Chicago Sun-Times

Trump wins at trial, calls woman suing him ‘horrible human being’

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:03:15 -0500

A jury has cleared Donald Trump of any wrongdoing in a civil suit brought by an 87-year-old Evanston woman who claimed he ripped her off. After deliberating for about five hours at the end of a week-and-a-half long trial, the jury returned the verdict Thursday afternoon. Trump was not in court.

Boy Scouts vote to allow openly gay boys; conservative groups opposed change

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:53:47 -0500

GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) — The Boy Scouts of America’s National Council has voted to ease a long-standing ban and allow openly gay boys to be accepted as Scouts. Gay adults will remain barred from serving as Scout leaders.

Zachary Fardon nominated as next U.S. attorney in Chicago

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:57:21 -0500

WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama nominated Zachary Fardon on Thursday to be the next U.S. attorney in Chicago, replacing Patrick Fitzgerald who stepped down last summer.

As school closings loom, 27,000 CPS students now enrolling in new schools

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:55:02 -0500

Enrollment runs through May 31, giving parents little more than a week to register their children in-person for the fall. Both closing and welcoming schools will host registration as kids prepare to switch schools.

Judge delays court fight over closing Chicago schools until July

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:38:55 -0500

Protesters’ last, best chance of halting the closure of 50 Chicago public schools will be resolved at a four-day hearing in July, a federal judge ruled Thursday morning.

Rockefeller, Thune, predict Pritzker confirmation as Commerce Secretary

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:42:06 -0500

Commerce nominee Penny Pritzker breezed through her confirmation hearing on Thursday with both top senators on the Commerce committee, Democratic Jay Rockefeller and Republican John Thune predicting she will be confirmed by the full Senate.

‘Beautiful day to get smoked,’ gunman allegedly said before fatal shooting

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:25:50 -0500

As he was readying to buy marijuana in the Back of the Yards neighborhood Tuesday, Angel Cano made small talk about the pleasant weather, according to Cook County prosecutors.

Desperate search for missing fiance ends in tragic discovery

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:24:58 -0500

Antwone Price liked expensive toys, and he wasn’t shy about showing off the fruits of his success as a hip-hop concert promoter. But mostly, Price — a Daley Center clerk by day — was a family man, his fiancée, Kiara Robinson, said Thursday, a day after Price’s body was found stuffed in the trunk of his car on the South Side. His friend, Trevin Hullum, was found dead in the back seat.