Articles filed under Chicago Sun-Times
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Amid turmoil, Escalante takes top job at Northeastern Illinois U.Aug 15, 2016 11:00 pm - The No. 2 official in the Chicago Police Department announced his retirement Tuesday to become police chief at Northeastern Illinois University as the department braces ...
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One top cop gone after blistering report issued on McDonald caseAug 14, 2016 11:00 pm - A scathing assessment by the city of Chicago's inspector general is recommending that at least 10 officers involved in the Laquan McDonald case be fired or severely disc...
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CPS layoffs have hundreds of teachers looking for workAug 11, 2016 11:00 pm - The financial woes of the Chicago Public Schools has provided the city's principals with a deep pool of experienced applicants for teaching jobs. CPS last week sent layo...
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As CPS cuts overall spending, some central departments growAug 09, 2016 11:00 pm - CEO Forrest Claypool heralded new efficiencies to keep "cuts away from the classroom" earlier this week when he unveiled Chicago Public Schools' $5.4 billion in budget r...
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CPS inspector general looks at hiring of firm with Claypool tiesAug 08, 2016 11:00 pm - The Chicago Public Schools' inspector general has opened an investigation into the hiring of a law firm with ties to CPS chief executive officer Forrest Claypool and his...
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CPD alerts cops that 3 West Side gangs plotting to shoot officersAug 08, 2016 11:00 pm - Leaders from three West Side gang factions allegedly met last week to discuss plans to shoot members of the Chicago Police Department in response to the fatal police sho...
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Sandack police report not related to legislative dutiesAug 05, 2016 1:00 am - A police investigation that Downers Grove Republican Ron Sandack initiated shortly before he mysteriously resigned from the legislature last month doesn't involve Sandac...
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After bumpy year, CPS hires new network chiefs from withinAug 03, 2016 11:00 pm - Following a particularly tumultuous year, with about a month to go before classes start, Chicago Public Schools rearranged a number of administrators, promoting several ...
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Some aldermen give cold shoulder to utility tax hike for pensionsAug 01, 2016 11:00 pm - Warning that a taxpayer "revolt is upon us," aldermen on Tuesday gave the cold shoulder to Mayor Rahm Emanuel's plan to raise utility taxes to save the largest of Chicag...
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Body cam on cop who fired fatal shot was not recordingJul 31, 2016 11:00 pm - A body camera worn by the Chicago police officer who fatally shot an 18-year-old man in the back last week was not recording at the time of the shooting and did not reco...