"Chicago Tribune" Reader

"Chicago Tribune" Reader

Weinergate: Not all sex scandals end careers

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 04:43 PM PDT

If he manages to keep his seat in Congress, Anthony Weiner would join a handful of political figures who survived what initially looked like a career-ending debacle.

Brother 'person of interest' in slaying probe

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 05:39 PM PDT

The brother of a slain Naperville woman is now being called a person of interest in the investigation of her beating death this week, police said tonight.

5 in U.S. linked to European E. coli outbreak

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 04:13 PM PDT

ATLANTA (AP) — Health officials say the count of U.S. cases linked to the food poisoning outbreak in Europe has grown to five.

Casey Anthony trial: Heavy emotions after Caylee video

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 05:08 PM PDT

The video shows duct tape superimposed over Caylee Marie's mouth to show the position it appeared on the skull.

Prosecutors handling the Casey Anthony trial spent Friday showing jurors more graphic images of Caylee's remains and generating heavy emotional reactions by the accused child killer.

Man charged in shootings of girls ages 2 and 7

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 04:28 PM PDT

A Southwest Side man was charged Friday in connection with an apparent gang shooting that wounded two young girls this week at a Northwest Side park, authorities said.

Ice makers to pay $600K in fines for price-fixing

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 02:37 PM PDT

Three Midwest packaged ice makers will pay the state nearly $600,000 in civil penalties, following allegations that the companies fixed prices on bagged ice in the state, the Illinois attorney general's office said Friday.

CPS board to consider axing teacher raises

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 03:33 PM PDT

Chicago Public Schools board members will be meeting Wednesday to determine whether teachers will get their annual 4 percent increase next year, according to a schools source.

Illinois jury awards $95M in sex-harassment suit

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 02:35 PM PDT

A federal jury in Illinois has awarded $95 million to a woman who said she was the victim of a sexual harassment campaign that culminated when her boss allegedly threw her down on a couch and masturbated on her chest.

Father convicted of beating infant son to death

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 02:32 PM PDT

A West Chicago man was convicted today of murder for "savagely and repeatedly" beating his 3 1/2-month-old son after the infant refused to take a bottle and continued to cry on April 27, 2009.

Man in Fla. hit-and-run to be jailed here

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 03:20 PM PDT

A little over a week after receiving two years of house arrest for the hit-and-run deaths of two British tourists in Florida, Ryan LeVin will surrender himself to Illinois authorities Monday morning for an unrelated parole violation, a state official said today.

Dolphin calf dies at the Shedd

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 01:53 PM PDT

A dolphin baby born last week at the Shedd Aquarium has died, the aquarium announced today.

Metra sets stage for fare hike

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 12:33 PM PDT

Warning of a looming $100 million deficit prompted by a sales tax shortfall and rising costs like diesel fuel, Metra's chief executive today set the stage for a possible fare increase, perhaps as early as this fall.

Husband pleads guilty to slaying pregnant wife

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 12:51 PM PDT

A Downers Grove man who believed his pregnant wife had been unfaithful to him pleaded guilty today to her first-degree murder and the intentional homicide of his unborn son.

Uptown alderman: Ex-Maryville site needs new plan

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 12:11 PM PDT

A North Side alderman is sending a Chicago development firm back to the drawing board after Uptown residents overwhelmingly rejected the firm's plans for a massive lakefront residential and retail complex at Clarendon and Montrose Avenues.

The Palin emails: Media outlets want your help (The Newsroom)

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 11:33 AM PDT

The Newsroom - Alaska released more than 24,000 pages of email messages today from Sarah Palin's first 21 months as governor of the state. That's a lot of paper work to go through - six boxes and 100 pounds, to be exact.

Emanuel: 'Head tax' cut will be in first budget

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 11:25 AM PDT

Mayor Rahm Emanuel said today he remains committed to phasing out a corporate employee "head tax" that brings in about $19 million annually to the city.

Alaska releases Sarah Palin emails

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 10:17 AM PDT

Thousands of records detailing Sarah Palin's tenure as governor of Alaska were released today.

Alaska emails may shine light on Sarah Palin

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 09:35 AM PDT

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - The state of Alaska released on Friday copies of some of former governor Sarah Palin's emails, a move that could shed new light on how the possible Republican presidential contender conducted business in office.

United Airlines bringing 1,300 jobs to Chicago

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 08:40 AM PDT

United Airlines will bring another 1,300 jobs to Chicago by the end of next year, Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced today.

Teens charged in downtown attack

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 11:28 AM PDT

Two 18-year-old men and a 16-year-old boy face charges including robbery in an attack on two teens just west of Michigan Avenue.