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"Chicago Tribune" Reader

Suspect in murder trial hit with Taser outside court

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 05:26 PM PST

A man accused of killing a 17-year-old college student had to be subdued outside of court with a Taser gun on a chaotic opening day of his murder trial Wednesday.

Provident Hospital ER change may strain South Side service

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 05:31 PM PST

Ambulance runs to cash-strapped Provident Hospital's emergency room are about to be halted as part of an effort by Cook County officials to cut the facility's budget.

Bystanders help man hit, dragged by bus on West Side

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 04:54 PM PST

2 Cook County corrections officers come to man's rescue

Two Cook County corrections officers came to the aid of a man struck and dragged by a school bus on the West Side early Wednesday, keeping other cars from hitting him and stopping the bus as it left the scene, authorities said.

Daley names 3 interim aldermen ahead of Feb. vote

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 04:29 PM PST

Appointments are subject to approval by City Council

Mayor Richard Daley on Wednesday named three interim aldermen, including two who are aldermanic candidates in the February municipal elections.

Prep sports concussion rule goes to City Council

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 04:21 PM PST

2 committees back plan to protect athletes showing head injury symptoms

Student athletes at Chicago schools who show symptoms of a concussion wouldn't be able to return to their sports without permission from a medical professional under a measure approved Wednesday by two City Council committees.

Former teacher gets probation for sex with student

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 03:44 PM PST

A former teacher at a Near West Side Christian high school was sentenced to 24 months of sex offender probation today after she pleaded guilty to having sex with one of her students.

Daley names 3 interim aldermen ahead of Feb. vote

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 02:40 PM PST

Walgreens to expand fresh food offerings at stores

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 01:23 PM PST

Provident Hospital ER change may strain South Side service

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 01:18 PM PST

Provident Hospital plans to drastically reduce its emergency services starting Saturday when it will no longer accept ambulance runs.

Obama visits Giffords at hospital

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 05:55 PM PST

Seeking unity, President Barack Obama will honor the victims of the Arizona shootings at a memorial.

Chinese President Hu Jintao to visit Chicago

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 02:51 PM PST

WASHINGTON—The president of China will visit Chicago for two days next week, an event Mayor Richard Daley calls "big, big, big, big."

Federal judge won't step down from Burge case

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 07:19 AM PST

A federal judge says she won't step down from the case of a former Chicago police lieutenant convicted of lying about the torture of suspects.

Cook Co. Jail recovering after 5 feet of water floods facilities

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 07:26 AM PST

The situation was almost back to normal this morning at the Cook County Jail's inmate intake areas, a day after up to five feet of water flooded the facilities, a sheriff's spokesman said.

2010 ties 2005 as warmest year on record

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 09:26 AM PST

WASHINGTON (AP) — It's a tie: Last year equaled 2005 as the warmest year on record, government climate experts reported Wednesday.

Bystanders help man hit, dragged by bus on West Side

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 12:13 PM PST

Two Cook County corrections officers came to the aid of a man struck and dragged by a school bus on the West Side this morning, keeping other cars from hitting him and stopping the bus as it left the scene, authorities said.

Palin denounces critics over shootings

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 11:54 AM PST

In a video posted on her Facebook page, Sarah Palin dismissed critics who suggested her rhetoric contributed to the shootings in Tucson, contending they "incite the hatred and violence they purport to condemn."

The Fast Fix: Sarah Palin responds, her way (The Newsroom)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 11:41 AM PST

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Suspicious package reported at DC post office facility

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 11:58 AM PST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Bomb technicians were investigating a report of a suspicious package at a Washington mail facility on Wednesday, days after three incendiary parcels shook the region.

Amber alerts join Facebook

Posted: 11 Jan 2011 10:11 PM PST

NEW YORK (AP) — Amber Alerts, which have helped find 525 missing children since their start in 1996, are coming to Facebook.

Quinn: 'Our fiscal house was burning'

Posted: 11 Jan 2011 10:01 PM PST

Gov. Pat Quinn said he will sign a major income tax increase as soon as it hits his desk and rejected criticism that he had misled taxpayers by saying during his campaign that he would only sign a smaller increase. | Photos