Articles filed under Chicago Sun-Times
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Add about 10% to cost of pop: Cook County OKs soda taxNov 10, 2016 12:00 am - The Cook County Board of Commissioners on Thursday narrowly passed a 1-cent-per-ounce tax on sweetened beverages, but only after Board President Toni Preckwinkle came in...
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Ex-Redflex CEO gets 30 months for aiding red-light camera briberyNov 09, 2016 10:00 pm - Chicagoans are sick of watching elected officials walk through the revolving door of the Dirksen Federal Courthouse, a judge said Thursday. But, she noted: "It takes two...
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Amendment to put state road money in 'lock box' approved by votersNov 09, 2016 12:00 am - Illinois voters Tuesday night approved the "Safe Roads Amendment" that ensures billions of state dollars will be set aside for transportation projects, though opponents ...
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Thousands in Chicago protest Trump's electionNov 09, 2016 12:00 am - A day after Donald Trump's election to the presidency, campaign divisions appeared to widen as many thousands of demonstrators — some with signs declaring "NOT MY PRESI...
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Lawsuit seeks to overturn Chicago's home-sharing ordinanceNov 07, 2016 10:00 pm - Chicago crossed the line into the privacy of people's homes - and violated constitutional protections - by imposing sweeping regulations governing Airbnb and other home-...
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Police had no choice but to shoot man pointing gun, alderman saysNov 06, 2016 10:00 pm - Chicago Police officers had no choice but to shoot a man pointing a gun in their direction after an apparent road rage case involving a firefighter and a family that had...
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CTU members vote to ratify contractNov 01, 2016 11:00 pm - Tentative voting results indicate that the 25,000 active members of the Chicago Teachers Union have ratified an agreement reached with Chicago's school board, officials ...
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Judicial candidate who donned robes barred from taking officeOct 31, 2016 11:00 pm - The state Supreme Court has suspended the law license of Rhonda Crawford, a candidate for Cook County judge who faces criminal charges for donning judicial robes and all...
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Des Plaines man surprises Mount Prospect girlfriend by proposing at WrigleyOct 31, 2016 1:00 am - Because his girlfriend has the relentlessly suspicious mind of a "Masterpiece Theatre" detective, Joe Czerniak hid the engagement ring he planned to surprise her with in...
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Lake in the Hills dad, daughter get Cubs tickets after 20 hours in lineOct 31, 2016 1:00 am - Mike Lyp was a little lethargic Monday at work. "Yeah, I'm dragging butt," he told the Chicago Sun-Times. "But I'm happy." He'd had a long 36 hours. Lyp, 44, a tow-truck...