Articles filed under Chicago Sun-Times
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Plan would allow release of reports on police conductSep 11, 2019 11:00 pm - For years, Inspector General Joe Ferguson's reports on the police shooting of Laquan McDonald and the death of David Koschman have been kept under wraps because city law...
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Watchdog alleges patronage in Cook County clerk's officeSep 11, 2019 1:00 am - A government watchdog has accused Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough of operating "an illegal patronage employment system" less than a year into her first term in the off...
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Anne Burke 'humbled and honored' to become chief justice of Illinois Supreme CourtSep 11, 2019 1:00 am - Illinois Supreme Court Justice Anne Burke will become the next chief justice of the state's highest court. Burke, the wife of indicted Chicago Alderman Ed Burke, has ser...
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Lisa Madigan joins Kirkland & Ellis law firmSep 11, 2019 1:00 am - Former Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan, who has been relatively out of the spotlight after announcing she wouldn't seek reelection two years ago, has joined Kirkl...
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Lightfoot takes aim at costly perks and staffing requirements in firefighters contractSep 10, 2019 11:00 pm - Runaway overtime at the Chicago Police Department isn't the only item in Mayor Lori Lightfoot's cost-cutting crosshairs. She also hopes to hammer out a new firefighters'...
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Lightfoot's $3M affordable housing plan hits a snagSep 10, 2019 11:00 pm - Mayor Lori Lightfoot's $3 million plan to help chip away at Chicago's affordable housing crisis and prevent longtime residents from being priced out of homes in fast-gro...
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A look at the 5 elaborate plans submitted for Waukegan casinoSep 09, 2019 1:00 am - Helipads and posh villas. Italianate fountains and dine-in movie theaters. Saltwater pools and cavernous concert halls. And lots of slots. They're all included in a slat...
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The Notorious RBG in Chicago: Ginsburg raps on the past and the futureSep 09, 2019 1:00 am - Just weeks after announcing she received treatment for pancreatic cancer, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Monday reminded a Chicago crowd the nation ha...
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Uber to add 2,000 jobs, base Uber Freight in ChicagoSep 08, 2019 11:00 pm - Uber expects to hire 2,000 employees over the next three years as it moves into new offices at Chicago's Old Main Post Office. Uber Freight will be headquartered here an...
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The Rev. Leon Finney Jr.'s free fallSep 05, 2019 11:00 pm - The Rev. Leon Finney Jr. spent the last half-century building a real estate empire on Chicago's South Side while amassing political power and hobnobbing with politicians...