"Chicago Tribune" Reader

"Chicago Tribune" Reader

Attorney general sues Heart Check America

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 05:34 PM PDT

The Illinois Attorney General's office filed a lawsuit today accusing the owner and manager of Heart Check America, a medical imaging company, of pressuring patients into purchasing pricey body scans that many did not need.

Court rules against Smith's estate

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 10:23 AM PDT

The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against the estate of Anna Nicole Smith in the latest chapter of the long-running saga over whether a Texas billionaire's alleged promise to give millions from his $1.6 billion estate to his young Playmate wife trumped a will that left his fortune to his son.

RTA warns of possible service cuts soon

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 03:46 PM PDT

The Regional Transportation Authority said today that service cuts could occur on the CTA, Metra and Pace as early as July if the state fails to pay part of the $400 million it owes the RTA.

Search resumes for man feared drowned

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 11:08 AM PDT

Authorities believe the Ingleside man got out of the water

Divers resumed their search in Fox Lake today for a man last seen hanging onto the side of a paddleboat, screaming for help. The owner of the paddleboat heard the man yelling about 25 to 50 feet offshore and called 911.

Emanuel's renters moving out of home

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 01:03 PM PDT

One of the tenants stirred controversy last year when he refused to end his lease early after Rahm Emanuel announced he was returning to Chicago to run for mayor.

Court rules against Anna Nicole Smith estate

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 11:16 AM PDT

The Supreme Court ruling brings to an apparent end a long legal battle the former Playboy model, who died in 2007, had waged to get part of the fortune left by her late Texas oil baron husband.

Court rules against Anna Nicole Smith's estate

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 10:23 AM PDT

The Supreme Court today ruled against the estate of Anna Nicole Smith in the long-running saga over whether a Texas billionaire's alleged promise to give millions from his estate to his Playmate wife trumped a will that left his fortune to his son.

Bulger lured from home with FBI 'ruse'

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 08:49 AM PDT

Authorities praised their own persistence and tenacity in the capture of legendary crime boss James "Whitey" Bulger, and said he was captured after they used a "ruse" to lure him from his apartment in Santa Monica.

ComEd: Power out until at least Friday

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 10:40 AM PDT

Commonwealth Edison reported significant progress in restoring power after violent storms hit the area. >> Photos

FBI arrests fugitive mob boss 'Whitey' Bulger

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 07:21 AM PDT

Boston mob boss James "Whitey" Bulger was captured near Los Angeles after spending the last 16 years on the run during an epic manhunt that served as a major embarrassment to the FBI.

Driver killed in Dan Ryan collision

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 04:22 AM PDT

A Richton Park man was killed early this morning when he rear-ended another vehicle on the Dan Ryan Expressway, authorities said.

Stolen car found with child safe in back seat

Posted: 23 Jun 2011 01:00 PM PDT

A 1-year-old boy was found safe in the back seat of a car two hours after it was hijacked at gunpoint in the Park Manor neighborhood on the South Side, police say.

Obama: It's time to invest in U.S.

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 05:03 PM PDT

President Barack Obama, saying it's "time to focus on nation building here at home," said 33,000 troops will leave Afghanistan by the summer of 2012.

Sox edge Cubs to win series

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 10:49 PM PDT

Peavy gets victory but exchange words with Pierzynski after he's pulled in 5th

With their 4-3 victory over the Cubs, the Sox have won 17 straight interleague series, this one punctuated by Sergios Santos' second straight save in front of 35,403 fans at U.S. Cellular Field.

Not the brightest bulb (The Newsroom)

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 05:28 PM PDT

The Newsroom - Everywhere you look, people are telling you how to go green: Walk. Recycle. Compost. Turn off the water. Turn off the lights. But it looks like there's one place in America that didn't get the memo. The firehouse in Livermore, …