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Rose back and Bulls rout Nets - Chicago Tribune
"I think it's going to be a little bit," the source said. Deng needed surgery to repair a torn ligament in his right wrist that ended his rookie season before the first-round playoff series against the Wizards. He entered the United Center laughing and ...
Sundance new normal - strong films, cautious, steady buying - Chicago Tribune
"This has elements of an auction, but we're trying to create careful listening," said one person involved in the sale who spoke on condition of anonymity. "Buyers are saying: 'Let's take a chance.'" That film, to be sure, will be a tricky sell at the ...
The Los Angeles Dodgers' scramble begins - Chicago Tribune
"So many groups going around looking for money this close to the bid deadline, and they don't have their ducks in a row -- give me a break," one source involved in the bidding said on condition of anonymity because the bidding process was not public. ...
Charges dropped against suspect in triple murder - Chicago Tribune
Police now believe that Grayson was in the area at the time of the shooting but was misidentified by the witnesses as the gunman, the source said. Although cleared of the triple murder charges, Grayson remained in Cook County Jail on $150000 bond on ...
Cook County morgue copes with overcrowding - Chicago Tribune
Last week, a report in theChicago Sun-Timescited an anonymous source alleging the morgue was storing nearly 500 bodies in a cooler designed to hold about half that number. Dr. Nancy Jones said that figure was too high, but said the number of bodies ...
Pakistan to re-open NATO route, Taliban talks falter - Chicago Tribune
"The tariffs will cover everything from the port to security to roads, which after all belong to Pakistan," the security official, who asked to remain anonymous, told Reuters. No date was given for reopening the supply routes. ...
Italy tax police at S&P in ongoing probe: sources - Chicago Tribune
MILAN (Reuters) - The Italian tax police visited the offices of Standard & Poor's in Milan on Thursday to carry out checks in an ongoing probe over Italian share price fluctuations, sources said. "Yes it's true," a source close to S&P said answering a ...
Japan's push to restart nuclear plants sparks public anger - Chicago Tribune
The official, who declined to be named because he was not authorized to speak to the press. Shinobu Tokioka, the mayor of Fukui's Ohi town said: "If local fears were to be dispelled over reactor restarts it was important for the government to come up ...
NATO/G-8 fundraising must move at feverish pace - Chicago Tribune
Meanwhile, a prominent leader in Chicago's business community, who declined to be named, sketched a fundraising strategy heavily dependent on corporations with global operations. Chicago-based Boeing Co. has been approached to support the summits, ...
Obama administration: 28 states act on insurance exchanges - Chicago Tribune
"We're going to meet states where they are, and ... we're going to work with them to get them as far down the path as we can," said an administration official who spoke on condition of anonymity at a briefing with reporters. ...
Slow start for Libya drive to disband militias - Chicago Tribune
Once the contract is approved, each new recruit would be paid 600 dinars a month, an interior ministry official, who asked not to be named, told Reuters. That is about $450, a modest salary by Libyan standards but enough to live on. ...
Bain shuns spotlight as Romney takes the heat - Chicago Tribune
"The story is not about Bain; it's Romney who is running for president," the source said. This strategy has served Bain well in the past, during Romney's other campaigns for office since 1994, when he challenged Ted Kennedy for his US Senate seat in ...
Obama seeks power to merge trade, commerce agencies - Chicago Tribune
The official confirmed the details to the AP on condition of anonymity ahead of the president's event. In an election year and a political atmosphere of tighter spending, Obama's motivation is about improving a giant bureaucracy -- but that's hardly ...
Prince Fielder '99 percent' sure he won't be going to Nationals - Chicago Tribune
According to a story Wednesday on MLB.com, an anonymous source claims there is a "99 percent" chance that free agent Prince Fielder will not be taking his talent to the nation's capital. Related Pictures: Major League Baseball Photos: Pictures: Major ...
CIT to halt loans to Sears suppliers - Chicago Tribune
CIT Group Inc. will no longer provide loans to Sears Holdings Corp. suppliers to finance their shipments to the retailer, a Bloomberg report said, citing two people familiar with the matter. CIT Group, the business lender run by Wall Street executive ...
Italy taxi drivers to strike against Monti reform - Chicago Tribune
23, said the official, who asked not to be named. In addition to the nationwide strike, Rome taxi drivers plan to block traffic on Saturday on the streets near the Circus Maximus in central Rome. Monti wants to increase the number of taxi licences, ...
Police release video of South Side gas station slaying - Chicago Tribune
His wife is expecting another child, according to a family member who asked that his name not be used. The BP company, James' family and Chicago Crime Stoppers are offering a combined $6000 reward to anyone with information leading to the arrest of the ...
DoJ contacting additional banks on mortgage deal - Chicago Tribune
(Reuters) - As the government nears a deal with top banks to resolve mortgage abuses, the Justice Department has begun reaching out to other banks to gauge their interest in joining the wide-ranging settlement, according to a person familiar with the ...
In the West Bank, a hold on US funding shuts down Sesame Street - Chicago Tribune
Many programs are clamoring for funding, including healthcare and humanitarian projects, said a USAID official, speaking on condition of anonymity because of ongoing Congressional debates. Bradley Goehner, spokesman for Ros-Lehtinen, did not say if the ...
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences leader is under fire - Chicago Tribune
At least one member raised the possibility of buying out the remainder of her three-year contract, according to half a dozen academy insiders familiar with the meeting who spoke on condition of anonymity because board deliberations are supposed to be ...
House hearing to probe raters' role in MF Global - Chicago Tribune
Representatives of Standard and Poor's and Moody's Corp are expected to testify at the hearing, which will be held by House Financial Services' subcommittee on investigations, according to the staffer, who was not authorized to speak on the record. ...
Fire, possible chemical spill after trains collide in NW Indiana - Chicago Tribune
The third train, which was westbound and traveling on the separate tracks, could not avoid the derailed trains and crashed into them, the source said. As of 3 pm firefighters were still trying to extinguish the subsequent fire that erupted. ...
Cubs, Castro's attorneys respond to accusations - Chicago Tribune
The woman, whom a source said is 22 years old, accused Castro of assaulting her at his apartment in September, according to a police report provided to the Tribune. Police were notified and began an investigation, the report states. ...
California budget plan sees $9.2 billion deficit - Chicago Tribune
Brown's plan will balance the budget with spending cuts and tax increases that he expects voters will approve in November, the source said. Brown aims to put a measure on the ballot that will increase the sales tax and raise income taxes on those ...
Zion-Benton talks tentatively scheduled to resume Friday morning - Chicago Tribune
“I'm not going to cross the picket line,” said the driver, who declined to give his name. Freelance writer Ralph Zahorik and Tribune photographer Stacey Wescott contributed. chicagobreaking@tribune.com Zion high school teachers strike.