"Chicago Tribune" Reader

"Chicago Tribune" Reader

Photos: Cubs at spring training

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 05:16 PM PST

Pictures of the workouts in Mesa, Arizona MORE: Cubs spring training schedule

Live blogging the Chicago mayoral debate

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 04:50 PM PST

House votes to extend anti-terror provisions

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 04:43 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican-led House of Representatives voted on Monday to extend expiring surveillance provisions of the anti-terrorism Patriot Act, overcoming unanticipated early opposition.

Cook County cutting nurses at 2 hospitals

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 04:25 PM PST

Cook County is cutting 138 nursing jobs at two hospitals in a process that began today. Nurses union leader Leslie Curtis says nurses are calling it the "Valentine's Day massacre."

Police: Man shot dead after being hit by car

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 03:35 PM PST

A 20-year-old West Side man was shot and killed this morning following a minor traffic accident blocks from his home, authorities said.

In Iran, Bahrain and Yemen, protesters take to streets

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 07:26 AM PST

In the Persian Gulf, protesters inspired by the uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia take part in street marches. Thousands of demonstrators in Iran are met by thousands of riot police. Smaller groups rally in Bahrain and Yemen.

Street clashes broke out across the Persian Gulf region on Monday as demonstrators in Iran, Bahrain and Yemen sought to capitalize on the recent uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia and swept into the streets, where they were met by riot police.

Lynwood clerk charged with reckless homicide

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 02:17 PM PST

Reckless homicide charges have been filed against the Lynwood village clerk, who was driving a village car the wrong way down Illinois Highway 394 when he slammed into two cars, killing a mother of four, authorities say.

Daley launches final gun control push as mayor

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 12:15 PM PST

2 teens shot near high school

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 04:41 PM PST

Cops: lone gunman opened fire on group at bus stop

Emergency medical personnel were on the scene near 75th Street and South Constance Avenue where two 17-year-old boys were shot. Both were in serious-to-critical condition.

Indiana targets 'squeezed' Illinois firms

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 11:55 AM PST

Indiana is cranking up its effort to lure Illinois companies in the wake of tax increases here, rolling out a $250,000 marketing campaign that tries to position the Hoosier state as a lower-tax option.

Photos: Grammy fashion

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 09:10 AM PST

Best and worst dressed aren't so interesting at the Grammys. "Least- dressed" and "cracked" -- in the head and other places -- are a lot more riveting. -- Wendy Donohue

Photos: Grammys red carpet

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 12:00 AM PST

FTD, Groupon offer refunds after flower complaints

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 08:33 AM PST

Just a love story

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 10:09 AM PST

Couple wed in 1955 say they have no secret, just a love story

Henry and Mattie Hines live in the same high-rise apartment complex on East 33rd Street that they moved into four months after they got married in 1955.

Last minute V-Day gifts

Posted: 11 Feb 2011 09:24 AM PST

The Fast Fix: President Trump? (The Newsroom)

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 09:45 AM PST

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Evanston alderman to resign and become judge

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 09:04 AM PST

Evanston's 2nd Ward Ald. Lionel Jean Baptiste will resign his city council seat for a position as Circuit Judge of Cook County, 9th Subcircuit.

FTD, Groupon offer refunds on flower deal

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 08:33 AM PST

The online coupon site Groupon.com and flower company FTD Group Inc. are offering refunds after getting complaints that a Valentine's Day flower deal wasn't so sweet.

Iran police arrest dozens in protest crackdown

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 01:17 PM PST

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Dozens of Iranian opposition supporters were arrested on Monday while taking part in a banned rally in Tehran to support popular uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia, an Iranian opposition website said.

Crash victim: 'No lights, no signal'

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 06:54 AM PST

Two cars traveling in opposite directions crashed into a stopped freight train at a South Side crossing. The crossing gates were up at the time, police said.