Articles filed under Chicago Sun-Times
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Activist's art project analyzes Chicago's segregation in 'Folded Map' projectMay 20, 2018 11:00 pm - Tonika Johnson says her whole life has led up to the "Folded Map" project. The 38-year-old grew up in Englewood on the South Side. She went to Lane Technical College Pre...
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New Uber offering to further alter how Chicagoans get aroundMay 16, 2018 11:00 pm - Uber launched a new service in Chicago Thursday that seeks to get more people in the same car at the same time - and could possibly eat into CTA's ridership as well as c...
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New study offers 24 ideas to take on Chicago-area segregationMay 14, 2018 11:00 pm - Expanding housing voucher options, piloting new transit options and offering property tax relief to those who invest in affordable housing are just some of the ways to c...
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Parking meter deal keeps getting worse for city as meter revenues riseMay 14, 2018 11:00 pm - Chicago's parking meter system raked in $134.2 million last year, putting private investors on pace to recoup their entire $1.16 billion investment by 2021 with 62 years...
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New art installation looks like Divvy station for gunsMay 10, 2018 11:00 pm - Anyone walking by Daley Plaza the next few days may be shocked to see what looks like a Divvy station for automatic weapons. The new art installation, called "Chicago Gu...
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Chicago Fire Department under fire - for workplace violence against a womanMay 08, 2018 11:00 pm - The Chicago Fire Department already has been accused of creating a hostile work environment where women are sexually harassed with impunity by their superiors and a "cod...
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Family of mom who died awarded $4 millionMay 08, 2018 1:00 am - The family of a woman who died in 2012 after giving birth to twins at a hospital in South suburban Harvey has been awarded $4 million in a wrongful-death lawsuit. On Dec...
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Spanish architect to design River Point sculptureMay 07, 2018 11:00 pm - Santiago Calatrava's 2,000-foot-tall Chicago Spire never did get built, thanks to a recession that had nothing to do with his spectacular design. But Calatrava will leav...
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Lori Lightfoot resigns as Police Board president, setting stage for mayoral runMay 06, 2018 11:00 pm - Chicago Police Board President Lori Lightfoot resigned Monday from the nine-member board that will decide the fate of Chicago Police Officer Robert Rialmo, setting the s...
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Facebook Live hate crime defendant back in jail for suspected Facebook useMay 04, 2018 1:00 am - Using Facebook has again gotten a Chicago woman thrown in jail. Brittany Covington, 19, was sentenced to probation and released from jail six months ago after pleading g...