"Chicago Tribune" Reader

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Boehner says House likely to defend marriage act

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 06:52 AM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives will likely issue its own defense of a federal law abandoned by the White House that defines marriage as being between a man and a woman, House Speaker John Boehner said on Monday.

Man in murder-for-pool plot gets 7 years, forgiveness

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 05:51 PM PST

After his arrest for trying to arrange hit, he became friends with target

The man William Alexander tried to have killed for $200 and a used above-ground pool has forgiven him, but Alexander still will serve more than seven years in federal prison for his role in the bizarre murder-for-hire plot.

Cubs fans invited to audition for PA announcer >> Video

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 09:36 AM PST

Obama endorses change in healthcare law

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 09:40 AM PST

President Obama signs on to a bipartisan plan that would let states opt out of federal requirements three years earlier than slated in the original reform law.

President Obama endorsed a significant change to his health reform law Monday, signing on to bipartisan legislation that would allow states to opt out of federal requirements -- including the individual mandate -- three years earlier than scheduled.

Pirates kidnap 3 Danish children, 4 adults

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 03:16 PM PST

The Danish Foreign Ministry says the youths, ages 12 to 16, were seized along with their parents and two others on board a sailing vessel. It's believed to be the first time that children have been victims of pirates in the recent spate of hostage-taking off eastern Africa.

Three children are among seven Danes who have been kidnapped by pirates in the Indian Ocean, Danish officials said Monday.

GM Volt falls short on range, Consumer Reports says

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 02:48 PM PST

Cops: Drug suspects tied to 3 mass killings last year

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 05:27 PM PST

Two men arrested after a shootout with police on the North Side are believed responsible for at least three mass killings last year, all of them linked to drug dealing, law enforcement sources say.

Police use footprints in snow to find robbery suspect

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 11:15 AM PST

Naperville police arrested a man for stealing an iPad Saturday after tracking him down using footprints they say the man left in the snow.

From behind prison walls, Ryan speaks

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 12:18 PM PST

He was at times testy and combative. He talked about prison food and the frustration of being behind bars. In a 2010 deposition obtained by the Tribune, these were among the first extensive remarks heard from former Gov. George Ryan since he reported to federal prison in 2007.

Prof says he's behind @MayorEmanuel

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 02:49 PM PST

Dan Sinker, left, a journalism teacher at Columbia College, says he was behind the fictitious Twitter account "@MayorEmanuel," the foul-mouthed doppelganger to Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel.

Lawyer: Let client have hair done before murder trial

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 04:58 PM PST

Marni Yang will look like a "crazy woman" if she's not allowed to have her hair done before her trial begins Tuesday in the murder of the pregnant girlfriend of former Chicago Bear Shaun Gayle, her lawyer said today.

Daley wants Weis to stay top cop for a while >> Video

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 10:59 AM PST

Mayor Richard Daley wants Police Superintendent Jody Weis to stay on through his mayoral term, which ends in May.

Obama: Wis. public employees should not lose rights

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 09:28 AM PST

Chicago Bears cut Harris, Hillenmeyer, Shaffer

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 09:57 AM PST

Supreme Court: Dying victim's statement can be used

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 09:14 AM PST

The 6-2 Supreme Court ruling breaks somewhat from recent rulings forbidding the use of 'hearsay' statements to police, creating a new rule for when officers are dealing with 'an ongoing emergency.' The decision, says Justice Antonin Scalia in his dissent, leaves the Constitution 'in shambles.'

WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court ruled Monday that a shooting victim's statement to the police at a crime scene can be used in court, even if the victim later dies and cannot testify at a trial.

Daley, Emanuel discuss mayoral transition

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 10:11 AM PST

Teen accused of threatening to bomb Fenton High School

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 08:36 AM PST

Bond was set this morning at $150,000 for a Bensenville teenager who allegedly threatened on his Facebook page to bomb Fenton High School.

Oprah's network struggles with viewers

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 04:56 AM PST

Drug 'crew' charged in 2 slayings

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 09:19 AM PST

Charges were filed this morning against Augustin Toscano, 29, and Raul Segura-Rodriguez, 36, two surviving members of a murderous drug crew that may be responsible for more than a dozen slayings in Chicago, officials say.

The Fast Fix: Why is Congress sleeping on the job? (The Newsroom)

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 07:40 AM PST

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