Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) back issues from September 2007:
Season-long problems figure to derail Cardinals.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Phil Rogers CHICAGO _ Sometimes it's just not your year. That sure looks like the case for the St. Louis Cardinals this season. A pitching shortage exacerbated by the death of workhorse reliever Josh Hancock has had Tony La Russa's team trying to dig out of a ...
Sitting out all of preseason can be a plus, too.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Dan Pompei CHICAGO _ Now that the preseason is a memory, this is a good time to question what was gained from it. Coaches almost uniformly will say they used the exhibitions to separate the players on their rosters, and that they were able to work out kinks ...
Warner won't seek re-election: GOP senator decides 30 years is enough.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Jill Zuckman Sep. 1--Sen. John Warner (R-Va.), one of the most influential voices on military matters in the Congress, announced Friday that he would not run for re-election, paving the way for a pitched battle between Democrats and Republicans to claim his seat. ...
BRIEF: Crystal Lake cop died of natural causes, officials say.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Sep. 1--CRYSTAL LAKE -- A Crystal Lake police sergeant found dead in his Woodstock home Thursday died of natural causes, officials said Friday. The body of Sgt. Charles Martina, 53, was discovered when he failed to return to work after a vacation. The cause of death ...
Chicago Tribune Philip Hersh column: 200 victory marks Felix new queen of U.S. sprints.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Philip Hersh Sep. 1--OSAKA, Japan This was to be the season when Sanya Richards laid the groundwork to convince Olympic officials there should be a change in the 2008 Beijing Games schedule so she could go after gold medals in the 200 and 400 meters. That ...
Some see 'coup' as Iraq's best hope: Ex-premier Allawi building political bloc to challenge al-Maliki.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Liz Sly Sep. 1--AMMAN, Jordan -- In the lobbies of luxury hotels and the apartments of exiles, an assortment of Iraqi politicians has been spending the summer vacation plotting a new Iraqi coup -- a non-violent, parliamentary coup to be sure, but a coup nonetheless, that ...
Rabbi presses Jews, Muslims to ease strife.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Manya A. Brachear Sep. 1--In an unusual goodwill gesture, the top rabbi of the nation's largest Jewish movement pleaded with American Muslims on Friday to transcend the differences that have divided their people for decades and join Jews to confront the extremist ...
Under pressure from GOP, Idaho senator to resign.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Jill Zuckman Sep. 1--Bowing to intense pressure from his Republican colleagues, Sen. Larry Craig (R-Idaho) is expected to announce Saturday that he is resigning his seat in Congress following revelations that he was arrested in a men's bathroom and pleaded guilty to ...
Fed chief: No bailout, but will act 'as needed'.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: William Neikirk Sep. 1--WASHINGTON -- Amid widespread expectations he will cut interest rates in September, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Friday he will act "as needed" to prevent a sharp curtailment in credit markets from harming the U.S. economy. ...
Bears await word on Olsen: Rookie TE likely out for at least opener with knee injury.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Vaughn McClure Sep. 1--Greg Olsen's father, Chris, said his son met with Bears' team doctors Friday afternoon, but the status of the rookie tight end remains unclear even though there were indications the injury to his left knee isn't as severe as initially feared. ...
Home loan help gets 'hooray': Borrowers would benefit from broader FHA access; some experts question bailout concept.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Mary Umberger Sep. 1--President Bush's plan to help troubled mortgage borrowers keep their homes met with mixed reviews in the housing industry Friday, with some praising it as "a good first step" and others saying his proposals are either inadequate or not a place ...
Tigers (man)handle fears: No. 15 foe no match for No. 6 team as Piatkowski leads wayWHEATON WARRENVILLE SOUTH 31, WAUBONSIE VALLEY 21.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Bob Sakamoto Sep. 1--All week long came the reports about formidable Waubonsie Valley. This would be its best team since 1997. The Warriors were huge -- as in 6-foot-6-inch, 315-pound right tackle A.J. Lindeman. The Warriors were fast, as in Naperville North ...
Arms receive booster shot: Cubs get Trachsel, plan 6-man rotation; bad day for MarshallASTROS 6, CUBS 1.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Paul Sullivan Sep. 1--It didn't take long to see why general manager Jim Hendry acquired former Cubs starter Steve Trachsel from the Orioles on Friday. Sean Marshall's poor outing in a 6-1 loss to the Astros, along with his 6.18 earned-run average in August, ...
