"Chicago Tribune" Reader

"Chicago Tribune" Reader


U.S. may seek extradition of WikiLeaks founder

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 05:26 PM PST

Assange could face espionage and other charges, but prosecutors would face a 1st Amendment test.

Angry over the bombardment of leaks of classified material, top Obama administration officials are considering filing an extradition request to have WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange face criminal charges, possibly for espionage.

Elizabeth Edwards dies at 61

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 03:30 PM PST

A family friend says Elizabeth Edwards, the estranged wife of former Democratic senator and presidential candidate John Edwards, has died of cancer.

Elizabeth Edwards dies at 61

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 02:29 PM PST

Elizabeth Edwards was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2004, when her husband was running for vice president with John Kerry. The couple's marriage unraveled years later when it was revealed that John Edwards was having an affair with a campaign aide.

A family friend says Elizabeth Edwards has died of cancer. The friend says the estranged wife of former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards died in North Carolina Tuesday morning.

Word of Elizabeth Edwards stirs the Web (The Newsroom)

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 02:26 PM PST

Elizabeth Edwards arrives at the 'Stand Up To Cancer' television event at Sony Studios in Culver City, Calif., on Friday, Sept. 10, 2010.  (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)The Newsroom - Elizabeth Edwards, 61, has died after a long battle with breast cancer. She will be remembered as many things: political wife, author, health care activist, cancer patient. But perhaps most poignantly, she was a mother. When the estranged wife of รข€¦


Elizabeth Edwards dies at 61

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 02:22 PM PST

A family friend says Elizabeth Edwards has died of cancer. The friend says the estranged wife of former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards died in North Carolina Tuesday morning.

Fire at Northlake gentleman's club

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 01:58 PM PST

Obama defends tax-cut deal

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 12:57 PM PST

At a news conference in the White House, the president says he had to give ground in order to assist the middle class. "On the Republican side, this is their holy grail -- these tax cuts for the wealthy," he says.

Obama defends tax-cut deal, says he's still opposed to 'high-end' cuts

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 12:27 PM PST

At a news conference in the White House, the president says he had to give ground in order to assist the middle class. 'On the Republican side, this is their holy grail -- these tax cuts for the wealthy,' he says.

Reporting from Washington -- Facing a sharp backlash from his liberal base, President Obama on Tuesday defended the tax deal he reached with Republican lawmakers and sought to ease concerns he is unwilling to fight to protect his core principles.

Microsoft plans 'do not track' feature in browser

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 12:12 PM PST

Parents of injured boy sue aluminum bat maker

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 12:16 PM PST

Teen on trial in fatal Fenger beating

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 11:54 AM PST

Spectators sobbed today as the videotape of a fatal beating of a Fenger High School student was played at the trial of a 15-year-old charged in the boy's death. The defendant's attorney argued that his client's punch was not a fatal blow and that he should be acquitted.

Blackhawks' Kane to be sidelined up to 3 weeks

Posted: 06 Dec 2010 10:19 PM PST

'Robin Hood' banker gets 63 months for fraud

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 09:22 AM PST

City weighs burglar-zapping fences

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 12:45 PM PST

Would-be burglars could get jolted if they try to scale fences at some Chicago businesses under a proposal that gained steam in the City Council today.

Photos: The attack on Pearl Harbor (The Newsroom)

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 09:30 AM PST

The Newsroom - "Yesterday, December 7, 1941 -- a date which will live in infamy -- the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan ... No matter how long it may …

Police expand Taser use on Chicago streets

Posted: 06 Dec 2010 06:22 PM PST

Number of offenders shot rises sharply

A new report shows that Chicago police used Tasers to subdue nearly 700 offenders over 12 recent months, a dramatic increase that reflects the department's decision earlier this year to expand its use of the weapons.

UPS to require ID for shipping

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 06:26 AM PST

One billion $100 bills quarantined; printing flaw

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 07:54 AM PST

The government said it will need to check more than 1 billion new $100 bills because of production problems that have left unwanted creases in many of the notes.

Widow sues Boeing over Kuwait airport death

Posted: 06 Dec 2010 08:05 PM PST

Worker died in fall from jet he was unloading in Kuwait

The widow of an Arlington Heights man who died in 2009 after a fall while unloading a jet at Kuwait International Airport sued Boeing Co. Monday for allegedly failing to provide protective equipment.

1 dead, 1 injured in Bellwood shooting

Posted: 06 Dec 2010 10:59 PM PST