"Chicago Tribune" Reader

City adds stop signs to crosswalks
Rep. Walsh appears to question veteran Duckworth's 'hero' status
U.K. preps for Olympics — with missiles
Hacker may have targeted Lemont's tornado sirens
Pakistan reopens vital supply routes after Clinton says 'sorry'
What the frack? N.C. lawmaker accidentally votes to legalize fracking
Suspended police officer who’s been fired 6 times wants to return to work
Americans still support Declaration of Independence: poll
Obama defiantly attacks Romney on ‘outsourcing’
Anchorage mayor takes oath of office in Honolulu
Chinese company claims Snow Leopard trademark, sues Apple
Video: SUV goes airborne after hitting road buckle
Student’s eBay listing to save school taken down by school district
U. of I. pays woman $175K to leave
East coast heat wave bears down on millions without power
N.C. lawmaker fracks up her vote
Romney taps Bush 41, Dole to head military vets coalition
Fire chief shoots safety expert in foot with fireworks
Why Obama and Romney won’t touch the Supreme Court in Campaign 2012
Beloved TV icon Andy Griffith dies at 86

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 05:02 PM PDT

City of Chicago workers today began installing signs to warn motorists that a state law requires drivers to stop for pedestrians in crosswalks.

Rep. Walsh appears to question veteran Duckworth's 'hero' status

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 03:28 PM PDT

Illinois Republican Rep. Joe Walsh came under Democratic fire today over remarks that appeared to question whether challenger Tammy Duckworth, who lost her legs in combat in Iraq, was a "true hero" because she talks about her service too much. Walsh insisted that his words were being distorted and that he indeed believed she is a war hero.

U.K. preps for Olympics — with missiles

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 09:05 AM PDT

The British government confirmed Tuesday that it had placed missile batteries at six sites around London in advance of the upcoming Summer Olympics, including atop two apartment buildings where residents had previously expressed reservations about hosting the anti-aircraft weapons.

Hacker may have targeted Lemont's tornado sirens

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 02:33 PM PDT

Lemont police suspect that someone hacked into the village's tornado siren system, causing all seven sirens to sound for about 30 minutes last weekend, Police Chief Kevin Shaughnessy said today.

Pakistan reopens vital supply routes after Clinton says 'sorry'

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 11:35 AM PDT

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced Tuesday that Pakistan was reopening ground supply lines into neighboring Afghanistan after she apologized for the death of 24 Pakistani soldiers in a NATO strike in November. "We are sorry for the losses suffered by the Pakistani military," Clinton told Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar by telephone. America's [...]

What the frack? N.C. lawmaker accidentally votes to legalize fracking

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 11:30 AM PDT

A North Carolina lawmaker says she feels "rotten" after accidentally voting to override the veto of a bill to legalize fracking—the controversial technique of extracting natural gas—in the state. Rep. Becky Carney, a Democrat from Mecklenburg, said she accidentally voted late Monday to override the governor's veto after asking fellow Democrats to uphold it. The [...]

Suspended police officer who’s been fired 6 times wants to return to work

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 09:35 AM PDT

A suspended Florida police officer—who's been fired six times over the years for alleged misconduct, only to be reinstated—says he's the victim of a "witch hunt" and wants to go back to work, even though he's being paid $60,000 a year to stay home. Since becoming an officer in 1990, Sgt. German Bosque of the [...]

Americans still support Declaration of Independence: poll

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 09:25 AM PDT

USA! USA! USA! The timing could hardly be better. On the eve of July Fourth, a strong majority of Americans—70 percent—still firmly support the Declaration of Independence, according to a public opinion survey by Rasmussen Reports. Here's how Rasmussen puts it: The Declaration of Independence, ratified by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, asserts that "governments [...]

Obama defiantly attacks Romney on ‘outsourcing’

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 07:51 AM PDT

President Barack Obama's re-election campaign on Tuesday redoubled its attack on Mitt Romney as someone who shipped jobs overseas, defying findings from independent fact-checking outlets that have branded the accusation largely baseless. In a new television ad, dubbed "Believe," Team Obama says that companies taken over by Romney's Bain Capital "were pioneers in outsourcing U.S. [...]

Anchorage mayor takes oath of office in Honolulu

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 11:37 AM PDT

Dan Sullivan was 4,664 miles from home. But thanks to video conferencing technology, the re-elected mayor of Anchorage, Alaska, was able to take his oath of office from Honolulu, Hawaii. It was 80 degrees in Honolulu, the Associated Press reported, compared with the seasonal highs of the mid-50s in Anchorage. Sullivan wore a Hawaiian shirt [...]

Chinese company claims Snow Leopard trademark, sues Apple

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 10:29 AM PDT

Earlier this year, iPads were pulled from shelves in numerous electronic stores in China due to a case filed by Proview, a Chinese company that used to own the iPad trademark in the country from the year 2000 up until … Continue reading →

Video: SUV goes airborne after hitting road buckle

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 07:07 AM PDT

A Wisconsin woman who had stopped on a bridge to take a picture with her cell phone of a buckled highway near Eau Claire accidentally caught video of an SUV going airborne instead. Theresa Reich told Milwaukee's WISN she didn't know her phone was taking video when the SUV hit the clearly-marked lip. "You don't [...]

Student’s eBay listing to save school taken down by school district

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 11:36 AM PDT

Like us on Facebook.com/TrendingNow and follow Trending Now on Twitter: @Knowlesitall and @YahooTrending. A father and son's creative way to help save a school from being shut down has been quashed by school district officials. Casey Young, a former student at the Learning Center in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, suggested listing the school on eBay as a way to offset [...]

U. of I. pays woman $175K to leave

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 12:25 PM PDT

The University of Illinois will pay its former president's chief of staff $175,000 in exchange for resigning from her faculty post, the university announced this afternoon.

East coast heat wave bears down on millions without power

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 12:25 AM PDT

Power Outages Could Last Through the Week

N.C. lawmaker fracks up her vote

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 08:22 AM PDT

$Protesters rally against hydrofracking as the legislative session winds down at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y., on Wednesday, June 20, 2012. A coalition of 100 environmental, health and community groups called for Gov. Andrew Cuomo to reject any demonstration project for shale gas drilling using hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking." (AP Photo/Tim Roske)$ A veto by North Carolina's Democratic governor was overridden Monday night because a Democrat in the state House cast the deciding vote, by accident.

Romney taps Bush 41, Dole to head military vets coalition

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 09:54 AM PDT

Mitt Romney named former President George H.W. Bush and former Sen. Bob Dole as honorary co-chairmen of a military veterans coalition backing his bid for president. The coalition, called Veterans and Military Families for Romney, is a who's who of prominent Republican vets. In addition to Bush and Dole, the committee's national chairs include Arizona [...]

Fire chief shoots safety expert in foot with fireworks

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 11:25 AM PDT

A suburban fire chief's demonstration of the dangers of fireworks took a literal turn this morning when the canister he ignited tipped over, shooting fireworks at the crowd.

Why Obama and Romney won’t touch the Supreme Court in Campaign 2012

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 09:32 AM PDT

History has shown that controversial decisions never turned the Supreme Court itself into a major election issue, Yahoo!'s Jeff Greenfield argues.