Running in footsteps of Street Sense: ARLINGTON-WASHINGTON FUTURITY.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Neil Milbert Sep. 1--A year ago an unheralded bay colt who had finished second and first in his two previous starts at Churchill Downs and Arlington Park made his stakes racing debut in the Grade III Arlington-Washington Futurity and was a non-threatening third behind ...
Parents who let teens drink targeted.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Dan Gibbard Sep. 1--Gov. Rod Blagojevich signed into law Friday a measure that stiffens penalties for parents who permit teenagers to drink in their homes. The bill was introduced by state Sen. Susan Garrett (D-Lake Forest) in February. It allows for felony ...
Girl's school seeks probe of teacher's worries about mom.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Mary Ann Fergus Sep. 1--Crystal Lake school officials have asked police to investigate a former teacher's allegations that staff members failed to respond to her concerns about Magdalene Kamysz's treatment of her 7-year-old daughter, who was found suffocated earlier ...
2 counties are federal disaster areas.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Carolyn Starks Sep. 1--President Bush declared two northern Illinois counties disaster areas Friday, freeing federal money to help with the recovery from severe storms in early August that forced more than two dozen people to evacuate homes in Rockford. ...
EDITORIAL: Frayed alliances in Afghanistan.(Editorial)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Sep. 1--Some 75 Taliban fighters recently tried to overrun a joint Afghan-U.S. military base in the war-torn south of Afghanistan. It was a fool's errand: Coalition troops repelled the attack, killing 20 insurgents. It did, though, show the growing confidence of the insurgency there. ...
James S. Wolf: 1935 - 2007: Helped create organ registrySurgeon who worked with state and national donor organizations had to wait on the same list for a heart transplant, which he received in 2001.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Emma Graves Fitzsimmons Sep. 1--James S. Wolf was days away from dying and in desperate need of a heart transplant. He was also a surgeon who helped create the network to fairly distribute organs for transplants. "The system he set up does not allow for ...
Abbott falls behind in stents race: FDA schedules review of Medtronic's device.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Bruce Japsen Sep. 1--While Abbott Laboratories awaits word from the Food and Drug Administration on when or whether the agency will review its experimental drug-coated stent, a rival has jumped ahead in what could be a critical review process for the troubled market for ...
Aurora man guilty in son's shaking death: Dad admitted shaking baby, faces life term.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: William Presecky Sep. 1--An Aurora man who admitted shaking his infant son repeatedly because he wouldn't stop crying was convicted of first-degree murder Friday and faces life in prison. Noel Avelos Quevedo, 27, of the 800 block of Iowa Avenue, was convicted ...
BRIEF: Elgin teen not guilty of murder in fatal crash.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Sep. 1--ELGIN -- An Elgin teenager accused of driving his car into a wall in a crash that killed a friend was found not guilty of first-degree murder Friday, a verdict that upset the dead teen's father. Prosecutors alleged that Brian Poliarny, 18, was trying to kill himself ...
Lawyers: Toss confession: 2nd defendant in Brown's case alleges abuse.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Azam Ahmed Sep. 1--Nearly two days of physical and emotional abuse at the hands of authorities caused James Degorski to lie about his role in the brutal murders of seven employees at the Brown's Chicken and Pasta in Palatine in 1993, his attorneys contended Friday. ...
Miglin sues man over vein business: Cosmetics maven seeks $2.5 million.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Ameet Sachdev Sep. 1--Cosmetics maven Marilyn Miglin on Friday sued the man who she says lured her into a failed investment that forced her to file for bankruptcy earlier this year. In the lawsuit filed in Cook County Circuit Court, Miglin claims James Joseph ...
BRIEF: Virus sickens students and staff at New Trier.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Sep. 1--WINNETKA -- More than 100 students and staff at New Trier Township High School in Winnetka have become sick since the beginning of the week from a highly contagious virus that causes vomiting, nausea and abdominal cramping, Cook County health officials said Friday. ...
