Chicago Sun-Times back issues from January 2008:
Correction
Jan 01, 2008 ... A story in Friday's paper incorrectly identified the Rev. Jeremiah M ....
Can sleep trouble cause diabetes?
Jan 01, 2008; ... Researchers have identified a possible new risk factor for diabetes: not getting a good night's sleep. In a small study, University of Chicago researchers tested the theory on nine healthy young adults in a sleep lab. For three nights, researchers prevented volunteers from ...
Faces of '08
Jan 01, 2008 ... NO TEXT Color Photo: BARACK OBAMAAUG. 4, 1961: According to the stars, a political opponent (cough, cough, Clinton, cough) just may have an insider working within Obama's ...
No charges for woman who ran
Jan 01, 2008; ... Cook County authorities will not bring criminal charges against Anu Solanki, the Des Plaines-area woman who disappeared from Cook County forest preserve property last week, officials said Monday. After police had spent four days and more than $250,000 searching for Solanki, she came ...
'We continue to pray' for Fintan
Jan 01, 2008; ... A baby who received a heart transplant last week remains on a heart-lung machine at Children's Memorial Hospital, his mom said Monday. Gina Schiltz of St. Charles said baby Fintan was briefly taken off the machine over the weekend, but then was put back on it. "He still needs to ...
Faces of '08: CAPRICORN: How the new year will shape up for the names in the news
Jan 01, 2008 ... NO TEXT Photo: DREW PETERSONJan. 5, 1954: Peterson shouldn't expect any olive branches from his in-laws anytime soon. Thanks to Mars' influence, conflicts with close friends and family will intensify ...
Body in basement
Jan 01, 2008; ... Authorities plan to conduct tests to determine if a body found under the basement floor of a Southwest Side apartment building is an Oak Lawn man who's been missing since 2004, law enforcement sources said Monday. Eric Kaminski, then 25, disappeared Feb. 5, 2004. He was last seen doing ...
Mom who left kids on train suffers depression: relative
Jan 01, 2008; ... A 24-year-old mother who abandoned two of her three children on a South Side CTA train last week suffers from depression, according to a close relative. Thursday night, Sharmaine Nicole Smith stepped off an elevated Red Line train at 63rd Street with her 3-year-old daughter, leaving ...
Poll puts Obama farther out in front
Jan 01, 2008; ... A poll released Monday night put White House hopeful Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) solidly in the lead for the first time in Iowa, sending him into Thursday's caucus with newfound momentum. "It looks like it may be working," Obama said at a New Year's Eve rally at Iowa State University in ...
Living-room deals may decide winner
Jan 01, 2008; ... After almost a year of manic focus on Democrats John Edwards, Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton, the Iowa caucus outcome Thursday may depend on the front-runners' allies cutting deals with the backers of Joe Biden, Chris Dodd, Bill Richardson and Dennis Kucinich. That's because in ...
Election theft won't be tolerated: Obama
Jan 01, 2008; ... White House hopeful Barack Obama came out swinging Monday when asked if he would fight another "stolen presidential election" like some Democrats believe happened the last two times. But his "fighting" stance contrasts sharply with the vote he took on his very first day in the U.S ....
Living-room deals may decide winner
Jan 01, 2008; ... It was a bone-chilling morning on Feb. 10, 2007, as Sen. Barack Obama stood in front of the Old State Capitol in Springfield to announce he was running for president. The Illinois Democrat was a candidate whose parentage (African and Caucasian), elite education and emotionally riveting ...
Man allegedly killed daughter, her family
Jan 01, 2008; ... A 57-year-old man has been charged with killing his pregnant daughter, her husband and their 3-year-old son in a weekend arson fire at a south suburban apartment complex, a law enforcement source told the Sun-Times. Subhash Chander was charged Monday night with three counts of ...
24 Seven
Jan 01, 2008 ... 1. SUNDAY 9 P.M. WEST CHATHAM MAN SHOOTS OVER TEASING A man with a mohawk became enraged after being teased about his haircut and shot four men -- one about 16 times -- at a South Side liquor store. The gunman fled in a silver sport-utility vehicle, police said ....
