"Chicago Tribune" Reader

"Chicago Tribune" Reader

Memorial mission accomplished

Posted: 29 May 2011 05:52 PM PDT

Vietnam veteran Jim Zwit has made it his life's mission to find the families of the eight friends he lost 40 years ago

Jim Zwit survived a 1971 firefight in a Vietnam jungle, but eight of his comrades didn't make it. For the past four decades, Zwit has dedicated himself to finding their families, so he could tell them how they fought, how they died and that they weren't alone. After a chance meeting at the Vietnam memorial in Washington, D.C., this year, his mission was complete. >> Photos

Author sets course for summer biking

Posted: 29 May 2011 03:11 PM PDT

New book a perfect way to gear up for June cycling events

Jon Hilkevitch: Chicago author Greg Borzo has selected 72 bike rides across the city and suburbs in his new book, "Where to Bike Chicago.'' It's easy to use and a great way to gear up for Bike Chicago 2011.

Wheldon wins stunning Indy 500 after leader crashes

Posted: 29 May 2011 05:52 PM PDT

Wheldon, who doesn't have a full-time ride in the IndyCar Series, is victorious after Hildebrand hits the wall on the fourth turn of the final lap. It is Wheldon's second Indy 500 win.

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Guillen: Fans have short memories

Posted: 29 May 2011 02:03 PM PDT

Sox manager says they're ungrateful for 2005 championship

TORONTO — Ozzie Guillen fired back at critics of his managing in the White Sox's 9-8 loss in 14 innings Saturday in which Omar Vizquel played first base for the first time in his career and starter Gavin Floyd pitched in relief.

NU women win 6th NCAA lacrosse title in last 7 years

Posted: 29 May 2011 03:44 PM PDT

With four goals from Shannon Smith and a brilliantly conceived and executed game plan, the Northwestern women's lacrosse team won its sixth NCAA title in the last seven years with an 8-7 win over Maryland Sunday in Stony Brook, N.Y.

New congressional map plan sent to full Ill. House

Posted: 29 May 2011 04:13 PM PDT

SPRINGFIELD -- It took little more than 12 minutes for House Democrats today to hold their only hearing on a plan to redraw the state's congressional boundaries for the next decade, sending to the full House a plan that dramatically affects new Republican congressmen elected six months ago.

Man who served as wife's pimp charged in killing

Posted: 29 May 2011 03:47 PM PDT

A 48-year-old man who had arranged to meet a prostitute from a Craig's List advertisement died after being shot by the woman's pimp who was also her husband, McHenry County officials said.

Palin bus tour begins, on motorcycle

Posted: 29 May 2011 12:54 PM PDT

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin rides into a motorcycle rally at the Pentagon wearing black leather and declaring, 'I love that smell of the emissions!' It's an untraditional start for such an event, which is usually highly orchestrated.

Sarah Palin's much-publicized "One Nation" bus tour got off to a chaotic and rumbling start Sunday in Washington, with no bus in sight and the potential presidential candidate only occasionally popping into view.

Obama vows national response to Missouri tornado

Posted: 29 May 2011 04:03 PM PDT

JOPLIN, Missouri (Reuters) - President Barack Obama promised victims of the deadliest U.S. tornado in 65 years that the federal government would help them rebuild, saying on Sunday it was a national tragedy.

Wheldon wins stunning Indy 500 after leader crashes

Posted: 29 May 2011 03:02 PM PDT

INDIANAPOLIS -- Dan Wheldon won the Indianapolis 500 when leader JR Hildebrand slammed the wall on the final turn Sunday.

Photos: 20,000 turn out for Bike the Drive

Posted: 29 May 2011 01:34 PM PDT

Over 20,000 people of all ages turned out for the 9th annual Bike the Drive event on Lake Shore Drive Sunday. Here are images from the event, held from Bryn Mawr Avenue on the North Side to 57th Street on the South Side

Heartbreak, but reason for optimism

Posted: 29 May 2011 12:00 AM PDT

Sure, Bulls, Hawks and Bears went down in playoffs, but each overachieved in thrilling fashion

Haugh: All that was missing from the Bulls' loss to the Heat was Maurice Jones-Drew questioning Derrick Rose's decision-making on Twitter.

Officials: Glenview man assaulted child

Posted: 29 May 2011 10:07 AM PDT

A Glenview man has been charged with sexually assaulting a young relative, officials said.

Greg Kot: Gil Scott-Heron, a remembrance, the recordings

Posted: 29 May 2011 09:14 AM PDT

Man found dead after fall in Streeterville

Posted: 29 May 2011 07:32 AM PDT

A man was found dead after falling from a Streeterville building this morning, officials said.

Storms move on, leaving a lot of rain behind

Posted: 29 May 2011 03:02 PM PDT

The worst of the heavy thunderstorms have left the Chicago area, but the rain they left behind  is resulting in flash flood warnings throughout northern Illinois.

Blue Angels cancel Rockford performance

Posted: 29 May 2011 07:07 AM PDT

ROCKFORD -- The U.S. Navy Blue Angels have canceled their headline performance at an upcoming northern Illinois air show as they continue a safety review.

Woman, grandson injured in West Side fire

Posted: 29 May 2011 05:31 AM PDT

A fire in West Humboldt Park overnight produced these dramatic occurrences: Serious injury to a woman and her grandchild, a firefighter being trapped, and good Samaritans lending a hand.

Cycling physician credited with saving man in Bike the Drive

Posted: 29 May 2011 03:15 PM PDT

A quick-thinking physician is being credited with saving a 72-year-old man who suffered cardiac arrest as he biked in the annual Bike the Drive event this morning, Chicago Fire Department officials said.

Government helping Lockheed Martin after cyber attack

Posted: 29 May 2011 01:13 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hackers launched a "significant and tenacious" cyber attack on Lockheed Martin, a major defense contractor holding highly sensitive information, but its secrets remained safe, the company said Saturday.