Maker recalls car seats for kids: Harness strap may slip in Eddie Bauer, Cosco, other brands.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Ameet Sachdev Sep. 1--The nation's largest child-car-seat manufacturer is recalling 19 models of its popular car seats, including Cosco and Eddie Bauer brands, because the harness that secures the child in the seat may slip. Dorel Juvenile Group said in a ...
Justice delayed, perhaps not denied: Decades passed, but the family of slain SIU student Deborah Sheppard (right) never gave up hope for justice -- neither did Carbondale officer.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Monique Garcia and Lolly Bowean Sep. 1--CARBONDALE -- Paul Echols was a rookie patrolman the night police were called to the apartment of 23-year-old Southern Illinois University student Deborah Sheppard. Her front door was ajar and her nude body lay inside. ...
CORRECTIONS AND CLARIFICATIONS: CORRECTIONS AND CLARIFICATIONS.(Correction notice)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Sep. 1---- A story on the front page of Thursday's Tempo about the late theater patron Hope Abelson misidentified the father of Benjamin and Jesse Abelson; it was Stuart Abelson. -- In a Tempo review of Velvet Revolver on Thursday, a reference to a 1991 band-incited riot was ...
BRIEF: Iowa judge OKs gay marriages: Ruling, limited to 1 county, soon delayed.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Rick Pearson and Russell Working Sep. 1--DEL.ICIO.US / LOGIN POPULAR -- recent login -- register -- help Rick Pearson reported from Des Moines and Russell Working from Chicago. To see more of the Chicago Tribune, or to ...
Snow to leave in 2 weeks: Spokesman to write, be cancer activist.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Mark Silva Sep. 1--WASHINGTON -- Tony Snow, the White House press secretary, will leave this month to devote time to writing, speaking and playing a more active public role in combating cancer, a disease that he has confronted for three roller-coaster years. ...
BRIEF: Mold forces Lake Zurich school to relocate.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Sep. 1--LAKE ZURICH -- Lake Zurich officials announced Friday that the pupils enrolled at May Whitney Elementary School, which was closed after the discovery of mold and asbestos, will begin classes Wednesday at a vacant middle school next door. Parents and children are invited ...
BRIEF: 2 cops acquitted of 2004 beating.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Sep. 1--EVANSTON -- Two Evanston police officers charged with the 2004 videotaped beating of a Chicago man have been acquitted, officials said. "We thought the charges should be brought," said John Gorman, spokesman for the Cook County state's attorney's office, on Friday. "We ...
BRIEF: Rabid bat is 6th wildlife case in Will in August.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Sep. 1--NEW LENOX -- Will County has confirmed that a bat discovered in New Lenox this week is the sixth case of wildlife rabies there since Aug. 2, officials said Friday. Will County Health Department and animal control investigators also determined that no humans were exposed ...
BRIEF: Labor Day holiday schedule.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Sep. 1--1. Chicago Jazz Festival When: Festival runs 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Where: Grant Park. Jackson Drive between Michigan Avenue and Lake Shore Drive will be closed through early Monday. 2. Filming of Batman movie When: 6 ...
Teachers OK tentative pact.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Carlos Sadovi Sep. 1--In a vote that turned tumultuous Friday evening, Chicago Teachers Union delegates approved a tentative contract that provides 20 percent raises over five years and rewards teachers for being nationally certified. Though the rank-and-file ...
BRIEF: Carbon monoxide sickens 9 at meatpacking plant.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Sep. 1--NORTHWEST SIDE -- Chicago firefighters took nine people to area hospitals Friday morning because of a carbon monoxide leak at a meatpacking plant on the city's Northwest Side. Chief Kevin MacGregor of the Chicago Fire Department said the nine workers from the Penn Valley ...
BRIEF: Cops seek suspect in robbery attempt.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Sep. 1--ROGERS PARK -- The would-be robber of a bank on North Clark Street remained at large Friday, a day after his heist attempt left the Rogers Park neighborhood under virtual lockdown for several hours. The FBI's violent crimes task force, which includes members of the Cook ...
EDITORIAL: Note to the FTC: Get out more.(Editorial)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Sep. 1--Whole Foods Market Inc. said this week that it has lined up the lenders it needs to finance the buyout of its rival, Wild Oats Markets Inc. But it has been a long, strange trip to this deal between granola giants. Bottom line: Whole Foods has survived some embarrassment, ...
