Articles filed under Chicago Sun-Times
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Ex-CPD commander sentenced to home confinementDec 02, 2019 10:00 pm - When Kenneth Johnson's mother died in 1994, she left behind a bank account she shared with her son - the one where her monthly Social Security benefits landed. By then, ...
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Lightfoot fires Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson over 'ethical lapses'Dec 02, 2019 12:00 am - Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot fired Police Supt. Eddie Johnson on Monday, saying her decision was based his "ethical lapses." Lightfoot said she decided to fire Johnson a...
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CPD superintendent fired: 'Eddie Johnson repeatedly lied to me,' Lightfoot saysDec 01, 2019 10:00 pm - Mayor Lori Lightfoot has fired Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson, saying he lied to her repeatedly. Lightfoot on Monday cited an incident in October in which Johnson w...
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Video of Chicago officer body-slamming man 'very disturbing,' mayor saysNov 29, 2019 12:00 am - Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Friday decried a newly surfaced video that shows a Chicago police officer body-slamming a man to the ground as "very disturbing." In a series of ...
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Under a cloud, Sandoval resigns from state SenateNov 27, 2019 12:00 am - Facing federal scrutiny in a broadening public corruption probe, state Sen. Martin Sandoval submitted his resignation Wednesday, effective New Year's Day. Writing “with ...
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All aboard: Relatives of embattled state Sen. Martin Sandoval hitch a ride on CTA payrollNov 26, 2019 10:00 pm - The CTA hired two close relatives of state Sen. Martin Sandoval while he was chairman of the Illinois Senate's Transportation Committee that holds huge sway over transit...
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Lightfoot gets her first budget through city councilNov 26, 2019 12:00 am - Former Mayor Rahm Emanuel pitched a shutout in his first big game on a new field, even though his first city budget doubled water and sewer rates, raised city sticker fe...
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Concert to raise money for teen shot as police chased robbery suspectNov 26, 2019 12:00 am - A concert Saturday at a North Side music venue will raise money for Rylan Wilder, the 15-year-old guitar player struck by a stray bullet as Chicago and Des Plaines polic...
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Prosecutors: Man killed Naperville Central grad after she ignored his catcallsNov 26, 2019 12:00 am - A man charged with strangling a 19-year-old University of Illinois at Chicago student last weekend in a campus parking garage became angry and put her into a chokehold w...
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City treasurer defends decision to hire private security at public expenseNov 25, 2019 10:00 pm - City Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin on Monday defended her decision to hire private security - at taxpayers' expense - to replace a police bodyguard detail stripped aw...