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Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County Dorothy Brown held a press conference Thursday, March 15, announcing the implementation of a new case management system and integrated permissive eFiling system. | Erin Brown/Sun-Times

'Flabbergasted': Some can't understand Dorothy Brown's decision to run for mayor

With a federal investigation hanging over her head, some pundits can’t figure out why Dorothy Brown is running for mayor — and not running for cover.

By Fran Spielman

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City Hall

Cook County Treasurer urges property owners to pay delinquent taxes

Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas said 39,000 people countywide and 19,000 people in the city still owe taxes.

By Rachel Hinton

University of Chicago student shot by police free on bond

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Babies OK in City Council, flowers and convicted aldermen not so much

Sen. Tammy Duckworth’s baby may have made history by making an appearance Thursday on the floor of the U.S. Senate, but Maile Pearl’s time in the spotlight would have been old news if it happened during a meeting of the Chicago City Council.

By Heather Cherone

In other news

Fiancee of CEO slain outside River North bar: 'This could have been prevented'

By Mitchell Armentrout

Fiancee of CEO slain outside River North bar: 'This could have been prevented'

Barbara Misiur called for access to mental health care after her fiance’s slaying: “To know that this could have been prevented makes me so angry.”

President Donald Trump walks down the stairs of Air Force One during his arrival at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Fla., Thursday, April 19, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Trump will skip Barbara Bush funeral

By Ken Thomas | Associated Press

Trump will skip Barbara Bush funeral

Trump would not attend “to avoid disruptions due to added security, and out of respect for the Bush Family and friends attending the service.”

Chicago Sports

CHICAGO, IL - DECEMBER 24: Kyle Fuller #23 of the Chicago Bears celebrates with fans after the Bears defeated the Cleveland Browns 20-3 at Soldier Field on December 24, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by David Banks/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 700070824

Game by game: Breaking down the Bears' 2018 schedule, opponents and TV stations

By Patrick Finley

New coach Matt Nagy will have his first two games broadcast to the nation in prime time — one against the rival Packers.

Game by game: Breaking down the Bears' 2018 schedule, opponents and TV stations

By Patrick Finley

New coach Matt Nagy will have his first two games broadcast to the nation in prime time — one against the rival Packers.

Cubs' Ben Zobrist sidelined again by sore back, hopes to play Friday in Colorado

By Gordon Wittenmyer

Cubs' Ben Zobrist sidelined again by sore back, hopes to play Friday in Colorado

By Gordon Wittenmyer

LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 12: Commissioner Clyde Drexler (L) poses with BIG3 founders Ice Cube (C) and Jeff Kwatinetz after the BIG3 2018 Player Draft at Fox Sports Studio on April 12, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 775152651

Everything you need to know about Big 3 this summer

By Madeline Kenney

Everything you need to know about Big 3 this summer

By Madeline Kenney

Crime

Cook County will begin its experiment with cameras in courtrooms on Jan. 5, restricting them initially to the Criminal Courts Building in Chicago. | Supplied photo

Man charged with setting liquor store fire that killed 2 women 17 years ago

By Matthew Hendrickson

Lemanuel Jackson, 46, is accused of setting a fire more than 17 years ago at a Near West Side Liquor store that killed two employees.

Man charged with setting liquor store fire that killed 2 women 17 years ago

By Matthew Hendrickson

Lemanuel Jackson, 46, is accused of setting a fire more than 17 years ago at a Near West Side Liquor store that killed two employees.

Woman paid $10K in bitcoin on 'dark web' in murder-for-hire plot: prosecutors

By Luke Wilusz

Woman paid $10K in bitcoin on 'dark web' in murder-for-hire plot: prosecutors

By Luke Wilusz

Man sexually assaults woman walking in Englewood

By Sun-Times Wire

Man sexually assaults woman walking in Englewood

By Sun-Times Wire

2 Aurora police officers were injured and a person killed after exchange of gun fire in downtown Aurora. | Justin Jackson/ Sun-Times

Aurora police release surveillance video from fatal police-involved shooting

By Matthew Hendrickson

Aurora police release surveillance video from fatal police-involved shooting

By Matthew Hendrickson

Dolton cop charged with holding wife at gunpoint in Lawndale after spotted naked

By Andy Grimm

Dolton cop charged with holding wife at gunpoint in Lawndale after spotted naked

By Andy Grimm

Politics

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle addresses the media after being named Chair of the county Democratic Party on April 18, 2018. | Max Herman/For the Sun-Times

Now it’s Madam Chairman: ‘Proud’ Democrat Preckwinkle makes party history

By Rachel Hinton and Alexandra Arriaga

“I’m proud to be a Democrat,” Preckwinkle said, accepting the post. “All my life this has been the party of working families.”

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle solidified her place in the political power structure — and the history books — on Wednesday, winning a majority of the party’s votes to take the once-mighty seat of power as Cook County Democratic Party chairman.