Chicago Tribune Sam Smith column: U.S. hoops swagger is back.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Sam Smith Sep. 1--LAS VEGAS Every night another small, poor or Third World country is getting slaughtered by USA basketball players. We're back, baby! The USA may be having trouble in various spots around the world, but the USA ...
Chicago Tribune Teddy Greenstein column: NIU ready for its closeup.(Column)
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Teddy Greenstein Sep. 1--The Soldier Field walk-through would have to wait. Before Northern Illinois could take the field Friday afternoon in anticipation of its game with Iowa, the Huskies had to battle another opponent: traffic. It wasn't close. Traffic ...
Guillen's vow: Nice guy gone: Texas tirade too long in coming, frustrated manager confessesINDIANS 8, WHITE SOX 5.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Dave Van Dyck Sep. 1--CLEVELAND -- Ozzie Guillen doesn't regret his tirade in Texas, only that it didn't come much sooner in the season. "I really regret the way I was for three months. I really regret it," he said. "In spring training I said, 'Ah, let me ...
Wildcats itching to get going: Tired of '06 talk, it's finally all about '07.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Skip Myslenski Sep. 1--There were countless moments of friskiness as Northwestern practiced this week. Players pushed and shoved even after the whistle had blown, and these extracurricular activities were quite understandable. "The last week of [preseason], ...
Add another mystery to list: Irish defensive coordinator Brown unknown to Tech.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Brian Hamilton Sep. 1--SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- On the scale of gravity and import, a defensive coordinator's game-day location normally falls between favorite color and preference in open- or closed-toe sandals. While there are differences between calling plays from the ...
Slow but steady hurler: Trachsel part of big games with the Cubs.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Paul Sullivan Sep. 1--In the seven years Steve Trachsel pitched for the Cubs, he was renowned for three things: serving up Mark McGwire's record-breaking home run in 1998; his performance in the wild-card tiebreaker game later that month; and his slow, deliberate style ...
Cheers for Ozzie's ways as blunt honesty helps make him special.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Rick Morrissey CHICAGO _ The national gnashing of teeth over Ozzie Guillen's recent outbursts and the weeping over our subsequent loss of innocence has been very entertaining. What is this, team coverage of "Diana, 10 Years Later?" One upset radio host said ...
Cubs edge the Astros.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Paul Sullivan CHICAGO _ The Cubs entered September in first place for the first time since 1989, when all of manager Don Zimmer's off-the-wall moves seemed to work. But Lou Piniella is no "Popeye" when it comes to making decisions with his gut instead of his ...
FDA grapples with scrutiny over safety regulations.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Stephen J. Hedges ALAMEDA, Calif. _ When the 65 steel drums crossed from the Canadian border in late April, the accompanying documents said they contained honey from Canada, according to U.S. government officials. Since most food products from Canada are considered safe, ...
Kurdistan develops its oil industry independently.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Liz Sly TAQ-TAQ, Iraq _ The sticky-sweet smell of raw crude oil lubricates the dusty air as oilmen in orange overalls prepare to test one of the few new oil wells to be drilled in Iraq since the 2003 invasion. Then, with a gentle whoosh, a huge tongue of orange flame and ...
Chicago Tribune John Kass column: Suffering isn't over for people of Greece.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: John Kass Sep. 1--In Greece last summer, we took a shortcut over the mountains, driving on a narrow road under a full August moon. The night sky was clear and there were olive groves as far as you could see, along the sides of every hill. The road curved ...
BRIEF: Police investigate 'in-custody death'.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Matthew Walberg Sep. 1--A man's death in the 3900 block of West Van Buren Street on the West Side is being called an "in-custody death" the Chicago Police Department said Saturday afternoon. News Affairs police officer John Henry said the agency's Office of ...
Apologetic Craig resigns.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Jill Zuckman Sep. 1--Saying he was "deeply sorry," a humbled Sen. Larry Craig announced Saturday that he will resign from the Senate as he pursues legal options to try to undo his guilty plea following an undercover sex sting operation in a men's bathroom. ...
BRIEF: Man shot on Far South Side.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Matthew Walberg Sep. 1--A 23-year-old man was fatally shot in the West Pullman neighborhood on Chicago's Far South Side. At about 9:15 p.m., the victim, Leroy Fentress, 23, of unknown address, was standing on the street in the 12000 block of South Wentworth ...
