate revenue need...
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Cubs ownership patriarch Joe Ricketts 'regrets' racist emails leaked MondayFeb 04, 2019 12:00 am - Leaked emails published Monday by the website Splinter.com revealed racist jokes and conspiracy theories spouted and/or shared by TD Ameritrade founder Joe Ricketts, the...
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More shelter pets finding homesJan 30, 2019 12:00 am - A record rate of animals found new homes after staying at the only city-run animal shelter last year, city officials said Wednesday. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Anima...
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Alderman given an ultimatumJan 30, 2019 12:00 am - Four Chicago aldermen demanded Wednesday that colleague Danny Solis make a choice: Come "out of the shadows," apologize for his transgressions and start serving his cons...
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Study: A third of young adults want out of ChicagoJan 29, 2019 10:00 pm - Over a third of young adults in Chicago - especially African Americans - want out of this city, citing racism, fractured police-community relations, neighborhood disinve...
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Felon accused of threatening cops in barJan 29, 2019 10:00 pm - A Texas man facing a felony gun charge after he allegedly threatened to kill off-duty Chicago police officers in a Bridgeport bar was ordered held on $25,000 bail Wednes...