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AP Source: GM to call back 8000 Chevy Volts - Chicago Tribune
DETROIT— General Motors will strengthen the structure around the batteries in its Volt electric cars to keep them safe during crashes, a person briefed on the matter said Thursday. GM will ask Volt owners to return the cars to dealers for structural ...
Arab monitors to stay in Syria despite "mistakes" - Chicago Tribune
"They are afraid this will become a pattern and could happen later to their own countries," said one League official who asked not to be identified. Another Arab government representative said the committee was likely to discuss possible measures to ...
US to delay Lockheed F-35 planes again: sources - Chicago Tribune
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon is gearing up to restructure Lockheed Martin Corp's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program for a third time in three years, sources said, with production of more than 120 more planes to be postponed to save money and ...
New Jersey doctor to be extradited to Maryland in abortion case - Chicago Tribune
Officers who searched the Maryland clinic during an ensuing investigation found 35 fetuses in a freezer, a source said. Maryland prosecutors have declined to comment on how the murder charges are tied to the botched abortion or the frozen fetuses. ...
Blackstone reaches megafundraising finish line - Chicago Tribune
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Blackstone Group LP will conclude fundraising for its latest buyout fund in January, raising just over $16 billion, three people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday, in a 4-year process challenged by the global financial ...
Analysis: Doubts over Syria rebel army after escalation threat - Chicago Tribune
"There's only a handful left in the SNC that don't want to move toward armed intervention," said one council member, who asked not to be named. "...I'm against arming the Free Syrian Army. I see them as more harm than good, but that's it - it has ...
Perry may drop presidential bid after Iowa - Chicago Tribune
A source close to the campaign said Perry was running out of money and did not want to go into debt. Perry, 61, had roared past former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney to take the lead in polls of the Republican candidates after entering the race. ...
Mike Helfgot on football blog | Report: Stortz leaving Lake Zurich for Rock Island - Chicago Tribune
The Moline Dispatch, citing an anonymous source, reported that Stortz will soon be named Rock Island's new coach. Stortz took Lake Zurich to three state championship games, winning the 7A title in 2007 and placing second in '06 and '10. ...
DuPage County Housing Authority under federal investigation - Chicago Tribune
Investigators with the US Department of Housing and Urban Development's Office of Inspector General are examining the housing authority's development of Myers Commons, a 91-unit senior housing project in Darien, the sources said. ...
MF Global sold assets to Goldman before collapse: sources - Chicago Tribune
The sources spoke on the condition of anonymity. The Wall Street Journal previously reported that George Soros' fund was a buyer of securities sold by MF Global, scooping-up some of its European sovereign debt at a deep discount. ...
Polian would bring winning blueprint to Bears - Chicago Tribune
The Colts news caught him off-guard and a source close to Polian said he could see the executive working for several more years as the leader of an NFL organization. The impact Polian could make on the Bears organization in that time period would be ...
Notre Dame announces major staff shakeup - Chicago Tribune
Hinton is likely Ohio State-bound, per reports that surfaced late Sunday, and a source said Warinner is destined for Urban Meyer's new staff as well. An Ohio State spokesman said via email early Monday that the school would have no comment on personnel ...
India complains to Beijing over treatment of diplomat - Chicago Tribune
He then collapsed and was taken to a hospital for treatment, said an Indian government source who declined to be named. "We have taken it up pretty strongly with the Chinese, that this is no way to treat a diplomat, that he should be allowed access to ...
Woman sexually assaulted, comatose in Logan Square attack - Chicago Tribune
But rather than going into the show, the woman went into a restaurant on Milwaukee Avenue, across the street from the theater, the source said. While inside the restaurant, she met three people and left with them, the source said. ...
Gunmen attack bars in northeast Kenya, at least 2 dead - Chicago Tribune
They first shot the guard, (and then) shot more bullets at those who tried to leave and those who were at the entrance," said the witness who declined to be named. North Eastern provincial police commander Leo Nyongesa said two people had been ...
Voice cried out: 'I'm hit, I'm hit!' - Chicago Tribune
"I was just trying to stay down," recalled the 58-year-old, who asked not to be named. In interviews with two people wounded Tuesday night at an Englewood restaurant when a gunman opened fire, killing two and injuring five, witnesses described a brief, ...
'I knew he was gone when I got up' - Chicago Tribune
"I was just trying to stay down," recalled the 58-year-old, who asked not to be named. In interviews with two people wounded Tuesday night at an Englewood restaurant when a gunman opened fire, killing two and injuring five, witnesses described a brief, ...
Abortion doctors charged with murder after 35 fetuses found - Chicago Tribune
A source who spoke to Reuters on condition of anonymity said there were 35 fetuses found in the clinic freezer. Brigham is charged with five counts of first-degree murder, five counts of second-degree murder and conspiracy to commit first-degree murder ...
Exclusive: US mulls transfer of senior Taliban prisoner - Chicago Tribune
In response to inquiries by Reuters, a senior administration official said that the release of Fazl and four other Taliban members had been requested by the Afghan government and Taliban representatives as far back as 2005. The debate surrounding the ...
Off-duty police officer shot, killed in West Side store - Chicago Tribune
Another man, who asked not to be named, said he stopped by the store Wednesday after his son's basketball game and spoke with the officer. His son was dribbling the ball and the officer, who was sitting and reading a newspaper, asked the man about his ...
Diamond Foods gains on rumors of Einhorn investment - Chicago Tribune
If someone takes a large stake who is a well regarded investor, others tend to follow like lemmings," said an investor, who did not want to be identified. The rumors come at a time when the US Securities and Exchange Commission is probing the snack ...
Mexico arrests drug dealer linked to boss Guzman - Chicago Tribune
One intelligence official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the 39-year-old Rodriguez Olivera had ties to Guzman but had recently struck out on his own. Federal police arrested him on Tuesday in Mexico City airport. ...
MSG, TW Cable in sports battle: Time Warner carriage deal ends Dec. 31 - Chicago Tribune
"Sooner or later Verizon and DirecTV will have to renew their deals" too, warned a person close to TWC -- meaning that switching providers may not be the solution longer term. The question is whether it could be one short-term answer for subscribers ...
Huawei CEO's message presages management transition - Chicago Tribune
Under such circumstances, corporate governance has become extremely important," said the source, who asked not to be identified because he was not authorized to speak to the media. "That's why Mr. Ren adopted such a management system. ...
News Corp. to name legal chief: Gerson Zweifach set for post as general counsel - Chicago Tribune
But a person close to the company said the appointment of Zweifach, a partner with the firm Williams & Connolly with years of experience in securities, antitrust and First Amendment law, could be announced early in the new year after an extensive ...