Articles filed under Chicago Sun-Times
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Sale working on pickoff moveMar 04, 2016 12:00 am - GLENDALE, Ariz. - Chris Sale is the first to admit his move to first needs work. "My move is terrible over there," Sale said Saturday morning after throwing the equivale...
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Baez says he's comfortable playing anywhereMar 04, 2016 12:00 am - MESA, Ariz. - Another day, another position for Javy Baez - who made his first professional career start at first base Friday before acquiring his own first baseman's mi...
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City briefings: Chicago schools, union disagree on strike datesMar 03, 2016 10:00 pm - Chicago Public Schools CEO Forrest Claypool said Friday that Chicago teachers cannot strike April 1 as the union contended earlier in the week. Claypool said it is "not...
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Serial stowaway sentenced to six months of house arrestMar 02, 2016 10:00 pm - Serial stowaway Marilyn Hartman was sentenced to six months of house arrest on Thursday as punishment for her latest escapade. Hartman, who has a history of arrests for ...
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Weise happy his debut comes against BruinsMar 02, 2016 12:00 am - BOSTON - As if Dale Weise needed any extra motivation in his Blackhawks debut, it came Thursday against the Boston Bruins, a team that has grown to hate him over the yea...
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Emanuel: Lucas has heart set on lakefront site; museum could be lostMar 01, 2016 10:00 pm - Movie mogul George Lucas has his "heart set" on building a $400 million museum on 17 acres of lakefront land near Soldier Field, Mayor Rahm Emanuel disclosed Wednesday, ...
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Madigan backing primary challenger to Bobby RushFeb 29, 2016 10:00 pm - Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is backing Alderman Howard Brookins against veteran U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush in the March 15 Democratic primary. The powerful speaker ...
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CPS to cut $85 million, lay off 62 employeesFeb 28, 2016 10:00 pm - Chicago Public Schools announced $85 million in cuts on Monday, saying that in all, 62 employees - including 17 teachers - are being laid off. In a statement, the distri...
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New top Chicago cop? Black chief from Atlanta area called front-runnerFeb 25, 2016 10:00 pm - The African-American public safety director of DeKalb County, Georgia, outside Atlanta, has emerged as a front-runner to replace fired Chicago Police Supt. Garry McCarth...
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Top cop holds sergeants' feet to fire, expands CompStat programFeb 25, 2016 10:00 pm - In the face of rising gun violence in Chicago, the police department is expanding its CompStat program that analyzes crime trends. CompStat - from "computer statistics" ...