"Chicago Tribune" Reader

"Chicago Tribune" Reader

Scott Lee Cohen seeking state Senate seat held by Hendon

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 05:48 PM PST

Beer and water for Lent, nothing else

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 04:45 PM PST

Iowa man says he's fasting like an ancient monk

Drink fast

Charlie Sheen sues Warner Bros. for $100 million

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 11:18 AM PST

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Charlie Sheen on Thursday filed a $100 million lawsuit against film and television studio Warner Bros. for firing the actor from his "Two And A Half Men" TV show, according to a representative for Sheen's attorney.

Man claims beating by police at Stroger Hospital >> Video

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 04:41 PM PST

Facility's police roughed him up for no reason, suit says

A man who says he was tackled and arrested for no reason by police at Stroger Hospital while on his way to a doctor's appointment has filed a lawsuit against the hospital in Cook County Circuit Court.

Libyan rebels can't win, top U.S. official says

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 03:15 PM PST

James Clapper draws criticism for telling a Senate panel that Libyan rebels probably can't overthrow Moammar Kadafi and that Russia and China are the biggest threats to the U.S. The White House quickly offers its own views on those issues.

WASHINGTON — James Clapper, President Obama's director of national intelligence, is developing a habit that can cause problems in Washington: speaking his mind, unfiltered.

Soldier from Antioch dies in Afghanistan

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 03:12 PM PST

Giffords to attend shuttle Endeavor launch

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 04:02 PM PST

(CNN) -- U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords plans to attend the launch of the space shuttle Endeavour next month -- a little more than three months after she was shot in the head outside a Tucson, Arizona, supermarket -- her spokesman said.

Soldier from Antioch dies in Afghanistan

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 03:26 PM PST

A 22-year-old soldier from Antioch died Wednesday in Afghanistan's Kunduz province,  the U.S. Department of Defense announced today. Officials called the death of Spc. Andrew Wade non-combat related.

Libyan rebels can't win, top U.S. official says

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 10:18 AM PST

James Clapper, director of national intelligence, tells a Senate panel that rebels are unlikely to defeat Moammar Kadafi and the U.S. should prepare. 'You could end up with a Somalia-like situation,' Clapper says.

WASHINGTON — Libyan leader Moammar Kadafi is unlikely to be ousted by rebels, the top U.S. intelligence officer has told a congressional committee, and the United States must contemplate the national-security implications of a Kadafi victory — or even a stalemate.

Dow sinks below 12,000

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 01:34 PM PST

By Edward Krudy

Quinn signs law to collect sales tax on Internet purchases

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 01:57 PM PST

Lawmaker says Metra board should be dumped

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 12:10 PM PST

Judge upholds cop's firing over 'movie night'

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 12:16 PM PST

A DuPage County judge today upheld the firing of a West Chicago police shift commander who invited almost all the on-duty members of his overnight shift into the police station to watch full-length feature movies on consecutive nights in 2009.

Soldier from Antioch dies in Afghanistan

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 11:30 AM PST

A soldier from Antioch has died in Afghanistan.

Facebook photos and women's self-esteem studied

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 06:45 AM PST

A study on how people use social networking websites such as Facebook confirms what many of us suspected. Women who post loads of photos of themselves on their sites are conveying some strong personal characteristics, according to new research. These women are more likely to base their self-worth on appearance and use social networking to compete for attention.

Saudi police at rally open fire to thwart future protests

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 01:28 PM PST

CAIRO (AP) — Saudi police have opened fire at a rally in the kingdom's east in an apparent escalation of efforts to stop planned protests.

Lindsay Lohan ordered back to court next month

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 09:50 AM PST

Lindsay Lohan must return to court April 22 for a preliminary hearing on a felony grand theft charge for allegedly stealing a necklace from a Venice jewelry store and to decide whether she was in violation of her probation in a previous drunk driving case.

Friend: Yang confessed to murder

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 10:41 AM PST

The same day Rhoni Reuter was found dead in her Deerfield home, Marni Yang confessed to a longtime friend — a self-described pyschic — that she had driven to her rival's condo in disguise and shot her at point-blank range, the friend testified.

Shouting, tears at Congress hearing on Muslim-terror links

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 04:36 PM PST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress pushed deep into a raw and emotional debate Thursday over American Muslims who have committed terrorist attacks in the name of religion, in a hearing punctuated by tearful testimony, angry recriminations and political theater.

Terrorism hearing starts amid anti-Muslim accusations

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 06:45 AM PST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Extra security will accompany a New York congressman as he chairs a hearing focused on the U.S. Muslim community and its willingness to help prevent radical Islamic terrorism.