"Chicago Tribune" Reader

"Chicago Tribune" Reader

Gas prices set record in Chicago

Posted: 02 May 2011 03:43 PM PDT

U.S. gasoline prices surged ever closer to the $4-a-gallon threshold in the latest week, placing more pressure on lawmakers to show voters they are working to provide relief at the pump.

Coin tosses decide elections in 2 suburbs

Posted: 02 May 2011 04:10 PM PDT

Coin tosses today decided the outcomes of two west suburban elections after candidates had finished with identical vote totals.

Mummified body of former Playboy playmate, actress found in California home

Posted: 02 May 2011 02:21 PM PDT

Yvette Vickers, an early Playboy playmate whose credits as a B-movie actress included such cult films as "Attack of the 50-Foot Woman" and "Attack of the Giant Leeches," was found dead last week at her Benedict Canyon home. Her body appears to have gone undiscovered for months, police said.

Sender claims letter to Elgin courthouse held anthrax

Posted: 02 May 2011 12:44 PM PDT

Men allegedly beaten with scooter, stabbed

Posted: 02 May 2011 01:09 PM PDT

Chicago vehicle sticker increase hits snag

Posted: 02 May 2011 01:26 PM PDT

The Fast Fix: Is Obama now unbeatable? (The Newsroom)

Posted: 02 May 2011 12:14 PM PDT

The Newsroom - Will Osama bin Laden's death impact the 2012 presidential election? The death of Osama bin Laden is a momentous episode in American history that will undoubtedly re-shape the political dialogue for weeks and months to come. While making hard and …

Study: Breast-feeding programs infants' metabolism

Posted: 02 May 2011 11:23 AM PDT

Breastfeeding is universally recommended as the superior method for feeding infants because it's linked to long-term prevention of various illnesses including asthma, diabetes and obesity. A study released Monday puts more emphasis on breastfeeding by showing it may have a lasting impact on metabolism.

Prosecutor: Blagojevich was 'shaking people down'

Posted: 02 May 2011 03:27 PM PDT

Opening statements have begun in the retrial of Rod Blagojevich with a prosecutor telling the newly seated jury that the former governor betrayed the people of Illinois.

In Chicago, security precautions

Posted: 02 May 2011 11:31 AM PDT

Police are paying closer attention to mosques, synagogues, airports, government buildings and at Bulls games, left.

Army Corps to blast Cairo levee

Posted: 02 May 2011 03:47 PM PDT

The Army Corps of Engineers crews announced this afternoon it planned to blow up the a levee in Cairo and flood Missouri farmland to ease the threat of flooding in the Illinois town of about 3,000 where the Mississippi and Ohio rivers meet.

Recall effort falls short for Wis. GOP senator

Posted: 02 May 2011 10:25 AM PDT

MADISON, Wis. -- A Democratic effort to recall a Wisconsin GOP senator will fall short of its signature goal.

Study: Duerson had brain damage

Posted: 02 May 2011 09:54 AM PDT

As Dave Duerson apparently feared, a medical examination of his brain found the telltale signs of a degenerative brain disease linked to taking repeated blows to the head, researchers at Boston University announced Monday

World on alert after U.S. kills bin Laden

Posted: 02 May 2011 09:51 AM PDT

WASHINGTON/ABBOTTABAD, Pakistan (Reuters) - Osama bin Laden was killed in a U.S. assault on his Pakistani compound on Monday, then quickly buried at sea, in a dramatic end to the long manhunt for the al Qaeda leader who had become the most powerful symbol of global terrorism.

Emanuel names Garry McCarthy new Chicago police chief

Posted: 02 May 2011 10:29 AM PDT

Study: Ex-Bear Duerson had brain damage at time of suicide

Posted: 02 May 2011 08:47 AM PDT

BOSTON — The Boston University center that studies brain injuries to professional athletes says former NFL player Dave Duerson had brain damage when he committed suicide in February.

Teens face another jobless summer

Posted: 02 May 2011 10:03 AM PDT

It will be another jobless summer for thousands of teenagers nationwide, according to a report released on Monday by the Center for Labor Market Studies at Northeastern University.

Interactive: Al-Qaida head Osama bin Laden is killed (The Newsroom)

Posted: 02 May 2011 06:23 AM PDT

The Newsroom - Almost a decade after the U.S. was rocked by the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, President Barack Obama announced Sunday night that the mastermind behind the massacre had been killed. Osama bin Laden's death after years on the run marks the end of an era in the global fight against terrorism.

Maggie Daley returns to hospital

Posted: 02 May 2011 04:06 PM PDT

Chicago first lady Maggie Daley is back in the hospital.

Vehicle crashes into Manny's Deli, leaves scene

Posted: 01 May 2011 03:32 PM PDT

Chicago police are investigating an incident in which a car apparently crashed into the front window of Manny's Deli Saturday morning, then drove off.