"Chicago Tribune" Reader

"Chicago Tribune" Reader

Knocked off topic by Trump, GOP candidates try to refocus

Posted: 01 May 2011 01:56 PM PDT

At events in New Hampshire, contenders reemphasize the economy and gas prices. But the party's field in 2012 is still unclear, and voter energy is diffuse. 'There is no passion out there for anybody,' says one strategist.

Knocked off-course by Donald Trump and talk of President Obama's birth certificate, the 2012 Republican contenders are trying to refocus the campaign on voter worries that are dragging down the president's popularity: rising gas prices and a slow economic recovery.

Bulls' Thibodeau wins Coach of Year

Posted: 01 May 2011 05:13 PM PDT

Capping a successful first year, the Bulls' Tom Thibodeau was named the NBA's Coach of the Year today. >> Photos: Thibodeau in action

Quiet for a while, Palin's back

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 05:35 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sarah Palin's support among Republicans has shrunk and there's no evidence she's close to saying whether she will run for president in 2012.

Water inches higher in Cairo; Missouri appeals to high court

Posted: 01 May 2011 04:47 PM PDT

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- Heavy overnight rains pushed Ohio River flood levels at Cairo to a record high today as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers continued weighing whether to blow up a nearby levee to ease flooding around the Illinois town.

2 dead, at least 14 more shot in overnight violence

Posted: 01 May 2011 09:17 AM PDT

Two men are dead and at least 14 people were wounded in separate shootings around the city late Saturday and early this morning.

Bulls' Thibodeau wins Coach of Year

Posted: 01 May 2011 08:06 AM PDT

Capping a wildly successful first year, the Chicago Bulls' Tom Thibodeau will be named the NBA's Coach of the Year today, sources told the Tribune. Photos: Thibodeau in action

NASA cancels Monday launch of space shuttle Endeavour l

Posted: 01 May 2011 07:26 AM PDT

The proposed Monday launch of the space shuttle Endeavour has been scrubbed and NASA officials are not yet sure when they will reset the blastoff, NASA spokesman Mike Curie said.

Hundreds rally for DREAM Act, immigration reforms

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 08:45 PM PDT

A crowd of several hundred students, immigrants, community leaders and elected officials packed a Southwest Side church Saturday for a rally calling for the passage of an Illinois DREAM Act and other immigration reforms.

Pope John Paul II beatified >> Chicagoans head to Rome

Posted: 01 May 2011 11:18 AM PDT

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The late Pope John Paul II moved a major step closer to sainthood on Sunday at a ceremony that drew about a million and half people, the largest crowd in Rome since his funeral six years ago.

Southern Illinois flood: Appeals court OKs levee blast

Posted: 01 May 2011 06:41 AM PDT

With two areas evacuated, all eyes rising floodwater

With the waters steadily rising, a federal appeals court has cleared the path for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to blow up a levee to ease rain-induced flooding around Cairo, Ill. >> Aerial video

Video: Obama mocks Donald Trump

Posted: 01 May 2011 12:35 PM PDT

President Obama exacted his revenge Saturday after weeks of attacks from Donald Trump, joking that the billionaire could bring change to the White House, transforming it into a tacky casino. Trump endured the attack in silence. | Full story | Photos

Madigan not ruling out cuts to cities to balance state budget

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 06:13 PM PDT

2 dead, 9 injured in head-on collision

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 05:28 PM PDT

Two people were killed and nine others injured in a head-on collision Saturday morning when an SUV swerved across a center lane in North Lawndale and hit a car, police said.

Man, woman charged in Harvey slayings

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 05:58 PM PDT

A woman and a man have been charged with murdering a Harvey youth football coach and his assistant, officials said Saturday.