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From the editor: A new Chicago Sun-Times online and in print
Today marks the beginning of a change in the way we deliver news and information both in the newspaper and online. We are rolling out a new contemporary design in print that we believe will help you navigate the paper better while better connecting related …Read More
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Tension between Democratic odd couple Madigan and Cullerton “not personal”
One is the life of the party — a guy who literally performs a stand-up comedy routine at his own campaign fund-raiser featuring spot-on imitations of his fellow politicians. The other is a loner — a man so intensely private, secretive and controlling, you’d be afraid to invite him to the party, but even more afraid not to invite him because of the power he wields and his penchant for getting even. Senate President John Cullerton and House Speaker Michael Madigan are vastly different, yet they have long held a strong public and private relationship — until now.
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Woman denies arranging 1979 murder of wealthy husband in Inverness home
Jacquelyn Greco on Tuesday formally denied arranging the 1979 murder of her wealthy husband in their upscale Inverness home during what authorities contend was a bogus break-in. Greco’s attorney entered not guilty pleas on her behalf to the five counts of first-degree murder filed against …Read More
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Eateries provide sampling for Taste of Chicago
Eight restaurant booths set up Tuesday in Daley Plaza served up an array of saliva-inducing plates to visitors craving a sampling of this year’s Taste of Chicago offerings. There was a range of tasty choices: pulled pork sandwiches doused in barbecue sauce, chopped salad, chocolate …Read More
Last day of school — ever — at 28 Chicago Public Schools
Updated: 2013-06-19 13:11:57
“Good morning!” The cheery greeting came from cafeteria ladies inside Yale Elementary early Wednesday morning to children arriving for the last day of class, and Read More
City Council gulps hard, approves parking-meter deal 39-11
Chicago aldermen vilified for leasing the city’s 36,000 parking meters and spending nearly all of the proceeds on city operations got a do-over Wednesday — Read More
Bill Daley: ‘I’m in this race’
This is the farthest Daley has ever gone in making a run for office. But he still remains in the shallow end of the political Read More
Prosecutor: Former aide to Stroger used “sham contracts” to loot Cook County
But an attorney for the former deputy chief of staff to Todd Stroger, said during opening statements at her trial: “There is no evidence that Read More
Former TWA Flight 800 investigators want new probe into 1996 crash
Former investigators are pushing to reopen the probe into the 1996 crash of TWA Flight 800 off the coast of New York, saying new evidence Read More
Obama renews calls for nuclear reductions
Issuing an appeal for a new citizen activism in the free world, President Barack Obama renewed his call Wednesday to reduce U.S. and Russian nuclear Read More
