"Chicago Tribune" Reader

"Chicago Tribune" Reader

Game 5 updates: Bulls vs. Heat

Posted: 26 May 2011 05:24 PM PDT

Once more, Tom Thibodeau was asked how his MVP would react to the asphyxiating pressures of an elimination game and to his three straight late-game swoons against the Heat. And once more, the Bulls coach shrugged off any thoughts that Derrick Rose might not be spectacular.

Blagojevich's impressive decision

Posted: 26 May 2011 05:59 PM PDT

Who would've thought that he'd testify?

Eric Zorn: For the first time I can remember, I felt genuine admiration for former Gov. Rod Blagojevich. It took guts for him to testify.  

Megachurch pastor's sex lawsuit resolved: attorney

Posted: 26 May 2011 04:02 PM PDT

ATLANTA (Reuters) - A lawsuit brought by four young male members of an Atlanta megachurch who said its pastor, Eddie Long, coerced them into sex has been "resolved," their attorney said on Thursday.

Congress approves extension of Patriot Act provisions

Posted: 26 May 2011 05:16 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The U.S. House followed the Senate on Thursday in voting to extend three key provisions of the Patriot Act scheduled to expire at midnight, sending the measure to President Barack Obama to be signed into law.

Bulls' Thibodeau staying the course

Posted: 26 May 2011 04:17 PM PDT

And now for something completely different: The Chicago Bulls will not change one iota of their approach entering Game 5 against the Heat, even if a loss at the United Center means the end of their season.

CPS says Brizard's salary in line with other large districts

Posted: 26 May 2011 02:57 PM PDT

New schools superintendent Jean-Claude Brizard's starting salary is $250,000, about $20,000 more than that of former schools CEO Ron Huberman, who resigned in November.

Senate votes to extend Patriot Act provisions

Posted: 26 May 2011 03:58 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has voted decisively to extend the legal life of three contentious terrorism-fighting powers that are set to expire at midnight without congressional action.

Addison man guilty of murdering mom, escort

Posted: 26 May 2011 03:38 PM PDT

An Addison man was found guilty today of murdering his mother and a prostitute at his home after a night of heavy partying in 2006.

Romney hits Chicago to raise money, reassemble Illinois team

Posted: 26 May 2011 02:27 PM PDT

Emanuel's pick for Buildings Department gets Council OK

Posted: 26 May 2011 01:08 PM PDT

Trans fat ban fails in Illinois Senate

Posted: 26 May 2011 11:58 AM PDT

City blamed for model's drowning death

Posted: 26 May 2011 03:52 PM PDT

The father of an up-and-coming, Bosnian-born fashion model whose body was discovered inside her car submerged in the North Branch of the Chicago River filed a wrongful death lawsuit today against the city.

Chicago-based terrorist admits error: Confided in friend

Posted: 26 May 2011 12:04 PM PDT

Though he considered himself highly trained in the art of espionage, David Coleman Headley admitted to making one tactical goof while he helped plan the deadly 2008 Mumbai terrror attack: He told his good friend, Tahawwur Rana, about the plot.

232 missing after Joplin tornado

Posted: 26 May 2011 09:18 AM PDT

Missouri released a list today of the people still unaccounted for since a tornado tore through Joplin on Sunday. The death toll stands at 125.

LeBron calling Derrick names: 'MVP'

Posted: 26 May 2011 08:13 AM PDT

Steve Rosenbloom: Have you been listening to LeBron James lately? I haven't heard everything he has said, but what I've caught sounds like he's refusing to use Derrick Rose's name.

Bails set for Greenpeace protesters in Chicago

Posted: 26 May 2011 11:35 AM PDT

One of eight protesters facing felony charges for climbing the smokestack of a Pilsen coal-fired plant on Tuesday was convicted four years ago of scaling the Chicago Board of Trade building to protest the destruction of the world's rain forests, court records show.

Drain cover recall may close many public pools

Posted: 26 May 2011 10:54 AM PDT

Thousands of pools around the country may not be able to open in time for the Memorial Day holiday because federal regulators say they will need to replace faulty safety equipment that can lead to swimmers getting trapped underwater and drowning.

Gas leak sickens 13, closes Chicago Heights school

Posted: 26 May 2011 10:16 AM PDT

An underground gas leak near a south suburban Chicago Heights elementary school sent 13 students to hospitals and ended classes for the day, school officials said.

Patricia Columbo denied parole, again >> Photos

Posted: 26 May 2011 10:03 AM PDT

Patricia Columbo, who is serving 200 to 300 years for the 1976 grisly murders of her father, mother and 13-year-old brother in Elk Grove Village, was denied parole today.

Bulls' magic hits rough stretch

Posted: 26 May 2011 10:11 AM PDT

Some suggest Bulls' boss is being outcoached by Heat's Spoelstra

Is Tom Thibodeau, the NBA Coach of the Year, being outcoached by the Heat's Erik Spoelstra in the Eastern Conference finals?