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  • Missing girl last seen at Prosser H.S. returns home

    8 Feb 2010 | 7:21 pm
    UPDATE: Police said tonight that Patrycia Bochmulski returned home. No further details were released. Chicago police said tonight they are looking for a 16-year-old girl last seen a week ago at Prosser High School in the city's Belmont Cragin neighborhood. Patrycia Bochmulski, of the 5400 block of West Addison Street, was spotted at Prosser at noon on Thursday, police said in a missing persons alert. Patrycia is described in the alert as Caucasian, 5-foot-4, 130 pounds, with a fair complexion, green eyes and brown hair. She was wearing a black jacket, black T-shirt and blue jeans, police…

  • Hanover Park man gets 20 years for home invasions

    8 Feb 2010 | 5:02 pm
    A 42-year-old Hanover Park man was sentenced in Cook County Circuit Court today to 20 years in prison for his role in a series of home invasions that began nearly two years ago in the northwest suburbs. Daniel D. Suddoth, of the 2200 block of Walnut Avenue, pleaded guilty in Rolling Meadows branch court to home invasions in Elk Grove Village, Schaumburg and Streamwood. Suddoth was arrested in May 2008 following a home invasion in the 1500 block of Stafford Circle in Elk Grove Village in which the 51-year-old resident was beaten by four men, authorities said. Police learned the Suddoth…

  • Judge OKs city takeover of cemetery near O'Hare

    8 Feb 2010 | 4:32 pm
    The City of Chicago today was awarded possession of a 161-year-old cemetery that lies in the path of a future runway at O'Hare International Airport and could begin moving about 1,200 graves within weeks. DuPage County Judge Hollis Webster ordered that the title of the 5.3-acre St. Johannes Cemetery in Addison Township be transferred from St. John's United Church of Christ to the city. She also ordered that Chicago pay the church $630,000 for the land, which stands between two segments of a new runway that are already under construction. The acquisition was considered one of the last major…

  • CTA, unions agree to meet this week on service cuts

    8 Feb 2010 | 4:25 pm
    The Chicago Transit Authority and its unions agreed Monday to possibly meet later this week to try to negotiate a quick end to service cuts that are forcing riders to wait longer in freezing temperatures for packed buses and trains. But no meeting date was set or areas of potential agreement highlighted as the winter's worst snowstorm headed toward the Chicago region, threatening to add to the slow-going during Tuesday morning's commute. Some regular CTA riders found other ways to get to work Monday morning or altered the times they traveled as a way to avoid the large crowds that were…

  • Latest snow prediction: Up to 14 inches

    8 Feb 2010 | 4:09 pm
    An area winter storm warning has been issued for late Monday through early Wednesday with up to 12 inches of snow expected to blanket the area, according to the National Weather Service. WGN-TV's Tom Skilling thinks there's a possibility the final totals could be closer to 14 inches, making this storm the worst of the winter for Chicago. According to the WGN Severe Weather Blog, the storm could last 35-40 hours, affect three rush hours, and generally make life unpleasant until at least Wednesday. The warning takes effect at 9 p.m. and will continue until 4 a.m. Wednesday. The heaviest…
 
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    Chicago Tribune: Opinion

  • Editorial: Space invaders

    7 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm
    For decades now, America has been lost in space. Ever since the Apollo mission landed men on the moon in the 1960s, the nation has asked: OK, what's next?

  • The great peasant revolt of 2010

    7 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm
    WASHINGTON — "I am not an ideologue," protested President Barack Obama at a recent gathering with Republican House members. Perhaps, but he does have a tenacious commitment to a set of political convictions.

  • Clarence Page: TEA party crack pot

    7 Feb 2010 | 9:56 am

  • Editorial: Who's up next?

    6 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm
    Cohen's ballot slot should go to a candidate who wants to eliminate this essentially useless state office and all the expenses and staff salaries allocated to it.

  • Schmich: Dad's heartbreaking Haiti trip

    6 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm
    Jean Onelien took last week off work at Sunset Foods in Northbrook and went to Haiti hoping to rescue his daughter.
 
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    Chicago Tribune: Most Emailed

  • Body found in landing gear compartment after Delta flight arrives in Tokyo from New York

    8 Feb 2010 | 7:21 am
    TOKYO (AP) — A body was found inside a wheel well of a Delta Air Lines plane after it landed in Tokyo from New York, and Japanese authorities Monday were trying to identify the man.

  • JAL stays in alliance with American

    7 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm
    Japan Airlines has decided to keep its alliance with long-time partner American Airlines and to turn down a competing offering from Delta Air Lines, according to reports in the Japanese media.

  • Soda tax fizzles as support sours

    7 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm
    — The soft drink industry has worked to smother a proposal to tax sugared beverages, a plan advocates said would have reduced obesity and helped finance health care reform.

  • Bulls will say ta-ta after another Thomas tirade

    7 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm
    "You don't lose your starting job to injury" is one of the older clichés in sports, which, sadly, "a Tyrus Thomas team-imposed suspension" is becoming too.

  • Chicago schools pile up lunch waste

    6 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm
    Kids eating lunch in Chicago schools toss out nearly a quarter of a million foam trays every day — and that's just the beginning If you want to know what led a bunch of shivering teenagers to sort through the trash behind Prosser Career Academy one recent, icy day, try to get your head around this statistic:
 
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    Chicago Tribune: The Skyline

  • Houses of three Chicago African-American literary giants one step closer to landmark status

    Tempo
    8 Feb 2010 | 1:59 pm
    The houses of three Chicago African-American literary giants--author Richard Wright (left), poet Gwendolyn Brooks and playwright Lorraine Hansberry--took a significant step toward protected landmark status Monday after a City Council committee recommended that the full council approve their nominations. A fourth property associated with what city officials call "Chicago's Black Renaissance Literary Movement"--the George Cleveland Hall Branch Library at 4801 S. Michigan Ave.--also was recommended for landmark status. The black literary movement…

  • Burj Khalifa, world's tallest building, shuts down observation deck one month after opening

    Tempo
    8 Feb 2010 | 5:42 am
    The observation deck at the world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa, has been shut down indefinitely, the Associated Press reports. The news agency says the developer of the Dubai skyscraper, Emaar Properties, is citing unexpectedly high attendance at the observation deck--as well as power problems--as the reasons for the abrupt closure.  Emaar is pointing to power supply problems and has closed the 124th floor skydeck for "maintenance," Bloomberg reports. Chicago architects and engineers Skidmore, Owings & Merrill…

  • Navy Pier re-design in works (by who?); Children's Museum staying at pier a little longer

    Tempo
    5 Feb 2010 | 12:00 pm
    There were two news nuggests of interest to Cityscapes readers buried near the bottom of Tribune reporter Kathy Bergen's Tuesday story about the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority. Both concerned high-profile lakefront projects that the authority, which manages Navy Pier and McCormick Place, have underway: The first, as Bergen reported, is a long-awaited redesign of Navy Pier, aimed at freshening offerings, boosting annual attendance from 9 million to 15 million and generating greater profits to offset the cost of running the McCormick Place. No word on who the architects…

  • Lights, camera, architecture--Jeanne Gang's vibrant new media production center at Columbia College Chicago inspired by cinema

    Tempo
    5 Feb 2010 | 8:31 am
    Chicago architect Jeanne Gang's lively new building for Columbia College Chicago looks nothing like her Aqua tower, the spectacular, 82-story mixed-use skyscraper with the wavy balconies. And that is all to the good. Architects often lapse into a formulaic style after they hit it big. Yet even in the wake of widespread acclaim for Aqua, Gang continues to explore fresh territory — in this case, finding inspiration from such great works of cinema as Orson Welles' “Citizen Kane.” There is good reason for this link: The $21 million Media Production…

  • Watch out, CAF--you've got competition on those archi-tours

    Tempo
    4 Feb 2010 | 8:47 am
    It looks like the Chicago Architecture Foundation, which offers scores of docent-led tours of the city's architecture, has a little high-tech competition. The insightful Chicago architecture critic Ed Keegan is out with an iPhone application that provides mini-commentaries on some 70 Chicago buildings. Shia Kapos of Crain's Chicago Business has a smart write-up.  
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    Chicago Tribune: The Swamp

  • Rep. John Murtha, 1932-2010, 18 terms

    8 Feb 2010 | 2:15 pm
    by Mark Silva Rep. John Murtha, decorated Marine and powerful veteran of Capitol Hill, was the first Vietnam combat veteran elected to Congress, a force to be reckoned with in the House, and he was, when all is said and done, an imperfect and longtime servant. Murtha, a "tough-as-nails'' Democratic hawk and for two decades the ranking member of his party on the House subcommittee that controls defense spending, also had become an outspoken and influential critic of the war in Iraq. He died today at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, Va., a spokesman for the congressman said. Murtha was…

  • Sarah Palin's hand: Palm political pilot

    8 Feb 2010 | 10:15 am
    by Mark Silva We're having to hand it to Sarah Palin today, because she really has played her own hand this time. After telling the National Tea Party convention that it doesn't really need a leader -- while telling the TEA Partiers that they also don't need a "charismatic'' leader who leads from a TelePrompter, a "law professor'' lecturer -- the charismatic, palm-prompted Palin has taken a considerable amount of heat for taking her own cues from the pen-written notes on the inside of her hand. It was during a question-and-answer session on stage after her speech to the convention in…

  • 'Disappointer-in-chief:' Marist Poll

    8 Feb 2010 | 8:15 am
    by Mark Silva By the numbers, neither President Barack Obama nor the incumbent members of Congress are looking very comfortable these days. But then, it takes someone to beat someone - which is why the public discontent with incumbent members of Congress registered in yet another poll today leaves open the question of who will be challenging those incumbents in November, not to mention the question of a challenger for Obama in 2012. The president's public job approval among registered voters nationwide has slipped to 44 percent in the Marist Poll out today - with disapproval running at 47…

  • Health care: Who 'won't be fooled again?'

    8 Feb 2010 | 6:20 am
    by Mark Silva Oh, when the Saints come marching in to the White House, where the fan-in-chief had placed his heart with New Orleans, but still his head with the Colts, in the Super Bowl that ended with a come-from-behind victory for the team from Louisiana. (They receive college champs on the South Lawn; maybe they'll make room for the NFL this year.) But while they're at it in the West Wing, they may want to consult with The Who's Roger Daltrey on his opinion about Medicare (which, of course, he doesn't need, because he lives in a country with nationalized health care.) The front man from…

  • Obama, Republicans, Democrats talking

    7 Feb 2010 | 5:30 pm
    by Mark Silva President Barack Obama, vowing to press his case for health-care legislation in a difficult new political environment, says he will sit down and talk with the Republicans. But for whatever talks they initiate this week, any agreement on a common way forward is likely to require talking beyond the talking points that both parties have staked out since the beginning of a months-long debate now mired in a partisan divide. "What I've been doing is consulting closely with the leaders in the House, the leaders in the Senate, on the Democratic side,'' Obama said in his pre-game Super…
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    Chicago Tribune: Steve Chapman

  • Picking Cohen's replacement

    Newsdesk
    8 Feb 2010 | 2:50 pm
    Now that Scott Lee Cohen has decided he can find better ways to spend the next nine months (and who knows how much of his money) than running for lieutenant governor, the Democratic Party has to choose someone else as running mate for Pat Quinn. The obvious option is to pick the runner-up, State Rep. Art Turner. A Tribune editorial urges that it be someone who will work to abolish the office. Either approach would be a mistake. Turner, after all, got only 22 percent of the vote. Had Cohen fallen ill and had to withdraw next September, no one would think Turner would have any automatic claim…

  • Scott Lee Cohen's bad investment

    Newsdesk
    5 Feb 2010 | 2:04 pm
    It would be presumptuous of me to advise Scott Lee Cohen to relinquish his spot on the Democratic ticket. After all, if I had paid a couple of million dollars for something, I wouldn't want to give it up. In reality, though, Cohen made the investment not to be the nominee, but to get the office. And if there is any safe bet in Illinois politics, it's that he will never be lieutenant governor. Either he'll step aside, or he and Pat Quinn will lose. Illinoisans have put up with a lot from their state and local officials, but a constitutional officer who consorts with prostitutes,…

  • Jay-Z on the economy

    Newsdesk
    27 Jan 2010 | 8:33 am
    Well, it's not exactly Jay-Z, but if the rapper were an economist, this is what he might come up with. You're mystified by the debate on how we got into the recession and how to get out? This video, created by Hoover Institution scholar Russ Roberts and filmmaker John Papola, makes the issues clear--not to mention entertaining. And you get the rare treat of seeing John Maynard Keynes drunk.

  • Obama's reckless blast at the Court

    Newsdesk
    25 Jan 2010 | 2:28 pm
    When the Supreme Court hands down a controversial decision, it's not surprising to hear populist demagogues denounce it by accusing the court of handing "a huge victory to the special interests" with a ruling that "strikes at our democracy itself." Most of them have no expertise in law, and they have no stake in preserving respect for the judicial system. But Barack Obama has no such excuse. And the vehement words I quoted were from his Saturday radio address -- responding to the decision allowing corporations to spend money to communicate their views about…

  • Conservative justices and free speech

    Newsdesk
    22 Jan 2010 | 2:05 pm
    Yesterday, by a 5-4 margin, the Supreme Court struck down a campaign finance law that effectively prevents corporations from spending money promoting or opposing political candidates. The reason: The rule violates the First Amendment. I think the court was right. But it's worth noting that this decision, as University of Chicago law professor Geoffrey Stone puts it, came from conservative justices who seldom exhibit much concern for free speech. "It's a little hard to explain their unbounded enthusiasm for the First Amendment" here, he told me. The decision was…
 
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    Chicago Tribune: Garrison Keillor

  • Running on anger

    25 Jan 2010 | 10:00 pm
    There they all were on the Sunday-morning chatfests, droning on about the anger of the American people as shown by the election in Massachusetts of a pickup truck to the U.S. Senate — ever ready, as pundits are, to take one good story and extrude it into a national trend portentous with meaning. One could draw other conclusions from that election — the importance of actually campaigning, for one, and not vacationing in the Caribbean — but OK, maybe anger was a factor. Nobody looks on the marathon health care debate as a noble chapter in political science. No legislator is…

  • Hey tea partyers, wake up and smell the coffee

    20 Jan 2010 | 6:09 am
    The tea partyers are enjoying their day in the sun, but coffee is the beverage preferred by most Americans, and we don't have time to gang up and holler and wave our arms — we prefer to sit quietly with coffee in hand and read a reliable newspaper and try to figure out what's going on in the world. Great heaps of dead bodies are moved by front-loaders and dumped, uncounted, unidentified, into open pits in a stricken country while people feast and walk treadmills on enormous cruise ships sailing a hundred miles off the coast en route to the Bahamas and Jamaica. That's the real world, not…

  • Renouncing evil powers and anonymity

    13 Jan 2010 | 10:00 pm
    I went to church in San Francisco on Sunday, the big stone church on Nob Hill, whose name is an old slang term for a rich person, where a gaggle of railroad tycoons built their palaces high above the squalid tenements of the poor back in the Gilded Age, and there with considerable pomp we baptized a dozen infants into the fellowship of faith and we renounced the evil powers of this world, which all in all is a good day's work.

  • Floating village: The good life

    5 Jan 2010 | 10:00 pm
    The cruise ships sail from Tampa and Fort Lauderdale and Miami, great ocean-going pueblos, 10 decks high, passengers lounging on their verandas, gazing at the sea, workhorse Americans trying to get out of cell-phone range for a week and sweeten up to their families. It is a beautiful thing to behold.

  • Happy 2010 and keep chasing the wildebeest

    29 Dec 2009 | 10:00 pm
    It is possible in this day and age to fly south in December and three hours later land in a city where you can sit comfortably in your T-shirt and linen jacket and eat your dinner at a cafe under palm trees and still enjoy the protections of the U.S. Constitution, which is a wonderful, wonderful thing. Paradise, in fact.
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    Chicago Tribune: Kathleen Parker

  • Hunting habits: GOP going for the kill

    25 Jan 2010 | 6:18 am
    Sure, he's got the jutting jaw and centerfold looks. He's got the truck. But does Scott Brown kill his own meat?

  • Keeping women out of the Oval Office

    12 Jan 2010 | 10:00 pm
    WASHINGTON -- Ask yourself: Who is likely to be the first woman president of the United States?

  • Chasing terrorists: It's Obama's ball now

    3 Jan 2010 | 10:00 pm
    As the new year commences, two facts emerge: George W. Bush is officially retired as the fault-guy for the nation's ills, and Barack Obama owns the game.

  • Obama has united left and right against a common foe: Obama

    21 Dec 2009 | 10:00 pm
    WASHINGTON -- Perhaps it is the spirit of the season, but my empathy receptors are in overdrive for poor Barack Obama. All he wanted for Christmas was a health care reform bill -- and all he got was a lousy insurance industry bailout that few can love.

  • A wife's tale of foul play

    15 Dec 2009 | 10:00 pm
    WASHINGTON -- To a self-described "old feminist" such as Hadassah Lieberman, the recent blog-inspired attack against her -- all related to husband Joe Lieberman's obstruction of the Democrats' health care agenda -- has been a surreal mix of "McCarthyism" and a "snowball fight on the playground." Actually, "ambush" is a better word.
 
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    Chicago Tribune: Clarence Page's Page

  • Tea party crack pot

    Newsdesk
    6 Feb 2010 | 6:43 pm
    Some people still can't believe that Americans of sound mind elected Barack Obama president. Former Republican presidential candidateTom Tancredo has it figured out: We the voters are just too stupid, too ill-informed to make good choices. That's pretty much what the former Colorado congressman told the first National Tea Party Convention in Nashville this weekend, where he lathered up the crowd with a speech that offered this reason for Obama’s election: “We do not have a civics, literacy test before people can vote in this country.” Obama was elected, Tancredo…

  • Obama v. GOP on weekly TV?

    Newsdesk
    3 Feb 2010 | 9:04 pm
    Last week's give-and-take between President Obama and House Republicans was a big hit and not just for political junkies. It was such a big hit that it has inspired a movement to make Q-and-A’s between the president and Congress a regular event. Sound familiar? Yup, political couch potatoes of an Anglophile bent will detect similarities to Prime Minister’s Questions a weekly event in British Parliament that can be seen most easily on this side of the Atlantic on CSPAN. I became an aficionado of Britain’s PMQ back in the 1980s. Even though Margaret Thatcher’s politics were…

  • A tea party crackup?

    Newsdesk
    24 Jan 2010 | 1:15 pm
    “When people are ripe for a mass movement,” wrote Eric Hoffer in The True Believer, “they are usually ripe for any effective movement, and not solely for one with a particular doctrine or program.”The angry, populist and conspicuously disorganized tea party movement is experiencing Hoffer’s prophetic words. Arguments and feuds are breaking out. One side, it is fair to say, is made up of pragmatic conservatives who would like to harness tea-party energy behind suitable the  Republican Party, where Scott Brown’s Massachusetts massacre has made hope bloom again.The other is…

  • Beck v. Brown? Weirdness on the right

    Newsdesk
    21 Jan 2010 | 7:53 am
    Okay, I understand how a rationally exuberant Scott Brown got carried away in the heat of victory afand offered his daughters up as "available" on national television. "Just kidding," he assured us while his daughters gasped and wife fumed. Speaking as a fellow father, I know it is the duty of parents to embarrass their children, just as it is the duty of children to aggravate their parents. But what's Glenn Beck's excuse (See video above) for slamming Brown with veiled and macabre references to the Chandra Levy murder? A bit later in his…

  • Help Haiti yes, web scams no

    Newsdesk
    14 Jan 2010 | 7:36 am
    Maybe if enough of us phone text Wyclef Jean, he'll pull the Fugees back together for a reunion concert and raise millions more to help Haiti. Texting YELE to 501501 automatically sends $5 to the Haitian-born, politically conscious soul-hiphop star's Yele Foundation's fund for earthquake victims.  Or you can go directly to the Yele Earthquake Relief Fund web site. That's one good way to help Haiti and avoid the inevitable Internet "Help Haiti" scammers. Here's another: You can donate $10 directly to the Red Cross, the U. S. State Department web…
 
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    Chicago Tribune: Clout St

  • Daley: Expand watchdog's reach to City Council

    Newsdesk
    8 Feb 2010 | 12:35 pm
    UPDATE 4:33 p.m. by Hal Dardick and Todd Lighty - Details of Daley proposal, aldermanic reaction. Mayor Richard Daley today proposed expanding the powers of the city's inspector general to include investigating aldermen -- an idea long opposed by City...

  • City Council committee OKs $700,000 settlement in police brutality case

    Newsdesk
    8 Feb 2010 | 11:27 am
    Posted by Hal Dardick at 1:25 p.m. A key City Council committee today recommended settling for $700,000 a civil rights claim filed against Chicago Police and the city that accused officers of clubbing and injuring a man without cause. The...

  • Quinn says no payback for pawnbroker out $2 million for lieutenant governor

    Newsdesk
    8 Feb 2010 | 7:51 am
    UPDATE AT 3:35 p.m. - Madigan spokesman says no fundraising discussion with Cohen Gov. Pat Quinn and fellow Demcratic leaders began the delicate dance of picking a new running mate for Quinn today, while emphasizing there was no horse-trading involved...

  • Pawnbroker says he's dropping out of race

    Newsdesk
    7 Feb 2010 | 3:51 pm
    UPDATE 8:38 p.m. - Quinn comment, Democratics to begin replacement talks POSTED by Kristen Schorsch and Rick Pearson Scott Lee Cohen, the pawnbroker whose surprise victory in last week's Democratic lieutenant governor primary was followed by scandalous revelations about him,...

  • Ex-girlfriend: Cohen not fit to hold public office

    Newsdesk
    6 Feb 2010 | 4:41 pm
    Posted by Tribune staff at 6:38 p.m.; updated at 6:50 p.m. The ex-girlfriend of embattled Democratic lieutenant governor nominee Scott Lee Cohen put out a statement through her lawyer this evening saying Cohen is not fit to hold public office.Amanda...
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    Chicago Tribune: Manya Brachear - The Seeker

  • Should churches rebuild churches in Haiti?

    Newsdesk
    8 Feb 2010 | 8:48 am
    Some of Chicago's legendary performers will take the stage at Chicago's House of Hope tonight to raise money for relief in Haiti. The Council of Religious Leaders of Metropolitan Chicago will offer a prayer service on Wednesday at Chicago Temple...

  • Tim Tebow ad: Christian or cruel?

    Newsdesk
    7 Feb 2010 | 3:46 pm
    Well, now that we've all seen the much talked about Tim Tebow ad, what did you think? Was it a well-timed, positive Christian message or did it miss the mark? Amy Laura Hall, a Duke University theologian and expert on...

  • Rev. Robert V. Thompson: Super Bowl as spiritual metaphor

    Newsdesk
    6 Feb 2010 | 8:47 pm
    Rev. Robert V. Thompson, pastor of Lake Street Church in Evanston and Religion & Culture Examiner I’ve always loved jokes about jocks. Especially jokes about football players who are intellectually challenged. There’s the story about a football coach who walked...

  • Should Super Bowl ads address morality?

    Newsdesk
    4 Feb 2010 | 4:57 pm
    With a team dubbed “Saints” playing in Super Bowl XLIV, should the messages we watch during the commercial breaks address issues of morality and saintliness? That’s the battle brewing on the sidelines of the National Football League’s championship this year...

  • Hesham Hassaballa: Voting is religious duty

    Newsdesk
    2 Feb 2010 | 6:09 am
    Hesham Hassaballa, author of God, Faith and a Pen In the past few days and weeks, but most especially in the last 48 hours, I have been bombarded by numerous "robocalls" by various current and former elected officials urging me...
 
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    Chicago Tribune: Apartments

  • Pulling the plug on 'ham radio'

    6 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm
    Q The tenants who lease my single-family home have become "ham radio" enthusiasts. Without asking me, they erected an antenna in the backyard. It's unsightly and, according to neighbors, emits an annoying noise that disrupts their sleep. The tenants claim that under federal law, they're entitled to erect what they need to get reception. Is this true?
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    Chicago Tribune: Foreclosure

  • INTERCOUNTY SALES Records for 2/8/2010

    7 Feb 2010 | 9:01 pm
    1434 W ALTGELD ST CHICAGO Property Type: SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE 9536 S CLAREMONT AVE CHICAGO Property Type: SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE 3619 S HERMITAGE AVE CHICAGO Property Type: SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE 3100 N LAKE SHORE DR UNIT 201 CHICAGO Property Type: CONDOMINIUM 3614 W 67TH PL CHICAGO Property Type: SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE 4345 W WILCOX ST CHICAGO Property Type: APARTMENT BUILDING 6142 S ADA ST CHICAGO Property Type: SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE 2134 N NARRAGANSETT AVE CHICAGO Property Type: SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE 12241 S MORGAN ST CHICAGO Property Type: SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE 3701 N DRAKE…

  • INTERCOUNTY SALES Records for 2/9/2010

    7 Feb 2010 | 9:01 pm
    1625 N KEELER AVE CHICAGO Property Type: APARTMENT BUILDING 5948 S THROOP ST CHICAGO Property Type: APARTMENT BUILDING 1628 S LAWNDALE AVE CHICAGO Property Type: SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE 6418 S WHIPPLE ST CHICAGO Property Type: APARTMENT BUILDING 1007 N FRANCISCO AVE APT 2 CHICAGO Property Type: CONDOMINIUM 736 N CENTRAL PARK AVE CHICAGO Property Type: APARTMENT BUILDING 4309 W SHAKESPEARE AVE CHICAGO Property Type: APARTMENT BUILDING 3012 N NATCHEZ AVE CHICAGO Property Type: APARTMENT BUILDING 910 S MICHIGAN AVE UNIT 1903 CHICAGO Property Type: CONDOMINIUM 8747 S SAGINAW AVE CHICAGO Property…

  • JUDICIAL SALES CORP Records for 2/8/2010

    7 Feb 2010 | 9:01 pm
    435 W 100TH ST CHICAGO Property Type: SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE 5145 S MOZART ST CHICAGO Property Type: APARTMENT BUILDING 6439 S CARPENTER ST CHICAGO Property Type: APARTMENT BUILDING 644 E 51ST ST UNIT 1W CHICAGO Property Type: CONDOMINIUM 5309 N DELPHIA AVE UNIT 110 CHICAGO Property Type: CONDOMINIUM 1450 W 112TH PL CHICAGO Property Type: SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE 3682 W GRAND AVE CHICAGO Property Type: SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE 4553 S CHAMPLAIN AVE CHICAGO Property Type: SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE 5143 S MARSHFIELD AVE CHICAGO Property Type: APARTMENT BUILDING 9641 S WALLACE ST CHICAGO Property…

  • JUDICIAL SALES CORP Records for 2/9/2010

    7 Feb 2010 | 9:01 pm
    5926 S MERRIMAC AVE CHICAGO Property Type: SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE 6544 S UNION AVE CHICAGO Property Type: SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE 9805 S CALUMET AVE CHICAGO Property Type: SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE 10532 S INDIANA AVE CHICAGO Property Type: SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE 3857 W FILLMORE ST CHICAGO Property Type: APARTMENT BUILDING 2131 N LAVERGNE AVE CHICAGO Property Type: APARTMENT BUILDING 2447 W ERIE ST UNIT A CHICAGO Property Type: CONDOMINIUM 5939 S ROCKWELL ST CHICAGO Property Type: APARTMENT BUILDING 5532 S SHORE DR UNIT 7F CHICAGO Property Type: COMMERCIAL PROPERTY 6718 W 64TH PL UNIT 3W…

  • SPECIAL COMMISSIONERS SALES Records for 2/8/2010

    7 Feb 2010 | 9:01 pm
    10711 S LONGWOOD DR CHICAGO Property Type: SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE
 
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    Chicago Tribune: Employment

  • Mayor wants watchdog to hire Chicago workers

    8 Feb 2010 | 1:42 pm
    Chicago's mayor wants to expand the powers of the city's inspector general by giving him oversight over the city's hiring and the power to investigate aldermen. Mayor Richard Daley on Monday said the proposed ordinance, to be introduced to the City...

  • City Hall on the grill

    8 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    Mayor Richard Daley's new proposals to expand the powers of Chicago's inspector general are welcome and overdue. They could put City Hall and its culture of corruption on the grill as never before. Provided, of course, that Daley means business and isn't...

  • The jobs challenge

    8 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    With the unemployment rate down slightly but still punishingly high, employers shedding payroll and Republicans feeling their political oats after capturing a Senate seat from Massachusetts, President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats are feeling...

  • Teachers get tough economic lesson as jobs scarce

    6 Feb 2010 | 7:02 am
    When Jenelle Holmes started as an education major at St. Joseph's College, she remembers being told it was a great time to become a teacher, "because in four years all the baby boomers will be retiring." That wasn't, she quickly learned, the case by the...

