"Chicago Tribune" Reader

"Chicago Tribune" Reader

Girl tasered by cop at Northwest side high school

Posted: 19 Nov 2010 05:07 PM PST

Celebrity Romance: Buzz Week in Review (The Newsroom)

Posted: 19 Nov 2010 05:13 PM PST

The Newsroom - If you're a celebrity in a relationship, then guess what? The Internet wants to know every little detail. This past week, there was plenty of celeb news to keep Web searchers happy. A pop princess got engaged, a TV personality …

Ex-White Sox scout pleads not guilty in kickback probe

Posted: 19 Nov 2010 03:13 PM PST

A former scout for the Chicago White Sox pleaded not guilty Friday to charges he took kickbacks from baseball prospects in Latin America.

Neighborhood adopts holiday guest

Posted: 19 Nov 2010 03:31 PM PST

Wild turkey finds home on a Bartlett cul-de-sac full of adoring residents

Human-turkey relations, historically complex, are particularly strained this time of year, and for good reason. Most interactions end badly for the bird. But one wild turkey went against tradition and found a home on a Bartlett cul-de-sac full of adoring residents.

Girl, 6, among 3 shot in Westmont

Posted: 19 Nov 2010 04:34 PM PST

Chicago cop not guilty of beating drug suspect

Posted: 19 Nov 2010 01:10 PM PST

Can a parking garage be 'green'?

Posted: 19 Nov 2010 09:32 AM PST

Blair Kamin: The Greenway Self Park is a handsome addition to the cityscape. The decoration seems designed to remove guilt from the act of driving. "At least I'm parking my energy-sucking SUV in a building that's saving Mother Earth," customers can assure themselves.

Woman, 13-year-old boy killed in Roseland crash

Posted: 19 Nov 2010 03:00 PM PST

TSA: Pilots will skip some security checks

Posted: 19 Nov 2010 05:30 PM PST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Transportation Security Administration has agreed to allow airline pilots to skip security scanning and pat-downs, pilot organizations said Friday.

Joe Scarborough suspended

Posted: 19 Nov 2010 12:41 PM PST

NEW YORK (AP) — MSNBC says it's suspending morning host Joe Scarborough for two days without pay for making political contributions to four Republican candidates.

CBS 2 reporter acquitted of assaulting commentator

Posted: 19 Nov 2010 12:05 PM PST

The God of Cubing (The Newsroom)

Posted: 19 Nov 2010 03:30 AM PST

The Newsroom - Quick â€" what can you do in 6.77 seconds? Tie your shoes? Tweet? Chug a beer? Try solving a Rubik's Cube in that time â€" without taking it apart and putting it back together. (Admit it: You know you've done …

Judge reprimanded for special hearing for political ally

Posted: 19 Nov 2010 11:35 AM PST

Chevy to sell Volt in Chicago by mid-2012

Posted: 19 Nov 2010 11:36 AM PST

More than 10,000 ground zero workers settle with city

Posted: 19 Nov 2010 05:30 PM PST

NEW YORK (AP) — More than 10,000 workers exposed to the tons of toxic dust that blanketed ground zero after the World Trade Center fell have ended their bruising legal fight with New York City and joined a settlement worth at least $625 million, officials said Friday.

Metra air quality tests conducted on Rock Island line

Posted: 19 Nov 2010 11:05 AM PST

Wrong-way Wrigley

Posted: 18 Nov 2010 10:27 PM PST

Safety concerns prompted the Big Ten to announce that only the west end zone at Wrigley Field will be used during Saturday's Northwestern-Illinois game. The east end is too close to a brick wall.

75-year-old woman dies in Elgin house fire

Posted: 19 Nov 2010 11:50 AM PST

Nod from Oprah overwhelms Groupon

Posted: 19 Nov 2010 11:52 AM PST

Chicago-based daily deals company Groupon said its Web site is back to normal after the combination of an Oprah Winfrey mention and a popular deal with retailer Nordstrom Rack caused traffic problems.

Cancer cluster: Village waits, worries

Posted: 18 Nov 2010 07:10 PM PST

With no answer from a court, McCullom Lake residents wonder if their fears of a cancer cluster are founded

Residents of McCullom Lake allege a chemical plant polluted the water and air, causing dozens of people to develop brain tumors. Eighteen contracted malignant brain tumors and 13 contracted benign brain tumors, documents show.