Chicago Sun-Times back issues from December 2007:
Arrest in Clinton hostage drama; N.H. Man with bomb-like device wanted to see her
Dec 01, 2007; ... A distraught man wearing what appeared to be a bomb walked into aHillary Rodham Clinton campaign office Friday and demanded to speakto the candidate about access to mental health care. The hostagedrama dragged on for nearly six hours until he peacefullysurrendered.Shortly ...
Wild Ride; Dozens injured as Amtrak train rams freight on s. side
Dec 01, 2007 ... 'There was a lot of grinding and crunching': Accident at end ...
Smooth operator; The station wagon is gone, and Subaru plays up style in its new WRX
Dec 01, 2007; ... The redesigned new Subaru all-wheel-drive Impreza WRX is far morerefined and comfortable than its predecessors, which always seemed afew steps away from a race/rally car.The first WRX arrived in 2001. As with its successors, it hadsudden power boosts from a turbocharged engine, ...
'Kill her by firing squad!' protesters cry; Teddy bear teacher moved to secret location
Dec 01, 2007; ... Thousands of Sudanese, many armed with clubs and swords andbeating drums, burned pictures of a British teacher Friday anddemanded her execution for insulting Islam by letting her studentsname a teddy bear Muhammad.Sudan's Islamic government, which has long whipped up ...
Did Kathleen slug Stacy in '02? Cops say so, nephew denies it
Dec 01, 2007; ... Kathleen Savio and Drew Peterson weren't the only ones fightingin the year leading up to their 2003 divorce, according toinformation Friday from Bolingbrook police.The reports say that on May 26, 2002, police responded to anincident where Kathleen Savio punched Stacy Peterson ...
'Ultimately, it was her call'; Minister explains not acting on Stacy's fears
Dec 01, 2007; ... A minister who talked with Stacy Peterson before herdisappearance said the Bolingbrook mother feared for her life -- andnow the clergyman said he's concerned about his own safety."Any time you have issues of people disappearing -- and we did --that's a reason for concern," said ...
2 brothers in Holloway case to be released
Dec 01, 2007; ... A judge Friday ordered the release of two brothers suspected inthe disappearance of American teenager Natalee Holloway, ruling thatthe evidence wasn't strong enough to continue holding them, aprosecutor said.Satish and Deepak Kalpoe, who were re-arrested in the case for athird ...
Scores injured in Amtrak crash; Data recorder, camera may reveal why engine plowed into freight train
Dec 01, 2007; ... Officials are hoping a video camera and a recording devicesimilar to a plane's "black box" will reveal why an Amtrak trainloaded with Christmas shoppers headed for Chicago plowed into afreight train on the South Side on Friday, sending scores ofpassengers to a dozen area hospitals. ...
'There was a screech and . . . just boom!'; Their destination was in sight -- then, chaos
Dec 01, 2007; ... With the Chicago skyline in sight Friday, passengers aboard theAmtrak train were thrilled to finally be reaching the big city aftera 3-hour ride from Michigan.Suddenly, though, "there was a screech and . . . just boom!" saidCheryl Osentoski of Grand Rapids.Osentoski, ...
Federal judge warns county to fix overcrowding at the jail
Dec 01, 2007; ... A federal judge Friday chided Cook County officials for failingto ease overcrowding at the county jail and warned that she willenforce the 1982 consent decree curtailing prisoner overflow.U.S. District Judge Virginia M. Kendall asked attorneysrepresenting the county sheriff to ...
News in Brief
Dec 01, 2007 ... INSURANCE FIRM: WE'RE NOT LIABLEIn a lawsuit filed in Cook County this week, an insurance companyfor the Chicago Jesuits says it can't be held liable in claimsinvolving the Rev. Donald McGuire, a convicted child molester whonow faces a federal charge and several new allegations ....
Probes of shootings by cops beefed up
Dec 01, 2007; ... Chicago Police Department officials testifying Friday at a publichearing said they were adjusting how officer-involved shootings areinvestigated.The announcement came at a hearing called by Ald. Isaac Carothers(29th), chairman of the City Council's Police Committee, in ...
