Articles filed under Chicago Sun-Times
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Indicted Chicago Alderman Edward Burke won't run againNov 28, 2022 12:00 am - An extraordinary era in Chicago politics ended quietly on Monday - and not in the way the city council dean once predicted. Indicted Alderman Edward Burke chose not to s...
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Lightfoot files paperwork to run for reelectionNov 28, 2022 12:00 am - After turning in her nominating petitions Monday morning - a stack of signatures nearly half as tall as she is - Mayor Lori Lightfoot flexed a bit as she explained her d...
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2 killed, 10 injured in 8-vehicle crash on South SideNov 23, 2022 12:00 am - Two people were killed and 10 others injured in an eight-vehicle crash Wednesday on Chicago's South Side. About 5 p.m., firefighters responded to 87th Street and Cottage...
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Chicago-area sisters sentenced for joining Jan. 6 riotNov 22, 2022 12:00 am - Two Chicago-area sisters were each sentenced to 30 months of probation Tuesday after pleading guilty to joining the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. Prosecutors had aske...
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Mobster from Wood Dale sentenced for stealing Social Security moneyNov 21, 2022 12:00 am - A mobster who previously spent time behind bars as a result of the landmark Family Secrets case was sentenced at a hearing Monday to four months for stealing nearly $23,...
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William J. Kunkle Jr., prosecutor in Gacy, DuPage 7 cases, dead at 81Nov 21, 2022 12:00 am - As the prosecutor who secured the death penalty for serial killer John Wayne Gacy, William J. Kunkle Jr. could have coasted on the celebrity of the case for the rest of ...
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Ex-DePaul student gets 7½ years for trying to help Islamic State with computer programNov 18, 2022 12:00 am - An unusual terrorism case in Chicago came to a close Thursday when a federal judge handed a 7½-year prison sentence to a former DePaul University student from Park Ridge...
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Cook County Board approves budget with $11.4 million for sheriff's office helicopterNov 17, 2022 12:00 am - Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart said Thursday his agency will acquire a helicopter to track carjackers, look for missing people and offer aid during large-scale emergencies...
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David Kaplan announces he's leaving NBC Sports ChicagoNov 17, 2022 12:00 am - David Kaplan, an omnipresent voice at NBC Sports Chicago since 2008, will leave the network Dec. 30 after accepting a buyout from parent company NBCUniversal. He announc...
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Hoffman Estates man charged in Capitol riotNov 16, 2022 12:00 am - A Hoffman Estates man accused of struggling with police in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot was released Wednesday on a recognizance bond. Tyng Jin...