Articles filed under Chicago Sun-Times
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Feds investigating $5,000 check to aldermanMay 25, 2016 11:00 pm - Chicago Ald. Jason Ervin is "trying to cooperate" with the FBI as it investigates a nearly $5,000 check he received from a woman now charged with bilking an Illinois you...
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Some charter schools won't survive proposed budget cutsMay 24, 2016 11:00 pm - Several of Chicago's 130 charter schools fear they won't be able to afford to reopen their doors in the fall if proposed budget cuts from Chicago Public Schools become a...
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Uber and Lyft threaten to abandon Chicago to avoid licensingMay 24, 2016 11:00 pm - Two-thirds of Chicago's 50 aldermen want to license ride-hailing drivers to improve public safety and level the playing field with a taxicab industry fighting for surviv...
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Chicago-area students win national handwriting competitionMay 22, 2016 11:00 pm - Two Chicago-area elementary school students were recognized as having the best handwriting in their grade level nationwide. William Markevich, a second-grader at St. Con...
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Chicago admits police code of silence on corruptionMay 19, 2016 11:00 pm - In an about-face, City Hall lawyers acknowledged in federal court Friday that a code of silence exists within the Chicago Police Department. The major statement comes as...
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Prosecutors describe gruesome Chicago family massacreMay 19, 2016 11:00 pm - Before Diego Uribe Cruz plunged a knife into his 13-year-old cousin, he had the boy look out the window and wait for his grandfather who was on his way home with hot cho...
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Ordinance would regulate alcohol at Wrigley PlazaMay 18, 2016 11:00 pm - One day after Wrigleyville community leaders put their foot down, local Alderman Tom Tunney (44th) formally introduced his compromise plan to regulate an open-air plaza ...
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Alderman proposes $200 security camera rebate for homeownersMay 18, 2016 11:00 pm - Chicago would offer homeowners a $200 rebate to purchase exterior cameras linked to the city's vast video surveillance network under an innovative plan championed by a r...
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Managing may be in Cubs catcher Ross' futureMay 18, 2016 1:00 am - MILWAUKEE - The day Fredi Gonzalez was fired as Braves manager, Cubs catcher David Ross was greeted in the Cubs' clubhouse by a wise-guy teammate announcing his entrance...
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Chicago schools to see big layoffs, larger class sizes, focus on basicsMay 17, 2016 11:00 pm - Chicago Public Schools officials told some principals to expect total school budget cuts of between 20 percent and 30 percent as the district plans for "the worst." The ...