Articles filed under Chicago Sun-Times
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McCarthy says he was victim of 'witch hunt' to mask City Hall 'cover-up'Feb 20, 2018 10:00 pm - Fired Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy says he was the victim of a political "witch hunt" engineered by Mayor Rahm Emanuel to mask the fact that the "entiret...
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Another Madigan aide removed amid allegationsFeb 19, 2018 12:00 am - A second political operative of Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan has been removed after allegations of "inappropriate behavior" were leveled against him, according to...
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Uber passenger killed in drive-by shooting on South SideFeb 18, 2018 10:00 pm - An Uber passenger was killed when he was shot in the head and neck early Monday in the Grand Crossing neighborhood on the South Side. The 34-year-old man was sitting in ...
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Speaker Madigan says he'll handle sex harassment allegations betterFeb 16, 2018 12:00 am - In a letter to legislators, Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan - under fire over his handling of sexual harassment allegations within his political organization - said ...
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Residents hold Emanuel's feet to the fire on future of former coal-fired plantFeb 14, 2018 10:00 pm - Six years ago, Mayor Rahm Emanuel brokered a deal with a corporate polluter to shut down coal-fired power plants in Pilsen and Little Village that had belched out lung-d...
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Judge found guilty of fraud in mortgage schemeFeb 14, 2018 10:00 pm - A federal jury on Thursday found Cook County Judge Jessica Arong O'Brien guilty of mail and bank fraud as part of a real estate scheme, marking a stunning end to the car...
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Roselle man charged with manslaughter in North Side bar fight that turned fatalFeb 13, 2018 10:00 pm - Charges have been filed in the death of a Berwyn man who suffered fatal injuries during a fight last month with a Roselle man at a Goose Island neighborhood bar. Pedro S...
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Chicago police officer fatally shot near Thompson CenterFeb 13, 2018 12:00 am - A Chicago police commander was shot fatally Tuesday afternoon at the Thompson Center downtown while he was off-duty helping other officers, authorities said. Cmdr. Paul ...
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African-American aldermen accuse McCarthy of insulting black communityFeb 11, 2018 10:00 pm - African-American aldermen on Monday lashed out at fired Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy for suggesting that middle-class blacks have fled Chicago, leaving "...
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Aurora-based volleyball coach Rick Butler kicked out of AAUFeb 10, 2018 12:00 am - Aurora-based volleyball coach Rick Butler has been kicked out of the massive Amateur Athletic Union and "permanently disqualified" from participating in AAU activities, ...