  • Marinelli promotion weakens Bears

    6 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    For reasons hard to fathom, in Rod they still trust. Do you, Bears fans? It's understandable why you wouldn't endorse the Bears' promotion Friday of Rod Marinelli to assistant head coach/defensive coordinator a month after he turned down the job....
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    Chicago Tribune: Mary Ellen Podmolik - Local Scene

  • Buyers, sellers finding solid ground as market thaws

    4 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm
    With 2009 wrapped up — thankfully if you ask real estate agents — there are a slew of statistics out there to quantify just how dour the local real estate market was as well as predictions about what lies ahead for the next 11 months of 2010.

  • Big game kicks off buying season

    28 Jan 2010 | 10:00 pm
    Tax credit deadlines make finding the right agent crucial The Super Bowl is a little more than a week away and in real estate circles, it's not just about the big game but the kick-off to the spring home buying season.

  • Iggys revamps discount house

    21 Jan 2010 | 10:00 pm
    Iggys House is returning to the Chicago market this spring but it won't be the same Iggys that generated so much buzz a few years ago.

  • Government raising bar on windows

    14 Jan 2010 | 10:00 pm
    It's that time of year when homeowners are keen on keeping the cold out and the heat in. Are your windows helping or hindering that process?

  • Moving forward on reverse mortgages

    13 Nov 2008 | 10:00 pm
    At 82, Katherine Schumert has lived in the same home in the western suburbs for half her life, sharing it first with her husband and children and now as a widow, with her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, who come to visit.
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    Chicago Tribune: Phil Rosenthal

  • Super Bowl ads: Must-see notion is part of promotion

    6 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm
    Like sinking a few bucks into your office pool, complaining about the length of the pregame show and recollections of a bygone era when Up With People passed for halftime entertainment, it is an annual ritual of Super Bowl Sunday to reflect on just how much advertisers are paying for their 30 seconds of airtime.

  • Merger pitchmen headed to Capitol Hill

    2 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm
    Legislators owe it to viewers to press NBC Universal and Comcast bosses on life in the near future People who complain about taxes often overlook the entertainment they support.

  • Shepard Smith keeps his balance as anchor at Fox News

    30 Jan 2010 | 10:00 pm
    There was a time early in his TV news career when Shepard Smith thought it best to clean up his delivery, scraping off the accent now caked onto his Fox News Channel delivery like the mud of his native Mississippi.

  • WGN's Payne shares addiction battle

    23 Jan 2010 | 10:00 pm
    Anchorwoman Allison Payne has gone public with her 20-year fight against addiction and believes there is no shame in acknowledging that she has had a drinking problem.

  • Conan O'Brien's future after 'Tonight Show'

    20 Jan 2010 | 10:00 pm
    Sometime early Friday evening in Los Angeles, Conan O'Brien will say goodbye to his viewers as he concludes taping his final edition of "The Tonight Show" just 236 nights after his first.
 
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    Chicago Tribune: Your Money

  • Save your energy with these tips

    6 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm
    Along with an array of programs and advice about reducing energy costs at home, the Energy Star division of the U.S. Department of Energy offers a refreshingly candid assessment. "One reason for high energy bills is an increase in the price of electricity or heating fuel."

  • Breaking contracts without breaking the bank

    6 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm
    With the new decade in its infancy, who wouldn't want to start afresh?

  • Family finances: What to toss, what to keep

    6 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm
    Worried about pitching documents that they may need at some point, many people decorate a spare bedroom with boxes stuffed with old financial records. But with a few key exceptions, you don't need to keep all that paper.

  • Plenty of wrinkles with new credit card laws

    6 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm
    Consumers need to stay on top of charges and changes If you are expecting this month's changes in credit card laws to smooth your love/hate relationship with your cards, don't.

  • Pros and cons of phased retirement

    3 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm
    David Spence, 68, of Dallas, is president of Awareness Awards. His plan to cut his work hours is on hold as he grows the firm.
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    Chicago Tribune: Marks Jarvis On Money

  • Credit card rewards and credit score question

    Newsdesk
    8 Feb 2010 | 3:30 am
    Dear Gail, I read your column about credit card law changes and I have two questions: 1. How many credit cards should I have and what credit limit on each card? 2. Have you written an article on the advantages of using credit cards to gain the reward programs that some cards offer? Thanks, David Dear David, I assume your first question is related to your credit score, or FICO score.  Your credit score is crucial to you because lenders rely on your score to decide if they will give you a loan for a home, a car, or even other credit…

  • Cisco sales and earnings point to stronger economy

    Newsdesk
    4 Feb 2010 | 3:30 am
    Cisco chief executive John Chambers has provided the type of encouraging outlook for the economy that you want to hear. He said he's seen a "dramatic improvement" across Cisco's various businesses.  Contrasting the present with the past, he noted that last year orders were down 25 percent and recently they were up 11 percent. Chambers enthusiasm was not the norm.  He tends to be restrained in his announcements.  This matters because Cisco is a technological giant and one of the key companies investors watch for a clue into business…

  • Employment declines 22,000 in ADP report

    Newsdesk
    3 Feb 2010 | 5:51 am
    People continue to lose jobs. The just released ADP National Employment Report shows nonfarm private employment declined 22,000 in January.  Although that's still bad news for job seekers, it is a little better than expectations.  Economists in a Bloomberg survey had estimated a 30,000 decline. Of course, the declines are easing, which is a good sign.  But the economy remains some distance from adding the jobs that are so desperately needed.  The unemployment rate is at 10 percent, and simply to keep that number even the economy must add over 100,000 jobs a month…

  • Fidelity and Schwab commission price war provides free ETFs

    Newsdesk
    2 Feb 2010 | 7:21 am
    In what appears to be the beginning of a price war that will help small investors, Fidelity Investments has followed Charles Schwab's lead, and has slashed the cost of buying stocks and exchange traded funds. Fidelity has set a $7.95 commission on trades; even for small investors who rarely buy or sell stocks or funds. Further, the firm is offering 25 iShares exchange traded funds free of any commission.  The free ETF program covers the key indexes that allow individuals to assemble a diversified portfolio -- ranging from large and small U.S. stocks…

  • Paulson says he was scared and clueless during Lehman collapse

    Newsdesk
    1 Feb 2010 | 5:14 am
    Henry Paulson, the former U.S. Treasury Department secretary, just said in a CNBC interview that in the midst of the Lehman Brothers collapse he had no idea what to do and was so afraid he excused himself from an emergency meeting on the matter and called his wife. "I'm scared," he said he told his wife on a cell phone, while appearing to the others in the meeting that he was making a business telephone call.  "I didn't know what to do." He asked his wife to pray for him. "Then, I put on my armor and went back into the room and acted…
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    Chicago Tribune: Kicking Tires

  • Today's News From the Cars.com Family

    A reader is interested in replacing a 2005 Honda Accord, and Ask.cars.com names a few similar options. Then, PickupTrucks.com reports on the 7 millionth Ford Ranger to roll off the assembly line. Finally, MotherProof.com has an exciting new Twitter project:...

  • Cars.com Podcast: 2010 Jaguar XFR Versus 2010 VW GTI

    OK, we’re kidding. Editors Mike Hanley and Kelsey Mays didn’t actually pit these two high-performance trims against each other — they just talk about the pros and cons in this week’s podcast. Especially interesting is the fact that both the...

  • Documentary of GM Plant Closure Nabs Oscar Nod

    “The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant,” which follows several workers in the Moraine, Ohio, assembly plant during its last months of operation, has earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Documentary Short Film. The 40-minute film is part...

  • Toyota Recall Update: Pontiac Vibe Gets Fix

    Worried owners of 2009 and 2010 Pontiac Vibes should now be somewhat relieved that GM dealers are getting the parts they need to fix that vehicle, which was included in the recent Toyota recall of 2.3 million vehicles for sticky...

  • 2011 Ford Shelby GT500 at 2010 Chicago Auto Show

    Competes with: Dodge Challenger SRT8, Chevrolet Corvette Looks like: A souped-up Mustang, like last year’s GT500 Drivetrain: 550-hp, supercharged 5.4-liter V-8 with six-speed manual transmission; rear-wheel drive Hits dealerships: Spring Like its lesser V-6 and V-8 siblings, the Mustang’s rip-snorting...
 
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    Chicago Tribune: Deal Estate

  • All in the Crown Family — Winnetka

    Dennis Rodkin
    8 Feb 2010 | 5:22 am
    List Price: N/A Sale Price: $1 million The Property: In December, Lester Crown, the 84-year-old patriarch of one of Chicago’s wealthiest families, sold his interest in a secluded Winnetka mansion to his son, Steven.

  • This Side of Paradise — St. Charles

    Dennis Rodkin
    4 Feb 2010 | 10:32 am
    List Price: $1.695 million The Property: Back in 1984, when Pete and Barbara Rosi went looking for a tranquil country residence in Kane County, they fell in love with a hillside home outside St. Charles that had been built in 1932 as a getaway for a Chicago family. Situated 58 feet above its own private lake, and with tall oaks hanging overhead, the house was their ideal.

  • Chicago’s Real-Estate Forecast

    Dennis Rodkin
    3 Feb 2010 | 6:13 am
    “Realtors cannot change economic reality,” insisted Genie Birch, a Koenig & Strey GMAC agent and the president of the Chicago Association of Realtors (CAR). Birch’s remarks opened CAR’s economic forecast panel for 2010, which met on January 28th at the Holiday Inn Mart Plaza. Here are ten other things that Chicago real-estate agents heard from the panel:

  • Blackhawks’ Troy Brouwer Buys in Roscoe Village

    Dennis Rodkin
    1 Feb 2010 | 5:18 am
    List Price: $699,000 Sale Price: $675,000 The Property: Troy Brouwer, who plays right wing for the Chicago Blackhawks, has bought a three-bedroom, four-bath condo in a new Roscoe Village condo building.

  • Down on the Farm in Barrington Hills

    Dennis Rodkin
    28 Jan 2010 | 7:56 am
    List Price: $2.97 million The Property: Twelve years ago, Doug and Lucinda Hanover bought a little 1880s Barrington Hills farmhouse with a rhubarb patch out front. What they have now is a 6,000-square-foot home that incorporates the property’s old barn as a two-story...
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    Chicago Tribune: Tower Ticker

  • How Jay Leno, David Letterman and Oprah Winfrey's stunning Super Bowl ad came about

    Newsdesk
    7 Feb 2010 | 8:22 pm
    So how did David Letterman and archrival Jay Leno wind up together on a couch with only Oprah Winfrey between them in a promo for CBS’ “Late Show with David Letterman” that was the biggest surprise of Sunday's Super Bowl?Picture Leno in a hooded sweatshirt, big sunglasses and a fake mustache walking in the front door of New York’s Ed Sullivan Theater on Broadway last Tuesday afternoon during Letterman’s regular 4:30 p.m. taping while paparazzi and autograph seekers manned their regular positions by the 53rd Street stage door and office entrance. “Once everyone signed off, we…

  • Super Bowl ads sell so many on so much, including their own importance

    Newsdesk
    7 Feb 2010 | 11:08 am
    Like sinking a few bucks into your office pool, complaining about the length of the pregame show and recollections of a bygone era when Up With People passed for halftime entertainment, it is an annual ritual of Super Bowl Sunday to reflect on just how much advertisers are paying for their 30 seconds of airtime.CBS this year reportedly is ringing up $2.5 million to $3 million a pop.It's often said the commercials are as big a draw each year as the football game itself, if not bigger, and that may be the case. But it's a safe bet this idea originated with and was spread by the same…

  • Walter Jacobson's 'Perspective' gets a trial return on WBBM-Ch. 2

    Newsdesk
    4 Feb 2010 | 4:19 pm
    Beware Mr. Mayor, a familiar Hall monitor will be keeping an eye on you from across Daley Plaza.CBS-owned WBBM-Ch. 2 is bringing has brought Walter Jacobson, 72, out of retirement to deliver commentaries on its 10 p.m. newscast on an occasional, experimental basis over at least the next few weeks, beginning tonight Thursday.Although details still are being firmed up, Channel 2 Vice President and News Director Jeff Kiernan said the station will likely air Jacobson's "Perspective" on Tuesdays and Thursdays in the late newscast's penultimate segment. The station also may…

  • Grilling Jeff Zucker, Brian Roberts over NBC Universal-Comcast merger a Capitol idea

    Newsdesk
    3 Feb 2010 | 6:55 am
    UPDATE: The 8:30 a.m. House subcommittee hearing is supposed to be carried live on C-SPAN 3 and streamed over  the subcommittee's Web site. The 1:30 p.m. Senate subcommitee hearing is supposed to be available over cspan.org and the Senate subcommittee Web site.* * *People who complain about taxes often overlook the entertainment they support.Jeff Zucker, president and chief executive of NBC Universal, and Brian L. Roberts, president and chief executive of Comcast Corp., are scheduled to take their act to Capitol Hill on Thursday for a double bill that holds considerable promise on…

  • Oprah's final months in daytime TV fodder for OWN backstage series

    Newsdesk
    2 Feb 2010 | 9:35 am
    Looking to take advantage of viewer interest just as the hoopla over Oprah Winfrey's exit from syndicated daytime talk is building to a crescendo roar, Winfrey's new cable network plans to launch next year with a weekly one-hour backstage documentary series on the final months of the Chicago-based TV juggernaut."Behind the Scenes: Oprah's 25th Season" was announced Tuesday as among the charter offerings when OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network makes its scheduled debut in January, months ahead of the final edition of "The Oprah Winfrey Show," set for September…
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    Chicago Tribune: Books & Media

  • 3 favorite football books

    6 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm
    Football is not a business of words. No verbs, nouns or adjectives need apply, and here's a tip for the wise adverb: Pick up your gear right now and clear out — quickly. Nobody wants you.

  • Short and sharp artfulness

    30 Jan 2010 | 10:00 pm
    Attenberg's third book mesmerizes Words are always weapons. Sometimes they're goofy, harmless weapons — a squirt gun, say, or a slingshot — and sometimes they're AK-47s. But they aim to get your attention, and they can do it the easy way or the hard way.

  • What you ought to be reading right now

    23 Jan 2010 | 10:00 pm
    Toward the end of "Still Alice" (2009), Lisa Genova's remarkable debut novel recently published in paperback by Pocket Books, the title character gives voice to her worst fear: Soon she might not recognize her loved ones. Once a high-functioning Harvard University professor, 50-year-old Alice now suffers from early onset Alzheimer's. She loses her way on familiar streets. She can't remember colleagues' names. But it is the specter of not knowing her adult daughter, Lydia, that most frightens Alice.

  • Weird (and wonderful)

    23 Jan 2010 | 10:00 pm
    Adding to lore of Lovecraft, by creeps and bounds One of my favorite scenes in "Howard Lovecraft and the Frozen Kingdom" — and there are many contenders in this splendid new graphic novel by Chicago native Bruce Brown — occurs when young Howie stands before a gigantic, green, grotesque and multi-tentacled monster.

  • Who was the real Alice of 'Wonderland' fame?

    16 Jan 2010 | 10:00 pm
    Glen Ellyn writer rescues Alice from Wonderland Before "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" (1865), most children's books were like hickory sticks: Hard, boring, humorless, intended only to punish or instruct. And then came the magical adventure story by the Oxford mathematician who wrote under the pen name Lewis Carroll:
 
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    Chicago Tribune: Dining

  • Fresh hangs to scope out now and in coming weeks

    3 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm
    The new year got off to a slow start as far as nightlife openings go, but the deluge of new spots clustered at the end of January more than makes up for it. From the reopening of a Boystown favorite to a vintage-styled cocktail parlor in Wicker Park, these new bars are poised to start pouring.

  • Beignets, vegan make the list

    3 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm
    Vegan comfort food, Stumptown Coffee, piping hot beignets and Japanese hot pots provide compelling new reasons to eat out this month.

  • Quince review: Delicious new page follows storied past

    3 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm
    For 20 years I've been driving up to this Evanston address, and it has rewarded me with a lifetime of dining memories. This unpretentious, multiroom space has been home to Café Provencal and Trio, their kitchens graced by such stellar names as Leslee Reis, Rick Tramonto, Gale Gand, Shawn McClain and Grant Achatz. I can recall Achatz's olive-oil ice cream sandwich amuse, Tramonto's mushroom cappuccino, and the time Andy Reis refused my American Express card (he was feuding with the company at the time).

  • Pump Room's future now shrouded in secrecy

    30 Jan 2010 | 10:00 pm
    A legend on life-support is not always a pretty sight.

  • Hot cocktails for cold Chicago nights

    26 Jan 2010 | 10:00 pm
    Like many things in life, cocktails tend to cycle through seasons. We're more likely to find lighter, clear spirits (gin, vodka, light rum) on menus when it's balmy out, and imbibe brown liquors with a warmer finish (whiskey, bourbon, brandies) when temperatures head south.
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    Chicago Tribune: Fashion

  • Jump-starting the garden

    7 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm
    February is the time of year I start thinking about my vegetable garden.

  • 20% fashion + 80% confidence = 100% style

    7 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm
    'Gossip Girl' costume designer gives sex appeal to traditional clothing As costume designer for the CW's "Gossip Girl," Eric Daman deflects responsibility for creating legions of TV addicts. But he can hardly deny the spread of Blair Waldorf headbands.

  • Tempering bad behavior

    6 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm
    Your preschooler spit at you when you were putting him in a timeout. You demanded an explanation and an apology. He offered neither. Now what? Parent advice

  • 'Jersey Shore' cast -- style icons?

    4 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm
    Tans, big hair, tattoos and tight clothes are just the beginning of this look -- and it seems to be catching on. PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Hair gel and hair extensions, tanning and True Religion jeans, Ed Hardy T- shirts and eyebrow threading. It's fashion, "Jersey Shore"-style.

  • Are you dating a narcissist?

    3 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm
    When they only have eyes for themselves, consider that a clue If you've ever watched an episode of "The Bachelor" — heck, if you've ever watched a promo for "The Bachelor" — you'll appreciate Lisa Scott's theory.
 
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    Chicago Tribune: Food

  • Just what mama woulda prescribed

    7 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm
    As long as there have been mothers and chickens and achy fevered bodies, there has been this iron-clad quasi-medical truth: When someone you love is ailing, bring on the chicken soup.

  • Out of the dainty glass, and into a cocktail

    6 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm
    Sherry cocktails have come a long way from hot sack posset. A custardy Middle Ages concoction of sherry, milk and eggs, popular first in Britain and then the New World, sack posset eventually gave way to the likes of the 19th century bamboo, a combination of sherry, dry vermouth and orange bitters invented in Japan, and introduced to the U.S. by William Boothby's book "World's Drinks."

  • Transformative power of citrus and wine

    6 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm
    New is nice. Though fleeting.

  • Super Bowl ... of chili

    3 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm
    This chili can be made ahead of the big game and scores with a hungry crowd My grown son, a self-confessed football fanatic, adores the Super Bowl, not the least because it's a reason to socialize. He often invites a group over to watch the game, and serves a simple yet hearty meal at halftime.

  • Healthful, yummy way to start any day

    28 Jan 2010 | 10:00 pm
    What could be better than a healthy, colorful breakfast that takes just minutes to throw together? In Domenica Marchetti's wonderful book "Big Night In," these layered fruit, granola and yogurt sundaes are presented in slender glasses that show off the varied colors and textures. These are perfect for family breakfasts or Sunday brunch.
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    Chicago Tribune: Health & Fitness

  • GOP cool to televised health care talks

    8 Feb 2010 | 1:55 pm
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans gave a chilly reception Monday to President Barack Obama's invitation to discuss health care in a bipartisan, televised setting later this month, part of the White House effort to revive the stalled legislation.

  • Fat? Just think yourself thin

    8 Feb 2010 | 8:40 am

  • Heavy Web users likely to be depressed

    7 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm
    People who are addictive Internet searchers should probably browse for a phone number to the nearest therapist. Though almost everyone uses the Internet to conduct business, connect with people, pay bills or find information, the people who spend hours each day aimlessly surfing the Net appear more likely to be depressed.

  • Scientists try to measure love

    7 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm
    They try to get to the bottom of long-term romance and how it affects our emotional and physical well-being. Leave it to science to take all the fun out of something as cosmically pure as love.

  • Relieve dry eyes in the winter

    6 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm
    Winter can be particularly tough on eyes, mainly due to dry air and wind. Here are 10 ways to prevent redness, irritation, pain and possible long-term damage.
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    Chicago Tribune: Horoscope

  • February 8, 2010

    26 Jan 2010 | 5:33 pm
    Today's birthday (2/8/10). Your habit of overworking catches up with you. During the next few months you'll benefit from scheduled rest breaks -- on a daily basis, if possible. Allow ideas to grow naturally. In this way you reach your goals through minor sacrifices while sticking to your values.

  • February 7, 2010

    26 Jan 2010 | 5:31 pm
    Today's birthday (2/7/10). Although last year brought many changes into your life, you may need this year to adjust your thinking to new realities. Flexibility allows you to take on new work with enthusiasm and to solve practical issues with self-confidence. Share both joys and sorrows with associates. No secrets now.

  • February 6, 2010

    26 Jan 2010 | 5:19 pm
    Today's birthday (2/6/10). Expect change to come out of nowhere. When you depend on your instincts, you discover strength to handle the ups and downs more easily. Others will try to change your mind, and you may benefit by waiting until you're truly ready. Resilient flexibility makes the dancer thrive.

  • February 5, 2010

    26 Jan 2010 | 5:13 pm
    Today's birthday (2/5/10). Intense feelings produce some of your best work this year. Go for the gold by investing enthusiasm and personality. Develop ideas logically, and then put your heart and soul into the task of bringing each idea into reality. Dreams provide strong persuasion.

  • February 4, 2010

    26 Jan 2010 | 5:11 pm
    Today's birthday (2/4/10). Make this the year to develop an alternative income stream. Have some brilliant ideas for a product or story? Develop them now. Take every opportunity to meet like-minded people to share ideas and get strong feedback. Don't be afraid to work hard for what you want.
 
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    Chicago Tribune: Music

  • The Who struggles to keep halftime show kicking

    7 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm
    The Who's Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend huffed and puffed Sunday as they tried to match the energy and bravado of songs originally recorded more than 30 years ago during their showcase slot as Super Bowl halftime headliners.

  • Rosanne Cash: Understated

    31 Jan 2010 | 10:00 pm
    Rosanne Cash had a few laughs with her husband, John Leventhal, Friday on the stage of the Harris Theater, mostly over how to tune a guitar.

  • Rosanne Cash gets back to roots

    28 Jan 2010 | 10:00 pm
    Rosanne Cash was 18 years old when her father, Johnny Cash, shared something that would change her life. Rosanne was already a big fan of the Beatles and California singer-songwriters, but her father felt she needed a broader education in American roots, folk and country music. So he handed her a list of 100 essential songs, encompassing everyone from Jimmie Rodgers and the Carter Family to Bob Dylan and Merle Haggard.

  • Jam slams music merger's effect on consumers

    27 Jan 2010 | 10:00 pm
    Jerry Mickelson, co-founder of Chicago-based concert promoter Jam Productions, took a day to absorb the impact of the Live Nation-Ticketmaster merger, greenlighted Monday by the Justice Department, and then spoke his mind.

  • Merger moves forward, but music fans left behind

    25 Jan 2010 | 10:00 pm
    A deal to allow a merger between the two most powerful companies in the concert business, Live Nation and Ticketmaster, was reached Monday.
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    Chicago Tribune: Television

  • For 'Lost,' the end is near

    30 Jan 2010 | 10:00 pm
    Show creatorsDamon Lindelofand Carlton Cusedissect final shows BURBANK, Calif. — Nobody has to explain the importance of endings to Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof, executive producers of "Lost."

  • Booted off 'Runway,' Chicagoan aims for her own clothing line

    29 Jan 2010 | 10:00 pm
    In the short time she was on "Project Runway," Chicagoan Ping Wu definitely made an impression.

  • For 'Lost,' the end is near

    27 Jan 2010 | 10:00 pm
    Creators Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof discuss the final season BURBANK, Calif. — Nobody has to explain the importance of endings to Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof, executive producers of "Lost."

  • 'I am Capricus!'

    20 Jan 2010 | 10:00 pm
    What should you expect from "Spartacus: Blood and Sand" (9 p.m., Starz) and "Caprica" (8 p.m., Syfy), which both premiere Friday? Here are some answers to the questions you may have about these much-anticipated programs.

  • ABC would be better off giving 'Ted' a chance

    18 Jan 2010 | 10:00 pm
    It's fashionable these days to kick NBC around, but lately ABC has been criminally mishandling one of its best assets, "Better Off Ted."
 
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    Chicago Tribune: Theater

  • Proper attention must be paid

    7 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm
    Mama, the central character in Lisa Loomer's play "Distracted" loves her 9-year-old boy. "It's like having your heart walking around outside your body," she says, in a line that will surely resonate with any parent sitting in the seats at the American Theater Company on Chicago's North Side.

  • Remy Bumppo's prison play is artistry in need of urgency

    3 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm
    When a repressive regime is trying to break prisoners, especially political prisoners, hard labor alone doesn't always do the job. More effective by far is pointless hard labor. A person moving rocks to make a building has task-based satisfaction. A person moving rocks only to move them back again starts losing his or her humanity.

  • Despite its poetry, new work about African-American anxieties doesn't add up

    2 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm
    Louis, the highly educated central character in Tanya Barfield's drama "Blue Door," is a troubled man. He is a widely acclaimed African-American mathematician at a prestigious university, and thus a curiosity. "I am a rarity," he says, "like gourmet food that has been sent from abroad."

  • Odets classic: This is no time to be sentimental

    1 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm
    In the Great Depression, bankers enjoyed neither cushioning bonuses nor the kind ministrations of Ben Bernanke. And if they were too big to fail, they still failed. "Those big shots who lost all the coconuts?" observes the cynic Moe Axelrod in "Awake and Sing," Clifford Odets' 1935 Sturm und Drang classic. "Still jumping off the buildings like flies."

  • At Steppenwolf: A young man's raw, fearless, whimsical plays

    31 Jan 2010 | 10:00 pm
    Somewhere deep in Tarell Alvin McCraney's "The Brother/Sister Plays," a mother tries to persuade her daughter to educate herself first and worry about boys later.
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    Chicago Tribune: Ellen Warren - Shopping Adviser

  • Sending the right message in a box

    3 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm
    Valentine's Day giving can be tricky at any stage of a relationship Ever feel like cupid's arrow shot you in the head instead of sweetly pinging your heart? Do you think of Valentine's Day as your annual opportunity to misstep, disappoint, be let down or send the wrong signal?

  • Plenty of ways to show your true fan colors

    20 Jan 2010 | 10:00 pm
    How to look like a Blackhawks fan — without looking like a lunatic?

  • The gift: Fret-free Christmas in 2010

    6 Jan 2010 | 10:00 pm
    Answer Angel Ellen Warren has advice on how to avoid the ghosts of holiday disasters past With the holidays finally over (phew!), Answer Angel is inundated with problems that fall under the heading "Never Again!" Here's some advice on how to avoid the mishaps and mayhem that crumpled your halo in 2009.

  • Wise up to these dumb fashion trends

    29 Dec 2009 | 10:00 pm
    Looking smart means skipping some 'now' looks We've all had that sinking feeling, the "What was I thinking?" moment when we look at an old photo and can't believe we appeared in public looking that way.

  • Reset your thinking on precious gifts

    16 Dec 2009 | 10:00 pm
    Nothing like a deadline to get an angel's wings flapping. My feathers are locked and loaded, my metaphors are mixed and I'm ready to swoop in and rescue you from your holiday woes.
 
