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2007 > December > 7
- Loyola toughs out GCAC win
- This ‘800 lb. Gorilla’ is fleet of foot and sports dancing shoes
- Thursday’s basketball roundup
- STAGE TICKER
- He can’t stop thinking about Jays workers
- Carlos Valdes: 1926 – 2007
- Death Notice: LUIS de GONZALEZ
- HOMETOWN HITS
- Death Notice: ANTOINETTE CAVALLO
- Parent pals need to be careful
- Indians stand pat, reject tit-for-tat
- IN BRIEF
- DAN POMPEI’S FIRST LOOK: Bears at Vikings
- Death Notice: ANTONINA KWINECKI
- The GINA SPOT
- JINGLE ALL THE WAY
- Cubs wish list carries risk
- Feds probe real estate deals
- Pedestrian, 77, fatally hit by truck; driver is cited
- CTA’s Red Line slated to run on different track
- Bail set for man charged in shooting
- Knicks remain financial MVP
- Snow removal vehicles destroyed
- Stocks surge again as optimism builds
- 2 DO
- Marengo woman dies after car drives into semi
- Sergeant testifies sex was consensual
- This ‘Romance’ beat Hollywood odds
- Hawks 90, T’wolves 89
- Charitable influences vary among affluent
- Game over, Bears
- Death Notice: WILLIAM SAUSE GERST
- How ‘Carol’ helped make Christmas
- McFadden is player of year
- Redskins pull together after Taylor service
- Elgin man guilty of murder in drug dispute
- NAME DROPPING
- Schools chief’s about-face
- Digit
- Death Notice: HERBERT E. BAILEY JR.
- ‘Small meal’ is feast of faith
- Coaches would love to pull plug on mikes
- 510-goal scorer Recchi to AHL
- Troubled kids find aim in golf
- Pruitt injury leaves Illini thin up front
- MEAT MARKET
- Deportation bus signals crackdown
- Harris in no mood to accept losing attitude
- Colleges go to mom, dad about drinking
- GAMEDAY
- Death Notice: GEORGE T. PANTAZELOS
- Death Notice: DANUTA OSTROWSKI
- Death Notice: NEVENKA KNEZEV
- Toyota says robotics will become key business
- Death Notice: MARIA S. KRIEGER-WARTH
- Q&A
- Thousands of Ecstasy pills, marijuana plants moved through Chinatown
- Students working to turn back creek’s ecological clock
- Genetic testing leads to ethical minefield
- West’s rocky record
- Kruesi’s back
- John Turturro’s ‘Romance’ characters sing along just like real people
- Thursday’s record-tying 0(degrees) at O’Hare the earliest in 3 decades
- AT THE BUZZER
- ‘Nutcracker,’ zoo lights and the Hanson brothers
- November retail sales lackluster
- CIA destroyed videotapes of interrogations
- DNA on duct tape detailed
- If Mom knows best, he’s gone
- The good, the bad and the Marlins
- Indian’s sonic bludgeon puts the ‘ow’ in power trio
- Conscientious effort pulls Redskins together
- 1 charged in fatal beating
- Death Notice: GEORGE W. HEART
- SHOW PATROL
- McFadden is player of year
- For shoppers, a season of need, not want
- Death Notice: DOROTHY M. FLOOD
- Film feast includes a batch from France
- Food-for-grades prize criticized
- Nuggets 122, Mavericks 109
- Verdict on players at Up Close and Personal: young is king
- Death Notice: MARGARET M. RUMMERY
- Romney: No church above duty of office
- ‘Mistress’ under the mistletoe; ‘Ebenezer’ in Oak Park
- Senate votes for tax hike shield
- TROPHY HUNTERS
- Kalver joining Rhythm Project
- Man is charged in 3rd bank heist
- Prosecutor sets deadline for war fugitive
- 4 DOWNS
- Winners lurking behind the lines in battle of stocks
- Genes, cancer are ties that bind
- LOSS BY KO
- Kidman and kids
