"Chicago Tribune" Reader

"Chicago Tribune" Reader

Roskam: GOP to press for budget concessions

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 04:16 PM PST

City Hall rejects Taste private takeover

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 02:49 PM PST

'Jihad Jane' terror suspect pleads guilty

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 12:20 PM PST

An American woman who called herself "Jihad Jane" online pleaded guilty Tuesday to her role in a plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist who had offended Muslims.

Moseley Braun apologizes for 'crack' comment

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 11:45 AM PST

Democrats choose Charlotte, N.C., for 2012 national convention

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 08:33 AM PST

Charlotte, N.C., edges out Minneapolis, St. Louis and Cleveland for the Democratic presidential nominating convention. Obama carried North Carolina in 2008 by a slim margin and has visited the state five times since then.

Democrats will hold their 2012 presidential nominating convention in Charlotte, N.C., the party announced Tuesday.

Mubarak will not run again-Arabiya TV citing reports

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 10:56 AM PST

(Reuters) - President Hosni Mubarak will say in a speech that he will step down at the next election but would stay in office till then to meet demands of protesters in that period, Al Arabiya TV said on Tuesday.

Mubarak to step down after election

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 03:27 PM PST

By Edmund Blair and Samia Nakhoul

Study predicts when cancer will spread

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 09:42 AM PST

By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor

Autopsy: Woman found in burned bar beaten

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 02:06 PM PST

The woman found inside a burned-out Schiller Park tavern days after its owner was found beaten to death inside was also fatally bludgeoned to death, authorities said today.

Health chat: Kids and tobacco

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 10:03 AM PST

Photos: Monster snowstorm

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 06:12 PM PST

West Side barricade situation ends with 3 dead

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 01:55 PM PST

A man who had barricaded himself in a West Side apartment this morning after apparently shooting two people surrendered to police at about 11 a.m., police said.

L.A. official named Metra's new boss

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 08:10 AM PST

Alexander Clifford, a top transportation official from Los Angeles, was named this morning as Metra's new executive director.

Archives: Blizzard of '67

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 02:38 PM PST

The all-time Chicago record snowfall was set in 1967. Over the course of 35 hours, 23 inches of snow fell on Chicago, clogging streets, shuttering businesses and paralyzing the city for days. Roofs collapsed. Hundreds of stalled vehicles sat helpless in the streets. Dozens died. The 1967 storm, oddly enough, was preceded by a few days of record high temperatures in the Chicago area. On Jan. 24, temperatures hit a balmy 65 degrees, bringing heavy rains. Just two days later, on a Thursday at 5:02 a.m., the snow began falling and didn't stop until almost 4 p.m. the next day.

Massive fire guts Aurora gym

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 09:13 AM PST

A three-alarm fire severely damaged a gym on the east side of Aurora this morning, officials said.

The Fast Fix: Will Egypt hurt Obama? (The Newsroom)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 06:43 AM PST

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Area hunkers down as storm hits

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 05:51 PM PST

The driving snow and 40-50 mph wind gusts that emptied the city by evening will continue to pelt the area until Wednesday morning, leaving as much as 20 inches of snow, according to the National Weather Service. Tonight, the snowfall rate could be 3 to 4 inches per hour.

Mubarak to step down after election

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 01:52 PM PST

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, in a late night address, says he did not intend to remain in office. It is not clear whether he plans to stay in power until September elections. His announcement is unlikely to end calls for him to step down immediately.

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, unable to calm a week of unrest and unprecedented protest against his government, announced Tuesday night that he would not seek reelection, but indicated he would remain in power "for the next few months."

Jordan's king appoints new prime minister after protests

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 07:42 AM PST

By Suleiman al-Khalidi

Will County sharpshooters to cull deer herds

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 04:33 AM PST

The Will County Forest Preserve District says it will begin using sharpshooters it auditioned to cull deer from its land next week.