"Chicago Tribune" Reader

"Chicago Tribune" Reader

How long can Egyptian military navigate middle ground?

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 06:20 PM PST

The army has managed to keep the public trust while remaining loyal to Hosni Mubarak, one of its own. But a history of crushing dissent indicates that its tolerance for protesters may not hold if its interests are threatened.

When bread shortages swept Egypt in 2008, the government didn't rely on the free market or its own warehouses, but turned instead to army bakeries to churn out millions of flat loaves to calm the angry masses. A few months later, as fire raced through the upper house of parliament, soldiers helped put out the flames.

Harry Caray statue at Wrigley Field defaced

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 05:33 PM PST

Was it supposed to say "Sox Bites?"

Mayoral candidates focus on job growth, tax policies

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 04:29 PM PST

Head tax, TIF districts and easing of red tape top most candidates' lists

With unemployment stubbornly high and the old blue-collar industries that gave rise to Chicago's "big shoulders" image vanishing, voters in the Feb. 22 race for mayor are understandably nervous about the city's economy and jobs picture.

Study: Many use antidepressants for no reason

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 06:15 PM PST

More than a quarter of people in the United States who take antidepressants have never been diagnosed with any of the conditions the drugs are typically used to treat, according to a study.

Reagan praised on centennial of birth

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 03:31 PM PST

By Alex Dobuzinskis

2 American hikers in Iranian prison plead not guilty

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 06:15 PM PST

In their first official court hearing, the hikers plead not guilty to espionage and trespassing. A third hiker was released on bail in September and allowed to return to the United States.

Two Americans imprisoned in Iran for 18 months had their first official court hearing Sunday and pleaded not guilty to charges including espionage and trespassing, their lawyer said.

WikiLeaks' Assange fights extradition to Sweden

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 03:25 PM PST

By Adrian Croft

Mubarak's resignation could hamper transition to democracy

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 12:07 PM PST

CAIRO (AP) — President Hosni Mubarak's immediate resignation — the key demand of protesters in the streets of Cairo — would trigger snap presidential elections under the Egyptian constitution and could make political reform more difficult, experts say.

They're here...the Super Bowl XLV ads

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 04:32 PM PST

Missed a good commercial during the game? Catch them here.

Historic church, damaged by storm, holds services

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 03:31 PM PST

Built in 1869, West Side's First Baptist faces repair job

Days after the blizzard pounded a historic West Side church, tumbling bricks through the roof of the sanctuary, members of First Baptist Congregational Church gathered Sunday to pray in a nearby school.

3rd quarter: Packers 21, Steelers 17

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 06:02 PM PST

The Packers made their way to the locker room with a 21-10 lead, and a quarterback who had completed 11 of 16 for 137 yards and two touchdowns. It was the Steelers who scored last, however, marching downfield for a quick-strike touchdown after giving up their third to Green Bay.

Super Bowl celebrities

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 03:27 PM PST

Photos of celebrities during Super Bowl weekend in Arlington, Texas.

Super Bowl XLV

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 04:04 PM PST

Experts: New Metra boss may aid reform at agency

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 02:16 PM PST

Outsider hire may aid reform at commuter agency, experts say

It was a history-making week for Metra: For the first time in its 27 years, the commuter rail line had to shut down lines because of the weather. And for the first time in more than 20 years, it hired a new boss.

Nasdaq hackers another blow to investor confidence

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 12:49 PM PST

By Edward Krudy

Fans denied entry to Super Bowl

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 03:37 PM PST

Some fans sent home

About 1,250 fans were displaced because their seats were deemed unsafe -- 400 who were sent home, and 850 who were given somewhere else to sit.

Relive Super Bowl XX

Posted: 26 Jan 2011 03:45 PM PST

The 1985 Bears went 16-1 during the regular season and then shut out the New York Giants and Los Angeles Rams in two playoff games at Soldier Field before demolishing the New England Patriots, 46-10, in Super Bowl XX. The team and its iconic characters remain a huge part of Chicago, even 25 years later.

Sunday storm leaves 2.3 inches in Chicago; tapering off

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 12:24 PM PST

The relatively minor snow storm that passed through Chicago today has moved on, leaving about two inches of accumulation in its wake, according to the Chicago Weather Center .

2 charged in Ohio fraternity shooting

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 04:41 PM PST

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — Authorities in northeast Ohio say a shooting at a fraternity house just north of the Youngstown State University campus killed one student and injured 11 people, including six students.

John Leguizamo's world

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 05:40 AM PST