"Chicago Tribune" Reader

"Chicago Tribune" Reader


High school juniors must take exam to become seniors

Posted: 16 Dec 2010 05:38 PM PST

High school juniors must take achievement exam to advance to "senior" status

Come April, Illinois 11th-graders will need to sweat through two days of state testing before they can advance to the senior class.

No charges in alleged ND sex attack

Posted: 16 Dec 2010 08:35 PM PST

U.S. Department of Education confirms beginning preliminary inquiries

A county prosecutor says he will not charge a University of Notre Dame football player in an alleged sexual battery case, in part because the woman committed suicide, making her statements inadmissible in court.

5 Great Lakes states appeal ruling on Asian carp threat

Posted: 16 Dec 2010 06:47 PM PST

Meanwhile, federal government launches new attack on invasive species

On the day the Obama Administration unveiled a new $47 million attack plan against Asian carp, five Great Lakes states sparked another legal battle aimed at closing Chicago-area shipping locks.

Tribune/WGN poll: About half of Chicago voters favor casino plan

Posted: 16 Dec 2010 07:19 PM PST

Rise in support attributed to city's economic problems

A Chicago casino has gained the backing of nearly half of city voters following long-standing public opposition to the concept, a Tribune/WGN-TV poll found.

Despite concerns, Bears-Vikings heading outdoors

Posted: 16 Dec 2010 07:00 PM PST

Some players concerned playing surface won't be safe

Barring snowmageddon, the Bears will play the Vikings on Monday night at the University of Minnesota's TCF Bank Stadium.

Selling trees so they have a Christmas

Posted: 16 Dec 2010 06:39 PM PST

Unemployed Wisconsinites find work in Chicago

Some salesmen are fleeing the sluggish central Wisconsin economy for Chicago to sell evergreens. Unemployed more than three years, Jon Bayless can earn enough money selling trees to put gifts for his seven children under a tree of his own.

Protecting kids from would-be predators

Posted: 16 Dec 2010 06:45 PM PST

Parents and the community can arm themselves with tips and strategies to foil abductions Watchdog Report: Walking into Danger Rush sets summit on child-abduction attempts >> Mug shots | Map: Attempted abductions | Photos: They escaped

Show Me's gets Naperville liquor license

Posted: 16 Dec 2010 05:52 PM PST

Controversial restaurant chain has been compared to Hooters

A controversial restaurant planned for Naperville will be granted a liquor license, but officials are placing restrictions on the business based on concerns some residents have that it will damage the city's wholesome image.

Kerry Wood signs with Cubs

Posted: 16 Dec 2010 05:36 PM PST

Reliever signs 1-year deal for $1.5 million to return to Cubs

In what may be remembered as the Pizza Summit, Kerry Wood and Cubs general manager Jim Hendry huddled Friday night in a cramped hallway at D'Agostino's restaurant in Wrigleyville.

Worst cell phone sin: A rapt audience, then 'ring, ring'

Posted: 16 Dec 2010 03:20 PM PST

Police hold off on naming Amaya 'honeybee' shooter

Posted: 16 Dec 2010 06:06 PM PST

Results of forensic tests still pending; Rankin man's motives remain a mystery

Until he walked into an Orland Park tanning salon Saturday carrying rope and a Colt .38 Special revolver, Gary Amaya's name had never surfaced in the hunt for the "honeybee" killer, authorities said Thursday.

Kerry Wood signs with Cubs

Posted: 16 Dec 2010 03:48 PM PST

Naperville to approve liquor license for Show Me's

Posted: 16 Dec 2010 12:55 PM PST

Winners of the National Geographic Photo Contest (The Newsroom)

Posted: 16 Dec 2010 01:29 PM PST

The Newsroom - The results are in for National Geographic's annual photo contest. The Grand Prize winner, chosen from more than 16,000 entries, is Aaron Lim Boon Teck of Singapore, who captured trekkers watching a volcanic eruption as the sun rose and the …

U.S. tracking holiday terror threats

Posted: 15 Dec 2010 10:44 PM PST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Counterterrorism officials are tracking threats to the U.S. and Europe from al-Qaida and affiliated groups during the holiday season, authorities said. They have not yet seen evidence of specific plots aimed at the U.S.

Cook hospital system employee charged with assaulting inmate

Posted: 16 Dec 2010 12:37 PM PST

Cops: 'Honeybee' victim ID's slain suspect

Posted: 16 Dec 2010 01:06 PM PST

Disturbance at Northwest Side school leads to arrests, injuries

Posted: 16 Dec 2010 02:57 PM PST

NFL: No plans, no deadline to shift Bears-Vikings game

Posted: 16 Dec 2010 11:05 AM PST

Agency calls for online privacy bill of rights

Posted: 16 Dec 2010 11:05 AM PST