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Chicago ‘not a hellhole’

Ald. David Moore is proud of his success in the 17th Ward and defends his community. He — along with former state Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias and City Clerk Anna Valencia — is running to replace Jesse White as Illinois secretary of state.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 5, 2022

As COVID-19 warning levels increase across more of Illinois, Pritzker’s briefings don’t

Gov. J.B. Pritzker hasn’t held a news conference on COVID-19 in three months, but his office says the governor and his public health team remain on top of the situation. Experts aren’t sure more briefings would help, given how tired many are of hearing about the virus.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 5, 2022

Ex-Bloomingdale Township official says couple paid him off, but defense warns jury not to trust him

Debra Fazio and Mario Giannini were charged along with Robert Czernek back in August 2020 and accused of an eight-year scheme in which Bloomingdale Township improperly paid more than $700,000 to Bulldog Earth Movers, an excavation company owned by Fazio.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 4, 2022

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Polling Place: Which season did respondents say is the best for sports?

Winter, spring, summer or fall? All you’ve got to do is make the call.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 4, 2022

John J. Lanzendorf, hairstylist to the stars, renowned collector of dinosaur art, dead at 76; UPDATED: celebration Wednesday of his life

He tended to the tresses of the likes of Leslie Caron, Claudia Cardinale, Catherine Deneuve, Deborah Kerr and Marcello Mastroianni and owned what’s believed to have been the world’s largest private collection of dinosaur art.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 3, 2022

Handful of West Side alderpersons to stand with Lightfoot as she launches reelection bid Wednesday

Black Caucus Chair Jason Ervin (28th), Emma Mitts (37th) and Chris Taliaferro (29th) will be on hand for the mayor’s announcement.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 3, 2022

Field of 21 Democrats and Republicans running to succeed Bobby Rush in First Congressional District

Nearly two-dozen candidates are running in the First Congressional District, which stretches from Chicago’s South Side nearly to Kankakee. “It really is important that you have somebody that speaks truth to power,” said political consultant Delmarie Cobb, who ran Rush’s first campaign in the…

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 3, 2022

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Republican Richard Irvin goes on defense against Darren Bailey, other primary rivals in ABC 7 debate

Bailey frequently interrupted Irvin and the others as they spoke. At one point, during a question about COVID-19 mandates, Bailey told Irvin he shouldn’t be elected governor because he’s a “corrupt Democrat.” Irvin fired back, “I won’t be lectured by someone like Darren Bailey who had a mask…

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 3, 2022

Hancock High School students make their voices heard as first-time voters

“I feel like it’s been a long time coming,” senior Connor Wallace said.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 3, 2022

House Democratic candidate Jonathan Jackson did not file financial disclosure report; top rivals did

“That’s an oversight and a mistake that I did not file,” Jackson told the Chicago Sun-Times on Thursday.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 3, 2022

Are the Sky’s offensive struggles something to be concerned about?

The Sky (5-3) are converting 30.6% of their threes, the team’s lowest mark under coach/GM James Wade’s tenure

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 2, 2022

AIDS Garden Chicago dedicated along lakefront to honor those who died from disease

“We must never forget those we’ve lost,” said Yoni Pizer, board chair for AIDS Garden Chicago.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 2, 2022

Afternoon Edition: June 2, 2022

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 2, 2022

Sun-Times names Jennifer Kho executive editor

The former managing editor of HuffPost and Guardian US will be the first woman and first person of color to lead the paper’s newsroom in its 178-year history.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 2, 2022

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Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 2, 2022

Celebrating the 40th anniversary of Steve Stone’s first baseball broadcast

On Tuesday, he’ll be in the White Sox’ TV booth with Jason Benetti for the game against the Dodgers. But on June 7, 1982, he sat with Al Michaels and Don Drysdale for the season premiere of ABC’s “Monday Night Baseball.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 2, 2022

Suburban Cook County voters to use new ‘intuitive’ devices to streamline check-in process

The Cook County Clerk’s office purchased 4,500 new devices voters will use to check in at suburban polling locations. According to officials, the digital system will eliminate the need for bulky paper ledgers of voters.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 2, 2022

Chicago police identify man suspected of shooting and seriously wounding an officer in Englewood

The 28-year-old man, who remains at large, is named in a police alert as the gunman who opened fire on a marked Chicago police car around 5:45 p.m. in the 6100 block of South Paulina Street.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 2, 2022

Son of former mayor joins growing field to unseat Lori Lightfoot

Ald. Roderick Sawyer’s father, Eugene Sawyer, was mayor in the late 1980s. Roderick Sawyer chairs the City Council’s Committee on Health and Human Relations and is a former chair of the council’s Black Caucus. He’s the fifth candidate seeking to deny Mayor Lori Lightfoot a second term.

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Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 2, 2022

Legendary City News Bureau editor Paul Zimbrakos dies at 86

He trained generations of journalists at the “boot camp” for reporters.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 2, 2022

Lincoln Park H.S. student threatened to shoot a teacher, but CPS declined to press charges, police say

CPS officials said an investigation determined there was “no safety threat” and police said the student was allowed to remain at the school.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 1, 2022

Republican Irvin vows to take the ‘handcuffs off the police’ by repealing law that Democrats insist he supported

The Aurora mayor vowed to repeal “anti-police pro-criminal policies” in a bill that Pritzker signed into law last year. Pritzker’s campaign says a letter that Irvin sent to one of the sponsors shows he actually supported the criminal justice reforms — but Irvin’s campaign says he was just “being…

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 1, 2022

West Side students march for peace: ‘Put down the guns’

The peace march comes just days after five people were seriously wounded in a shootout in front of the West Garfield Park elementary school.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 1, 2022

General Iron owner says Lightfoot broke rules, politicized permit process

Lawyers in a new filing are seeking emails and other documents as they seek to reverse the city decision to deny the metal shredder’s permit.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 1, 2022

State child welfare agency suspends 2 workers in death of 8-year-old girl

The employees of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services are suspended while it investigates their handling of the murder of Amaria Osby, who was killed last week in Uptown, allegedly by her mother.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 1, 2022

Far South Side organizer appointed to Chicago school board

Mayor Lori Lightfoot picked Joyce Chapman, who founded the Pullman Community Development Corporation and is the chair of the Far South Side Community Action Council, to fill a seat that had been empty for nearly a year.

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