"Chicago Tribune" Reader

"Chicago Tribune" Reader

Teacher wins Nelson Algren writing award

Posted: 04 Jun 2011 05:47 PM PDT

Billy Lombardo, a writer and teacher of English and creative writing at the Latin School of Chicago, won the Tribune's annual Nelson Algren Short Story Award today during the Printers Row Lit Fest.

Video game consoles see dominance crumbling

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 12:00 AM PDT

Consoles are losing ground in video gaming as players turn to tablets and smartphones

At the video game industry's first Electronic Entertainment Expo 16 years ago, Sony Corp.'s PlayStation and Sega's Saturn dazzled attendees and defined the cutting edge of coolness with their CD drives and three-dimensional graphics.

Man calls police, gets arrested on drug charges

Posted: 04 Jun 2011 04:59 PM PDT

Officers allegedly found $12,000 worth of marijuana

At first, it appeared that the police call to Frank Moore's Chicago home was a routine domestic disturbance, since he was allegedly standing outside asking officers who responded for help to kick out his girlfriend.

Yemeni official says wounded president flown to Saudi Arabia

Posted: 04 Jun 2011 05:48 PM PDT

SANAA, Yemen (AP) — A senior Yemeni official says embattled President Ali Abdullah Saleh has flown to Saudi Arabia to be treated for wounds sustained in a rocket attack on his palace a day earlier.

Decorated Illinois wrestler dies at 36

Posted: 04 Jun 2011 04:03 PM PDT

Won state prep title for Buffalo Grove, NCAA medal for Illini

Lindsey Durlacher, a Greco-Roman wrestling world bronze medalist who won a state title for Buffalo Grove High School and was a two-time All-American at the University of Illinois, died today at age 36.

Schmich: A Chicagoan's guide to summer etiquette

Posted: 04 Jun 2011 08:28 AM PDT

Just because you can do it doesn't mean you should.

Man calls police, gets arrested on drug charges

Posted: 04 Jun 2011 03:13 PM PDT

At first, it appeared that the call to Frank Moore's home was a routine domestic disturbance, since he was allegedly standing outside asking Chicago police officers who responded for help to kick out his girlfriend.

Photos: NASCAR at Chicagoland Speedway

Posted: 04 Jun 2011 02:59 PM PDT

Photos from Friday's practice and Saturday's night race

Coaches aren't idle during NFL lockout

Posted: 04 Jun 2011 11:40 AM PDT

Bears' staff taking time without players to rethink operation top to bottom

Without players to coach, the Bears staff could be living the good life of golf, leisurely lunches, spins around the Internet and happy-hour frivolity.

Illinois cheese company issues recall

Posted: 04 Jun 2011 01:14 PM PDT

The Walnut Cheese Company is recalling mozzarella cheese products manufactured on April 21 because they might have been contaminated with an antibiotic, the Illinois Department of Public Health said in a release today.

Strong storms roll through area

Posted: 04 Jun 2011 03:18 PM PDT

Rough weather hit parts of the Chicago area this afternoon. The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch until 9 p.m for some counties.

Man dies after half-marathon halted

Posted: 04 Jun 2011 01:24 PM PDT

A man died and ten others were taken to area hospitals with apparently heat-related injuries after a half-marathon was stopped this morning because of high temperatures, officials said.

Emanuel gets much on his Springfield wish list

Posted: 04 Jun 2011 12:11 PM PDT

Emanuel writes the manual on Downstate dealing, getting much of what he wants in spring session

Shortly after he was elected in February, Mayor Rahm Emanuel dispatched a campaign staffer with Downstate roots to Springfield to advance his agenda.

Illinois House Speaker Madigan continues to pull the strings

Posted: 04 Jun 2011 11:08 AM PDT

Powerful House speaker ushered through measures that squeezed Republicans and boosted Democrats' futures

— In his 40th year as a lawmaker and 26th as House speaker, powerful Southwest Side Democrat Michael Madigan was the controlling force of the spring legislative session, from passage of a scaled-back state budget and punishing new political maps to a workers' compensation overhaul whose passage seemed destined for failure.

Blagojevich: Do-gooder, horse trader, quibbler on trial

Posted: 04 Jun 2011 10:19 AM PDT

Jurors meet the do-gooder, the horse trader and the quibbler

Rod Blagojevich fancies himself a student of history, one reason he argued at his corruption retrial last week that efforts to leverage a U.S. Senate vacancy into a Cabinet post or other influential job for him were part of a grand tradition in American politics.

Casino towns fear gambling expansion

Posted: 04 Jun 2011 03:16 PM PDT

More cities at the table could mean smaller shares for all, officials say

Casino towns throughout Illinois are worried about the impact of legislation that would create new casinos in Chicago, north suburban Park City, the south suburbs, Rockford and Danville. They fear that expansion will divide gambling winnings among too many.

Profile: N.Y. Rep. Weiner sees media strategy backfire

Posted: 04 Jun 2011 08:36 AM PDT

NEW YORK (AP) — "Weiner Exposed." ''Weiner's Pickle." ''Battle of the Bulge."

Photos: 'Glee Live!' at Allstate >> Send us your Glee! photos

Posted: 04 Jun 2011 02:01 PM PDT

5 dead, 11 wounded in overnight shootings

Posted: 04 Jun 2011 04:14 PM PDT

Five people are dead and at least 11 others were wounded in overnight shooting incidents in Chicago, police said.

Judge dismisses charges against McHenry investigator

Posted: 03 Jun 2011 07:14 PM PDT

A judge dismissed charges Friday against a McHenry County investigator accused of using his influence to improve a plea deal for a teen whom prosecutors had described as the investigator's nephew.