Articles filed under Chicago Sun-Times
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Chicago's acting health commissioner concerned pot use by young will surge after legalizationNov 10, 2019 10:00 pm - Acting city Health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady said Friday she's concerned about a surge in marijuana use among young people when recreational weed becomes legal on ...
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DCFS: Teens shackled en route from youth shelter in Chicago to one in PalatineNov 09, 2019 12:00 am - The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services has said that the physical restraining of two teenagers as they were driven from a shelter in Chicago to one in P...
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Study hits low wages for tipped workersNov 06, 2019 10:00 pm - Chicago's "sub-minimum wage" for tipped workers is a "direct legacy of slavery" that has disproportionately impacted African Americans in general and black women in part...
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7-year-old Halloween gunshot victim getting better by the day, dad saysNov 05, 2019 10:00 pm - Gisselle Zamago, the 7-year-old hit by two stray bullets while trick-or-treating in Little Village, is getting better by the day, her father told the Chicago Sun-Times. ...
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CPD Supt. Johnson to announce his retirementNov 05, 2019 10:00 pm - After leading the Chicago Police Department through more than 3½ years, Superintendent Eddie Johnson is set to announce his plan to step down this week, according to pub...
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Exonerated man sues Chicago police, cityNov 05, 2019 12:00 am - A man who spent 26 years locked up for a murder he didn't commit - a victim, he says, of officers working under former Chicago Police Cmdr. Jon Burge - is suing the city...
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Police who raided home should have known target already was in prison, suit allegesNov 05, 2019 12:00 am - When Chicago police smashed through Jolanda Blassingame's door, threw stun grenades in her apartment and pointed assault rifles at her kids, they should've known the guy...
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Lightfoot visits with her 'Mini Me' at city hallNov 05, 2019 12:00 am - Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot cleared her calendar Monday for a special guest to visit her at city hall. And no, it wasn't an influential office holder. It was her 'Mini ...
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Principal allegedly lies on video of punished boyNov 04, 2019 10:00 pm - A newly released video shows a CPS principal offering an allegedly fabricated story in order to explain why one of her students spent more than 30 minutes outside the sc...
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Teen charged in shooting of trick-or-treaterNov 01, 2019 1:00 am - A 15-year-old boy has been charged with attempted murder in the shooting that critically wounded a 7-year-old girl who was trick-or-treating Thursday in Chicago's Little...