"Chicago Tribune" Reader

"Chicago Tribune" Reader

Reports: Others hurt on roller coaster where boy died

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 05:47 PM PDT

Lawyer who filed suit for one of the injured passengers questions ride's safety

An amusement park in Norridge where a 3-year-old twin boy died on a roller coaster remained closed by state inspectors Monday, while the family tried to help the surviving brother cope with witnessing the tragedy.

Cubs' bullpen preserves win

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 02:11 PM PDT

Wrigley Field was as empty as it has been in years Monday for the start of the Cubs-Diamondbacks series.

Obama aims for grassroots encore in 2012 bid

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 08:35 AM PDT

Obama formally announces his 2012 reelection bid, looking to re-create the groundswell that swept him into office the first time around -- an effort as dedicated although perhaps less starry-eyed.

Four years ago, Barack Obama was an upstart in the midst of becoming a phenomenon. Now, he's an established juggernaut with the power of the presidency at his back. But his reelection bid, formally announced Monday, seeks to re-create the grassroots effort -- the armies of volunteers, the flood of small donations, the spillover rallies -- that marked his first campaign.

FAA wants checks of older 737s

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 03:06 PM PDT

The government will order emergency checks of certain older model Boeing Co 737s for the kind of fatigue cracks that prompted Southwest Airlines Co to cancel hundreds of flights. >> Flight status

Wis. gov under fire for hiring of lobbyist's son

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 01:49 PM PDT

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is coming under fire for the hiring of the 27-year-old son of an influential lobbyist to an $81,500-per-year job, with critics saying it is evidence the administration is using state jobs for political payback.

Mom charged with child endangerment following overdose

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 11:46 AM PDT

A pregnant mother of two who apparently suffered a heroin overdose in her Palos Hills apartment along with her mother, boyfriend and sister has been charged with three counts of child  endangerment — one for her two sons, ages 5 and 6, and her unborn child, police said.

Tax breaks for aid to religious schools get OK

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 11:16 AM PDT

The court rules, 5-4, in favor of Arizona tax credits for those who give money to parochial schools and says the credits cannot be challenged as unconstitutional. Justice Elena Kagan dissents, objecting to the court's distinction between tax breaks and tax subsidies.

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court opened the door to a new form of state support for religious schools, upholding special tax credits in Arizona for those who give money to church schools and ruling that critics may not challenge such a plan as unconstitutional.

Congo plane carrying UN staff crashes killing 26

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 05:18 PM PDT

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — A U.N. plane carrying staff members and peacekeepers crashed Monday upon landing at the airport in Congo's capital, breaking into pieces and killing at least 26 people, a top Congolese aviation official said.

Bulls send 3 more to Hall of Fame

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 10:19 AM PDT

The 2011 class for the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame added more Chicago Bulls flavor Monday when former players Artis Gilmore and Dennis Rodman were chosen, along with ex-assistant coach Tex Winter.

In reversal, 9/11 trials to be at Guantanamo

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 12:11 PM PDT

Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr., in a major reversal for the Obama administration, 'reluctantly' announces that Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and four other suspects in the September 11 terror attacks will be tried before a U.S. military tribunal at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, rather than in a civilian court in New York.

Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr., in a major reversal for the Obama administration, "reluctantly" announced that Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and four other suspects in the September 11 terror attacks will be tried before a U.S. military tribunal at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, rather than in a civilian court in New York.

Citibank tackles overdraft fees by paying small checks first

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 10:44 AM PDT

3 former Bulls named to Hall of Fame

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 10:19 AM PDT

The 2011 class for the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame added more Chicago Bulls flavor Monday when Artis Gilmore was chosen along with Dennis Rodman and Tex Winter as honorees.

McDonald's redefining 'McJobs'

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 10:46 AM PDT

Oak Brook-based McDonald's Corp. plans to hire 50,000 store-level employees on April 19. Until then, they are trying to convey that a job with the burger giant is not a dead end.

Radioactive water from Japan plant dumped into sea

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 07:43 AM PDT

The operator of the crippled Fukushima complex begins releasing 11,500 tons of radioactive water into the Pacific to make room in storage tanks for even more highly contaminated water. The government says the release does not pose an immediate threat to humans.

The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant began releasing about 11,500 tons of radioactive water into the sea Monday evening so that it could make room in storage tanks for even more severely contaminated water.

Bodies found in 2009 Air France crash off Brazil

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 08:46 AM PDT

PARIS (Reuters) - Parts of the wreckage of an Air France plane found in the Atlantic at the weekend contain the bodies of some of the passengers who died when the aircraft crashed off Brazil in 2009, the French government said on Monday.

Southwest cancels more flights amid probe >> Flight status

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 06:50 AM PDT

ATLANTA (Reuters) - Southwest Airlines Co canceled 70 flights on Monday as it continued to inspect Boeing 737 planes following the emergency landing on Friday of a jet with a hole in its fuselage.

Windows 8 is coming soon

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 03:50 AM PDT

Chase, Best Buy email data hacked

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 04:55 AM PDT

A data breach at one of the world's largest providers of marketing-email services may have enabled unauthorized people to access the names and email addresses for customers of major financial-services, retailing and other companies.

CTA revamping retail at 'L' stations

Posted: 03 Apr 2011 05:43 PM PDT

Transit agency seeks new tenants, vending machines

Chicago-area commuters may soon be able to drop off their dry cleaning, buy an iPod or just grab a cup of coffee right inside or next door to their "L" stop as part of the CTA's planned overhaul of its concession spaces.

Blago asks for Obama notes

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 05:23 AM PDT

As he did before his first corruption trial, Rod Blagojevich wants federal prosecutors to turn over notes from their interview with President Barack Obama about deal-making over his old Senate seat.