Inoperable machines only slightly higher that usual, parking firm says "There's frozen parking meters, frozen water hydrants, frozen doors, frozen cars. They're all out there," the mayor said. "They've always frozen." Photos | Your pictures | Radar | Forecast | Traffic | Closings | Video | Severe weather blog Full Story »
Pricing strategies differ between traditional stores, such as Jewel and Dominick's, and discount chains like Wal-Mart A Tribune survey of leading supermarket chains in the Chicago area found that SuperTarget and Meijer ranked second and third in a cost comparison. Jewel and Dominick's finished sixth and seventh. Full Story »
The woman killed in the high-rise fire was identified this afternoon as 84-year-old Beata Bihl. WGN-TV video | Your photos Full Story »
WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. government official says a top al-Qaida operative has been killed in a drone attack in western Pakistan. Full Story »
Dorothy Brown outpaces Cook County Board President Todd Stroger in poll of Democratic primary voters Faced with widespread voter dissatisfaction, embattled Cook County Board President Todd Stroger trails Circuit Clerk Dorothy Brown and Chicago Ald. Toni Preckwinkle in the race for the Democratic primary nomination, a Chicago Tribune/WGN-TV poll shows. Full Story »
It's official. The Notre Dame coaching vacancy has been filled by the guy most people expected would get the job: Cincinnati coach Brian Kelly. Full Story »
Chicago police shot and killed a robbery suspect this afternoon who they say pointed a weapon at an officer during a foot chase in the city's Englewood neighborhood. Full Story »
A federal lawsuit has been filed against the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago alleging that church officials discriminated against African-American victims of sexual abuse by trying to silence their claims and proposing smaller settlements than those offered to white victims. Full Story »
LOS ANGELES -- Court documents say an insurance executive has agreed to plead guilty to interstate stalking after nude videos were secretly made of ESPN reporter Erin Andrews. Full Story »
A Seattle and Portland-bound Amtrak train hit and killed a woman in Lake Forest early this evening, officials said. Preliminary reports say that victim was at a pedestrian crossing when the Empire Builder train hit them at about 5 p.m., Amtrak spokesman Marc Magliari said. Full Story »
A jury has convicted Andre Crawford of murdering 11 women and attempting to kill a 12th victim in a wave of killings that terrorized a Chicago neighborhood in the 1990s. Crawford now ranks among the area's most prolific serial killers since John Wayne Gacy. Full Story »
The Notre Dame coaching search is over, the vacancy filled by the guy most people expected would get the job all along: Cincinnati coach Brian Kelly. Full Story »
Modern urinals apparently not on immediate horizon Good news for men who enjoy urinating in stainless steel troughs at professional baseball games: The Chicago Cubs will renovate the bathrooms at Wrigley Field this offseason, but a team spokesman has assured the Tribune that the treasured urinal troughs, long a part of the stadium's lore, will remain. Full Story »
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Senate passed a smoking ban Thursday, with exceptions for three Detroit casinos that have to compete with tribal casinos not affected by the ban. Full Story »
All Illinois residents will be eligible to be vaccinated for H1N1 swine flu beginning next week as the Illinois and Chicago public health departments remove restrictions that had limited access to the vaccine to those deemed at highest risk. Full Story »
Rigo Padilla, the undocumented student whose fight to stay in the country has ignited a movement on his behalf, says he has been allowed to stay in the United States for one more year. Full Story »
A three-member panel of the 7th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals today signaled it has serious concerns with the lenient sentence given former Chicago Ald. Edward Vrdolyak in February. Full Story »
Illinois health officials say everyone can start getting swine flu vaccine beginning Tuesday -- not just those in high-risk groups. Full Story »
Two Maywood residents charged in September with felony dog fighting have pleaded guilty and received jail sentences, according to the office of Cook County Sheriff Thomas Dart. Full Story »
Frustrated downtown parkers this morning complained that Chicago 's extreme cold had frozen the buttons on many electronic downtown parking meters. Full Story »
Police are responding to a barricade situation at a home in the South Shore neighborhood after exchanging gunfire with a person, a police spokeswoman said. Full Story »
NEW DELHI -- India plans to seek access and eventual extradition of a Chicago man arraigned by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for his alleged involvement in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, a top Indian official said Thursday. Full Story »
OSLO -- President Obama accepted the Nobel Peace Prize here today, acknowledging the irony of winning it as a wartime president and calling his own accomplishments "slight" in comparison to past winners. Full Story »
When it comes to greetings during the Winter Shopping Spree vaguely associated with the 25th of December, I guess I'm hopelessly old-fashioned. Full Story »
Facebook is changing its privacy settings to give users more control over who sees the information they post on their personal pages. Full Story »
A tree is reflected in a rain puddle in the German city of Stuttgart. AFP/DDP/Sascha Schuermann
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