News from The Chigago Tribune

Bill would define tire burning as renewable energy

Mar 21, 2010 5:00 am

With just five words quietly slipped into legislation, Illinois lawmakers are moving to include tire burning in the state's definitio...

DuPage water audit cites negligence

Mar 21, 2010 5:00 am

The $19 million essentially evaporated.

Chicagoans head to Washington immigration march

Mar 21, 2010 5:00 am

Lao Wei's family embodies the brightest and darkest aspects of U.S. immigration. That is why he plans to arrive in Washington, D.C. S...

Making harmonicas of note

Mar 21, 2010 5:00 am

Tiny startup company targets professional players He had poured his life savings and the better part of 10 ye...

Garrett among finalists for Dem. lt. governor

Mar 21, 2010 4:03 am

Panelists urge Obama to address blacks’ needs

Mar 20, 2010 11:08 pm

Some activists say president must do more for poor African-Americans On the eve of a crucial vote in Congress...

Leukemia patient runs up against insurance cap

Mar 20, 2010 5:00 am

Jim Rudd received the diagnosis on the morning of Feb. 12. The 35-year-old had leukemia and was referred for immediate treatment. ...

Dog? Coyote? Experts ID wolf in Ill.

Mar 20, 2010 12:06 am

Sure, the bushy, four-legged critter photographed up close in a snowy field near Oregon, Ill., might be a big dog.

News from the Chicago Sun-Times

2 Baltimore officers shot during traffic stop

Mar 21, 2010 10:00 am

BALTIMORE -- Baltimore police say two officers have been shot during a traffic stop and they are in serious but stable condition. The suspected shooter was killed by return fire.

Fargo's fight against flooding nears end

Mar 21, 2010 10:00 am

FARGO, N.D. -- A weeklong fight against flooding neared its climax in Fargo on Sunday, with miles of sandbags and clay dikes expected to hold back the bloated Red River at its crest with room to spare...

Hooters suit: Women treated unfairly

Mar 21, 2010 10:00 am

Hooters managers scrutinize everything from employees' hair and fingernails to their skimpy uniforms, and require them to make unpaid promotional appearances, a class-action suit filed on behalf of 1,...

Democrats grow confident ahead of health care vote

Mar 21, 2010 10:00 am

WASHINGTON -- Democratic House leaders predicted Sunday the final tally on President Barack Obama's historic health care bill will meet or exceed the 216 votes required for passage. Still at issue wer...

State to honor female veterans in Chicago

Mar 21, 2010 10:00 am

CHICAGO -- The Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs says it has plans to honor female veterans in the state with a program in Chicago that is to include a resource fair.

Cook Co. gets $16M to battle obesity

Mar 21, 2010 10:00 am

Cook County was awarded a two-year, $16 million federal grant for obesity prevention on Friday.

Halvorson, Bean will vote yes on health care bill

Mar 21, 2010 10:00 am

No longer undecided, two House Democrats from Illinois announced they will vote "yes'' today on the health care bill. U.S. Representatives Melissa Bean and Debbie Halvorson both released statemen...

More teachers take 2nd jobs to stay afloat

Mar 21, 2010 10:00 am

Indiana teachers are moonlighting as tennis coaches, tutors and camp counselors at an increasing rate as districts freeze salaries and take other steps to cut costs. Indiana teachers earned an ave...

Explosive material found in Indian plane

Mar 21, 2010 10:00 am

NEW DELHI -- A newspaper-wrapped package containing explosive material was found Sunday in the cargo hold of a passenger aircraft after it landed in the southern Indian state of Kerala, police said.

Israeli PM to meet Obama

Mar 21, 2010 10:00 am

JERUSALEM -- A spokesman for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the premier will be meeting President Barack Obama while in the U.S. this week.