"Chicago Tribune" Reader

"Chicago Tribune" Reader

Snow drifts into Chicago area

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 06:13 PM PDT

Snow fell in parts of the Chicago area this evening as winter weather made a comeback in the Chicago area.

Tollway oases gas stations shut temporarily

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 05:09 PM PDT

Some scheduled to reopen Thursday

Motorists used to fueling up at Chicago-area Illinois Tollway oases shouldn't let their gas tanks get too low as a lease-takeover plan will temporarily close several gas stations, officials said Wednesday.

U.S. soldier pleads guilty to murder of three Afghans

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 03:56 PM PDT

Army Spc. Jeremy Morlock, one of 12 soldiers charged in the case, admits to devising 'scenarios' under which civilians were snatched from Afghan villages and killed with rifles and grenades. He is sentenced to 24 years in prison.

In a major boost to the case against a team of U.S. soldiers accused of plotting random killings of civilians in Afghanistan, a former high school hockey player from Alaska pleaded guilty Wednesday to three counts of premeditated murder and was sentenced to 24 years in prison.

Japan earthquake and tsunami: How to help (The Newsroom)

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 04:40 AM PDT

Japan is battling a nuclear and humanitarian crisis, with engineers working to restore power to a stricken power plant in what the UN's top atomic expert said was a The Newsroom - Japan was hit by one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded on March 11. The magnitude-9.0 quake spawned a deadly tsunami that slammed into the small island nation, leaving a huge swath of devastation in its wake. Thousands of people …

Men who say cops beat them offer reward >> Video

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 02:26 PM PDT

Two friends who believe they were beaten by plainclothes Chicago police officers last year outside a Bucktown restaurant today offered a $10,000 reward for information leading to the identity of the attackers.

McHenry state's atty. acquitted

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 05:51 PM PDT

Stunning verdict handed down before defense put on case

In a stunning development, a judge has abruptly acquitted McHenry County State's Attorney Louis Bianchi of charges that he directed his staff to do political work on taxpayer time.

Man admits killing brother's cat for revenge

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 01:24 PM PDT

Enraged after his older brother had an affair with his fiance, a Homer Glen man killed his brother's cat, then texted him a photo of it along with the message, "This is what you did to me."

Ex-cop guilty in videotaped beating

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 01:05 PM PDT

A judge has convicted former Streamwood police Officer James Mandarino on criminal charges in the beating of a motorist that was captured on videotape.

LIFE slideshow: Elizabeth Taylor, unpublished photos (The Newsroom)

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 12:20 PM PDT

The Newsroom - Simply put, Elizabeth Taylor was the biggest star of the LIFE era.

Ex-Streamwood cop guilty in videotaped beating

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 12:18 PM PDT

A judge has convicted a former Streamwood police officer on criminal charges in the beating of a motorist that was captured on videotape.

CPS unveils new school consolidations to cut costs

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 11:57 AM PDT

Some neighborhood schools would be consolidated and some charter or magnet schools given more space in a cost-saving measure being considered by Chicago Public Schools, interim CEO Terry Mazany announced today.

Tollway oases gas stations shut temporarily

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 11:32 AM PDT

Motorists used to fueling up at Chicago-area Illinois Tollway oases shouldn't let their gas tanks get too low as a lease takeover plan will temporarily close several gas stations, officials said today.

Report faults Army in deadly 2001 anthrax mailings

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 11:00 PM PDT

Officials missed signs of alarming mental problems in Dr. Bruce Ivins, the scientist suspected in the deadly bioterrorism attacks.

The Army scientist believed responsible for the 2001 anthrax letter attacks that killed five people and crippled mail delivery in parts of the country had exhibited alarming mental problems that military officials should have noticed and acted on long before he had a chance to strike, a panel of behavioral analysts has found.

Study: Facial expressions may sway kids' eating habits

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 09:23 AM PDT

If you want your kids to eat their broccoli, you might try smiling when you eat your own veggies, a small study suggests.

U of I tuition to go up 6.9 percent this fall

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 12:00 PM PDT

Block 37 in the Loop sold to Bank of America for $100M

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 10:09 AM PDT

Netflix back after 4-hour outage

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 06:47 AM PDT

The Fast Fix: Is Tim Pawlenty running for President? (The Newsroom)

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 07:56 AM PDT

The Newsroom - Former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty announced he was launching an 2012  presidential exploratory committee. What exactly is he exploring? To watch more episodes of "The Fast Fix", click here. Get The Fix in your e-mail inbox! Click here to sign-up …

Elizabeth Taylor: A life in movies

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 10:22 AM PDT

Michael Phillips: "When she had the chance -- before the demons of camp and the demands of her breathlessly melodramatic life siphoned her fame away from the screen -- she managed to sneak in a few really good performances."

Cops: Dozens of casualties in Jerusalem explosion

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 06:22 AM PDT

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - An explosion on or near a bus in Jerusalem on Wednesday caused dozens of casualties, police said.