Articles filed under Chicago Sun-Times
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Lightfoot 'fully expects' Columbus statue to return to Grant ParkMar 28, 2022 1:00 am - Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Monday she "fully expects" the statue of Christopher Columbus to be returned to its pedestal in Grant Park, but not before a security plan is i...
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Former Bloomingdale Twp. road boss admits taking kickbacksMar 24, 2022 1:00 am - A former suburban highway commissioner admitted Thursday that he took more than $281,000 in kickbacks and sought to hide the money from his wife, but he temporarily paus...
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First Asian American woman nominated for Chicago councilMar 24, 2022 1:00 am - An emotional Mayor Lori Lightfoot made political history on Thursday by appointing the first Asian American woman to serve on the Chicago City Council. If the city counc...
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Jury awards $742,500 to family of man shot by Chicago policeMar 24, 2022 1:00 am - A jury has found two former Chicago police officers and the city partially liable for the fatal shooting of a 21-year-old father during a mental health crisis in 2014. ...
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Some Jewel workers have yet to see raise negotiated in DecemberMar 23, 2022 1:00 am - Jewel-Osco has a unique problem in labor-management relations. Both sides agree that some workers are entitled to a raise that is weeks overdue, and the company has yet ...
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Former legislator sentenced to 6 months for cheating on taxesMar 23, 2022 1:00 am - A federal judge sentenced former state Rep. Edward "Eddie" Acevedo" on Wednesday to six months in prison for cheating on his taxes in a prosecution that resulted from th...
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Sun-Times editor who called her 'honey' changed Madeleine Albright's career directionMar 23, 2022 1:00 am - A rebuff by a top editor at the Chicago Sun-Times who called Madeleine Albright "honey" was a turning point early in her career, the Sun-Times' Lynn Sweet reports. Albr...
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Chicago casino bids down to threeMar 22, 2022 1:00 am - Chicago's drawn-out casino sweepstakes is down to three-of-a-kind, as Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Tuesday passed on a pair of proposals tied to McCormick Place - and extende...
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Ex-presidents Clinton and Bush make unannounced visit to Ukrainian Village church in ChicagoMar 20, 2022 1:00 am - Former Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush paid an unannounced visit to a Ukrainian Village church in Chicago earlier this week to stand in solidarity with the pe...
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Chicago mayoral hopeful says he'll offer $1 million worth of free gas next weekMar 18, 2022 1:00 am - A day after creating traffic jams with his offer of free gas, businessman and mayoral candidate Willie Wilson said Friday he will do it again next week - and this time h...