"Chicago Tribune" Reader

"Chicago Tribune" Reader

Brizard meets with principals, talks contracts

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 03:50 PM PDT

Teacher and principal contracts and standards dominated the discussion today when Chicago Public Schools CEO Jean-Claude Brizard met with a group of principals.

Authorities investigate tip about Texas mass grave

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 04:30 PM PDT

LIBERTY, Texas (AP) — A sheriff's spokesman says authorities have asked for a search warrant after receiving an anonymous tip that multiple dismembered bodies are buried at a rural southeast Texas home.

Fewer marquee names at fourth Obama state dinner

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 03:52 PM PDT

More than 200 guests have begun filing into the White House for a state dinner honoring German Chancellor Angela Merkel, a night when German heritage trumped Hollywood glitz, compared with other Obama administration soirees.

Brace yourself for record-setting heat

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 03:43 PM PDT

If you were outside in the sun it probably felt like today was a record-setting day, but not quite. Today's 96 degree high temperature was the second hottest for today's date since 1933 but tomorrow may actually set a new record for June 8, officials said.

Texas authorities find up to 30 bodies in mass grave

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 04:21 PM PDT

HOUSTON (Reuters) - Texas authorities Tuesday found up to 30 bodies, including children, buried in a mass grave in a rural home east of Houston, local media reported.

Study: Many U.S. employers to drop health benefits

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 03:18 PM PDT

At least 30 percent of employers are likely to stop offering health insurance once provisions of the U.S. health care reform law kick in in 2014, according to a study by consultant McKinsey.

State dinner for German chancellor in Rose Garden

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 03:33 PM PDT

About 220 people will dine al fresco tonight when German Chancellor Angela Merkel is feted at a State Dinner, White House aides said. First lady Michelle Obama chose the Rose Garden for the gala dinner, the fourth of the Obama presidency.

Agency drops opposition to Chicago River cleanup

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 03:33 PM PDT

After spending more than $13 million fighting efforts to clean up the Chicago River, the agency that handles Cook County's sewage and stormwater today officially dropped its opposition.

ACLU: Racial disparities in state police searches

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 02:05 PM PDT

The Illinois chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union filed a complaint today asking the federal Department of Justice to investigate the Illinois State Police's use of consent searches, arguing officers unfairly target minority drivers for search during traffic stops.

F-16 crashes in Wisconsin

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 01:43 PM PDT

MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - A single-seat F-16 fighter jet from the Wisconsin National Guard crashed on Tuesday while on a routine training mission in central Wisconsin, but the pilot ejected safely, the National Guard said in a statement.

F-16 fighter jet crashes in southern Wisconsin

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 01:32 PM PDT

MADISON, Wis. -- A fighter jet has crashed in southern Wisconsin.

Emanuel: McCarthy already addressed mob attack

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 11:30 AM PDT

Mayor Rahm Emanuel today didn't offer much on the weekend mob beatings and robberies along the lakefront, saying Acting Police Supt. Garry McCarthy has addressed the issue.

Priest expected to admit stealing $300K from church

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 03:37 PM PDT

A Roman Catholic priest accused of stealing more than $300,000 from the collection plates of his Roselle parish to support his gambling addiction is expected to plead guilty Thursday to theft.

NBC holds onto Olympics through 2020

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 12:34 PM PDT

It is rare that the incumbent is the underdog, but that's what NBC was when it came to holding onto the U.S. television rights for the Olympics.

Tiger Woods to skip U.S. Open

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 12:39 PM PDT

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Tiger Woods won't be playing the U.S. Open this year.

Emanuel: Top cop already addressed mob questions

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 10:55 AM PDT

Mayor Rahm Emanuel today didn't offer much on the weekend mob beatings and robberies along the lakefront, saying Acting Police Supt. Garry McCarthy has addressed the issue.

Ald. Burke wants hearing on planetarium fee increase

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 11:11 AM PDT

Powerful Ald. Edward Burke today called for a hearing on a proposal by the Adler Planetarium to raise admission fees.

Goose Island looking to sell at Pritzker Pavilion

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 11:11 AM PDT

Goose Island brewing company would get to sell beer and wine during concerts at Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park under a plan that will head to the City Council for approval.

Nintendo Wii successor, WiiU, coming in 2012

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 11:33 AM PDT

Nintendo announced a new videogame console called the WiiU that plays high-definition graphics and features a 6.2-inch touchscreen on its controller, improving on its hit Wii.

Bigfoot found in Solomon Islands! (The Newsroom)

Posted: 01 Jun 2011 07:48 PM PDT

The Newsroom - OK, maybe not THAT Bigfoot, but a guy with really, really big feet. Peter Iroga of the Solomon Islands tromps around on size 26 feet -- that's 14 inches, to the measurement-challenged -- which require custom-made kicks from the local …