Articles filed under Chicago Sun-Times
-
New study offers 24 ideas to take on Chicago-area segregationMay 14, 2018 11:00 pm - Expanding housing voucher options, piloting new transit options and offering property tax relief to those who invest in affordable housing are just some of the ways to c...
-
Parking meter deal keeps getting worse for city as meter revenues riseMay 14, 2018 11:00 pm - Chicago's parking meter system raked in $134.2 million last year, putting private investors on pace to recoup their entire $1.16 billion investment by 2021 with 62 years...
-
New art installation looks like Divvy station for gunsMay 10, 2018 11:00 pm - Anyone walking by Daley Plaza the next few days may be shocked to see what looks like a Divvy station for automatic weapons. The new art installation, called "Chicago Gu...
-
Chicago Fire Department under fire - for workplace violence against a womanMay 08, 2018 11:00 pm - The Chicago Fire Department already has been accused of creating a hostile work environment where women are sexually harassed with impunity by their superiors and a "cod...
-
Family of mom who died awarded $4 millionMay 08, 2018 1:00 am - The family of a woman who died in 2012 after giving birth to twins at a hospital in South suburban Harvey has been awarded $4 million in a wrongful-death lawsuit. On Dec...
-
Spanish architect to design River Point sculptureMay 07, 2018 11:00 pm - Santiago Calatrava's 2,000-foot-tall Chicago Spire never did get built, thanks to a recession that had nothing to do with his spectacular design. But Calatrava will leav...
-
Lori Lightfoot resigns as Police Board president, setting stage for mayoral runMay 06, 2018 11:00 pm - Chicago Police Board President Lori Lightfoot resigned Monday from the nine-member board that will decide the fate of Chicago Police Officer Robert Rialmo, setting the s...
-
Facebook Live hate crime defendant back in jail for suspected Facebook useMay 04, 2018 1:00 am - Using Facebook has again gotten a Chicago woman thrown in jail. Brittany Covington, 19, was sentenced to probation and released from jail six months ago after pleading g...
-
37-year prison term for child porn convictionMay 02, 2018 11:00 pm - Three years ago, Scott Reskey downloaded "The Pedophile's Handbook," the feds say. But Reskey, 62, "didn't stop in the realm of fantasy," Assistant U.S. Attorney Grayson...
-
Audit says library staffing still not up to parMay 02, 2018 11:00 pm - Staffing at Chicago's 80 public libraries is better than it was, but it's still not aligned with community needs, Inspector General Joe Ferguson concluded Wednesday, rec...