Articles filed under Chicago Sun-Times
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Tax-free ride to end for Chicagoans who order bottled water, liquor online from outside cityFeb 18, 2020 10:00 pm - The tax-free ride is about to end for Chicagoans who pay less by ordering cases of water and booze for delivery to their homes and businesses. Mayor Lori Lightfoot wants...
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Guns, ammo confiscated from car at United Center before NBA All-Star GameFeb 17, 2020 10:00 pm - Authorities confiscated weapons and ammunition from a car at the United Center on Sunday before the start of the NBA All-Star Game. A 2019 black Yukon Denali drove into ...
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Pritzker plans $147 million boost for DCFSFeb 17, 2020 12:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker's second-year budget will include a $147 million increase in funding for DCFS to boost staffing and increase support for investigations. The Democrati...
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County commissioner's chief of staff indictedFeb 14, 2020 12:00 am - The chief of staff to Cook County Commissioner Jeff Tobolski has been indicted on allegations he conspired to pay bribes to secure approval for red-light cameras in the ...
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On anniversary of his death, slain Chicago police commander remembered as 'forever a hero'Feb 13, 2020 12:00 am - Two years after his death, the blue ribbons commemorating slain Chicago police Cmdr. Paul Bauer are still tied to trees all over Bridgeport, and his department portrait ...
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Ex-Chief Johnson, aide added to Chicago's 'do not hire' listFeb 12, 2020 10:00 pm - Former Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson and former Law Department spokesman Bill McCaffrey were both fired by Mayor Lori Lightfoot in December. Now they have ...
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Chinatown residents honor slain robbery victimsFeb 12, 2020 10:00 pm - Hundreds of Chinatown neighbors and friends of two men killed during an apparent robbery last weekend gathered Wednesday night to honor their lives with traditional Chin...
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Police: Fleeing suspects crashed into Rosemont squad carFeb 12, 2020 12:00 am - Three people were arrested after a car crashed into a police SUV while fleeing a traffic stop Wednesday in Rosemont, leaving one officer injured. While officers were cha...
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Sexual harassment allegations against Cook County employee lead to workplace restrictionsFeb 11, 2020 10:00 pm - A special assistant working in Cook County government has been barred from Board President Toni Preckwinkle's offices over allegations of sexual harassment against anoth...
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City 'could have a mess on our hands' if police don't use every tool against violence: LightfootFeb 11, 2020 10:00 pm - Chicago "could have a mess on our hands that eclipses some of the worst years of violence" the city has seen, unless police get proactive and use all the tools available...