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Chicago man accused of tossing puppy from car in Elmhurst

Posted: 22 Dec 2010 05:03 PM PST

Suspect denies he is the dog's owner, police say

A Chicago man has been charged with cruel treatment of an animal in connection to an incident in which a dog was thrown out of the window of a vehicle earlier this month in Elmhurst, police said Wednesday.

Search on for Ron Santo's replacement on Cubs radio broadcasts

Posted: 22 Dec 2010 03:49 PM PST

Former Cubs are preferred candidates to succeed Santo but others will be considered

When the Cubs and WGN hired Ron Santo to team up with Thom Brennaman and Bob Brenly in the radio booth 20 years ago, they weren't sure of what they were getting.

Senate passes New START treaty

Posted: 22 Dec 2010 01:09 PM PST

By a vote of 71-26, senators approve the strategic nuclear arms pact between the United States and Russia. Ratification, over Republican objections, accomplishes President Obama's major foreign policy goal of the lame-duck session.

The Senate ratified the strategic nuclear arms treaty between the United States and Russia on Wednesday, fulfilling President Obama's major foreign policy goal for the lame-duck session.

Sarno guilty of racketeering

Posted: 22 Dec 2010 04:54 PM PST

A federal jury convicted reputed mob boss Michael "the Large Guy" Sarno today of racketeering and illegal gambling in connection with the bombing of a rival's video-gambling business and the holdups of jewelry stores. Four others in the case were also convicted.

1 dead, 1 hurt in Wheeling plane crash

Posted: 22 Dec 2010 03:35 PM PST

First Person: Stuck in travel limbo (The Newsroom)

Posted: 22 Dec 2010 12:26 PM PST

The Newsroom - By JESSICA HILBERMAN Yahoo! We were supposed to leave for London on Friday night. I was well into a busy workday, bags packed and by the door, when the phone rang at noon. It was my girlfriend รข€" British Airways …

Skype outage affecting users worldwide

Posted: 22 Dec 2010 01:03 PM PST

Preckwinkle, some county officials agree to 16 percent budget cuts

Posted: 22 Dec 2010 11:22 AM PST

Senate approves aid package for 9/11 responders

Posted: 22 Dec 2010 11:52 AM PST

The Senate today agreed to provide up to $4.2 billion in new aid to survivors of the September 2001 terrorism attack on the World Trade Center and responders who became ill working in its ruins.

Britain might block Internet porn

Posted: 22 Dec 2010 11:17 AM PST

Porn It looks like the British government might be on its way to blocking Internet porn on home computers.

Man charged with tossing puppy from car

Posted: 22 Dec 2010 05:28 PM PST

Let it snow, let it snow (The Newsroom)

Posted: 22 Dec 2010 09:32 AM PST

The Newsroom - Everybody loves snow, right? Tons of snow means school cancellations, snowball fights, snowmen and snow forts. But the best part? Coming inside from the snow -- kicking off cold, wet boots and getting warm and dry. Unless you're Steve and …

'Don't ask, don't tell' repeal signed by Obama

Posted: 22 Dec 2010 11:14 AM PST

'We are not a nation that says "don't ask, don't tell." ... We are a nation that welcomes the service of every patriot,' Obama says in a ceremony before a large crowd at the Interior Department. The policy prohibiting openly gay soldiers from serving, however, remains in effect until the military certifies that it is ready to comply with the new directive.

Reporting from Washington -- President Obama on Wednesday signed a bill doing away with the ban on gays serving openly in the military, a milestone he said redeems the sacrifice of gay men and women who fought in every war beginning with the 18th century battle for independence.

UConn women set record

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 10:00 PM PST

Geno Auriemma was in the middle of a thought when a cellphone went off nearby. It was a call he just had to take.

Abbey Road crossing now a heritage site

Posted: 22 Dec 2010 05:18 AM PST

LONDON (AP) — A London zebra-crossing made famous by a Beatles album cover has been listed as a heritage site.

Congress passes $4.2 billion package for 9/11 victims, responders

Posted: 22 Dec 2010 05:06 PM PST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress has passed a $4.2 billion aid package for survivors of the September 2001 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center and responders who develop illnesses because of breathing dust from the ruins.

House approves food safety bill

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 10:00 PM PST

President Obama is expected to quickly sign the measure, which updates the monitoring of the nation's supply. But funding for the program could face a Republican challenge in 2011.

The House on Tuesday gave final approval to a landmark food safety bill designed to update the system for protecting the nation's food supply and equip the Food and Drug Administration with the tools needed to monitor a complex supply chain that stretches around the world.

Obama signs bill allowing gays to serve openly in military

Posted: 22 Dec 2010 08:04 AM PST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Declaring that members of the military will no longer be asked to lie, President Barack Obama fulfilled a campaign promise Wednesday and signed a landmark law repealing the ban on gay men and women serving openly in the armed services.

Chico made millions from firm that lobbies City Hall

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 06:58 PM PST

Candidate in mayor race releases three years of tax returns

A City Hall insider for decades, Chicago mayoral candidate Gery Chico made millions of dollars in the last few years from his law firm that lobbies for clients seeking city business, according to three years of tax returns he released Tuesday.

Blaze kills 2 firefighters, injures 17

Posted: 22 Dec 2010 12:44 PM PST

Corey Ankum and Edward Stringer were among a dozen Chicago firefighters putting out a blaze in an abandoned building on the South Side at daybreak today when suddenly the roof gave way.