"Chicago Tribune" Reader

"Chicago Tribune" Reader

Gingrich's top aides resign, but campaign will go on

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 03:16 PM PDT

Washington -- At least five members of Newt Gingrich's senior campaign staff resigned Thursday, sources told CNN, but the Republican presidential candidate pledged he would start his campaign "anew."

Future of levee blown to save Illinois town unclear, Corps says

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 02:19 PM PDT

SIKESTON, Mo (Reuters) - The federal government has not decided whether it will rebuild the Mississippi River levee intentionally destroyed last month to relieve flooding in Cairo, Illinois and other towns, an official said on Thursday.

Quinn to meet with lawmakers on construction plan

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 05:02 PM PDT

Gov. Pat Quinn today said he plans to meet with legislative leaders next week to figure out a plan to keep construction projects going throughout the summer.

2 girls shot near community policing meeting

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 05:39 PM PDT

Victims caught in gang conflict on Northwest Side playlot, officials say

Two young girls were shot at a Northwest Side playlot Wednesday evening, caught in apparent gang conflict that erupted near a community policing meeting, officials said.

Sun-Times fires TV critic Paige Wiser over 'Glee Live' review

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 03:36 PM PDT

Alaska to release Palin emails from governorship

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 02:07 PM PDT

The state of Alaska is expected to release more than 24,000 pages worth of emails from Sarah Palin's tenure as governor, more than two years after they were requested by news organizations and local activists.

Scientists uncover why smokers gain weight when they quit

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 01:54 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists say they've finally discovered why smokers tend to gain some weight when they kick the habit.

Alabama passes toughest illegal-immigration law yet

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 05:52 PM PDT

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama vaulted past Arizona on Thursday with what is being called the most restrictive law in the nation against illegal immigration, requiring schools to find out if students are in the country lawfully and making it a crime to knowingly give an illegal immigrant a ride.

Split verdict in terror trial in Chicago

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 04:01 PM PDT

A Chicago businessman was found guilty today of supporting a terrorist plot to storm a Danish newspaper and behead the staff in retaliation for publishing unflattering cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad.

Christine Lagarde takes IMF campaign to Twitter

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 01:25 PM PDT

France's Christine Lagarde took time out from a week of globe-trotting Thursday to take her campaign to be the new IMF chief online, spending an hour tweeting to the general public on her merits for the job.

Gingrich aides resign; campaign in question

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 12:46 PM PDT

Only weeks old, Newt Gingrich's presidential campaign is on life support following the mass departure of his entire senior staff.

Coroner: Naperville slaying victim had head wounds

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 04:41 PM PDT

Police are investigating leads in the homicide of a 59-year-old Naperville woman found dead at her home, police said today.

Chicago soldier killed in Iraq

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 11:49 AM PDT

A Chicago man is among five soldiers from Fort Riley's 1st Infantry Division who were killed this week in Iraq, the government announced today.

Report: Preschool pays off into adulthood

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 11:15 AM PDT

A new study revealing the lasting, long-term impact of a solid preschool education -- especially in disadvantaged communities -- was released today, just as Illinois' governor considers a state budget plan that slashes funding to early childhood programs.

Gingrich aides resign; campaign in question

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 12:59 PM PDT

Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich's campaign manager, senior strategists and key aides in early delegate-selection states all resigned on Thursday, a mass exodus that leaves his hopes of winning the Republican nomination in tatters.

U.S. steps up calls for better security after Citi bank hacked

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 11:25 AM PDT

Major U.S. banks came under growing pressure from banking regulators to improve the security of customer account information after Citigroup Inc. became the latest high-profile victim of a large-scale cyber attack.

Man finds $17,000; turns it in

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 10:42 AM PDT

Robert Adams at first thought someone was playing a trick when he saw the plastic bag filled with money lying next to a news box in a suburban strip mall.

Obama weighs temporary cut in payroll taxes

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 10:10 AM PDT

The White House is considering a temporary cut in payroll taxes that employers pay on wages, an administration official said Thursday, as advisers to President Barack Obama discuss more ways to boost the economy.

Rep. Giffords struggling to talk; return to Congress uncertain

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 09:17 AM PDT

Gabrielle Giffords is nowhere close to returning to Congress. And there remains real doubt about whether she ever will.

Ala. governor signs nation's toughest immigration law

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 07:04 AM PDT

BIRMINGHAM, Ala (Reuters) - Republican Governor Robert Bentley on Thursday signed into law a crackdown on illegal immigration in Alabama that both supporters and critics consider the toughest in the nation.