"Chicago Tribune" Reader

"Chicago Tribune" Reader

Hundreds pose for Naperville's holiday card

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 04:02 PM PST

Entire city invited, but 500 show up for photo op

Hundreds of people came together Friday to create Naperville's own version of peace on Earth.

Hundreds pose for Naperville's holiday card

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 02:56 PM PST

Suspect sought in Thanksgiving killing of teen

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 03:13 PM PST

Police believe Back of the Yards slaying was gang-related

Chicago police were searching for a hooded gunman who killed a 16-year-old boy and wounded his companion on Thanksgiving.

Bartlett teen killed in squirrel hunting accident

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 03:21 PM PST

Authorities in Ogle County believe shooting was accidental

Authorities in Ogle County are investigating the apparently accidental shooting Wednesday morning of a 17-year-old boy from Bartlett during a hunting trip with two other teens, according to a statement from the Ogle County sheriff's office.

U.S. says Wikileaks' diplomatic cables will put lives at risk

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 01:48 PM PST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration on Friday condemned as "irresponsible" the expected release of classified diplomatic cables by the Wikileaks website and warned it will endanger "lives and interests."

On-duty cop and ex-officer shot, killed

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 05:27 PM PST

Two people were shot and killed on the South Side this afternoon, a Chicago police officer and a former police officer with the Chicago Housing Authority. The on-duty officer, 46-year-old Michael Flisk, was a 20-year member of the department with a wife and four children.

Lawyer files to bump Emanuel off ballot

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 03:30 PM PST

A veteran election attorney on Friday filed paperwork to try to knock Rahm Emanuel off the ballot, setting up a long-expected legal challenge that could dominate the Chicago mayor's race through Christmas.

Bartlett teen killed in squirrel hunting accident

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 12:11 PM PST

Obama gets 12 stitches after lip cut

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 02:18 PM PST

President Barack Obama needed 12 stitches after being elbowed in the mouth during a basketball game this morning with members of his family and Reggie Love, his personal aide, according to the White House.

North Korea's artillery, rhetoric keep tensions high

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 10:00 PM PST

Explosions from training exercises in North Korea send residents of Yeonpyeong Island scurrying for cover. North Korea issues threats amid high tensions over joint U.S.-South Korea war games beginning Sunday.

The distant rumble of artillery practice in North Korea sent shell-shocked residents of Yeonpyeong Island scurrying to their bomb shelters Friday as a U.S. aircraft carrier cruised toward the region for military exercises this weekend.

Russia wants to join World Trade Organization in 2011

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 10:26 PM PST

Illness outbreaks force cleaning of Winnetka schools

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 09:40 AM PST

The National Dog Show (The Newsroom)

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 09:52 AM PST

The Newsroom - For the ninth straight year, The National Dog Show Presented by Purina brought the wonderfulness of man's best friend into America's living rooms (NBC) on Thanksgiving Day following the Macy's Parade. Some 2,000 dogs from 160-plus breeds competed for Best …

WikiLeaks has a new batch of classified files

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 10:00 PM PST

The documents, believed to include thousands of diplomatic cables between the U.S. and other countries, could be released this weekend. The State Department says international relations could be harmed.

Officials at U.S. embassies and consulates are warning allies and combing through sensitive documents in advance of an expected new release of classified files from the Internet gadfly WikiLeaks.

Bail revoked for Frankfort teen in fatal crash

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 10:00 PM PST

Joseph Brynda arrested on burglary charges

Following a recent incident, a judge has revoked bail for a Frankfort teen who was allegedly high, texting and driving with his knees when he fatally struck a Blue Island man walking to the Tinley Park train station after work.

Tinley Park ordinance to target rogue cabdrivers

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 10:00 PM PST

Tinley Park is cracking down on rogue taxi drivers who have found a niche in using unregulated fare rates to take advantage of concert-goers at its 28,000-seat amphitheater.

North Korea warns region is on brink of war

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 06:50 AM PST

North Korea warned Friday that U.S.-South Korean plans for military maneuvers put the peninsula on the brink of war, and appeared to launch its own artillery drills within sight of an island it showered with a deadly barrage this week.

Early birds catch the deals

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 11:45 AM PST

Millions of shoppers bundled up and headed out before dawn today for Black Friday deals.

Saving lives, and souls, his way

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 03:02 PM PST

Unconventional minister helps addicts and homeless, but stirs controversy among neighbors

Angelo Valdes is not your typical minister. He never entered the seminary. He is a former cocaine addict. And he wears a black cutoff T-shirt with the words, "Your approval means nothing to me."

Police to crack down on illegal parkers at malls

Posted: 25 Nov 2010 10:00 PM PST

State to crack down on illegal parkers

As holiday shoppers flock to the malls this weekend, state law enforcement will crack down on those who illegally park in spots designated for people with disabilities.