Leavitt: Love in the time of cold and snow
January 23, 2020All I could see were her eyes. That was enough. Each of the three times she rode in my cab, she wore a thick, ankle-length puffer jacket that looked like its last owner was the Michelin…
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Hope, once pillar in Englewood, falls victim to charter push
January 21, 2020A Chicago school with a history that includes being part of a music video and winning city debate titles and even a state championship is destined to become a piece of history itself….
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Oak Park’s Harmon elected next Illinois Senate president
January 19, 2020SPRINGFIELD – Senator Don Harmon, D-Oak Park, was elected as the 39th president of the Illinois Senate on Sunday, Jan. 19 after hours of behind-the-scenes negotiations. The race…
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Cullerton’s advice to new Senate president: Unify
January 19, 2020SPRINGFIELD — The outgoing leader of Illinois’ Senate offered a piece of advice for whoever next assumes the position — “bring everyone together.” Chicago Democrat John Cullerton…
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Thousands of Illinoisans to get driving privileges back
January 18, 2020SPRINGFIELD – Tens of thousands of Illinoisans who have had their driver’s license suspended or revoked for having too many unpaid parking tickets or fines for other non-moving…
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Chicago man charged with stalking probation officer
January 17, 2020A Chicago man who was released from federal prison 18 months ago has been arrested for allegedly stalking and harassing his probation officer. Isaac Myles, 50, was arrested Jan. 10…
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Dolton man sentenced for firearm thefts
January 17, 2020A Dolton man has been sentenced to eight years in prison for stealing firearms from a licensed gun dealer. Kelvin Culps, also known as “Forty,” 23, was sentenced Jan. 13 in two…
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Reform advocates push for tighter lobbying controls at state government
January 16, 2020SPRINGFIELD – Government reform advocates in Illinois are urging state lawmakers to impose stricter rules on lobbying activity at the Statehouse, including a ban on lawmakers themselves…
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Leavitt: Our happy lives among the cheats, thieves and grifters
January 15, 2020Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley was caught shoveling $1 million worth of no-bid city insurance contracts to his son John in February 1973. He delivered a shameless and unintentionally…
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Amazon planning new delivery center at Maywood Park
January 14, 2020E-commerce giant Amazon will increase its presence in Illinois this spring when it opens a delivery station in near west suburban Melrose Park. Amazon will occupy 600,000 square feet…
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