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Vitamin D doesn't ease lung disease symptoms: study - Chicago Tribune

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Chicago Tribune - By Genevra Pittman - Jan. 16 (News Report) - Taking large amounts of vitamin D was not linked to any symptom relief

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Wall Street protests hitting home with everyday Americans

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Chicago Tribune - Oct. 18 (Opinion) - — The Occupy Wall Street demonstrators have been criticized for being permanent protesters, hippies and excitement seekers who can be ignored because they have no specific agenda.

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Chicago technologist Harper Reed joins President Barack Obama's 2012 campaign

Thu, 02 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Chicago Tribune - By Melissa Harris - Jun. 02 (News) - Well-known Chicago technologist Harper Reed has joined the Obama 2012 campaign as chief technology officer, the campaign confirmed Wednesday. The former CTO of clothing company Threadless joined the campaign in late April and will focus on helping field operators improve voter contact.

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Chapman: Lessons for al-Qaida — and us

Thu, 05 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Chicago Tribune - May. 05 - Chapman: Lessons for al-Qaida — and us

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Chicago's next mayor: Emanuel

Wed, 23 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Chicago Tribune - By John Chase, Rick Pearson - Feb. 23 (News) - Rahm Emanuel, a top adviser to two U.S. presidents who returned to Chicago just months ago, swept into the mayor's office Tuesday, inheriting a city reeling from recession and promising to reshape City Hall.

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LYFE, a healthy restaurant chain to launch

Tue, 08 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Chicago Tribune - Feb. 08 (News) -

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Supreme Court: Emanuel on Chicago mayor ballot

Fri, 28 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Chicago Tribune - By Liam Ford - Jan. 28 (News) - The Illinois Supreme Court ruled today that Rahm Emanuel can stay on the ballot for mayor of Chicago. The decision comes without a moment to spare; early voting for the Feb. 22 city election begins Monday, Jan. 31

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Judicial arrogance

Mon, 24 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Chicago Tribune - Jan. 24 (Editorial) - With startling arrogance and audaciously twisted reasoning, two appellate judges ignored more than 100 years of legal precedent, invented a new definition of "residency" and ordered Rahm Emanuel off the Feb. 22 mayoral ballot.

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Stem cell research can continue throughout appeal, court says

Wed, 29 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Chicago Tribune - By David G. Savage - Sep. 29 (News) - Government-funded research on embryonic stem cells can continue, a U.S. appellate court said Tuesday, while lawyers appeal a judge's decision that found such research illegal.

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Controversial UIC professor denied emeritus status

Fri, 24 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Chicago Tribune - By Jodi S. Cohen - Sep. 24 (News) - In a very unusual move, University of Illinois trustees Thursday denied giving emeritus status to controversial retired professor William Ayers. The vote, at a U. of I. board meeting in Urbana, was unanimous and came after a passionate speech by board chair Christopher Kennedy, who invoked the 1968 assassination of his father, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, in saying that he was voting his conscience.

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DREAM Act restarts debate on immigration amnesty

Sat, 18 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Chicago Tribune - By Antonio Olivo - Sep. 18 (News) - Deseret NewsDREAM Act restarts debate on immigration amnestyChicago TribuneLong after it appeared that federal immigration reforms were abandoned this year, Senate Democrats surprised immigrant ...The DREAM can wait no longerSalt Lake TribuneObama buoys DREAM Act backersRedlands Daily FactsSenate Democrats hope to score points with DREAM Act debateMiamiHerald.comILW.com?-Washington Post (blog)?-New York Timesall 471 news articles??

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Sink or source? Figuring Great Lakes' role in climate change - Chicago Tribune

Sun, 15 Aug 2010 21:30:58 -0700

Chicago Tribune - Aug. 15 - Sink or source? Figuring Great Lakes' role in climate changeChicago TribuneFinding the answer would not only shed light on the lakes' ecosystems but contribute to our understanding of climate change. Scientists say carbon dioxide ...and more??

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Corporate Campaign Cash Floods US Elections

Mon, 02 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Chicago Tribune - By Tom Hamburger - Aug. 02 (News Report) - Driven by increasing anger at Democratic policies and by recent Supreme Court decisions unshackling corporate contributions, business and conservative groups are preparing a flood of campaign money to try to wrest control of Congress from the Democrats.The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the biggest collection point for corporate contributions, has increased its spending for the congressional election in November from $35 million in 2008 to a projected $75 million this year. Officials say it may go even higher.

