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- Embattled GOP chairman Steele plans to run again
- Preckwinkle: Halt 'nonessential' spending to save millions
- U.S. diplomat Holbrooke is dead
- Quinn taps top aide with Blagojevich, Rezko ties
- Brookfield Zoo lays off 11, closes 2 exhibits
- Tax cuts clear Senate; Obama urges House to follow suit
- Sources: Gun linked to 'honeybee killer'
- Daughter of ex-Minn. AG found dead in Chicago
- Cook Co. boss targets 'non-essential' contracts
- Polls: Americans back tax-cut package
- Medal of Honor recipient: Award honors all who served
- Big Ten football: New logo, names
- Federal judge strikes down Obama health care reform
- Chicago's bus shelter designer wins big architecture prize
- Emanuel's wife won't have to testify at residency hearing
- YouTube lets users decide on terrorism-related videos
- Bears snowed under by Brady, Pats
- Car crashes into Buffalo Grove kindergarten
- State to offer sales tax amnesty for online shoppers
- Geminid meteor shower expected to offer dazzling display (The Starting Point)
| Embattled GOP chairman Steele plans to run again Posted: 13 Dec 2010 05:55 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Embattled GOP Republican Party chairman Michael Steele announced Monday that he will seek a second term despite a rocky two years marked by allegations of financial mismanagement and frequent verbal gaffes.  |
| Preckwinkle: Halt 'nonessential' spending to save millions Posted: 13 Dec 2010 04:16 PM PST Board president suggests saving on hospital renovations Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle on Monday put a halt to a host of "nonessential" projects and services. She estimated the move could save tens of millions of dollars during the current budget year.  |
| U.S. diplomat Holbrooke is dead Posted: 13 Dec 2010 05:55 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Richard Holbrooke, a brilliant and feisty U.S. diplomat who wrote part of the Pentagon Papers, was the architect of the 1995 Bosnia peace plan and served as President Barack Obama's special envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan, died Monday, the State Department said. He was 69.  |
| Quinn taps top aide with Blagojevich, Rezko ties Posted: 13 Dec 2010 04:08 PM PST  |
| Brookfield Zoo lays off 11, closes 2 exhibits Posted: 13 Dec 2010 03:59 PM PST  |
| Tax cuts clear Senate; Obama urges House to follow suit Posted: 13 Dec 2010 03:06 PM PST The House could consider the compromise legislation by midweek. Congress' failure to pass the proposal by Friday would mean higher taxes for nearly every U.S. taxpayer. President Obama's tax cuts proposal appeared ready to cross its first major hurdle Monday, as the Senate was set to advance the $848-billion package, a victory for the White House that puts pressure now on reluctant House Democrats to accept the compromise plan.  |
| Sources: Gun linked to 'honeybee killer' Posted: 13 Dec 2010 03:55 PM PST Sources told the Tribune that ballistics testing on the gun found at the scene of a shooting at an Orland Park tanning salon this weekend show it was the same gun used in October shootings in Illinois and Indiana.  |
| Daughter of ex-Minn. AG found dead in Chicago Posted: 13 Dec 2010 01:01 PM PST  |
| Cook Co. boss targets 'non-essential' contracts Posted: 13 Dec 2010 12:29 PM PST  |
| Polls: Americans back tax-cut package Posted: 12 Dec 2010 10:13 PM PST As the Senate gears up for a test vote, polls by Pew Research Center and Washington Post-ABC News show Democrats, Republicans and independents favor the tax-cut compromise by President Obama and Republicans. As the Senate gears up for a key vote on the package to extend tax cuts, polls released Monday showed that the American people, regardless of political party or persuasion, strongly favored the agreement hammered out by the Obama administration and Republicans.  |
| Medal of Honor recipient: Award honors all who served Posted: 13 Dec 2010 01:00 PM PST  |
| Big Ten football: New logo, names Posted: 13 Dec 2010 03:59 PM PST Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany said the conference wanted football division names that reflected the league's past and future. They chose: "Legends" and "Leaders."  |
| Federal judge strikes down Obama health care reform Posted: 13 Dec 2010 01:07 PM PST RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- A federal judge in Virginia has declared the Obama administration's health care reform law unconstitutional.  |
| Chicago's bus shelter designer wins big architecture prize Posted: 13 Dec 2010 09:00 AM PST  |
| Emanuel's wife won't have to testify at residency hearing Posted: 13 Dec 2010 02:08 PM PST  |
| YouTube lets users decide on terrorism-related videos Posted: 12 Dec 2010 07:49 PM PST The company has been under fire from lawmakers for refusing to prescreen militant speeches and propaganda videos. Now users can mark such uploads for removal. Nudity. Sexual activity. Animal abuse. All are reasons YouTube users can flag a video for removal from the website. Add a new category: promotes terrorism.  |
| Bears snowed under by Brady, Pats Posted: 13 Dec 2010 08:45 AM PST Brad Biggs' 10 thoughts on the game: "Unfortunately for the Bears, they did more laying down than fighting in the 36-7 loss to the New England Patriots."  |
| Car crashes into Buffalo Grove kindergarten Posted: 13 Dec 2010 06:13 AM PST  |
| State to offer sales tax amnesty for online shoppers Posted: 13 Dec 2010 06:49 AM PST  |
| Geminid meteor shower expected to offer dazzling display (The Starting Point) Posted: 13 Dec 2010 05:33 AM PST
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