"Chicago Tribune" Reader

"Chicago Tribune" Reader

Gulf oil spill one year later: ‘More questions than answers’ (The Newsroom)

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 05:38 PM PDT

The Newsroom - When an oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico on April 20, 2010, killing 11 workers, it wasn't clear at first that it would spark the worst offshore oil spill in American history. Some of the images produced show how the oil spewing from the bottom of the sea immediately affected a region still fragile after Hurricane Katrina. But a year and 206 million gallons of spilled oil later, scientists say we're still in the dark about exactly how much damage was caused. <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo. ...

Ex-Chicago cop admits taking part in robberies

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 03:40 PM PDT

A former Chicago police officer pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal felony charges stemming from one of the worst misconduct scandals in the department's history.

Brain-controlled limb to take prosthetics a step forward, researchers hope

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 03:30 PM PDT

It had been five years since Hailey Danisewicz last thought about bending her left knee.

TSA's pat-down of 6-year-old prompts call for change

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 04:30 PM PDT

A video of 6-year-old Anna Drexel of Kentucky being given a security pat-down at the New Orleans airport has energized the already highly charged debate about Transportation Security Administration procedures. Now a Utah congressman is proposing legislation to restrict searches of children.

Hawks fighting to keep season alive

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 05:53 PM PDT

It's win or go home for the Blackhawks tonight. The defending champions are down 3-0 in their series with Vancouver. "We're still here, we're still playing, and there's still a chance," Hawks captain Jonathan Toews said.

First lady's plane had to abort landing

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 03:11 PM PDT

A plane carrying first lady Michelle Obama and Jill Biden was forced to abort a landing at Andrews Air Force Base on Monday after it drew too close to a cargo plane sitting on the runway, officials said.

Heat hailed over Bulls as favorites for NBA Finals

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 12:45 PM PDT

Derrick Rose has thrived on challenges all season, so here's another one: The Miami Heat now are being touted in some circles as the Eastern Conference favorite to reach the NBA Finals.

Bears visit Pack on Christmas

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 03:16 PM PDT

In a year in which the Chicago Bears are scheduled to travel to London for their first-ever regular season game in Europe, the team has four consecutive games vs. AFC West opponents and closes with division rivals Green Bay and Minnesota.

Porn company snaps up 1-800 numbers for phone sex

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 05:45 AM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — For years, teenagers across the U.S. could call a toll-free hotline if they had embarrassing questions about AIDS and safe sex. Dial the same number now and you get a recording of giggling women offering to talk dirty to you.

Oregon court to weigh gun rights for medical pot users

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 02:19 PM PDT

But some local sheriffs don't think medical marijuana users should be allowed to obtain concealed weapons permits. The case is before the state Supreme Court.

Cynthia Townsley Willis, a retired school bus driver and grandmother of four, carries a spray bottle of marijuana-infused skin oil in her purse to treat her frequent, painful muscle spasms. Her Walther P22 pistol most often gets slipped into a shoulder holster under her jacket — driving the lonely roads that traverse the hills and dense woodlands of the Rogue Valley, who knows when she might need it?

Motorola delays launch of its 4G smartphone

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 12:51 PM PDT

Okla. City terror anniversary

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 12:49 PM PDT

Supreme Court signals it will toss out global-warming suit

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 10:43 AM PDT

Justices are skeptical about the lawsuit brought by six states, including California and New York, against coal-fired power plants in the South and Midwest. An Obama administration lawyer says it's a matter for the EPA to handle.

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court justices indicated Tuesday they would throw out a huge global-warming lawsuit brought by six states against coal-fired power plants in the South and Midwest. And they will do so with the support of the Obama administration.

No. 6 restaurant in the world

Posted: 18 Apr 2011 01:20 PM PDT

Best in Chicago. Best in North America. Closing in on best in the world.

Ex-Chicago cop admits taking part in robberies

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 04:09 PM PDT

A former Chicago police officer pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal felony charges stemming from one of the worst misconduct scandals in the department's history.

Fake news sites linked in dubious weigh-loss diet

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 08:55 AM PDT

Federal regulators and the Illinois attorney general's office have moved to stop a wave of fake news sites that entice consumers to buy acai (ah-sah-EE') berry weight-loss products.

Okla. City terror anniversary

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 12:08 PM PDT

McDonald's mega-hiring

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 12:43 PM PDT

McDonald's Corp. plans to hire 50,000 employees today, taking applications until 5 pm at restaurants across the country. Fifteen hundred of those jobs, ranging from restaurant crew to management, are being offered in the Chicago area.

Girl sentenced for Schaumburg hammer attack

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 11:09 AM PDT

A girl who was 15 when she bludgeoned and nearly killed her Schaumburg neighbor could remain in juvenile detention until she turns 21 but faces several years in an adult prison if she gets into further trouble.

Blackhawks hoping for 'miracle'

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 10:38 AM PDT

There is no margin for error as the Chicago Blackhawks face elimination from their Western Conference quarterfinals series against the Vancouver Canucks.