Chicago Tribune Ask Amy column: He doesn't want pal's girlfriend to hit on him.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Amy Dickinson Sep. 1--Dear Amy: My friend of 30-plus years, "Larry," has a girlfriend who just hit on me. Larry and I have known each other and have been friends since we were in elementary school. Larry has been seeing "Carrie" for five years, and ...
BRIEF: Nova Scotia cool: In this land of lobsters, lighthouses, dreamy drives and Titanic memories, just step aside for the moose.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Alan Solomon Sep. 1--DEL.ICIO.US / LOGIN POPULAR -- recent login -- register -- help To see more of the Chicago Tribune, or to subscribe to the newspaper, go to http://www.chicagotribune.com. Copyright (c) 2007, Chicago ...
White Sox begin September with a loss to Indians.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Dave van Dyck CLEVELAND _ As if everyone didn't know it, statistics now confirm the White Sox have become an awful team. How bad was their August? Their 9-20 record translates into the lowest winning percentage in the major leagues and was their ...
Craig announces his resignation.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Jill Zuckman CHICAGO _ Saying he was "deeply sorry," a humbled Sen. Larry Craig, R-Idaho, announced Saturday that he would resign from the Senate, an announcement national party leaders greeted with relief after days of worrying that the scandal would hurt all ...
Irish are the wreck _ not Georgia Tech.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Mike Downey SOUTH BEND, Ind. _ The 2007 home and season opener for Notre Dame was not quite the you-have-got -to-be-kidding-me utter disaster that Michigan's abomination against Appalachian State was. But it was pretty close. Charlie Weis' ...
For starters, Notre Dame awful in opener.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Brian Hamilton SOUTH BEND, Ind. _ From his unofficial staging area at the north terminus of the Notre Dame sideline, Jimmy Clausen trotted onto the field and toward a huddle he would man for the first time as an Irish quarterback. Early in Notre Dame's season ...
Northwestern blanks Northeastern.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Skip Myslenski EVANSTON, Ill. _ This Saturday belonged most to Northwestern quarterback C.J. Bacher, who transformed Ryan Field into a canvas and produced a painting on it fit for framing. This is not to say he was perfect during the Wildcats' 27-0 season ...
Despite Notre Dame's woes, Demetrius Jones' faith still unshaken.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Brian Hamilton SOUTH BEND, Ind. _ The Sunday school teacher read from the Book of Revelations, recounting the differences between the Biblical heaven and hell, heady stuff for even the most hardened soul. For the 12- and 13-year-olds in the room, even if they didn't ...
Wilson says drugs for treatment of his diabetes, didn't involve Bears.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: David Haugh CHICAGO _ Unbeknownst to anybody at Halas Hall, former Bears quarterbacks coach Wade Wilson bought drugs over the Internet last year, including substances banned under the NFL's drug policy, to alleviate symptoms of his diabetes. Talk about a ...
Relays carry the day for Americans.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Philip Hersh OSAKA, Japan _ For U.S. athletes, it was a star-spangled bonanza on the track at the penultimate day of action at the World Track and Field Championships. The U.S. sprint relay teams won minutes apart Saturday night so the eight men and women ...
Menchu campaign holds symbolic, not political, value.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Oscar Avila GUATEMALA CITY _ It becomes clear that Rigoberta Menchu is not the typical presidential candidate when she enters the central plaza trailed by a 50-foot-long green fabric serpent depicting Gucumatz, a Mayan god. Indigenous vendors in vibrant native dresses ...
Chicago Tribune What's Your Problem? column: A little late, but teen home in Mexico.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Jon Yates Sep. 2--Yadira Garcia had no trouble getting into the United States. Going home to Mexico, however, was another story. The 13-year-old, who flew to Chicago on July 4 to visit family friends, was scheduled to return home Aug. 26 to start school. ...
Chicago Tribune Sam Smith column: Shoot, they play 'D' too.(Column)
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Sam Smith Sep. 2--LAS VEGAS First Puerto Rico, next the world? At least that's the plan as the USA Basketball team of NBA players qualified to play in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing with a 135-91 victory over Puerto Rico in one semifinal game of the ...