Know Real Chicago?
Jan 01, 2008 ... What's Real Chicago to you? Can you find it on a boat ride down the Chicago River? Or is it the stench in the air near Lake Calumet on the South Side? Maybe it's a special neighborhood joint or some other place where you know ...
Faces of '08: SCORPIO: How the new year will shape up for the names in the news
Jan 01, 2008 ... NO TEXT Photo: HILLARY CLINTONOCT. 26, 1947: 2008 will undoubtedly be a long, arduous year filled with its share of fights for the presidential hopeful. Clinton and other ...
No 'magic cure' for obesity
Jan 01, 2008; ... In 2007, people trying to lose weight got some discouraging news. One study found that diet drugs don't do much good. A second study found that popular diet plans produce modest results. And a third study concluded that obesity is, in effect, contagious. But at least ...
Consumer in a fix over $3,600 surgery bill
Jan 01, 2008; ... Dear Fixer: I am hoping you can help me resolve a problem with a medical bill that I have been disputing for over a year. It is a $3,600 charge for a tibial nail and some screws used in a surgery on my son's leg. The insurance company tells me I am being charged for the entire package of ...
Quitters are winners
Jan 01, 2008 ... With the new statewide ban on indoor smoking taking effect today, now is an especially good time to quit. The Respiratory Health Association of Metropolitan Chicago is ...
Faces of '08: LIBRA: How the new year will shape up for the names in the news
Jan 01, 2008 ... NO TEXT Photo: SAM ZELLSEPT. 28, 194: While Mars seems to support the Chicago Tribune's new boss in his decision to enter a business he has no previous experience ...
For some, holiday is all about baby Jesus, Mary
Jan 01, 2008; ... It's New Year's Day, a holy day centered on baby Jesus and his mother, Mary, for some Christians. The "feast of the circumcision" is celebrated in many Eastern Orthodox churches and, until recently, by Roman Catholics, too. "It's good to remember this biblical tradition of ...
Woman faked her own kidnapping: police
Jan 01, 2008 ... Around 10 p.m. Friday, Roshelle Jeffries' family began receiving troubling text messages from her cell phone. The messages from the Aurora woman said she had been kidnapped and raped by gang members, police said. Her kidnappers were demanding $2,000 ransom. But police -- with the ...
Drew on runaway wife: 'This happens all the time'
Jan 01, 2008; ... People scoffed when Drew Peterson claimed his missing wife ran off with another man. But now he can point to a Des Plaines area woman who vanished last week only to resurface after telling authorities she did just that. "This is just another case of what happened to me happening to ...
New Year's closings
Jan 01, 2008 ... Today is New Year's Day. Here is how public services are affected: Mass transit: holiday schedule. Schools: closed. Banks: LaSalle, Chase and Bank of America will be closed. TCF Jewel branches may be open until 4 p.m. Garbage: no pickup. Postal service: ...
Hotspots: Breaking News Around the World
Jan 01, 2008 ... MISSION TO RESCUE HOSTAGES IN COLOMBIA FAILS VILLAVICENCIO, Colombia -- A Venezuelan-led mission to rescue three hostages, including a young boy, from leftist rebels in Colombia's jungles fell apart Monday, as the guerrillas accused Colombia's military of sabotaging the promised ...
Faces of '08: SAGITTARIUS: How the new year will shape up for the names in the news
Jan 01, 2008 ... NO TEXT Photo: ROD BLAGOJEVICHDEC. 10, 1956: Allegations of cronyism and patronage will continue to plague Blagojevich, at least until May when Mars' influence wanes. Things don't look too good for his ...
Be it resolved . . . . . . but not all that resolutely
Jan 01, 2008 ... So there you are on your treadmill. You removed the stack of old phone books and magazines and hopped on, looking a little thick in the running garb you got for Christmas. You made a New Year's resolution to lose weight, and you're going to make good on it. Or not. Sadly, it ...
