Chicago Sun-Times back issues from August 2007:
No need for hard sell on soft-shells
Aug 01, 2007;
Relishing Chicago's zest; New Food editor is ready to explore culinary ways of the city
Aug 01, 2007;
Rethinking the BLT; Quesadilla version of classic includes addition of goat cheese
Aug 01, 2007;
Still angling for a shark; Florida's fun, but as years add up, there's no subtraction on to-do list
Aug 01, 2007;
Thrill of the grill; Maple syrup add sweetness to flank steak marinade and barbecue sauce
Aug 01, 2007;
Fruit dessert features French flair; Peaches, raspberries are slathered in creme fraiche and topped with crispy, buttery crust
Aug 01, 2007;
Raised money for hospital, schools; Was president of Northwestern Memorial Foundation
Aug 01, 2007;
Rethinking the BLT; Quesadilla version of classic includes addition of goat cheese
Aug 01, 2007; ... BLTs, one of America's favorite sandwiches, have always been apassion for me and my family, and over the years I have experimentedwith various versions of this classic combination.Instead of using toasted white, I have mounded this tasty trio oncrusty baguette slices, and I have ...
Raised money for hospital, schools; Was president of Northwestern Memorial Foundation
Aug 01, 2007; ... DONALD T. CAHILL1946-2007Donald T. Cahill was a major fund-raiser for several well-knownarea institutions, including Northwestern Memorial Hospital, CityColleges of Chicago and Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management. He helped Kellogg climb the national ...
Illinois Uncorked; Considering a trip to wine country? Skip the flight and head to one of our area's wineries
Aug 01, 2007; ... When people talk about planning a daytrip to a vineyard, theregions that come to mind first are obvious: Napa, Sonoma, Oregon,Washington, even Michigan and New York.What about Illinois?It isn't so far-fetched. According to the Illinois Grape Growersand Vintners ...
D-Day craft to land again -- in Illinois; Ship carried troops in Italy, France
Aug 01, 2007 ... A World War II landing ship that serves as a military museum willembark this month on a trip to river towns in Illinois.Plans call for the LST 325 to dock in Peoria and Henry, Ill., asit travels along the Mississippi and Illinois rivers, said museumdirector Mike Whicker. ...
In Brief
Aug 01, 2007 ... WEST LAFAYETTE, IND.PURDUE GIVES POST TO NEW LEADER'S HUSBANDPurdue University has hired the husband of the school's newpresident to oversee a newly created post dedicated to creatingprograms to spark schoolchildren's interest in science andtechnology. ...
Attacks on women might be related; Similar description in 4 out of 5 incidents
Aug 01, 2007; ... Five women have been attacked on the North Side since late April -- and four of the crimes appear similar based on the description ofthe assailant and the time he struck, police said Tuesday.The latest attack happened early Tuesday near Clark and Deming inLincoln Park. A woman ...
Rex, Pep already in step; Bears QB, youthful coach Hamilton seem to be working well together
Aug 01, 2007; ... If a more consistent Rex Grossman is the biggest factor in theBears accomplishing what eluded them last season -- and most peopleagree that it is -- then Pep Hamilton has one of the most importantjobs on the team.Hamilton became one of the NFL's highest-profile ...
Thieves steal from the poor; Copper theft at food bank ruins $500,000 in dairy, produce
Aug 01, 2007 ... The state's largest food bank is trying to recover after thievesstole copper pipe from a freezer, wasting nearly half a milliondollars in food.Workers at the Gleaners Food Bank discovered the missing pipesand broken freezer Monday, nearly three days after the Friday ...
Kup's Purple Heart Cruise sets sail again; Over 500 vets aboard as columnist's tradition revived
Aug 01, 2007; ... The strain was apparent as Iraq war veteran Daniel Casara boardedthe Purple Heart Cruise leaning on a star-spangled cane.And so was his smile.He can't show his 7-year-old son how to play baseball the way heprefers because of a dislocated hip and major leg damage caused by ...
