"Chicago Tribune" Reader

"Chicago Tribune" Reader

Family: Truck driver in train collision a 'really good guy'

Posted: 15 May 2011 05:40 PM PDT

Polish immigrant built a successful business and helped many people, son says

The truck driver who was killed in a fiery crash with a Metra train Friday was an immigrant who put others first and is being vilified for a tragic accident, his son said.

Giffords, 500,000 others expected at shuttle launch

Posted: 15 May 2011 04:13 PM PDT

For space shuttle Endeavour, Monday morning will be déjà vu all over again — with one major difference.

Evanston cabdriver shot in head; no suspects in custody

Posted: 15 May 2011 04:35 PM PDT

No suspects in custody

Evanston police are investigating the shooting of a cabdriver who remained on life support Sunday after he was found in his car with a bullet wound in his head, officials said.

Bulls-Heat: Who will take the series?

Posted: 15 May 2011 05:48 PM PDT

Chicago celebrities make their picks as the Chicago Bulls and Miami Heat begin the Eastern Conference finals tonight at the United Center.

Terror trial with Chicago link to start Monday

Posted: 15 May 2011 03:03 PM PDT

Local businessman charged with aiding in Pakistani terrorists' plan to commit mass murder in Mumbai

Chicago's link to one of the deadliest international terrorist attacks takes center stage Monday when a local businessman goes on trial here for allegedly aiding in Pakistani terrorists' plan to commit mass murder in Mumbai, India's largest city.

Aurora police continue search for missing boy

Posted: 15 May 2011 02:47 PM PDT

As Aurora police today continued their search for a boy missing after his mother's apparent suicide in a Rockford hotel room, the boy's father waited, hoping for good news from authorities on his son's whereabouts.

Family: Truck driver in train collision a 'really good guy'

Posted: 15 May 2011 04:01 PM PDT

The truck driver who was killed in a fiery crash with a Metra train Friday was an immigrant who put others first and is being vilified for a tragic accident, his son said.

Chicago-bound flight returns to Phoenix after smoke reported

Posted: 15 May 2011 11:55 AM PDT

An American Airlines flight headed to Chicago was forced to return to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport after the pilot reported smoke in the cockpit.

Bulls back up family talk with loyalty

Posted: 14 May 2011 09:05 PM PDT

Cabdriver on life support after shooting in Evanston

Posted: 15 May 2011 09:25 AM PDT

A cab driver found shot in the head in his car in Evanston this morning was critically injured and is on life-support at a nearby hospital, police said.

6 dead, 12 hurt in Aurora apartment fire

Posted: 15 May 2011 01:22 PM PDT

Six people, including three young boys, were killed and a dozen others were injured when a fire raced through their Aurora apartment building this morning. Firefighters rescued at least five people from the top floor and some residents jumped from windows.

Florida imam, sons charged with giving money to Taliban

Posted: 15 May 2011 01:14 PM PDT

MIAMI (AP) — An elderly Miami imam and two of his sons have been arrested on federal charges they provided some $50,000 to the Pakistani Taliban, while three others in Pakistan have been indicted on charges of handling distribution of the funds, authorities say.

3 children among 6 dead in Aurora fire; 11 hospitalized

Posted: 15 May 2011 06:11 AM PDT

Six people, including at least 3 young children, were killed and nearly a dozen others were injured when fire swept through an apartment building in west suburban Aurora this morning, officials said.

Louisiana floodgate opens for first time in decades

Posted: 14 May 2011 09:24 PM PDT

MORGANZA, La. (AP) — Water from the inflated Mississippi River gushed through a floodgate Saturday for the first time in nearly four decades and headed toward thousands of homes and farmland in the Cajun countryside, threatening to slowly submerge the land under water up to 25 feet deep.

Aurora boy missing after mother found dead

Posted: 14 May 2011 08:08 PM PDT

Aurora police are leading the search for a missing 6-year-old boy whose mother was found dead today in a Rockford motel room from an apparent suicide.

Emanuel: 'We all have a role to play'

Posted: 14 May 2011 07:22 PM PDT

He gardens before attending Grant Park concert, invite-only party

Rahm Emanuel kicked off his inauguration festivities Saturday with a community cleanup and a free concert in Grant Park, striking a tone of togetherness that the mayor-elect hopes will get him past looming problems.

Cubs lose rain-shortened game to Giants 3-0

Posted: 14 May 2011 08:00 PM PDT

But Davis' Cubs debut a success with 6 strikeouts in 5 solid innings

The Cubs endured nearly an hour of rain delay Wednesday before turning to rout the Cardinals, so manager Mike Quade said he didn't mind the rain that was predicted for Saturday night's game against the Giants.

Huckabee says he won't run

Posted: 14 May 2011 06:00 PM PDT

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, who won several Republican primaries in the 2008 presidential race, said Saturday night that he would not make a run for the White House in 2012.