Articles filed under Chicago Sun-Times
-
No new taxes, more staff for property tax appeals in Cook County budget proposalOct 10, 2019 12:02 am - Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle plans today to unveil a $6.18 billion budget for 2020 that promises no new taxes or layoffs but does eliminate hundreds of v...
-
Chicago releases watchdog probe of Laquan McDonald shootingOct 09, 2019 1:00 am - Long before the Laquan McDonald shooting video was made public, lawyers for the city knew it could be a problem. On March 1, 2015 - a week after former Mayor Rahm Emanue...
-
Principal at top school retires amid accusations of hostile environmentOct 08, 2019 1:00 am - The longtime principal at a highly rated North Side elementary school has retired amid accusations of hostility toward her staff, a tense environment for students and a ...
-
New Cook assessor under fire from federal patronage monitorOct 08, 2019 1:00 am - Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi, elected a year ago on a reform platform, is under fire from a court-appointed monitor for delays in implementing new hiring policies me...
-
Prosecutors reveal breadth of evidence in Burke caseOct 08, 2019 1:00 am - Federal prosecutors said they have turned over 40,000 pages of evidence to attorneys for Alderman Edward M. Burke and his co-defendants, as well as 100 "media discs," re...
-
Supercold meteorite arrives at Field MuseumOct 08, 2019 1:00 am - In a darkened hallway within the labyrinth of offices and laboratories at the Field Museum, a select group of scientists, museum officials and a wealthy donor gathered M...
-
Supercold meteorite arrives at Field MuseumOct 08, 2019 1:00 am - In a darkened hallway within the labyrinth of offices and laboratories at the Field Museum, a select group of scientists, museum officials and a wealthy donor gathered M...
-
Teachers union contact demands could cost $2.5 billion, CPS CEO saysOct 08, 2019 1:00 am - Chicago Public Schools CEO Janice Jackson said Friday she remains "hopelessly optimistic" a teachers strike can be avoided, but the worst could happen if the Chicago Tea...
-
Hiring monitor says Cook County assessor not taking steps to end oversightOct 07, 2019 1:00 am - Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi is under fire from a court-appointed monitor for delays in implementing new hiring policies meant to keep politics out of his office and...
-
Feds sought to search Cook County Commissioner Jeff Tobolski's office in village hall raidOct 03, 2019 11:00 pm - Federal agents targeted Cook County Commissioner Jeff Tobolski's mayoral office in McCook during last week's sweep of the southwest suburbs, newly released records show....