Articles filed under Chicago Sun-Times
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Illinois' assault weapons ban back in effect - for now - after ruling by federal appeals judge in ChicagoMay 04, 2023 1:00 am - A federal appeals judge in Chicago has put a hold on last week's ruling that blocked enforcement of Illinois' assault weapons ban. Appellate Judge Frank Easterbrook agre...
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Steer escapes during senior prank, runs through Niles, Park RidgeApr 27, 2023 1:00 am - Police officers from multiple agencies descended on a tranquil Park Ridge street Thursday morning - a place where the last of the spring daffodils were blooming and wher...
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Defense calls bribery charges 'collateral damage' in feds' pursuit of MadiganApr 24, 2023 1:00 am - A defense attorney for a longtime friend of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan called on a federal jury Monday to "be the shield" between a private citizen an...
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Hot dogs were in his DNA: Vienna Beef boss Eisenberg dies at 92Apr 20, 2023 1:00 am - James Eisenberg was a champion of the Chicago hot dog. As the head of Vienna Beef, he'd take his late wife Elin to eat at a nice restaurant downtown, but both always sav...
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Federal appeals court denies request to block Illinois' weapons banApr 18, 2023 1:00 am - The federal appeals court in Chicago on Tuesday denied a request to block the state's ban on high-powered rifles while it faces legal challenges. The 7th U.S. Circuit Co...
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Former ComEd CEO testifies secretly recorded call actually 'proves my innocence'Apr 18, 2023 1:00 am - Former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore held her ground while being cross-examined by a federal prosecutor in her corruption trial Tuesday, insisting that a secretly recorded ...
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Gacy prosecutor Robert Egan dies at 74Apr 18, 2023 1:00 am - Robert Egan's wife, Tracy, remembers her husband as a gifted storyteller, though she said he rarely spared the gory details, even at the dinner table. After decades work...
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Portillo's workers in Addison vote to unionizeApr 13, 2023 1:00 am - Workers at a Portillo's food production center in Addison voted Thursday to unionize. The employees voted 28-20 to accept union affiliation, said the National Labor Rela...
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Ex-ComEd CEO testifies she didn't view Madigan as ally of utilityApr 13, 2023 1:00 am - Federal jurors have spent five weeks listening to the voice of former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore, caught in a cache of secret FBI recordings in which prosecutors say she...
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Former Harvest Bible leader accused of attacking woman in CaliforniaApr 12, 2023 1:00 am - The former pastor of a Rolling Meadows church has been charged with felony battery and assault in California. James MacDonald, who was fired from Harvest Bible Chapel in...