"Chicago Tribune" Reader

"Chicago Tribune" Reader

Game 6: Bulls vs. Hawks

Posted: 12 May 2011 05:37 PM PDT

The Bulls got off to a hot start in Atlanta and lead 27-17 after one quarter. The Bulls hit seven of their first 11 shots as they scored with ease inside. Carlos Boozer scored seven of those.

Lawmakers target latest easy high

Posted: 12 May 2011 03:59 PM PDT

It's not the stuff you'd find at the mall however.

Following bans on salvia and synthetic marijuana, Illinois lawmakers are now trying to curb the latest store-bought choice of people looking to get high: bath salts. But it's not the stuff you'd find at the mall.

Source: Pabst moving HQ from Woodridge to L.A.

Posted: 12 May 2011 04:07 PM PDT

The CEO of Woodridge-based beer company Brewing Co. sent an e-mail to employees Wednesday announcing the relocation of the beer company's corporate headquarters from suburban Woodridge to Los Angeles by the end of summer.  Get the full story >>

2 relatives arrested in woman's drug death

Posted: 12 May 2011 03:32 PM PDT

A man whose brother and sister-in-law have been charged with hiding his wife's body after she died of a drug overdose at their home said he wants them to be "punished to the maximum for their involvement in this terrible and senseless crime."

ComEd warns about Mylar balloons after outage

Posted: 12 May 2011 02:41 PM PDT

Commonwealth Edison is warning about Mylar balloons tethered after it says a wayward balloon knocked out power to more than 1,300 south suburban customers.

New Cook Co. property tax assessment forms hitting mail

Posted: 12 May 2011 03:15 PM PDT

Homeowners in two Chicago suburbs and parts of three other communities will be the first to receive a redesigned Cook County property tax assessment notice , one that specifically states that an attorney is not needed to appeal the findings.

Tornado warning in McHenry County extended

Posted: 12 May 2011 03:30 PM PDT

The National Weather Service has extended a Tornado Warning in McHenry County to 5:45 p.m. after a funnel cloud was spotted near Woodstock

Biden to attend Emanuel inauguration

Posted: 12 May 2011 01:10 PM PDT

Sweeping education changes sent to Quinn

Posted: 12 May 2011 01:00 PM PDT

Michaels replaces keypads in Chicago-area stores

Posted: 12 May 2011 01:00 PM PDT

Michaels Stores, which recently sustained a security breach of its debit-card terminals, said Thursday it has replaced all checkout-line keypads in its Chicago-area stores, which were hardest hit by the breach.

Boat rescuer 'thought they were dead'

Posted: 12 May 2011 01:45 PM PDT

Three men knocked into Lake Michigan by rough waves were rescued by the wife of one of them who got worried and went searching for them. Mary Kovats feared the worst: "I thought they were dead."

Drugs deliver breakthrough in AIDS prevention

Posted: 12 May 2011 12:12 PM PDT

A new study shows a 96% reduction in transmission of the AIDS virus to spouses and partners when HIV-positive people take anti-AIDS drugs. The drugs were unexpectedly effective.

In what is being hailed as a landmark breakthrough in HIV prevention, a new study has shown that giving anti-AIDS drugs to HIV-positive people can reduce the transmission of the virus to spouses and partners by 96%, U.S. researchers said Thursday.

Obama re-election HQ in Chicago offers glimpse inside

Posted: 12 May 2011 01:10 PM PDT

Records: Ditka son's DUI charge upgraded to felony

Posted: 12 May 2011 10:19 AM PDT

A drunk-driving charge against Michael P. Ditka, the son of former Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka, has been upgraded to a felony because of two previous charges of drunken driving against him in Lake County, court and police documents show.

Air traffic errors up over 50%

Posted: 12 May 2011 10:13 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Transportation Department's in-house watchdog said Thursday it isn't clear why air traffic controller errors soared by 53 percent last year, but inexperience could explain it in large part.

NBC 5 sportscaster found dead

Posted: 12 May 2011 03:06 PM PDT

WMAQ-Ch. 5 sportscaster Daryl Hawks has died in Atlanta, where he was to cover tonight's Chicago Bulls-Atlanta Hawks playoff game. Hawks, 38, was found unresponsive in his hotel room this morning.

Judge lectures Blago attorneys on cross-examining

Posted: 12 May 2011 09:52 AM PDT

Professor James B. Zagel showed up at the Rod Blagojevich corruption retrial this morning as a defense lawyer struggled to cast doubt about the testimony of a key government witness, former deputy governor Robert Greenlee.

Unabomber items up for online auction | Photos

Posted: 12 May 2011 09:45 AM PDT

Personal effects of Ted Kaczynski, aka the Unabomber, will be auctioned off online May 18 with the proceeds going to his victims, the U.S. Marshals Service said today.

Billy Graham hospitalized

Posted: 12 May 2011 06:08 AM PDT

ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (AP) — Evangelist Billy Graham remains in a North Carolina hospital after being admitted for treatment of pneumonia.

Senate Democrats ask oil CEOs to justify tax breaks

Posted: 12 May 2011 09:21 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. Senate Democrat is using the words of former oil company chiefs in an attempt to invalidate arguments the current group of corporate leaders is using to keep generous tax breaks.