"Chicago Tribune" Reader

"Chicago Tribune" Reader

Readers respond: Can a gay judge rule on gay marriage? (The Newsroom)

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 03:48 PM PDT

The Newsroom - Today in what some call an unprecedented hearing in federal court, lawyers on both sides of the gay-rights spectrum presented their arguments on whether a gay marriage ruling by a gay judge in a long-term relationship needs to be thrown out because of a conflict of interest. As this case was before the court, Yahoo! News readers weighed in with opposing views that reflect the central arguments of the latest issue to arise in gay-rights court battles. <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo. ...

Comcast, Skype to use TV as 'window into people's homes'

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 03:00 PM PDT

Comcast Corp. and Internet phone service Skype want to make television more social.

Duckworth resigns post with Veterans Affairs

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 02:44 PM PDT

WASHINGTON — Tammy Duckworth, an Illinoisan who lost both legs during the Iraq war, resigned today from her job as an assistant secretary of the Veterans Affairs Department.

Paul McCartney sets Wrigley Field concert

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 02:29 PM PDT

Paul McCartney announced Monday that he will play his first Chicago concert since 2005 when he headlines July 31 at Wrigley Field.

Cubs' Wood placed on DL

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 01:48 PM PDT

The Cubs officially placed Kerry Wood on the 15-day disabled list Monday with a blister on his right index finger.

Controversial Northwestern prof Protess to retire

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 01:08 PM PDT

A controversial Northwestern University journalism professor who started a landmark program to investigate wrongful convictions will retire at the end of August, the school announced today.

Chicago loses Car Care expo to Vegas

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 04:00 PM PDT

Car Care World Expo has reversed its decision to book McCormick Place for 2013, becoming the first trade show to exit Chicago after a federal court ruling invalidated labor changes enacted by the state legislature last year.

White House calls Weiner's sex scandal a "distraction"

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 11:00 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House Monday ramped up pressure on Democratic lawmaker Anthony Weiner to resign, calling his Internet sex scandal a distraction from the work that needs to be done in Washington.

Roark Capital gobbles up Corner Bakery, Arby's

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 01:27 PM PDT

Roark Capital Group is on a buying spree. On Monday, the Atlanta-based investment firm announced that it had acquired Corner Bakery's parent company Il Fornaio America Corp. and will buy 80 percent of Arby's in a deal valued at $430 million.

Champion Mavericks arrive home in Dallas

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 12:24 PM PDT

DALLAS — The NBA champion Dallas Mavericks are back in Texas.

Cops: Woman ran down ex-husband's SUV

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 12:03 PM PDT

A Rolling Meadows woman alleged rammed into her estranged husband's vehicle intentionally, while her three children were with her in the car, seriously injuring the husband's passenger, Arlington Heights police said.

CPS ready to consider teachers' pay hikes

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 11:16 AM PDT

Chicago Public Schools board members will be voting Wednesday on whether to give teachers a 4 percent annual salary increase already promised in their contracts next year, despite looming budget deficits.

'Real Housewives' sued over bar fight

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 12:07 PM PDT

"Real Housewives of New Jersey" cast members beat up and injured a Chicago-area police officer and his cousin during a brawl earlier this year at a posh Dominican resort, two lawsuits filed today allege.

Cubs announce Wrigleyville block party schedule

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 09:34 AM PDT

After trying to get Sheffield Avenue shut down for a few summer street fests, the Cubs decided to hold the fest on their own property.

Report: Facebook to file for public offering

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 09:54 AM PDT

Facebook is set to file for an initial public offering of its shares that could value the popular social networking site at more than $100 billion, financial news channel CNBC reported on Monday.

White House calls Anthony Weiner a 'distraction'

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 08:31 AM PDT

The White House today shifted course on Rep.Anthony Weiner, calling his ongoing saga a "distraction" but stopping short of a public call for his resignation.

Wendy's to sell off Arby's

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 08:37 AM PDT

Wendy's/Arby's Group Inc said it would sell most of struggling roast beef sandwich chain Arby's Restaurant Group Inc to private equity firm Roark Capital Group for about $130 million in cash.

Poll: NFL players rank Bears' Devin Hester in top 100

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 07:12 AM PDT

Devin Hester the 32nd-best player in the NFL? That's where the Chicago Bears receiver/kick returner ranks in the NFL Network's top-100 poll of 415 players, ahead of stars such as teammates Brian Urlacher (No.49 on the list) and Lance Briggs (No. 92).

'Flying Fortress' crashes near Aurora

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 02:59 PM PDT

A World War II "Flying Fortress" bomber, which had undergone maintenance over the weekend, crashed in a cornfield southeast of Aurora Municipal Airport.

Chicago Board of Trade Building up for sale

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 09:51 AM PDT

CME Group said it has it has hired Jones Lang LaSalle and Holly Duran Real Estate Partners LLC to market the historic Chicago Board of Trade Building.