"Chicago Tribune" Reader

"Chicago Tribune" Reader

Several influential NFL owners meet secretly near Chicago

Posted: 01 Jun 2011 05:51 PM PDT

Commissioner also on hand, presumably to talk about labor impasse

A week after NFL owners wrapped up their annual spring meeting in Indianapolis, a small group of them gathered in a western suburb of Chicago.

Tornado touches down near Springfield, Mass. >> Video

Posted: 01 Jun 2011 05:09 PM PDT

Tornado Warning For Northern Connecticut Extended Until 8 p.m.

The National Weather Service said a tornado touched down in Springfield Wednesday afternoon and fire officials said another possible tornado touched down in Monson, north of Stafford, shortly thereafter.

Google reports attempted attack by hackers from China

Posted: 01 Jun 2011 03:08 PM PDT

Google Inc. said Wednesday that unknown hackers, likely originating from central China, tried to gain access to the Gmail accounts of hundreds of users, including senior U.S. government officials, Chinese activists and journalists.

Court tells American Airlines to put fares back on Orbitz

Posted: 01 Jun 2011 02:17 PM PDT

An Illinois Court has ordered American Airlines to publish its fares and flight schedule on Orbitz Worldwide's travel sites after the carrier pulled its content from the sites last year, Orbitz said on Wednesday.

Residents rally against CHA drug-testing plan

Posted: 01 Jun 2011 04:03 PM PDT

Requiring Chicago Housing Authority residents to be drug-tested and making it easier to evict tenants with family members accused of crime is unconstitutional and will backfire, residents said today at a downtown rally.

Preckwinkle points finger at Quinn on hospital mess

Posted: 01 Jun 2011 01:29 PM PDT

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle today tried to assign some responsibility to Gov. Pat Quinn for the Oak Forest Hospital mess.

Dismal U.S. data stuns market; safe-havens soar

Posted: 01 Jun 2011 01:49 PM PDT

Investors stampeded out of stocks and into bonds on Wednesday as dismal U.S. economic data led the S&P 500 to its worst day in 10 months and benchmark Treasury yields fell below 3.0 percent the first time since December.

Calif. city changing policy after crews watch man drown

Posted: 01 Jun 2011 12:44 PM PDT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Fire crews and police could only watch after a man waded into San Francisco Bay, stood up to his neck and waited. They wanted to do something, but a policy strictly forbade them from trying to save the man in his early 50s, officials said.

Final defendant guilty in fatal Fenger beating

Posted: 01 Jun 2011 04:55 PM PDT

The fifth and final defendant charged in the infamous videotaped beating death of a Fenger High School student in 2009 was convicted of the murder by a Cook County jury this afternoon.

Willis Tower owners seeking new investor

Posted: 01 Jun 2011 12:03 PM PDT

The owners of North America's tallest building, formerly known as the Sears Tower, are looking for a buyer or an investor to help recapitalize the building that is a staple in the Chicago skyline, two sources familiar with the situation said on Wednesday.

School consolidation bill heads to governor

Posted: 01 Jun 2011 11:26 AM PDT

A school consolidation bill that may make it more difficult for Chicago to close or merge schools is now headed for the governor's desk.

Soil samples tested for clues to missing Aurora boy

Posted: 01 Jun 2011 12:01 PM PDT

Authorities searching for a missing 6-year-old Aurora boy said today they are analyzing soil samples found beneath his mother's SUV shortly after she committed suicide in a Rockford motel room.

Blago: 'Clumsy' talk, but no deals

Posted: 01 Jun 2011 03:50 PM PDT

The retrial of Rod Blagojevich has ended for the day after the former governor made another flat denial that he tried to swap a Cabinet post for himself in exchange for appointing someone to the U.S. Senate.

New Trier parents sue: Son barred from graduation

Posted: 01 Jun 2011 10:01 AM PDT

The parents of a New Trier High School senior who already has served an eight-day suspension for bad behavior have gone to court in an effort to force the school to allow him to participate in graduation exercises.

Quinn calls gambling bill 'excessive'

Posted: 01 Jun 2011 10:48 AM PDT

Gov. Pat Quinn said today he'll have to review a new bill that massively expands gambling in Illinois &#8212 including a Chicago casino &#8212 before deciding whether to sign or veto it.

Free rides for most seniors to end

Posted: 01 Jun 2011 08:42 AM PDT

Free rides for most senior citizens on the CTA, Metra and Pace will end Sept. 1, officials said today. The move follows Gov. Pat Quinn's decision in February to sign legislation limiting free rides to only low-income senior citizens, age 65 or older.

Cops: Woman in Dan Ryan crash was 'reaching for chip'

Posted: 01 Jun 2011 12:22 PM PDT

A woman driving drunk on the Dan Ryan Expressway was picking up a chip when she lost control of her car and smashed into a guard rail, killing a baby and seriously injuring three other children, officials said today.

Casey Anthony trial: Officers testify about Casey's home

Posted: 01 Jun 2011 01:00 PM PDT

Several law-enforcement officers from the Orange County Sheriff's Office testified this afternoon about the emotions at the Anthony home, as well as the smell surrounding Casey Anthony's car and garage.

House OKs rollback on open records law

Posted: 01 Jun 2011 08:09 AM PDT

Legislation that would give government more authority to delay public records requests passed in the Illinois House late Tuesday in the waning hours of lawmakers' spring session. The measure now goes to Gov. Pat Quinn.

State senator says he was hit by fellow lawmaker

Posted: 01 Jun 2011 06:02 AM PDT

An Illinois state senator says he has filed a statement with police alleging he was punched in the chest by a fellow lawmaker.