"Chicago Tribune" Reader

"Chicago Tribune" Reader


African-American leaders unite around Carol Moseley Braun for mayor

Posted: 01 Jan 2011 05:35 PM PST

'Ain't no stopping us now,' says former rival, U.S. Rep. Danny Davis

African-American political leaders rallied around former U.S. Sen. Carol Moseley Braun on Saturday as a unity candidate best qualified to be Chicago mayor, capping a holiday week of private negotiations that left her the only major black politician in the campaign.

Bears must play to win

Posted: 01 Jan 2011 04:29 PM PST

David Haugh: The Bears will be playing for nothing but pride and health unless the Falcons and Saints both lose their noon games to put the No. 1 NFC seed up for grabs. But they shouldn't hold back.

Fire prompts evacuation at Florida amusement park

Posted: 01 Jan 2011 04:58 PM PST

Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls ride will remain closed indefinitely

An island at Universal Orlando's Islands of Adventure has been evacuated this evening after a fire broke out.

Will Chicago think big after Daley?

Posted: 01 Jan 2011 10:00 PM PST

Major projects could stall as cash-strapped city adapts to new leadership

Blair Kamin: Mayor Richard M. Daley will leave an indelible mark: projects that stretch into nearly every corner of the city. His departure has spawned anxiety among the city's architects and builders. Chicago, they worry, will go from being a city in overdrive to a city on hold.

Man killed in early morning fireworks explosion

Posted: 01 Jan 2011 12:02 PM PST

Moseley Braun says she's most qualified for mayor's job

Posted: 01 Jan 2011 11:53 AM PST

Plane loses radio contact, prompting Capitol evacuation

Posted: 01 Jan 2011 03:33 PM PST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Authorities say the U.S. Capitol and surrounding buildings were evacuated and fighter jets were scrambled after an airliner flying into Washington's Reagan airport went out of radio contact.

Bombing of Christian church in Egypt kills 21; injures 79

Posted: 01 Jan 2011 03:44 AM PST

The attack targets Coptic worshipers at a New Year's Mass. Enraged congregants respond by storming a nearby mosque, sparking fights and stone-throwing.

At least 21 people attending a Christian Mass were killed and 79 injured when a bomb exploded outside an Alexandria church in the first hour of the New Year, Egyptian officials said.

Expedia stops selling American fares as contract spat widens

Posted: 01 Jan 2011 11:46 AM PST

Expedia stops selling American fares as contract spat widens

Posted: 01 Jan 2011 11:07 AM PST

Red Line derailment suspends Yellow Line service

Posted: 31 Dec 2010 10:38 PM PST

Biden seen as linchpin in 2011

Posted: 01 Jan 2011 02:54 PM PST

Facing a revived Republican Party, the White House is expected to increasingly deploy Vice President Joe Biden to find compromises and coax lawmakers into crossing party lines.

NU trailing at halftime

Posted: 31 Dec 2010 10:40 PM PST

Given final chance, career thief takes it

Posted: 31 Dec 2010 10:00 PM PST

In and out of jail all his life, a hustler and addict finally got a sentence that took: Rehab

In and out of jail all his life, hustler and addict Kelly Christian Jr. finally got a sentence from a judge that took: Rehab.

SW side apartment 'burst into flames'

Posted: 01 Jan 2011 01:08 PM PST

A mother and child were in serious condition after they were rescued from a fire in a building on the 4300 block of West 25th Place this morning, officials said. Several firefighters were also injured in the blaze.

Dyes linked to health woes

Posted: 31 Dec 2010 10:00 PM PST

Critics blame the additives for triggering behavioral problems in youngsters

Food coloring is the reason glace cherries are red rather than beige and children's tongues sometimes appear freakishly blue. But man-made dyes may do more than make food look vibrant and whimsical.

Windows in home of South Side aldermanic candidate broken

Posted: 01 Jan 2011 08:06 AM PST

Windows broken in home of South Side aldermanic candidate

Cops: Man fatally shot by police after trying to run over officer

Posted: 01 Jan 2011 07:31 AM PST

19-year-old's death in lake leaves mom 'in disbelief'

Posted: 01 Jan 2011 03:50 PM PST

Cops: Man stabbed by wife critically wounded

Posted: 01 Jan 2011 05:17 AM PST