"Chicago Tribune" Reader

"Chicago Tribune" Reader

FDA bars some food imports from Japan

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 04:26 PM PDT

With concern over radiation-tainted food increasing, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that all milk, milk products and fresh fruits and vegetables from four prefectures near Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex will be barred from importation into the United States.

WASHINGTON — Ratcheting up screening on food products from Japan, the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday announced that all milk, milk products and fresh fruits and vegetables from four areas near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex will be barred from importation into the United States.

Panel OKs plan to redevelop Lincoln Park hospital

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 03:39 PM PDT

Ald. Vi Daley signs off on contested plan just 2 months before she leaves office

A controversial push to put condominiums, offices and a grocery store on the Lincoln Park Hospital site cleared a key City Council hurdle Tuesday, less than two months before the sitting alderman retires.

Oak Park considers expanding historic district

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 04:32 PM PDT

Residents skeptical over home rehab limits

Some Oak Park officials want to expand the Frank Lloyd Wright Historic District, but first they would need to convince residents skeptical of new regulations that could affect hundreds of homes.

Airstrikes target Tripoli; allies divided over command

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 02:34 PM PDT

At least three loud explosions are felt in the Libyan capital Tuesday night. Moammar Kadafi's forces respond with tracer and antiaircraft fire, lighting up the night sky.

The multinational coalition attacking Libya with airstrikes Tuesday night hit the nation's capital, Tripoli, and its surroundings for the fourth time in the last several days.

Quinn tweaks borrowing plan amid GOP opposition

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 03:33 PM PDT

First wave of emails opposed Wis. gov's union bill

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 02:27 PM PDT

Seeking a way to counter a growing protest movement, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker cited his email, confidently declaring that most people writing his office had urged him to eliminate nearly all union rights for state workers.

Atheist wants science teacher fired

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 02:11 AM PDT

Atheist activist Rob Sherman, left, is expected to attend a school board meeting tonight in an attempt to get a creationist-promoting science teacher at Libertyville High School fired.

Lovie: Cutler 'a tough guy'

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 10:51 AM PDT

Fire in Egypt blamed on police protest

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 09:34 AM PDT

CAIRO (Reuters) - Fire tore through an Egyptian Interior Ministry building in central Cairo on Tuesday and a ministry source said it was probably linked to a protest by police demanding the minister's resignation.

Wal-Mart sex-bias suit nears High Court

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 12:55 PM PDT

Howard Stern sues Sirius XM over bonus

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 12:55 PM PDT

Power lines reconnected to Japan's quake-damaged nuclear plant

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 10:42 AM PDT

Lights are turned on in the control room of reactor No. 3 at the Fukushima complex, but officials warn that equipment must be checked before the restored electricity can be used to operate cooling systems at the plant. Meanwhile, the death toll from the quake and tsunami rises to nearly 10,000, with more than 13,000 still missing.

Power cables have been reconnected to all six reactors in Japan's quake-crippled nuclear complex, the plant's operator said Tuesday, in what was hailed as possible turning point in the struggle to bring dangerous overheating under control and avert a large-scale release of radiation.

Panel OKs plan to redevelop Lincoln Park hospital

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 11:37 AM PDT

Naperville cops kill man wielding knife

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 11:02 AM PDT

Responding to a 911 call about a suicidal man, two Naperville police officers shot and killed a man who came at them with a large knife early this morning, police said this afternoon.

DuPage backs controversial mosque

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 03:01 PM PDT

Following months of protest and debate in DuPage County, supervisors today voted in favor of a group's request to build a mosque in an unincorporated area near Willowbrook.

U.S. jet crashes in Libya; crew safe

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 10:11 AM PDT

Two Air Force aviators were rescued after they bailed out of a U.S. fighter jet late Monday before it crashed in northeast Libya, apparently due to a mechanical malfunction.

Public forum set for Metra UP North bridges project

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 09:32 AM PDT

Metra, Union Pacific Railroad and Chicago officials will hold a public forum March 29 to review plans for streetscape, station and other improvements related to the $215 million bridge replacement project on the UP North Line.

United Continental to roll out Wi-Fi in 2012

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 09:20 AM PDT

The injured fare better in ERs on weekends vs. weekdays

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 09:30 AM PDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Injured patients who are treated by trauma teams at hospitals are less likely to die when they are admitted on weekends versus weekdays, new research from Pennsylvania shows.

Chris Brown goes on rampage at 'Good Morning America'

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 10:18 AM PDT

Chris Brown went on a rampage on the set of "Good Morning America" after being asked about the criminal case against him involving ex-girlfriend Rihanna.