"Chicago Tribune" Reader

"Chicago Tribune" Reader

Mourners say goodbye to Heaven

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 05:39 PM PDT

Pastors plead for awareness of the toll of violence

Mourners said goodbye Friday to Heaven Sutton — a 7-year-old who was shot dead at her mother's candy stand last week — two days after officers arrested a second suspect in her slaying.

Quinn signs super PAC campaign finance law

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 04:55 PM PDT

Pat Quinn signed a bill Friday that lifts the state's campaign contribution limits to candidates once big money starts flowing into a state or local political contest, a move one watchdog group decried as effectively ending limits in any major race.

Rep. Thaddeus McCotter resigns from Congress

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 02:24 PM PDT

Thaddeus McCotter Had Such a Bad Month, He Resigned EarlyMichigan Republican Rep. Thaddeus McCotter, who launched a short-lived White House bid in 2011, announced Friday that he was resigning from Congress, citing personal family issues. "After nearly 26 years in elected office, this past nightmarish month and a half have, for the first time, severed the necessary harmony between the needs of my constituency [...]

Obamney care, frack the vote: Vote for this week's dumbest quotes

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 01:36 PM PDT

Each week, The Daily Caller picks the dumbest political statements and ranks them (just for Yahoo! readers) on a scale of 1 to 5 (5 being the worst). Who do you think said the dumbest thing? Vote in our poll below!

Man charged with stealing CTA bus

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 01:48 PM PDT

A man posing as a CTA bus operator took a bus out of a lot near a South Side CTA garage earlier this week and drove about 12 miles before pulling into another garage, according to the transit agency.

Zimmerman leaves jail on $1 million bond

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 11:49 AM PDT

George Zimmerman Out of Jail on $1 Million BondGeorge Zimmerman walked out of jail on $1 million bond today to await his trial on charges of killing 17-year-old Trayvon Martin.

Mexico's new president: Safety is my priority

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 12:21 PM PDT

Enrique Pena Nieto to Focus on Making Mexico SaferAs he prepares to take over a country rife with violence and plagued by drug wars, Mexico's president-elect Enrique Pena Nieto is promising to focus first and foremost on making the streets of his nation safer.

Obama administration repeats same jobs line — for the 30th month

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 10:13 AM PDT

US President Barack Obama speaks at the Wolcott House Museum ComplexWhen the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced the nation's latest national employment figures Friday, the Obama administration stressed that people should not "read too much" into the data. Mitt Romney's campaign pounced, and flagged the fact that the White House has repeated that same line nearly every month since November 2009. See below for the [...]

'Urgent' message to Obama supporters: Time to donate

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 12:05 PM PDT

Panic on the leftPresident Barack Obama says he's not worried about Mitt Romney's prodigious fundraising. But his campaign sounded the alarm Friday about the Republican standard-bearer's eye-popping $100 million haul in June and warned Democrats to open their wallets—before it's too late. "If we don't take this seriously now, we risk finding ourselves at a point where there [...]

Jane Austen’s ring up for auction

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 11:04 AM PDT

It's a plot straight out of a Jane Austen novel. A family ring with a possible romantic history handed down and finally put up for auction. Except this is the real-life possession of the "Pride and Prejudice" author herself. Sadly for fans of the novelist, the price of the gold and turquoise bauble is worth [...]

Restaurant unveils 100 percent ground bacon burger

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 09:57 AM PDT

California burger chain Slater's 50/50 may be bringing home the bacon, now that its menu features a burger made of 100 percent ground bacon. Not to gild the lily, but the Fourth of July-inspired The 'Merica burger comes topped with a slice of thick-cut bacon, bacon island dressing, and bacon flavored cheddar cheese. It's only [...]

Video: Baby pandas discover the joy of slides

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 12:22 PM PDT

China's Chengdu Panda Base has released what may be the most adorable video you will see all day: four baby pandas racing down a slide. Chengdu is marking its 25th anniversary with Panda Awareness Week (PAW), which includes several events around the world to spotlight efforts to increase the numbers of healthy panda bears in [...]

Cops mistaken for male strippers at bachelorette party

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 11:34 AM PDT

Police officers in Darwin, Australia, were accosted in a highly unusual incident during which attendees at a local bachelorette party mistook the cops for male strippers. Australia's ABC News reports that the peace officers were called in to respond to a disturbance at the Humpty Doo Tavern, but a few partying women thought their mission [...]

32-year-old filmmaker interviews 12-year-old self

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 10:31 AM PDT

Like us on Facebook.com/TrendingNow and follow Trending Now on Twitter: @Knowlesitall and @YahooTrending. Twenty years ago, 12-year-old Jeremiah McDonald made a video in which he had a conversation with his future self. Now 32 and a filmmaker, McDonald was able to complete the interview by seamlessly adding new footage to create a working dialogue. Throughout their conversation, the [...]

Relax? It's not in their DNA

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 08:56 AM PDT

ObamaCare ruling: Boost for Obama or Romney?Barack Obama may be the first president to write his way into the White House with his two autobiographies, but his first summer vacation as president did little to enhance his reputation as a bookish intellectual. During his one-week vacation on Martha's Vineyard in August 2009 (interrupted by Ted Kennedy's funeral), Obama played golf compulsively, worked in some half-court basketball, obsessed over his morning fitness routine, took on Michelle in tennis and went biking and swimming with his daughters. About all that were missing from this grueling athleticism were the Romney family sports of water-skiing and dressage.

Poor jobs report: Why companies may share the blame

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 12:41 PM PDT

Unemployment Unchanged at 8.2 Pct, 80,000 Jobs AddedAnother month, another blah jobs number. The private sector added 80,000 positions in June and the unemployment rate remained constant at 8.2 percent. If three underwhelming employment reports constitute a trend, then we have a definite trend of slower employment growth.

Markets lower on jobs report

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 01:44 PM PDT

Stocks fell today as another month of tepid jobs growth underlined fears the economy was stalling, though not to the point that would make more stimulus from the Federal Reserve imminent.

Mexico's new president: Safety is my priority

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 10:00 AM PDT

Enrique Pena Nieto to Focus on Making Mexico SaferMEXICO CITY–As he prepares to take over a country rife with violence and plagued by drug wars, Mexico's president-elect Enrique Pena Nieto is promising to focus first and foremost on making the streets of his nation safer. Pena Nieto claimed victory after a recount scare...

Apartment rents rise, vacancies plunge

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 07:06 AM PDT

Apartment Rents Rise, Vacancies PlungeOn June 1, Dan Nainan's landlord informed him that at the end of August his rent would be increasing by more than 28 percent. A five-year resident of his one-bedroom apartment located in a prime spot in New York City, Nainan's rent is set to...

Kids and laughing teachers bullied suicide teen

Posted: 06 Jul 2012 07:30 AM PDT

The suicide of a 13-year-old boy in southern Japan after classmates systematically bullied him — even making him "practice" suicide — while teachers ignored the abuse or laughed has prompted soul-searching among educators across the country.