Bhutto's son is good choice to lead Pakistan forward
Jan 01, 2008 ... 'My mother always said democracy is the best revenge," said Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, 19-year-old son of slain Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, after being named Sunday to replace her as chairman of the Pakistan People's Party. With President Pervez Musharraf expected to ...
Visit the elderly
Jan 01, 2008; ... During this season of New Year's resolutions, I would like to suggest an important one to your readers: making the time in 2008 to visit an elder at a nursing home. Too often, persons in nursing facilities receive few if any visits from family and friends, leading to loneliness and depression ....
Don't put casino in Chicago
Jan 01, 2008; ... I agree with your editorial for gambling [Dec. 20]. However, I do not think there should be a Chicago-owned casino. Why should the city get one at a discount? It should pay the going rate for the license -- otherwise, all the people in the whole state will be losing the difference in the value ...
Smoking bans too harsh
Jan 01, 2008; ... Smokers are very disheartened with the way the entire smoking ban came about. Many bars and restaurants have made big money off of smokers, and now I find I go in, eat and get out. I spend much less in a restaurant than when I could enjoy a smoke with a before- and after-meal drink. Gone will ...
To boost public transit funding, roll out barrel of new taxes
Jan 01, 2008; ... I've got yet another idea for how transit funding could be accomplished without the silliness that has been so pervasive in our Legislature today. I propose that a tax surcharge be imposed on alcoholic beverages served at some of the following public events. For instance: Chicago Bears ...
Talk Back
Jan 01, 2008 ... CICERO AVE.'S DEPLORABLE STATE DRIVES MOTORISTS CRAZY Why can't Illinois and Chicago do something about the deplorable condition of South Cicero Avenue between 3700 south and 4300 south? Now, I understand that certain portions run through the village of Cicero, but Cicero Avenue -- being ...
The Daily Rant
Jan 01, 2008 ... TO GET LICENSE PLATES OR RENEWAL, YOU MUST SUPPLY AN INSURANCE CARRIER AND policy number. If an insurance policy lapses or isn't in effect, pull the plates and license. Do the same for unlicensed or banned drivers. Car manufacturers cannot determine who has the right to drive, ...
2007 was winner for city, and '08 looks good
Jan 01, 2008; ... As we look back on 2007, I want to report that our city has come through a difficult year stronger than we entered it. At a time when our nation's economy is slowing and Washington, D.C., has failed to act on critical issues, our quality of life continues to improve because we've worked ...
The Rev. King's message still leads us toward true justice
Jan 01, 2008; ... A new year beckons. A fresh start. A new direction. After the calamities of the past months -- from Iraq to the mortgage crisis, from Katrina's stain to our prisons' shame -- we take hope from the new day. In 2008, we will elect a new president and a new Congress. Hope cometh in the ...
Paris no longer burning
Jan 01, 2008; ... News Item: "On Jan. 1, the entire state of Illinois goes smoke-free. . . ." News Item: "As of Jan. 1, France will ban smoking in bars, restaurants, cafes, clubs, hotels and casinos. . . ." So we are not alone. We have joined the French in surrendering to the International ...
Faces of '08: ARIES: How the new year will shape up for the names in the news
Jan 01, 2008 ... NO TEXT Photo: GLENN TILTONAPRIL 9, 1948: Tilton, the chairman, president and chief executive officer of UAL Corp. (the parent company of United Airlines), seems destined ...
Blast from the future
Jan 01, 2008; ... If there were a pantheon of brutal, villainous skulls throughout history, the steely head and red eyes of the Terminator would rank right up there with Darth Vader and Dick Cheney. So can a TV show do justice to the classic action films? My review will come later, before the Jan. 13 ...
Draw 'X' through sex & drugs
Jan 01, 2008; ... Last year, starlets became synonymous with harlots, and worse -- Paris, Lindsay and Nicole all had stints in jail. But bad behavior has been done to death. It's so 2007. Today we urge young Hollywood to make the following resolutions: HIRE A DRIVER Mischa Barton is the most ...
