Articles filed under Chicago Sun-Times
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Chicago mayoral hopeful says he'll offer $1 million worth of free gas next weekMar 18, 2022 1:00 am - A day after creating traffic jams with his offer of free gas, businessman and mayoral candidate Willie Wilson said Friday he will do it again next week - and this time h...
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Gas giveaway causes blocks-long traffic jamsMar 17, 2022 1:00 am - The gas station shimmered up ahead, like an oasis for the woman's thirsty vehicle - a tantalizing half-dozen car lengths away. She'd been waiting for 2½ hours Thursday m...
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Broadcasting legend Merri Dee dies at 85Mar 16, 2022 1:00 am - Merri Dee, a fixture on Chicago TV screens for decades as a reporter and anchor for WGN-TV, has died at 85, the news station reported Wednesday. A trailblazing broadcas...
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Smollett will serve jail time in protective custodyMar 11, 2022 12:00 am - Actor Jussie Smollett will be held in protective custody at Cook County jail - alone in a cell monitored continuously by cameras and guards - while serving his sentence ...
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Gambling board pulls plug on Russian sports bettingMar 10, 2022 12:00 am - While President Joe Biden is going after Russian oligarchs' bank accounts, Illinois gambling regulators are going after their sports betting markets. In a largely symbo...
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State regulators approve plan for Danville casinoMar 10, 2022 12:00 am - Illinois regulators on Thursday gave preliminary approval for a new casino to open in downstate Danville, dealing out one of the final cards of Gov. J.B. Pritzker's 2019...
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Judge gives 'Uncle Mick' 18 months for running illegal gambing ringMar 09, 2022 12:00 am - A federal judge gave 18 months in prison Wednesday to a man the feds say ran the largest, longest and most lucrative criminal gambling ring in the history of Chicago's f...
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The National, Mitski, The Roots among 2022 Pitchfork lineupMar 08, 2022 12:00 pm - You can't keep a great festival down. Pitchfork Music Festival returns this year, back to its familiar, sweltering midsummer run - July 15-17 this time out - and with a ...
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Former state Sen. Thomas Cullerton pleads guilty to embezzling from TeamstersMar 08, 2022 12:00 am - Former state Sen. Thomas Cullerton pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of embezzlement, admitting he improperly took more than $240,000 from the Teamsters labor union. C...
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Judge dismisses former WTMX radio host Melissa McGurren's defamation suitMar 04, 2022 10:00 pm - A federal judge this week dismissed a defamation lawsuit filed by a former co-host of one of Chicago's top morning drive radio shows over alleged harassment by star Eric...