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- Top cop Jody Weis on his future: 'We'll see'
- Victim will vouch for man who tried to pay killer with a pool
- Lawmakers signal retreat on government shutdown
- Farrakhan: Mideast uprisings will come to U.S.
- Wis. governor says he won't back down in union battle
- Leo wins best supporting actress
- Wintry night, slippery Monday
- Weis wants to stay in Chicago when contract ends
- Report: Gingrich to take public step toward presidential run
- Report: Gingrich to take public step toward presidential run
- 6 hurt in 9-vehicle crash on Dan Ryan
- Riley Fox tipster had gut feeling
- Woman charged with possessing 121 pounds of pot
- Protesters out in force nationwide to oppose Wis. bill
- Best Picture nominees by the numbers | PDF: Oscar ballot
- County budget includes unpaid days off, tax rollback >> Video
- 19 injured, including 2 children, in I-90 accident
Top cop Jody Weis on his future: 'We'll see' Posted: 27 Feb 2011 05:00 PM PST Police superintendent's contract expires Tuesday, and Emanuel has said he'll replace him Two days before his contract was set to expire, Chicago police Superintendent Jody Weis remained noncommittal on Sunday about his future as the city's top cop. |
Victim will vouch for man who tried to pay killer with a pool Posted: 27 Feb 2011 04:01 PM PST FBI agent posing as hit man was to get $200 plus above-ground swimming pool When William Alexander is sentenced Monday for his role in a bizarre murder-for-hire plot, he will have a character reference from the man whose death he intended to seal with a payment of a used above-ground swimming pool and $200. |
Lawmakers signal retreat on government shutdown Posted: 27 Feb 2011 03:28 PM PST House Speaker John A. Boehner, in remarks to a convention of religious broadcasters, was to emphasize spending cuts but concede, 'We don't need to shut down the government to accomplish that.' WASHINGTON — House Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) was expected to tell a convention of religious broadcasters in Nashville on Sunday evening that a federal government shutdown is not appropriate and not what the electorate wants. |
Farrakhan: Mideast uprisings will come to U.S. Posted: 27 Feb 2011 03:40 PM PST ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan believes uprisings happening in the Middle East will come to the U.S. |
Wis. governor says he won't back down in union battle Posted: 27 Feb 2011 09:37 AM PST By David Bailey |
Leo wins best supporting actress Posted: 27 Feb 2011 05:58 PM PST Will "The King's Speech" sweep? Might "The Social Network" be consigned to Oscar history's dustbin. Follow the action along with Tribune movie critic Michael Phillips. Compare your picks on our Oscar ballot . |
Posted: 27 Feb 2011 02:00 PM PST The Chicago-area will get heavy precipitation tonight, ranging from rain in the evening to freezing rain tonight to snow around midnight. |
Weis wants to stay in Chicago when contract ends Posted: 27 Feb 2011 01:31 PM PST With only two days left on his contract as the city's top cop, police Superintendent Jody Weis said he'd like to stay in Chicago when his position as the city's top cop ends. |
Report: Gingrich to take public step toward presidential run Posted: 27 Feb 2011 11:56 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich intends to take a formal step toward entering the 2012 presidential race within the next two weeks, Republican officials said Sunday, after months spent traveling to important primary and caucus states. |
Report: Gingrich to take public step toward presidential run Posted: 27 Feb 2011 09:20 AM PST WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican officials say former House Speaker Newt Gingrich intends to take a formal step in the next two weeks toward a run for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination. |
6 hurt in 9-vehicle crash on Dan Ryan Posted: 27 Feb 2011 08:26 AM PST Six people were injured this morning in a nine-vehicle accident on the outbound Dan Expressway near the city's Bridgeport neighborhood. |
Riley Fox tipster had gut feeling Posted: 27 Feb 2011 05:46 AM PST FBI credits Will County resident with giving key information, but Riley's parents have kept the $100,000 reward As FBI agents went door to door for fresh tips in the murder of 3-year-old Riley Fox, Trisha Kiefer waited on her lawn, eager to share a "feeling" she had about her ex-boyfriend, Scott Wayne Eby. "If you're going around asking who's a creep, here's a creep for you," she said. The FBI credits her with the tip that led to Eby's arrest. But Riley's parents have dismissed the tip and have not given Kiefer the $100,000 reward they offered. |
Woman charged with possessing 121 pounds of pot Posted: 26 Feb 2011 04:59 PM PST A 34-year-old Chicago woman was charged with felony drug possession after police searched a utility van she was driving in Des Plaines and found bundles of marijuana with an estimated street value of about $881,000, Cook County prosecutors said today. |
Protesters out in force nationwide to oppose Wis. bill Posted: 26 Feb 2011 05:57 PM PST Up to 100,000 rally in Madison while hundreds show up in dozens of other cities to combat the Republican-backed measure that would limit collective bargaining rights for most public workers in Wisconsin. Nearly two weeks into a political standoff, tens of thousands rallied in Madison and in dozens of cities around the nation to oppose a bill that would severely limit collective bargaining rights for most Wisconsin public employees. |
Best Picture nominees by the numbers | PDF: Oscar ballot Posted: 26 Feb 2011 03:32 PM PST Oscar's Top 10 broken down. Number of statuettes signifies number of nominations for each film, including Best Picture. |
County budget includes unpaid days off, tax rollback >> Video Posted: 26 Feb 2011 05:38 PM PST Deal with unions eases pain, though some layoffs projected In past years, the Cook County Board has approved controversial pay raises and a major sales tax increase at an hour when most people were sleeping. |
19 injured, including 2 children, in I-90 accident Posted: 26 Feb 2011 07:15 PM PST A crash injured 19 people, six critically including two children in a multi-vehicle crash on the outbound express lanes of the Kennedy Expressway tonight, officials said. |
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