Obama's power breakfast; N.Y. Meeting with Bloomberg fuels speculation about presidential ticket
Dec 01, 2007; ... Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.), who is running for president,breakfasted early Friday at a coffee shop here with New York MayorMichael Bloomberg, who is eyeing an Independent White House bid.Obama picked up the tab for the billionaire Bloomberg, paying incash and leaving a $10 tip ...
Winter parking rules in effect
Dec 01, 2007 ... The city's winter parking ban starts today.From 3 to 7 a.m. -- whether it's snowing or not -- roughly 107miles of Chicago streets will be tow-away zones through April 1.Parking is prohibited on another 500 miles of roads whenever atleast two inches of snow falls. ...
Taxpayers pay to push county tax hike; Hospital chief admits 'it was wrong'
Dec 01, 2007; ... Cook County taxpayers paid Friday to shuttle in demonstrators tosupport a tax hike.Just before a county budget hearing, a van from the county-ownedProvident Hospital dropped off pickets set to rail against job cutsproposed by the County Board.And the van driver -- from ...
Lawyer probed cop torture claims
Dec 01, 2007; ... Robert Boyle, a prominent Chicago lawyer who spent the last fiveyears serving as a special prosecutor investigating allegations ofpolice torture, died in his sleep Thursday night of an apparentheart attack, family members said. He was 71.He went into the den of his Lincolnwood ...
24 seven; A Day on the Chicago Crime and Fire Beats
Dec 01, 2007 ... 1. THURSDAY 11 P.M. SCOTTSDALEMAN EXITING BUS HIT BY CARA 23-year-old man was critically injured when he got off a CTAbus and was hit by an SUV. The man got off the No. 79 bus near 79thand Kilpatrick and was hit.2. THURSDAY 11 P.M ....
Over the line
Dec 01, 2007; ... If Willie Lee of West Englewood and Julius Beacham of WashingtonHeights [letters, Tuesday] had carefully read Rep. Danny Davis'complaint, they would have noticed that he said he was stopped bytwo white officers and given a ticket for driving to the left of thecenter line. What kind of ...
Successful pitch
Dec 01, 2007; ... I received not one but two American Express Gold Cardapplications in the mail. The opening paragraph reads: "The road tofinancial success has many milestones marking how far you've come.You've just reached one such milestone. You're selected for theAmerican Express Preferred Rewards Gold ...
Silly arguments on illegal immigration
Dec 01, 2007; ... Teresa Puente's Monday column reflects the many inaccuracies inthe mainstream media's reporting of the illegal immigration crisis.Joshua Hoyt, executive director of the Illinois Coalition forImmigrant and Refugee Rights, is allowed to continue his usual rantwithout any rebuttal. ...
Backtalk With Us!
Dec 01, 2007 ... It smacks as double dipping when some cable subscribers pay forHDTV then have to pay again for the service when watching certainprofessional sports events. When media regulations are reformed,maybe this redundant payment structure should be, too.Posted by Deborah Douglas ...
Illegals have few rights
Dec 01, 2007; ... What Teresa Puente fails to recognize is that most Americans areashamed of the way Japanese, Irish and Italian immigrants weretreated in the past because those people were here legally, andtherefore had rights that were violated. Someone who is hereillegally does not enjoy the same ...
Are Hollywood writers' strike demands reasonable?; All they want is small slice of new media pie
Dec 01, 2007; ... Late-night talk shows are in reruns, and America is getting moresleep -- especially since the writers' strike itself sure isn'tkeeping anyone up at night. After all, the thinking goes, why do abunch of rich Hollywood writers need a union anyway?Take a closer look at this labor ...
Union contracts just get in way of flexibility to create new products
Dec 01, 2007; ... The people who help make the magic already get residuals frompermanent and pay-per-view digital downloads. As a writer, Iempathize with the writers' requests for more of the new media pie,but there's a bigger issue at stake. This is about the developmentof a whole new industry requiring ...
'People have money' around Hyde Park; Teen allegedly wanted to target area
Dec 01, 2007; ... The second teen charged in last week's robberies and shootings atand near the University of Chicago campus apparently went to thatneighborhood because he believed people there would have money.Demetrius Warren was ordered held without bail Friday afterappearing before a Cook ...
