"Chicago Tribune" Reader

"Chicago Tribune" Reader


Worker crushed beneath 3 tons of marble slabs

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 05:55 PM PST

Chicago man killed at Romeoville stone supplier

A 23-year-old Chicago man was crushed to death beneath 6,000 pounds of marble slabs at a Romeoville stone supplier Thursday morning.

Indiana quake felt in Chicago

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 06:01 PM PST

Temblor felt in Chicago area — nearly 200 miles from Indiana epicenter

Whiskers the cat leaped from Karen Kendall's lap and scampered for cover when her farmhouse near Greentown, Ind., started rocking Thursday. Nearly 200 miles northwest, Dave Baer thought his wife and sons were jumping on the stairs in their Glen Ellyn home.

More dead animals found at Deer Park pet rescue

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 04:29 PM PST

Police find piles of excrement, dog skeletons; owner charged with 32 counts of animal cruelty this week

Donning gas masks and protective jumpsuits, Lake County and Kildeer officials took on the grim task Thursday of removing the bodies of animals that perished inside a Deer Park pet rescue operation — and discovered more remains in the process.

New year, new rules

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 05:23 PM PST

Changes tied to departure of Blagojevich

Major reforms to the way Illinois politicians raise campaign cash and new state workers collect pension benefits take effect with the new year, both sets of changes inspired by the departure of disgraced ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich. New laws also affect the purchase of pet monkeys and provide new penalties for speeders.

Trucker gets 25 years for road-rage murder on Edens

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 04:42 PM PST

Killer stabbed fellow trucker in fight on expressway's shoulder

The Wisconsin man who killed a fellow trucker on the side of the Edens Expressway after the two sparred over their CB radios and cut each off in traffic was sentenced to 25 years in prison Thursday.

2 hurt when train hits car on South Side

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 06:15 PM PST

More dead animals found at Deer Park pet rescue

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 03:26 PM PST

'Rosie the Riveter' inspiration dies at 86

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 10:00 PM PST

A news service photo of Doyle is believed to have been the model for the 'We Can Do It!' poster, a Rosie the Riveter image from World War II.

Geraldine Hoff Doyle, a World War II factory worker whose bandana-wearing image in a wire-service photo is said to have been the model for the woman depicted in the 1942 "We Can Do It!" poster, has died. She was 86. The iconic wartime poster became an enduring symbol of women's power from the Rosie the Riveter era.

Study: Canada is most web-addicted nation

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 07:58 AM PST

They're not dropping out

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 11:57 AM PST

The Rev. Jesse Jackson wants the African-American community to unite behind a single mayoral candidate, but neither Carol Moseley Braun nor Danny Davis is budging.  

Groupon says it has raised $500 million

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 11:01 AM PST

Worker crushed by 3-ton slabs

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 01:42 PM PST

Trucker gets 25 years for Edens slaying

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 10:50 PM PST

Bombs detonate in Athens, near embassy in Argentina

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 05:44 AM PST

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A powerful bomb hidden on a parked motorcycle exploded outside two court buildings in central Athens and a small bomb went off outside the Greek embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina, but neither caused injuries, officials said Thursday.

Mortgage rates highest since May

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 09:05 AM PST

Farewell to a firefighter

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 01:53 PM PST

About 3,000 family, friends and fellow firefighters packed the Apostolic Church of God as Corey Ankum was laid to rest.

Fog prompts cancellations at O'Hare, Midway

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 05:54 AM PST

Indiana quake felt in Chicago

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 06:54 AM PST

A 3.8-magnitude earthquake centered about 40 miles north of Indianapolis was felt in the Chicago area this morning. The quake registered at 6:55 a.m.

Former Israeli president convicted of rape

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 01:25 AM PST

The verdict means a prison term of at least four years. The case stemmed from charges filed by four women who worked from Katsav when he was tourism minister.

An Israeli court Thursday convicted former President Moshe Katsav of rape, in the most serious charges ever to be leveled against a high-ranking Israeli official.

South Loop barbeque damaged by fire

Posted: 30 Dec 2010 03:39 AM PST