Articles filed under Chicago Sun-Times
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Lightfoot still fuming over feud with PreckwinkleAug 30, 2019 1:00 am - The bad blood between the Chicago mayor and the Cook County Board president boiled over yet again on Friday in Lori Lightfoot's meeting with the Chicago Sun-Times Editor...
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Chicago briefs: Cop says Vanecko never should have been chargedAug 30, 2019 1:00 am - It's been more than five years since former Mayor Richard M. Daley's nephew Richard J. "R.J." Vanecko pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the death of David Ko...
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Citing $838M deficit, Lightfoot warns of 'hard choices' aheadAug 29, 2019 1:00 am - Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Thursday entered the living rooms of Chicagoans in a televised address to warn of "hard choices" ahead, revealing a staggering deficit of $838 mi...
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Mayor, police announce plan to track gun offendersAug 28, 2019 11:00 pm - Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson said Thursday they are planning monthly meetings with Cook County, state and federal officials in an...
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CPS approves new rules for cops in schools, but concern over 'school-to-prison pipeline' remainsAug 28, 2019 11:00 pm - An agreement that set new ground rules for officers working in Chicago Public Schools was approved Wednesday despite months of public scrutiny and heavy criticism from s...
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Lightfoot vows to show 'path forward' in Thursday's 'State of the City' addressAug 28, 2019 1:00 am - Though Mayor Lori Lightfoot has dismissed the first-100-days tradition as a "Hallmark holiday created by the media, not us," the first-term mayor spent Wednesday touting...
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Foxx unveils plan to expunge 'tens of thousands' of pot convictionsAug 27, 2019 1:00 am - Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx announced plans Tuesday to team with a San Francisco-based nonprofit to erase "tens of thousands" of minor cannabis convictions in ...
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City's Labor Day weekend crime-fighting strategy: 'flood the zone' againAug 26, 2019 11:00 pm - Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Tuesday she'll once again "flood the zone" over Labor Day weekend, upping police presence in the city to try to reduce gun violence. Lightfoot ...
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Addressing race in Bronzeville forum, Buttigieg says: 'We have to act'Aug 20, 2019 11:00 pm - South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg brought his presidential campaign to Bronzeville Tuesday night, addressing a host of issues related to race in the United State...
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Window washer rescued dangling from high-riseAug 19, 2019 11:00 pm - Fire officials rescued a window washer who was hanging from a high-rise building Tuesday in River North. Officers were dispatched at 12:08 p.m. for reports of the window...