Articles filed under Chicago Sun-Times
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Jesse Jackson Jr. files for divorce from wife, SandiDec 12, 2016 10:00 pm - Chicago's onetime political power couple appears to be a couple no more. Former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. has filed for divorce from his wife, former Chicago Alderman Sandi...
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Chicago exploring incentives to boost dismal recycling rateDec 08, 2016 10:00 pm - Mayor Rahm Emanuel's administration is exploring the possibility of offering recycling homeowners a break on their monthly garbage collection fee to boost a "dismal" rec...
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Police shooting case settled for $2.4 millionDec 08, 2016 10:00 pm - Chicago taxpayers will spend nearly $2.4 million to compensate the family of a 27-year-old black motorist who was shot to death by police after a 2011 traffic stop in En...
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New CPS construction bonds may be A-OKDec 08, 2016 10:00 pm - Who'd have thought the financially strapped Chicago Public Schools could get an A-rated bond these days? It happened Thursday. Fitch gave a proposed bond issue an A rati...
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Hundreds gather at vigil for boxer Ed BrownDec 06, 2016 10:00 pm - Hundreds of people gathered at the Garfield Park fieldhouse Tuesday night in honor of slain Chicago boxer Ed "Bad Boy" Brown, who was fatally shot near his home on the W...
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Kim Foxx sworn in as Cook County state's attorneyDec 01, 2016 12:00 am - Promising "transparency" and building trust with many in the community who are "angry and grieving," Kim Foxx was sworn in Thursday as Cook County's first black female s...
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Report: Trump names Todd Ricketts to No. 2 Commerce postNov 30, 2016 12:00 am - President-elect Donald Trump has named Chicago Cubs co-owner Todd Ricketts to be his next Deputy Secretary of Commerce, according to a report in the Chicago Sun-Times. T...
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Video of customer rant prompts $22K in donations to store workerNov 29, 2016 10:00 pm - Jessie Grady was eyeing a rack of Christmas ornaments at the Michaels store in Lake View on Wednesday, when she heard a woman shouting and witnessed a confrontation that...
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CPD Supt. Johnson on proposed use of force changes: Speak upNov 28, 2016 10:00 pm - It's an old adage meant to fill polling booths: If you don't vote, don't complain about who's in office. Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson, with noticeable frustration ...
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Political insiders cashed in on failed O'Hare projectNov 27, 2016 10:00 pm - He was a twenty-something wannabe developer, the son of immigrants from India, and he dreamed of building a $900 million hotel and convention complex near O'Hare Airport...