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    Chicago Tribune: Michael Phillips - Talking Pictures

  • Oscarstuff

    Tempo
    5 Feb 2010 | 2:19 pm
    Fresh off its best picture nomination, to go with its more widely expected best actress nomination (Carey Mulligan, below) and adapted screenplay nod (Nick Hornby), "An Education" has returned to 30 theaters in the land of Chicago. It's well worth your time.   Also: "The Messenger," Oren Moverman's acutely observed drama of casualty notification officers played by Ben Foster and an Oscar-nominated Woody Harrelson (below), returns for a week-long run at the Gene Siskel Film Center Feb. 12-18. And for those who responded "huh?" when the Irish…

  • 10 nominees for best picture Oscar nothing new

    Tempo
    4 Feb 2010 | 2:32 pm
    A scene from "Wings," which received the Production Award at the very first Oscars.This year, the Oscars return to an industry- and, presumably, ratings-friendly strategy of selecting the best pictures of 2009 from a nomination list of 10 films, not the usual five. There is a historical precedent for this. From 1929, the first year the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences congratulated itself on a job well done, through 1944 when "Casablanca" ruled the day, the numbers changed back and forth: Some years, five pictures were nominated in the top category; some years, 12.That first year's…

  • This year's Oscar story: Show us the moneymakers

    Tempo
    2 Feb 2010 | 6:18 am
    A scene from "Avatar" (left) and "Hurt Locker." View a list of the top 2010 Oscar nominations. The last time the Academy Awards nominated 10 films for best picture, it was wartime — 1943, and a wartime picture, "Casablanca," took home the statuette.Here we are again. It's wartime once more, literal and economic,  and in the battle to get the Oscar telecast shored up in the ratings, the Academy announced its re-expanded 10 titles, up from the usual five in recent decades, in the best picture race."Avatar," "The Hurt Locker,"…

  • List of 82nd annual Academy Award nominations

    Tempo
    2 Feb 2010 | 5:48 am
    Here are the nominations for the 82nd annual Oscars to be held March 7. "Avatar" and "Hurt Locker" lead the nominations with nine each. Read about how this year's Oscars nominations are rewarding box-office hits and what it means to have 10 Best Picture nominees. Best Picture:"Avatar" "The Blind Side" "District 9""An Education""Hurt Locker" "Inglourious Basterds" "Precious" "A Serious Man" "Up" "Up in the Air" Actor in a leading role: Jeff Bridges, "Crazy…

  • Thru Thurs. at the Music Box: "Odd Man Out" and "The Third Man"--4 stars apiece

    Tempo
    31 Jan 2010 | 2:57 pm
    I have adored "The Third Man" (above, 1949) ever since my first encounter as a teenager; today I love it no less, and it remains a pinnacle of popular entertainment. Reed and cinematographer Robert Krasker transform the story locale, postwar Vienna, into a carnival of rot, shadows and suffocating charm. The city is an extension of an elusive character known as Harry Lime, the key to Graham Greene's tale of a pulp writer of Westerns (Joseph Cotten) who comes to postwar Vienna to work for his old pal. According to official if conflicting reports, Lime died just before his fellow American's…
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    Chicago Tribune: Chris Jones - The Theater Loop

  • 'Lion King' is returning to Chicago

    leisureblogs
    8 Feb 2010 | 9:22 am
    Adia Ginneh Dobbins as Nala and Brandon Victor Dixon as Simba in the 2003 Chicago production of "The Lion King." (Courtesy of Disney) Sithi uhm ingonyama! The Lion King" is returning to Chicago for a six-week engagement this fall at...

  • American Blues has a new artistic director

    leisureblogs
    7 Feb 2010 | 10:01 pm
    The Chicago actress Gwendolyn Whiteside (left) has taken over the artistic helm of the American Blues Theater. "It will be an exciting challenge to say the least," Whiteside said. American Blues is the group composed of former ensemble members of...

  • How do you raise a ‘Distracted’ kid in a hyper-active world?

    leisureblogs
    7 Feb 2010 | 8:32 pm
    THEATER REVIEW: "Distracted" at American Theater Company ★★½ Mama, the central character in Lisa Loomer’s play “Distracted” loves her nine-year-old boy. “It’s like having your heart walking around outside your body,” she says, in a line that will surely resonant...

  • 'The Windy City is Blowing Toronto Away' says Canada's Globe and Mail

    leisureblogs
    6 Feb 2010 | 4:33 pm
    In Saturday's edition of the national Canadian newspaper, critic J. Kelly Nestruck looks at the landscape of the Chicago theater and finds much for Toronto to emulate.

  • A hit, and an extension for Rivendell Theatre Ensemble

    leisureblogs
    6 Feb 2010 | 7:53 am
    The excellent Rivendell Theatre Ensemble production of Stephen Massicotte's love story "Mary's Wedding" has now been extended through March 6. A spokesman noted that this was the first time in a very long time that Rivendell, one of the great...
 
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    Chicago Tribune: Greg Kot - Turn It Up

  • Super Bowl halftime review: The Who

    leisureblogs
    7 Feb 2010 | 5:29 pm
    The Who's Roger Daltrey, left, and Pete Townshend perform during halftime of Super Bowl XLIV. View more photos of The Who Super Bowl halftime performance. (Mark J. Terrill, AP) The Who's Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend huffed and puffed as...

  • Pitchfork 2010 headliners: Modest Mouse, LCD Soundsystem, Pavement

    leisureblogs
    5 Feb 2010 | 5:00 am
    LCD Soundsystem performs at Metro in 2007. Modest Mouse and LCD Soundsystem will be announced Friday as headliners for the Pitchfork Music Festival July 16-18 in Union Park, organizers say.Modest Mouse will headline July 16, LCD Soundsystem on July 17...

  • Top weekend shows: Gov't Mule, Mavis Staples, James Blackshaw

    leisureblogs
    4 Feb 2010 | 10:03 pm
    Gov't Mule: Warren Haynes is worth the price of admission, symbolic of a certain attitude toward guitar-playing born of deep respect for the blues, a respect burnished by his ongoing tenure in the Allman Brothers. With the heavy-hitting Mule, his...

  • Album review: Sade, 'Soldier of Love'

    leisureblogs
    3 Feb 2010 | 10:03 pm
    Rating 3 stars (out of 4) In a career that operates at the same relaxed pace as her music, Sade doles out carefully considered albums about once a decade these days – “Soldier of Love” (Epic) is her first studio...

  • Pavement, St. Vincent to play Pitchfork Music Festival; tickets go on sale Friday

    leisureblogs
    3 Feb 2010 | 4:23 pm
    Pavement and St. Vincent will be among the artists announced Friday when tickets ($40 or three-day $90 pass) go on sale for the 2010 Pitchfork Music Festival. The tickets will be sold at the Pitchfork Music Festival site, festival promoters...
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    Chicago Tribune: Maureen Ryan - The Watcher

  • Bid on Nirvana, 'Rome,' 'Heroes,' 'Monk,' 'Medium,' 'Lost' and 'Battlestar' items to help Haiti

    Tempo
    8 Feb 2010 | 12:30 pm
    I just wanted to let readers know that we've added a bunch of cool new items to the Watch Us Care eBay auction to benefit the people of Haiti. And I also wanted to let people know there's only one day left to bid on rare and/or swell memorabilia from "Battlestar Galactica," "Dollhouse," "Friday Night Lights," "Lost," "Supernatural" and "Sons of Anarchy."All the proceeds from the auction and from this direct-donation page go to the Haitian medical charity Partners in Health. Here are a few recently added auction items that you…

  • A new 'Lost' podcast: 'Orientation: Ryan Station'

    Tempo
    7 Feb 2010 | 6:13 pm
    Hey there, "Lost" fans! Sorry that I've been neglecting the ABC show lately. I kid! I know I've been writing about "Lost" a lot lately (all my pre- and post-premiere coverage is here), and I spent part of Sunday obsessing on the show as well -- with company. Welcome to a new weekly podcast: "Orientation: Ryan Station." My friend and fellow blogger Ryan McGee, who writers Zap2it.com's Guide to Lost, have teamed up to create a "Lost" podcast. The format we followed was a little bit of a tribute to "Mystery Science Theater 3000," in…

  • Let's talk 'Supernatural': 'The Song Remains the Same'

    Tempo
    5 Feb 2010 | 12:34 am
    Before we get to this week's "Supernatural" review, I want to direct fans' attention to an ongoing charity auction I'm doing via eBay. One hundred percent of the proceeds benefit Partners in Health, a Haitian medical charity assisting earthquake victims. There are quite a few "Supernatural" items in the current auction offerings (which I add to every few days). And you can also give directly to Partners in Health via this page (which could get you some "Lost" swag, if you're a fan of that show; blogger JOpinionated has kicked in some other "Lost" prizes here). For more information on the…

  • 'Lost' and 'Supernatural': Have they become the same show?

    Tempo
    3 Feb 2010 | 10:02 am
    Is it me, or has "Lost" become "Supernatural"? Or has "Supernatural" become more like "Lost" over the years? I am seeing a lot of parallels between the shows, especially after Tuesday's season premiere of the ABC drama (and before you read on, this list assumes that you have seen the "Lost" season premiere as well as the current season of the CW's "Supernatural"). Some spooky parallels (and add more in comments if you think of any): After a white flash, Sam an Dean Winchesters found they'd been mysteriously removed from a dangerous appearance by Satan. After a white flash, the "Lost"…

  • The 'Lost' season premiere: Smokin'!

    Tempo
    3 Feb 2010 | 12:19 am
    Before I get to my reaction to Tuesday's "Lost" season premiere, a quick plug for a good cause: You can get a cool "Lost" pin if you donate $25 or more to the Haitian medical charity Partners in Health here (spread the word, "Lost" fans!). And I've just added a boatload of new items to the Watch Us Care eBay auction of choice TV memorabilia -- including five books about "Lost," a "Battlestar Galactica" DVD set signed by the show's stars and executive producers, tons of "Supernatural" items, cool "Dollhouse" and "Buffy" gear and "Sons of Anarchy" items as well. Check it out! All the money goes…
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    Chicago Tribune: Julie's Health Club

  • Fat? Just think yourself thin

    Tempo
    8 Feb 2010 | 8:01 am
    "If you’re fat, it’s your fault. Stop blaming food companies and diets and look in the mirror. You’re the problem. You’re the solution. Grow up, get tough and fix it.” –Steve Siebold, author of “Die Fat or Get Tough: 101...

  • Treadmill stress test: Do you need one?

    Tempo
    8 Feb 2010 | 7:49 am
    Dr. Marc Wallack routinely passed his cardiac exercise stress test with flying colors. He was, after all, a veteran marathon runner with respectable cholesterol and blood pressure numbers. But as many heart disease patients discover, a treadmill analysis often isn't...

  • Customer to donate kidney to grocery store cashier

    Tempo
    7 Feb 2010 | 9:32 am
    Dan Coyne had the surprise all planned out: Near the end of Myra dela Vega's Friday night shift as a cashier at Jewel-Osco in Evanston, his children would buy some groceries and hand her a card. Inside would be the...

  • How one Chicago woman lost 150 pounds

    Tempo
    5 Feb 2010 | 6:47 am
    Chicago’s Lori Guerrini (at left, before and with her trainers), 46, didn’t have weight issues when she was younger. But after her grandfather died she grew depressed and found herself eating. And eating. And eating. Taking anti-depressant medication didn’t help....

  • What's driving the rise in C-sections?

    Tempo
    3 Feb 2010 | 1:44 pm
    It's not just The Today Show The rate of births by cesarean section--a major abdominal surgery--in Illinois hospitals reached an all-time high of 30.4 percent in 2007, up from 19.3 percent in 1997, according to a recent report by the...
 
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    Tracy Swartz: Word on the Street

  • RedEye's gonna race in the Chiditarod, and we want YOU.

    Katie Rogers
    8 Feb 2010 | 1:45 pm
    We're gonna take on Metromix in Chicago's largest mobile food drive, and we want YOU. Photo: Chicago TribuneDear RedEye friends, fans, followers, tweeters, readers and wavers, If you're quick on your feet, amazingly creative and a big fan of RedEye, we want you on our team when RedEye gears up to run the Chiditarod March 6.Wait, Chidita-what?  You heard us right the first time. The Chiditarod, now in its fifth year, is a mobile food drive that basically involves five people racing a shopping cart around Wicker Park in costume.As the event organizers say, the event is "1 part food drive,…

  • CTA riders: Tweet us with your p.m. rush hour experiences

    Scott Kleinberg
    8 Feb 2010 | 1:02 pm
    This morning, I sent out a tweet asking people riding and waiting for the CTA to chronicle what the commute was like. Together with RedEye's never-tiring CTA reporter, Tracy Swartz, we were able to keep Chicago up to speed like no other team in the city.We're doing the same thing for afternoon rush hour. If you see long lines, long waits, extra crowded buses and trains - whatever - please tweet them to @redeyechicago with the hashtag #redeyecutsIn the meantime, click through for a healthy dose of what people tweeted to us this morning plus lots of other useful coverage from Tracy....

  • Wanted: 25 people for a @redeyechicago snowstorm tweetup

    Scott Kleinberg
    8 Feb 2010 | 8:22 am
    During our last big snow, @crushgear and I organized an impromptu snow tweetup in Pioneer Court - just in case anyone felt like coming out and saying hi in the storm.It was a lot of fun. We had about 4 people show up. You know me - I love social media and I always love meeting our readers, followers and fans.We'd like to try something similar this time, but different. In Millennium Park. At noon. Tuesday. Intrigued? I hope so - please click through for the rest of the story....

  • Using Facebook Ads to get hired? Heck yes.

    Scott Kleinberg
    8 Feb 2010 | 7:47 am
    I remember landing my first journalism job after college. It was three weeks before graduation, and I drove exactly 89 miles each way on six occasions for interviews. Even if Facebook and online social networking tools in general existed in (cough, cough) 1995, I probably wouldn't have thought of what Thomas Pardee did. But that said, I think his idea is pretty genius.Pardee, 22, of Lakeview, paid for self-promotional ads on Facebook and specifically targeted the company he wants to work for most. That means Conde Nast employees may feel like they know Pardee, even though he doesn't work…

  • Chicago snowstorm: We need YOUR photos

    Scott Kleinberg
    8 Feb 2010 | 7:32 am
    Photo by @clashbabiThere's a big snowstorm in the forecast for Monday night and Tuesday, and that makes me happy.Personally, I love snow. But that's not all that's making me happy. When we get snow, I always ask for your help with a social media powered snowstorm photo gallery. Here's a link to the last one two we did - I had to start a second one because there were so many photos.So are you ready to help me out and potentially have your photo shared with hundreds of thousands of people in Chicago and beyond? Click through to learn how you can be a part of the excitement....
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    Kyra Kyles: Going Public

  • Tricks for Saving Money on Prescriptions, Part 2

    Leslie Ramirez
    8 Feb 2010 | 5:26 pm
    This is a continuation of a previous post on practical ways to save money on prescriptions. Please also take a peek at "Tricks for Saving Money on Prescriptions, Part 1" for Tricks 1-3.  All the prices quoted here are from Costco. 4. Patient Assistance Programs (PAP). Try to get free meds from the pharmaceutical company that manufactures your medication. Most of the time this service is only offered if there is not a generic available for your medicine. I heartily recommend you check out www.NeedyMeds.org and see if a Patient Assistance Program (aka PAP) exists for your medication. As an…

  • Reenactor Fest 2010, watch the highlights!

    Marcus Leshock
    8 Feb 2010 | 5:22 pm
     By now you've probably heard or seen reeanactors - they're people who dress up in attire from past time periods and recreate historical events. Whether it be famous Civil War battles or a medieval village, reeanactors do it all! Every year, the best and brightest in reenacting converge on Chicago to show off at Reenactor Fest. Over the weekend they celebrated their sixth anniversary. Founder Mike Bollow is thrilled with the way the convention has grown. This year they moved to a bigger venue at the Westin in Wheeling. I went on Saturday afternoon to check out some of the action....

  • My Video Q&A with Mother's Too Guest, Nicole

    Manuel Argueta
    8 Feb 2010 | 4:50 pm
    Here is an edited version of my Q & A with Nicole who I met at Mother's Too a week ago in the Gold Coast.  The transcript is on a previous post.  Enjoy the video....

  • Ida B. Wells: A Black History Month Heroine for the Ages

    Rebecca Sive
    8 Feb 2010 | 4:31 pm
    Dear Readers,   Here is my February blogpost for Today's Chicago Woman. Written in mid-January, I wondered about the fate of the federal healthcare reform effort, wishing Ida B. Wells were here with us to lead us in this fight. Three weeks later, boy do we need her even more!  ___________________________________________________________________________ One of my favorite heroines of Chicago history--in fact, of all American history--is yesterday's-Chicago-woman, Ida B. Wells.  (See:  http://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/imagegallery.php?EntryID=W041.)   Ida Barnett…

  • How to join ChicagoNow

    Jimmy Greenfield
    8 Feb 2010 | 4:21 pm
    To submit your blog idea to ChicagoNow please click here.If your blog has been approved, please click here....
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    Scott Kleinberg: iPhone, Therefore I Blog

  • AT&T launches FamilyMap iPhone app

    Scott Kleinberg
    5 Feb 2010 | 2:54 pm
    Once upon a time, actually in the spring of 2009, AT&T launched its FamilyMap service to provide parents and families with the ability to easily locate a family member's wireless device using either a compatible handset or computer.FamilyMap can only be established for numbers listed within a shared billing account.  And now, there's an app for that. On Friday, AT&T announced the FamilyMap App and it's available now in the App Store. The app provides iPhone users with access to FamilyMap's popular features, including:-- Interactive Map: View whereabouts within an…

  • iPhone OS 3.1.3 is out

    Scott Kleinberg
    2 Feb 2010 | 12:31 pm
    If you've plugged in your iPhone today, you might have noticed an update to the iPhone OS. 3.1.3 is a minor update for iPhone and iPod touch that includes these known fixes.-- Fix for iPhone 3GS battery level reporting-- Fix for app crashes on launch-- Fix for app crashes while using Japanese Kana KeyboardAlso - an update to iTunes was released the other day - 9.0.3 has bug fixes and not much more that I've been made aware of.If you see anything else or any major improvement in your device since upgrading to 3.1.3/9.0.3, please let me know in the comments or on Twitter.Thanks very much to…

  • Apple TV and the iPad - they should be one in the same

    Scott Kleinberg
    29 Jan 2010 | 8:00 am
    Live iPad announcement photosLiveblogging the iPad launchA full roundup of the iPad announcement and what it meansMaybe it won't be named iPad after allEverything you want to know about Apple's iTabletSome thoughts on Tablet EveI understand what Apple is trying to do with the iPad - it's about surfing (even though it doesn't have Flash) and it's about gaming. It's about portability and utility. In other words, it can be whatever a user wants it to be and adapted to their lifestyle pretty quickly.So this got me thinking. As I save up for a condo, I talked to iWife and said that if the iPad (I…

  • Hmmm. Maybe it won't be named iPad!

    Scott Kleinberg
    28 Jan 2010 | 12:58 pm
    Live iPad announcement photosLiveblogging the iPad launchA full roundup of the iPad announcement and what it meansMaybe it won't be named iPad after allEverything you want to know about Apple's iTabletSome thoughts on Tablet Eve There have been plenty of criticisms surrounding Wednesday's launch of Apple's new iPad, from lacking widescreen to lack of Flash to that horrendous name.I'm one of the name haters. iPad. Ugh. iPod eventually grew on me and perhaps iPad will as well, but so far I'm not feeling it.Interesting to note that Apple's iPad isn't the first iPad. Meaning, it's not the first…

  • ROUNDUP: The Apple iPad

    Scott Kleinberg
    27 Jan 2010 | 5:30 pm
    Live iPad announcement photosLiveblogging the iPad launchMaybe it won't be named iPad after allEverything you want to know about Apple's iTabletSome thoughts on Tablet Eve You hear that? That's the sound of the end of another big day in the Apple world. And now it's time to take a step back and really go over what happened today, compare it to what we thought and give an honest assessment.That's where I come in. I'm also going to incorporate some questions from Twitter into this. And, after you are all done reading, please leave me your comments and questions. Or, if you prefer, you can tweet…
 
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    Chicago Tribune: Exploring Race

  • Politically speaking, Asian-Americans lean left

    Newsdesk
    4 Feb 2010 | 5:01 am
    Gallup has released a new poll suggesting  Asian-Americans tend to lean more Democratic when it comes to politics and are much less conservative than the general population. According to the poll of more than 4000 Asian-Americans:“Overall, 41% of Asians identify politically as Democrats, 41% as independents, and 16% as Republicans. As a result, Asians are above the national average in terms of the percentage of political independents (37% nationwide) and Democrats (34%), and below average in terms of the percentage of Republicans (27%)." Does this surprise you? Maybe not.

  • New poll: Large segment of GOP views Obama as a racist

    Newsdesk
    2 Feb 2010 | 10:24 am
    According to a newly released poll, a large percentage of the GOP believes President Obama is a racist. (Click here to see the entire poll.) The Daily Kos Republican Poll, conducted from January 20, 2010 through January 31, 2010, was based on telephone interviews of a total of 2003 self-identified Republicans. Respondents were asked: Do you believe Barack Obama is a racist who hates White people?---which is how Fox News’ Glenn Beck described Obama last summer. Thirty-one percent of Republicans said, yes. Thirty-three percent were not sure, and 36 percent said he was not a racist. A…

  • The Smithsonian Channel honors Black History Month

    Newsdesk
    2 Feb 2010 | 6:22 am
    "The Smithsonian Channel is honoring the legacy of African Americans throughout February with programming dedicated to Black History Month. Smithsonian Channel will shed light on some of the people who have helped shape our nation.  "The documentary, "Soul of a People: Writing America's Story," will air on Tuesday, February 2 at 9 pm ET and will explore one of the most controversial public assistance programs of the Great Depression, The Federal Writers Project. The project was one of four arts programs created under the Works Progress Administration (WPA) by…

  • EEOC: Workplace discrimination complaints still high

    Newsdesk
    1 Feb 2010 | 8:41 am
    The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has announced that workplace discrimination complaints remain at historic high levels. The agency saw 93,277 such complaints in fiscal year 2009 -- the second-highest level in its history. The most frequently filed charges with the EEOC in 2009, as has been the case over the last decade, were complaints alleging discrimination based on race (36 percent), retaliation (36 percent), and sex-based discrimination (30 percent). According to the EEOC's fiscal year data, which ended Sept. 30, 2009, three types of discrimination complaints increased over…

  • Poll: Americans less hopeful about Obama's impact on race relations

    Newsdesk
    18 Jan 2010 | 7:47 am
    It’s hard to read this story and not think about Election night 2008 and the many pictures beamed around the world of people gathered in Chicago’s Grant Park.  There were so many people of so many different races hugged up and celebrating the election of the country’s first man of color as president. They were hopeful that the election of Barack Obama would mean a change in America’s race relations. But were those expectations unrealistic? According to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll, fewer Americans now believe Obama has been successful at closing the racial divide. On the…
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    Curt Wagner: Show Patrol

  • Tricks for Saving Money on Prescriptions, Part 2

    Leslie Ramirez
    8 Feb 2010 | 5:26 pm
    This is a continuation of a previous post on practical ways to save money on prescriptions. Please also take a peek at "Tricks for Saving Money on Prescriptions, Part 1" for Tricks 1-3.  All the prices quoted here are from Costco. 4. Patient Assistance Programs (PAP). Try to get free meds from the pharmaceutical company that manufactures your medication. Most of the time this service is only offered if there is not a generic available for your medicine. I heartily recommend you check out www.NeedyMeds.org and see if a Patient Assistance Program (aka PAP) exists for your medication. As an…

  • Reenactor Fest 2010, watch the highlights!

    Marcus Leshock
    8 Feb 2010 | 5:22 pm
     By now you've probably heard or seen reeanactors - they're people who dress up in attire from past time periods and recreate historical events. Whether it be famous Civil War battles or a medieval village, reeanactors do it all! Every year, the best and brightest in reenacting converge on Chicago to show off at Reenactor Fest. Over the weekend they celebrated their sixth anniversary. Founder Mike Bollow is thrilled with the way the convention has grown. This year they moved to a bigger venue at the Westin in Wheeling. I went on Saturday afternoon to check out some of the action....

  • My Video Q&A with Mother's Too Guest, Nicole

    Manuel Argueta
    8 Feb 2010 | 4:50 pm
    Here is an edited version of my Q & A with Nicole who I met at Mother's Too a week ago in the Gold Coast.  The transcript is on a previous post.  Enjoy the video....

  • Ida B. Wells: A Black History Month Heroine for the Ages

    Rebecca Sive
    8 Feb 2010 | 4:31 pm
    Dear Readers,   Here is my February blogpost for Today's Chicago Woman. Written in mid-January, I wondered about the fate of the federal healthcare reform effort, wishing Ida B. Wells were here with us to lead us in this fight. Three weeks later, boy do we need her even more!  ___________________________________________________________________________ One of my favorite heroines of Chicago history--in fact, of all American history--is yesterday's-Chicago-woman, Ida B. Wells.  (See:  http://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/imagegallery.php?EntryID=W041.)   Ida Barnett…

  • How to join ChicagoNow

    Jimmy Greenfield
    8 Feb 2010 | 4:21 pm
    To submit your blog idea to ChicagoNow please click here.If your blog has been approved, please click here....
 
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    Chicago Tribune: David Haugh

  • Drew Brees, a true Saint among us

    6 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm
    New Orleans quarterback was the greatest NFL free-agent signing ever MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Itineraries for travel to San Antonio were awaiting players inside a euphoric New Orleans Saints locker room at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C., after the team's first post- Hurricane Katrina game on Sept. 11, 2005.

  • Manning aids Saints' victory

    6 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm
    MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Back when their football team was the Aints, New Orleanians dreamed along the same streets in the French Quarter they partied on Sunday night about the day a Manning would do something big to make the Saints Super Bowl champions.

  • Marinelli promotion weakens Bears

    5 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm
    As inspired of a choice as Mike Martz was to run the offense, the selection of Marinelli falls flat; this might even be a bigger risk than Martz will be For reasons hard to fathom, in Rod they still trust.

  • Saints' Thomas primed for Super Bowl

    4 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm
    Former T.F. South, Illinois RB a true underdog story MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — On the first day of the 2007 NFL draft, around the time the Bears were selecting Garrett Wolfe, the phone of another anxious running back from Chicago rang.

  • Bears' bold move deserves another: Install FieldTurf

    3 Feb 2010 | 6:21 am
    FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- A big reason hiring Mike Martz as offensive coordinator resonated so loudly around the league revolved around the idea that it was the kind of move the Bears don't typically make.
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    Chicago Tribune: Philip Hersh

  • Russian ice dancing routine absurdly out of place

    22 Jan 2010 | 10:32 pm
    For years, ice dance costumes and programs have been so over-the-top they made it almost ridiculous to think this was a sport worthy of Olympic medals.

  • Sasha Cohen faces stiff challenges in Thursday's return

    20 Jan 2010 | 10:00 pm
    Absence from competition, injuries have bedeviled others who attempted comebacks SPOKANE, Wash. -- Germany's Katarina Witt had a simple goal when she decided to return to competitive skating after winning her second straight Olympic gold medal in 1988.

  • Johnny Weir still has the glitter if not the game

    16 Jan 2010 | 10:00 pm
    Nevertheless, he's in position to make U.S. figure skating Olympic team SPOKANE, Wash. -- Johnny Weir always has been comfortable in his skin, especially if it is an oilskin corset with a pink shoulder tassel, a pink stripe down an arm and pink laces across the chest like the one he wore for Friday's short program at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships.

  • U.S. Championships' split schedule another hassle for figure skating

    14 Jan 2010 | 10:00 pm
    Split schedule forcing tough travel decisions close to games Figure skating has a scoring system only a computer could love.

  • 23rd annual Tribune international sports awards

    26 Dec 2009 | 10:00 pm
    The year after a Summer Olympics is supposed to be a time when the stars of the previous Games catch their breath while the likely stars of the next Winter Games give the Olympic world some breathless anticipation.
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    Chicago Tribune: Fred Mitchell

  • Mary Thomas knew how to win for her children

    16 Jan 2010 | 10:00 pm
    Isiah Thomas' mother had great influence on him, others The toughest, most courageous -- and when necessary -- ornery person to emerge from the eminent dangers on Chicago's West Side had to be Mary Thomas, single mother of nine.

  • Sammy Sosa not commenting on Mark McGwire's steroids confession

    11 Jan 2010 | 10:00 pm
    But ex-Cubs slugger has often said that he is clean Sammy Sosa was in no mood to talk about Mark McGwire on Monday, issuing a "no comment" from his home in Miami through his spokesperson.

  • Dallas Green recalls Andre Dawson 'blank check' signing

    6 Jan 2010 | 10:00 pm
    Chicago Cubs GM had to play the game a bit to get it done Most free-agent negotiations are conducted under clandestine circumstances, far from the prying eyes of the public and media.

  • Bottom line: Get interception number down

    3 Jan 2010 | 10:00 pm
    Chicago Bears QB Jay Cutler knows there's work to do in offseason DETROIT -- Jay Cutler managed to balance the books Sunday, finishing the season with 27 touchdown passes and 26 interceptions.

  • Around town

    28 Dec 2009 | 10:00 pm
    Bullish on Doug Collins: Money talks and Doug Collins just might be persuaded to listen to a generous offer to coach the Bulls, sources tell us.
 
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    Chicago Tribune: Phil Rogers

  • Potential difference-makers still on market

    6 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm
    Branyan, Damon and Dye top list The Angels signed Bobby Abreu , the outfielder the Cubs and so many other teams passed on, one year ago Friday. He proved to be a difference-maker, helping Mike Scioscia's team to a first-round victory over the Red Sox after winning its fifth American League West title in six years.

  • A's looking to win now with Sheets and Duchscherer

    29 Jan 2010 | 10:00 pm
    Fragile pitchers key to hopes in AL West Forget "Moneyball." Think of the Athletics as the Brewers or Reds. That's what they have become during the endless holding pattern in their slow journey toward a badly needed stadium.

