"Chicago Tribune" Reader

"Chicago Tribune" Reader

Study: Suburban gun shops a large source of weapons used in city

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 04:35 PM PDT

Research shows that some 29 percent of the guns recovered on Chicago's streets between 2008 and the end of March were bought in the Cook County suburbs. Two gun stores in suburban Lyons and Riverdale accounted for more than 10 percent of the guns recovered.

Rand Paul to GOP: ‘Audit the Pentagon’

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 04:06 PM PDT

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., is joined by his wife Kelley as he checks out the stage at the Republican National Convention inside the Tampa Bay Times Forum, Sunday, Aug. 26, 2012, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul will use his prime-time speaking slot at the Republican National Convention to urge party members to be more open to scrutinizing military spending, a position that puts him in the minority within the GOP. Paul made the remarks Sunday when he addressed thousands of supporters at a rally for [...]

University of Illinois sees record number of applicants

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 03:42 PM PDT

The University of Illinois received nearly 48,000 applicants this year across its three campuses. About one in four were accepted.

Hurricane warnings issued for New Orleans, Gulf Coast

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 03:46 PM PDT

Waves crash against Havana's seafront boulevard 'El Malecon'The storm that killed as many as six people in Haiti and forced the delay of the start of the Republican National Convention in Tampa is on track to hit the Gulf Coast and possibly New Orleans, forecasters said late Sunday. Tropical Storm Isaac, with sustained winds of 60 mph, lashed the Florida Keys and [...]

Isaac prompts hurricane warnings from La. to Fla.

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 02:09 PM PDT

Shira Edllan Gervasi, of Israel, puts her name on plywood protecting a storefront in Key West, Fla., in anticipation of Tropical Storm Isaac on Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012. Isaac's winds are expected to be felt in the Florida Keys by sunrise Sunday morning. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)Hurricane warnings have been issued for an area stretching from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle as Isaac churns toward the Gulf Coast.

Police study case of teen allegedly held captive for over 3 years

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 01:39 PM PDT

A man passes by a Washington Park, Ill., home Friday, Aug. 24, 2012, where a 19-year-old St. Louis woman claims she was held captive for more than three years before managing to escape on Monday, Aug. 20 and notify police. Authorities who raided the southwestern Illinois house Thursday arrested a 25-year-old man and his mother while retrieving a 2-year-old boy the teenager said was the result of nearly daily sexual attacks she endured at the home. (AP Photo/Jim Suhr)Days after police stormed a southwestern Illinois home on the allegation that a teenage girl had been held captive and forced into sex, authorities wouldn't say whether an ongoing investigation would result in additional charges.

Romney's convention: Big storm, rape controversy

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 04:03 PM PDT

Workers prepare the stage for the Republican National Convention inside the Tampa Bay Times Forum, Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)His Republican National Convention curtailed by a threatened hurricane, Mitt Romney conceded Sunday that fresh controversy over rape and abortion is harming his party and he accused Democrats of trying to exploit it for political gain.

Despite Isaac's soaking, Keys residents laid back

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 05:35 PM PDT

A person walks by a sign warning about Hurricane Isaac, in Key West, Fla., Sunday, Aug. 26, 2012. Isaac gained fresh muscle Sunday as it bore down on the Florida Keys, with forecasters warning it could grow into a dangerous Category 2 hurricane as it nears the northern Gulf Coast. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)Tropical Storm Isaac barely stirred Florida Keys residents from their fabled nonchalance Sunday, while the Gulf Coast braced for the possibility that the sprawling storm will strengthen into a dangerous hurricane by the time it makes landfall there.

Former S.C Gov. Sanford engaged to ex-mistress

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 12:25 PM PDT

In this Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010 photo, S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford talks with Associated Press reporters in his office in Columbia, S.C. about his time in office and his future. (AP Photo/Virginia Postic)Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford confirmed Sunday he is engaged to the Argentine woman he secretly left the state to visit under the cover story he was hiking the Appalachian Trail.

Romney assails Obama campaign on Akin, abortion

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 12:39 PM PDT

Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and his wife Ann, leave the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints after church service on Sunday, Aug. 26, 2012, in Wolfeboro, N.H. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)Mitt Romney accused President Barack Obama's campaign of trying to link him to Rep. Todd Akin's statements about rape and abortion, calling that a sad new low in the bitter election race while conceding that controversy over the remarks is hurting the Republican Party.

Isaac storm surge could put $36 billion worth of homes at risk

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 12:19 PM PDT

Vientos y lluvias torrenciales anticipan la llegada de "Isaac" a Florida(Reuters) - The latest track of Tropical Storm Isaac puts more than $36 billion in Gulf Coast residential property at risk of flooding from storm surges, with southeastern Louisiana at greatest peril of huge losses, residential data analysis company CoreLogic said on Sunday. Isaac bore down on the Florida Keys Sunday afternoon, with the latest National Hurricane Center forecasts suggesting a Mississippi landfall Wednesday morning as a Category 2 hurricane. ...

