"Chicago Tribune" Reader

"Chicago Tribune" Reader

Deadly quake rocks New Zealand, topples buildings

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 06:37 PM PST

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - A strong quake hit New Zealand's second-biggest city of Christchurch on Tuesday for the second time in five months, toppling buildings, causing "multiple fatalities," trapping people beneath rubble and sparking fires.

Bill Daley discloses financial banner year

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 05:34 PM PST

New White House chief of staff left JPMorgan with $8.7 million

WASHINGTON — White House chief of staff Bill Daley took home nearly $8.7 million in salary and bonuses from JPMorgan Chase & Co. in a little more than a year before he left the financial giant.

Cops: Burglar shot dead by SE Side woman

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 04:54 PM PST

A woman today shot and killed a man who Chicago police said was breaking into her South Chicago neighborhood home on the city's Southeast Side.

Bill Daley's financial disclosure report released

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 04:05 PM PST

WASHINGTON — White House chief of staff Bill Daley took home nearly $8.7 million in salary and bonuses from JPMorgan Chase & Co. in just over a year before he left the financial giant.

Chain to grow in area 'food deserts'

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 02:39 PM PST

Jewel parent Supervalu opening 5 Save-A-Lot stores on South Side

The supermarket giant that owns Jewel-Osco, is opening five Save-A-Lot discount grocery stores on the South Side this week and plans as many as 30 stores in Chicago in the next three years.

Violence condemned as protests flare in Libya's capital

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 11:10 AM PST

The 27 EU foreign ministers issue a statement saying they deplore 'the violence and death of civilians.' Protests against Libyan leader Moammar Kadafi rage for the first time in the capital, Tripoli; unconfirmed reports say pro-regime snipers have fired into crowds.

European Union foreign ministers Monday condemned Libya's violent treatment of anti-government protesters and repression by the government of Moammar Kadafi.

Pakistan says accused U.S. killer is CIA agent

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 03:07 PM PST

Pakistani and U.S. authorities say U.S. Embassy worker Raymond Davis, who killed two alleged robbers in Lahore, works for the CIA. U.S. officials describe him as a contractor with the agency and insist he has diplomatic immunity and should be freed.

The U.S. citizen who shot to death two motorcyclists in the eastern city of Lahore last month works with the CIA, Pakistani and U.S. officials said Monday — a revelation that could further aggravate anti-American sentiment in the nuclear-armed nation and complicate Washington's efforts to secure his release.

Libya warplanes bombing Tripoli >> Video

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 10:31 AM PST

LONDON (Reuters) - Libyan warplanes were bombing indiscriminately across Tripoli on Monday, a resident of the Libyan capital told al Jazeera television in a live broadcast.

No holiday rest for Chicago mayoral candidates

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 11:12 AM PST

Oscar telecast nixing montages, elaborate tributes

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 01:11 PM PST

As preparations for next Sunday's Academy Awards move into high gear, the show's producers have booted a number of familiar elements.

Get new arteries with off-the-shelf blood vessels

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 11:23 AM PST

A North Carolina company has figured out how to get cells to build artificial vessels that are strong and safe.

Heart bypass patients may soon be able to get new arteries without having to sacrifice vessels from other parts of their body, thanks to ready-made, off-the-shelf artificial blood vessels.

Tracks reopen after freight train derailment in Gurnee

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 10:54 AM PST

Dempster named Cubs' Opening Day starter

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 08:58 AM PST

Sketch of suspect in Ind. I-80 road-rage shooting released

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 08:49 AM PST

Indiana State Police today released a composite sketch of a suspect in an apparent road-rage shooting last week on Interstate Highway 80 near Merrillville.

Bears' Duerson had pending personal bankruptcy

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 08:01 AM PST

Wis. yacht club to hunt beavers

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 07:26 AM PST

About a dozen beavers have been gnawing trees at a Racine yacht club, prompting the hiring of a licensed trapper to kill the rodents.

Wis. governor: No backing down

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 01:06 PM PST

Gov. Scott Walker, left, says he won't back off his proposal to effectively eliminate collective bargaining rights for most public employees -- and he ridiculed state Democrats who have fled Wisconsin for Illinois, telling them to call off their vacation.

Gas up 55 cents from last year

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 04:18 AM PST

Wis. gov to Dems: Stop vacation and get to work

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 06:21 AM PST

Gov. Scott Walker holds firm as protests continue

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker today ridiculed the 14 Democratic state senators for skipping town rather than voting on a bill that takes away collective bargaining rights for public workers.

St. Patrick's Day queen named

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 08:03 PM PST

Sarah Gorecki is a bonny lass who is looking at three weeks of intensive soda-bread munching, bagpipes and Guinness-filled good will from her loyal subjects.