Articles filed under Chicago Sun-Times
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Aldermen demand at least 500 - and as many as 1,000 - more copsSep 06, 2016 11:00 pm - The Chicago Police Department needs at least 500 and as many as 1,000 additional officers - over and above attrition - to confront an alarming spike in homicides and sho...
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Suburban upbringing shaped Green Party's presidential candidateSep 05, 2016 7:30 am - WASHINGTON - Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein is campaigning in Chicago on Thursday, a homecoming for the candidate raised in Highland Park. The seeds for Ste...
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Founder of abuse-slinging hot dog stand diesAug 31, 2016 11:00 pm - Barry Nemerow, who helped found a hot dog stand that offers Chicago's delicious "garden on a bun" with sustained verbal abuse on the side, has died. Mr. Nemerow, 60, who...
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Victim suing Hastert for hush money says Hastert revealed deal, not himAug 31, 2016 1:00 am - The sexual abuse victim suing Dennis Hastert for remaining promised hush money says Hastert is to blame for revealing their $3.5 million deal, and not the victim as Hast...
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Police ask for help identifying bones found on South Side in 2005Aug 30, 2016 11:00 pm - Chicago Police are asking for the public's help identifying the bones of a teenage girl found more than 10 years ago on the Far South Side. The skeletal remains were dis...
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Trump to appear in BolingbrookAug 30, 2016 1:00 am - GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump will visit Bolingbrook for a Sept. 12 fundraiser targeting major donors from Indiana and the Chicago area. The organizers are Bolin...
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Quinn unveils redistricting reform planAug 30, 2016 1:00 am - Former Gov. Pat Quinn on Tuesday unveiled his own plan for redistricting, which he dubbed "clean and pristine" - just days after the Illinois Supreme Court ruled a voter...
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Sun-Times: Emanuel on suspects in Wade family shootingAug 30, 2016 1:00 am - Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel said Monday the two brothers charged in the shooting of Nykea Aldridge, Dwyane Wade's cousin, would not have been out on parole if there were ...
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Civilian Office on Police Accountability to replace IPRAAug 29, 2016 11:00 pm - The new agency charged with investigating police wrongdoing will be called the Civilian Office on Police Accountability, aldermen were told Monday as they haggled with t...
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Brookfield Zoo mourns loss of 83-year-old Cookie the cockatooAug 29, 2016 1:00 am - He was crusty, a curmudgeon, as only the elderly can be. Sometimes he would shriek. While he did tolerate certain people, others he just wanted to bite. "If he didn't li...