"Chicago Tribune" Reader

"Chicago Tribune" Reader

Serial rape suspect convicted of 2008 assault of teen

Posted: 05 May 2011 05:30 PM PDT

DNA matches ex-postal worker to five cases, prosecutors say

A former postal worker was found guilty Thursday in the abduction and rape of a 16-year-old girl on Chicago's South Side.

Officer sued in 2003 fatal shooting found dead

Posted: 05 May 2011 05:40 PM PDT

A Chicago police officer who fatally shot an unarmed man on a CTA train platform in 2003 was found dead Thursday at his West Side home in what authorities said appeared to be a suicide.

Family accepts posthumous vet degree

Posted: 05 May 2011 04:52 PM PDT

Dana Mangi was 25 when she was murdered in a Lakeview apartment, weeks before she was to start veterinary school at the University of Minnesota. The university has awarded Mangi a posthumous degree, and her family accepted it on her behalf.

Pakistan: Bin Laden's wife never left compound

Posted: 05 May 2011 10:11 AM PDT

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- Osama bin Laden's wife has told interrogators she didn't venture outside the walled compound where the al Qaeda leader was killed for five years, a Pakistani military spokesman said Thursday.

Raid info shows al-Qaida interest in train attacks

Posted: 05 May 2011 05:33 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Some of the first information gleaned from Osama bin Laden's compound indicates al-Qaida considered attacking U.S. trains on the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, but counterterrorism officials say they believe the plot was only aspirational and have no recent intelligence about any active plan for such an attack.

Source: Motorola to get incentives to stay in Libertyville

Posted: 05 May 2011 03:46 PM PDT

Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. is expected to announce Friday that it will keep its headquarters in Libertyville, a source familiar with the deal confirmed Thursday.

Officer sued in 2003 fatal shooting found dead

Posted: 05 May 2011 03:14 PM PDT

A Chicago police officer who fatally shot an unarmed man on a CTA train platform in 2003 was found dead today at his West Side home in what authorities suspect is a suicide.

Jury returns rape conviction of ex-postal worker in 45 minutes

Posted: 05 May 2011 03:01 PM PDT

A Cook County jury deliberated less than an hour today before convicting a former postal worker in the abduction and rape of a 16-year-old girl on Chicago's South Side.

Illinois House debates concealed carry

Posted: 05 May 2011 01:20 PM PDT

Oil price drops 8% to less than $100 per barrel

Posted: 05 May 2011 12:25 PM PDT

Oil plunged more than 8 percent Thursday, heading for the third biggest daily drop in dollar terms on record, as concerns about economic growth and monetary tightening spurred a sell-off in commodities.

No bail for driver in fatal crash

Posted: 05 May 2011 12:25 PM PDT

Bail was denied today for the driver of a tour bus charged with DUI after allegedly striking and killing a 26-year-old graphic designer while she was in a crosswalk in the Streeterville neighborhood.

Breaking news: The latest from the newsroom (The Newsroom)

Posted: 05 May 2011 11:55 AM PDT

The Newsroom - Breaking news: The latest updates from the newsroom

Northwestern giving Stephen Colbert honorary degree

Posted: 05 May 2011 11:15 AM PDT

Stephen Colbert is getting his degree.

Excuse me, but aren’t we brothers? (The Newsroom)

Posted: 05 May 2011 11:17 AM PDT

The Newsroom - Luck, fate, kismet -- whatever you want to call it, two guys named Joe and Rick got hit by all three on a beach in Hawaii. It started innocently enough: Joe Parker was walking on the beach one day. He …

Obama pays tribute to 9/11 victims

Posted: 05 May 2011 10:32 AM PDT

President Obama, on a trip to New York in the wake of the killing of Osama bin Laden by U.S. forces, meets with firefighters, police and the family of 9/11 victims.

President Obama, on a trip to New York in the wake of the killing of Osama bin Laden by U.S. forces, meets with firefighters, police and the family of 9/11 victims.

Obama visits Ground Zero

Posted: 05 May 2011 10:42 AM PDT

Days after the killing of Osama bin Laden, President Barack Obama met New York firefighters before a visit to Ground Zero to offer comfort to a city still scarred by the September 11 attacks.

Lawyer's illness ends Blagojevich retrial for week

Posted: 05 May 2011 01:12 PM PDT

A sick defense lawyer has unexpectedly ended proceedings for the day –- and the week -– at the retrial of former Governor Rod Blagojevich.

Obama pays 9/11 tribute

Posted: 05 May 2011 10:42 AM PDT

President Obama, on a trip to New York in the wake of the killing of Osama bin Laden by U.S. forces, meets with firefighters, police and the family of 9/11 victims.

Pakistani army warns U.S. over violations of sovereignty

Posted: 05 May 2011 01:23 PM PDT

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan's army broke its silence Thursday over the U.S. commando raid that killed Osama bin Laden, acknowledging its own "shortcomings" in efforts to find the al-Qaida leader but threatening to review cooperation with Washington if there is another similar violation of Pakistani sovereignty.

Tour bus driver charged with DUI in fatal crash

Posted: 05 May 2011 11:23 AM PDT

DUI charges have been filed against the driver of a tour bus accused of striking and killing a woman in the Streeterville neighborhood.