"Chicago Tribune" Reader

"Chicago Tribune" Reader

RTA: Senior free-ride cards being abused

Posted: 29 Nov 2010 04:04 PM PST

Armed student has 24 hostages in Wis. high school

Posted: 29 Nov 2010 05:56 PM PST

MARINETTE, Wis. (AP) -- An emergency management official in Wisconsin says an armed student has taken hostages inside a high school classroom in Marinette.

Chicago a likely player in bid for Obama presidential library

Posted: 29 Nov 2010 03:17 PM PST

Likely competitor U. of C. calls discussion 'premature'

— The University of Chicago won't even admit that it's interested in serving as the home for Barack Obama's presidential library, but a rival 4,000 miles away is already saying "aloha."

Questions about mayoral bid by Emanuel's renter

Posted: 29 Nov 2010 02:30 PM PST

Parolee charged in slayings of Chicago cop, ex-CHA officer

Posted: 29 Nov 2010 05:00 PM PST

Timothy Herring Jr., 19, left, on parole for armed robbery has been charged with the fatal shootings of Chicago Police Officer Michael Flisk and former Chicago Housing Authority officer Stephen Peters in a Southeast Side alley last week. The suspect lives across the alley from the shooting.

Daley taking applications to finish aldermen's terms

Posted: 29 Nov 2010 01:49 PM PST

Soldier Field death ruled an accident

Posted: 29 Nov 2010 01:19 PM PST

The death of a Woodstock man who plunged from a Soldier Field ledge during the Bears-Eagles game has been ruled an accident. An autopsy found that Stuart Haverty, 23, died from multiple injuries.

U.S. tries to contain damage from WikiLeaks disclosures

Posted: 29 Nov 2010 05:10 PM PST

The Obama administration orders an investigation of the handling of diplomatic cables as it tries to demonstrate that it has not lost control of its confidential information.

WASHINGTON – Stung by the release of hundreds of diplomatic cables, the Obama administration today ordered an investigation of the handling of dispatches that reveal behind-the-scenes diplomacy in candid detail that has embarrassed both the United States and foreign powers.

$2.7M settlement in death tied to faulty Lakeview porch

Posted: 29 Nov 2010 12:25 PM PST

Iran: Computer worm affected nuclear program

Posted: 29 Nov 2010 03:19 PM PST

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's president has confirmed for the first time that a computer worm affected centrifuges in the country's uranium enrichment program.

Chicago teacher gets national educator award

Posted: 29 Nov 2010 11:42 AM PST

Lip fixed, Obama returns to lineup

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 10:00 PM PST

Two days after he was elbowed in the mouth while playing basketball, President Barack Obama, whose stitched lower lip was evident today (left), was back on the court -- albeit with his daughters.

Conflict between Kraft and Starbucks escalates

Posted: 29 Nov 2010 08:44 AM PST

Kirk to take Senate seat today

Posted: 29 Nov 2010 03:01 AM PST

Leslie Nielsen dies at 84

Posted: 29 Nov 2010 07:49 AM PST

Clinton says leaked documents attack the world

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 10:57 PM PST

Obama announces pay freeze for federal employees

Posted: 29 Nov 2010 05:56 PM PST

WASHINGTON (AP) — A White House official says President Barack Obama will announce a pay freeze for federal employees Monday.

Pentagon to release report on repeal of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ (The Starting Point)

Posted: 29 Nov 2010 05:54 AM PST

US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (L) and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Michael Mullen speak during a press briefing at the Pentagon in March 2010. Mullen has been an outspoken and sometimes emotional advocate of lifting the military's The Starting Point - The Starting Point is a snapshot of the news that occurred overnight and a preview of the stories we expect to cover today. Featured story A long-awaited Pentagon report on the impact of lifting the ban on gays serving openly …

Kirk to take Senate seat today

Posted: 29 Nov 2010 03:01 AM PST

3 hurt as vehicle crashes into wall in River North

Posted: 29 Nov 2010 02:25 AM PST