"Chicago Tribune" Reader

"Chicago Tribune" Reader

5 more deaths at troubled Chicago nursing home

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 04:36 PM PDT

Equip for Equality investigation details pattern of neglect at Alden Village North, now slated for shutdown by state

A federally backed watchdog group says it has identified at least five more deaths involving poor care at a troubled Chicago nursing facility for disabled children and young adults, as well as a pattern of the home destroying evidence of medication errors.

Mark Prior headed to Yankees' roster?

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 03:46 PM PDT

Mark Prior could wind up on the Opening Day roster of the New York Yankees

Rogers Park restaurant closed due to rodents

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 05:11 PM PDT

A Rogers Park Mediterranean restaurant was ordered closed today after inspectors found an infestation of mice, rats and other problems, officials said.

Obama makes his case on Libya

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 04:52 PM PDT

President Barack Obama said progress had been made in preventing a humanitarian crisis in Libya thanks to the American-led effort which became necessary when the world was confronted with a dictator bent on killing his own citizens.

Obama, Beck coming to Chicago on same April date

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 04:08 PM PDT

Wis. gov implementing disputed union law

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 01:08 PM PDT

Gov. Scott Walker's top aide says the Wisconsin Department of Administration is moving forward with implementing a new law taking away nearly all collective bargaining rights from most state workers.

Vienna Beef wins Wrigley hot dog race

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 06:01 AM PDT

Wrigley Field switches vendor, adds other menu items; U.S. Cellular Field tweaks food offerings too

You can't tell the hot dogs without a scorecard.

Tribune shuffles Washington bureau editors

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 11:20 AM PDT

British police: Anarchists could try to disrupt royal wedding

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 10:36 AM PDT

LONDON (AP) — Scotland Yard is bracing for all types of security threats to the royal wedding — threats that range from terrorists and anarchists to anti-monarchists and other protesters.

Indiana House Democrats end weeks-long boycott

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 04:22 PM PDT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana House Democrats who fled the state five weeks ago to protest a Republican agenda they considered an assault on labor unions and public education returned to the Statehouse on Monday and resumed work.

No charges in filmmaker assault

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 09:42 AM PDT

No charges will be filed in the alleged assault of an Arab-American filmmaker who claimed he was the victim of a hate crime when he was beaten after walking into a party in Fairfield, Iowa.

Blues Fest lineup announced

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 10:26 AM PDT

Volkswagen recalls Jettas that stop when horn's honked

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 10:34 AM PDT

Prudential building to host Obama 2012 campaign headquarters

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 09:57 AM PDT

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama will base his 2012 re-election campaign at One Prudential Plaza in Chicago, a Democratic official said today.

Obama to present Libya strategy to nation

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 03:52 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will make his case for U.S. involvement in Libya to an anxious public Monday night, while officials offered assurances that military action there does not set a precedent for how the U.S. will handle similar uprisings throughout the Middle East.

Threat of government shutdown grows

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 09:24 AM PDT

The specter of a partial government shutdown looms again as Congress returns to Washington with Democrats and Republicans as far apart on a bill to keep the government running as they were two weeks ago.

Studies: No remedy for colic

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 07:39 AM PDT

That nonstop crying of a baby with colic has some parents turning to popular folk remedies. Unfortunately, there's no good evidence they work, according to a review of 15 studies.

No criminal charges against sexting prosecutor

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 10:22 AM PDT

MADISON, Wis. -- A former prosecutor who sent racy text messages to a domestic abuse victim will not face criminal charges over misconduct and sexual assault allegations levied by more than a dozen women, the Wisconsin Justice Department announced Monday.

Pritzker Prize goes to Portuguese architect

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 08:44 AM PDT

Hookup site expands to Northwestern, Columbia

Posted: 28 Mar 2011 06:31 AM PDT

Local dating site UChicago Hookups has changed its address to eduHookups.com and expanded its user base to include students at Northwestern University, Columbia College and Brown University, according to a posting on the new site.