- Memorial marks fire, parish’s revival
- Crawford sidesteps role in Bertuzzi’s attack
- Shower evokes ultimate in luxury
- Don’t tie RTA bill to capital/gaming bill
- Ads on cans give Pepsi contract edge
- 1 dead, 1 missing in garage collapses
- Volatile 80(degrees) north/south U.S. temp spread sets stage for two wintry systems
- Snowbound in Grant Park
- Indiannation
- School district hearing set on military recruiting
- A tragic tale, twice told well
- Irish resurgence fueled by Naperville trio
- Death Notice: RUTH H. BROWN
- Hinrich as sub? He’s open to it
- Death Notice: WILLIAM R. KRUEGER
- This Charger finally strikes
- Alleged gang figure guilty of ordering 1989 slaying
- Mock flu crisis enlightening
- McCammond sinks her teeth into Boston, between songs
- Newman’s threat to Kitna draws league’s attention
- Front-runners: In case of upset, direct hope north
- Kruesi back with city as chief of Washington office
- ‘The Seafarer’ shines in a world gone adrift
- Samuel T. Himoto: 1925 – 2007
- DAN POMPEI’S FIRST LOOK: Bears at Vikings
- KOT IN THE ACT: SHOWS YOU CAN’T MISS
- ‘Psych’ takes a page from P.G. Wodehouse
- Death Notice: WILLIAM F. MORAN
- Death Notice: SARAH DERRICK PEDERSEN
- Laurence Hobgood’s rich ivories should tickle fans at Green Mill homecoming
- Death Notice: FRANK HENNESSEY
- Keep the snow gear handy
- Death Notice: THELMA McLENNAN
- Philip Pullman and the ‘Republic of Heaven’
- Death Notice: DOROTHY W. EVANS
- Scorecard for the players at Up Close and Personal: young is king
- VOICE OF THE PEOPLE (Letters)
- Mudslides feared as storm approaches
- Conscientious effort pulls Redskins together
- 4-year sentence for sex offender
- Lincoln Square vision not shared
- Death Notice: DOLORES DeBLASIO
- 510-goal scorer Recchi to AHL
- Kidnappings get 14 rebels life sentences
- Staying safe while having fun on rides
- Meatheads need not apply
- Brotherly love first
- Fuel gauge problem stalls shuttle launch
- Trail Blazers 112, Heat 106
- KNOCKOUT
- Death Notice: DANIEL M. KONZ
- Airlines plan in-flight Internet service
- Death Notice: MANOLO COMPRADO SR.
- CORRECTIONS AND CLARIFICATIONS
- Bears find more ways to get Hester the ball
- Tribute band’s a real tribute
- Hex follows Rex
- WHO’S UP, WHO’S DOWN
- Teaser freezer
- BEARS HITS
- Death Notice: STEVE N. LEFTAKES
- N’Dour proves once again he deserves U.S. audience
- Redwalls still have plenty of rock capital
- McAvoy fights off leading-man label
- Kid concerts a real scream
- WORLD
- During holidays, be 100 percent gracious
- Few congregations seek U.S. grants
- Pit bulls who mauled child to be euthanized
- THIS WEEK
- Hex follows Rex
- Dad kills mom, self in front of children
- Eat for good
- Officials seize 32 video gaming machines
- Ex-gangbanger sues over TV interview
- Death Notice: MERLE E. HAMILTON
- Guy Ritchie’s ‘Revolver’ gets another spin but still misfires
- Death Notice: MARIAN B. WINKELMANN
- U.S. commander fears hasty move to cut troop levels in Iraq
- ‘Poppins’ gets ready to soar into Chicago
- GOP health-care suit called Scrooge-like
- ‘Compass’ points to thrills, not controversy
- Fantasy Island
- Terry Bannon’s NFL picks
- Death Notice: PAUL H. LANG
- Death Notice: EDGAR W. BOSS
- Death Notice: ROBERT R. FLIETH
- Death Notice: JANICE MURIEL HUNDLEY
- Loyola considers purchase of Gottlieb Health Resources
- Theater 101: They went, how did it go?