'Superman' on a cycle; 1938-2007 - Evel Knievel's health had been failing for years, friend says
Dec 01, 2007; ... Evel Knievel, the red-white-and-blue-spangled motorcycledaredevil whose jumps over buses and live sharks made him a 1970sicon, died Friday. He was 69.He had been in failing health for years, suffering from diabetesand pulmonary fibrosis, an incurable condition that scarred ...
Entertainment in Briefs
Dec 01, 2007 ... HIGHEST-PAID ACTRESSESReese gets biggest piece of movie actionEven though her latest film, "Rendition," was a flop, ReeseWitherspoon is a moneymaker. The 31-year-old Academy Award winnercommands $15 million to $20 million a movie, placing her at the topof the Hollywood ...
Dukakis to direct at Victory Gardens
Dec 01, 2007; ... If you think this is a dream, snap out of it! Oscar-winningactress Olympia Dukakis will be directing the world premiere ofChicago playwright Todd Logan's latest work, "Botanic Garden," atVictory Gardens. Previews begin Jan. 30. The play opens Feb. 8.The play, which will star ...
Chicago featured in 'GMA' window
Dec 01, 2007 ... There will be a Chicago Marshall Field's Christmas window afterall -- in New York."Good Morning America" is transforming ground-level windows ofits Times Square studios to represent U.S. cities (New ...
'Awake' thrills despite its preposterous plot; Buzz takes away from surprisingly good film
Dec 01, 2007; ... 'AWAKE' Rating 3 out of 4Clay Hayden ChristensenSam Jessica AlbaDr. Harper Terrence HowardLilith Lena OlinDr. Lupin Christopher McDonaldDr. Neyer Arliss HowardDr. Puttnam Fisher StevensThe Weinstein Co ....
Fan's injury spurs charges vs. Akon
Dec 01, 2007 ... Akon is facing criminal charges after a fan said she suffered aconcussion when the hip-hop star tossed a teenager off the stage andonto her in the concert crowd.Akon, 34, is scheduled to appear in Fishkill Town Court on Mondaymorning for arraignment on a misdemeanor charge of ...
After 25 years, new 'Thriller'
Dec 01, 2007 ... Michael Jackson will celebrate the 25th anniversary of his iconic"Thriller" album with a new edition of the set, due Feb. 12 via Epic/Legacy Recordings.It will include remixes by Kanye West, ...
Producers make $130 million offer to writers; Proposal fails to keep up with company revenues: guild
Dec 01, 2007 ... Film and TV writers who've been on strike for nearly a month aremulling a new contract offer from Hollywood studios.Producers said the offer they presented Thursday, dubbed the "NewEconomic Partnership," would pay writers millions of dollars extrafor work shown on the Internet, ...
Bychkov explores power of CSO; Guest conductor captures emotion of hefty piece
Dec 01, 2007; ... CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRARecommendedWhen: 8 tonight and 7:30 p.m. TuesdayWhere: Symphony Center, 220 S. MichiganTickets: $19-$199Phone: (312) 294-3000- - -One of the many attractions of the Chicago Symphony ...
Ryerson to cut 600; Restructuring hits more than half of its area employees
Dec 01, 2007; ... Ryerson Inc., a leading distributor and processor of metals inNorth America, said Friday it plans to eliminate roughly 600manufacturing and office jobs in the Chicago area as part of arestructuring.The 165-year-old privately held company, formerly called RyersonTull, employs ...
Zander: I'm leaving Motorola by choice; CEO has been prepping successor Brown
Dec 01, 2007; ... Despite hard times at Motorola, outgoing Chairman and ChiefExecutive Ed Zander told the Chicago Sun-Times Friday he wasn'tpushed out, and, in fact, two years ago began grooming Greg Brown,Moto's president, as his successor.The Schaumburg technology company said Friday that ...
Chicago (which means 'onion field') lands the Onion
Dec 01, 2007; ... Home, apparently, is where the CEO is situated. And for theOnion, that famous humor-oriented newspaper founded in Madison,Wis., home base is now Chicago.The Onion's CEO Steve Hannah, the newspaper's chief financialofficer, its human resources honcho and a large number of arts ...
Business Brief
Dec 01, 2007 ... EPA HITS BP ON WHITING REFINERYFederal regulators say BP PLC violated the Clean Air Act bymaking several unapproved changes at its Indiana oil refinery alongthe Lake Michigan shore, significantly boosting emissions. The U.S.Environmental Protection Agency said BP failed to ...
