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More spending on youth programs won’t stop crime

We have already spent millions on youth programs, a Humboldt Park reader writes. Let me ask: How has that worked out?

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 1, 2023

Ald. Walter Burnett says nothing nefarious about how he spent unaccounted for $165K — otherwise, ‘I’d be in jail’

“My accountant and my lawyers are working on that. It’s fine. It hasn’t gone anywhere. We’ve just got to reconcile it. And it will be reconciled,” Burnett said Thursday.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 1, 2023

Chicago Police Department’s reform chief resigns, claims ‘retaliation’

Tina Skahill’s exit comes just months after the ouster of her predecessor Robert Boik, who was fired after criticizing former police Supt. David Brown’s decision to reassign nearly 50 officers under his command.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 1, 2023

Sueños Music Festival 2023 — Day 2 PHOTO GALLERY

Latin music continues at Grant Park on Sunday on the way to finale sets by Nicky Jam and Grupo Firme.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 28, 2023

After 50 years, dean of Chicago television’s political reporters calling it a career

On June 30, Mike Flannery, political editor of Fox 32-Chicago, will retire after 50 years on the beat. He sat down with the Sun-Times, where he got his start, to reminisce about his storied career and the “blind spots” of the Chicago mayors he has covered.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 27, 2023

Drug court programs are giving low-level drug offenders a better shot at a second chance

Cook County Judge Charles Burns deserves praise for putting drug court graduates on the fast track to have their records expunged, which research has shown can reduce recidivism.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 27, 2023

Inside the Chicago 2024 Democratic convention bid: $30 million line of credit deal was key factor

A spokesperson for Mayor Brandon Johnson told the Sun-Times that the new mayor, sworn into office May 15, is on board with the line of credit contract former Mayor Lightfoot signed on May 12, in the final days of her term.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 26, 2023

Man awarded $27 million for wrongful murder, arson conviction

Adam Gray was arrested at 14 and spent 24 years behind bars. He filed a federal lawsuit against the city and the cops he said framed him and coerced his confession.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 25, 2023

Cupich’s lackluster response to alarming undercount of Catholic clergy sex abuse won’t cut it

There’s no room for anything other than full acceptance of the hard, brutal truth revealed by a five-year investigation: The Catholic Church in Illinois failed to acknowledge hundreds of allegedly abusive priests and other religious figures.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 25, 2023

Ozingas’ underground development on Southeast Side may be dead due to mining ban

A city zoning official recently issued an opinion based on what’s publicly known about the proposed 6 million square foot project. The family-backed venture isn’t giving up.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 24, 2023