2 charged in slaying, robbery in Bronzeville neighborhood

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 02:44 PM PDT

Murder and armed robbery charges have been filed against two men accused of gunning down and robbing a man sitting in a car with his girlfriend in the Bronzeville neighborhood.

Isaac upsets plans for GOP lobbyists, wealthy donors

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 08:46 AM PDT

Isaac Upsets Plans for GOP Lobbyists, Wealthy DonorsA tropical storm may accomplish what watchdog groups, newspaper editorials and ethics laws have not: it put a dent in the over-the-top entertaining and partying by lobbyists and special interests trying to buy access and influence.

Republicans dismissive of ex.-Fla. gov.'s Obama endorsement

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 07:55 AM PDT

McDonnell on Crist's Endorsement of Obama: Just One VoteVirginia Gov. Bob McDonnell dismissed former Florida GOP Governor Charlie Crist's endorsement of Obama this morning on "This Week," calling it just one more vote for the president in the Sunshine State. "Governor Crist's endorsement adds one more vote in Florida and that's it," said  McDonnell, chair of...

Surprise party at GOP convention: How 1988 marked end of an era

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 04:26 AM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 18, 1988 file photo, Republican presidential candidate, Vice President George H.W. Bush, right, and his running mate Sen. Dan Quayle, R-Ind., wave to the assembly of the Republican National Convention in New Orleans after their acceptance speeches for the presidential and vice-presidential nomination. Long gone are the passionate debates. Long gone is the suspense about who will emerge as the party's presidential nominee. Political conventions now are carefully scripted pep rallies aimed at a national TV audience. Not since the 1970s, in fact, has the nation had a major-party national convention begin with the nominee in doubt. Americans already know how the story will end at this year's Republican and Democratic national gatherings. So have modern-day conventions become irrelevant? (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)T.S. Eliot (or, at least, his J. Alfred Prufrock) "measured out my life with coffee spoons." For me, the seasons of a working life have been measured in political conventions.

Survivors: Strong gas odor before deadly Venezuela blast

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 04:59 PM PDT

Survivors: strong gas odor before Venezuela blastAfter nightfall on Friday, as red lights began glowing atop the massive Amuay refinery in western Venezuela, the odor of sulfur made its way through the surrounding neighborhood of working-class homes ...

Afghans: Sources confirm Badruddin Haqqani is dead

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 08:21 AM PDT

FILE -- In this Sunday Aug. 5, 2012 file photo, a Pakistani Taliban militant holds a rocket-propelled grenade at the Taliban stronghold of Shawal, in Pakistani tribal region of Waziristan, Pakistan. Pakistani officials said Saturday that it is investigating whether the son of the founder of the powerful Haqqani militant network, Badruddin Haqqani, was killed in a U.S. drone strike this week. The U.S. has long viewed the Haqqani network as one of the biggest threats to U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan as well as the country's long term stability. (AP Photo/ Ishtiaq Mahsud, File)Afghanistan's intelligence agency said Sunday its operatives have confirmed that the son of the founder of the powerful Haqqani militant network was killed in an airstrike in Pakistan, even as the Taliban vowed that he was alive and well.

Ann Romney gets Secret Service protection

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 06:52 AM PDT

Ann Romney Gets Secret Service ProtectionBOSTON – Ann Romney has been given her own Secret Service detail, ABC News has learned. Ann Romney, the wife of presidential candidate Mitt Romney, was first assigned a detail late Friday afternoon, a campaign aide confirmed. She was first spotted by the press in...

Livestrong donations skyrocket after Armstrong’s decision

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 09:26 AM PDT

Lance Armstrong has said he will not fight to clear himself of doping chargesLast week, after iconic American cyclist Lance Armstrong said he would no longer fight the charges brought against him by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, many wondered if Livestrong--the foundation for cancer survivors founded by the seven-time Tour de France winner and testicular cancer survivor--would suffer as a result. It doesn't look like it. On Friday, [...]

Iran opens nonaligned summit with nuclear appeals

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 09:57 AM PDT

An expert-level meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement, NAM, takes place in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Aug. 26, 2012. Iran opened a world gathering of self-described nonaligned nations Sunday with a slap at the vast powers of the U.N. Security Council and an appeal to rid the world of nuclear weapons even as Tehran faces Western suspicions that it is seeking its own atomic arms. Iran seeks to use the weeklong gathering as a showcase of its global ties and efforts to challenge the influence of the West and its allies. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)Iran opened a world gathering of self-described nonaligned nations Sunday with a slap at the U.N. Security Council and an appeal to rid the world of nuclear weapons, even as Tehran faces Western suspicions that it is seeking its own atomic bombs.