"Chicago Tribune" Reader

"Chicago Tribune" Reader

Cops: Man accidentally shot girlfriend to death

Posted: 13 Mar 2011 05:01 PM PDT

Ryan Fantasia and his girlfriend Hayley Pelock were a happy couple of two years, his sister said.

NBA star Dwyane Wade awarded custody of sons

Posted: 13 Mar 2011 04:32 PM PDT

Chicago judge rules for Miami Heat player in contentious litigation with ex-wife

NBA star Dwyane Wade was awarded sole custody of his sons after a drawn-out and contentious battle with his ex-wife, lawyers said Sunday.

Notre Dame gets No. 2 seed, bus ride to Chicago

Posted: 13 Mar 2011 06:53 PM PDT

Notre Dame gets No. 2 seed, bus ride to Chicago

Posted: 13 Mar 2011 03:31 PM PDT

First person accounts from the earthquake and tsunami in Japan (The Newsroom)

Posted: 13 Mar 2011 02:35 PM PDT

Fishermen and local residents look at fishing boats swept by a tsunami at a port in Oarai town, northeast of Tokyo March 12, 2011. Japan confronted devastation along its northeastern coast on Saturday, with fires raging and parts of some cities under water after a massive earthquake and tsunami that likely killed at least 1,000 people. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao (JAPAN - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)The Newsroom - Eerie. That was how the experience of Japan's latest earthquake was described by a veteran familiar with living with the natural occurrence.

Attempts to unseat Wis. senators could be historic

Posted: 13 Mar 2011 11:10 AM PDT

Now that legislators have voted on a controversial collective bargaining bill, Wisconsin appears headed into an extended, unprecedented period of recall attempts, although the first election is not likely until July or later.

State Dept. spokesman resigns after flap over WikiLeaks

Posted: 13 Mar 2011 01:07 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley quit on Sunday after causing a stir by describing the Army's treatment of the suspected WikiLeaks leaker as "ridiculous" and "stupid," pointed words that forced President Barack Obama to defend the detention as appropriate.

NBA star Dwyane Wade awarded custody of sons

Posted: 13 Mar 2011 12:40 PM PDT

NBA star Dwyane Wade was awarded sole custody of his two young sons after a bitter battle with his ex-wife, lawyers in the case said today.

Monday's Pi Day -- the celebration of a number

Posted: 13 Mar 2011 09:10 AM PDT

Monday is Pi Day — a day to celebrate a number with desserts, numerical recitations and hot-dog throwing.

Felon charged with punching 80-year-old man

Posted: 11 Mar 2011 06:03 PM PST

Crime caught on video at Northwest Side grocery, police say

A convicted felon is accused of punching an 80-year-old man in the face, knocking off his glasses, as the man waited outside a restroom in a Northwest Side grocery, police say.

David Haugh on NFL: Union chief's ego gets in way

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 08:31 PM PST

When NFL dust settles, owners still will be rich and the players will have gained … what?

In trying to absorb the avoidable antitrust lawsuit filed Friday under Tom Brady vs. the NFL that preceded the league's first work stoppage in 24 years, one thought won't go away.

Jordan and Co. re-live first championship season | Photos

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 07:28 PM PST

Crew reunites for 1 night in celebration of the 1st of Bulls' 6 NBA titles

The roars still resonated. The trophy still glistened.

NFL owners express disappointment

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 06:16 PM PST

Steelers' Art Rooney II says 'owners put a very fair offer on the table,' before the players decided to decertify.

A day after the NFL Players Assn. decertified as a union, and the NFL officially locked out its players, several team owners Saturday issued statements expressing their disappointment that the labor fight has gone this far.

Man accused of causing brain injury in baby

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 06:07 PM PST

Mother's boyfriend charged with aggravated battery in 2009 case

A Chicago man is charged with abusing an 11-month-old baby, causing a "devastating brain injury" that robbed the boy of the ability to see or walk, Cook County prosecutors said Saturday.

Dems return to Wis. Capitol

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 06:12 PM PST

Thousands of supporters cheer the 14 lawmakers, who vow to continue their fight against legislation stripping workers of collective-bargaining rights.

The 14 Democratic state senators who fled Wisconsin last month in a failed attempt to block legislation stripping most public employees of nearly all collective-bargaining rights returned to the Capitol on Saturday, welcomed by the cheers of thousands of supporters and promising to continue their fight.