"Chicago Tribune" Reader

"Chicago Tribune" Reader

Judge orders Jay Mariotti to stand trial

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 05:43 PM PDT

Former ESPN commentator Jay Mariotti must stand trial on charges he stalked, injured and assaulted his ex-girlfriend, a judge ruled.

Police arrest man with gun on Mag Mile

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 05:56 PM PDT

A Chicago police commander is being credited for his quick thinking when he saw a large group of teens leaving Water Tower Place mall and found that a 19-year-old man had a loaded handgun.

Antoine Walker pleads guilty to casino debts

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 04:18 PM PDT

Former NBA and Mt. Carmel High School star Antoine Walker has pleaded guilty to passing bad checks in the form of unpaid gambling debts in Las Vegas.

At least 10 killed in attack on Afghan hotel

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 05:47 PM PDT

At least 10 Afghan civilians were killed when suicide bombers and heavily armed Taliban insurgents attacked a hotel frequented by Westerners in the Afghan capital.

Suicide bombers attack Afghan hotel

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 02:02 PM PDT

Gunmen and suicide bombers strike the tightly secured Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul, which has a large foreign clientele. It was not immediately known how many people were killed or wounded.

A team of gunmen and suicide bombers struck a landmark hotel in the Afghan capital, police said. It was not immediately known how many people were killed or wounded.

Giordano's hearing called a 'sideshow'

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 12:21 PM PDT

A Giordano's bankruptcy hearing turned into what the judge called a "sideshow" and resulted in a man being led away by three security guards after he interrupted the proceedings.

'Through adversity can come good things'

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 09:39 AM PDT

A somber Rod Blagojevich today said he hopes he will be an example to his daughters "on how you deal with the tough times."

George Ryan at wife's side when she died

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 10:41 AM PDT

Former Gov. George Ryan was with his ailing wife Lura Lynn as she was taken off a respirator and died at a Kankakee hospital.

Man held in beating death of toddler

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 04:27 AM PDT

The boyfriend of the mother of an 18-month-old boy is in custody in the presumed beating death of the child, police said.

How long will Blagojevich spend in prison?

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 02:51 AM PDT

On paper, ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich could be sentenced to as much as 300 years in prison following his conviction on 17 counts of corruption. But how much does he really face?

New 'Transformers' a 'Moon' to howl at

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 10:19 PM PDT

'Transformers: Dark of the Moon' -- 1.5 stars

Michael Phillips: "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" is a work of ineffable soullessness, concluding with Chicago taking it in the shorts for 50-odd minutes.

3rd teen in month killed in Back of Yards

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 02:51 PM PDT

A 17-year-old boy was fatally shot on the South Side, police said. He is the third teen to be killed in the area this month.