Articles filed under Chicago Sun-Times
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Brady to succeed Radogno as Republican leader in Illinois SenateJun 30, 2017 1:00 am - Bill Brady was named Republican leader of the state Senate Friday, succeeding outgoing Sen. Christine Radogno as the state nears its latest budget deadline. Brady, of do...
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This time, calm at O'Hare as travel ban takes effectJun 29, 2017 1:00 am - As the Trump administration's revised travel ban went into effect Thursday night, the mood at the arrival gate of O'Hare Airport's International Terminal was a far cry f...
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Chance the Rapper gives Grammy to museumJun 28, 2017 11:00 pm - A day before being honored as Best New Artist and Humanitarian at the 2017 BET Awards in Los Angeles, Chance the Rapper used an event in Chicago honoring him as an oppor...
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Sheriff and feds bust 3 reputed brothels in Chicago areaJun 28, 2017 11:00 pm - Three Chicago-area brothels have been shuttered and the people who allegedly ran them have been arrested after an 11-month investigation by Cook County sheriff's investi...
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Van Dyke testifies for first time in Laquan McDonald caseJun 28, 2017 1:00 am - Jason Van Dyke, the Chicago police officer charged with murder in the 2014 shooting of Laquan McDonald, took the witness stand Wednesday for the first time since he was ...
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Hearing delayed on restraining order to stop Cook County soda taxJun 28, 2017 1:00 am - Legal efforts by the Illinois Retail Merchants Association to stop Cook County's new sweetened beverage tax from taking effect Saturday were delayed another day. Argumen...
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Without state budget, Powerball, Mega Millions drawings end this weekJun 27, 2017 11:00 pm - Without a state budget agreement reached by Saturday, the last Powerball drawing in Illinois will happen Wednesday night, with the last Mega Millions drawing scheduled f...
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Madigan to bring 4-year property tax freeze to vote WednesdayJun 27, 2017 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Declaring "nobody gets 100 percent," Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan on Tuesday laid out his own spending plan and signaled he's ready to vote on fo...
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CPS borrows another $112 million at exorbitant rateJun 26, 2017 11:00 pm - Chicago Public Schools has borrowed the rest of the money it needs to start the new school year, again at interest rates about four times what a typical government with ...
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Could visionary Elon Musk deliver O'Hare express service to Chicago?Jun 25, 2017 11:00 pm - Could visionary billionaire Elon Musk of SpaceX and Tesla fame turn Chicago's elusive dream of building a high-speed rail line between downtown and O'Hare Airport into a...