Wedding bells toll today for Murphy, Edmonds?
Jan 01, 2008; ... Comedian Eddie Murphy and movie producer Tracey Edmonds seem to be sticking with plans to get married today. Several Internet sources are reporting the couple and family members arrived Friday in Tahiti for the nuptials. Edmonds, 40, formerly married to music mogul Kenneth ...
Scurrilous: Chicago's No. 1 Couch Potato
Jan 01, 2008 ... NO DENYING IT ANYMORE MILO & HAYDEN A PAIR Hollywood himbo Milo Ventimiglia told British tabloid the Sun that the stories are true. He is indeed dating Hayden Panettiere. Milo has been denying this for weeks, but now the paper says the two were together at some holiday ...
TV Tonight
Jan 01, 2008; ... "The Biggest Loser: Couples" (7 p.m., WMAQ-Channel 5): This round puts players in two-person teams, just like that show on CBS. You could call it "The No-Grazing Race." But let's not. Look for Frankfort mom-and-son duo Jackie and Dan Evans and former Chicago Bulls Matador Bernardo Salazar, ...
Kickin' it old-school, the Roctober way
Jan 01, 2008; ... The popular Chicago-based Roctober was launched in 1993 at the peak of America's fanzine explosion. The 'zine jam-packs passionate writing about forgotten roots music and pop culture with great cartoons. Last week editor-publisher Jake Austen sent an e-mail to contributors apologizing ...
Chat Room: Michael Harvey
Jan 01, 2008; ... In Michael Harvey's fast-paced, tension-filled crime novel based in Chicago, The Chicago Way, a new mystery pops up around every corner. When cop John Gibbons asks private investigator Michael Kelly to help him with a decade-old case, Kelly agrees; then Gibbons winds up dead at Navy Pier ....
Wheat notches biggest annual gain in 34 yrs.
Jan 01, 2008 ... Futures prices for wheat closed unchanged Monday, capping the biggest annual gain in 34 years amid speculation cold, dry weather may damage crops in the U.S., the biggest exporter. Wheat futures for March delivery were ...
Mending fences is tough despite mutual affection
Jan 01, 2008; ... Dear Ellie: I'm 28, male, in love with a wonderful woman with whom I had a great relationship for two years. It went sour when I didn't fill her in on how I made a living. We've now been apart for nine months, but are still in contact and still hang out occasionally. Since our split, ...
The Man Who Mastered the Monkey
Jan 01, 2008; ... Meet Robert Boyd, 54, who doesn't play around with stocks much, and admits the business-channel chatter he picks up just confuses him. Boyd is a furniture store manager and former social studies and math teacher. But he's also a champion stock-picker, regardless of how he rates his ...
Happy New Year? -- Don't bet on it
Jan 01, 2008; ... While the stock market is near its all-time high and the economy is growing, some people are greeting this new year with concern. I'm considerably more worried than they are. In my view, 2008 will be far less than great. In fact, I see three major threats that could be more grave than you might ...
Home resales still sluggish
Jan 01, 2008 ... Sales of previously owned homes nudged up in November, but that didn't improve the broader picture of a feeble housing market racked by record-high foreclosures and harder-to-get credit. The National Association of Realtors reported Monday that sales of existing ...
Number crunching: $95.98
Jan 01, 2008 ... That's where oil prices ended the year, 57 percent higher than where they began, and analysts expect rising demand and geopolitical instability to keep upward pressure on energy costs early in ...
SPSS slips on tussle
Jan 01, 2008 ... Chicago-based SPSS Inc. is locked in a family squabble. Norman Nie, founder and chairman of the software creator, is claiming he owns the rights to the company's name, ...
Introduced black history to public schools
Jan 01, 2008; ... MADELINE STRATTON MORRIS 1906-2007 Madeline Stratton Morris introduced black history to her elementary school students in the 1940s, believing that teaching them about African-American achievements would help to generate new generations of success. "I wrote two textbooks -- ...
