"Chicago Tribune" Reader

"Chicago Tribune" Reader

Stroger departs, defends tax hike

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 05:41 PM PST

Cook County Board President Todd Stroger defended his one-term legacy at his final meeting today, saying he s most proud of pushing through a sales tax increase and lauding the job performance of a cousin whose resignation he forced during a hiring scandal.

Man gets 52 years in fatal beating of friend's toddler

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 03:52 PM PST

A Morris man who brutally beat his former best friend's 2-year-old son to death after starting an affair with the man's wife was sentenced to 52 years in prison Wednesday.

Man gets 52 years in fatal beating of friend's toddler

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 04:21 PM PST

Remaining Cabrini-Green families get 10 days to leave

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 02:42 PM PST

Attorney for 1 resident says CHA's offer of temporary housing inappropriate for family of 7

A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the two remaining families living in a Cabrini-Green high-rise to move out of the building within 10 days, allowing the Chicago Housing Authority to move forward with demolition plans.

Bank giants leaned heavily on Fed in financial crisis

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 03:36 PM PST

Hobbs: Prosecutors forced confession in girls' slayings

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 04:50 PM PST

Debt panel report warns of fiscal 'reckoning'

Posted: 30 Nov 2010 10:15 PM PST

The bipartisan panel's recommendations include a cap on discretionary spending, Social Security reforms and an overhaul of the tax code. A final vote on the plan is set for Friday.

The bipartisan debt commission issued its final report Wednesday, warning that without the sacrifices it calls for, a fiscal "reckoning will be sure and the devastation severe."

Man shot in Uptown neighborhood

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 01:09 PM PST

Remaining Cabrini-Green families get 10 days to leave

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 01:25 PM PST

The Fast Fix: Comeback Time? (The Newsroom)

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 12:38 PM PST

The Newsroom - Three things President Obama needs to do to get his mojo back
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Man sentenced for 1981 road-rage killing

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 12:23 PM PST

Family gets fallen Marine's belongings

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 11:53 AM PST

The Northwest Indiana businessman under fire for trying to sell personal effects from a local Marine killed in Afghanistan handed the items over to the Marine's family today.

Illinois Senate approves civil unions

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 01:32 PM PST

Civil unions for same-sex couples would be allowed in Illinois under historic legislation the state Senate swiftly sent today to Gov. Pat Quinn.

Danny Davis gets coveted top spot on mayoral ballot

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 12:13 PM PST

GOP threatens to block bills until tax cuts extended

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 02:49 PM PST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans threatened Wednesday to block virtually all legislation until expiring tax cuts are extended and a bill is passed to fund the federal government, vastly complicating Democratic attempts to leave their own stamp on the final days of the post-election Congress.

Feds push for new online privacy protections

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 09:22 AM PST

The government is advocating safeguards for online privacy, including a "do not track" list, which would keep browsers' web surfing private.

'He was an irreplaceable man'

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 11:11 AM PST

Hundreds of officers in dress blues were outside St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Church this morning, black bands on their badges, as they paid their final respects to slain Chicago Police Officer Michael Flisk.

Chicago gets first measurable snowfall of season

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 08:39 AM PST

Fear silenced victim -- until cop slain

Posted: 30 Nov 2010 10:15 PM PST

Victim in previous shooting steps forward

Fernando Townsend was shot in June but refused to identify the gunman, fearing retaliation. He changed his mind when a Chicago police officer and a former Chicago Housing Authority officer were killed last week by the same shooter, police say.

Deficit panel calls for major tax, spending changes

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 06:26 AM PST