- Death Notice: WAYNE A. MINKEMA
- SACKED AGAIN
- Knicks remain financial MVP
- Asia advances on U.S. outlook
- 2 sides play the same game
- Death Notice: JANICE TRIMBLE
- Difficult sight to behold
- BACK OFF!
- Can you dance, dog?
- Feds probe real estate deals
- Death Notice: VIRGINIA O. CHRISTENSEN
- No 200-400 double for Felix, Richards
- ALMANAC
- FAST-PAISED
- WHIZZER
- Death Notice: ROBERT L. EHLERT
- All signs pointing to Michael Reese exit
- Market movers
- Deadlock reported in terror-plot trial
- 2 players banned 1 game each
- Death Notice: LAUREN S. GUIGNON
- A warm reception
- Difficult sight to behold
- Ever the competitor
- Death Notice: JACK CHELSEA KAREY
- ‘Golden Compass’ no cause for defensive campaigning
- VOICE OF THE PEOPLE (Letters)
- Death Notice: RICHARD C. STEINHAUSER
- BATTLE OF THE FIVES
- Housing slump puts Toll in red
- Death Notice: VICTORIA A. BUZA
- Taking another tumble
- More than a pretty face
- House increases U.S. m.p.g. standard
- Mitt Romney’s Mormon moment
- Tall task for Marquette
- Saved from fire, he grew into a fighter
- Pruitt injury leaves Illini thin up front
- Year in soundtracks ends on high note
- TRANSACTIONS
- Poll: Military families losing faith
- Lawmakers agree on defense policy bill
- Heeding the call of basketball
- Mining town grapples with latest gold rush
- 260,000 baby products being recalled
- Boy grabbed at mall
- Arizona’s Olson out for season
- Death Notice: BETTE J. SWEETMAN
- ‘Bilingual’ speaks eclectic, collective language of film in contemporary art
- Mistake wasn’t pretty
- Man accused of abusing boys
- Kudos to Love Hewittfor her courage
- Death Notice: ANTHONY J. SIGNORELLO
- Tribune trims deal’s debt level
- Death Notice: EDNA RUTH MONROE
- Lawmakers back limits on tactics of interrogations
- Cop tells of ‘sex friend’
- Downhill off agenda for now
- WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING
- Laughs, truths in ’12 Steps,’ ‘City Lit’
- CASUAL FRIDAY
- Local artists nab nominations
- New year’s ball dropping early for journalists
- Ex-CEO to return millions
- Death Notice: RICHARD T. STANCIU
- Death toll on rise in coal mine explosion
- Good Question: What’s up with ‘Crank That’?
- Death Notice: MARIA SCHERTZER
- With help from Greeks, tragedies and other tales
- Hope seen for Mormon candidacy
- Injuries rule this night
- Death Notice: JUDITH H. BURNS
- Safety taking a back seat, some allege
- ‘Lyrical Terrorist’ sentenced
- Mayo’s 29 boost Flames in Horizon opener
- Bears’ grades
- No, it’s not fame
- 1 charged, 1 sought in woman’s killing
- Death may be homicide
- KID SHOW SURVIVAL
- Looking ahead …
- Ramblers’ offense can’t get it done
- Death Notice: ANN VOS
- VOICE OF THE PEOPLE (Letters)
- West Rodgers Park death ruled homicide
- YouTube, YouDream
- MOVIES
- Wall pops up on rookie
- ‘Romance & Cigarettes’ is oddly harmonic
- Bears’ grades
- Ignore husband and attend his school reunion
- Death Notice: LOIS HAND
- ‘Ella’ about the music, and a real trouper’s star performance
- Death Notice: ANDREW D. SCHICK
- THE VIEW FROM THE SWAMP
- Cops block ex-premier’s march
- Sales have begun for lofts in Lemont
- Mastroianni worth another look
- Ramblers’ offense can’t get it done
- Little things can give a McMansion personality
- Rate freeze called too little, too much
- Make it work, boys!