Kurz helps Irish win 8th in row
Jan 01, 2008 ... Rob Kurz scored 23 points and grabbed a career-high 13 rebounds, and Notre Dame overcame a lethargic start Monday to beat North Florida 77-58 in South Bend, Ind. The Fighting Irish have won eight consecutive games overall and 28 in a row at home. Notre Dame (10-2) struggled early, with ...
Clock runs out on Billick era
Jan 01, 2008; ... OWINGS MILLS, Md. -- Brian Billick never came close to duplicating the early success he enjoyed as the coach of the Baltimore Ravens, and it finally cost him his job. Billick was fired Monday, less than 24 hours after the Ravens ended a season of high expectations with a 5-11 record. His ...
Titans' Young iffy for playoff game
Jan 01, 2008 ... Tennessee Titans quarterback Vince Young is listed as day-to-day after reinjuring his right quadriceps muscle Sunday against the Indianapolis Colts, and his status for the Titans' AFC wild-card game Sunday against the San Diego Chargers is in question. ''I can't really say right now if ...
Quick Hits
Jan 01, 2008; ... RANDOM THOUGHTS CELTICS RULE EVEN AS BULLS RETOOL, REFUELRandom thoughts while wondering whether the Bulls would have a better record than the Boston Celtics by season's end if Jim Boylan's club doesn't lose another game during his interim tenure: - The secret to the Bears' ...
Chalk up Samsonov's departure to 'business'a
Jan 01, 2008; ... The Blackhawks never announce it when they're putting a player on waivers, but their decision to give up on winger Sergei Samsonov last week wasn't any secret -- and it came as no surprise. Samsonov probably played his last game for the Hawks on Dec. 23 against Edmonton. That's his only ...
Gordon's hot, Magic's hotter
Jan 01, 2008; ... Ben Gordon just as soon would have scratched this record. Gordon's 10 overtime points Monday against the Orlando Magic were the most ever scored in an extra session at the United Center, and he finished with 39 -- the most any Bull has scored this season. But Gordon gladly would ...
Pippen's candid candidacy to coach gets team's attention
Jan 01, 2008; ... General manager John Paxson is considering adding an assistant coach to the Bulls' staff. But Scottie Pippen probably shouldn't wait for the call. Not after Pippen popped off in the Chicago Tribune on Monday about how he should be the Bulls' head coach, even without any coaching ...
NU loses McGee to Arkansas
Jan 01, 2008; ... In the late stages of a search for a new defensive coordinator, Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald now finds himself in need of a new offensive coordinator. Garrick McGee, the Wildcats' offensive coordinator the last two seasons, has accepted a position as quarterbacks coach for new ...
Cowboys corral Hoosiers
Jan 01, 2008 ... Zac Robinson threw three touchdown passes and also ran for two scores, leading Oklahoma State to a 49-33 Insight Bowl victory over Indiana on Monday night in Tempe, Ariz. Robinson, a sophomore, completed 24 of 34 passes for 302 yards with one interception. Dantrell Savage ran for 100 ...
Bowl Scorecard
Jan 01, 2008 ... Today's games Outback: Wisconsin (9-3) vs. Tennessee (9-4), 10 a.m., Tampa, Fla., ESPN, 1000-AM Badgers hope to have bruising RB P.J. Hill back from foot injury Cotton: Missouri (11-2) vs. Arkansas (8-4), 10:30 a.m., Dallas, Fox-32 Heisman ...
The Illini
Jan 01, 2008 ... THREE KEYS TO VICTORY GET THE RUNNING GAME GOING Illinois -- which was fifth in the nation in rushing with 266.2 yards per game -- will need to do what it does best. In the Illini's nine victories, they averaged 311.2 rushing yards. In their three losses, they averaged ...
Mendenhall has to make the call
Jan 01, 2008; ... Outside linebacker Brit Miller would be at home standing up at the Improv, the comedy club Illinois visited last week. Give middle linebacker J Leman a haircut, and it's not difficult to see him doing the 10 p.m. sportscast, one of his post-football career thoughts. Cornerback Vontae ...