"Chicago Tribune" Reader

"Chicago Tribune" Reader


White House defends TSA techniques, weighs concerns

Posted: 22 Nov 2010 02:06 PM PST

The techniques are necessary to protect the public against current terror threats, the administration says, trying to quell complaints before the busy Thanksgiving travel season.

The White House on Monday defended the use of body scanners and aggressive pat-downs to screen air travelers as necessary against current terror threats as officials sought to quell a firestorm of complaints before the busy Thanksgiving travel weekend.

Emanuel's tenant, Burris file for mayor

Posted: 22 Nov 2010 02:55 PM PST

Rob Halpin, the man who refused to leave Rahm Emanuel's home when Emanuel returned from Washington, filed to run for Chicago mayor. The other surprise: A group trying to draft U.S. Roland Burris filed on his behalf.

Bride-to-be moves on after tragic prank (The Newsroom)

Posted: 22 Nov 2010 01:43 PM PST

The Newsroom - A few weeks before her wedding day, Rachelle Friedman went out for her bachelorette party with some close friends last May. After a night out on the town, the group went to the home of Rachelle's best friend. The friend …

JFK: The Photos You’ve Never Seen (The Newsroom)

Posted: 22 Nov 2010 01:09 PM PST

Well before he secured the party's nomination at the Democratic convention in July, Kennedy speaks to a small crowd in West Virginia, April, 1960. (Hank Walker/TIME & LIFE Pictures)The Newsroom - On November 8, 1960, John F. Kennedy was elected president of the United States, defeating Richard Nixon in one of the closest national elections of the 20th century. At 43, Kennedy was (and remains) the youngest person elected to the รข€¦


Indiana prosecutors receive 'voluminous' report from Notre Dame

Posted: 22 Nov 2010 11:55 AM PST

St. Joseph County prosecutors have received a police report from Notre Dame involving an allegation of a sexual attack by a football player more than two months ago, officials said.

White House: Body scan concerns to be considered

Posted: 21 Nov 2010 10:56 PM PST

Ryan's attorneys argue for his release

Posted: 22 Nov 2010 03:55 PM PST

Attorneys for George Ryan today argued that the disgraced former governor should be released from prison now that the Supreme Court has redefined the law behind his 2006 corruption conviction.

More than 300 killed in Cambodian festival stampede

Posted: 22 Nov 2010 05:08 PM PST

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Thousands of Cambodians celebrating a water festival on an island in a river in the capital stampeded Monday night, leaving at least 190 people dead and the area littered with hundreds of injured. As the panic grew, the crowd tried to flee over a bridge, and many fell over its sides into the water.

Golf cart death still under investigation

Posted: 21 Nov 2010 10:00 PM PST

Feds: Retired Chicago cop worked for drug ring

Posted: 21 Nov 2010 10:49 PM PST

Report: Nuclear weapons drivers sometimes got drunk

Posted: 22 Nov 2010 01:40 PM PST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Government agents hired to drive nuclear weapons and components in trucks sometimes got drunk on the job, including an incident last year when two agents were detained by police at a local bar during a convoy mission, according to a report Monday by the U.S. Energy Department's watchdog.

Jury convicts man in 2001 murder of intern Chandra Levy

Posted: 22 Nov 2010 02:22 PM PST

WASHINGTON (AP) — A jury has found Salvadoran immigrant Ingmar Guandique (gwahn-DEE'-kay) guilty of murdering Washington intern Chandra Levy back in 2001, when her disappearance became a national sensation.

What's the holdup?

Posted: 21 Nov 2010 04:12 PM PST

Work on both projects seems to move slowly

Hilkevitch: Will the construction barrels ever go away on the always-busy downtown section of the Kennedy Expressway, where entrance and exit ramps have been reconfigured?

Former Shriver aide joins first lady's team

Posted: 22 Nov 2010 07:48 AM PST

Toddler dies after falling from luxury suite after Lakers game

Posted: 22 Nov 2010 04:04 PM PST

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A toddler has died after falling 50 feet from a luxury suite at the Los Angeles Lakers game against the Golden State Warriors in the Staples Center arena.

Daniel Day-Lewis prepares for 'Lincoln'

Posted: 22 Nov 2010 07:32 AM PST

Academy Award-winning actor Daniel Day-Lewis is preparing for his role as Abraham Lincoln by visiting the state where the former president began his political career.

Netflix raises prices, offers stream-only service

Posted: 22 Nov 2010 06:11 AM PST

Police respond to beeping package near Michigan Ave.

Posted: 22 Nov 2010 07:21 AM PST

Thunderstorms, tornadoes hit region

Posted: 22 Nov 2010 05:19 PM PST

Rough weather hit the Chicago area this afternoon, with severe thunderstorms rolling through the west and northwest suburbs and with reports of tornado touchdowns in McHenry County and one that blew a school bus off the road near Rockford.

Police raid pot-growing operation on South Side

Posted: 22 Nov 2010 05:19 AM PST