"Chicago Tribune" Reader

"Chicago Tribune" Reader

Tougher distracted driving laws urged

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 05:41 PM PDT

Cellphones, texting can lead to deadly crashes, relatives warn

A daylong event in Addison offered an opportunity for families who have lost loved ones in distracted-driving collisions to push for tougher laws.

Feds, state crack down on air pollution outside city school

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 04:39 PM PDT

U.S., Illinois EPAs traced high levels of lead to smelter in Pilsen neighborhood

Federal and state officials are cracking down on a smelter in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood after linking it to high levels of toxic lead in the air outside an elementary school less than two blocks away.

Nevada Sen. John Ensign to resign amid ethics investigation

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 03:50 PM PDT

Nevada Sen. John Ensign, facing an ethics investigation stemming from an affair with a campaign aide, will resign his seat on Friday, his office announced Thursday afternoon.

Mom in tears after van for disabled son stolen

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 05:16 PM PDT

Deetreena Perteet said her heart sank as she watched her 1998 Dodge Caravan screech away from her Bronzeville home -- a thief behind the wheel.

Marines' protective underwear

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 10:23 AM PDT

Marines serving in Afghanistan from Camp Pendleton and other bases will soon receive specially designed underwear to provide protection against the improvised explosive devices that are the Taliban's favorite weapon.

LaHood: Controllers not paid 'to take naps'

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 12:51 PM PDT

Protest over 'WikiLeaker' disrupts Obama event

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 10:33 AM PDT

A high-end fund-raiser for President Obama in San Francisco was disrupted Thursday by a protest over Army Pvt. Bradley Manning, accused of leaking classified information to the site WikiLeaks.

Bears GM: We plan on drafting a quarterback

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 10:25 AM PDT

The Chicago Bears currently have six picks for next week's draft and if general manager Jerry Angelo wasn't blowing smoke Thursday morning, one of them will be used on a quarterback.

Photos of endangered places around the world (The Newsroom)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 12:22 PM PDT

The Newsroom - We all know that climate change melts glaciers and shifts sea levels. But have you ever thought about how rising temperatures can threaten beautiful places in every corner of the world? Some of these spots may be closer to home …

Endangered places around the world (The Newsroom)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 12:14 PM PDT

The Newsroom - We all know that climate change melts glaciers and shifts sea levels. But have you ever thought about how rising temperatures can threaten beautiful places in every corner of the world? Some of these spots may be closer to home …

EPA targets toxic air near Pilsen elementary school

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 11:48 AM PDT

Federal and state officials are cracking down on a smelter in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood after tracing high levels of toxic lead in the air outside an elementary school less than two blocks away.

EPA cracks down on Pilsen smelter

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 11:48 AM PDT

Federal and state officials are cracking down on a smelter in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood after tracing high levels of toxic lead in the air outside an elementary school less than two blocks away.

Obama to attend shuttle launch with Rep. Giffords

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 11:32 AM PDT

PHOENIX (Reuters) - Told that President Barack Obama is to attend the launch of the space shuttle skippered by her husband, wounded Arizona Democratic Representative Gabrielle Giffords had just one word: "Awesome."

Grant Park could get summer farmers market

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 10:57 AM PDT

Chicago from the sky

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 08:36 PM PDT

Photos from the book "Chicago From the Sky: A Region Transformed" by Larry Okrent

Labor, neighbors rally against Walmart

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 12:16 PM PDT

Lakeview community members, union representatives and local labor organizations on Thursday rallied against a proposed Wal-Mart store that they said would send local shops out of business.

Video: Soccer champs run over winner's cup during celebration

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 10:17 PM PDT

MADRID -- Real Madrid waited nearly three years for a trophy and then immediately broke it.

Amazon disruption hits websites

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 11:07 AM PDT

Disruption to Amazon.com Inc servers that host Internet services took down a raft of social networking websites, underscoring concerns about more companies turning to the "cloud."

Lyric Opera taps Houston for new general director

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 08:56 AM PDT

Chicago's great opera companies have been run by men and women of singular artistic vision, not all of them savvy enough in the ways of business to keep those companies thriving. In Anthony Freud, Lyric Opera of Chicago has hired what its board believes is both kinds of arts executive, a passionate opera lover who also knows how to keep subscribers content and balance the books.

Check out the world’s most advanced … toilet? (The Newsroom)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 09:57 AM PDT

The Newsroom - Kitchen and bath company Kohler has come out with a new toilet that it touts will set "a new standard of excellence in the bathroom." (Because that's what we're all striving for in the bathroom, right?) The "Numi" has a …