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Jane Recker

Contributor

Jane Recker is a former Chicago Sun-Times intern.

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Chicago
Sun-Times journalist Kathy Chaney to receive Studs Terkel Award
The award recognizes journalists who go above and beyond in their coverage of Chicago’s diverse communities.
By Jane Recker
 
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News
50 years after Apollo 8, former astronaut Jim Lovell has no regrets
Lovell’s Apollo 8 mission was the first to orbit the moon. “This was a real adventure,” he said. “It was like a mini Lewis and Clark expedition.”
By Jane Recker
 
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News
CTU takes credit for decision by ‘Mayor 1 Percent’ not to seek third term
“This union, the CTU, followed Karen Lewis into battle, and today we’ve won,” Chicago Teachers Union President Jesse Sharkey said Tuesday.
By Jane Recker
 
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News
Lane closures, protests could create major traffic delays Labor Day weekend
Travelers looking to save on gas should plan to fill up in southern Wisconsin and northwest Indiana rather than at Chicago stations this weekend.
By Jane Recker
 
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Chicago
Mother of murdered twins mourns her ‘twinkies,’ calls ex-husband ‘coward’
“I never thought in a million years that they would need to be protected from the man who was supposed to be their father.”
By Jane Recker
 
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Chicago
Far South Side explosion baffles victim’s sister, officials investigating
Carl Malinowski suffered the most serious injuries in Thursday’s explosion at the Calumet Water Reclamation Plant.
By Jane Recker
 
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Chicago
10 hurt in explosion, collapse at Far South Side water reclamation plant
Ten people were hurt in an explosion that caused a building collapse Thursday morning at a water reclamation plant on the Far South Side.
By Luke Wilusz and Jane Recker
 
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Crime
10-year-old twins shot by dad in ‘senseless’ murder-suicide in W. Rogers Park
Mason and Addison Sanders were killed Monday by their father, authorities said.
By Jane Recker and Luke Wilusz
 
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News
Madigan creates Clergy Abuse Hotline to report sexual allegations
Madigan said she would work with state’s attorney’s and law enforcement across Illinois to conduct a full investigation.
By Jane Recker