"Chicago Tribune" Reader

"Chicago Tribune" Reader

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 .

Wintry night, slippery Monday

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.