Articles filed under Chicago Sun-Times
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Study: Chicago's taxicab industry disappearingJun 01, 2017 11:00 pm - Chicago cabdrivers struggling to survive in the Uber era are fighting a losing battle, with 40 percent of all medallions "inactive" and hundreds more either in foreclosu...
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CTU in talks with charter school teachersJun 01, 2017 11:00 pm - The Chicago Teachers Union is taking steps to merge with the union that represents many of the city's charter schools. A merger would turn the growing ChiACTS union for ...
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16-year-old girl charged with murder of Uber driver in LincolnwoodMay 30, 2017 11:00 pm - A 16-year-old girl has been charged with the fatal stabbing of an Uber driver early Tuesday in north suburban Lincolnwood, according to police. Eliza Wasni has been char...
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Cubs bring in Chicago's top chefs to redesign ballpark cuisineMay 29, 2017 11:00 pm - The Cubs are calling in a new lineup that will serve up more than just peanuts and Cracker Jack. The Cubs are bringing in some of Chicago's best chefs to serve gourmet, ...
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Emanuel playing poker about plans for CPS tax hikeMay 23, 2017 11:00 pm - Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Wednesday played poker with his plan to tax downtown businesses and high net worth individuals to put the broke Chicago Public Schools on solid fin...
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Aldermen to relax shooting range rulesMay 23, 2017 11:00 pm - Chicago aldermen are expected to put aside their fears of appearing to be soft on crime by reluctantly agreeing to relax the city's rigid rules on where shooting ranges ...
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So far, mystery shrouds Kennedy's spending on staff, rent, T-shirtsMay 21, 2017 11:00 pm - Businessman Chris Kennedy became the first big name Democrat to announce his candidacy for governor in February - but he has yet to report some traditional campaign expe...
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Suspected robber fatally shot by off-duty Cook County sheriff's deputyMay 17, 2017 11:00 pm - A 17-year-old boy was shot and killed by an off-duty Cook County sheriff's deputy Wednesday afternoon during a suspected robbery at a salon in the Englewood neighborhood...
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Study says City Council growing more independentMay 17, 2017 11:00 pm - The City Council is making "glacial progress" toward shedding its reputation as a rubber stamp because Mayor Rahm Emanuel is "undeniably weaker" and the city's recalcitr...
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Emanuel's plan to cut amusement tax for ticket resellers stallsMay 16, 2017 11:00 pm - Mayor Rahm Emanuel's plan to cut the city's amusement tax ran into a roadblock Wednesday from aldermen bracing for a painful rescue of the Chicago Public Schools. Emanue...