"Chicago Tribune" Reader

"Chicago Tribune" Reader

Police: Assault of teen occurred hour before fatal crash

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 05:29 PM PST

Glenbard West student who survived accused of forcing 15-year-old girl

Glenbard West High School was in mourning a year ago after a car crash left one student dead and another seriously injured.

State eyes savings on retiree health care, pensions

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 04:50 PM PST

Pedestrian killed during 'NCIS: Los Angeles' filming

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 05:07 PM PST

An unidentified person was killed Wednesday in Santa Clarita during filming of the CBS television crime show "NCIS: Los Angeles," authorities said.

Lindsay Lohan charged with felony | Video

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 02:10 PM PST

L.A. prosecutors have formally charged Lindsay Lohan with felony grand theft in connection with a necklace she allegedly stole from a Venice jewelry store.

'You could hear the dogs crying'

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 03:18 PM PST

A pit bull mix and Australian shepherd mix were heading back to the beach when Shannon Nickerson heard them barking as the ice started cracking underneath them. Nickerson and two neighbors are being hailed as heroes for racing out to pull the struggling pit bull from the frigid water.

New York rep. resigns after Craigslist ads revealed

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 03:32 PM PST

Christopher Lee, who represents Western New York state, quits hours after the website Gawker posts e-mails -- including a shirtless photo -- that the married Republican allegedly sent through Craigslist's personals site. 'I regret the harm that my actions have caused my family, my staff and my constituents,' he says.

WASHINGTON -- Rep. Christopher Lee, a second-term lawmaker representing Western New York state, is resigning from Congress after the release of e-mails the married Republican allegedly sent through an online personals site.

City prepares for drivers to plug in

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 03:11 PM PST

Chicago has awarded a $1.9 million contract, paid for by a grant, to a San Diego firm to install 280 electric vehicle charging stations in the city and surrounding suburbs by the end of 2011.

'You could hear the dogs crying'

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 02:42 PM PST

A pit bull mix and Australian shepherd mix were heading back to the beach when Shannon Nickerson heard them barking as the ice started cracking underneath them. Nickerson and two neighbors are being hailed as heroes for racing out to pull the struggling pit bull from the frigid water.

1 dead, 2 hurt when car hits stalled school bus | Video

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 04:24 PM PST

No students aboard bus: cops

A person was killed and two children injured this afternoon when a car smashed into the back of a stalled school bus on the inbound Dan Ryan Expressway this afternoon, authorities said.

Spending cuts top U.S. House Republicans-Obama meeting

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 10:56 AM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican leaders of the

Walk the dog around the world (The Newsroom)

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 12:38 PM PST

The Newsroom - Who doesn't like a neat yo-yo trick? Even the names of the tricks are neat: "Walk the Dog," "The Throwdown," "The Three Leaf Clover," "Around the World." But the question is: Could you do all those neat tricks with a …

Lawsuit: Lynwood clerk was drunk

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 08:03 PM PST

Police cite Roel Valle, 64, for DUI and disobeying a traffic control device in collision that killed mother of 4

The clerk of Lynwood was drunk when he drove a village vehicle the wrong way on Illinois Route 394 and slammed into two cars, killing a mother of four, a lawsuit filed alleges.

Chicago OKs contract for 280 car charging stations

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 11:48 AM PST

No O'Hare pact yet in Daley-airlines talks

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 03:53 PM PST

No agreement has been reached so far in talks Wednesday between Mayor Richard Daley and the chief executives of United and American airlines that would prompt the airlines to drop their lawsuit opposing Chicago's plans to finance the completion of O'Hare expansion without approval from the carriers, the two airlines said.

Groupon ad fallout: Conan joins in | Audio: Andrew Mason

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 10:23 AM PST

Suit filed in Dallas over Super Bowl seat problems

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 08:25 AM PST

Aldermen want higher 'living wage' for airport food workers

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 10:47 AM PST

O'Hare customs dog finds opium in wicker baskets

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 08:34 AM PST

Federal agents have seized nearly 9 pounds of opium concealed in wicker baskets headed to Minnesota from Laos via O'Hare International Airport.

1 killed on Bishop Ford | Video

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 04:05 AM PST

A 42-year-old man was pronounced dead this morning after his car skidded from a ramp exiting at 115th Street on the Bishop Ford Freeway and hit a tree.

Twin brothers get 4 years for sex trafficking

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 08:34 AM PST

Twin brothers from Dolton have pleaded guilty and were each sentenced to four years in prison for forcing young women into prostitution in the south suburbs, prosecutors said this morning.