"Chicago Tribune" Reader

"Chicago Tribune" Reader

Cubs-Sox City Series begins

Posted: 20 Jun 2011 05:29 PM PDT

When it is Cubs vs. White Sox, no matter what the standings say, it's time to expected the unexpected.

Obama impersonator: A role I was born to play

Posted: 20 Jun 2011 04:14 PM PDT

South Side native Reggie Brown says he won't settle for being known only as the Barack Obama impersonator who was escorted off stage during a Republican conference Saturday night.

AMA affirms support of health insurance law

Posted: 20 Jun 2011 04:45 PM PDT

The American Medical Association will continue to support a key tenet of the health care law that requires Americans to buy health insurance.

Report: City needs plan for closing LSD

Posted: 20 Jun 2011 04:09 PM PDT

The city of Chicago should create a blizzard plan that spells out when Lake Shore Drive should be shut down, according to a report Mayor Rahm Emanuel's administration released today.

Report: Sears eyeing Washington D.C. area for headquarters

Posted: 20 Jun 2011 10:35 AM PDT

Hoffman Estates-based Sears Holdings Corp. has been looking at sites in the Washington, D.C. area sources said.

CTA to speed up security camera installation at rail stations

Posted: 20 Jun 2011 03:23 PM PDT

The CTA will accelerate the installation of security cameras at rail stations to fight crime, with about 3,000 high-definition cameras deployed by the end of the year.

Teen charged with planting bomb in Evanston

Posted: 20 Jun 2011 03:48 PM PDT

A 19-year-old Evanston man has been charged with planting a crude but potentially deadly explosive device outside the Howard Street branch of the Evanston Police Department.

Wal-Mart wins sex-bias ruling

Posted: 20 Jun 2011 02:16 PM PDT

The Supreme Court rejected a mammoth class-action lawsuit charging sex discrimination at Wal-Mart Stores Inc today in a ruling that could affect major cases in other industries.

2 teen girls killed in Prospect Heights crash identified

Posted: 20 Jun 2011 04:53 AM PDT

Authorities this morning positively identified the two teenage girls killed in a horrific auto wreck that claimed three lives in northwest suburban Prospect Heights over the weekend.

Search for your school's vaccination rate

Posted: 20 Jun 2011 05:14 AM PDT

A Tribune analysis of state data found clusters of children without required vaccinations at about 200 public, private schools.

Officials: No working smoke detector in home where baby died

Posted: 20 Jun 2011 07:31 AM PDT

Firefighters found Tiniya Coleman in a first-floor bedroom of the 1½-story home in the Austin neighborhood at about 2 a.m., officials said. The child died at the scene.

Strong thunderstorms today; wet week ahead

Posted: 20 Jun 2011 07:52 AM PDT

Get used to today's downpours and gusty winds because there's a good chance of rain every work day this week. >> Forecast

Cubs drop finale to Yankees, 10-4

Posted: 19 Jun 2011 09:49 PM PDT

Swisher's homer in 8th keys victory

Nick Swisher's three-run blast broke a 4-4 tie and propelled the Yankees over the Cubs.

McIlroy wins U.S. Open in style

Posted: 19 Jun 2011 06:31 PM PDT

Smashes scoring record by 4 strokes in 8-shot victory

Rory McIlroy fired a 69 to finish at a record 16 under to win the U.S. Open.

Murky water at Jackson Park harbor thwarts rescuers

Posted: 20 Jun 2011 04:14 AM PDT

A 5-year-old boy died after he was pulled from the Jackson Park Yacht Harbor, officials said. The child was on the dock with his parents when he fell in the water.