"Chicago Tribune" Reader

"Chicago Tribune" Reader

Emanuel would tap special tax funds for more police

Posted: 21 Nov 2010 04:20 PM PST

Experience opens some job doors

Posted: 21 Nov 2010 10:00 PM PST

Staffing agencies filling temporary and part-time jobs as economy tries to get in gear

Is experience back in vogue on the job market? Peoria-based Advanced Technology Services and others are hiring older workers to train and mentor younger employees and to provide temporary staffing.

Burroughs, DuSable founder, dies

Posted: 21 Nov 2010 04:28 PM PST

Dr. Margaret Burroughs, the principal founder of the DuSable Museum of African American History on the South Side, died today at 95. She was also a longtime commissioner of the Chicago Park District. Her passing brought kind words from President Barack Obama: "Our thoughts and prayers go out to Dr. Burroughs' family and loved ones. Her legacy will live on in Chicago and around the world."

Notre Dame coach defends program

Posted: 21 Nov 2010 12:32 PM PST

Notre Dame football coach Brian Kelly today defended his program's and the university's handling of a sexual attack allegation levied two months ago against one of his players by a freshman at St. Mary's college who apparently later killed herself.

Ex-Playboy model Bembenek dies; was convicted of murder

Posted: 21 Nov 2010 11:48 AM PST

A former Milwaukee police officer and Playboy Club model who gained national notoriety after she was convicted of murder and then escaped from prison has died in Oregon. Laurie Bembenek was 52.

Historic change seen in condom stand

Posted: 21 Nov 2010 11:35 AM PST

Vatican officials insist it's nothing "revolutionary," but to many other people Pope Benedict XVI's recent comments regarding condom use mark an important moment in the battle against AIDS and an effort by the pope to burnish his image and legacy.

5 with Chicago connections named Rhodes Scholars

Posted: 20 Nov 2010 10:22 PM PST

Scientist: North Korea has secretly built uranium facility

Posted: 21 Nov 2010 05:34 PM PST

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — In secret and with remarkable speed, North Korea has built a new, highly sophisticated facility to enrich uranium, according to an American nuclear scientist, raising fears that the North is ramping up its atomic program despite international pressure.

Thank you for not smoking

Posted: 19 Nov 2010 03:25 PM PST

Renters will pay more to live in smoke-free buildings

Even in the absence of legislation, smoking increasingly is becoming a no-no in Chicago rental apartments. A new survey concluded that about a third of all renters in the city would be willing to pay more to live in smoke-free buildings.

Al-Qaida boast: Bleeding enemy to death by 1,000 cuts

Posted: 21 Nov 2010 04:10 AM PST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula is promising more small-scale attacks like its attempts to bomb two U.S.-bound cargo planes, which it likens to bleeding its enemy to death by a thousand cuts, in a special edition of the Yemeni-based group's English on-line magazine, Inspire.

Notre Dame allegation raises questions

Posted: 20 Nov 2010 10:00 PM PST

Northbrook student apparently killed herself days after telling campus police she had been sexually attacked by football player

A 19-year-old Northbrook woman died of an apparent suicide nine days after telling University of Notre Dame police that she had been sexually attacked by a football player in a dorm room, the Tribune has learned.

Carol Moseley Braun kicks off campaign for mayor

Posted: 20 Nov 2010 07:19 PM PST

Seizing on a message she used two decades ago in her historic run for the U.S. Senate, Carol Moseley Braun announced Saturday she was running for Chicago mayor to be a voice for the unheard and an advocate for the underrepresented.

Toddler playing with lighter blamed for Cicero fire

Posted: 20 Nov 2010 06:34 PM PST

No serious injuries, but bedroom destroyed

A toddler set a mattress on fire that then gutted the bedroom of a home in Cicero, a spokesman for the near west suburb said Saturday.

Wrigley: In line with other stadium deals

Posted: 19 Nov 2010 10:00 PM PST

Tom Ricketts' plan to upgrade Wrigley follows long line of other sports franchise owners who sought, received taxpayers' help

Tom Ricketts' plan to upgrade Wrigley Field follows a long line of other sports franchise owners who sought and received taxpayers' help. He wants public money to fund a more than $200 million renovation. It's not clear whether he will get it.

Obama to TSA: Can screening be less intrusive?

Posted: 21 Nov 2010 01:49 AM PST

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — President Barack Obama has asked security officials whether there's a less intrusive way to screen U.S. airline passengers than the pat-downs and body scans causing a holiday-season uproar.

Track work brings overnight CTA changes

Posted: 20 Nov 2010 08:04 PM PST

Democrats divided on Obama's political tactic

Posted: 20 Nov 2010 10:00 PM PST

Liberals want Obama to confront Republicans more directly, and moderates what him to work more cooperatively. The president seems to be leaning toward the latter.

After the wreckage of the midterm election,

Once more into the brining bag

Posted: 20 Nov 2010 10:00 PM PST

Groveling and holiday safety win out, so instructions for a moist turkey are offered one last time

Kass: Last year, in the week before Thanksgiving, I made a solemn promise to you faithful readers...so here are instructions for a moist turkey, offered one last time.