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(FILES) In this file photo taken on May 17, 2017, actor Jussie Smollett arrives on the red carpet ahead of Sir Ridley Scott's Hand and Footprint ceremony in front of the TCL Chinese Theater in Hollywood, California. - Two "potential suspects" are being interrogated in the probe of a black, openly gay US television actor's report that he was assaulted in a hate crime, police said Friday, February 15, 2019. Actor Jussie Smollett, of the television program "Empire," reported the early morning incident to police on January 29. The 36-year-old said two men beat him while he was walking on the streets of downtown Chicago at around 2:00 am, and yelled racial and homophobic slurs. (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN / AFP)FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images ORG XMIT: US police

Tipster to CPD: Smollett seen with former suspects night of reported attack

A person reported seeing Jussie Smollett in the same elevator with the two brothers who were arrested and later released in his reported beating.

By Sam Charles

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City Hall

Daley demands that Emanuel dismantle ‘golden parachutes’ for agency chiefs

Mayoral candidate Bill Daley is interviewed by reporter Fran Spielman in the Sun-Times newsroom Friday, October 26, 2018. | Rich Hein/Sun-Times

Mayoral candidate Bill Daley branded contracts awarded to agency chiefs a “blatant abuse of taxpayers’ money."

By Fran Spielman

Chgo Park District Gen. Supt. Michael Kelly and Mayor Rahm Emanuel at the Northerly Island Nature Preserve. Friday, September 4, 2015 (Brian Jackson/For the Chicago Sun-Times)

Rahm's agency heads could outlast him thanks to golden parachute contracts

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American League, Baltimore Orioles Manny Machado walks on the field after batting practice ahead of the All-Star Home Run Derby Baseball event, Monday, July 16, 2018, at Nationals Park, in Washington. The 89th MLB baseball All-Star Game will be played Tuesday. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) ORG XMIT: NAT212

Manny Machado agrees to record-setting contract with Padres: report

As recent as Tuesday morning, Kenny Williams said the White Sox felt they had the “best offer on the table” for Manny Machado.

By Madeline Kenney and Daryl Van Schouwen

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Hundreds of mourners pay their respects at a prayer vigil for the five people killed two days earlier in a mass shooting at the Henry Pratt Company in Aurora, Sunday afternoon, Feb. 17, 2019. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times

Aurora gunman's family: 'We deeply apologize' for shootings

By Associated Press

Relatives of the man who fatally shot five people at a suburban manufacturing warehouse are offering their condolences to the victims' families.

Aurora gunman's family: 'We deeply apologize' for shootings

Relatives of the man who fatally shot five people at a suburban manufacturing warehouse are offering their condolences to the victims' families.

By Associated Press

7244 S. Prarie Ave., the house Al Capone bought for his mother and wife, Wednesday, February 13th, 2019. | James Foster/For the Sun-Times

The famous house no one wanted to buy finally looks like it's going to sell

By Stefano Esposito

Al Capone and his family lived in the squat, brick two-flat in the Park Manor neighborhood.

The famous house no one wanted to buy finally looks like it's going to sell

Al Capone and his family lived in the squat, brick two-flat in the Park Manor neighborhood.

By Stefano Esposito

Chicago Sports

Manny Machado agrees to record-setting contract with Padres: report

By Madeline Kenney and Daryl Van Schouwen

As recent as Tuesday morning, Kenny Williams said the White Sox felt they had the “best offer on the table” for Manny Machado.

Manny Machado agrees to record-setting contract with Padres: report

By Madeline Kenney and Daryl Van Schouwen

As recent as Tuesday morning, Kenny Williams said the White Sox felt they had the “best offer on the table” for Manny Machado.

Bulls coach Jim Boylen is standing on solid ground for a return next season

By Joe Cowley

John Paxson and Gar Forman turned to Boylen to harden a roster that they deemed soft, and the long-time assistant has been carrying out that order.

Bulls coach Jim Boylen is standing on solid ground for a return next season

By Joe Cowley

Chicago Blackhawks left wing Alex DeBrincat (12) watches the "Ice Crew" girls pick up the hats on the ice after his third goal against the Ottawa Senators during the second period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Feb. 18, 2019, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Jeff Haynes) ORG XMIT: CXA109

Blackhawks win NHL's highest-scoring game of season 8-7 over Senators

By Jason Lieser

The Blackhawks' 8-7 win over the Senators caused motion sickness, but it also got them within one point of a playoff spot.

Blackhawks win NHL's highest-scoring game of season 8-7 over Senators

By Jason Lieser

Baseball's labor tensions laid out under storm clouds on one day of Cubs camp

By Gordon Wittenmyer

“It just seems like a storm brewing right now,” Cubs union rep Kris Bryant said.

