"Chicago Tribune" Reader

"Chicago Tribune" Reader

Truck crash snarls traffic at 1-80 in Hammond

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 04:20 PM PDT

A flatbed semitrailer-tractor truck carrying rolls of aluminum rolled over today while trying to get onto eastbound I-80 at Indianapolis Boulevard in Hammond, Ind.

Cops: Mom goes on rampage after son arrested

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 03:22 PM PDT

Orland Park Police say a local woman went on a vehicular rampage after her son was taken into custody on suspicion of burglarizing a neighbor's home.

Pandora shares plunge; IPO investors lose

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 01:53 PM PDT

Pandora Media shares plunged as much as 25 percent Thursday, sending it below its IPO price and burning investors who had once clamored for a piece of what was touted as a red-hot sale.

No more state politician names on road signs

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 11:20 AM PDT

Gov. Pat Quinn today signed a bill into law ending the practice of putting Illinois politicians' names or likenesses on state-funded signs.

Blago jurors end 5th day without verdict

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 02:05 PM PDT

Jurors in the retrial of Rod Blagojevich will resume deliberations Monday. They asked their first substantive question today in a note to the judge.

Rep. Weiner resigns over photo scandal

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 11:49 AM PDT

Anthony Weiner announced his resignation from Congress on Thursday, apologizing for the "embarrassment" his personal behavior caused to his family and colleagues.

Rep. Anthony Weiner resigns

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 07:14 AM PDT

Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) has announced his resignation from Congress, ending a saga that became public when he mistakenly posted a lewd photo to his Twitter feed on Memorial Day weekend.]

Rep. Weiner resigns over lewd photo scandal

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 11:28 AM PDT

U.S. Representative Anthony Weiner resigned today over a weeks-long Internet sex scandal, succumbing to bipartisan calls for him to step down.

Strawberry, chocolate, vanilla … cicada? (The Newsroom)

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 11:13 AM PDT

The Newsroom - If you're an adventurous diner, you might want to get yourself over to Sparky's Homemade Ice Cream in Columbia, Mo., to see if they have any leftover cicada ice cream. Yes, cicada as in the BUG. As in BUG ice …

Riots in Vancouver after Stanley Cup loss

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 12:00 AM PDT

Photos: Angry, drunken fans ran wild after the Vancouver Canucks' loss to Boston in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals, fighting with police; setting cars and garbage cans ablaze; and smashing windows.

Emanuel defends decision on teacher raises

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 12:59 PM PDT

Mayor Rahm Emanuel today defended his school board's vote to rescind 4 percent automatic raises for Chicago public schoolteachers, saying the district has a budget shortfall and noting many teachers still stand to get pay bumps.

Relieved Dems say Weiner will resign

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 08:43 AM PDT

Rep. Anthony Weiner has decided to resign his seat in Congress after a two-week scandal spawned by lewd and even X-rated photos he took of himself and sent online to numerous women, relieved Democratic officials said today.

Tax break deals ending in Illinois

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 03:40 AM PDT

Deals with more than 100 companies will expire soon, just as other states try to poach Illinois businesses.

Violence in Vancouver after Stanley Cup loss

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 04:05 AM PDT

Angry, drunken fans ran wild after the Vancouver Canucks' loss to Boston in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals, fighting with police; setting cars and garbage cans ablaze; and smashing windows.

Violence in Vancouver after Stanley Cup loss

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 12:38 AM PDT

VANCOUVER, June 16 (Reuters) - Riot police fired tear gas to

Bruins win Stanley Cup

Posted: 15 Jun 2011 09:17 PM PDT

Canucks no match in Game 7 as Thomas blanks them 4-0

Canada's Stanley Cup drought continues as the Boston Bruins on Wednesday played a patient and near-perfect defensive game to defeat the Vancouver Canucks, 4-0, and win their first Cup title since 1972.