"Chicago Tribune" Reader

"Chicago Tribune" Reader

Gunman kills 7 in Grand Rapids

Posted: 07 Jul 2011 05:32 PM PDT

A gunman opened fire in two separate Michigan homes tonight, killing seven people, including a child, before leading police on a chase through downtown Grand Rapids, authorities said.

Konerko wins fan vote for All-Star Game

Posted: 07 Jul 2011 05:43 PM PDT

Sox first baseman says All-Star Game 'always a big deal'

Even Paul Konerko was amazed he received 8.4 million online votes to win the American League's Final Vote berth for Tuesday's All-Star Game.  

Target gets OK for logo on Sullivan Center

Posted: 07 Jul 2011 03:26 PM PDT

Target won approval today for signs on its downtown store in the Loop's landmark Sullivan Center. A red bull's-eye will be viewable through the rotunda windows at State and Madison.

Konerko wins fan vote for All-Star Game

Posted: 07 Jul 2011 04:45 PM PDT

Paul Konerko will join Chicago White Sox teammate Carlos Quentin in the 82nd All-Star Game on Tuesday in Phoenix after winning the American League "Final Vote" balloting.

Murdoch shuts down scandal-plagued paper

Posted: 08 Jul 2011 12:00 AM PDT

In response to a scandal engulfing his media empire, Rupert Murdoch moved today to close down the News of the World, Britain's biggest selling Sunday newspaper.

Murdoch shuts down scandal-plagued paper

Posted: 07 Jul 2011 12:22 PM PDT

In response to a scandal engulfing his media empire, Rupert Murdoch moved today to close down the News of the World, Britain's biggest selling Sunday newspaper.

Tats for grades (The Newsroom)

Posted: 07 Jul 2011 11:29 AM PDT

The Newsroom - For parents and teachers, it can be an uphill battle to get kids to do well in school. First it was cash for grades, now its ... tats for grades? That's what one San Francisco teacher promised his students if …

Obama faces heat over Social Security

Posted: 07 Jul 2011 11:26 AM PDT

The political left is steaming amid reports that President Obama is offering changes to Social Security and Medicare as part of a compromise to raise the debt ceiling.

Quinn signs bill for a universal transit card

Posted: 07 Jul 2011 09:48 AM PDT

Gov. Pat Quinn today signed legislation requiring area transit agencies to come up with a universal fare card by 2015.

Phone hacking scandal shuts U.K. paper

Posted: 07 Jul 2011 09:01 AM PDT

Rupert Murdoch will close his popular News of the World as a result of claims that the tabloid hacked into the phones of people for stories.

Casey Anthony to be released next week

Posted: 07 Jul 2011 04:02 PM PDT

She will be out next week.

Casey Anthony was sentenced this morning for lying to police, giving her four years in jail and credit for the time she's already served since 2008. She will be freed on Wednesday.

Driver loses fingertips fighting off attack

Posted: 07 Jul 2011 07:45 AM PDT

Hours after West Side livery driver LaRoyce Southall wrested a knife from a passenger —losing two of his own fingertips and sustaining deep hand gashes  in the struggle—he was worried about how he would now make his living.

Teen questioned in 'L' station shoving death

Posted: 07 Jul 2011 07:50 AM PDT

A 17-year-old boy is being questioned about the death of a 68-year-old woman who was pushed down the stairs of the Fullerton Avenue "L" station by a fleeing robber.

Target wants logo on Sullivan Center

Posted: 07 Jul 2011 03:00 AM PDT

Company says it's sensitive to aesthetics at landmark building

If Target Corp. has its way, the retailer's red bull's-eye logo will loom large over State Street.

Parents of slain teen blast prosecutors

Posted: 07 Jul 2011 01:11 PM PDT

Parents of a Glenview teen killed in 1993 lashed out at prosecutors today for waiting years after a DNA match before charging a primary suspect with their daughter's murder.

Mayor eyes overtime cuts, longer workdays

Posted: 06 Jul 2011 07:25 PM PDT

Proposal to unions aimed at avoiding layoffs, Emanuel says

Unionized city workers would work more and get paid less under proposed cost-cutting measures Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced.

Obama, Boehner hold private talks

Posted: 06 Jul 2011 05:54 PM PDT

President Obama and House Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) are seeking a deal on cutting federal deficits to win congressional approval for an increase in the U.S. debt limit. They have met in secret twice at the White House.

President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner have held a pair of secret meetings at the White House as they try to reach a deficit deal before Aug. 2.

Search for answers in Boystown violence

Posted: 06 Jul 2011 08:29 PM PDT

Hundreds of people packed into a community meeting to discuss recent violence in Boystown, highlighted by a weekend stabbing. >> Video