Articles filed under Chicago Sun-Times
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Chicago homicides down sharply in 2017, still over 650 slainJan 01, 2018 10:00 pm - Offering a hint of hope to a city notorious worldwide for its gun violence, Chicago saw a decline of more than 100 homicide victims in 2017 compared with the previous ye...
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Will property tax prepayments matter in all counties?Dec 28, 2017 12:00 am - Time is running out for taxpayers eager to get a jump on their property taxes before changes recently passed by Congress kick in - but in Cook County, office hours are b...
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Bond court reforms lead to record-low inmate count in Cook CountyDec 23, 2017 12:00 am - More people are home for Christmas in Chicago this year than any time in decades - more people who are facing criminal charges, that is. The Cook County jail this week h...
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Chicago sports teams put up $1 million to fight city's gun violenceDec 19, 2017 10:00 pm - Chicago's five major professional sports teams announced Wednesday that they will donate a combined $1 million to help reduce the rampant gun violence here. The owners o...
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State court favors city in dispute over food-truck rulesDec 19, 2017 10:00 pm - A state appeals court panel has unanimously rejected a lawsuit that challenges the city of Chicago's five-year-old ordinance regulating food trucks. In a unanimous rulin...
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Caucus brands canceled special ed hearing a 'cover-up'Dec 18, 2017 10:00 pm - The City Council's 11-member Progressive Caucus on Monday demanded to know why this week's Education Committee meeting on special education funding at the Chicago Public...
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'Lizard Squad' hacker admits to conspiracy targeting 'thousands'Dec 18, 2017 10:00 pm - A Maryland man with ties to international hacking groups with "thousands of victims" pleaded guilty in Chicago Tuesday to a conspiracy that may land him behind bars. But...
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'They tortured him': $1000 offered for info on murder of homeless manDec 17, 2017 10:00 pm - After a homeless man was beaten to death in East Ukrainian Village, community activist Andrew Holmes spent Sunday afternoon walking up and down a stretch North Ashland, ...
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Crackdown on stolen cellphones targets scores of businessesDec 17, 2017 10:00 pm - Dozens of Chicago businesses have been slapped with hefty fines and cease-and-desist orders for violating an ordinance triggered by a robbery that targeted Mayor Rahm Em...
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Lawsuit alleges Cook Assessor Berrios shifts property taxes to poorDec 14, 2017 12:00 am - The Brighton Park Neighborhood Council and the Logan Square Neighborhood Association filed a lawsuit Thursday against Cook County Assessor Joe Berrios, alleging that his...