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- Emanuel transition team member resigns
- 2 killed; police shoot possible suspect
- Union battle across Midwest a pull for political power
- Police officer, at least 1 other shot on Far North Side
- Largest crowds since Vietnam War march in Wisconsin
- CTA Yellow Line not running this weekend
- Tracking Dave Duerson's final days
- 2 men shot, wounded at central Illinois gun show
- Warren Buffett: America's best days are ahead
- New details in Highland Park weapons-for-Taliban case
- Obama says Libyan leader has lost legitimacy, must leave 'now'
- Teammates gather for Duerson funeral
- First blow to Emanuel team
- It's official: Snowiest February on record
- Man gets 90 days in jail for sex abuse, restraint
- Golfer off the hook in errant shot lawsuit
- Metra chief unveils plan to improve beleaguered agency
Emanuel transition team member resigns Posted: 26 Feb 2011 05:18 PM PST Says her past ethics violations 'were careless mistakes,' but doesn't want 'distractions' A top member of Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel's transition team abruptly resigned after the Tribune inquired about recent findings that she violated state ethics rules by using taxpayer resources for political purposes while serving as executive director of the Illinois Board of Higher Education. |
2 killed; police shoot possible suspect Posted: 26 Feb 2011 05:46 PM PST Two people were found dead in a North Side apartment shortly before suspects in the slayings shot a Chicago police officer and crashed during a chase, officials said. Police shot at least one possible suspect after the chase. |
Union battle across Midwest a pull for political power Posted: 24 Feb 2011 07:23 PM PST Republican governors are going up against organized labor, hitting at the heart of the Democratic Party, which depends heavily on union money and manpower. The labor fight blazing in Madison, Wis., and other state capitals is more than a feud over budgets or the rights of government employees. It is a battle that could fundamentally change the practice of politics in this country, with enormous consequences in 2012 and beyond. |
Police officer, at least 1 other shot on Far North Side Posted: 26 Feb 2011 04:20 PM PST At least two people have been shot ,including a Chicago police officer, on the Far North Side this evening, officials said. |
Largest crowds since Vietnam War march in Wisconsin Posted: 26 Feb 2011 03:50 PM PST By James Kelleher and David Bailey |
CTA Yellow Line not running this weekend Posted: 26 Feb 2011 07:16 AM PST The CTA's Skokie Swift/Yellow Line is closed this weekend as crews build a new stop on the "L" line. |
Tracking Dave Duerson's final days Posted: 26 Feb 2011 03:02 PM PST Former Bears safety Dave Duerson planned his end very carefully. Veterans of police departments who responded to his suicide say they never had seen a suicide planned so meticulously. |
2 men shot, wounded at central Illinois gun show Posted: 26 Feb 2011 10:15 AM PST Two men have been injured in what officials say was an accidental shooting at a central Illinois gun show. |
Warren Buffett: America's best days are ahead Posted: 26 Feb 2011 02:18 PM PST OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Billionaire Warren Buffett wants Americans to be optimistic about the country's future but wary about borrowing money and the games public companies play with profit numbers they report. |
New details in Highland Park weapons-for-Taliban case Posted: 26 Feb 2011 10:36 AM PST Items allegedly included anti-aircraft and anti-tank missiles One was an Israeli-born shampoo distributor from Highland Park. The other was a man of Iranian descent whose Arizona pizza place was shut down by health inspectors. |
Obama says Libyan leader has lost legitimacy, must leave 'now' Posted: 26 Feb 2011 04:42 PM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi must leave the country now. |
Teammates gather for Duerson funeral Posted: 26 Feb 2011 12:30 PM PST Mourners gathered today at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church to remember former Bears safety Dave Duerson. In attendance were Mike Singletary, Leslie Frazier, Jim Covert, Shaun Gayle, Brian Baschnagel and Emery Moorhead and Johnny Roland. |
Posted: 26 Feb 2011 07:30 AM PST Transition aide quits after ethics violation revealed Judy Erwin, a co-chair of Rahm Emanuel's mayoral campaign, said late Friday she would resign her new post on Emanuel's transition team after the Tribune contacted her about a newly filed ethics report. It said she paid a fine for conducting political business on state time. |
It's official: Snowiest February on record Posted: 26 Feb 2011 06:19 AM PST February might be the shortest month, but it has packed a wintry punch this year. The snowfall overnight set a new record for the month of February. |
Man gets 90 days in jail for sex abuse, restraint Posted: 25 Feb 2011 06:39 PM PST Judge vacates man's earlier conviction for sex assault of woman he met online A man who was convicted by a Cook County judge of sexually assaulting a woman he met through an online dating service was sentenced Friday to just 90 days in jail after the judge threw out the conviction and found him guilty of a reduced charge. |
Golfer off the hook in errant shot lawsuit Posted: 25 Feb 2011 04:50 PM PST A DuPage County judge dismissed Friday a lawsuit against a Naperville golfer whose errant tee shot struck a woman gardening in a backyard adjacent to a West Chicago country club. |
Metra chief unveils plan to improve beleaguered agency Posted: 25 Feb 2011 06:32 PM PST Pagano's successor vows 'zero tolerance' for ethics violations Two weeks on the job, Metra's new CEO Friday unveiled a promised "action plan" for reforming the agency and attacking management shortcomings that two recent reports blamed on his longtime predecessor, Phil Pagano. |
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