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Countdown to Spanky & Bella's adoption: just days to go
Aug 01, 2007; ... Who knows what horrors run through their doggie minds whenthey're sleeping, but otherwise, two puppies rescued from a life ofcanine fighting appear to be thriving.First featured on the front page of the Sun-Times on Friday,Bella and Spanky -- just 2 months old -- are developing ...
Correction
Aug 01, 2007 ... Alberto-Culver's second quarter sales increased 9.2 percent, andprofits were adversely affected by the spinoff of its ...
Daley revs up; Mayor blasts civil rights leader's comments suggesting he's 'getting a pass' on issue of police abuse
Aug 01, 2007; ... Without mentioning the Rev. Al Sharpton by name, Mayor Daley onTuesday ridiculed the New York civil rights leader's suggestion thatDaley is "getting a pass" on the issue of police abuse.Sharpton is setting up shop in Chicago this week -- opening alocal chapter of his National ...
Chicago casino could plug budget holes; But lawmakers can't agree on how to split money, pushing fiscal crisis to breaking point
Aug 01, 2007; ... SPRINGFIELD -- A Chicago casino emerged Tuesday as a potentialway out of the state's deepening budgetary morass, but top lawmakerscouldn't agree how to divvy up the massive windfall it mightgenerate.And so another round in the 61-day budget stalemate ended withouta deal, ...
Car crazy? Auto Times now has your fix every day of the week
Aug 01, 2007 ... Beginning today, Sun-Times readers will receive a daily dose ofautomotive news in addition to our weekend coverage.The new daily Auto Times section will offer readers informationabout new and used cars, accessories, concept cars and fun featuresabout America's love affair with ...
Hmmm . . .
Aug 01, 2007; ... Is the cousin of a Republican heavyweight an FBI mole involved inthe federal probe of indicted real estate wheeler dealer/politicalfund-raiser Antoin "Tony" Rezko?Just asking.WEIGHING IN . . .Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert, who is diabetic and ...
One for the ages . . .; Fred Thompson didn't invent the concept of a younger wife. In fact, it's been a political tradition for well over a century
Aug 01, 2007; ... The picture in the paper of Fred Thompson and his wife was eye-catching, and not because he towered over her like some circusgiant. (At 6 feet 6 inches, he would be the tallest president inUnited States history.) It's because he looked old enough to be herfather. He's 64, she's 40: a ...
Lightning Rod: Four takes on racial issues in Scottsdale
Aug 01, 2007 ... CAN'T WE ALL GET ALONG?Mark Konkol's Friday column, "Has Scottsdale reached the tippingpoint?," was a hot topic on our neighborhood blog. Here's what somepeople had to say about the changing demographics near Durkin Park,where a brawl between two racial groups sparked debate ...
Chicagopedia; Defining how our city lives
Aug 01, 2007 ... Grabowski /grah bow ski/ n. 1. A hardworking, blue-collar, lunch-pail-carrying grunt, as made famous by Mike Ditka before a ...
Mrs. Dalton truly made a difference; Don't wait until it's too late to thank a teacher who inspired you
Aug 01, 2007; ... It's amazing how much of a difference a good teacher can make ina young person's life.I was reminded of that earlier this week when I learned Mrs.Dalton had died.Her death wouldn't mean anything to you, but it sure brought meup short.You see, Mrs. Dalton was ...
Nike footing big bill; Blacks were herded into low-paid jobs and denied promotions, while customers were harassed, lawsuit said
Aug 01, 2007; ... When Vernetta Duckworth and other African Americans were hired atthe Niketown Chicago store, they likely never dreamed they'd endurepat-downs and hours of interrogation, face false accusations oftheft, be told to scrutinize black customers and be deniedopportunities to advance. ...
News in Brief
Aug 01, 2007 ... TEEN FACES 45 YEARS FOR MURDERA Joliet teenager faces at least 45 years in prison after he wasconvicted Tuesday of fatally shooting a man during a 2006 fight inan alley, Will County authorities said. Vincent M. Johnson, now 17,was prosecuted as an adult for the May 20, 2006 ...
