Articles filed under Chicago Sun-Times
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Chicago students walk out of class in protestJan 14, 2022 12:00 am - Several hundred students walked out of classes Friday to rally outside Chicago Public Schools downtown headquarters calling for additional COVID-19 safety measures durin...
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Illinoisans in line for restitution payments under Navient settlementJan 13, 2022 12:00 am - Thousands of Illinoisans will receive restitution payments and debt cancellations from Navient, one of the nation's largest student loan servicing companies, under terms...
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Shedd Aquarium plans major makeoverJan 10, 2022 12:00 am - Chicago's Shedd Aquarium is about to make a big splash — over the next eight years. The venerable cultural institution on Monday announced its Centennial Commitment, a $...
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Chicago students to return WednesdayJan 10, 2022 12:00 am - The Chicago Teachers Union's governing body has voted to suspend its labor action and return to in-person work Tuesday, ending a bitter dispute with Chicago Public Schoo...
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Kinzinger to focus on fighting right-wing extremism, won't run for governor or SenateJan 05, 2022 12:00 am - Leading Trump critic U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger, who in October said he would not seek another term in the House but left open the potential of running for senator or gove...
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Chicago classes canceled Wednesday as union refuses in-person workJan 04, 2022 12:00 am - Chicago Public Schools classes are canceled today as the Chicago Teachers Union voted to refuse in-person work, defying district plans because of post-holidays COVID-19 ...
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Benedictine monks cut ties with Benet Academy months after school hired coach in same-sex marriageJan 04, 2022 12:00 am - A group of Benedictine monks are cutting ties with a west suburban Catholic high school months after the school, under mounting pressure, hired a woman in a same-sex mar...
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Oak Park to honor Betty White with official dayJan 04, 2022 12:00 am - Betty White became America's sweetheart, but first, she was Oak Park's little bundle of joy. The late actress, who died on Dec. 31 at her Brentwood, California, home, wa...
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Cook County judge carjacked at gunpointDec 31, 2021 12:00 am - A Cook County judge was carjacked at gunpoint along with a 3-year-old boy late Thursday in Humboldt Park. Judge Anna Loftus was robbed of her 2018 Subaru Crosstrek, her ...
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State lawmakers slash January legislative session due to COVID-19 surgeDec 30, 2021 12:00 am - An explosion in COVID-19 cases has prompted state lawmakers to cut short their first legislative sessions of 2022, leaders announced Thursday. The General Assembly will ...