  • Nady's presence puts pressure on Cubs outfielders

    28 Jan 2010 | 10:00 pm
    Backup, for now, has 25-homer, 100-RBI potential On the surface, Xavier Nady comes to the Cubs as an extra outfielder and an insurance policy. But this is a guy who only two seasons, and one Tommy John surgery, ago hit .305 with 25 home runs and 97 RBIs.

  • Hall made right choice on Dawson cap

    26 Jan 2010 | 10:00 pm
    Sure, it's disappointing he won't go in with Cubs cap, but Hall must be true to history Go ahead, don't serve me at Harry Caray's. Give me only the single burger, not the double cheeseburger, at the Billy Goat. Make me buy my way into Grant Park for the Blues Festival and Taste of Chicago this summer.

  • Could Konerko and Lee be on way out?

    23 Jan 2010 | 10:00 pm
    White Sox and Cubs would do well to extend deals with stalwart, veteran first basemen One handed the game ball from the final out of the 2005 World Series to White Sox Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf. The other played a major role in beating the Cubs in '03 and was about the only hitter who wasn't overpowered in the '07 and '08 playoffs when Lou Piniella's teams extended the agony that had befallen Dusty Baker, among other predecessors.
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    Chicago Tribune: The Inside Scoop

  • Lombard, Prater and Perez Rise to another award

    chicagosports
    2 Feb 2010 | 4:22 pm
    The shelves at the Lombard, Prater and Perez households are getting crowded. Christian Lombard (Fremd), Matt Perez (Maine South) and Kyle Prater (Proviso West) were named to another All-America team...

  • Three local players earn spots on Parade's All-America football team

    chicagosports
    1 Feb 2010 | 4:15 pm
    Three area players were named to the Parade All-America football team Sunday: Maine South’s Matt Perez, Proviso West’s Kyle Prater and Fremd’s Christian Lombard. The Parade All-America team annually...

  • H-F's Jailyn Norris picks Memphis

    chicagosports
    26 Jan 2010 | 9:37 pm
    By Colleen Kane, 11:30 p.m. Homewood-Flossmoor junior Jailyn Norris gave an oral commitment to Memphis on Tuesday, Hoops Express coach Jerald Davis said. Norris, a 5-foot-10 guard, picked Memphis...

  • Barrington coaches receive national awards

    chicagosports
    11 Jan 2010 | 5:36 pm
    Two Barrington coaches have been named 2009 National Coaches of the Year by the National Federation of State High School Associations Coaches Association. Girls tennis coach Tracy Waters-Miller and...

  • Tribune girls basketball Top 20, Jan. 4

    chicagosports
    7 Jan 2010 | 4:30 pm
    By Colleen Kane Records through Sunday; last week's ranking in parentheses 1. Bolingbrook 10-1 (1) Raiders earn two more out-of-state wins at Braggin' Rights Classic in Columbus, Ohio. 2. Montini...
 
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    Chicago Tribune: Steve Rosenbloom - Rosenblog

  • Praise for Vinny (honest)

    chicagosports
    8 Feb 2010 | 11:33 am
    Good for Vinny Del Negro. I don’t write that sentence much, and I know there’s at least one e-mailer in San Antonio who will have it laminated for his wallet, but I’m writing those words after the Bulls coach told...

  • Sounds like Piniella's offseason lobotomy took

    chicagosports
    8 Feb 2010 | 9:50 am
    The "Lou'' in Lou Piniella apparently remains short for lunatic. Certainly, the guy remains out of touch with real life. He told the New York Times he believes that Cubs fans will take it easy on Mark McGwire, the steroid-abuser...

  • Payton is better than Peyton

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    7 Feb 2010 | 8:45 pm
    Sean Payton: Big guts, big calls, biggest win. If they could give the Super Bowl MVP trophy to a coach . . . . . . but if they insist on giving the trophy to a player, a Drew Brees...

  • Cutler, Martz and money

    chicagosports
    5 Feb 2010 | 10:07 am
    Jay Cutler said he’s “anxious to begin digesting’’ Mike Martz’s playbook, and I’m thinking, got all of 2010 free, do you? The idea of Martz being ordered to fly to Tennessee to sit down with Cutler --- let’s have a...

  • Blues show the Hawks what they need

    chicagosports
    4 Feb 2010 | 8:22 am
    It wasn’t so much that the Blackhawks lost their first game at home after a long road trip. Just about every team loses that first home game after a trip of at least four games. No, it was the way...
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    Chicago Tribune: Globetrotting

  • IOC seeks straight dope, action on widespread Russian doping

    Newsdesk
    8 Feb 2010 | 4:44 pm
    By Philip HershVANCOUVER -- International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge is concerned enough about doping among Russian biathletes and cross-country skiers he has raised the issue with Russian Federation President Dmitry Medvedev.``We have alerted the Russian authorities, and we expect them to comply,'' Rogge said.But Rogge said there was nothing he could do about the black eye created by having the only athlete to test positive at the 2006 Olympics back in competition at the 2010 Games.Biathlete Olga Medvedtseva, was known by her previous husband's name, Pyleva, four…

  • It's snow big deal, say U.S. moguls skiers of venue conditions

    Newsdesk
    8 Feb 2010 | 2:01 pm
    No snow job: there doesn't seem a shortage Monday on the freestyle courses at Cypress Mountain. (Associated Press / Jae C. Hong)By Philip HershVANCOUVER -- There was only one subject on everybody's mind when the U.S. freestyle moguls ski team met the press Monday.Whether the snow conditions at Cypress Mountain would spoil and / or affect their competition, which is Saturday (women) and Sunday (men).The answer was a resounding -- and unanimous -- ``no'' from the eight U.S. moguls athletes.``We've skied in hot weather, cold weather, rain, we're used to…

  • Shani's secret weapon for Olympics? Hi-Chew

    Newsdesk
    6 Feb 2010 | 1:07 pm
    By Philip Hersh RICHMOND, B.C. -- Shani Davis gave a Japanese TV crew more than it could have asked for Saturday morning. And then, with a big grin, the Olympic champion speedskater asked for something in return. After finishing his first practice at the Richmond Olympic Oval, where he will be favored to add at least one more gold medal to his resume, Davis greeted the crew from TBS (Tokyo Broadcasting System) by pulling out a Japanese good luck charm his girlfriend had given him. "It's a winning charm," Davis said. "My girlfriend wants me to win. Pretty cool, huh." At…

  • Update: Ice dancers' coach won't comment on costuming change

    Newsdesk
    5 Feb 2010 | 1:51 pm
    By Philip HershIn the face of intense international criticism, Russian ice dancers Oksana Domnina and Maxim Shabalin, the reigning world champions, are changing the costuming that has offended leaders of the Australian Aboriginal community, the Tribune has learned.Russian Figure Skating Federation president Valentin Piseev confirmed via telephone Friday that changes were being made before the Olympics. "I am aware of this (controversy),'' he said.Piseev said the team will keep the allegedly Aboriginal music, which has been called inauthentic by Aboriginal leaders. …

  • Winter Games about to spring into action

    Newsdesk
    3 Feb 2010 | 2:14 pm
    By Philip HershVANCOUVER -- A friend from the East Coast who had read the Vancouver weather report just called and asked if he should pack a Hawaiian shirt for his trip to the Winter Olympics.I told him to pack two.There's a bit of hyperbole in that, of course, but the last thing one feels after arriving in the host city of the Winter Games that open Feb. 12 is winter.It's spring here, with temperatures in the high 40s, heading for the low 50s, and it's also warm and rainy (about 40 degrees) at Whistler, where the alpine and sledding events are to be held.The 10-day forecasts…
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    Chicago Tribune: Jobs

  • Senior Editor / Dayside Operations, Palm Springs, CA

    Details: This position is located in Palm Springs, CA and candidates must be willing to relocate to this area. The (Palm Springs) Desert Sun seeks an aggressive senior editor to oversee Local News and Daysid

  • Deputy Executive Director for Programs & Professional Services

    Details: Cook County is currently looking for a Deputy Executive Director for Programs and Professional Services to work in the JTDC Facility.  Under the direction of the Executive Director, the Deputy is responsible for formulating, organizing, and dire

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    Chicago Tribune: Albany Park

  • Hibbard Elementary School receives gift of music from Ravinia

    25 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    Ravinia gives the gift of music to Chicago Public School Hibbard Elementary. The new musicians had their first rehearsal on Monday. The Woman's Board of Ravinia Festival, in conjunction with Ravinia's professional education staff and the People's...

  • Holiday giving: Lawyer's Committee for Better Housing aids tenants

    11 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am
    Esteban Cruz couldn't believe it when he came home to find eviction notices posted on his door. "I didn't know why that would happen," he said. "I've been paying the rent on time for 21 years. We've never done anything wrong." The owner of Cruz's Albany...

  • Co-existing with the new neighbors

    9 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am
    In a city long known for ethnic ghettos and virtual walls between segregated neighborhoods, Sue Choe is something of a trailblazer. The Korean-American is hustling to learn Spanish. "Bienvenido a mi tienda," Choe proudly welcomes visitors into her...

  • Six Wounded In Overnight Shootings

    24 Jul 2009 | 5:06 am
    (WGN-AM)- A half dozen people were shot and wounded in overnight Chicago street violence in addition to the previously reported fatal shooting in Albany Park, police said this morning. These were the incidents: •An 18-year-old man was shot in the...

  • Chicago Fire in Albany Park

    12 Feb 2009 | 12:00 am
    There was a fire in Chicago. No one was hurt....
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    Chicago Tribune: Algonquin

  • Voice of the People

    22 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    Wondering aloft Every time we fly, my wife and I seem to comment to each other, "Wish they'd tell us what that is" or "Why don't they do that anymore?" ("Silent flights a lowly affair," News, Jan. 18). Our guess was always that it would be unpleasant for...

  • Teen Dies After Deer Hits Car He Was Riding In

    17 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am
    Tragedy in St. Clair County after a 16-year-old student from Freeburg High School is killed in a crash involving a deer. Two other teens were also hurt in the wreck. Investigators are calling the crash a tragic accident. It apparently happened as the...

  • David M. Stone dies at 57; former head of Transportation Security Administration

    26 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am
    Retired Rear Adm. David M. Stone, who once headed the Transportation Security Administration and was the first federal security director at Los Angeles International Airport in the critical months after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, has died. He was 57....

  • Car clubs cruisin' all summer

    4 Aug 2009 | 11:03 am
    PROMENADE BOLINGBROOK CRUISE NIGHTS The Promenade Bolingbrook is hosting Cruise Nights from 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays through Sept. 2. The events include entertainment. All cars are welcome, but each week will have its own theme: - Aug. 5, Motorcycles -...

  • Chicago and suburban farmers markets

    13 May 2009 | 12:00 am
    CITY MARKETS City markets are listed by days of the week, but are subject to change. All markets run from 7 a.m. to 1 or 2 p.m., unless otherwise noted. For information on city markets, visit cityofchicago.org/specialevents. SUNDAY Ashburn: Marquette...
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    Chicago Tribune: Alsip

  • Democratic candidates punching in the stretch

    31 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    A heated race for the Democratic governor nomination escalated along racial lines Saturday as Gov. Pat Quinn and Comptroller Dan Hynes traded charges of incompetence fueled by the scandal at Burr Oak Cemetery and a TV ad featuring the late Mayor Harold...

  • Quinn, Hynes escalate governor contest along racial lines

    31 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    A heated tossup race for the Democratic nomination for governor escalated along racial lines today as Gov. Pat Quinn and Comptroller Dan Hynes traded charges of incompetence fueled by the scandal at Burr Oak cemetery and a TV ad featuring the late Mayor...

  • Donate your Shoes for Haiti

    21 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    The people affected by the Haitian earthquake are in need of basic living essentials. Here's a way to donate to the American Red Cross and even your gently worn shoes. Donate Your Shoes To Haiti: Don't toss out those old sneakers just yet! You can...

  • Illinois Cemetery Oversight Act signed into law

    18 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    Gov. Pat Quinn signed a measure into law Sunday that overhauls the way cemeteries are regulated in Illinois, a move brought about by the scandal at Burr Oak cemetery and one that officials say could ultimately shutter the troubled burial site. State...

  • For Figueroa and Dart

    18 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    Cook County primary voters will decide three contested county races beyond the 17 County Board seats and board presidency. Tribune endorsements in these races: Assessor: We said what we think of Joseph Berrios in a Sept. 10 editorial: "If you wanted...
 
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    Chicago Tribune: Arlington Heights

  • Pace trims 15 routes, makes changes to 18 more

    7 Feb 2010 | 10:54 am
    For years, Danny Colilla's two-hour-plus commute meant taking a CTA bus, subway train and two Pace buses from Chicago to Elk Grove Village. On Monday, there will be one bus fewer because of Pace service cuts. "I'm blind. Now they cut my bus off," said...

  • Chicago singer attempts a comeback

    7 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    The comeback trail doesn't get much rougher than the journey of Chicagoan Tony Andriacchi. Nearly three years ago -- after spending $50,000 to self-produce a comeback recording -- the great singer woke up with a strangely hoarse throat. A diagnosis of...

  • It's not all organic, but integrity and quality are in abundance

    5 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    The Santa Monica Saturday Organic farmers market was originally conceived in 1991 as an all-organic venue, but when this proved impractical, nonorganic vendors were admitted. Nevertheless, it does offer a high percentage of organic vendors, currently...

  • High school referee from Arlington Heights held on child pornography charges

    4 Feb 2010 | 3:43 pm
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  • Personal Branding

    3 Feb 2010 | 11:46 am
    March 27--Personal Branding: Orchard Evangelical Free Church, 1330 N. Douglas Ave, Arlington Heights. 9 am to Noon. We are please to bring you Pamela Marte, Professional Coach and President Inside/Out Coaching. Pamela will take us through the finer points...
 
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    Chicago Tribune: Avondale

  • Card dealer, patron arrested in cheating probe

    5 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    A blackjack dealer and a gambler have been arrested on suspicion of cheating Boomtown Casino out of more than $1,000. The dealer, 50-year-old Tam T. Tran, of Avondale, and the patron, 44-year-old Thanh T. Nguyen, of Bridge City, were booked into a...

  • Weekend Hot Seats 2/5-2/7

    5 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    February 5, 2010 Fresh Fest Old School Reunion Tour Arie Crown Theatre at McCormick Place - 2301 S. Lake Shore Drive - Chicago ( Near South Side) 8 p.m. Salt-N-Pepa, Biz Markie, Slick Rick, Doug E. Fresh, Whodini, Big Daddy Kane. On the Run Martyrs' -...

  • Northrop's 4Q earnings rise despite decline in shipbuilding revenue, problems with IT contract

    4 Feb 2010 | 8:15 pm
    Northrop Grumman Corp. on Thursday reported a fourth-quarter profit of $413 million, or $1.31 a share, despite a decline in revenue in its shipbuilding sector and losses related to the company's information technology contract with Virginia. The Los...

  • Despite weld problems, Navy official is 'confident' in Northrop Grumman

    28 Jan 2010 | 8:01 pm
    The Navy's top acquisition official said this week he is confident in Northrop Grumman Corp.'s ability to deliver quality ships to the Navy despite widespread problems reported last week on surface ships built at Northrop's Gulf Coast shipyards. Sean...

  • Police Blotter

    28 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    Police reports in Baltimore city and county Central Baltimore Arrests After Officers Frank Schneider and Jimmy Shetterly stopped a Ford Crown Victoria in the 600 block of Mosher St. about 1:30 p.m. Tuesday for a cracked windshield, they seized a...
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    Chicago Tribune: Batavia

  • Fund high-speed rail, or CTA?

    2 Feb 2010 | 1:16 pm
    It makes perfect sense to me. Commit several billion dollars for high speed rail in the Midwest, while Metra and CTA continue to be underfunded and forced to make service cuts. Doesn't anyone in goverment either nationally or locally have any common...

  • Join and grow

    31 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    Are you looking for advice about a garden you don't know what to do with? Help is not far from home. Probably, right in your neighborhood, there's a group of people with decades of garden knowledge they would be happy to share: It's called a garden club....

  • Support Hultgren for U.S. Congress

    28 Jan 2010 | 12:35 pm
    I am pleased to support Republican State Senator Randy Hultgren in his bid to become my next U.S. Congressman from the 14th District. He has represented the voice of conservative voters in Springfield as my legislator since 1999, and I've come to know...

  • Geneva woman robbed of purse in Batavia

    20 Jan 2010 | 11:39 pm
    Police are searching for a man who stole a Geneva woman's purse in the parking lot of Jewel Osco, 119 S. Randall Road in Batavia, on Jan. 15 around 7 p.m. The victim said the man fled in a dark SUV and reported that her purse contained $75, her house keys...

  • Chicago artist survives earthquake but friend is killed trying to escape hotel

    17 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    Two artists with Chicago ties were sitting together in the Peace of Mind Hotel in coastal Jacmel, Haiti, when the earthquake hit. Sue Frame, sprinted outside at the first tremor and survived. "It was just instinct," said her mother, Doris Frame, of...
 
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    Chicago Tribune: Belmont Cragin

  • Police search for missing Prosser High School student

    28 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    Chicago police said tonight they are looking for a 16-year-old girl last seen a week ago at Prosser High School in the city's Belmont Cragin neighborhood. Patrycia Bochmulski, of the 5400 block of West Addison Street, was spotted at Prosser at noon on...

  • HOME helps low-income seniors

    3 Jul 2005 | 12:00 am
    Margaret Haak moved last February to a recently opened building for low-income seniors in Chicago's Belmont Cragin neighborhood. The move represented a positive change for Haak. She had previously lived for 17 years in a building in a neighborhood that...

  • Blueprints are aimed at more accessible bungalow

    3 Apr 2005 | 12:00 am
    New help is available to bungalow owners to make their homes wheelchair friendly, or simply easier to navigate. Architectural drawings of home modifications to improve accessibility are being offered by the Historic Chicago Bungalow Association, a...

  • Ginger, mon

    3 Feb 2005 | 12:00 am
    Although food is the focus at Red Ginger, a brand-new Belmont Cragin storefront spot, you can also snap up Thai postcards and candles ($2-$14) with your carryout. Chef-partner Tap (a.k.a. "Noi") Chonpooming's broad pan-Asian menu has a sprinkling of...

  • The world's cup

    12 Nov 2004 | 12:00 am
    Starbucks has a venti-size plan for Chicago, the country and the world. Like someone pumped up on its caffeine drinks, the Seattle-based coffee chain is speeding ahead with plans to more than double the number of stores in the U.S., from 6,100 to 15,000,...
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    Chicago Tribune: Bensenville

  • DuPage County and Death Row

    3 Feb 2010 | 5:39 pm
    A look at death row cases in DuPage County: Two on death row for DuPage County crimes: --Eric Hanson, 33, of Naperville, convicted and sentenced to death in 2008 for killing his father and mother in their Naperville home and his sister and brother-in-...

  • A estudiar ciencias

    2 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    Jóvenes latinas, estudiantes de las escuelas media y secundaria de los suburbios de Bensenville, Elmhurst, Northlake, Addison, Lombard, West Leyden, Franklin Park, Wood Dale, Melrose Park, así como de Chicago, participaron en un evento educativo...

  • Skokie's Achour Esho a winner at Windy City Fight Night

    29 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    Chicago boxers were well represented at Friday's Windy City Fight Night at the UIC Pavilion, and most came up winners too. Seven boxers who reside or train in the area were on the Pavilion card, including local favorite Donovan George, who was set to...

  • Mueren al chocar contra un árbol

    20 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    Dos adolescentes murieron el lunes en la tarde cuando su auto chocó contra un árbol en Bensenville, partiendo el auto en dos, dijeron las autoridades. El pasajero, Adrián Omar Villegas, de 16 años, fue llevado al Hospital de la Universidad Loyola, en...

  • 2 teens die when car hits tree in Bensenville

    19 Jan 2010 | 7:49 am
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    Chicago Tribune: Bolingbrook

  • Attorney for Ill. murder suspect's 3rd wife says 4th wife considered extorting husband

    8 Feb 2010 | 5:20 pm
    JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — Days before a former suburban Chicago police officer's fourth wife vanished in 2007, she told a divorce attorney that her husband thought she suspected he had killed his previous wife and suggested extorting money from him to...

  • Lawyer: Wife mulled extorting Ill. murder suspect

    8 Feb 2010 | 12:19 pm
    Days before a former suburban Chicago police officer's fourth wife vanished in 2007, she told a divorce attorney that her husband thought she suspected he had killed his previous wife and suggested extorting money from him to keep quiet, the lawyer...

  • Safeguard your association against fraud

    5 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    Many community associations these days are besieged by owners who are delinquent on their assessments. That's only one recessionary woe. Boards need to be extra alert for fraud and embezzlement. The temptations are greater than ever, said Arlen Lasinsky,...

  • Witness calls Drew Peterson "A big ego with a gun"

    5 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    Though she feared for her life, Kathleen Savio refused to move out of Bolingbrook because she believed she could not escape Drew Peterson's clutches, a former nursing classmate testified this morning. "He had friends everywhere," said Mary Parks, who...

  • N. Illinois recruits list

    3 Feb 2010 | 3:25 pm
    Here are football recruits signed by Northern Illinois as announced Wednesday by the school. Tyler Anderson, p/k, 5-11, 186, Guilford HS, Rockford, Ill. Greg Barksdale, lb, 6-2, 210, Crete-Monee HS, University Park, Ill. Jamaal Bass, lb, 6-0, 210,...
 
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    Chicago Tribune: Bradley

  • Associate Program Editor (Part-Time)

    2 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    Department: Program Operations Responsible for reviewing, editing and assuring accurate timing of television programming; Prepping, timing and making edit decisions for syndicated local and cable programming; Screening all Standard Definition programming...

  • Associate Dir./Floor Dir. (Part-Time)

    2 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    Department: Production Responsible for providing support to the director in the production of live broadcasts and live to tape programs. This includes the preparation of scripts, rundowns, graphic and clip coordination in non-linear production systems....

  • News Writer

    1 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    Department: News The Writer is responsible for all aspects of writing for WGN News Broadcasts. This responsibility includes: writing stories and teases; writing for on-air and on-line; working with reporters and photographers in the field; desk-top video...

  • Credit & Collections Representative

    1 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    Department: Finance WGN-TV is seeking a Credit and Collections Representative who will be responsible for receivables' collections and account discrepancy resolutions that require attention to detail, accuracy and timeliness. Additional duties include...

  • Hundreds Bid Farewell To Airman Killed In Afghanistan

    11 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    Hundreds of American flags filled the streets of Madison County, Illinois towns Monday in a special show of support for fallen Senior Airman Bradley Smith of Troy, IL. Airman Smith was killed January 3rd in a roadside bombing near Kandahar in Afghanistan....
 
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    Chicago Tribune: Buffalo Grove

  • Short and sharp artfulness

    31 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    Words are always weapons. Sometimes they're goofy, harmless weapons — a squirt gun, say, or a slingshot — and sometimes they're AK-47s. But they aim to get your attention, and they can do it the easy way or the hard way. Jami Attenberg's...

  • In many cases, Tuesday will decide who's going to Springfield

    31 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    Tuesday's primary election won't change the balance of the Illinois legislature, but most hard-fought Democratic primaries for House and Senate seats in Chicago will determine who goes to Springfield next year. Winning the Democratic primary is...

  • Buffalo Grove homes for sale

    28 Jan 2010 | 3:12 pm
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  • Illinois House endorsements

    21 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    The Tribune offers more endorsements in contested races for the Illinois House. 21st District (Southwest Side, southwest suburbs): Democatic Rep. Michael Zalewski, son of 23rd Ward Ald. Michael Zalewski, was handed this seat in 2008 in yet another case...

  • 63-year-old woman charged with prostitution

    20 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    Police charged a 63-year-old woman with prostitution after being arrested at a Buffalo Grove spa last week. Myeong Hi Lim, of the 2600 block of South Cedar Glen Drive in Arlington Heights, was charged with prostitution and violating Buffalo Grove's...
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    Chicago Tribune: Burr Ridge

  • Towns consider consolidating police forces

    3 Feb 2010 | 6:02 pm
    Burr Ridge, Willowbrook, Clarendon Hills and Hinsdale officials are weighing whether to combine the villages' police departments in an effort to save money and operate more efficiently. The proposal, first made by Hinsdale Village Manager Dave Cook,...

  • Hinsdale Junior Woman's Club: Welcome to the Jungle

    3 Feb 2010 | 12:09 pm
    February 27-- Hinsdale Junior Woman's Club invites you to their annual benefit at the Burr Ridge Marriott from 7 p.m. to Midnight. Welcome To The Jungle will feature an exciting night of casino games, exotic food stations, open bar, silent and live...

  • FHA suspends approval of mortgage firm

    26 Jan 2010 | 8:43 am
    The Federal Housing Administration said it has suspended for at least six months its approval of a Burr Ridge mortgage firm after learning that its part owner was indicted and last week pled guilty to bank fraud. In June, federal authorities charged...

  • Plan to form 2 Naperville banks called off

    26 Jan 2010 | 8:15 am
    Plans for two new Naperville banks are off the drawing board. Investor groups for First Community Bank of Naperville and Great American Bank in Naperville recently withdrew state applications seeking permits to organize. Representatives of the two...

  • Students raise money for Haiti

    26 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    Help for Haiti is coming from all over the Chicago area. From bakes sales to biodiesel processors, kids around the Chicago area are finding creative ways to make a difference. Students at Mother McAuley High School on Chicago's south side have built a...
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    Chicago Tribune: Calumet City

  • Illinois House endorsements

    21 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    The Tribune offers more endorsements in contested races for the Illinois House. 21st District (Southwest Side, southwest suburbs): Democatic Rep. Michael Zalewski, son of 23rd Ward Ald. Michael Zalewski, was handed this seat in 2008 in yet another case...

  • Vanessa L. Cosby, 1964-2010: Provided ex-cons with tough love

    11 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    Vanessa L. Cosby, loud, fearless and outspoken in all aspects of her life, did whatever she could to help people who had been in prison get pointed in the right direction through her work with the Safer Foundation. If her clients didn't toe the line,...

  • Local Soldiers Return from Afghanistan

    24 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am
    On Tuesday night, eight local soldiers returned home to West Michigan after spending the last year in Afghanistan. They're part of a larger group of a hundred soldiers stationed out of Calumet, Michigan. The men who returned home worked on the front...

  • Too thankful for despair

    20 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am
    Strip nearly everything from Patricia Jefferson's life. Take away her home, her possessions, her vision. Place her, blind and humbled, at a dining table in a West Side apartment with a fraying wicker basket as a centerpiece. What she'll do is smile and...

  • Armored carrier robbery / attempted murder Calumet City, Illinois June 6, 2004 Read more>>

    12 Nov 2009 | 8:28 am
 
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    Chicago Tribune: Carpentersville

  • Vocación de servicio

    8 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    Esperanza Flores estuvo casada por 20 años y habiéndose separado de su ex esposo por mutuo acuerdo, sólo quería regularizar su situación y obtener su divorcio legal. Para lograrlo contrató a un abogado, quien según ella, no la ayudó y le pedía dinero,...

  • Family tied up, robbed in Carpentersville home invasion

    2 Feb 2010 | 11:18 am
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  • Nationwide drug gang crackdown nets 12 area arrests

    28 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    An 83-city crackdown on immigrants tied to international drug gangs illustrates how a problem once relegated to Southwest border towns and large cities is steadily growing in smaller communities like Carpentersville and Palatine, U.S. officials in Chicago...

  • ICE les echa la mano

    28 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    Un operativo a nivel nacional del Buró de Vigilancia de Inmigración y Aduanas (ICE) produjo el arresto de 476 miembros de pandillas, sus colaboradores y otros criminales. Así lo anunció ayer John Morton, secretario asistente del Departamento de Seguridad...

  • Kirk Dillard finds unlikely ally in bid to capture Republican governor primary

    17 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    Strapped for campaign cash for a final appeal to voters, Republican governor candidate Kirk Dillard has turned to wealthy controversial activist Jack Roeser, who has broadcast rumors questioning U.S. Senate contender Mark Kirk's sexual orientation. It'...
 
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  • Quinn: Ill. lt. governor hopefuls should speak up

    8 Feb 2010 | 1:08 pm
    Democrats in Illinois are getting a political do-over: the chance to pick a new lieutenant governor nominee themselves now that the primary winner dropped out of the race because of revelations about his checkered past. Gov. Pat Quinn has the rare...

  • Caterpillar joins backers of power plant project

    8 Feb 2010 | 12:11 pm
    Caterpillar Inc., the world's largest maker of mining and construction equipment, plans to join a coalition of companies planning to build an experimental clean-coal power plant known as FutureGen, key politicians announced Monday. Gov. Pat Quinn and...

  • Illinois regulators visit troubled nursing home

    8 Feb 2010 | 8:28 am
    Illinois regulators are visiting a Chicago nursing home following the federal government's decision to kick the facility out of the Medicaid program. Illinois Department of Public Health spokeswoman Melaney Arnold says the agency is at Somerset Place...

