"Chicago Tribune" Reader

"Chicago Tribune" Reader

South Africa's Schwartzel triumphs at Augusta

Posted: 10 Apr 2011 04:38 PM PDT

AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - South African Charl Schwartzel erased a four-stroke deficit on Sunday to capture the Masters for his first career major.

Storms, possibly severe, forecast for Chicago area

Posted: 10 Apr 2011 05:15 PM PDT

Showers and thunderstorms -- some might be severe -- are forecast for the Chicago area tonight, the National Weather Service said.

McIlroy collapses on Masters final day

Posted: 10 Apr 2011 03:07 PM PDT

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Adam Scott has taken the outright lead on a wild final day at the Masters.

Cubs fall to Brewers, 6-5 >> Floyd, Sox beat Rays

Posted: 10 Apr 2011 02:10 PM PDT

MILWAUKEE -- Casey Coleman got his first shot this afternoon at Miller Park as the Cubs took on the Brewers in the finale of the three-game series.

Lumet and his films embodied grace under fire

Posted: 10 Apr 2011 12:29 PM PDT

Sidney Lumet relished tight spaces, and actors unafraid of sweat. He died Saturday, at 86 due to complications from lymphoma. He went out with two good, virtually unclassifiable pictures — his swan songs of amorality, law and order. All directors should be so lucky.

Woman charged with sending 2 police officers to hospital

Posted: 10 Apr 2011 01:36 PM PDT

A 110-pound woman arrested on drug charges sent two female police officers to the hospital after scuffling with the officers inside the Monroe District police station on Saturday, authorities said.

'Rhymefest' Smith concedes aldermanic race

Posted: 10 Apr 2011 01:19 PM PDT

After threatening to seek a recount, Che "Rhymefest" Smith has conceded that he lost the aldermanic election to Willie Cochran in their 20 th Ward contest.

Hawks get help, make playoffs

Posted: 10 Apr 2011 05:35 PM PDT

The Chicago Blackhawks will have an opportunity to defend their Stanley Cup championship. Despite falling to the Detroit Red Wings, the Hawks gained a Western Conference postseason berth when the Dallas Stars lost to the Minnesota Wild 5-3.

Pressure mounts for McIlroy in 'balmy conditions'

Posted: 10 Apr 2011 12:25 PM PDT

Challengers closing in behind leader

AUGUSTA, Ga. – The Masters is getting juicy, probably too juicy for Rory McIlroy's taste.

Melrose Park man charged with $900,000 theft from aunt

Posted: 09 Apr 2011 05:38 PM PDT

A Melrose Park man has been charged with stealing about $900,000 from his elderly aunt, using the money to pay for a luxury SUV, a $30,000 wedding for his son and a trip for eight to San Antonio, police said Saturday.

Review: Whoopi Goldberg's 'White Noise' >> Video

Posted: 10 Apr 2011 11:02 AM PDT

Playoffs in peril with Hawks' 4-3 loss to Red Wings

Posted: 10 Apr 2011 12:44 PM PDT

As dire and desperate as their predicament is, the Chicago Blackhawks awoke Sunday morning to an almost confounding reality: They have one game left to secure a playoff spot, and they might wind up soaring to a No. 5 seed if they do.

Review: Rod Stewart, Stevie Nicks at the United Center

Posted: 10 Apr 2011 07:49 AM PDT

It takes certain moxie for a 66-year-old man to strut around in an electric purple suit, surround himself with pretty young women and sing "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy." Rod Stewart had nerve to spare Saturday co-headlining with Stevie Nicks at a packed United Center, where he didn't miss any chance to add pomp to campy circumstance. Ignoring his recent Great American Songbook guise for a turn as a dapper nightclub crooner, the British vocalist filled out a 100-minute set with polished renditions of soul standards served up with a wink and a smile.

What we'll miss by texting: Love letters of Harry and Bess

Posted: 10 Apr 2011 08:06 AM PDT

Pen to paper: Love letters between Harry and Bess

One evening near Christmas in 1955, my grandfather, former President Harry S. Truman, came home to find my grandmother, Bess, sitting in front of a roaring fire, tossing in bundles of letters she'd written to him.

3 killed in overnight shootings

Posted: 10 Apr 2011 06:31 AM PDT

Three people were killed and five others were injured in a series of overnight shootings on Chicago's South and Southwest Sides.

Pair pulled from lake by officers fresh off rescue training

Posted: 09 Apr 2011 05:24 PM PDT

A woman in a wheelchair and the man pushing her fell into Lake Michigan on Friday night and were rescued by two Chicago police Marine Unit officers who had just finished a drill on rescue techniques, police said Saturday.

Union workers rally in Chicago

Posted: 09 Apr 2011 07:13 PM PDT

Thousands protest efforts in Wisconsin, elsewhere to limit collective bargaining

Several thousand Illinois teachers, painters, carpenters and other public service workers filled Daley Plaza on Saturday, chanting, "We are one," in a rally to show support for union employees in Wisconsin and other states where political leaders have proposed limiting collective bargaining rights.

College student helped robbers target pals, prosecutors say

Posted: 09 Apr 2011 06:09 PM PDT

Security video shows him propping door before attack, they allege

A Columbia College Chicago student played the inside man in a home invasion, slipping from an Old Town apartment to let in three armed robbers who beat his friends with brass knuckles and a handgun, Cook County prosecutors said Saturday.