Author: Sara Burnett
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Detective: Brothers recounted how Jussie Smollet staged hoax
CHICAGO • Two brothers arrested for an alleged attack on Jussie Smollett told Chicago police how the ex-“Empire” actor orchestrated the hoax, telling them via text message to meet him “on the low,” paying for supplies and holding a “dry run” in downtown Chicago, the lead investigator testified Tuesday. Taking the stand as prosecutors began…
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Debate in Detroit: Democrats’ divisions test Biden’s front-runner strength
DETROIT — The ideological divisions gripping the Democratic Party intensified on Wednesday as presidential candidates waged an acrimonious battle over health care, immigration and race that tested the strength of early front-runner Joe Biden’s candidacy. The former vice president was repeatedly forced to defend his decades-old political record against pointed attacks from his younger, diverse…
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Democrats’ divisions test Biden’s front-runner strength
DETROIT • The ideological divisions gripping the Democratic Party intensified on Wednesday as presidential candidates waged an acrimonious battle over health care, immigration and race that tested the strength of early front-runner Joe Biden’s candidacy. The former vice president was repeatedly forced to defend his decades-old political record against pointed attacks from his younger, diverse…
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Sanders, Warren clash with Hickenlooper, other moderates over ‘Medicare for All’
DETROIT — The signature domestic proposal by the leading progressive candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination came under withering attack from moderates Tuesday in a debate that laid bare the struggle between a call for revolutionary policies and a desperate desire to defeat President Donald Trump. Standing side by side at center stage, Bernie Sanders…
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SOUTH BEND, Ind. • Pete Buttigieg, the little-known Indiana mayor who has risen to prominence in the early stages of the 2020 Democratic presidential race, made his official campaign entrance Sunday by claiming the mantle of a youthful generation ready to reshape the country. “I recognize the audacity of doing this as a Midwestern millennial…
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Lori Lightfoot will be Chicago’s 1st black, female mayor
CHICAGO • Former federal prosecutor Lori Lightfoot defeated a longtime political insider Tuesday to become Chicago’s next mayor, the first black woman and openly gay person to lead the nation’s third-largest city. Lightfoot, who had never been elected to public office, easily defeated Toni Preckwinkle, who served in the City Council for 19 years before…
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Chicago police seek follow-up interview with Jussie Smollett
CHICAGO • Chicago police and representatives for Jussie Smollett weren’t speaking publicly Sunday about the investigation into a reported attack on the “Empire” actor a day after authorities said the case had “shifted” and they wanted to interview Smollett again. Pamela Sharp, a spokeswoman for Smollett, said Sunday that there were no updates “as of…
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Dems’ 2020 field now includes Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar
MINNEAPOLIS • Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar on Sunday joined the growing group of Democrats jostling to be president and positioned herself as the most prominent Midwestern candidate in the field, as her party tries to win back voters in a region that helped put Donald Trump in the White House. “For every American, I’m running…
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Gun-violence protesters shut down part of Chicago freeway
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save CHICAGO — Thousands of anti-violence protesters marched along a Chicago interstate on Saturday, shutting down traffic in an effort to draw attention to the gun violence that’s claimed hundreds of lives in some of the city’s poorest neighborhoods and pressure public officials to do more…
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Lawyer: Passenger dragged off United flight lost 2 teeth and broke his nose
CHICAGO — The passenger dragged from a United flight lost two front teeth and suffered a broken nose and a concussion, his lawyer said Thursday, accusing the airline industry of having “bullied” its customers for far too long. “Are we going to continue to be treated like cattle?” attorney Thomas Demetrio asked. The passenger, Dr.…