"Chicago Tribune" Reader

"Chicago Tribune" Reader

20 hurt in Dan Ryan tour bus crash

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 05:10 PM PDT

An accident on the inbound Dan Ryan Expressway involving a tour bus and two other vehicles sent 20 people to area hospitals with minor injuries early this evening, according to officials.

Lawmakers continue to cut despite income tax hike

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 04:04 PM PDT

College students, the elderly and the mentally ill could be among those hit

— When the Illinois income tax rate increased by 67 percent in January, taxpayers might have reasonably expected they would be getting a little more out of state government for their money.

Chicago's 1st protected bike lane to be installed on Kinzie

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 03:51 PM PDT

Chicago's first protected bicycle lane, separating bike riders from vehicles, will be installed on a short section of Kinzie Street, according to Ald. Brendan Reilly.

Defendant takes back seat to witness at Chicago terror trial

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 02:37 PM PDT

Tahawwur Rana is on trial, but the testimony of terrorist David Coleman Headley looms large

During a routine moment last week at a major terrorism trial taking place in Chicago, prosecutors asked a witness to identify the defendant in court.

Murder charges filed after man run over by car

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 12:11 PM PDT

A 24-year-old man has been charged with murder in connection with the death of a man run over by his own car on the Southwest Side early Thursday, police said today.

White Sox starter Peavy may go back on DL

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 03:14 PM PDT

The White Sox played the rubber game of the three-game intra-division series against the Tigers Sunday, knowing they would have to improve if they hoped to compete in the Central.

Bad weather costs Chicago title game

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 04:29 PM PDT

Conference awards 4 more games to Indianapolis; Chicago gets men's and women's basketball tournaments in 2013, 2015

Soldier Field lost out to Indianapolis' domed Lucas Oil Stadium for the Big Ten football championship games in 2013-2015. The United Center, however, will host the men's basketball championships in 2013 and 2015, with the women in Hoffman Estates those years.

Chicago's new billionaires club

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 12:27 PM PDT

Chairman Eric Lefkofsky could become city's wealthiest person; CEO Andrew Mason, co-founder Brad Keywell would also join top list, and how they use their money likely to influence area business, philanthropy

For decades, the names Pritzker, Crown and Wrigley have ranked near the top of any list of Chicago's wealthiest people. But a company called Groupon, started less than three years ago by a graduate school dropout, is about to upend that. If Groupon's initial public offering values the company at close to $30 billion, as some say it will, Chairman Eric Lefkofsky would become Chicago's richest man.

Cause of runner's death during half-marathon unclear

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 04:03 PM PDT

An autopsy performed today on a 26-year-old runner who collapsed during a half-marathon on the South Side Saturday could not determine what caused his death. Zachary Gregory was among 11 runners who were hospitalized before the race was shut down.

German bean sprouts likely source of E. coli outbreak; toll at 22 dead, 2,200 sickened

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 01:55 PM PDT

HAMBURG, Germany (AP) — German agricultural authorities on Sunday identified locally grown beansprouts as the likely cause of an E. coli outbreak that has killed 22 people and sickened over 2,200 others in Europe.

Officer shoots man during incident near United Center

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 10:41 AM PDT

A police officer shot a man while responding to a burglary-in-progress call this morning near the United Center on the Near West Side officials said.

Coach: Slain prep star was a 'truly good kid' >> Photos

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 04:25 PM PDT

A teenager is dead and another hurt following a birthday party in south suburban Lynwood early this morning, police said.

'Windy City Live' wobbles at 9 a.m.

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 12:00 AM PDT

'Oprah Winfrey Show' fill-in has lots of room to grow; its failure could portend badly for other live local shows

Phil Rosenthal: "Windy City Live," has moved into Oprah Winfrey's old 9 a.m. timeslot on WLS-Ch. 7, and there isn't a smart person in local media who isn't rooting for it. Should "WCL" fail despite the backing, resources and power of the No. 1 station in town, it's only going to reinforce the notion that it makes more sense to import mediocre, cheap, generic daytime filler from out of town.

Editorial: Goodbye, fireworks

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 05:59 AM PDT

Nothing says God bless America like the Third of July fireworks and a pickle on a stick. That's summer in Chicago, where the city's Independence Eve display has long been one of the biggest draws of the annual Taste of Chicago festival.

Cops: Driver hit 2 pedestrians in separate incidents

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 01:33 AM PDT

A drunk motorist hit and injured two pedestrians within a block of each other early this morning in the Lawndale neighborhood before he was stopped and arrested.

Police: Woman facing 6th DUI came to court drunk

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 02:34 AM PDT

An Elgin woman charged with DUI six times had her bail revoked this week after police say she came to court intoxicated.

NU: Mob attack at downtown campus

Posted: 05 Jun 2011 08:02 AM PDT

More than a dozen young men attacked a person Saturday night in the Streeterville neighborhood outside a building on Northwestern University's downtown campus, according to an alert issued by the university.

Man dies after half-marathon halted

Posted: 04 Jun 2011 08:31 PM PDT

10 other runners hospitalized on sweltering day

A 22-year-old Lakeview man died and ten others were taken to area hospitals with apparently heat-related injuries after a half-marathon was stopped Saturday because of high temperatures, officials said.

Pujols makes Cubs pay >> Photos

Posted: 04 Jun 2011 06:36 PM PDT

Cardinals slugger hits 2 home runs, including game-winner in 12th

ST. LOUIS — After another pre-game hugfest with several opposing players Saturday at Busch Stadium, Albert Pujols squeezed the life out of the Cubs.

Teacher wins short story award

Posted: 04 Jun 2011 06:52 PM PDT

Two other Illinoisans among finalists

Billy Lombardo, a writer and teacher of English and creative writing at the Latin School of Chicago, has won the Tribune's Nelson Algren Short Story Award.