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Prosecutor: Jesse Jackson Jr. Bid $1 Million for Senate Seat

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Chicago Tribune - By Bob Sector, Jeff Coen - Jul. 08 (News) - A supporter of U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. told the Democratic congressman in 2008 that he would raise $1 million in return for then- Gov. Rod Blagojevich naming Jackson to the U.S. Senate, a federal prosecutor said Wednesday. [Businessman] Bedi testified he met with Jackson and another important Indian businessman, Raghuveer Nayak, at a Loop restaurant on Oct. 28, 2008, and Jackson expressed his interest in Obama's Senate seat.

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MSNBC boss stands ready in ideological battle with Fox News

Sun, 02 May 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Chicago Tribune - By Phil Rosenthal - May. 02 (News) - It took a while, but MSNBC President Phil Griffin has finally admitted and embraced his cable network's hard-left slant. He told the Chicago Tribune that he will try to carve out a niche on the left, hoping some day to rival the Fox News Channel's record-setting ratings.

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Obesity risks start before birth

Fri, 09 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Chicago Tribune - By Shari Roan - Apr. 09 (News Report) - The notion that a lifelong weight trajectory might be programmed so early is startling, says Dr. Nicolas Stettler, associate professor of pediatrics and epidemiology at the University of Pennsylvania. Each of the three early-life stages comes with the chance to intervene, breaking a lifetime cycle of obesity and dieting before it starts.

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Why Dodd's reform bill could be a step back

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0800

Chicago Tribune - By Jim Puzzanghera - Mar. 12 (News Report) - Sen. Christopher J. Dodd's vow to move ahead with a measure without Republican support could deal a devastating blow to Congress' efforts to pass a sweeping overhaul.

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International Trade Commission a battleground for global disputes

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800

Chicago Tribune - By Ameet Sachdev - Feb. 23 (Special Report) - International Trade Commission a battleground for global disputes

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John Kass: Story of GOP's William Cellini ignored Illinois hangs on Scott Lee Cohen story while story of GOP's William Cellini ignored

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800

Chicago Tribune - Feb. 05 (Opinion) - Kass: Pawnbroker slammed, power broker skates

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Obama hits road to sell small business lending fund

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800

Chicago Tribune - By Don Lee, Peter Nicholas - Feb. 03 (News Report) - Money repaid by Wall Street firms would go to community banks in effort to help companies add workers, president says

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How Health Lobbyists Influenced Reform Bill

Sun, 20 Dec 2009 16:11:02 -0800

Chicago Tribune - By The Huffington Post News Team - Dec. 20 - lobbyists=built-in government corruption. Outlaw lobbyists. Make it a crime to accept donations from influence peddlers. Restructure government based upon original principles--by the people, for the people instead of by the corporate lobbies and for

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Stimulus snow job

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Chicago Tribune - Nov. 25 (Editorial) - The Obama administration claims that its $787 billion economic stimulus program has "created or saved" 640,329 jobs across the country, with more to come. That breathtaking figure includes 24,448 jobs in Illinois. Really? Those employment claims are looking like a snow job.

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Illinois data on stimulus-related jobs saved, created don't add up

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Chicago Tribune - By Bob Secter, Erika Slife - Nov. 04 (News Report) - More than $4.7 million in federal stimulus aid so far has been funneled to schools in North Chicago, and state and federal officials say that money has saved the jobs of 473 teachers. Problem is, the district employs only 290 teachers. "That other number, I don't know where that came from," said Lauri Hakanen, superintendent of North Chicago Community Unit Schools District 187. The Obama administration last week released the first round of data designed to underpin the worthiness of its economic stimulus plan, which so far has directed $1.25 billion to Illinois schools. That money has helped save or create 14,330 school jobs in the state, the administration claimed.

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Going outside the workplace for health insurance carries risks

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Chicago Tribune - By Gail Marks Jarvis - Oct. 10 (Opinion) - The price of health insurance at work is shocking people in open enrollment this year and prompting some to look elsewhere for less-expensive coverage. Insurance professionals sometimes suggest the strategy, especially for people seeking family coverage. Some even suggest individuals might be able to save money by insuring themselves at work and buying outside insurance for the rest of the family. But Katherine Ewers said she would not take such a chance if she could possibly help it. When she was unemployed in 2007, Ewers bought an individual insurance policy. Many healthy people would have skipped it and hoped for the best, "but I was prudent and cautious," she said. Now, almost two years later, that prudence has been answered with about $40,000 in medical bills for emergency gallbladder surgery. She said her insurer rejected the expenses, claiming she didn't tell them when she applied that she had a pre-existing condition.

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Make the check out to the alderman (for a retirement present)

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Chicago Tribune - By Dan Mihalopoulos - Aug. 10 (Investigative Report) - The heir apparent to powerful Ald. William J.P. Banks (36th) is throwing a $200-a-ticket retirement party for the outgoing City Council zoning boss and asking everyone who attends to make the checks out to Banks personally.

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