  • White House meeting to deal with Asian carp threat

    8 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    Three governors will meet with President Barack Obama's chief science adviser Monday in Washington to discuss strategy for preventing Asian carp from invading the Great Lakes. Nancy Sutley, head of the White House Council on Environmental Quality, is...

  • Abuse Concerns State Department

    8 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    DEAR AMY: The Department of State is both troubled and concerned by the letter in your column from "Worried," regarding the allegation of a host parent abusing an international exchange student. The department appreciates the letter writer's bringing...
 
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  • Where was useful info before the election?

    8 Feb 2010 | 12:25 pm
    On Scott Lee Cohen: Pardon my cynicism but couldn't your reporters have typed faster and gotten the story in the paper before the election? -- Jim O'Connor, Cicero, Ill. ...

  • Parents file wrongful death suit over crash that killed son

    8 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    The parents of a thirteen month old boy killed in a crash last week today filed a wrongful death suit against the other driver today. The crash happened last Monday near the intersection of Parker and Cicero. Police reports say 55 year old Putiporn...

  • What's coming up

    7 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    February Rebelution. 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 14. $17.50, $20. The NorVa, 317 Monticello Ave., Norfolk. 627-4547. Israel Ballet's "Don Quixote." 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16. $32-$52. Ticketmaster. Ferguson Center for the Arts. 594-7448. Bo Bice. 7:30 p.m....

  • 'Conspirata' by Robert Harris

    6 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    As the second installment in British novelist Robert Harris' trilogy of cutthroat politics and intrigue during the late Roman Republic opens, Marcus Tullius Cicero is about to assume the consulship of Rome, the position of supreme authority he had secured...

  • CTA cuts coming this weekend

    5 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    The Chicago Transit Authority is going forward with plans to cut more than 1,100 workers this weekend. The layoffs are part of several major service cuts coming to the Chicagoland bus and rail system. The green light to move along with plan comes...
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  • Towns consider consolidating police forces

    3 Feb 2010 | 6:02 pm
    Burr Ridge, Willowbrook, Clarendon Hills and Hinsdale officials are weighing whether to combine the villages' police departments in an effort to save money and operate more efficiently. The proposal, first made by Hinsdale Village Manager Dave Cook,...

  • DuPage County and Death Row

    3 Feb 2010 | 5:39 pm
    A look at death row cases in DuPage County: Two on death row for DuPage County crimes: --Eric Hanson, 33, of Naperville, convicted and sentenced to death in 2008 for killing his father and mother in their Naperville home and his sister and brother-in-...

  • Sororities aren't just for college students

    22 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    When Sue Dunmead moved from Ohio to Schaumburg in 1976, she turned to a sorority to help her make new friends. Vicky Platt relied on one when her daughter was born with a rare neurological disorder. And Debbie Riplinger got help from her sorority...

  • Ford Cars Assessed on Own Merits, Not Company's Financial Shape

    27 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am
    Q. I was surprised by your review (Nov. 22) of the Ford Taurus SHO and Lincoln MKT crossover. I thought you could have given them higher marks considering Ford is the only American car company that didn't take federal money. Ford has responded to the...

  • Japanese-Made Doesn't Ensure Better Mileage

    15 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am
    Q. If someone initiated an investigation into your "unbiased" comments, he/she would discover you've fooled enough people into thinking American cars, in general, are what the American driver should accept. Wrong! Start telling American drivers the truth....
 
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  • Unregistered sex offenders roam Chicagoland

    7 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    At age 18, Marcus Dixon choked and raped an 11-year-old. At 22 he molested a 9-year-old shopping in the Chicago dollar store where he worked. At 34, after two stints in prison, he moved in 2007 without telling police, breaking a law requiring sex...

  • Behind the man who could be lieutenant governor

    7 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    Scott Lee Cohen sold himself to Democratic primary voters as a shining example of integrity, transparency and business acumen. "Scott is prepared to bring his professional and life experience to the office of lieutenant governor," declared his campaign...

  • Government needs a doctor

    4 Feb 2010 | 1:26 pm
    State of the City: life support. State of Cook County: recently released from ICU but still in serious condition. State of Illinois: dead on arrival. State of the Union: physically failing, admitted to the psychiatric ward for symptoms of paranoia and...

  • Illinois top court strikes down medical malpractice caps

    4 Feb 2010 | 8:41 am
    The Illinois Supreme Court struck down the state's medical malpractice law today, saying it violates separation of powers by allowing lawmakers to interfere with a judge's ability to reduce verdicts. The much-anticipated ruling, which challenged the...

  • Hynes concedes nomination to Quinn

    4 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    Dan Hynes called Gov. Pat Quinn this morning and told him he is conceding the Democratic governor nomination, campaign aides said today. Hynes will formally make the announcement at a news conference. He phoned the governor around 9:30 a.m., aides said....
 
 
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  • Bridgeport murder suspect arrested in Ga.

    28 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    U.S. marshals say they've arrested a Connecticut murder suspect in Georgia in connection with Bridgeport's first homicide of 2010. The U.S. Marshals Violent Crime Fugitive Task Force arrested Mark "Sugar Ray" Gilchrist at a home in DeKalb County...

  • DeKalb County Channel Information: WHNT, WHNT 19-HD and WHNT2

    26 Jan 2010 | 6:55 am
    Crossville Charter (Albertville) WHNT - 7 WHNT-HD - 707 WHNT2 - 148 Fyffe Charter (Albertville) WHNT - 7 WHNT-HD - 707 WHNT2 - 148 Geraldine Charter (Albertville) WHNT - 7 WHNT-HD - 707 WHNT2 - 148 Fort Payne Charter (Henegar) WHNT - 10 WHNT-HD - N/A...

  • Photo of DeKalb County Road 398

    23 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am

  • DeKalb County Man Arrested In Sexting Sting

    21 Jan 2010 | 9:48 am
    DeKalb County investigators have arrested a 25-year-old Henagar man after a sting involving sexually-explicit text messages sent to a teenager. Patrick Scott Farmer is charged with enticing a child for immoral purposes. This is the second sexting...

  • For suburban courts

    16 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    The Tribune offers endorsements in contested judicial primary elections in the suburbs outside of Cook County. Illinois Appellate Court 2nd Judicial District (DuPage, Lake, McHenry, Kane, Kendall and five other northern counties) Callum vacancy: Judge...
 
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  • Heart for Haiti Earthquake Relief Fundraiser

    4 Feb 2010 | 8:08 am
    February 14--Horrific images of death and destruction continue to pour out of Haiti, but the leaders of the Haiti Mission Project and Immanuel Lutheran Church, see not only the collective suffering of the Haitian people but also the faces of friends. In...

  • Illinois 2010 recruiting class

    3 Feb 2010 | 3:30 pm
    The University of Illinois' 2010 recruiting class announced Wednesday: Shawn Afryl, ol, 6-3, 320, Niles West HS, Skokie, Ill. Jonathan Brown, linebacker, 6-1, 237, Christian Brothers HS, Memphis, Tenn. Simon Cvijanovic, ol, 6-5, 279, Benedictine HS,...

  • Plans for new Downers Grove bank scrapped

    3 Feb 2010 | 10:45 am
    Plans by a former LaSalle Bank senior vice president to open a new bank in Downers Grove have been scrapped, becoming the third Chicago-area startup lender since late December to stop pursuing a bank charter. Premier Commerce Bank had filed for a...

  • Sara Lee Corp. to report 2Q results Thursday

    2 Feb 2010 | 2:35 pm
    PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Sara Lee Corp., maker of Jimmy Dean sausages, Hillshire Farm deli meats and its namesake baked goods, reports its second-quarter results before the stock market opens Thursday. WHAT TO WATCH FOR: How continued trimming of Sara...

  • Former owners of Harvey Bank sue FDIC

    2 Feb 2010 | 1:52 pm
    The former owners of the parent of Mutual Bank in Harvey sued the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. over $32.9 million in losses they suffered when the bank was declared insolvent last July. Pethinaidu Veluchamy and other members of his family say the...
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  • Lucas Jutkiewicz da la victoria al Motherwell

    6 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    Redacción deportes, 6 feb (EFE).- Un gol del inglés LucasJutkiewicz proporcionó la victoria del Motherwell ante el Hamilton,en el encuentro correspondiente a la decimonovena jornada de la Ligade Escocia, aplazado en su día a causa del mal tiempo. La...

  • El Rangers y el Aberdeen, abocados al desempate

    6 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    Redacción deportes, 6 feb (EFE).- El Rangers, vigente campeón ylíder de la Liga, y el Aberdeen, de la Premier, fueron incapaces deresolver a la primera sus respectivos de los octavos de final de laCopa de Escocia, y tendrán que sacar adelante su...

  • El Celtic cae ante el Kilmarnock y pierde el rumbo del título

    2 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    Redacción deportes, 2 feb (EFE).- El Celtic encajó ante elKilmarnock su quinta derrota de la temporada (1-0) y desperdició unabuena ocasión de estrechar las distancias con el líder de la Liga deEscocia, el Rangers, del que le separan diez puntos. El...

  • López Vallejo se estrena en Grecia y Cesc y Almunia naufragan ante el United

    31 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    Madrid, 31 ene (EFE).- Manuel Almunia y Cesc Fábregas naufragaroncon el Arsenal en su intento de amenazar el liderato de la LigaInglesa, derrotados en su estadio por el Manchester United, en unajornada que contempló el estreno del portero Javier López...

  • El Rangers mantiene la distancia

    30 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    Redacción deportes, 30 ene (EFE).- El Rangers ganó al Falkirk(3-0) y mantiene la renta de diez puntos respecto al Celtic, queganó a domicilio al Hamilton, en la vigésima tercera jornada de laLiga de Escocia. Steven Davis abrió el marcador para el líder a...
 
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  • DuPage County and Death Row

    3 Feb 2010 | 5:39 pm
    A look at death row cases in DuPage County: Two on death row for DuPage County crimes: --Eric Hanson, 33, of Naperville, convicted and sentenced to death in 2008 for killing his father and mother in their Naperville home and his sister and brother-in-...

  • Trial has echoes of Dugan case

    3 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    The case sounds eerily familiar: An Aurora man already serving two life sentences for murder faces the possibility of a death sentence in a third. But this time the defendant is not Brian Dugan, recently sent to death row for killing Jeanine Nicarico,...

  • Primary goal: Get voters to the polls

    1 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    Capping a raucous primary campaign sprint by the candidates, voters go to the polls Tuesday to select their choices for the fall ballot and offer the first concrete signs of their feelings on everything from President Barack Obama's policies to Illinois'...

  • Bob Schillerstrom drops out of gubernatorial race

    22 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    Republican Bob Schillerstrom has dropped out of the race for Illinois governor. The DuPage County Board chairman made his announcement Friday in Chicago. He says he is throwing his support to former attorney general Jim Ryan in the February 2 primary....

  • Bob Schillerstrom drops out of governor's race

    22 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    Citing a lack of campaign money, Republican governor candidate Bob Schillerstrom will drop out of the race today and endorse Jim Ryan. Schillerstrom's campaign confirmed the candidate will end his campaign at an 11 a.m. Loop news conference....
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  • New restaurants and more

    8 Feb 2010 | 4:22 am
    To get a little ahead of the week, I went through my work e-mail after I shoveled out the driveway yesterday. The really long driveway. No, no, of course I'm not bragging. Here's what people told me about and what......

  • 02/07: Deaths in Central Florida

    8 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    Brevard NOEL ELKINS, 66, Palm Bay, died Friday. Davis-Seawinds Funeral Home, Melbourne. JOHN F. HARDING, 70, West Melbourne, died Thursday. South Brevard Funeral Home, Melbourne. JEANNE H. LESSARD, 86, Titusville, died Friday. North Brevard Funeral...

  • Light House gets grant for expansion

    7 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    The Light House homeless shelter in Annapolis has received a grant of more than a half-million dollars, its largest gift for the construction of a larger and more comprehensive center planned to open in the fall. The Kresge Foundation has provided a...

  • Anne Arundel Datebook

    7 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    Sunday Art exhibits Works by the Mid-Atlantic Plein Air Painters and ink and watercolors of Karen Freeman and David Young will be on display through Feb. 14 at the Galleries at Quiet Waters Park, 600 Quiet Waters Park Road in Annapolis. Hours are 9 a.m....

  • Kelso Man Says He Fainted Just Before Crashing Into Nevada Casino

    4 Feb 2010 | 11:01 pm
    A 70-year-old Kelso man told police he fainted before his 2007 Pontiac Vibe crashed through front of a Nevada casino, plowing into a bank of slot machines, and at least nine people Wednesday morning. Two of those people died following the accident at the...
 
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  • Dog killed in Chicago: Off-duty police officer fatally shoots family's German shepherd

    12 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    An off-duty Chicago police officer fatally shot an Edison Park family's dog Monday in the 7200 block of West Palatine Avenue when it growled and lunged at her while she was walking her own dog, police said. Dog owner Laura Bravo, 42, said her German...

  • Norwood Park: Preserving past and future, block by block

    27 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am
    Motorists plying the Kennedy Expressway's northwestward route aren't likely to give much thought to the roadway's dramatic left-leaning turn at Bryn Mawr. But the sweeping curve is linked to a footnote in the history of one of Chicago's most desirable...

  • Chicago's Very Own: Irene Eadie

    20 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am
    She's probably one of the most humble and unselfish women you'll ever meet. For 40 years or so, Irene Eadie has been the rock of this block in Edison Park. "Irene was always known as one of the sunshine ladies on the block," Annette Schwieger says of...

  • Ottimo creators hope it'll be first of many

    12 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am
    Visiting Osteria Ottimo, a joint venture between Patrick Concannon (of Don Juan's restaurant in Chicago's Edison Park neighborhood) and Scott Harris (of the 20-locations-and-counting Mia Francesca empire), is not unlike attending the out-of-town debut...

  • Edison Park: Where dining out serves up ambience

    2 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am
    The first time President Barack Obama visited Edison Park he was Illinois Sen. Obama with two preschool children at home. It was an invitation to dine at Zia's Trattoria on "restaurant row" that drew Obama from one end of the city to the other -- from...
 
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  • Colo. plane crash investigators to ask nearby pilots about possible pre-collision radio talk

    7 Feb 2010 | 5:08 pm
    BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Investigators plan to talk to other pilots to determine whether they heard any communications between two small planes just before an in-flight collision in Colorado killed all three people on board both planes. With no...

  • Chicago foreclosures soar in 4th quarter

    4 Feb 2010 | 3:00 am
    More Chicago-area homeowners defaulted on their mortgages during the final three months of 2009 than in any other quarter since the housing crisis began in 2006. The year-end figures, scheduled to be released Thursday by the Woodstock Institute, paint...

  • Fire burns at recycling yard

    2 Feb 2010 | 7:08 am
    ENGLEWOOD, Colo. - Firefighters encountered heavy flames, smoke and explosions when they arrived at large fire at a recycling yard in Englewood. The initial call came at about 11:20 Monday night, and it was controlled shortly after midnight Tuesday. It...

  • Charges in Englewood police-involved shooting

    26 Jan 2010 | 5:37 am
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  • Daley school plan fails to make grade

    17 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    Six years after Mayor Richard Daley launched a bold initiative to close down and remake failing schools, Renaissance 2010 has done little to improve the educational performance of the city's school system, according to a Tribune analysis of 2009 state...
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  • Evanston cats deserve better

    8 Feb 2010 | 12:25 pm
    This is in response to the recent "Applauds" to all of the Evanston Officials for their recent encounter with 100 feral cats & euthanizing all of them. I'm really disappointed at some of the comments that these writers made. Maybe we should just...

  • Coroner: Body found in state park is missing woman

    7 Feb 2010 | 1:43 pm
    A body found at Starved Rock State Park has been identified as a suburban Chicago woman who's been missing since late January. LaSalle County Coroner Jody Bernard says 53-year-old Theresa Ann Hunt's body was found Saturday morning. She was pronounced...

  • Customer donating kidney to grocery store clerk

    7 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    Dan Coyne had the surprise all planned out: Near the end of Myra dela Vega's Friday night shift as a cashier at Jewel-Osco in Evanston, his children would buy some groceries and hand her a card. Inside would be the unexpected news that Coyne could...

  • Lincoln Square couple inspire each other's art

    7 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    Love can be defined in many ways. Here is one: "He is sweet, down to earth and hilarious. He was the first person I had ever dated who had the same sense of humor as me. Through the good times and hard times of our relationship, we've always managed to...

  • Cops find body during search of Starved Rock State Park

    6 Feb 2010 | 2:05 pm
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  • In many cases, Tuesday will decide who's going to Springfield

    31 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    Tuesday's primary election won't change the balance of the Illinois legislature, but most hard-fought Democratic primaries for House and Senate seats in Chicago will determine who goes to Springfield next year. Winning the Democratic primary is...

  • South Side Irish pub crawl?

    31 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    An Evergreen Park accountant has sparked a Facebook movement to protest last year's cancellation of the annual South Side Irish St. Patrick's Day Parade — with a pub crawl. George Kelleher started the social network invitation three weeks ago...

  • The annual South Side Irish Parade my have offically ended last year but 13,000 people will pub crawl instead

    29 Jan 2010 | 4:29 am
    George Kelleher of Evergreen Park posted the event below to Facebook and 13,000 people have responded. http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=250863378400&ref=ts ...

  • Thousands promise to attend South Side Irish Parade "Funeral"

    29 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    The South Side Irish Parade may have been cancelled last year, but thousands of people are pledging to show up to Chicago's Beverly neighborhood on March 14th to give the parade a proper and "drunken" funeral. George Kelleher, of Evergreen Park, posted a...

  • Illinois House endorsements

    21 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    The Tribune offers more endorsements in contested races for the Illinois House. 21st District (Southwest Side, southwest suburbs): Democatic Rep. Michael Zalewski, son of 23rd Ward Ald. Michael Zalewski, was handed this seat in 2008 in yet another case...
 
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  • The Madigan Rules

    22 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    In his rise to the pinnacle of Illinois politics, House Speaker Michael J. Madigan built a reputation for wielding control over every bill, every budget line and every Democratic representative elected to oversee them. Away from the public eye, the...

  • Some examples of Tribune's findings

    21 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    TOOTSIE ROLL/FORD CITY MALL In 2003, Madigan sponsored legislation sending $3.5 million in state money to the city of Chicago for "all costs associated with road, water, sewer and lighting improvements on 76th Street and South Kostner Avenue." That...

  • Dozens of Mailboxes in Colbert County Damaged, Destroyed, or Stolen

    14 Sep 2009 | 12:00 am
    Residents are reeling in neighborhoods across Colbert County. In the last month, someone or a group of people have damaged, destroyed, or stolen several dozen mailboxes. The victims say the illegal behavior is annoying and disrespectful and want it stop....

  • Cinema city

    1 May 2009 | 12:00 am
    Movie theaters are staging a comeback. U.S. box offices have grossed $3.1 billion this year through Wednesday, a jump from the $2.7 billion earned during the same period last year, according to industry tracker boxofficemojo.com. Summer is typically when...

  • Chet Welch (Fan) Age: 48 From: Ford City, PA Occupation: Pharmacy Customer Service/Pageant Coach

    4 Jan 2008 | 12:48 pm
 
 
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  • GRPD Unveils New Crime Mapping Tool

    21 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    The city of Grand Rapids has a new tool to fight crime. A big key to the job is communication. And now the public can monitor the safety around them just by clicking a mouse. Thursday morning the grand rapids police department showed people from...

  • High-speed rail seen as economic engine in Illinois

    18 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    The residents of Normal, Ill., have one word to describe their community's train station: "Amshack." Don't get them wrong. Amtrak's intercity passenger trains provide essential transportation in central Illinois for the twin cities of Bloomington, which...

  • Dan Hynes campaigns for governor by focusing on deficit

    17 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    Dan Hynes has honed an image of a cautious fiscal officer, just the sort of person Illinoisans might trust to lead the state at a time of unprecedented economic peril. A buttoned-down lawyer with 11 years as the state's comptroller, he started his...

  • Black Pearls

    5 Jan 2010 | 5:32 pm
    EVENT: Black Pearls DATE: Saturday, January 30, 2010 TIME: 5pm - 8pm WHERE: Garfield Park Arts Center, 2432 Conservatory Drive Indianapolis COST: FREE INFO: (317) 327 - 7135 "Black Pearls" Black History Month Exhibit at the Garfield Park Arts Center...

  • West Side grocery an interesting development

    4 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    For more than two decades, many Chicago residents in the impoverished West Garfield Park and Austin neighborhoods have lived in a food desert, meaning they've had to travel miles to purchase an array of fresh meats, fruits and vegetables. In a pinch,...
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  • Pace trims 15 routes, makes changes to 18 more

    7 Feb 2010 | 10:54 am
    For years, Danny Colilla's two-hour-plus commute meant taking a CTA bus, subway train and two Pace buses from Chicago to Elk Grove Village. On Monday, there will be one bus fewer because of Pace service cuts. "I'm blind. Now they cut my bus off," said...

  • Weekend Hot Seats 2/5-2/7

    5 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    February 5, 2010 Fresh Fest Old School Reunion Tour Arie Crown Theatre at McCormick Place - 2301 S. Lake Shore Drive - Chicago ( Near South Side) 8 p.m. Salt-N-Pepa, Biz Markie, Slick Rick, Doug E. Fresh, Whodini, Big Daddy Kane. On the Run Martyrs' -...

  • Illinois 2010 recruiting class

    3 Feb 2010 | 3:30 pm
    The University of Illinois' 2010 recruiting class announced Wednesday: Shawn Afryl, ol, 6-3, 320, Niles West HS, Skokie, Ill. Jonathan Brown, linebacker, 6-1, 237, Christian Brothers HS, Memphis, Tenn. Simon Cvijanovic, ol, 6-5, 279, Benedictine HS,...

  • Disappointed in New Yorkers

    3 Feb 2010 | 9:46 am
    I'm a bit dismayed at the good citizens of New York City and their leaders for quaking in their boots over the prospect of a good 'ol fashioned criminal trial for a few of the 911 conspirators. I thought New Yorkers were tough and strong but after all...

  • DuPage PADS: Late Winter's Feast

    2 Feb 2010 | 7:59 am
    March 4--For the fourth year in a row, area chefs and restaurants are once again partnering with DuPage PADS(Public Action to Deliver Shelter) to offer a late winter's feast, highlighting the outstanding dining choices available in DuPage County. This...
 
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  • Eleva productividad en Kraft

    29 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    Cuando usted ve la cara de felicidad de sus hijos cuando se comen un plato de Macarroni & Cheese o un emparedado con queso Velveeta de la marca Kraft, no se imagina que una latina es la estratega detrás de la implementación de las iniciativas de...

  • Chicagoans frustrated by lack of communication with relatives on earthquake-ravaged Haiti

    14 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    At home in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood, Marie Auguste and her family have been crying nonstop since they learned of terrible news: A relative in Florida heard they had lost four loved ones in a matter of moments in the earthquake that devastated Haiti....

  • Firm wins claim against ex-employee after losing privacy lawsuit

    26 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am
    CHICAGO Fighting with your former employer in court can be a long, expensive slog, and in the case of Kathy Lawlor, neither side has come out satisfied. Lawlor sued her former employer, Glenview, Ill.-based North American Corp. of Illinois, for...

  • Ex-employer obtained personal phone records without authorization

    20 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am
    CHICAGO In the summer of 2005 Kathy Lawlor's dad showed her a white envelope he retrieved from his neighbor's garbage can, deposited there by a man Lawlor suspected had been following her. "Probe" was typed in the return address field. Next to it was a...

  • Autumn's The Time To Make Birds Your BFF

    16 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am
    Perhaps the essential thing to remember as the birds fly past your windows this autumn and nestle in all those boughs and branches, is this: Unlike spring, when sexual tension fills the air, there's not a reproductive yearning out there. It's all about...
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  • Pace trims 15 routes, makes changes to 18 more

    7 Feb 2010 | 10:54 am
    For years, Danny Colilla's two-hour-plus commute meant taking a CTA bus, subway train and two Pace buses from Chicago to Elk Grove Village. On Monday, there will be one bus fewer because of Pace service cuts. "I'm blind. Now they cut my bus off," said...

  • School news

    7 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    Middle and high school students will have an opportunity to learn about "Construction Development, Transportation Technologies" at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Howard County Library's Glenwood branch, 2350 State Route 97 in Cooksville. For more information, call...

  • some cancellations

    6 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    •The American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore will be closed today. •Amtrak Carolinian trains 79 and 80 will operate only between Raleigh, N.C., and Charlotte with no alternate transportation between New York and Raleigh; Palmetto trains 89...

  • Lakeland's Cedric Johnson commits to Hampton University

    1 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    When Lakeland High running back Cedric Johnson committed to Hampton, he was returning a favor. Johnson chose the Pirates over scholarship offers from Kent State and Old Dominion, his high school coach, Glenwood Ferebee, said on Sunday. Johnson is...

  • PPL has a bright idea to help consumers save on power

    30 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    If you're a PPL Electric Utilities customer sweating that 30 percent hike to your bill this year, the company wants to throw you a bone. Or at least a discount on some energy-efficient light bulbs. The Allentown energy company today is launching a...
 
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    Chicago Tribune: Gold Coast

  • Behind the man who could be lieutenant governor

    7 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    Scott Lee Cohen sold himself to Democratic primary voters as a shining example of integrity, transparency and business acumen. "Scott is prepared to bring his professional and life experience to the office of lieutenant governor," declared his campaign...

  • Planning your trip to Albania

    7 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    THE BEST WAY TO SARANDE AND BUTRINT The only daily cruises to Albania sail from the northern Greek island of Corfu. Communications are quirky in Corfu; my ATT cellphone, with a built-in GSM chip for Europe, worked perfectly in Athens and Santorini but...

  • Weekend Hot Seats 2/5-2/7

    5 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    February 5, 2010 Fresh Fest Old School Reunion Tour Arie Crown Theatre at McCormick Place - 2301 S. Lake Shore Drive - Chicago ( Near South Side) 8 p.m. Salt-N-Pepa, Biz Markie, Slick Rick, Doug E. Fresh, Whodini, Big Daddy Kane. On the Run Martyrs' -...

  • 2/1: Bankruptcies in Central Florida

    29 Jan 2010 | 6:13 pm
    Chapter 7 Central Florida individuals and businesses that have filed for liquidation under Chapter 7 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code include: Action Garage Doors Inc., 2618 Rose Blvd., Orlando. Filed: Jan. 22. Assets: $500. Liabilities: $46,500. Major...

  • School board presidents used credit cards freely

    22 Jan 2010 | 11:46 am
    Mayor Richard Daley's last two school board presidents freely and widely used their school board credit cards to charge thousands of dollars in meals, travel and gift-giving, according to documents obtained by the Tribune. The credit card use by Rufus...
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  • Deep fat fryer suspected in Greektown restaurant fire

    1 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    Bartender Paul Kret was locking up Costa's Greek Dining and Bar in Greektown before going home Sunday night when he smelled something burning. Kret turned back to the kitchen and saw heavy smoke engulfing the room. Kret grabbed a small fire extinguisher,...

  • Greektown housing project moves ahead

    22 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    A Virginia developer is moving ahead with a new townhouse community on an industrial swath of Baltimore's Greektown neighborhood but scaling back more ambitious plans to build condos and apartments. Representatives of Kettler, a land and multifamily...

  • Man injured in fight first reported as shooting

    22 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    A 47-year-old man was injured after getting into an altercation Wednesday night in Southeast Baltimore's Greektown community in what was initially reported as a shooting, police said. The victim was walking with a friend in an alley behind the 400 block...

  • Man injured in Greektown altercation initially reported as shooting

    21 Jan 2010 | 12:25 pm
    A 47-year-old man was injured after getting into an altercation Wednesday night in Southeast Baltimore's Greektown community in an incident initially reported as a shooting, police said. The victim was walking with a friend in an alley behind the 400...

  • Squeezing transit dollars

    19 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    Mass transit systems need to be as cost-effective as possible; there's never been much doubt about that. But to make cost-effectiveness the primary criterion by which any proposed new bus and rail systems are judged is a short-sighted and perhaps even...
 
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    Chicago Tribune: Hampshire

  • 203 people infected with salmonella -- was it salami or pepper or ... ?

    4 Feb 2010 | 9:49 am
    Tests have shown that the same strain of salmonella that sickened more than 200 people in at least 42 states has been found in black pepper, but it's not clear if it's the only source of the outbreak, the state health department announced Wednesday....

  • Toyota to recall 110,000 Tundras to address excessive corrosion

    24 Nov 2009 | 2:37 pm
    Toyota Motor Corp. will recall 110,000 Tundra trucks from the 2000-2003 model years to address excessive rust on the vehicle's frame. The government urged owners to remove the spare tire from the frame, concerned it could fall onto the road and create a...

  • Recall Alert: 2008-09 Mitsubishi Lancer and Lancer Evolution

    13 Nov 2009 | 4:32 pm
    Mitsubishi is recalling 29,353 Lancers and Lancer Evolutions from the 2008-09 model years, according to the National Highway Traffic Administration. In areas where road salt is used in the winter, long-term exposure to a mixture of melted snow and salt......