- So what’s the deal?
- Grammys come up with head-scratchers
- Beverly Ridge keeps locals in focus
- Death Notice: DANIEL J. BROOKS SR.
- Death Notice: THOMAS D. RUTH
- Health reforms missing target
- Death Notice: LORETTA KOUBA
- A fallen hero?
- Kid concerts a real scream
- Generous hosts seeking all-ages solution
- WEATHER TERM
- Tons of oil spilled in tanker collision
- Peterson laments celebrity, says he’s shunned, betrayed
- 2 separate crashes shut down 5 miles of highway
- Man snatches boy at mall
- Peter Houghton
- Pit bulls involved in mauling to be euthanized
- ‘Strength and Honor’ runs short on consistency and credibility
- Death Notice: LORETTA M. OLESZKIEWICZ
- Readers’ online postings enliven site, merit caution
- Grammys’ ‘Graduation’ day
- Death Notice: WILLIAM D. McGEE
- Death Notice: MILDRED A. POLCZYNSKI
- Death Notice: ROBERT A. DEWITZ
- Death Notice: REV. RAYMOND O. HOLMGREN
- Donna Claire Videtich: 1943 – 2007
- Cecil Payne: 1922 – 2007
- CHRIS JONES RECOMMENDS
- Sullivan leads way in McAuley revival
- ‘Daily Show’ site has clips, lacks polish
- Death Notice: PETER STATHOPOULOS
- COMMUNITY BRIEFING
- So what’s the deal?
- A celebration of Johnson’s tenor sax
- Today
- GIVE ME FIVE
- Training eases way to American dream
- Death Notice: HUGO O. SCHROEDER
- Man pleads guilty in theft of statue
- Bush sends ‘reminder’ to N. Korea
- Car hits dining spot
- Death Notice: THOMAS F. HINGER
- ASK TOM WHY
- Documentary in touch with ‘Mr. Untouchable’
- ‘SNL’ to go prime time
- Jason Riley: 1986 – 2007
- A trio of traveling teams
- Drew’s take
- 21 charged in Ecstasy bust
- Hester’s reputation spreading rapidly
- ‘Recession on the brain’ in the bond market
- Scientists cure sickle cell in mice
- Venezuela strains to move on
- Death Notice: DOROTHY M. BIHUN
- Why do liberal guys love Mike Huckabee?
- Imperfection is just fine for The Thin Man
- Booth just not Gumbel’s bag
- THE WEEK IN LIVE MUSIC
- ‘Ghost town’ hardly got started
- Where they stand on … taxes
- Death Notice: RITA E. ROULEAU
- Motive sought in killing of 3rd musician
- NATION
- Death Notice: LAWRENCE MARCUCCI
- Death Notice: JOHN R. RICHTER
- Holiday together time at the theater–with a little help from an angel
- NFL Network vs. Big Cable
- Death Notice: EDWARD P. HUSKE
- Redskins knock out Bears
- Richardson wants no one home for the holidays
- Romney’s flip flops may hurt more than faith
- Shower evokes ultimate in luxury
- Broadway’s ‘The Seafarer’ shines in a world gone adrift
- A warm reception
- Ron Paul’s big tent
- Swamp Gas, December 7, 2007
- Patriots-fan Kerry gives Steelers locker-room fodder
- Dukakis ‘baffled’ by Obama strategy
- Robo-calls swamping Iowa, NH, yet no ‘fatigue’
- Senate Republicans closing in on Maris
- Focus grouping Romney and JFK ‘faith’ speeches
- White House correspondents on parade
- Mukasey faces calls for CIA tape probe
- So a presidential candidate walks into a bar…
- Edwards: ‘Silly season has begun’
- Athletes of the Week, 12-4-2007
- Pelosi seeks review after page sex
- Rockin’ Barack