24 Seven: A day on the Chicago crime and fire beats
Aug 01, 2007 ... 1. MONDAY9:45 P.M.WOODLAWNMAN SHOT IN BOTH LEGSA 49-year-old man was hospitalized after being shot while on hisway home. He was found in the 6600 block of South Indiana and takento Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn with gunshot wounds ...
We've crossed the $5 barrier for a cup of joe; If it's too hard on your wallet, you can always try a 'bootleg'
Aug 01, 2007; ... Remember when John Travolta's Vincent Vega was stunned by the $5milk shake ordered by Uma Thurman's Mia Wallace in "Pulp Fiction"?Vincent: "Did you just order a $5 milk shake?"Mia: "Sure did."Vincent: "A shake? Milk and ice cream?"Mia: "Uh-huh." ...
Mass. appeal; Cape Cod has something for everyone, which proves handy on a multi-generational vacation
Aug 01, 2007; ... I told a colleague I was spending a week this summer on Cape Cod. "That's cool," he said.I added I'd be traveling not only with my husband, but my mother-in-law and 6-year-old stepson, too."You'd better get something nice and shiny for that," he ...
Did prof's views on Jews, blacks cross line?; He sues law school, says remark about students' religions cost him his raise
Aug 01, 2007; ... Is it racism? Robust academic debate? Or clumsy words better leftunsaid?John Marshall Law School professor John Gorby has filed a lawsuitagainst his employer, saying he was improperly punished for what hebelieves were innocuous comments to a student after class.The ...
Elderly man found safe
Aug 01, 2007 ... A search by foot, bike and car for a missing elderly mansuffering from Alzheimer's ended when he was found in good conditionTuesday night on the South Side.Hayes Robinson, 76, was reported missing Sunday after heapparently ...
Cop accused of siccing dog on officers for son
Aug 01, 2007; ... An off-duty Chicago Police officer was charged with resistingarrest after she allegedly released a pit bull in her yard whileofficers were trying to arrest her son.Officer Karen Mickow's son was accused of pouring gasoline on aneighbor's property during a dispute before 1 a.m ....
Teens' protest demands changes at juvy center; 'I care because I am a youth myself': demonstrator
Aug 01, 2007; ... The two girls shyly walked through the large glass doors of ToddStroger's office carrying a box, its flaps open to reveal thecontents -- bright pink and green girls' underwear decorated withbutterflies and flowers. Beneath those, checkered boxers for boys.Confused staff at the ...
Board OKs pay hikes, Beavers slams hiring in prosecutor's office; Too few minority state's attorneys?
Aug 01, 2007; ... Thousands of Cook County's nonunion employees will be gettingraises soon, putting an end to months of tense debate.But it is the employees who will be getting the biggest raises --state's attorneys, at 12.75 percent by next year -- who drew somecriticism as the County Board ...
The Sharpton image; Tell me again why such a big deal is being made of Al's presence in Chicago?
Aug 01, 2007; ... OPENING SHOT . . .The previous Pious Al to briefly set his carpetbag down inChicago, Alan Keyes, also talked big about changes he would bring tothe city.We're still waiting.So it is something of a mystery why anyone would make a big dealabout the arrival of ...
'I knew this was my calling'; Dean drops everything to help kids in New Orleans
Aug 01, 2007; ... Mr. Perkins left. He put his clothes and his TV in his car Sundayand drove over 900 miles to New Orleans.He left his sick mom, his teenage son, his students at OctavioPaz School and his 165 Bible study kids behind to go help thechildren of New Orleans -- especially the sons and ...
Illinois troops to Kuwait
Aug 01, 2007 ... Dozens of Illinois National Guardsmen and their families gatheredinside a sweltering hangar at the Midway Armory on West 63rd Streetin Chicago as Bravo Company, 935th Aviation Support Battalion, ...