  • Ground Beef Recall

    2 Nov 2009 | 6:45 am
    A New York meat company has recalled almost 546,000 pounds of ground beef because, according to health officials, contaminated meat has caused illness and one death. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Saturday the meat sold by Ashville, N.Y.-based...

  • 14 states sue Amgen, claiming illegal kickbacks

    30 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am
    BOSTON Fourteen states and the District of Columbia are suing Amgen Inc., claiming the company offered kickbacks to medical professionals to boost sales of its blockbuster anemia-fighting drug Aranesp. According to a statement issued Friday by New York...
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    Chicago Tribune: Hanover Park

  • DuPage County and Death Row

    3 Feb 2010 | 5:39 pm
    A look at death row cases in DuPage County: Two on death row for DuPage County crimes: --Eric Hanson, 33, of Naperville, convicted and sentenced to death in 2008 for killing his father and mother in their Naperville home and his sister and brother-in-...

  • Nationwide drug gang crackdown nets 12 area arrests

    28 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    An 83-city crackdown on immigrants tied to international drug gangs illustrates how a problem once relegated to Southwest border towns and large cities is steadily growing in smaller communities like Carpentersville and Palatine, U.S. officials in Chicago...

  • ICE les echa la mano

    28 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    Un operativo a nivel nacional del Buró de Vigilancia de Inmigración y Aduanas (ICE) produjo el arresto de 476 miembros de pandillas, sus colaboradores y otros criminales. Así lo anunció ayer John Morton, secretario asistente del Departamento de Seguridad...

  • EEUU detiene a medio millar de miembros de bandas vinculadas a narcotráfico

    27 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    El Servicio de Inmigración y Aduanas (ICE) anunció hoy la detención de 476 personas en una acción coordinada en 83 ciudades de Estados Unidos contra las organizaciones trasnacionales de narcotraficantes. La operación, denominada "Big Freeze Project" (La...

  • Parishes pitch in on a 'miracle'

    15 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am
    It was 2005, and Zuleica Arano needed a kidney. So she turned to her mother, Lucina Estrada. "She told me, 'I want to be your donor,' " said Arano, 23. "We have always been close." But before she could get the kidney, she needed money. Lots of money....
 
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  • Lee's Summit Teen Aces the ACT

    20 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    Thousands of high school seniors are sweating out the SAT and ACT college entrance exams they'll be taking the next two weeks. Mark Spatz doesn't have to sweat it anymore -- as if he really ever did. The FOX 4 Young Achiever of the Week can't do any...

  • Free Spirit Siberian Rescue

    13 Jan 2010 | 12:20 pm
    Free Spirit Siberian Rescue is a non-profit rescue organization, located in Harvard, IL that is dedicated to placing Siberian Huskies in permanent, loving homes. By adopting a homeless pet, you will be giving an animal a second chance at life. If you...

  • There's a lot at our disposal

    29 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am
    There's an unexpected beauty to this pile of junk as a troupe of heavy equipment performs its daily dance. Dump trucks cough up their contents and glide away. Bulldozers swoop in from behind, and piles of lumber, cardboard, plastic and half-eaten food...

  • Touting tech tools of the future

    4 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am
    SEATTLE While most people were turning their clocks backward over the weekend, Microsoft research chief Craig Mundie was moving his forward, five to 10 years into the future. Mundie last year took over Bill Gates' job guiding long-term strategy at the...

  • Gamecocks Keep Climbing

    5 Oct 2009 | 3:29 pm
    Jacksonville State continues to climb in both football polls as the Gamecocks moved up to No. 18 in both the FCS Coaches Poll and The Sports Network Poll, which were released on Monday. The Gamecocks, coming off a 52-7 win over UT Martin over the...
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    Chicago Tribune: Hermosa

  • El Águila comanda el torneo salvadoreño y el campeón, FAS, cae ante Metapán

    7 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    San Salvador, 7 feb (EFE).- El Águila mantuvo su hegemonía en elfútbol salvadoreño al derrotar por la mínima diferencia al AtléticoBalboa en la quinta fecha del Torneo Clausura, mientras el actualcampeón, el FAS, perdió por 1-0 ante Metapán. El autor del...

  • Con gol de paraguayo Gabriel Garcete, Metapán derrota al campeón salvadoreño

    7 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    San Salvador, 7 feb (EFE).- El campeón del fútbol profesional enEl Salvador, FAS, cayó por 1-0 ante Metapán gracias a la anotacióndel paraguayo Gabriel Garcete, cumplida la quinta jornada del TorneoClausura que cerró hoy con el Águila como líder. El...

  • Los equipos salvadoreños disputarán una atractiva quinta fecha del Clausura

    5 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    San Salvador, 5 feb (EFE).- Los equipos salvadoreños disputarán mañana una atractiva quinta fecha del Torneo Clausura, en el que aún marchan parejos en la clasificación, con el Águila como líder y Alacranes del Norte en el sótano de la tabla. Águila...

  • Romero les da toque salvadoreño

    5 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    El pasado 3 de julio, el Home Depot Center se llenó de espectadores salvadoreños, que fueron a apoyar a su Selección para un partido correspondiente a la Copa Oro de la Concacaf. Esa noche en Carson, un jugador se destacó. Su nombre es Osael Romero,...

  • Águila asume en solitario el liderato del fútbol de El Salvador

    31 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    San Salvador, 31 ene (EFE).- El Águila se convirtió hoy en elúnico líder del fútbol de El Salvador al vencer al Alianza yacumular 10 puntos, con lo que dejó atrás al Firpo, con quiencompartía el primer lugar en la tabla de clasificación. - Partidos...
 
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    Chicago Tribune: Highland Park (Cook, Illinois)

  • All You Need Is Love

    3 Feb 2010 | 10:08 am
    Attend a FREE fundraising event for Valentine's Day! The Music Institute of Chicago-Highland Park Campus will be holding a FREE fundraising Valentine's dance benefiting the victims of the earthquake in Haiti. All ages are welcome to the event titled...

  • Hoffman will work for Illinois in Washington

    1 Feb 2010 | 9:00 am
    As the politics in Washington just seem to get dirtier and dirtier, I have been reassured by one candidate in the upcoming election. I feel strongly about a him. Sending him to Washington would be a good move for Illinois. I have been volunteering for...

  • For suburban courts

    16 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    The Tribune offers endorsements in contested judicial primary elections in the suburbs outside of Cook County. Illinois Appellate Court 2nd Judicial District (DuPage, Lake, McHenry, Kane, Kendall and five other northern counties) Callum vacancy: Judge...

  • Seniors face conflicting advice on cancer tests

    28 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am
    Arthur Cohen was a healthy, active 85-year-old when his Toronto doctor recommended a colonoscopy to check for early signs of colorectal cancer. The colonoscopy -- Cohen's first -- revealed two polyps. During surgery to remove them, the elderly man's...

  • Kennedy Expressway to reopen all downtown lanes this week, but construction will linger until spring

    7 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am
    An especially wicked traffic bottleneck should start to clear later this week on the busy downtown stretch of the Kennedy Expressway, when three newly constructed ramps and one lane in each direction are set to reopen. It's a cheerful holiday season...
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    Chicago Tribune: Homewood

  • Event postponements, cancellations, closings

    8 Feb 2010 | 12:41 pm
    -------------------- A • The AFI Silver Theatre is closed Feb. 6. The theater plans to reopen on Feb. 7. • The American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore will remain closed Feb. 7. •Due to severe winter weather conditions, which has...

  • Pace trims 15 routes, makes changes to 18 more

    7 Feb 2010 | 10:54 am
    For years, Danny Colilla's two-hour-plus commute meant taking a CTA bus, subway train and two Pace buses from Chicago to Elk Grove Village. On Monday, there will be one bus fewer because of Pace service cuts. "I'm blind. Now they cut my bus off," said...

  • Major hotels contact info

    7 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    Major lodging companies' phone numbers and websites are listed below. Several hotel and motel brands may be managed by one umbrella company. Thus, different chains may share central reservation staffs and Internet systems. That's why callers to Comfort...

  • Chicago Tribune/WGN-Ch.9 Athlete of the Month: Homewood-Flossmoor girls golf team

    6 Feb 2010 | 4:27 pm
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  • Cafe Azafran is hard to find, but worth a look

    4 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    Cafe Azafran is located on the entrance level of the Space Telescope Science Institute, where it acts as a de facto employee eating facility but has gained a following that extends to the Johns Hopkins Homewood community and beyond. Because of its...
 
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    Chicago Tribune: Humboldt Park

  • Promueven Censo de casa en casa

    8 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    Más de un centenar de madres de familia tomaron las calles de uno de los barrios con menor participación en el Censo. Su objetivo fue animar e informar a sus vecinos sobre la importancia de llenar y regresar los formularios del Censo 2010 que inicia en...

  • 'Sencillamente se nos vino encima'

    3 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    Amy Alanís apenas vio el auto que aceleraba en dirección a ellos y con las luces apagadas. "Sencillamente se nos vino encima", dijo Alanís sollozando en su cama del hospital ayer en la mañana. "Venía demasiado rápido". El auto venía huyendo de otro...

  • Teen chased, shot dead in West Humboldt Park

    1 Feb 2010 | 4:56 pm
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  • Verses for adversity

    29 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    When Crystal "Cassie" Sahler came to Chicago two years ago, homeless, terrified and alienated from the relatives she'd left behind in Joliet, the teenager had little faith she'd make anything of herself. But Sahler, a big girl with a childlike voice,...

  • Latinos conservan esperanza

    29 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    Líderes de la comunidad hispana afirmaron ayer que aunque el presidente Barack Obama ofreció anoche un "rayito de esperanza" en su discurso sobre el Estado de la Unión, la inacción de Washington es el principal obstáculo para el progreso de los latinos....
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  • Esperan caos en CTA tras recortes

    8 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    Molestia por lo que pasajeros consideran será caos y demoras al iniciar la reducción de servicios y despidos en el servicio del transporte público de Chicago. Después de meses de advertencia de que sin fondos adicionales para tapar un hueco fiscal de...

  • CTA cuts coming this weekend

    5 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    The Chicago Transit Authority is going forward with plans to cut more than 1,100 workers this weekend. The layoffs are part of several major service cuts coming to the Chicagoland bus and rail system. The green light to move along with plan comes...

  • Weekend Hot Seats 2/5-2/7

    5 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    February 5, 2010 Fresh Fest Old School Reunion Tour Arie Crown Theatre at McCormick Place - 2301 S. Lake Shore Drive - Chicago ( Near South Side) 8 p.m. Salt-N-Pepa, Biz Markie, Slick Rick, Doug E. Fresh, Whodini, Big Daddy Kane. On the Run Martyrs' -...

  • U.S. Bancorp to close 7 Chicago-area branches

    3 Feb 2010 | 8:44 am
    U.S. Bancorp said it will close seven Chicago-area branches in May as it integrates the failed Park National Bank, the Chicago-based lender it acquired in October in a deal brokered by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Five Park National branches...

  • St. Baldrick's Foundation: Fundraising Event

    2 Feb 2010 | 9:45 am
    March 20--Gaynor's Restaurant & Irish Pub is hosting its 3rd annual St. Baldrick's Foundation Fundraising Event at 3:00 p.m. St. Baldrick's is a volunteer-driven fundraising event for childhood cancer research. During the event, volunteers are recruited...
 
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    Chicago Tribune: Itasca

  • Southwest to wire planes for Wi-Fi; pricing unknown

    30 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    Southwest Airlines finally has decided to wire its Boeing 737 fleet for wireless Internet service after dabbling with the concept for two years. The big question: Will the discounter offer its Wi-Fi service for peanuts? Texas-based Southwest said Friday...

  • Aircell snags $176 million in financing

    22 Jan 2010 | 12:50 pm
    Itasca-based technology company Aircell said Friday it has secured $176 million in new financing as it continues to roll out in-flight Wi-Fi systems on airlines. In the last couple of years, many carriers have introduced in-flight Wi-Fi using Aircell's...

  • Cronin for DuPage

    15 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    We've used a lot of ink in recent years to write about the perils and foibles of Cook County government. And with good reason – the largest county in Illinois desperately needs a housecleaning. We hope it starts on Feb. 2. The surrounding...

  • $6 million scheme full of twists, turns

    14 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    Douglas Volkman knew his boss at Coldwell Banker worked out every morning at 5 at a private Des Plaines health club. So after he was confronted by his boss about millions of dollars missing under his watch, Volkman, a financial manager, hatched a plan...

  • First Midwest Bancorp, Allstate among top stock picks

    12 Jan 2010 | 7:51 am
    First Midwest Bancorp Inc. of Itasca and Allstate Corp. of Northbrook were among the 18 companies deemed as top stock investments for 2010 by Sandler O'Neill & Partners LP . The New York-based investment bank and brokerage firm, which caters to the...
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  • Community events

    5 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    Weekend highlights Chippokes Plantation State Park volunteer interpretive staff meeting. 10 a.m.-noon today, Jones-Mansion conference room at the park, 695 Chippokes Park Road, Surry. The park's interpretive staff invites all current and prospective...

  • Hampton Roads churches gather in Hampton to pray for Haiti

    3 Feb 2010 | 7:55 pm
    It felt like a Sunday morning inside the Hampton Roads Convention Center on Wednesday night. Worshipers held their hands high in the air and shouted "Hallelujah!" Others threw their heads back and joined the choir singing "Total Praise." "You are the...

  • Police Search for Sexual Predator Who Attacked a 13 Year Old Girl

    30 Jan 2010 | 9:26 pm
    LOS ANGELES -- A thirteen year old girl on her way to school was attacked by a sexual predator near a busy intersection Friday morning, but was able to fight off her attacker and escape unharmed. The girl worked with police to create a composite sketch...

  • Illinois adds Powerball to lottery game lineup

    30 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    Gladys Aponte says she's generally not willing to give up a dollar for a lottery ticket — except when the Mega Millions jackpot surpasses $100 million. Although the 42-year-old typist from Chicago's Jefferson Park neighborhood knows the odds of...

  • Local churches hold Hallelujah service for Haiti

    28 Jan 2010 | 7:30 pm
    Local churches will gather on Wednesday to have services and raise money for victims of the quake in Haiti. During the event, called "Hallelujah for Haiti", to be held in the grand ballroom of the Hampton Roads Convention Center from 7-10 p.m., there...
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    Chicago Tribune: Johnsburg

  • Will Toyota problems affect all of us?

    3 Feb 2010 | 9:46 am
    Sitting at a stoplight in my American made car, I can't help but wonder if the Toyota behind me will stop. Three months ago Toyota was certain that floormats caused the problem, did they use this as an excuse to buy some time to find the real problem?...
 
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    Chicago Tribune: Joliet

  • Attorney testifies in Drew Peterson hearing

    8 Feb 2010 | 2:18 pm
    An attorney has testified that the fourth wife of former suburban Chicago police officer Drew Peterson talked about extorting money from her husband just days before she vanished in 2007. At today's hearing, Harry Smith said Stacy Peterson called him and...

  • In the social media spirit

    8 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    Call them blogs on a mission. When religious institutions want to reach out and connect with their believers, they are increasingly tapping into the Internet's enviable connective capabilities — whether it's coaxing young adults to become involved,...

  • Guardian Angel Community Services: Raffle Items

    2 Feb 2010 | 12:35 pm
    Raffle Items Guardian Angel Community Services' will be holding its annual fundraiser, Celebrate Angelica, 'Dancing With Our Local Stars' on Saturday, March 13, 2010 at the Holiday Inn Hotel and Joliet Convention Center (411 S. Larkin Ave, Joliet, IL) and...

  • Guardian Angel Community Services: Corporate Sponsorships

    2 Feb 2010 | 12:32 pm
    Corporate Sponsorships Guardian Angel Community Services' will be holding its annual fundraiser, Celebrate Angelica, "Dancing With Our Local Stars" on Saturday, March 13, 2010 at the Holiday Inn Hotel and Joliet Convention Center (411 S. Larkin Ave,...

  • Celebrate Angelica 2010--Dancing with our Local Stars

    2 Feb 2010 | 12:23 pm
    March 13--Chairperson Kathy Giegerich and co-chair Regina Block invite the public to attend Guardian Angel Community Services' annual fundraiser, Celebrate Angelica 2010" which will be held at the Holiday Inn Hotel and Joliet Convention Center located...
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  • Med-mal editorial was a disaster

    5 Feb 2010 | 1:48 pm
    In your editorial on the Supreme Court throwing out the med-mal caps, you quoted Justice Karmeier quoting the Ill. Constitution: "The Illinois Constitution "expressly states that '(n)o branch shall exercise powers properly belonging to another.' In my...

  • Web Extra: Illinois Early Release Document

    5 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    This is the Illinois DOC list of early release inmates under a program called MGT (Merritorious Good Time). Governor Pat Quinn suspended the program approximately 6 months after he secretly started it. View the Full Early Release Document(pdf) We...

  • Alderman pleads guilty in zoning-bribery case

    1 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    The booming preacher's voice he often used to staunchly defend Mayor Richard Daley's policies at City Hall was missing Monday as a stone-faced Ald. Isaac "Ike" Carothers quietly pleaded guilty in federal court to bribery and tax charges, bringing to 29...

  • Activistas piensan movilizar a miles de personas para marcha pro inmigrante

    1 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    Activistas estudiantiles y pro inmigrantes de Illinois proyectan movilizar a 10.000 personas en 200 autobuses el 21 de marzo, Día de la Inmigración, para participar en una marcha nacional en Washington D.C. Según informó hoy Tania Unzueta, integrante de...

  • Pro inmigrantes de Illinois piensan movilizar a miles de personas para marcha

    1 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    Chicago (EE.UU.), 1 feb (EFE).- Activistas estudiantiles y proinmigrantes de Illinois proyectan movilizar a 10.000 personas en 200autobuses el 21 de marzo, Día de la Inmigración, para participar enuna marcha nacional en Washington. Tania Unzueta,...
 
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  • Kankakee stun gun case: Families' bias suit alleges cop shocked 2 students with weapon in classroom demonstrations

    15 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    The families of two 12-year-old Kankakee Junior High School students who were allegedly shocked with a stun gun in a classroom demonstration said this week that the white police officer targeted their sons because they are black. They are suing the...

  • Reid's Obama apology: Post-racial land?

    9 Jan 2010 | 4:24 pm
    by Mark Silva, on Saturday, updated noon EST Sunday We suppose it's sadly inevitable, in the land that is not quite post-racial America, that we're learning, in retrospect, about how some of the white powers of the nation viewed the......

  • Barbra Streisand furnishes her design taste

    10 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am
    Barbra Streisand, a well-educated student of antiques and vintage decorative arts, has finally declared a major: "Eighteenth century American furniture and the design of the architects Greene and Greene are my special love," she says. Think of it as a...

  • Pilot Safe After Crashing Plane Into Kankakee River

    3 Aug 2009 | 5:00 am
    (WGN-AM)- Derek Mullady was shocked to see a small, ultralight aircraft plunge into the Kankakee River Sunday evening, but didn't let the initial surprise stop him from helping out. Mullady, the owner of the Island View Marina in Kankakee, and four...

  • Cops: Cemetery Workers Dug Up Bodies, Resold Plots

    11 Jul 2009 | 1:53 pm
    ALSIP, Ill. -- Thousands of relatives hoping to find their loved ones showed up Saturday as officials exhumed one grave in a cemetery where four former employees are accused of digging up and dumping hundreds of bodies in a scheme to resell plots. One...
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    Chicago Tribune: La Grange

  • Serial Rapist Attacks Sixth Victim

    5 Feb 2010 | 6:53 pm
    FAST FACTS: - Rape reported January 29 - Police believe it's tied to 5 other similar attacks - So far, no arrests (Memphis 2/5/2010) A serial rapist strikes again, bringing the total number of attacks to at least six. We first told you about the...

  • La Grange student creates medieval gown for college project

    25 Jan 2010 | 1:18 pm
    Caitlyn Kamm was bitten by the fashion bug while studying at Dominican University in River Forest. But instead of studying the latest trends from global designers, the La Grange resident focused her studies on slightly older fare--as in the 12th Century,...

  • Tribune editorial way off on court decision

    22 Jan 2010 | 8:54 am
    For the second day in a row, you have been manipulated and influenced by the very corporate voices you claim to be above. Your "editorials" on health care and the Supreme Court decision are just a recitation of right-wing talking points and couldn't be...

  • Voice of the People

    22 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    Wondering aloft Every time we fly, my wife and I seem to comment to each other, "Wish they'd tell us what that is" or "Why don't they do that anymore?" ("Silent flights a lowly affair," News, Jan. 18). Our guess was always that it would be unpleasant for...

  • 100 Best Bars

    21 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    Five suburban picks from Chicago magazine's February cover story, "100 Best Bars": The Foundry Housed in a former four-screen movie theatre, this sports lover's mecca in Aurora boasts a jaw-dropping back wall covered in 12- and 15-foot TV screens,...
 
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    Chicago Tribune: Lake Bluff

  • January 29 - Chef John des Rosiers

    27 Jan 2010 | 6:39 am
    Event Information: Tonight 6:00 p.m. - midnight 13th Annual Grand Chefs Gala The Fairmont Chicago Imperial and International Ballrooms 200 North Columbus Drive Chicago www.grandchefsgala.com To Benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Inovasi...

  • Dream-house raffles aren't always a dream

    26 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    Pay just $100 for a million-dollar house? It could happen. Just read the fine print. Home raffles, once a novelty, seem to have proliferated around the country in recent years. In California, for example, at least eight charitable groups held raffles for...

  • Real parenting is needed

    20 Jan 2010 | 9:29 am
    In addition to monitoring media time (Children Swimming In Media) why aren't parents also monitoring the video game ratings of the games their children play? "Assassin's Creed" is rated M for Mature; 17 and up, yet it is being played by a 12 year old....

  • $28M home listing tops in Chicago

    13 Jan 2010 | 5:20 am
    A 26-room, 27,000-square-foot mansion in Winnetka officially came on the market on Tuesday for $28 million, making it the single highest-priced listing in the Chicago area. Known as Le Grand Reve, the six-bedroom, chateau-style mansion, which is owned by...

  • Needed reform

    11 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    Needed reform Bravo to the Tribune for beginning the new year with a four-part editorial series to enlighten readers about their state's corruption, excessive borrowing and job losses. How is that over the last seven years under single party rule in...
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    Chicago Tribune: Lake County (Illinois)

  • Barzee pleads guilty but mentally ill to charge related to Elizabeth Smart kidnapping case

    8 Feb 2010 | 2:34 pm
    SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Prosecutors on Monday dropped state charges against a woman in the 2002 abduction of Elizabeth Smart in exchange for a guilty plea related to the attempted kidnapping of Smart's cousin. Wanda Eileen Barzee pleaded guilty but...

  • Unregistered sex offenders roam Chicagoland

    7 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    At age 18, Marcus Dixon choked and raped an 11-year-old. At 22 he molested a 9-year-old shopping in the Chicago dollar store where he worked. At 34, after two stints in prison, he moved in 2007 without telling police, breaking a law requiring sex...

  • ILLINOIS SPOTLIGHT: Platforms built to attract big birds

    5 Feb 2010 | 1:02 am
    Instead of a "Field of Dreams," it's a "Wetland of Dreams" at Almond Marsh near Grayslake, where more than two dozen volunteers erected heron nesting platforms. And if you build it, the herons and egrets and cormorants will come, which the Lake County...

  • Drug suspect killed and 3 officers injured

    2 Feb 2010 | 4:54 pm
    Illinois State Police and Lake County authorities are investigating a North Chicago traffic stop that led to the injuring of three drug task force officers and the death of a suspect. Illinois State Police Master Sgt. Isaiah Vega said the Lake County...

  • Breaking the ice

    29 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    When Marty Trater worked five days a week driving a semi-truck across the country, he rarely had time to devote to his outdoor passion: ice fishing. But in September, Trater, 50, was laid off and now –– when Chicago-area lakes and ponds are...
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    Chicago Tribune: Lake Forest

  • 1 killed, 1 hurt by Amtrak train in Lake Forest

    7 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    An 18-year-old Ju Young Lee was killed and a female teen was injured when they were struck by an Amtrak train during the Friday evening rush hour in Lake Forest, officials said. An Amtrak spokesman said the two had trespassed onto the tracks. The...

  • Brea couple fight for relationship with grandson

    4 Feb 2010 | 6:02 pm
    The silence of their home in Brea was crushing after their son's death. Gilbert and Irene Reyes moved about inertly, hearing only echoes. They took their turns in Alex's room. They buried their noses in his shirts, looked through his checkbook, clasped...

  • Lars Hansen dies at 60; Pasadena Playhouse executive director

    4 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    Lars Hansen, a cultural arts administrator whose long career included overseeing the Pasadena Playhouse and the Theater League Alliance of Southern California, has died. He was 60. Hansen died Sunday of complications from liver cancer at his home in Palm...

  • Oak Island Subdivisions to Experience Low Water Pressure Wednesday

    2 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    A portion of New Orleans east will experience very low water pressure on Wednesday, February 3, 2010 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. while Wallace Drennen Construction Company working for the Sewerage and Water Board makes a repair to a 30" water main that serves...

  • 2/1: Business calendar of events in Central Florida

    29 Jan 2010 | 6:12 pm
    Chambers of Commerce Apopka: Upgrade Your Sales Process in 2010; Qualify and Meet with Prospective Customers, Feb. 3; Fundamentals of Consultative Selling System, March 3; Concepts to Bring Everything Together, April 7; 745 to 9 a.m., 180 E. Main St.,...
 
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    Chicago Tribune: Lee

  • Seniors who can pay, should pay on CTA

    5 Feb 2010 | 1:48 pm
    I want to add my thoughts/comments to yesterday's column on saving money, or rather raising fees on the Metra/CTA lines. My husband and I both agree that we, as seniors not in need, would gladly go back to paying half-price for our rides. That should...

  • 'American Idol' gets another finalist from northeast Pa.

    4 Feb 2010 | 6:40 am
    The second rumored northeast Pennsylvania contestant showed up on "American Idol" Wednesday, and it looks like he may be the better of the Keystone State singers. Aaron Kelly, 16, of Sonestown, Sullivan County, halfway between Wilkes-Barre and...

  • A pawnbroker and a hooker story make Illinois elections into a political tearjerker

    4 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    There's nothing like all the love at those staged political unity gatherings, where candidates left standing try to convince the rest that they're very much alive. The Republicans insist they have a pulse in Illinois, so they had a unity breakfast on...

  • Newcomer wins Democratic nod for Ill. lt. gov.

    2 Feb 2010 | 10:56 pm
    Businessman Scott Lee Cohen has captured the Democratic nomination for the low-profile post of Illinois lieutenant governor. With 99 percent of precincts reporting, Cohen had 209,000 votes, or 26 percent, to 177,800 votes, or 22 percent, for state Rep....

  • Sara Lee Corp. to report 2Q results Thursday

    2 Feb 2010 | 2:35 pm
    PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Sara Lee Corp., maker of Jimmy Dean sausages, Hillshire Farm deli meats and its namesake baked goods, reports its second-quarter results before the stock market opens Thursday. WHAT TO WATCH FOR: How continued trimming of Sara...
 
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    Chicago Tribune: Libertyville

  • Seniors who can pay, should pay on CTA

    5 Feb 2010 | 1:48 pm
    I want to add my thoughts/comments to yesterday's column on saving money, or rather raising fees on the Metra/CTA lines. My husband and I both agree that we, as seniors not in need, would gladly go back to paying half-price for our rides. That should...

  • Libertyville 's Jon Hoffing, with his family, signs his letter of intent to play football at Western Michigan.

    3 Feb 2010 | 9:06 pm

  • Small IPO gets foreign accent

    25 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    The market for initial public offerings may be heating up, but startups with thoughts of quickly raising big money still need to take it one step at a time. Libertyville-based ForceLogix hopes its recent listing on a small Canadian exchange will be a...

  • Spending Sunday with a pastry chef

    24 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    Once upon a time, Mark Seaman toiled in a bank's IT department, working on Web site development. It wasn't so fulfilling. So, 10 years ago he did what many people dream of but few dare: He quit and became a pastry chef. And not just any pastry chef....

  • 100 Best Bars

    21 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    Five suburban picks from Chicago magazine's February cover story, "100 Best Bars": The Foundry Housed in a former four-screen movie theatre, this sports lover's mecca in Aurora boasts a jaw-dropping back wall covered in 12- and 15-foot TV screens,...
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    Chicago Tribune: Lincolnshire

  • Chicago Helps Haiti

    21 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    WGN Radio, along with the rest of the Chicago broadcasting community, is joining the American Red Cross of Greater Chicago and Hewitt Associates in a united effort to help those facing the devastating aftermath of the Haitian earthquake. The CHICAGO HELPS...

