"Chicago Tribune" Reader

"Chicago Tribune" Reader

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.

First blow to Emanuel team

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.