"Chicago Tribune" Reader

"Chicago Tribune" Reader

Egypt's protesters defy curfew

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 04:24 PM PST

Airline leads charge against online travel agencies

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 03:11 PM PST

Carrier wants more control over process; Web travel services warn of loss of higher prices, loss of transparency

Baggage fees have drawn the ire of travelers, and they've made billions of dollars for airlines.

Super Bowl: Why not in Chicago?

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 01:55 PM PST

David Haugh: Anybody can come up with reasons it wouldn't work in Chicago: the weather, Soldier Field's size, traffic. On the other hand, imagine how satisfying it would be for whoever develops creative solutions to problems standing between Chicago and the marquee sporting event it deserves.

Rules let educators collect pensions and six-figure salaries

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 01:20 PM PST

Hank Bangser collects a $261,681 state pension after retiring as superintendent of New Trier Township High School District. Now, he's a full-time superintendent in Southern California, earning $170,000 at a job he'd be barred from in Illinois if he wanted to keep getting retirement checks.

David Haugh: Why not a Super Bowl in Chicago?

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 01:18 PM PST

Adjustments necessary, but we could make it work

As I pack layers for a chilly week covering Super Bowl XLV in North Texas and leave the shorts and sandals at home this year, one thought comes to mind: Bolo tie or no bolo tie?

Man charged after 2-hour chase ends in Rockford

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 09:35 AM PST

A Rockford man was charged today after he led police on a high-speed chase that began in Forest Park and ended with the car crashing in Rockford on Friday, police said.

Woman charged in hit-and-run that cost victim her leg

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 10:50 AM PST

A 21-year-old woman was charged today in connection with a hit-and-run accident on the south side that resulted in the serious injury of a woman who was waiting for a bus, police said.

Will Co. praised for self-critical look into Riley Fox case

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 07:43 AM PST

Experts say law enforcement agencies nationwide should study Riley Fox report to prevent coerced confessions

Experts on police interrogations and false confessions are applauding Will County sheriff's police for taking the unusual step of hiring an outside agency to review a bungled case.

After election, half of aldermen could be rookies

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 08:30 PM PST

After elections, as many as half of Chicago's aldermen could be rookies

The dynamic at City Hall will change dramatically this year, and not just because Mayor Richard Daley is moving out of his iconic fifth-floor office after a record-long run.

Books: A drug dealer's redemption

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 03:52 PM PST

Drug kingpin went undercover for FBI in case of serial killer

Rick Kogan : There are some books that all but shout, "Put me on the big screen!" and "In With the Devil: A Fallen Hero, a Serial Killer and a Dangerous Bargain for Redemption" is one of them. The nonfiction tale of a Kankakee man gets an airing on TV.

1 dies in foiled armored truck heist

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 10:42 PM PST

Two armored truck guards killed one man and seriously wounded another during an attempted robbery in the Humboldt Park neighborhood Friday. "It was like something out of the movies," one witness said.

Ballots without Emanuel's name on lockdown

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 09:00 PM PST

Nearly 300,000 potential souvenirs from this year's thrill-a-minute Chicago mayoral race will remain on lockdown, at least until the election has passed, an election board official said.

Police shoot man on West Side

Posted: 29 Jan 2011 12:09 AM PST

Police shot a person late tonight in the Lawndale neighborhood on the West Side, police said.

The mystery of the Stanley Cup puck

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 07:45 PM PST

Chicago FBI forensic experts recently lent their expertise to an offbeat mission: finding the puck scored by the Blackhawks' Patrick Kane to win the 2010 Stanley Cup.

Lane Tech may open to gifted 7th graders

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 07:36 PM PST

Academic center could be up, running in fall

Lane Tech, one of the city's top high schools, could open a gifted middle-school program similar to one at Whitney Young High School as early as fall.

Man barred from own murder trial after outbursts

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 07:00 PM PST

Lovejoy charged in stepdaughter's death

A Naperville man accused of the 2004 murder of his 16-year-old stepdaughter was barred from the Friday afternoon session of his jury trial in DuPage County because of ongoing outbursts.

Police, firefighters would pay more for pensions under plan

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 03:39 PM PST

Police officers and firefighters would pay more into their retirement funds under a plan Mayor Richard Daley's administration unveiled Friday as it pushes back against a new state pension reform.

Taco Bell launches ad campaign to fight meat lawsuit

Posted: 28 Jan 2011 01:46 PM PST

Taco Bell went big and bold to respond to a lawsuit claiming its taco filling can't be called beef, buying up newspaper ads Friday that trumpet "Thank you for suing us."