Articles filed under Chicago Sun-Times
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Chicago police on pace to spend $200 million on overtimeSep 11, 2017 11:00 pm - The Chicago Police Department is on pace to spend nearly $200 million on overtime in 2017 - 40 percent more than last year's record - despite a two-year hiring surge int...
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Two top aldermen want to ban firearms from Chicago protestsSep 10, 2017 11:00 pm - Chicago protesters and other participants in public assemblies would be prohibited from carrying firearms or other weapons, under a crackdown proposed last week in respo...
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Could Amazon deliver new HQ to Chicago? Emanuel making his pitchSep 07, 2017 1:00 am - Mayor Rahm Emanuel is pitching Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos about building the company's second North American headquarters in Chicago amid speculation that the e-commerce gian...
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Obama Foundation officials host meeting Sept. 14 for public inputSep 06, 2017 11:00 pm - For the first time, the top Obama Foundation officials and consultants will discuss at a public meeting the program and design plans for the Obama Presidential Center in...
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Poll shows voters upset with beverage tax commissionersSep 06, 2017 1:00 am - Voters could cap the re-election bids of four Cook County commissioners from Chicago over their support for the sweetened beverage tax, a new poll suggests. The latest i...
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Chicago may ban guns, firearms from protestsSep 05, 2017 11:00 pm - Chicago protestors and other participants in public assemblies would be prohibited from carrying firearms or other weapons, under a crackdown proposed Wednesday in respo...
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Poll shows voters upset with beverage tax commissionersSep 05, 2017 11:00 pm - Voters could cap the re-election bids of four Cook County commissioners from Chicago over their support for the sweetened beverage tax, a new poll suggests. The latest i...
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$13.45-an-hour wage ready for takeoff at O'Hare, Midway airportsSep 05, 2017 11:00 pm - Oliwia Pac is in line for a $2.45-an-hour pay raise, but she feels like she won the lottery. On Wednesday, the City Council is poised to guarantee Pac and nearly 8,000 o...
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New L station opens in the LoopAug 30, 2017 11:00 pm - The new Washington/Wabash CTA L station opened Thursday after more than two years of construction. With the new station's opening, trains will be making their last stop ...
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Police tossed bloody mattress before dead cop's autopsyAug 30, 2017 1:00 am - On Sept. 2, 2015, Officer Dina Markham reported finding her husband Chicago Sgt. Donald Markham dead in bed at their Northwest Side home, shot in the head, his gun in ha...