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Saturday fires kill 2, injure 3 - Chicago Tribune
It took firefighters about 45 minutes to bring the fire under control, said the spokesman, who declined to give his name. Firefighters found a 13-month-old boy in his crib and a 3-year-old boy on the floor of a bedroom. But firefighters couldn't reach ...
4 questioned in connection with Friday night, Saturday morning shootings in ... - Chicago Tribune
The van was believed to be involved in a shooting Friday night in the North Side's Uptown neighborhood that left four people wounded, law enforcement sources said, and also seen near a west side shooting early Saturday morning. ...
Pritzker Realty sells parking lot chain to private equity firm - Chicago Tribune
"Tom's power came from his role as trustee," the source said. Now, those interested in pursuing deals for the remaining assets can contact any of the family members, although Tom is likely to continue to play a key role. According to the most recent ...
Caron Butler off Bulls' board - Chicago Tribune
Butler's deal with the Clippers will be for three years and $24 million, a source said. The Tribune reported last week that Butler, who has been working out with trainer Tim Grover in Chicago, told a friend, "I hope I don't have to leave. ...
Illinois zeroing in on Toledo's Beckman to replace Zook - Chicago Tribune
Beckman is meeting with his Toledo staff on Thursday morning, a source said. Illinois athletic director Mike Thomas did not immediately return a call from the Tribune. Beckman is scheduled to hold a news conference Thursday afternoon where he planned ...
UMass to name Notre Dame aide Molnar coach - Chicago Tribune
Shortly after news broke of Molnar's candidacy with the Minutemen, who are making the transition to Football Bowl Subdivision and the Mid-American Conference in 2012, a source said Notre Dame expected him to land the gig. Molnar, a 28-year coaching ...
Priest, 80, robbed and beaten at South Side church rectory - Chicago Tribune
This was not the first time Mallette has been robbed, according to police. He reported a robbery to police seven or eight years ago, according to a police source. There have been other robberies at the church since then, the source said, but Mallette ...
Bulls meet with free agent Butler - Chicago Tribune
Coach Tom Thibodeau has called Crawford and Richardson, a source said. This much is certain about the Bulls' plans thus far in free agency: They appear strongly committed to upgrading the shooting guard position and acquiring a starting-caliber player. ...
Teen killed in West Woodlawn drive-by - Chicago Tribune
"It's just the young guy territory," a neighbor who did not want to be identified said, looking toward the intersection where Dale was gunned down. "It don't make no sense." Police could not say Sunday whether the shooting was gang-related, ...
Citi discussing plan to shuffle Asian managers: WSJ - Chicago Tribune
... will likely order the local banking unit of Citigroup to suspend part of its operations for about two weeks as a penalty for allegedly failing to fully explain product risk to customers, the paper said citing a person familiar with the matter. ...
Illinois' coaching search may result in Plan B - Chicago Tribune
He is likely to fill the vacancy at Texas A&M, the source said, but Sumlin adamantly denied he is in talks with any schools after the Cougars lost to Southern Miss in Saturday's Conference USA championship game. "I haven't talked to anybody," Sumlin ...
Source: Syracuse coach Boeheim won't quit - Chicago Tribune
SYRACUSE, NY — Syracuse men's basketball coach Jim Boeheim does not plan to quit despite calls for his resignation, ESPN.com reported Monday, citing a source close to the situation. Boeheim has not made any public comment regarding the dismissal of ...
Michigan State defensive coordinator candidate to replace Zook - Chicago Tribune
CHAMPAIGN — As Illinois' search for Ron Zook's replacement begins, a source said the program is looking at candidates that include Michigan State defensive coordinator Pat Narduzzi, Rutgers head coach Greg ...
Rebuilding teams put up happy front about CBA - Chicago Tribune
Moore echoed a point that had been made earlier in the week by a source close to the Cubs' front office. "It always comes down to the same thing," Moore said. "It comes down to scouting judgment and your ability to create an environment that develops ...
4 dead in small-plane crash near Crystal Lake - Chicago Tribune
A spokesman for the preschool through eighth grade school who did not want to be identified said the plane had "disintegrated"and that "the only thing really visible is a parachute that is struck in the tree line that is sort of hanging over part of ...
State lawmakers poised to act on tax breaks for Sears, CME - Chicago Tribune
... Cancino Tribune reporter Illinois House lawmakers on Friday inched closer to a plan that would keep Sears Holding Corp. and CME Group Inc. in Illinois, while delivering a number of other business-friendly changes to the tax code, a source said. ...
Sprint's edge, unlimited data, now seen as a problem - Chicago Tribune
"That's a lever they can play if they run into being constrained," said an industry source who asked not to be named due to a lack of authorization to speak publicly. "It's inevitable that they will eventually have to put caps (on their data use). ...
DealTalk: Goldman, Morgan Stanley bow out of Unicredit cash call - Chicago Tribune
All three later tried to reopen negotiations but only JP Morgan was successful in securing an underwriting position, the source said. Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan declined to comment. Long-time advisor Bank of America Merrill Lynch ...
Problem Solver: Thanks to you - Chicago Tribune
The Problem Solver would thank the monument company by name, but it asked to remain anonymous. I would also like to thank the many folks at the Tribune who contribute to this column every week. Although my name appears at the top, it takes an entire ...
Your Morning Phil: Theo, Scott, Bud - Chicago Tribune
Epstein declined an interview request on the subject Tuesday night, but a source close to the Cubs' front office said that the belief within Theo's baseball operations bunker is that “it just became a slower and more difficult process'' to build a ...
DePaul gets $10 million donation - Chicago Tribune
The donors asked to remain anonymous. "This landmark gift is notable not just in its magnitude, but in the profound impact it will have on the College of Commerce and the students who come through its doors seeking opportunity and excellence," the ...
EPA set to delay greenhouse gas limits on oil refineries - Chicago Tribune
"From a policy perspective, how they are going to regulate greenhouse gases, they are not sharing that with us, the source said. " It was unclear whether the EPA would also miss the deadline to finalize the rules on refineries by mid-November, 2012. ...
Donor gives DePaul $10M, the largest single gift in school history - Chicago Tribune
... the gift will be used for student scholarships and a professorship in the school's College of Commerce. The donors asked to remain anonymous. The school's president, Rev. Dennis H. Holtschneider, said this about the donation in the press release:
Turkish team looks to sign Deng - Chicago Tribune
Citing sources close to Deng in London, www.mvp247.com reported Deng is drawing strong interest from the Turkish team that already has signed Deron Williams. Deng also has been linked to an ACB team Bilbao. Herb Rudoy, Deng's Chicago-based agent, ...
Deal near to keep Sears in Illinois - Chicago Tribune
House Majority Leader Barbara Flynn Currie, D-Chicago, went in and out of the Sears meeting, and sources said legislators were looking for the three sides to settle their differences so legislation could go forward. Currie could not be reached for ...