Keeping the power pumped up; NuPower ViDEO+ can add an astounding number of hours
Dec 01, 2007; ... We were on an early a.m. flight going to the Bay Area fromChicago. The plane's lights were off, and most passengers pulled theshades and tucked in for the flight.Most people. Not the chatterboxes in front of us.So in self-defense, I pulled out my Video iPod and headsets ...
Alternates hit the market; More ways than ever to get away from Windows
Dec 01, 2007; ... Computers outranked peace and happiness for the most desired giftthis year in an annual U.S. survey by the consumer electronicsindustry's largest trade organization.PC vendors are happy to oblige with desktops and laptops to covera gamut of needs, budgets and styles. ...
Tidbytes; The Latest Tech News
Dec 01, 2007 ... GOOGLE GOING IT ALONE IN AIRWAVE SPACE BIDGoogle Inc. confirmed its plans to bid for a prized piece of theairwaves in an upcoming government auction, further underscoring theInternet search leader's determination to shake up the wirelessmarket and plumb more profits from mobile ...
Recession worries push oil below $90
Dec 01, 2007 ... Crude Oil fell below $90 a barrel for the first time in a monthFriday on concern economic growth will slow, reducing energy demand."The market is simply becoming more concerned about a ...
GM chief was target of Michael Moore film
Dec 01, 2007; ... He's best remembered as the target of the Michael Moore film"Roger & Me," but to those who knew him, Roger B. Smith was a leaderwho helped prepare General Motors Corp. for the fierce globalcompetition it now faces.Mr. Smith, GM's chairman and chief executive from Jan. 1, 1981 ...
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St. Patrick stuns St. Joseph in OT
Dec 01, 2007; ... Tim Traversa scored 18 points to spark St. Patrick to a 48-46overtime upset of No. 16 St. Joseph on Friday night.David Campbell added 14 points for the host Shamrocks (3-1, 1-0East Suburban Catholic).St. Joseph held a 12-3 lead at the end of the first quarter, butSt ....
Yarbrough helps Zee-Bees top Pats; Zion-Benton 50, Stevenson 35
Dec 01, 2007; ... Markus Yarbrough wants to own the low post. After his performanceFriday, the Zion-Benton junior made a pretty good down payment.Yarbrough had eight points and 10 rebounds as the No. 8 Zee-Beescruised past Stevenson 50-35 in a North Suburban Lake game inLincolnshire."I ...
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Rukavina, Wilson lead Wheeling rout
Dec 01, 2007; ... Prospect was flying high with an undefeated record under newcoach Martha Kelly, but the Knights were brought back to earth byWheeling's twin towers Friday night.Six-foot-three center Lana Rukavina and 6-foot forward AshleyWilson used their inside-out passing to a devastating ...
Quick-starting McAuley upsets Maine West
Dec 01, 2007; ... Maureen Sullivan knew Mother McAuley had to come out fast andscore a lot early in its matchup with No. 15 Maine West on Friday atthe Maine West tournament in Des Plaines.So Sullivan took it upon herself to score 11 of her team's 13points in the first quarter as the Mighty Macs ...
Blackshear starts out winner; Super-hyped Curie freshman gets 8 in debut
Dec 01, 2007; ... The first 15 minutes of Curie freshman Wayne Blackshear's debutgame Friday was rather quiet. He scored a couple of baskets, handedout some assists and blocked a shot.But just a minute before halftime, the near capacity crowd atCurie got what they wanted to see. The 6-5 freshman ...
Fisher nets quality win for Meteors; De La Salle 63 Loyola 51
Dec 01, 2007; ... De La Salle's Richard Fisher heard rumors before Friday'sCatholic League crossover with Loyola that the Ramblers weren'tgiving him or his team any respect.The No. 11 Meteors had won five games entering their showdown,but Fisher was told the victories weren't against quality ...
NU holds off C. Michigan
Dec 01, 2007; ... Northwestern saw a 23-point halftime lead shrink to one beforetopping Central Michigan 52-48 in the 24th annual Mildred and RogerWhite Invitational on Friday night at Welsh-Ryan Arena.Down 41-18, the Chippewas cut the deficit to 49-48 before EllenJaeschke scored with 1:44 to ...
