"Chicago Tribune" Reader

"Chicago Tribune" Reader

Parents of infant who died under investigation

Posted: 15 Jan 2011 05:34 PM PST

State authorities are investigating the parents of a 3-month-old boy who died last week of multiple rib fractures and hemorrhaging of the brain, which on Saturday was ruled a homicide by the Cook County medical examiner's office.

200 dead cows found in Wisconsin field

Posted: 14 Jan 2011 04:30 PM PST

An investigation is under way after 200 dead cows were found in a field in the Town of Stockton.

Battling memories of a deadly blaze

Posted: 15 Jan 2011 03:03 PM PST

More than three weeks after a South Side blaze killed two firefighters in a building collapse, all the injured firefighters have been released from hospitals, but the recovery has been gradual for those with even minor physical wounds

Some firefighters still hear the sounds of wood splintering and of trapped colleagues screaming for help. More than three weeks after the Dec. 22 fire that killed firefighters Edward Stringer and Corey Ankum and injured 17 others, all the wounded firefighters have been released from the hospital. But recovery, emotional and physical, is gradual.

Autopsy: 3-month-old died from child abuse

Posted: 15 Jan 2011 01:38 PM PST

A 3-month-old boy injured at a Chicago Heights home this week died in a child abuse homicide, and authorities are investigating his parents for allegations of abuse, authorities said today.

Cubs to honor Santo with statue at Wrigley Field

Posted: 15 Jan 2011 08:20 AM PST

Creditors say late millionaire's sons hiding fortune

Posted: 15 Jan 2011 09:26 AM PST

Highland Park man died a year ago, but his estate still owes $27 million

Lawyers scrambling after the wealth of late Highland Park businessman and prolific debtor Mikhail Katamanin say his adult sons continue to try to block them from sizing up and pursuing his remaining fortune.

Bears loss would be huge failure

Posted: 15 Jan 2011 06:06 PM PST

David Haugh: Losing the playoff opener to a Seahawks team with nine losses would go down as the Bears' biggest failure since Super Bowl XLI.

Illinois moving up tax chart, but still not highest

Posted: 14 Jan 2011 06:56 PM PST

But increase is unlikely to turn state into the highest taxed

Illinois taxpayers long have paid higher than average sales and property taxes while the state's gasoline tax consistently has ranked among the nation's most expensive.

2010 Chicago stocks: Who gained? Who lost?

Posted: 15 Jan 2011 08:00 AM PST

Toxic goop: It might be coating your driveway and tracked into your home

Posted: 15 Jan 2011 06:35 AM PST

Extremely high levels of toxic chemical in coal tar found in booming suburb

If a company dumped the black goop behind a factory, it would violate all sorts of environmental laws and face an expensive cleanup. But playgrounds, parking lots and driveways in many communities are coated with coal tar, a toxic byproduct of steelmaking that contains high levels of chemicals linked to cancer.

Son suggests Reagan had Alzheimer's while president

Posted: 15 Jan 2011 04:12 AM PST

NEW YORK (AP) — Ronald Reagan's son suggests in a new book that his father suffered from the beginning stages of Alzheimer's disease while he was still in the White House.

Activists hope Tunisian uprising will inspire Arab world

Posted: 15 Jan 2011 02:42 PM PST

CAIRO (AP) — Celebrations over the Tunisian president's ouster spread Saturday as the popular uprising raised hopes throughout the Arab world that it could inspire pressures for reforms across a region dominated by authoritative regimes.

State job goes to ex-lawmaker who supported tax hike

Posted: 14 Jan 2011 08:04 PM PST

Quinn's office, former rep deny connection between vote, appointment

SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn gave a nearly $86,000 state job to a former lame-duck lawmaker who supplied one of the votes needed to pass his major income tax increase, but the governor's office and former state Rep. Careen Gordon both said Friday that there was no connection between the actions.

Fake rabbi admits million-dollar tax fraud

Posted: 14 Jan 2011 06:49 PM PST

Ringleader used the stolen identities of dead people and federal inmates to file phony tax returns

A Chicago man who portrayed himself as a rabbi pleaded guilty Friday to organizing a tax fraud ring that used the stolen identities of dead people and federal inmates to file for millions of dollars in phony refunds.

Face to face, Emanuel's rivals gang up on him

Posted: 14 Jan 2011 08:01 PM PST

Braun, Chico and del Valle challenge the management style of the leading mayoral candidate in meeting with Tribune editorial board

Rahm Emanuel's rivals in the race for Chicago mayor took turns attacking his temperament, judgment and character in a joint appearance Friday that made it clear they consider him the candidate to beat.

Webio founder sentenced to more than 16 years

Posted: 14 Jan 2011 06:12 PM PST

David Hernandez 'a con man and a thief,' judge says

David Hernandez's lifetime of lying finally has caught up to him, said a federal judge who sentenced the Downers Grove man Friday to more than 16 years in prison for swindling more than 250 people out of $6.4 million.

Samoan fans rally around 3 Bears

Posted: 14 Jan 2011 07:06 PM PST

Small community of fans shows big support for players from their homeland

When Lucy Nava watches Bears games, her eyes do not follow the player with the ball. They are glued to the three players from Samoa.

Metra to install better air filters

Posted: 14 Jan 2011 05:20 PM PST

Rail agency announces it will install better air filters, switch to cleaner fuel

Metra announced Friday that it is installing more efficient air filters on its train cars and switching to cleaner fuel for its locomotives to help reduce commuter exposure to toxic diesel fumes.