"Chicago Tribune" Reader

"Chicago Tribune" Reader

More than 1,000 dead birds fall from sky in Arkansas

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 05:31 PM PST

Wildlife officials seek clues in a New Year's Eve mystery; hail or lightning are possible causes.

Wildlife officials are trying to determine what caused more than 1,000 blackbirds to die and fall from the sky over an Arkansas town.

Hunger group aids families' pets, too

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 10:00 PM PST

Nonprofit hopes clients will feed less people food to pets

The Chicago Anti-Hunger Federation for the first time will offer dog and cat food at its food pantries. The organization, which serves 150,000 people, said many families gave people food to their pets.

2 slain, 5 wounded outside motorcycle club

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 04:58 PM PST

5 others injured after quarrel leads to gunfire

During their last conversation, Finley Smiley and his brother-in-law Emmit Suddoth talked about taking a trip to Memphis, Tenn., for a motorcycle event.

Chicago-area Coptic Christians mourn attack in Egypt

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 04:51 PM PST

21 people killed during New Year's Mass

As parishioners crowded into a service Sunday at St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church in Burr Ridge, they felt anguish about Saturday's bombing of an Egyptian church that killed 21 people.

Illinois tornado winds measured 136 mph

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 02:19 PM PST

New Year's nuptials for Shania Twain in Puerto Rico

Posted: 01 Jan 2011 09:13 PM PST

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Country singer Shania Twain and businessman Frederic Thiebaud have tied the knot in a New Year's Day wedding in Puerto Rico.

Navy to probe officer's role in lewd videos shown to crew

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 05:06 PM PST

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A top officer aboard a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier broadcast to his crew a series of profanity-laced comedy sketches in which he uses gay slurs, mimics masturbation and opens the shower curtain on women pretending to bathe together, a newspaper reported.

More than 1,000 dead birds fall from sky in Arkansas

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 01:23 AM PST

BEEBE, Ark. (AP) — Wildlife officials in Arkansas are looking into what could have caused more than 1,000 blackbirds to fall from the sky and die.

Chuck Berry recovering at home after falling ill at show

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 01:00 PM PST

Singer

The 84-year-old rock legend was at his home near St. Louis today after falling ill from exhaustion during a concert in Chicago Saturday night.

2 killed, 5 wounded in shooting at South Side club

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 03:12 PM PST

Hotmail users complain of missing e-mails

Posted: 01 Jan 2011 02:57 PM PST

NEW YORK (AP) — Some users of Microsoft Hotmail are starting off the new year scrambling to get back e-mails of old. A chorus of frantic users has posted complaints on Microsoft's online forum that all of their messages have disappeared.

Rose Bowl: TCU beats Wisconsin 21-19

Posted: 01 Jan 2011 10:00 PM PST

Badgers hurt their cause with uncharacteristic blunders that give them poor field position and the Horned Frogs take advantage.

Wisconsin players looked up into the Rose Bowl stands Saturday and saw a familiar sight:

Chuck Berry appears ill, cuts short show here

Posted: 01 Jan 2011 10:08 PM PST

Community colleges try renting textbooks to students

Posted: 01 Jan 2011 10:00 PM PST

Programs are aimed at trimming the cost of going to school

To alleviate the financial burden of pricey textbooks, several area community colleges are launching a rental program for the spring 2011 semester.

Chicago murder rate reaches 45-year low, police data show

Posted: 01 Jan 2011 05:54 PM PST

Still, some neighborhoods do not see declines

Chicago recorded 435 homicides in 2010, marking the city's lowest murder rate in 45 years, according to preliminary statistics released Saturday by the Chicago Police Department.

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

Posted: 01 Jan 2011 05:50 PM PST

A South Side man was fatally shot by Chicago police early Saturday after he tried to run over an officer who attempted to stop his vehicle on the South Side, officials said.

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

Posted: 01 Jan 2011 06:20 PM PST

A Michigan man died early Saturday on the lakefront after he jumped into the water to retrieve his girlfriend's water bottle, officials said.

Man dies in fireworks blast

Posted: 01 Jan 2011 05:40 PM PST

Robert Freund, 31, dies of injuries to his head and chest

Robert Freund had just finished putting on a fireworks display for family members outside his Johnsburg home on New Year's Eve when his relatives, who had walked back inside, said they heard a loud explosion.