  • The Chicago Helps Haiti Relief Drive

    18 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    The Chicago broadcasting and print media community is joining the American Red Cross of Greater Chicago and Hewitt Associates in a united effort to help those facing the devastating aftermath of the Haitian earthquake. The CHICAGO HELPS HAITI relief drive...

  • Faith rises in Haiti rubble

    17 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    -- The woman wailed outside the ruins of Notre Dame Cathedral of Port-au-Prince, the iconic Roman Catholic cathedral that symbolized Haiti's religious fervor. "This is what God did!" she cried Friday morning. "See what God can do!" Tuesday's earthquake...

  • Searching among a Haitian cathedral's ruins

    16 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    The woman wailed outside the ruins of the Notre Dame Cathedral of Port-au-Prince, the iconic Roman Catholic church that symbolized Haiti's religious fervor. "This is what God did!" she cried Friday morning. "See what God can do!" Tuesday's earthquake...

  • Faith, fury rise from cathedral's ruins

    16 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    The woman wailed outside the ruins of Cathedrale de Notre-Dame de Port-au-Prince, the Roman Catholic cathedral that symbolized Haiti's religious fervor. "This is what God did!" she cried Friday morning. "See what God can do!" Tuesday's earthquake brought...
 
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    Chicago Tribune: Long Grove

  • Stop giving idiots air time

    15 Jan 2010 | 3:20 pm
    In view of their comments about the Haiti disaster, when will the media stop paying attention to idiots like Pat Robertson and Rush Limbaugh and what they have to say about anything? -- Bob Jenkins, Long Grove, Ill. ...

  • Balance notes

    15 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    --Docent-led tour of Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center in Skokie sponsored by Sisterhoods of Congregation B'nai Tikvah and Congregation Beth Judea, 11 a.m. Feb. 28. Meet in the lobby of museum, 9603 Woods Drive. Cost $15, payable to Beth...

  • 10 Lake County suburbs look to tap Lake Michigan water

    14 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    In what could be the state's largest collective gulp of Lake Michigan water in nearly two decades, 10 suburbs are seeking approval to tap the vast but closely guarded natural resource. With groundwater supplies drying up and vulnerable to contamination,...

  • Buddies in the morning

    10 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    To say that Eric and Kathy don't pal around when they're off the air is an understatement. "Kathy's never even been to my house," says Eric Ferguson, the proactive half of the morning team at WTMX-FM 101.9. "I've been to Kathy's house one time." "It's...

  • December 17 - Rick Petrocelly

    11 Dec 2009 | 11:28 am
    The Olive Tap 201 Robert Parker Coffin Road Long Grove (888) 642-5472 www.theolivetap.com Poached Pears with Cinnamon Balsamic Glaze These poached pears, with their thick and rich cinnamon balsamic glaze, make a special accompaniment to an elegant...
 
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  • Lynn Schmidt spent years providing speech therapy to children with autism and other special needs at Ringwood School Primary Center in McHenry County.

    8 Feb 2010 | 8:48 am

  • Illinois 2010 recruiting class

    3 Feb 2010 | 3:30 pm
    The University of Illinois' 2010 recruiting class announced Wednesday: Shawn Afryl, ol, 6-3, 320, Niles West HS, Skokie, Ill. Jonathan Brown, linebacker, 6-1, 237, Christian Brothers HS, Memphis, Tenn. Simon Cvijanovic, ol, 6-5, 279, Benedictine HS,...

  • Volunteer Center for McHenry County

    19 Jan 2010 | 2:20 pm
    Volunteer Center for McHenry County seeks volunteers to share their time and talents to help others in the community. The Volunteer Center helps match individuals and groups of all ages to local non-profits based on skills, interest, and time...

  • For suburban courts

    16 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    The Tribune offers endorsements in contested judicial primary elections in the suburbs outside of Cook County. Illinois Appellate Court 2nd Judicial District (DuPage, Lake, McHenry, Kane, Kendall and five other northern counties) Callum vacancy: Judge...

  • Cronin for DuPage

    15 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    We've used a lot of ink in recent years to write about the perils and foibles of Cook County government. And with good reason – the largest county in Illinois desperately needs a housecleaning. We hope it starts on Feb. 2. The surrounding...
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    Chicago Tribune: McHenry County

  • Cronin for DuPage

    15 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    We've used a lot of ink in recent years to write about the perils and foibles of Cook County government. And with good reason – the largest county in Illinois desperately needs a housecleaning. We hope it starts on Feb. 2. The surrounding...

  • Ways to help in the northwest suburbs

    13 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    --Patrons with overdue fines can pay only half their fine, which will be donated to the FISH food pantry in Carpentersville, through Jan. 23 in the Dundee Township Public Library, 555 Barrington Ave., East Dundee. The other half will be forgiven. Items...

  • Horses help comfort seniors with memory problems

    14 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am
    Ravaged by Alzheimer's disease, Chris Klabunde, 73, speaks very little and sometimes forgets when he has eaten his last meal. But recently he returned home, chatting up a storm about a gentle old draft horse named Woody that he had brushed and stroked at...

  • Kenilworth: Living large in a tiny suburb

    4 Sep 2009 | 12:00 am
    Sometimes, in the public consciousness, a town's reputation carries more weight than the day-to-day reality. Such is the curious case of Kenilworth, unique among the North Shore suburbs for several reasons, including its history as a planned community,...

  • Wauconda Man Facing New Charges

    25 Jul 2009 | 7:17 am
    (WGN-AM)- A two-time Wauconda sex offender was arrested in unincorporated McHenry County and faces new charges alleging he exposed himself to a juvenile, authorities said. Bond was set at $200,000 today for Jimmie Crawford, 39, of the 1000 block of Grant...
 
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    Chicago Tribune: Midlothian

  • Second man charged in death of VFW post commander

    5 Feb 2010 | 7:33 pm
    Cook County prosecutors have charged a second man with murder in last November's fatal beating of a VFW post commander in the southern Chicago suburb of Midlothian. The Cook County State's Attorney's office charged 25-year-old Steve Smith of Chicago...

  • Black History Month

    3 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    No big concert to kick off the 20th Annual Chesterfield County Black History Month, but the County is still celebrating with events at all nine county libraries. Some events include: "The African Experience: Slavery in America" February 2, all nine...

  • When Are You Coming To My Neighborhood?

    1 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    It's been more than 36 hours since the snow stopped falling and many roads are clear. But, many more are not. Viewers we talked to say V-DOT and the counties are doing a much better job clearing the roads than Richmond is. They want to know why there's...

  • Chesterfield ZIP Code Meetings Begin

    25 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    Chesterfield leaders are forging ahead with possible zip code changes. They're looking to recoup millions in tax revenue currently going to other localities. That's because tens of thousands of Chesterfield homes have listed addresses as Richmond,...

  • Family Searching for Comfort after Horrific Stabbing

    23 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    UPDATE January 23, 8:30 p.m. The details of a Friday morning stabbing are so disturbing, family members of the victim cannot broach the topic without breaking down into tears. "Brittney had dreams ever since she was a little girl," sobbed the victim's...
 
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    Chicago Tribune: Mokena

  • Care for the Caregiver

    27 Jan 2010 | 2:05 pm
    February 25--The Care for the Caregiver program takes place from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at The Cancer Support Center, 19250 Everett Lane, Mokena. Come learn practical information for overwhelmed caregivers, guiding you to protect your own health, finances and...

  • Solutions for Seasonal Depression

    27 Jan 2010 | 2:03 pm
    February 11-- TheSolutions for Seasonal Depression program takes place 6:30-7:30 p.m. at The Cancer Support Center, 19250 Everett Lane, Mokena. If you are affected by the change of seasons, the lack of light and the inability to keep up outdoor...

  • West suburban news briefs

    15 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    Arboreal sound barrier on track Residents who live next to the Canadian National Railway tracks in Mokena could see trees planted as barriers between their homes and the tracks as early as this spring. The Village Board this week approved a landscape...

  • The Jennifer S. Fallick Cancer Support Center

    13 Jan 2010 | 7:37 am
    The Jennifer S. Fallick Cancer Support Center in Homewood provides free programs to southland residents affected by cancer. The Center offers a variety of educational workshops, support groups and wellness programs for people with cancer and their...

  • Toyota gas pedals sticking: Go for neutral, dump floor mat until dealer fixes known issue

    6 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am
    QI just bought a Lexus ES350. It suddenly speeds up to 100 mph. Should I immediately put the car into neutral and step hard on the brakes, or do I press and hold the "start button" for 3 seconds and turn the motor off? E.D., Highland Park ATo prevent a...
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    Chicago Tribune: Morgan Park

  • N. Illinois recruits list

    3 Feb 2010 | 3:25 pm
    Here are football recruits signed by Northern Illinois as announced Wednesday by the school. Tyler Anderson, p/k, 5-11, 186, Guilford HS, Rockford, Ill. Greg Barksdale, lb, 6-2, 210, Crete-Monee HS, University Park, Ill. Jamaal Bass, lb, 6-0, 210,...

  • The CTA bus that crashed into a Morgan Park neighborhood house this morning.

    10 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am

  • Girls sectional track results

    16 May 2009 | 8:14 pm
    Girls track and field SECTIONAL RESULTS Click here for statewide results. CLASS 3A SECTIONALS Click here for results from Fenwick. Teams: Morton, Clemente, De La Salle, Dunbar, Hyde Park, Kelly, Lane, Lincoln Park, Mather, Northside, Prosser,...

  • Beverly: A little town in the city to put down roots

    9 Jan 2009 | 12:00 am
    Inside the Top Notch Beefburgers diner on 95th Street, things haven't changed much for decades. Owner Diran "Speedy" Soulian no longer flips hamburgers with the verve that earned him his nickname, but at age 80 he still runs the show. He still makes the...
 
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  • Short and sharp artfulness

    31 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    Words are always weapons. Sometimes they're goofy, harmless weapons — a squirt gun, say, or a slingshot — and sometimes they're AK-47s. But they aim to get your attention, and they can do it the easy way or the hard way. Jami Attenberg's...

  • Sororities aren't just for college students

    22 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    When Sue Dunmead moved from Ohio to Schaumburg in 1976, she turned to a sorority to help her make new friends. Vicky Platt relied on one when her daughter was born with a rare neurological disorder. And Debbie Riplinger got help from her sorority...

  • Jackson to the rescue?

    20 Jan 2010 | 9:28 am
    Thank God Jesse Jackson has arrived in Haiti! What exactly are his goals, though? Will he help search for more trapped victims? Or will he try to get himself on TV and radio and consume scarce resources? -- Jim Cleary, Mount Prospect, Ill. ...

  • An immigrant's tale: fear and extortion

    17 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    After moving to Chicago from Eastern Europe in 2007, the young woman met Alex "Daddy" Campbell while attending a massage therapy school on the North Side. Before too long, she was working at Campbell's massage parlor in Mount Prospect, but things...

  • Mount Prospect man pleads guilty in fatal hit-and-run

    15 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    A former Hersey High School student pleaded guilty this week to drunken driving and other charges in connection with a hit-and-run crash that killed a 15-year-old girl in 2008. Prosecutors had been prepared to try Kevin Schuh, 18, of the 1700 block of...
 
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    Chicago Tribune: Near North Side

  • Chicago foreclosures soar in 4th quarter

    4 Feb 2010 | 3:00 am
    More Chicago-area homeowners defaulted on their mortgages during the final three months of 2009 than in any other quarter since the housing crisis began in 2006. The year-end figures, scheduled to be released Thursday by the Woodstock Institute, paint...

  • McDonald's: U.S. operations chief named president

    12 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    McDonald's Corp. on Monday named Don Thompson, a Chicago native who heads its U.S. operations, as president and chief operating officer, a position seen as a steppingstone to the fast-food giant's chief executive suite. Thompson, 46, succeeds Ralph...

  • Ex-Chicago detective tells disquieting tales of suicide

    22 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am
    This is the weekend that official Chicago ties up loose ends and buries Chicago Board of Education President Michael Scott, with a private funeral on Saturday and a public memorial -- complete with politicians -- on Sunday. The politicians and the clergy...

  • Homeless Tent Cities Popping Up Across St. Louis

    4 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am
    The economy is swelling the ranks of the homeless who are taking to small tent cities being set up around town. Two of the largest groupings are beneath an old railroad tunnel on Tucker near the Post-Dispatchdowntown, and a spot near 1st and Florida on...

  • Abortion protest limits: Chicago says protesters must stay 8 feet from other people outside medical facilities

    8 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am
    Anti-abortion activists will have to stay at least 8 feet away from people outside medical facilities in Chicago under a measure the City Council approved Wednesday. The so-called bubble zones will exist within 50 feet of the entrances to all health care...
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    Chicago Tribune: Near South Side

  • Weekend Hot Seats 2/5-2/7

    5 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    February 5, 2010 Fresh Fest Old School Reunion Tour Arie Crown Theatre at McCormick Place - 2301 S. Lake Shore Drive - Chicago ( Near South Side) 8 p.m. Salt-N-Pepa, Biz Markie, Slick Rick, Doug E. Fresh, Whodini, Big Daddy Kane. On the Run Martyrs' -...

  • Chicago foreclosures soar in 4th quarter

    4 Feb 2010 | 3:00 am
    More Chicago-area homeowners defaulted on their mortgages during the final three months of 2009 than in any other quarter since the housing crisis began in 2006. The year-end figures, scheduled to be released Thursday by the Woodstock Institute, paint...

  • You can fix Cook County

    17 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    For many Cook County voters, The Revolution of 2010 to clean up Illinois arguably started with -- remember? -- the primary election of 2002. That's when citizens furious about foolish spending and rampant cronyism dumped five of the nine supposedly...

  • This Near South Side park at 18th Street and Calumet Avenue will become "Battle of Ft. Dearborn Park" on Saturday.

    12 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am

  • Two Teens Shot Near South Side Church

    18 Jul 2009 | 7:09 am
    (WGN-AM)- Two people were wounded in a shooting this evening near St. Sabina Church in the South Side's Auburn Gresham community, authorities said. The shooting happened near West 78th Street and South Racine Avenue, outside the church's elementary...
 
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    Chicago Tribune: North Chicago

  • Drug suspect killed and 3 officers injured

    2 Feb 2010 | 4:54 pm
    Illinois State Police and Lake County authorities are investigating a North Chicago traffic stop that led to the injuring of three drug task force officers and the death of a suspect. Illinois State Police Master Sgt. Isaiah Vega said the Lake County...

  • Abbott 4Q flat, diet and bipolar drug sales down

    27 Jan 2010 | 11:00 am
    Abbott Laboratories this morning reported flat fourth-quarter profits amid the global economic downturn and increased generic competition to its once blockbuster bipolar and epilepsy treatment Depakote. The North Chicago drug and medical product giant...

  • River North Chicago Dance Company's Valentine's Weekend Engagement

    22 Jan 2010 | 1:04 pm
    Enjoy a fun Valentine's Weekend filled with music and dance! River North Chicago Dance Company continues its 20th anniversary season with the annual Valentine's Weekend Engagement, Febuary 12 and 13 featuring two world premeirs by in-demand...

  • Balance notes

    15 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    --Docent-led tour of Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center in Skokie sponsored by Sisterhoods of Congregation B'nai Tikvah and Congregation Beth Judea, 11 a.m. Feb. 28. Meet in the lobby of museum, 9603 Woods Drive. Cost $15, payable to Beth...

  • Putting Your Best Foot Forward

    14 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    If you're wondering whether collagen injections will help pad your stilletto­ worn heels, podiatrists want to help. The strong, flexible human foot - which has 26 bones, more than 100 ligaments, 30 joints and 19 muscles - is an engineering marvel. Over...
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    Chicago Tribune: North Park

  • Weekend Hot Seats 2/5-2/7

    5 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    February 5, 2010 Fresh Fest Old School Reunion Tour Arie Crown Theatre at McCormick Place - 2301 S. Lake Shore Drive - Chicago ( Near South Side) 8 p.m. Salt-N-Pepa, Biz Markie, Slick Rick, Doug E. Fresh, Whodini, Big Daddy Kane. On the Run Martyrs' -...

  • North Park Chicago homes for sale

    4 Jan 2010 | 3:11 pm
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  • North Park: More for the money and close to nature

    25 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am
    Susan Robbins and her husband were renting an apartment in Andersonville when they decided to take the plunge into homeownership. They found the home of their dreams in North Park -- a brick bungalow that needed repair with a yard that needed work....

  • Co-existing with the new neighbors

    9 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am
    In a city long known for ethnic ghettos and virtual walls between segregated neighborhoods, Sue Choe is something of a trailblazer. The Korean-American is hustling to learn Spanish. "Bienvenido a mi tienda," Choe proudly welcomes visitors into her...

  • You can't miss dreadlocks, but they don't define him

    27 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am
    CHICAGO Without a doubt, the first thing you notice about 27-year-old Aaron Swanton is his hair his waist-length blondish, brownish chaotic dreadlocks he wears with great pride and purpose. When people stare, he knows they are trying to tease out why a...
 
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    Chicago Tribune: Northfield

  • Top 3 Cadbury officials to step down

    3 Feb 2010 | 8:59 am
    Three top officials at Cadbury PLC announced Wednesday their intention to step down, after the British candy maker's shareholders approved Kraft Foods Inc.'s roughly $19.5 billion offer to acquire the company. Todd Stitzer would leave his post as...

  • Deadline looms for Kraft's bid for Cadbury

    2 Feb 2010 | 7:40 am
    The chief executive of Kraft Foods Inc. was due to meet with Britain's Business Secretary Peter Mandelson on Tuesday to discuss Kraft's bid to take over British chocolate company Cadbury PLC. Mandelson will meet with Irene Rosenfeld to discuss...

  • Kraft to get final word from Cadbury shareholders on Tuesday for $19.5 billion bid

    2 Feb 2010 | 3:39 am
    PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Kraft Foods Inc. faces a deadline Tuesday to get the majority of Cadbury PLC shareholders to approve its $19.5 billion offer to acquire the British candy maker. Shareholders are expected to approve the deal. Kraft announced...

  • Kraft Sweetens Offer, Cadbury Bites

    20 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    After four months of dismissing Kraft Foods' buyout overture as a low-ball affair, Cadbury PLC on Tuesday agreed to a greatly sweetened $19.5 billion offer. Great Britain-based Cadbury had steadfastly rejected Kraft's early offer of around $17 billion,...

  • Kraft Foods, Cadbury agree $19.4 billion deal

    19 Jan 2010 | 10:54 am
    CHICAGO -- After four months of dismissing Kraft Foods buyout overture as a low-ball affair, Cadbury PLC on Tuesday agreed to a greatly sweetened $19.4 billion offer, creating the world's biggest chocolate company. Great Britain-based Cadbury had...
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    Chicago Tribune: Oak Brook

  • 'Jeeves' serves updelightful escape from winter gloom

    4 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    P.G. Wodehouse's beloved stories of flighty aristocrat Bertie Wooster and his long-suffering manservant, Jeeves, feel like a stroll on the sunnier side of "Gosford Park." They're set during the same era (the early 1930s) as Robert Altman's film, but where...

  • Suited for Fatherhood

    4 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    Growing up, you might have thought your father's parenting philosophy was something like, "Pipe down or I'll turn this car around!" These days, more working dads seem to live by the adage, "You can always get a new job, but you can't get a new family."...

  • Battery Recycling

    3 Feb 2010 | 9:46 am
    Back by popular demand, the Oak Brook Public Library will reinstate the Battery Recycling program on February 1, 2010. A bucket will be available in the Lobby to drop off your used household batteries. Both alkaline and rechargeable batteries can be...

  • McDonald's low prices, ads showcasing value will help earnings, analyst says, upgrades stock

    3 Feb 2010 | 8:13 am
    NEW YORK (AP) — McDonald's "no frills" and low prices continue to resonate with cash-strapped consumers, driving strong results in 2010, a Goldman Sachs analyst said Wednesday. Goldman Sachs analyst Steven T. Kron said in a note to investors that...

  • McDonald's brings frappes to Chicago area

    2 Feb 2010 | 12:56 pm
    The second wave of McDonald's Corp.'s big beverage offensive -- frappes -- recently landed in Chicagoland, making the area a proving grounds for the sweet, icy drinks. Frappes, which come in mocha and caramel flavors, are available in about 25 percent of...
 
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    Chicago Tribune: Oak Lawn

  • Iowa Woman 1 of 2 Killed in Chicago

    4 Feb 2010 | 8:59 am
    An Iowa City mother of three and her boyfriend were shot to death on a South Side Chicago street. Maryrosa Russell-Green was in Chicago to visit her her daughter, grandson and her boyfriend, Charles King, when she was shot late Tuesday. Police say the...

  • Marido acusado de asesinato

    2 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    Un día después de que su esposa Sandra falleció por la golpiza que le propinó el 10 de enero, Luis Viramontes recibió ayer cargos de homicidio en primer grado. Andrew Conklin, portavoz de la Procuraduría Estatal del Condado Cook, confirmó los cargos...

  • Tribune swung and missed with judicial endorsement

    1 Feb 2010 | 9:00 am
    The Tribune has made a strong effort to let voters know who they think the best candidates are for the Democratic and Republican primaries on February 2nd. The editorial board cannot wait to tell the readers how they are emphatically endorsing David...

  • 'Todo esto se pudo evitar'

    1 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    Sandra Viramontes, de 30 años, murió en los brazos de su madre ayer en la madrugada en el Centro Médico Advocate Christ, en Oak Lawn, semanas después de un brutal golpiza que según la Policía fue propinada a manos de su esposo. Viramontes, residente de...

  • Woman dies after being beaten; husband charged

    31 Jan 2010 | 12:34 pm
    A woman whose husband was charged earlier this month in connection with her beating died this morning, officials said. Sandra Viramontes, 30, was hospitalized Jan. 10th and suffered severe trauma to her face, head, and body. Her husband, Luis...
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    Chicago Tribune: Oakbrook Terrace

  • U.S. Bank tells state of 261 layoffs

    29 Jan 2010 | 3:09 pm
    U.S. Bank has told the state of Illinois that it plans to lay off 261 people at four Illinois facilities, covering two in Chicago, one in Oak Park and one in Oakbrook Terrace, beginning in March, a spokeswoman for the state's commerce department said late...

  • Career Path: Leonard McLaughlin

    18 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    As Aon Corp.'s financial planning and analysis director, Leonard McLaughlin said he would often stand out as the only African-American executive at outside meetings and functions as recently as five years ago. When he'd see Aon Corp.'s then-Chairman...

  • New wig boutique at Central DuPage Hospital offers support to cancer patients

    12 Jan 2010 | 12:31 pm
    Whether she sports a short and edgy 'do or long and silken tresses, platinum highlights or gray streaks, a woman's style and shade conveys how she sees herself and how she wishes to be perceived. Women undergoing treatment for cancer are robbed of many...

  • 'Funny Girl' at Drury Lane: 2 1/2 stars

    9 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    Beyond the rainy parade, the people who need people, the rat-a-tat-tat and the hovering presence of one Barbra Streisand, the 1964 musical "Funny Girl," now in rare revival at the Drury Lane Oakbrook, is a deeply ambivalent show with a strangely...

  • Movie kiosks are booming, but Hollywood studios aren't pleased with low price

    21 Oct 2009 | 12:00 am
    CHICAGO _ It's 5 p.m. at Tony's Finer Foods on the Northwest Side and there are lines at the store's two Redboxes, where, for a buck a day, customers can rent DVDs from a vending machine. "I kind of gave up on Blockbuster. They're too expensive _...
 
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    Chicago Tribune: Orland Park

  • George Washington Savings Bank told to shape up

    29 Jan 2010 | 1:19 pm
    George Washington Savings Bank, a $421.5 million-asset thrift established in 1889, has been hit with a cease-and-desist order requiring it to boost its capital levels. The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation last month issued the...

  • Better than Santa

    22 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    Annette Host and her Tinley Park family were preparing for a difficult Christmas last month. Her 6-year-old son Danny is battling an aggressive form of brain cancer, and the Hosts were hoping to raise at least $28,000 to help pay for his treatment. But...

  • Impulsor de mejoras financieras

    22 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    Luis F. Hernández, de 47 años, dijo que como mexicano amaba a su patria, pero le agradece a la vida el haberse criado en un país lleno de oportunidades. Su espíritu triunfador le ayudó a descubrir que éstas oportunidades no se entregan en la mano, por...

  • Illinois House endorsements

    21 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    The Tribune offers more endorsements in contested races for the Illinois House. 21st District (Southwest Side, southwest suburbs): Democatic Rep. Michael Zalewski, son of 23rd Ward Ald. Michael Zalewski, was handed this seat in 2008 in yet another case...

  • Balance notes

    18 Jan 2010 | 3:41 pm
    Correction: The original item, below, about "Ladies Achieve Success Together" incorrectly said that the meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 18, is free. There is a $20 charge. The Tribune regrets the error. -- A slide lecture titled "Beyond Harpists and...
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    Chicago Tribune: Palatine

  • Abortion ads could be First Amendment victory

    2 Feb 2010 | 1:16 pm
    It is not worth compromising the First Amendment to block a 30-second anti-abortion ad from airing during the Super Bowl. Especially since it is not likely to change even one person's position on this highly-charged issue. Many viewers will not even see...

  • Are we on gadget overload?

    30 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    -- Kira Marchenese works in online communications, and so she arrived on a business trip to New York earlier this week equipped with all the gadgets you might expect: personal smart phone, work smart phone, laptop, iPod touch. Problem is, her hotel...

  • When Does A Person Have Too Many Gadgets?

    28 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    Kira Marchenese works in online communications, and so she arrived on a business trip to New York earlier this week equipped with all the gadgets you might expect: personal smart phone, work smart phone, laptop, iPod touch. Problem is, her hotel room...

  • Memorial service for Paul Green's son, Robert

    21 Jan 2010 | 8:14 pm
    A standing-room-only crowd paid tribute to a beloved music director. Robert Green, son of WGN Radio political analyst Paul Green, passed away on December 12 from brain cancer. Current and former students, colleagues, friends, family and others gathered on...

  • 12/28: Bankruptcies in Central Florida

    27 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am
    Chapter 7 Central Florida individuals and businesses that have filed for liquidation under Chapter 7 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code include: Silvertide Investments Inc., 525 South Ronald Regan Blvd., Suite 109, Longwood. Filed: Dec. 18. Assets: $0....
 
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  • Eastside attack leaves man, neighbors shaken

    11 Jan 2010 | 7:40 pm
    42-year-old Steven Smith is thankful he got away alive. "The man turned around and pointed the gun and said I want to kill you," said Smith. Smith was on his way home, walking north on Kenmore Road towards his eastside home at 9:30 Sunday night when he...

  • Tiger Woods: Ad business' conventional wisdom gets mauled

    16 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am
    Tiger Woods isn't just destroying his own myth as he swings wildly from one bad bunker lie to another. Remember "sex sells"? Well, not anymore, apparently. Thanks, Tiger. How about, "There's no such thing as bad publicity"? Tiger seems to have retired...

  • S.E. Oklahoma City apartments on fire

    21 Oct 2009 | 3:53 pm
    OKLAHOMA CITY -- The Park Forest Apartments at Southeast 44th and Sunnylane caught fire around 5:15 p.m. Three units have fire damage and at least one has smoke damage. This is an occupied apartment complex. Since then the fire has been extinguished....

  • Another Teen Charged in the Attack of South Chicago Heights Girl

    10 Jun 2009 | 2:45 pm
    (WGN-AM)- Sauk Village police have arrested a third 17-year-old from the south suburbs in connection with an alleged attack on a South Chicago Heights girl that was caught on video and aired on television. Dusty Miller of the 3700 block of Stella...

  • Bail Set for Park Forest Teen Charged with Beating and Burning a Girl

    6 Jun 2009 | 6:44 pm
    (WGN-AM) - Bail has been set at $75,000 for a Park Forest teen who police say was caught on tape beating a girl, burning her scalp, and cutting her hair. Sarah Kraft of Park Forest has been charged as an adult with one count of aggravated battery....
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  • 10 'Must' Features In New Homes

    31 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    Americans want smaller houses, and they are willing to strip some of yesterday's most popular rooms — such as home theaters — from them in order to accommodate changing lifestyles, consumer experts told audiences at the International...

  • School budget cuts may not be necessary

    29 Jan 2010 | 11:59 am
    Chicken Little caused a panic by crying, "The sky is falling!" Is your local school board Chicken Little? As the national economic crisis plays itself out, taxpayers should keep an eye on what is happening in their school districts. Some schools are...

  • Fix Cook County now

    18 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    The time has come to reform Cook County government. On Sunday, the Tribune offered its first endorsements in contested primaries for the County Board. Today we wrap up those races with more recommendations. 12th District (North Side): Reform-minded...

  • Jan. 19: Focus on Family - Nina Taluc and Jean Lemke

    15 Jan 2010 | 12:33 pm
    Park Ridge moms, Nina Taluc and Jean Lemke, are the creators and founders of Kidwinks.com. Its a free website that provides easy family fun guides for any occasion in the Chicagoland area. The two met nine years ago and hit it off immediately. Nina,...

