Articles filed under Chicago Sun-Times
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J.J. Bittenbinder, colorful ex-Chicago police detective and crime-prevention guru, dead at 80Jun 05, 2023 1:00 am - John Joseph "J.J." Bittenbinder might have saved your life. In the 1990s, the colorful former Chicago police detective showed viewers how to avoid being kidnapped as hos...
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Bears surprise Highland Park's Cooper Roberts with dune buggy-like wheelchairJun 01, 2023 1:00 am - Eight-year-old Cooper Roberts loves the beach, but wheelchairs were not made for sand. Well, not most of them. On Wednesday, Cooper, the boy left paralyzed from the wais...
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Visitors to Chicago rose 60% in 2022, tourism group saysJun 01, 2023 1:00 am - With the summer travel season officially underway, Chicago's tourism promoters said Thursday that the city is continuing its rebound in visitor spending and visitation c...
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11 killed, 48 wounded in Memorial Day weekend violence in ChicagoMay 30, 2023 1:00 am - Chicago Sun-Times The Memorial Day weekend in Chicago was the deadliest in eight years. By early Tuesday morning, at least 11 people had been killed and another 48 wound...
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Walgreens to cut 10% of corporate workforceMay 25, 2023 1:00 am - Walgreens Boots Alliance, facing a pileup of financial obligations for opioid litigation and other legal matters, is laying off 504 corporate employees. Spokesman Marty ...
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With humor, Johnson presides over first city council meetingMay 25, 2023 1:00 am - He took a selfie when he got to the rostrum in the City Council chambers with the city seal as his backdrop. He stood for every minute of the three-hour meeting, listeni...
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Pritzker, Democratic leaders announce 'good' budget dealMay 24, 2023 1:00 am - Five days after blowing a self-imposed deadline to pass a state budget, Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Democratic leaders of the General Assembly on Wednesday announced they hav...
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State 'Peacekeepers' to patrol Chicago streets over holiday weekendMay 23, 2023 1:00 am - If there's unrest downtown or mass shootings elsewhere in Chicago this Memorial Day holiday - often among the year's most violent weekends - a special team of 30 "Peacek...
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Millennium Park fox family the latest Chicago wildlife to go viralMay 23, 2023 1:00 am - A young, dynamic family just moved into spacious property near the lake in downtown Chicago. No, not the brood of some crypto-billionaire. A family of foxes has taken u...
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Brookfield Zoo's longtime resident black rhino euthanized due to kidney diseaseMay 19, 2023 1:00 am - Nakili, an eastern black rhinoceros who for decades lived at Brookfield Zoo, was humanely euthanized Wednesday due to worsening degenerative kidney disease. The 33-year-...