Articles filed under Chicago Sun-Times
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Property tax refund for AT&T costs District 220 $1.1 millionJan 13, 2018 12:00 am - The office of Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx settled 5,208 property-tax appeals during her first 11 months in office, resulting in refunds to businesses totaling ...
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Bypassed police sergeant alleges cheating on 2015 lieutenant's examJan 10, 2018 10:00 pm - Chicago Inspector General Joe Ferguson could not substantiate allegations of cheating on a 2015 police lieutenants exam that allegedly benefited three women, one of whom...
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Another $9.3 million settlement added to mountain of Burge torture claimsJan 09, 2018 10:00 pm - It's been 25 years since former Chicago Police Commander Jon Burge was fired by the city for overseeing a "midnight crew" that systematically tortured African-American s...
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Controversial Obama Center garage moved: To be underground in Jackson ParkJan 08, 2018 10:00 pm - In a significant victory for neighborhood and park advocacy groups, the Obama Foundation announced on Monday that a controversial proposed aboveground garage on the Midw...
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Reputed mobster freed from jail because of cancerJan 07, 2018 10:00 pm - Barrel-chested Charles "Chucky" Russell struck an imposing figure when the reputed member of the Outfit's Grand Avenue crew appeared in federal court just over a year ag...
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Aurora youth volleyball coach bannedJan 05, 2018 12:00 am - Rick Butler, the powerhouse suburban youth volleyball coach dogged for decades by sexual abuse claims, says he's been kicked out by the sport's national governing body. ...
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Mayor Emanuel promises to deliver long-stalled ambulance expansionJan 03, 2018 10:00 pm - Mayor Rahm Emanuel moved Thursday to deliver on the promise he made and ignored nearly four years ago: To put "at least" five more advanced life support ambulances on th...
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Mayor Emanuel promises to deliver long-stalled ambulance expansionJan 03, 2018 10:00 pm - Mayor Rahm Emanuel moved Thursday to deliver on the promise he made and ignored nearly four years ago: To put "at least" five more advanced life support ambulances on th...
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Inspector general slams CPS gift card use in annual reportJan 02, 2018 10:00 pm - The independent agency that investigates Chicago Public Schools has criticized the district's "widespread" use of gift cards, saying the system is "wasteful" and has led...
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Man shot to death in Avondale is 2018's first reported homicide in ChicagoJan 01, 2018 10:00 pm - A man was found shot to death in a crashed car early Monday in the Avondale neighborhood on the Northwest Side, marking the first reported homicide in Chicago in 2018. A...