  • Northwest suburban news briefs

    15 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    Media provider looks to expand Wide Open West! is ready to expand, and Park Ridge is in its primetime lineup. Kelvin Fee, senior vice president and general manager of the Naperville-based cable television, Internet, and telephone provider, said service...
 
 
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  • La Grange student creates medieval gown for college project

    25 Jan 2010 | 1:18 pm
    Caitlyn Kamm was bitten by the fashion bug while studying at Dominican University in River Forest. But instead of studying the latest trends from global designers, the La Grange resident focused her studies on slightly older fare--as in the 12th Century,...

  • The real aftershock

    20 Jan 2010 | 9:29 am
    Haiti suffered an aftershock that measured 6.1 on the Richter Scale. This was nothing compared to the aftershock that the Democratic Party felt in Massachusetts following the election. -- Emerson Bolen, River Forest, Ill....

  • Critics pick Saturday things to do

    16 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    Howard Reich recommends "Too Hot to Handel: The Jazz Gospel Messiah" Those who think they already know Handel's oratorio may reconsider after hearing this transformation of it, with tenor Rodrick Dixon, soprano Alfreda Burke, alto Karen Marie Richardson...

  • Obama's style

    13 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    Obama's style Despite the almost constant criticism leveled at President Obama, I appreciate the deliberative, careful manner in which he evaluates issues. I don't expect anyone to know the best response to such difficult and diverse problems. I respect...

  • Illinois' way

    12 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    Illinois' way This is in response to the series of editorials "Election 2010: The Feb. 2 primary." Thank you for your editorials. I only wish you had figured this out months ago. Then maybe you would not have endorsed a politician who was part of this...
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  • 100 Best Bars

    21 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    Five suburban picks from Chicago magazine's February cover story, "100 Best Bars": The Foundry Housed in a former four-screen movie theatre, this sports lover's mecca in Aurora boasts a jaw-dropping back wall covered in 12- and 15-foot TV screens,...

  • Celiac Disease & Gluten Free Information

    11 Jan 2010 | 11:24 pm
    For a long time I've been asked to provide some kind of on-line source for information about Celiac Disease and Gluten-Free foods and cooking. Celiac Disease is in the headlines more and more and the latest statistics indicate that about 1 out of every...

  • Phil Vettel's guide for Turkey Haters this Thanksgiving.

    19 Nov 2009 | 2:16 am
    Dine In options: Lockwood (Palmer House Hilton, 17 E. Monroe St., 312-917-3404). $55 buffet, served 11 a.m.-5 p.m., includes roasted Alaskan halibut. Zest (Hotel Inter-Continental, 505 N. Michigan Ave., 312-321-8766). $55 buffet (noon-3 p.m.) includes...

  • September 10 - Chef Lisa Williams

    25 Aug 2009 | 8:00 am
    Allergen-Free Safe & Sound Dinner Saturday, September 12 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. DaLuciano's Restaurant 8343 West Grand Avenue River Grove (773) 665-0430 www.LisaCooksAllergenFree.com Boeuf Bourguignon (Adapted from Julia Child's Mastering the Art of...

  • Balloon company lets air out of dream flights

    23 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am
    For its phone number, A Great American Balloon Co. uses digits that spell out the phrase We Do Fly. Clever enough. Trouble is, more often than not the hot air balloon company doesn't fly, leaving paying customers grounded for months, sometimes years,...
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    Chicago Tribune: River North

  • Weekend Hot Seats 2/5-2/7

    5 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    February 5, 2010 Fresh Fest Old School Reunion Tour Arie Crown Theatre at McCormick Place - 2301 S. Lake Shore Drive - Chicago ( Near South Side) 8 p.m. Salt-N-Pepa, Biz Markie, Slick Rick, Doug E. Fresh, Whodini, Big Daddy Kane. On the Run Martyrs' -...

  • Art supplier Pearl closes Chicago store

    1 Feb 2010 | 11:33 am
    Pearl, which bills itself as the world's largest discount art supplier, has closed its store at 225 W. Chicago Ave. in downtown Chicago, part of a national retrenchment claiming nearly half of its stores. The Chicago store closed Jan. 24 and its fixtures...

  • Daley disputes link between Scott investigation and suicide

    31 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    Mayor Richard Daley on Saturday angrily denied that his longtime friend Michael Scott's suicide was related to an investigation into the Chicago school board president's use of a district-issued credit card or a City Hall meeting set up to talk about...

  • River North Chicago Dance Company's Valentine's Weekend Engagement

    22 Jan 2010 | 1:04 pm
    Enjoy a fun Valentine's Weekend filled with music and dance! River North Chicago Dance Company continues its 20th anniversary season with the annual Valentine's Weekend Engagement, Febuary 12 and 13 featuring two world premeirs by in-demand...

  • Weekend Hot Seats 1/15 - 1/17

    15 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    Friday January 15, 2010 Parachute Subterranean - 2011 W. North Ave. - Chicago (Bucktown/Wicker Park) 7:30 p.m. SOLD OUT Safety Suit. Buddy Guy Buddy Guy's Legends - 754 S. Wabash Ave. - Chicago ( South Loop) 9 p.m. With John Primer (SOLD OUT) The...
 
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    Chicago Tribune: Rogers Park

  • Weekend Hot Seats 2/5-2/7

    5 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    February 5, 2010 Fresh Fest Old School Reunion Tour Arie Crown Theatre at McCormick Place - 2301 S. Lake Shore Drive - Chicago ( Near South Side) 8 p.m. Salt-N-Pepa, Biz Markie, Slick Rick, Doug E. Fresh, Whodini, Big Daddy Kane. On the Run Martyrs' -...

  • Smith is the right choice in the 18th

    1 Feb 2010 | 9:00 am
    I respectfully submit that the Tribune missed on its endorsement for the IL House, 18th District. The Tribune should have endorsed Jeff Smith. He stands out as the most qualified candidate. Although all the candidates have strengths, Jeff demonstrates the...

  • 'Fondue Stube' remains open

    29 Jan 2010 | 5:16 pm
    Carol Martorelli has been running the Fondue Stube for three decades, a cozy Swiss dining room in West Rogers Park. "Fondue used to be a big thing in the 70's, now it's just come back a little bit," says Martorelli. But like most good things, Carol felt...

  • OKC

    29 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am

  • Review: Get the fries at Edzo's Burger Shop in Evanston

    27 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    The last time I went to Edzo's Burger Shop in Evanston, I went with a friend and ordered more food than human stomachs should endure. It was so much food that Eddie Lakin, the owner, a jovial egg of a soul, paused, as he rang us up, looked me in the eye...
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    Chicago Tribune: Rolling Meadows

  • Breaking the ice

    29 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    When Marty Trater worked five days a week driving a semi-truck across the country, he rarely had time to devote to his outdoor passion: ice fishing. But in September, Trater, 50, was laid off and now –– when Chicago-area lakes and ponds are...

  • For Figueroa and Dart

    18 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    Cook County primary voters will decide three contested county races beyond the 17 County Board seats and board presidency. Tribune endorsements in these races: Assessor: We said what we think of Joseph Berrios in a Sept. 10 editorial: "If you wanted...

  • Rolling Meadows crime: Man, woman try to steal $500 in razors hidden in cereal box

    15 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    Rolling Meadows police are seeking a man and a woman who fled a grocery after trying to buy a cereal box that they had stuffed with more than $500 in razors, authorities said. The Jan. 2 attempted theft came to light after an employee at Jewel-Osco, 3000...

  • Solar energy: Many suburbs are still in the dark

    15 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    Just before the first snow fell, Harry Ruetschlin climbed up on his garage roof and mounted 12 flexible panels, becoming one of the first residents in his northwest suburb to take the solar plunge. "I've been thinking about this for many years," said...

  • Sam's Club in Rolling Meadows to close

    11 Jan 2010 | 3:21 pm
    Wal-Mart said Monday it will close 10 money-losing Sam's Club stores, including the location in Rolling Meadows, and cut 1,500 jobs to reduce costs. The stores will close Jan. 22. Wal-Mart is also closing stores in Nampa, Idaho; La Quinta, Calif.;...
 
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    Chicago Tribune: Roscoe Village

  • Readers tired of getting nickeled and dimed

    4 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    Carol Morris has some experience with annoying fees. There was the time several years ago when she ordered hamburgers and fries for her family from a restaurant in Vermont. When the bill arrived, there was an extra 20-cent charge. For the pickles. "We...

  • Malaria: Four limbs lost, and then a road to recovery

    27 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am
    THE LAST OF TWO PARTS: Dawn Dubsky contracted malaria during a trip to Africa, and the infection became a personal catastrophe. She has been transferred to the University of Chicago Medical Center for surgery, which will change her life irrevocably....

  • Town house or condo?

    20 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am
    Condo or town house? What's the difference? What should you buy? The differences in these popular types of multifamily housing are substantial and important. Condos and town houses vary in size, cost, ownership and amenities. They appeal to different...

  • Avondale: Ethnically rich, changing in character

    7 Aug 2009 | 12:00 am
    Mark Dobrzycki recalls the Avondale of decades ago. At Northwestern Savings & Loan, a financial institution of the era at Belmont and Milwaukee Avenues, lines stretched out the door Friday evenings, he said. Customers, many of them Polish immigrants, were...

  • Three Morning Fires In Chicago Area

    18 Jun 2009 | 4:51 am
    (WGN-AM)- Firefighters early this morning battled three fires -- one in a single-family home in Logan Square, another in a three-story apartment building in Roscoe Village and a third in an apartment building in South Shore. Fire trucks responded about 2...
 
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    Chicago Tribune: Skokie

  • In the social media spirit

    8 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    Call them blogs on a mission. When religious institutions want to reach out and connect with their believers, they are increasingly tapping into the Internet's enviable connective capabilities — whether it's coaxing young adults to become involved,...

  • Chicago singer attempts a comeback

    7 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    The comeback trail doesn't get much rougher than the journey of Chicagoan Tony Andriacchi. Nearly three years ago -- after spending $50,000 to self-produce a comeback recording -- the great singer woke up with a strangely hoarse throat. A diagnosis of...

  • Father makes heartbreaking trip to Haiti

    7 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    Jean Onelien took last week off work at Sunset Foods in Northbrook and went to Haiti hoping to rescue his daughter. His customers and co-workers cheered him on. One customer, a doctor, said she didn't care whether Maulissa had insurance; bring her in...

  • Adiós a las víctimas de choque fatal

    5 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    Los juguetes de Joshua Molina Jr. están donde los dejó antes del fatal choque que le quitó la vida. En su cuarto, la ropa que recibió como regalo en su primer cumpleaños se quedó sin estrenar. Ayer, el niño fue velado y hoy lo enterrarán; viste un traje...

  • Skokie board considers utility tax levy

    3 Feb 2010 | 6:06 pm
    Skokie residents may see an increase in their utility bills starting May 1. The Skokie Village Board unanimously voted Feb. 1 to draft an ordinance adopting a 5 percent utility tax. The board will vote on the ordinance at its Feb. 16 meeting. The tax,...
 
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    Chicago Tribune: South Shore

  • Unregistered sex offenders roam Chicagoland

    7 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    At age 18, Marcus Dixon choked and raped an 11-year-old. At 22 he molested a 9-year-old shopping in the Chicago dollar store where he worked. At 34, after two stints in prison, he moved in 2007 without telling police, breaking a law requiring sex...

  • Barricade situation ends, man taken into custody

    4 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    An armed man who barricaded himself in a South Shore neighborhood residence was taken into custody by Chicago police shortly before 9:30 a.m., ending the standoff after more than seven hours. No one was apparently hurt. Police had no other immediate...

  • Long-stalled project at South Works site makes incremental progress

    15 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    Neil Bosanko looked out to a massive, empty plot in his blighted South Chicago neighborhood and tried to envision what developers have planned: a multibillion-dollar residential, retail and marina development. "This is symbolically the gate to the...

  • Adding up family's year buying black

    11 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    It's been a year since John and Maggie Anderson embarked on a controversial adventure in empowerment to spend their money exclusively with African-American businesses in 2009. They've learned a few things, not the least of which was that they were a...

  • Teenage Boy Charged With Shooting Another Teen After Robbery Gone Awry

    10 Aug 2009 | 7:07 am
    (WGN-AM)- A 16-year-old Chicago boy has been charged with murdering another teen in what police said appeared to be a "robbery gone bad" in the South Shore neighborhood. Justin Daniels, of the 8600 block of South East End Avenue, was shot in the head...
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  • "Bold and Scary" Motel Hold Up in St. Charles Caught on Tape

    4 Feb 2010 | 8:38 pm
    "Bold and scary," are the words being used to describe an armed robbery at a St. Charles motel. Police are searching for a suspect, but they've got an edge. There is surveillance video to aid in the investigation. The robbery took place last weekend at...

  • Man Arrested for Threatening Bankruptcy Court in Possession of Loaded Gun

    31 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    Ashton R. 0'Dwyer, Jr, 62, was arrested for allegedly sending a threatening communication to the United States Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Louisiana. O'Dwyer was arrested January 29, in the 6000 block of St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans just...

  • Woman Accused Of Killing Child While Sleeping

    29 Jan 2010 | 6:53 pm
    A felony charge is leveled against a Lake St. Louis mother after prosecutors say she was so drunk that she couldnt properly care for her six week old baby boy. The newborn suffocated while the mother was sleeping with him in her bed. 41-year-old Alyssa...

  • Light Up Your Weekend: February 6-7

    29 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    Looking for something to do this weekend? Here are some ways to "Light Up Your Weekend" powered by the Electrical Connection and the IBEW. Saint Louis Symphony Premium Orchestral Program: The Mighty "Eroica" Symphony Date: Feb 5-7 Powell Symphony Hall in...

  • STLMoms: Seeking Sitters

    28 Jan 2010 | 5:43 am
    From snow days to kids getting sic, at the last minute you are tuck wondering what to do with the kids because you still have to get to work. The answer could simply come from your employer. A recent study found working parents miss nine days of work...
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    Chicago Tribune: Streamwood

  • Unregistered sex offenders roam Chicagoland

    7 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    At age 18, Marcus Dixon choked and raped an 11-year-old. At 22 he molested a 9-year-old shopping in the Chicago dollar store where he worked. At 34, after two stints in prison, he moved in 2007 without telling police, breaking a law requiring sex...

  • Nationwide drug gang crackdown nets 12 area arrests

    28 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    An 83-city crackdown on immigrants tied to international drug gangs illustrates how a problem once relegated to Southwest border towns and large cities is steadily growing in smaller communities like Carpentersville and Palatine, U.S. officials in Chicago...

  • ICE les echa la mano

    28 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    Un operativo a nivel nacional del Buró de Vigilancia de Inmigración y Aduanas (ICE) produjo el arresto de 476 miembros de pandillas, sus colaboradores y otros criminales. Así lo anunció ayer John Morton, secretario asistente del Departamento de Seguridad...

  • Oswego East's Sean Gant, left, goes up for a shot against Streamwood 's Marcus Greene.

    26 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am

  • Showing true colors over Haiti

    14 Jan 2010 | 12:55 pm
    In the aftermath of the tragedy of Haiti, two right wing pundits, Rush Limbaugh , possibly an avowed atheist, and Pat Robertson, an unintended Devil's Advocate that pretends to be a Christian, both, once again have shown their true colors. Can there be...
 
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    Chicago Tribune: Union (McHenry, Illinois)

  • Area town named in State of the Union reacts to monumental mention

    28 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    President Obama spoke of the struggles facing many families in Middle-America during his first State of the Union Address last night. He mentioned Galesburg, Illinois by name when discussing people he's heard from who have shouldered more than their share...

  • Read Written Statements From Local Members of Congress On State of the Union

    27 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    U.S. Senator Roland W. Burris Statement on President Obama's State of the Union Address WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Roland W. Burris made the following statement following President Barack Obama's State of the Union Address: "In the midst of an...

  • U.S. Steel Bringing Back Laid Off Workers

    27 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    Good news has surfaced on the job front, as the U.S. Steel Granite City Works is re-hiring laid off workers. U.S. Steel officials started calling workers back in June, and they're still calling. They're delivering welcome news which employees waited a...

  • Midwestern radio ties yield pilot for TV

    6 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    Tribune Co. executives Randy Michaels and Sean Compton may be bringing some of their shock-jock radio connections to television. The Chicago-based media company will soon air a pilot for a TV series featuring liberal Jerry Springer and conservative...

  • 10 banks receive TARP aid

    1 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    The Treasury Department said Thursday that it had pumped $29.3 million into 10 banks, which will be the last to receive investments as part of the taxpayer-funded program to shore up the financial system. The aid comes from the $700-billion financial...
 
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    Chicago Tribune: Uptown

  • Weekend Hot Seats 2/5-2/7

    5 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    February 5, 2010 Fresh Fest Old School Reunion Tour Arie Crown Theatre at McCormick Place - 2301 S. Lake Shore Drive - Chicago ( Near South Side) 8 p.m. Salt-N-Pepa, Biz Markie, Slick Rick, Doug E. Fresh, Whodini, Big Daddy Kane. On the Run Martyrs' -...

  • Chicago police warn of armed robberies in uptown garages

    28 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    Chicago Police are investigating several armed robberies in the city's Uptown neighborhood. The robberies happened between December 18, 2009 and January 25, 2010 in the early evening hours. Police say the robbers would follow victims as they pulled...

  • High-speed rail seen as economic engine in Illinois

    18 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    The residents of Normal, Ill., have one word to describe their community's train station: "Amshack." Don't get them wrong. Amtrak's intercity passenger trains provide essential transportation in central Illinois for the twin cities of Bloomington, which...

  • Weekend Hot Seats 1/15 - 1/17

    15 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    Friday January 15, 2010 Parachute Subterranean - 2011 W. North Ave. - Chicago (Bucktown/Wicker Park) 7:30 p.m. SOLD OUT Safety Suit. Buddy Guy Buddy Guy's Legends - 754 S. Wabash Ave. - Chicago ( South Loop) 9 p.m. With John Primer (SOLD OUT) The...

  • Regarding Harry, at 67

    14 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    At 67, Harrison Ford still retains that roguish, lopsided grin that seems poised somewhere between a sneer and a smirk. He's officially a senior citizen now. His gray hair is thinning slightly and his face is lined with age. But the man who became an icon...
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    Chicago Tribune: Vernon Hills

  • In many cases, Tuesday will decide who's going to Springfield

    31 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    Tuesday's primary election won't change the balance of the Illinois legislature, but most hard-fought Democratic primaries for House and Senate seats in Chicago will determine who goes to Springfield next year. Winning the Democratic primary is...

  • January 25 - 29

    29 Jan 2010 | 6:30 am
    Kristen Chenoweth - Sea World - Whitney Cummings - Peter Fonda - Botanic Backyard - Human Nature - Occidental Brothers Dance Band Tuesday, January 26 Kristen Chenoweth To purchase a copy of the book: A Little Bit Wicked: Life, Love, and Faith in...

  • Walgreens plans to seek permits to sell beer and wine

    28 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    Walgreen Co. is planning to file applications to the city of Chicago on Thursday to sell beer and wine at 18 locations. The Deerfield-based drugstore chain is returning to liquor sales nationwide after getting out of the category in the early 1990s,...

  • ICE les echa la mano

    28 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    Un operativo a nivel nacional del Buró de Vigilancia de Inmigración y Aduanas (ICE) produjo el arresto de 476 miembros de pandillas, sus colaboradores y otros criminales. Así lo anunció ayer John Morton, secretario asistente del Departamento de Seguridad...

  • Nationwide drug gang crackdown nets 12 area arrests

    28 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    An 83-city crackdown on immigrants tied to international drug gangs illustrates how a problem once relegated to Southwest border towns and large cities is steadily growing in smaller communities like Carpentersville and Palatine, U.S. officials in Chicago...
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    Chicago Tribune: Villa Park

  • Behind the man who could be lieutenant governor

    7 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    Scott Lee Cohen sold himself to Democratic primary voters as a shining example of integrity, transparency and business acumen. "Scott is prepared to bring his professional and life experience to the office of lieutenant governor," declared his campaign...

  • Taste of the Tropics

    25 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    Have you had enough cold, snowy, icy, dark days of winter? How about a taste of the tropics right here in Villa Park... orchids as far as the eye can see. (The story begins with beautiful shots of orchids set to the music of Pavarotti) "I actually...

  • Group helps families after a child's death

    22 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    Keaton source edited Balance story for all zones, 1-22 Karen Schwartz, 708-386-3044 Mary Collins's daughter Meghan had been born with hydrocephalus and spina bifida, but the Villa Park woman was stunned when the 4-year-old girl died in her sleep in...

  • Woman guilty of murdering father

    21 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    Christy Lentz's testimony that she fatally shot her father because she feared for her life couldn't outweigh her three different versions of what happened or the two bullet holes in the back of the man's head. "The forensic evidence was overwhelming...

  • Woman found guilty of father's murder

    21 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    Christy Lentz broke down in tears this morning as a DuPage County jury found her guilty of first-degree murder in the death of her father. Jurors, who began deliberations Wednesday, had to decide whether Lentz snuck up behind her father, Michael Lentz,...
 
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    Chicago Tribune: Waukegan

  • ''Boston Legal'' actor was pursuing painting

    4 Feb 2010 | 2:22 pm
    An actor who died in a western Wisconsin crash had recently left acting to pursue painting. Justin Mentell was found Monday morning after his Jeep went down a steep embankment off Highway 39 near Blanchardville and hit two trees. Iowa County sheriff's...

  • Former 'Boston Legal' actor dies in Wis. SUV crash

    3 Feb 2010 | 5:43 am
    An actor who appeared on the TV show "Boston Legal" has been killed in an SUV crash in Wisconsin. The Iowa County Sheriff's Department says Justin Mentell was killed when his SUV went down an embankment off Highway 39 near Blanchardville and hit two...

  • Drug suspect killed and 3 officers injured

    2 Feb 2010 | 4:54 pm
    Illinois State Police and Lake County authorities are investigating a North Chicago traffic stop that led to the injuring of three drug task force officers and the death of a suspect. Illinois State Police Master Sgt. Isaiah Vega said the Lake County...

  • Former 'Boston Legal' actor killed in Wisconsin when his SUV goes down embankment, hits trees

    2 Feb 2010 | 1:33 pm
    DODGEVILLE, Wis. (AP) — An actor who appeared on the TV show "Boston Legal" has been killed in an SUV crash in Wisconsin. The Iowa County Sheriff's Department says Justin Mentell was killed when his SUV went down an embankment off Highway 39 near...

  • Infrequent Metra riders to pay more

    1 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    Metra riders who buy one-way tickets or use weekend passes will be paying a little more starting Monday. So will those late-comers who hustle on board at the last second, coffee in hand, and buy a ticket from the conductor when they could have purchased...
 
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  • Weekend Hot Seats 2/5-2/7

    5 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    February 5, 2010 Fresh Fest Old School Reunion Tour Arie Crown Theatre at McCormick Place - 2301 S. Lake Shore Drive - Chicago ( Near South Side) 8 p.m. Salt-N-Pepa, Biz Markie, Slick Rick, Doug E. Fresh, Whodini, Big Daddy Kane. On the Run Martyrs' -...

  • January 14 - Author Rachel Cosgrove

    7 Jan 2010 | 10:22 am
    Signing: Thursday, January 14 6 p.m.-7 p.m. West Loop Gym 1024 W. Kinzie Chicago To purchase a copy of the book: The Female Body Breakthrough: The Revolutionary Strength-Training Plan for Losing Fat and Getting the Body You Want Visit Rachel's...

  • West Loop morphed from Skid Row to O

    22 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am
    The secret to a long life is knowing when it's time to go. That line from an old Michelle Shocked song was humming in my head Friday as I drove to Harpo Studios in Chicago's West Loop. Oprah Winfrey had just shared the news that she's going. "This...

  • Oprah to end show in 2011

    20 Nov 2009 | 12:00 am
    - "The Oprah Winfrey Show," a broadcast that grew from a local Chicago talk show into the foundation of a multibillion-dollar media empire, will end its run in 2011 after 25 seasons on the air, Winfrey's production company said Thursday night. Winfrey,...

  • Oprah to end talk show in 2011

    19 Nov 2009 | 4:30 pm
    CHICAGO - The Oprah Winfrey Show," an iconic broadcast that began as a local Chicago talk show and grew over two decades into the foundation of a media empire worth billions, will end its run in 2011 after 25 seasons on the air, Winfrey's production...
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    Chicago Tribune: Western Springs

  • George Washington Savings Bank told to shape up

    29 Jan 2010 | 1:19 pm
    George Washington Savings Bank, a $421.5 million-asset thrift established in 1889, has been hit with a cease-and-desist order requiring it to boost its capital levels. The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation last month issued the...

  • For Cook County courts

    14 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    You probably don't know most of the names below. You might not know any of the people running for judge in Cook County. We try to give you a fighting chance to elect judges who will run an honest courtroom, who will serve only justice. The Tribune puts a...

  • Schurz High School tries to get national landmark status

    13 Jan 2010 | 12:00 am
    Schurz High School French teacher Valerie Wadycki said she used to tout the landmark status of the Irving Park building where she worked. For years, Wadycki and school officials believed the school building was on the National Register of Historic...

  • Get your last-minute New Year's Eve reservation

    24 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am
    There are certain things you can count on in Chicago this time of year. Lights up and down Michigan Avenue. The Christmas tree in Daley Plaza. And my annual save-the-tables list. For the uninitiated: Every year I reserve a slew (40-plus) of New Year's...

  • Standing rib roast will have them shouting, 'Dhondra!'

    18 Dec 2009 | 12:00 am
    The other day in the paper, I read a well-written yet highly troubling food story about whether to serve turkey or goose for Christmas dinner. Surely, either is delicious for Thanksgiving. But here's the thing: Do I look like Tiny Tim to you? So if...
 
 
 
 
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    Chicago Tribune: Obituaries

  • Marilyn J. Genz, 1932-2010: Longtime TWA flight attendant flew with soldiers to Vietnam

    7 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm
    As a flight attendant for more than three decades, Marilyn J. Genz flew aboard everything from prop planes to 747s. Over the years, she compiled scrapbooks filled with countless mementos from passengers — tokens of appreciation gathered from celebrities, dignitaries and people all over the world.

  • Robert F. DeFreitas, 1924 – 2010

    5 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm
    Publishing exec kept his cool in 1969 when Cuban hijacker put a gun to his head Robert F. DeFreitas had been shot down over China during a reconnaissance mission and rescued by Chinese allies in World War II.

  • Karen "Katie" Degerberg: 1949-2010

    3 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm
    Nurse well-known in the martial arts community Karen Degerberg was able to mend bones, not break them, which perhaps made her an ideal partner for the owner of a busy North Side martial arts center.

  • Gwendolyn Mastin, 1941-2010

    3 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm
    Started scattered-site housing program for women and children affected by HIV/AIDS Gwendolyn Mastin filled a gap in services to people suffering from HIV/AIDS when she started a scattered-site housing program for women and children affected by the disease in 1991.

  • Carl Hansen, 1926-2010: Former Cook County Board member

    2 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm
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  • Corrections and clarifications, Feb. 5, 2010

    4 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm
    •A story in some preprinted editions of Wednesday's North Chicagoland Extra sections reports that the Evanston City Council voted Monday to close two branch libraries. The council reversed that decision late Wednesday, giving the libraries another six months to find alternate funding. That vote came after Wednesday's Extra story went to press.

  • Corrections and clarifications, Feb. 4, 2010

    2 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm
    •In today's preprinted Play section, the days of operation for Quince restaurant were misstated. The restaurant, at 1625 Hinman Ave. in Evanston, is open for dinner Tuesdays through Sundays, and closed on Mondays.

  • Corrections and clarifications, Feb. 2, 2010

    1 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm
    •A story Monday overstated the amount of additional revenue Metra will receive from raising the penalty for onboard purchase of tickets. That figure is $500,000 a year.

  • Corrections and clarifications, Jan. 30, 2010

    29 Jan 2010 | 10:00 pm
    •A Page 1 story Friday about Illinois' efforts to win Race to the Top funding misstated the eligibility requirements for the federal education grants. States earn additional points in the competition if they set higher learning goals for students; link teacher pay to student test scores; create more charter schools; and overhaul failing schools. But they are not mandated to do so in order to apply.

  • Corrections and clarifications, Jan. 29, 2010

    28 Jan 2010 | 10:00 pm
    A story in the Play section Thursday about Transistor, an eclectic shop and hangout in Chicago, had several errors. The shop does not sell custom-crafted guitar pedals. The customer who said Transistor "is entrepreneurial, artistic activism" was incorrectly identified; the speaker was Joe Shanahan. The shop was not inspired by a visit to Berlin. And a photo caption incorrectly identified a light fixture as circa 1960s; the fixture is actually a contemporary work.
 
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