"Chicago Tribune" Reader

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Cubs-White Sox square off for round two

Posted: 21 Jun 2011 05:54 PM PDT

Tonight's Sox starter, Mark Buehrle, was undefeated in his last 13 starts against National League teams, not losing in interleague play since exactly four years ago against the Cubs.

More surveillance at Taste

Posted: 21 Jun 2011 12:16 PM PDT

There will be more undercover cops at the Taste than in years past as officials try to head off crimes by identifying people who are acting unruly before they break the law, Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy said.

Ebert: 'Probably too quick to tweet'

Posted: 21 Jun 2011 11:56 AM PDT

Rex Huppke: Roger Ebert admits he was probably too quick to tweet; but he is not backing away from a message he sent yesterday after it was reported that alcohol may have been a factor in the crash that killed 'Jackass' star Ryan Dunn and another man.

Fan appeal on the wane for Cubs-Sox series

Posted: 21 Jun 2011 09:18 AM PDT

South Side crowds for the crosstown games used to be in the 45,000 range. But for the first game of the 2011 City Series, only 36,005 showed up Monday.

LIFE slideshow: Druids, mystery, faith, myth (The Newsroom)

Posted: 21 Jun 2011 09:18 AM PDT

The Newsroom - In early October, 2010, the ancient pagan tradition of Druidry was, for the first time, formally classed as a religion in Britain.

Gurnee teen upset about dog dies in crash

Posted: 21 Jun 2011 11:42 AM PDT

A 15-year-old Gurnee girl distraught that the family dog might be euthanized apparently took her parents' van and was killed when it rolled over.

As summer arrives, t-storms on way

Posted: 21 Jun 2011 06:02 PM PDT

A thunderstorm watch is in effect for most of northern Illinois, including Chicago, until 1 a.m.

Ebert: 'Too quick to tweet' about 'Jackass'

Posted: 21 Jun 2011 10:29 AM PDT

Roger Ebert admits he was "too quick to tweet" when he posted Twitter comments that some people considered insensitive toward "Jackass" star Ryan Dunn, who died in a car crash.

Existing home prices show gains in Chicago

Posted: 21 Jun 2011 09:12 AM PDT

While overall home values in the Chicago area fell around 10 percent, within the city, the average median price rose 3.7 percent from $230,000 a year ago to $238,450.

Biden in Chicago to headline fundraisers

Posted: 21 Jun 2011 03:00 AM PDT

Vice President Joe Biden is scheduled to arrive in Chicago this afternoon to support the DNC and an epilepsy group after hours of deficit-reduction discussions in Washington.

Graphic labels coming to cigarette packs

Posted: 21 Jun 2011 06:08 AM PDT

Health officials unveiled nine graphic warning labels showing harmful effects of smoking that must be on cigarette packages and in advertisements starting in October 2012.

2 killed by Metra train near Cicero

Posted: 21 Jun 2011 02:47 AM PDT

Two men were struck and killed by an outbound Metra train overnight near Cicero, officials said this morning. It was unclear what they were doing on the tracks.