Report: Nebraska to hire LSU's Pelini
Dec 01, 2007 ... LSU defensive coordinator Bo Pelini will be introduced as the newhead coach at Nebraska early next week, ESPN.com reported.Pelini will coach the Tigers' defense today in the SECchampionship game against Tennessee and will be in Lincoln for anannouncement Monday, according to the ...
Marquette shakes off rust, UWM
Dec 01, 2007 ... Dominic James scored 22 points and backcourt mate Jerel McNeal 16to power No. 13 Marquette to a 100-65 rout of cross-town rivalWisconsin-Milwaukee on Friday at the Bradley Center.Lazar Hayward scored 19 points and David Cubillan 12 for theGolden Eagles (5-1), who looked sharp ...
Weber states goal for Illini; After loss at Maryland, coach looking for players to firmly say no to mediocrity
Dec 01, 2007; ... In a sense, it's just Weber State, a little school in Ogden,Utah, where David Weber once played and Dick Motta once coached."Yeah, David Weber played at Weber State," Illini coach BruceWeber said Friday when asked about his brother, the Glenbrook Northcoach.Motta, ...
Lowering the boom; Skiles no fan of NBA plan for miked coaches, locker-room cameras
Dec 01, 2007; ... The NBA might want to be ready when it wires Scott Skiles forsound because the league might not like what it hears.Skiles spoke his mind Friday when asked about innovations tonationally-televised games, including coaches wearing wirelessmicrophones and cameras being placed ...
Suns, Bell take care of Magic
Dec 01, 2007 ... Raja Bell had a season-high 20 points to pace the Phoenix Suns toa 110-106 victory Friday over the Orlando Magic, who are tied forthe most wins in the NBA.The Magic is 14-4, with two of its losses against the Suns, whoalso won 106-96 on Nov. 10 at Orlando. The Magic had been 9-1 ...
St. Clair likely in for Miller
Dec 01, 2007; ... While he doesn't have a streak to match that of PhiladelphiaEagles right tackle Jon Runyan, who has made 171 consecutive startsdespite playing at times this season with a broken tailbone, FredMiller offers similar durability.So you know that his right ankle must be sprained ...
Round Two for Tillman-Burress?; Bears CB held Giants star in check in '06
Dec 01, 2007; ... If Charles Tillman is going to follow Plaxico Burress everywherehe goes Sunday, the Bears are not saying.That's the strategy they used with success last season inlimiting the New York Giants big-play receiver. Of course, Tillman'swhereabouts also will hinge on whether Burress ...
Favre's streak not in jeopardy
Dec 01, 2007 ... Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre is expected to startagainst the Raiders on Dec. 9 and keep alive his record streak forconsecutive starts."Just to quote the medical staff, his streak is not in danger.He'll be OK," coach Mike McCarthy said Friday, the day after ...
Jury gives $9.5M to Magnuson family
Dec 01, 2007 ... A jury awarded $9.5 million Friday to the family of formerBlackhawks star and coach Keith Magnuson in a wrongful-death lawsuitagainst former NHL player Rob Ramage, whose drunken driving accidentleft Magnuson dead.Magnuson's wife and two children filed the suit against ...
Note to Fraser: Watch out
Dec 01, 2007; ... Colin Fraser had better be careful. Playing on the Blackhawks'fourth line has been a dangerous proposition. Kevyn Adams (knee) andRene Bourque (thumb) went down with injuries that required surgery,and Jake Dowell (foot) will miss at least a month.Fraser, called up from Rockford ...
Wolves keep it flowing; Nothing minor about boost given to NHL's Thrashers
Dec 01, 2007; ... In the seven years that the NHL's Atlanta Thrashers have used theWolves as their top minor-league club, Thrashers general manager DonWaddell has seen a progressive flow of talented players toward theparent team.The standouts include the Wolves' Darren Haydar, last season'sAHL ...
Byfuglien, they've got it; Balckhawks 6, Coyotes 1; Defenseman's hat trick sparks 5-goal first in rout of Coyotes
Dec 01, 2007; ... Denis Savard apparently saw it coming -- even though it'sdoubtful many others did.Earlier this week, and shortly after the Blackhawks returned fromtheir two-week road trip, their coach predicted that "one of thesenights we'll blow the scoreboard apart. ... We'll [score] ...