"Chicago Tribune" Reader

"Chicago Tribune" Reader


Rose: 'Most important game of our life'

Posted: 24 May 2011 05:04 PM PDT

Game 4 between the Bulls and Heat tonight to Derrick Rose is "the most important game of our life." Though it's not an elimination game, Chicago would face a 3-1 deficit if they can't win in Miami, where the Heat have won eight straight postseason games.

Tornadoes touchdown in Oklahoma and more expected

Posted: 24 May 2011 04:00 PM PDT

OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - Several tornadoes touched down in Oklahoma on Tuesday afternoon, the largest one striking El Reno, west of Oklahoma City, and continuing to the northeast, according to the National Weather Service.

Bicyclist dies after crashing through store window

Posted: 24 May 2011 04:16 PM PDT

A 52-year-old Oak Lawn bicyclist died today after he lost control of his bicycle and crashed through a large store-front window in south suburban Oak Lawn, officials said.

Uncle released in nephew's hit-run death

Posted: 24 May 2011 03:21 PM PDT

The man who killed his toddler nephew by driving over him with his SUV has been released without charges, Aurora police said today.

Dems move ahead with remap

Posted: 24 May 2011 02:24 PM PDT

SPRINGFIELD -- Democratic lawmakers moved ahead today with their plans to redraw the state's legislative boundaries over complaints from a prominent Latino voting rights group that the proposal shortchanges minorities.

Iowa man with measles had O'Hare connection

Posted: 24 May 2011 02:17 PM PDT

DES MOINES, Iowa -- The Iowa Department of Public Health has confirmed a case of the measles in a central Iowa resident who flew from Chicago to Des Moines on May 11, and officials are looking for people who may have been exposed, the department said Tuesday.

Oprah tapes her farewell

Posted: 24 May 2011 01:59 PM PDT

They emerged squinting into the sunshine outside Harpo Studios, subdued and spent from the host's extended solo goodbye on the 4,561st and final taping of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" Tuesday afternoon.

Missouri tornado: How to Help (The Newsroom)

Posted: 24 May 2011 01:48 PM PDT

A makeshift address sign hangs on a pole in a lawn where a home was destroyed by a tornado that hit Joplin, Missouri, May 24, 2011. The massive tornado ripped through the center of Joplin on Sunday, killing at least 118 people and leaving many more missing. It was the deadliest single tornado in the United States in some 64 years.  REUTERS/Ed Zurga (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)The Newsroom - A massive tornado struck the small Missouri town of Joplin on May 22, killing more than 100 people. Hundreds more were injured and rescue teams are still searching the rubble for survivors. The massive twister destroyed an estimated 30 percent …


Angelman Syndrome: Close to a cure? (The Newsroom)

Posted: 24 May 2011 01:33 PM PDT

Rebecca Burdine's daughter Sophie was diagnosed with Angelman Syndrome at 11 months.  She is now 5 years old.The Newsroom - Rebecca Burdine knew something was wrong the day her baby girl was born.  Sophie was born without a natural sucking reflex, making it nearly impossible to eat.  Later, it became clear that she had hardly any muscle strength at all.  …


Calif. mystery: Family of 4 drowned in pool, bathtub

Posted: 24 May 2011 11:58 AM PDT

Grieving friends and family members of four people found dead at their San Diego home early Tuesday said they were stunned by the deaths and were not aware of any family problems.

Terrorist was 'pleased' by attack

Posted: 24 May 2011 12:29 PM PDT

In emotionless testimony in Chicago federal court today, David Coleman Headley described how he and members of a Pakistani-based terrorist group planned the 2008 attacks in Mumbai, India that killed 170 people.

Casey Anthony defense: Caylee drowned in pool

Posted: 24 May 2011 04:37 PM PDT



Opening statements in Casey Anthony's first-degree murder trial did not disappoint: They offered jurors two wildly opposing theories about the death of the young woman's 2-year-old daughter nearly three years ago.

Netanyahu: Israel will sacrifice for peace >> Video

Posted: 24 May 2011 10:21 AM PDT

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sounded a 'we stand together' theme multiple times as he was warmly received by Congress. On the thorny issue of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, he says Israel will make some sacrifices but not others.

Speaking to a friendly and enthusiastic congressional audience, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday gave his vision of the Middle East, based on a strong Israel irrevocably linked to the United States and willing to make some, but not all, sacrifices for peace with the Palestinians.

Activists climb coal plant chimney in protest

Posted: 24 May 2011 09:55 AM PDT

Chicago police are at a Pilsen coal-fired power plant where Greenpeace activists are atop a 300-foot smokestack.

Distractions test Bulls for Game 4

Posted: 24 May 2011 09:38 AM PDT

First, it was Derrick Rose's alleged comments about performance-enhancing drugs in the NBA. Then came Joakim Noah's anti-gay slur in Game 3. They're complications the Bulls don't need with a 2-1 series deficit to overcome.

ComEd gets rate hike

Posted: 24 May 2011 11:25 AM PDT

The Illinois Commerce Commission on Tuesday approved an approximately $156 million rate hike request by Commonwealth Edison Co., 7.6 percent mor than the utility's current revenues, while rejecting another request for a surcharge ComEd had requested to pay for smart grid improvements.

Emanuel to shift 500 cops to high-crime areas

Posted: 24 May 2011 11:53 AM PDT

Blago lawyers plan to call Emanuel

Posted: 24 May 2011 04:50 PM PDT

Rod Blagojevich plans to testify in his own defense at his corruption retrial, according to several sources familiar with the former governor's decision.

Netanyahu: Militant Islam threatening world

Posted: 24 May 2011 08:50 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is telling Congress that militant Islam is threatening the world.

Artist gives $5 million to School of the Art Institute

Posted: 24 May 2011 07:04 AM PDT

Marking the largest gift from an alumnus in its 145-year history, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago announced Tuesday that $5 million has been promised by artist and SAIC alumnus LeRoy Neiman and his wife Janet. The gift will help create a new student center at 37 S. Wabash Ave., which will bear Neiman's name and will house his massive, 56-foot mural "Summertime Along the Indiana Dunes," created in 1965 for the Mercantile National Bank in Hammond, Ind.