Baseball's labor tensions laid out under storm clouds on one day of Cubs camp

By Gordon Wittenmyer

White Sox' Yoan Moncada set for switch to third base

By Daryl Van Schouwen

The White Sox have hinted at a position change for second baseman Yoan Moncada. On the first full-squad workout day, he worked only at third base.

White Sox' Yoan Moncada set for switch to third base

By Daryl Van Schouwen

Crime

3 banks robbed last Friday afternoon across Chicago

By Sun-Times Wire

Federal authorities are investigating a series of bank robberies Feb. 15 across the city.

3 banks robbed last Friday afternoon across Chicago

By Sun-Times Wire

Federal authorities are investigating a series of bank robberies Feb. 15 across the city.

Lincoln Park bike shop burglarized twice in a month

By David Struett

A witness told investigators they saw four people break through the front glass door.

Lincoln Park bike shop burglarized twice in a month

By David Struett

A shell casing was found in the 4500 block of South Pulaski, where two men were shot early Monday, May 29, 2017. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times

Man shot after giving property to robber in Grand Crossing

By David Struett

After he handed over the property and began to drive off, the robber opened fire and struck the man in his back.

Man shot after giving property to robber in Grand Crossing

By David Struett

Woman sexually assaulted on Far South Side; man arrested

By David Struett

Police arrested a man in connection to a sexual assault Monday night in the West Pullman neighborhood.

Woman sexually assaulted on Far South Side; man arrested

By David Struett

2 juveniles flee cops in stolen car, crash on Dan Ryan

By David Struett

Officers saw a stolen 2017 Buick and tried to pull it over, but the car sped off from the Back of the Yards neighborhood.

2 juveniles flee cops in stolen car, crash on Dan Ryan

By David Struett

Politics

Rahm's agency heads could outlast him thanks to golden parachute contracts

By Fran Spielman and Lauren FitzPatrick

Firing the heads of the Chicago Park District, City Colleges, CPS and Chicago Housing Authority would cost taxpayers at least $820,000 in payouts.

A clean sweep of the heads of the Chicago Park District, City Colleges, CPS and Chicago Housing Authority would cost taxpayers at least $820,000 in golden parachute salaries — more, including benefits — as well as the salaries for the new appointees, according to a Sun-Times review of the contracts.

Rahm's agency heads could outlast him thanks to golden parachute contracts

By Fran Spielman and Lauren FitzPatrick

Preckwinkle ally gets in shouting match with Lightfoot over assessor bill

By Fran Spielman

Mayoral candidate Lori Lightfoot accused an ally of Toni Preckwinkle of trying to make the Cook County assessor an appointed job and undermine reform.

Lightfoot accused Rep. Robert Martwick (D-Chicago) of working on Preckwinkle’s behalf with his bill making Cook County assessor an appointed position. The move, she said, is meant to hamper newly elected Assessor Fritz Kaegi's attempts to reform a “broken property tax system." Preckwinkle denied it.

Preckwinkle ally gets in shouting match with Lightfoot over assessor bill

By Fran Spielman

Mayoral Candidate Amara Enyia rallies supporters in Daley Plaza and then walks to an early voting station, Monday, February 11th, 2019. | James Foster/For the Sun-Times

Enyia vows to establish Department of Environmental Justice

By Fran Spielman

Amara Enyia on Monday said shuttering the city's Department of Environment showed City Hall prioritizes business interests over public health.

Enyia vows to establish Department of Environmental Justice

By Fran Spielman

President Donald Trump listens during a meeting with Hispanic pastors in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, Jan. 25, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Illinois joins 15 other states in suing Trump over emergency wall declaration

By Associated Press

Illinois has joined a lawsuit, filed by California's attorney general Monday, against President Donald Trump's emergency declaration.

Illinois joins 15 other states in suing Trump over emergency wall declaration

By Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 14, 2013 file photo, from left, Al Bilek, executive vice president of the Chicago Crime Commission, Jack Riley, Special Agent In Charge for the DEA, Chicago Field office, and Peter Bensinger former administrator of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration announce that Joaquin ``El Chapo'' Guzman, a drug kingpin in Mexico, is Chicago's Public Enemy No. 1, during a news conference in Chicago. Now that Guzman has escaped a prison in Mexico, hes regaining his infamous title. The Chicago Crime Commission says it will gather Tuesday, July 14, 2015, to formally restore Guzmans title as Chicagos Public Enemy No. 1. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File) ORG XMIT: CX101

Ex-Chicago DEA boss who helped nail El Chapo seethed at slow action on drug war

By Jack Riley | Former DEA Agent

Former Chicago DEA boss Jack Riley writes about making 'El Chapo' Chicago's 'Public Enemy No. 1' in new memoir 'Drug Warrior,' excerpted here.

Former Chicago DEA boss Jack Riley writes about making 'El Chapo' Chicago's 'Public Enemy No. 1' and fighting to make the drug war a bigger government priority in his new memoir 'Drug Warrior,' excerpted here. The book will be out Tuesday.