Articles filed under Chicago Sun-Times
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Clock begins ticking on potential Chicago casino - possibly a year awayJul 01, 2019 11:00 pm - Chicagoans will be able to take a pull on legal marijuana joints at the stroke of midnight on Jan. 1, 2020. When will they be able to pull the lever on a slot machine in...
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Chicago Police union: Cops have 'deep mistrust' for State's Attorney Kim FoxxJul 01, 2019 11:00 pm - The union representing Chicago police officers wants a special prosecutor to replace Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx in any case where a cop is the victim of a cri...
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Aldermen told of powers they're losingJun 27, 2019 11:00 pm - Chicago aldermen will lose control over everything from the location of Divvy stations in their wards to special event permits, garbage cart requests and live tree remov...
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Preckwinkle confirms she'll seek re-electionJun 27, 2019 1:00 am - Over the past few months, Toni Preckwinkle has refused to discuss whether she planned to seek a fourth term as Cook County Board president, but she left no doubt Thursda...
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County ordinance would remove ID requirement for transgender bathroom accessJun 26, 2019 1:00 am - Transgender residents in Cook County soon would be able to use restrooms, dressing rooms and other facilities they choose, based on their gender identities, without havi...
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Chicago restaurant employee accused of spitting on Eric Trump, put on leaveJun 26, 2019 1:00 am - A Fulton Market restaurant employee was taken into Secret Service custody Tuesday after she was alleged to have spit on Eric Trump, the 35-year-old son of President Dona...
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Prosecutors turn over video purported to show R. Kelly assaulting girlJun 26, 2019 1:00 am - Lawyers for R&B star R. Kelly soon will get a look at an pornographic video purported to show the singer sexually assaulting an underage girl some 20 years ago. Cook Cou...
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Toni Preckwinkle reverses decision to retire - aide says she will seek third term in 2022Jun 25, 2019 1:00 am - It looks like Toni Preckwinkle isn't ready to ride off into the sunset after all. Nearly three months after a blowout loss to Lori Lightfoot in the April runoff election...
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Lightfoot names two more $165K-a-year deputy mayors for public safety, infrastructureJun 24, 2019 11:00 pm - Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Tuesday named two more top deputies, bringing the total number of $165,000-a-year deputy mayors to four. The latest hires are Susan Lee for publi...
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Ex-alderman Cochran gets a year in prison for wire fraudJun 23, 2019 11:00 pm - Former alderman Willie Cochran was sentenced to a year and a day in prison Monday, becoming the latest Chicago alderman to add to the "long and pathetic tradition" of po...