Articles filed under Chicago Sun-Times
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CHA unveils Lathrop Homes redevelopment planFeb 18, 2016 10:00 pm - Lathrop Homes residents and Logan Square neighbors came out in full force Wednesday night to voice concerns over the redevelopment of a rare island of low-income housing...
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Obama honors Blackhawks and 'unsung heroes' at White HouseFeb 18, 2016 9:00 am - WASHINGTON — A couple of weeks ago, Blackhawks backup goaltender Scott Darling ran into a man — a total stranger — in Scottsdale, Arizona, asking for money. Rather than ...
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Site over rail yards pushed for Lucas MuseumFeb 17, 2016 10:00 pm - Friends of the Parks on Wednesday urged movie mogul George Lucas to consider building his $400 million museum on the west side of Lake Shore Drive on a deck above rail y...
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Judge warns Chicago about moving too fast on Lucas MuseumFeb 16, 2016 10:00 pm - Chicago may be on the verge of losing movie mogul George Lucas' $400 million lakefront museum, but a federal judge has warned City Hall of the risk it would take by brea...
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Alvarez campaign accepts donations from 60 workersFeb 15, 2016 10:00 pm - Fabio Valentini is one of the top prosecutors for Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez. Jack Garcia runs Alvarez's investigative squad, which consists of 100 or so...
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Old files offer fresh look at St. Valentine's Day massacreFeb 11, 2016 10:00 pm - In looping black fountain pen on paper now browned and cracked at the edges, a grim story unfolds: "Both thoracic ... cavities contain a large amount of blood, the lungs...
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Council approves $3.1 million settlement for 47 immigrants denied police jobsFeb 10, 2016 10:00 pm - With three dissenting votes, the City Council on Wednesday signed off on a $3.1 million settlement that would hire eight immigrants as Chicago Police officers and compen...
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Emanuel salvages plan to raise smoking age and tax tobacco productsFeb 09, 2016 10:00 pm - Two days after an embarrassing defeat, Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Wednesday salvaged his plan to raise Chicago's smoking age from 18 to 21, slap a $6 million tax on cigars, r...
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Which CPS schools took the biggest cuts?Feb 09, 2016 10:00 pm - Feb. 29 is the day Chicago Public Schools now says it could lay off school staffers, should the broke district and Chicago Teachers Union fail to agree on a new contract...
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Landmarks group gets $450K in pledges to save Woodlawn churchFeb 08, 2016 10:00 pm - A coalition of preservation groups on Monday announced it has raised $450,000 to stabilize a landmark Woodlawn church the Archdiocese of Chicago wants to tear down after...