IDOT raises cost to use state planes; But political trips won't cost more
Aug 01, 2007; ... SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois agencies will have to pony up extradollars for their employees to use state planes, but politicians whobook cut-rate trips on the aircraft for their campaigns won't haveto pay more, officials said Tuesday.The Illinois Department of Transportation ...
Hyde on respirator after surgery; 'Always giving a thumbs up' after triple bypass
Aug 01, 2007; ... Retired U.S. Rep. Henry Hyde is "doing fine" recuperating fromheart surgery, but is several weeks away from returning to his westsuburban home, his wife said Tuesday.Hyde, 83, who represented the 6th District for 32 years beforeretiring last year, had triple bypass surgery July ...
51-year-old suburban woman got $19,000 in bank heist: feds; Say Morton Grove resident pointed gun at customer
Aug 01, 2007; ... A 51-year-old woman who lives on a quiet Morton Grove streetpointed a handgun at a customer's face and then made off with$19,000 in cash during a bank heist Monday, federal prosecutors say. Mary Cairo, who is charged with armed robbery, made her firstappearance in federal court in ...
1-day taxi strike has little effect; Cabdrivers want higher fares, fewer tickets for minor offenses
Aug 01, 2007; ... Gold Coast resident Brian Summers didn't have a clue that thecity's taxi drivers were on strike when he caught a cab at theAmbassador Hotel on Tuesday morning.He wasn't the only one.The one-day taxi strike came and went without significantlyaffecting travel in the Loop ...
News in Brief
Aug 01, 2007 ... WOMAN FOUND DEAD IN KITCHENA 47-year-old northwest suburban woman was found dead in herkitchen -- with the door ajar -- after she wasn't heard from forseveral days. Susan Buskirk was found dead lying face down on herkitchen floor by her mother when she went to the Park ...
Female cop wins $150K in suit over mailbox porn; She was harassed by fellow officers
Aug 01, 2007; ... A federal jury has found that Chicago Police officers harassed afemale colleague who dared to join an undercover unit thatpreviously had been all men.Ann McDermott's fellow officers put pornography in her mailboxevery day and when she complained about it, they accused her ...
Trim garbage crews, alderman says; Carothers suggests going from 3 to 2 workers per truck
Aug 01, 2007; ... Mayor Daley may not be able to cut his way out of a $217.7million budget shortfall, but here's a place to start: threeemployees on a garbage truck, an influential alderman suggestedTuesday.Police Committee Chairman Isaac Carothers (29th) said City Hallalready is using ...
Obama's 'hidden side'; Ambitious lawyer considered politics for years, book says
Aug 01, 2007; ... WASHINGTON -- On the stump, presidential hopeful Sen. BarackObama suggests his political career was an afterthought. He tells ofreturning to Chicago from Harvard Law School to be part of a civilrights practice and teach law.However, a new book reveals a reason Obama joined a ...
Hotspots: Breaking News Around the World
Aug 01, 2007 ... POLITICIANS MAY HAVE TO REVEAL MORE ABOUT MONEYWASHINGTON -- The House voted Tuesday to make lawmakers disclosemore details of their efforts to fund pet projects and raise moneyfrom lobbyists, responding to a rash of recent scandals. Senateleaders hope to give it final passage ...
Couple find out they've been at wrong address for 6 weeks
Aug 01, 2007 ... MORENO VALLEY, Calif. -- Lawanda and Montay Hardison lived intheir new $660,000 home for six weeks before they discovered theywere at the wrong address.The Hardisons are still coping with the fallout from a 2-year-old error the city discovered only recently that assigned the ...
News in Brief
Aug 01, 2007 ... MILITARY DOCTORS RIPPEDMilitary doctors violate medical ethics when they approve theforce-feeding of hunger strikers at the U.S. prison camp atGuantanamo Bay, according to a commentary in a prestigious medicaljournal. The doctors should refuse to participate, the ...
N.Y. parking meters are melting pot
Aug 01, 2007 ... NEW YORK -- The city is selling 500 pounds of foreign coins thatfound their ...
General failure in Tillman affair; 3-star gets faulted for 'perfect storm'
Aug 01, 2007 ... WASHINGTON -- The Army censured a retired three-star generalTuesday for a "perfect storm of mistakes, misjudgments and a failureof leadership" after the 2004 friendly-fire death in Afghanistan ofArmy Ranger Pat Tillman.Army Secretary Pete Geren asked a military review panel to ...
U.S. kids turn out to be Iraq war's collateral damage; Mom more likely to hurt them when husband at war
Aug 01, 2007; ... Children in some Army families are vulnerable to abuse andneglect by their mothers when their fathers are away at war in Iraqand Afghanistan, a large Pentagon-funded study finds.Mothers were three times more likely to have a substantiatedreport of child mistreatment when their ...
Here's mud on your isle
Aug 01, 2007 ... PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad -- A mud-spewing fissure in the oceanfloor has given birth to a tiny Caribbean island and is posing athreat to boats.The island, breaching a few inches above the ocean's surface andstretching 500 feet long, was ...
RIP: Repossessed If Past due
Aug 01, 2007 ... SPRINGVILLE, Utah -- The cemetery headstone for a teenager whodied in a car wreck was repossessed after a $750 bill went unpaid."If we give every stone to everybody, we'd be out of ...
Full moon theory is full of holes, researchers report
Aug 01, 2007 ... VIENNA, Austria -- Ever whacked your thumb with a hammer andblamed the full moon? There's no cosmic connection, Austriangovernment researchers said Tuesday.Robert Seeberger, a physicist, said a team of experts analyzed500,000 industrial accidents in Austria between 2000 and 2004 ...
Japan blasts U.S. on WWII issue; Leader rejects idea of saying sorry for enslaving women
Aug 01, 2007 ... TOKYO -- Japan's prime minister said Tuesday that a U.S.resolution demanding Japan's formal apology for forcing thousands ofAsian women into sex slavery during World War II was regrettablebecause Japan has already made amends.The U.S. House of Representatives approved a ...
'I want people to remember'; Mom of 2 says it's OK for people to think about the Challenger as she aims to be 1st teacher in space
Aug 01, 2007; ... THE BARBARA MORGAN FILEPERSONALAGE: 55FAMILY: Married to Clay Morgan. They have two sonsEDUCATION: Hoover High School, Fresno, Calif., 1969; bachelor'sdegree in human biology with distinction, Stanford University, 1973 TEACHING EXPERIENCE ...
Hospital says later, gator to Croc shoes
Aug 01, 2007 ... Crocs, the rubbery, clog-like shoes, have been deemedinappropriate footwear for workers in patient-care areas at ahospital.Holes that ventilate the shoes pose a safety hazard, said SharonKrystofiak, Mercy Hospital's infection control manager."If there's a chance you ...
Farmers ready to take big drink; May get huge water grant while cities conserve
Aug 01, 2007; ... The U.S. government appears poised to turn over the rights tobillions of gallons of water to a politically connected group offarmers in California, where most people are being asked toconserve.Landowners in the Westlands Water District would gain the rightsto 1 million acre ...
Sharpton's to-do list; If he's serious about reform, here's what needs doing
Aug 01, 2007 ... We hope Al Sharpton will excuse us for not rolling out a redcarpet for him. Besides our not wanting it to clash with thatcarpetbag he travels with, we're resistant to New Yorkers telling ushow to solve our problems. But if the Rev. Sharpton thinks insetting up shop in Chicago he can help ...
These high grades are a failure
Aug 01, 2007 ... Hallelujah! A whopping 93 percent of Chicago Public Schoolsteachers are "excellent" or "superior," according to principalevaluations. Like Lake Wobegon, "where all the children are aboveaverage," surely this is fiction.A study released Monday shows a mere three out of 1,000 ...
The Daily Rant
Aug 01, 2007 ... IT'S UNFAIR THAT THEY'RE RUNNING ALL THESE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES,which are so important, only on cable television stations. Noteverybody has cable. And they tell people to refer to the Internetfor complete debate coverage. Not everybody has Internet. Show ...