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2007 > December > 14
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Chipmunks’ return is notably falsetto
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Death Notice: MARIE A. HARDY
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3 more questions for Will Smith
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Judge rules Fox video is out
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Death Notice: ANNETTE ACETO
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18 days
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Death Notice: HYMAN CHARLES SCHECHTMAN
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‘Kite’ kids safe as controversial film opens
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Death Notice: ANNA OKONEK
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WORLD
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Chicago State purchase draws U.S. attention
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Lehman overcomes mess
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Miracle probably needed for Vasher to face Vikings
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Fixing baseball
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Kasparov: Kremlin foils presidential bid
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Death Notice: STEPHEN J. HEFFERNAN
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DUI driver jailed for more drinking
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Freight slump forecast to last
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Death Notice: JAMES ADAM CHLOPECKI
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‘No Country’ piling up the accolades
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VOICE OF THE PEOPLE (Letters)
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Death Notice: DANIEL F. DRING
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Pepper spray sickens 9
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Death Notice: LILLIAN S. NOWAK
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Death Notice: ANN JACOBY
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Death Notice: PAMELA MARIE O’SULLIVAN
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Healthy Crede increases club’s options
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MOVIES
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A blinkered look at Iraqi fighters
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You probably won’t get a card from the Bushes
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Live-in beau’s road trip plan causes concern
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Paragon design house ready in Libertyville
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Death Notice: VERNON I. PETRO
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Coach facing disciplinary action
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Death Notice: CHARLOTTE A. SCHILLER
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The worst of the worst for ’07
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Rowling fairy tales book fetches $4M
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Death Notice: AMALLIA WUETHRICH
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Man indicted in attack that fatally hurt bargoer
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Dreaming of a green Christmas
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Clean up your digital footprint
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Fire damages North Side high-rise
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Talks confirmed on Wrigley sale
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Death Notice: LORRAINE LESIAK
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A-Rod’s new deal sets mark
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Langella transcends archetypes
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Small step works out in big way
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Death Notice: HELMI HELEN CARLSON
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Athlete’s dad files suit over penalty
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Steroid report shines light on biggest names
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Subtle racism? No racism?
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Ryan Harris’ mom wonders, what if?
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U.S. frustrating Bali talks
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Death Notice: ROBERT T. BILLS
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Some of us still are here to talk about past
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‘Take care’: Buh-bye or meaningless phrase?
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Snow accompanying new storm to impact Chicago Saturday and Saturday night
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HERE’S A VICIOUSLY FUNNY CYCLE
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Apocalypse wow
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Test may spare many women chemotherapy
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Stroger still pushing Cook sales-tax hike
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Death Notice: TERESA HEIBERGER
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Generation guilt all around
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Death Notice: MICHAEL A. ARMATO
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Death Notice: JANE M. GAMBINI
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COMMUNITY BRIEFING
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IN BRIEF
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Death Notice: EUGENIA ANGELOPOULOS
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Suburban mall still closed day after fire
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Merry anti-Christmas
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Can’t lay all Knicks’ woes on Thomas
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A face full of boards irks Hawks defenseman
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Death Notice: THERESA A. MUCHA
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Silver Star winners want Army to let stories shine
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A ‘Legend’ 10 years in the making
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Death Notice: MARYN J. PORREY
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Death Notice: MELVIN LEVIN
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Death Notice: BRUCE W. BARNES
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Death Notice: WILLIAM RITTER
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Death Notice: YVONNE A. BEAL
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Death Notice: WALTER M. SZYDELKO
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WEATHER WORD
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Schoeneweis, Parque named
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CHRIS JONES RECOMMENDS
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Death Notice: JOHN E. Byrne
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Death Notice: WESLEY R. WILTON
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Death Notice: ROBERT J. FABER
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Death Notice: JOHN S. LUKEHART
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AND FINALLY …
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Horford suspended 1 game
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BUZZER
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2 freed by amnesty blamed in attacks
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Panel OKs tubal ligation alternative
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Hospital, heliport plan gets panel’s clearance
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Death Notice: CLARE I. DiSANTO
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Death Notice: ROBERT G. WAGNER SR.
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Winter storm slams Northeast
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R. Kelly protest
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She’s not the normal girl next door
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Death Notice: BETTY MORA
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Touch of charm in steely land
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OMG! Free agency killed Kenny!
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Tropical Storm Olga kills 25
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Senate OKs energy bill
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Sarkozy, pope to meet at Vatican
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THE WEEK IN LIVE MUSIC
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Death Notice: CAROL L. VOLLENDORF
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Baptist groups to gather in Atlanta
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That’s rich: Invest $500,000 in U.S., get green card
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Death Notice: WILLIAM D. McGEE
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Death Notice: ZELLA MAE SHELTON
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League will hear union’s appeal of Jones’penalty
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ASK TOM WHY
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Wetland proves it’s for the birds
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John S. Lukehart: 1951 – 2007
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DuPage wants say on rail merger
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View from banks bleak; Main Street on solid ground
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Citigroup plans to rescue funds close to failing
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VOICE OF THE PEOPLE (Letters)
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Don’t trust nuke sneaks
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Congress makes itself heard
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WHIZZER
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‘Old Men’ find Chicago is gold country
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Europe, Asia fret about Fed’s plan
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Museum wins Black Sox documents
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Nothing set in stone with flooring choices
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Breaking down the Mitchell Report
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Alvin & Co. are timeless; ‘Holiday’s’ schmaltz OK
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Death Notice: VINCENT DEL RE
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Special unit to review police shootings
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Chatting with Bud amid tour of the links
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‘Roid Age
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Feds target finances of Sharpton, group
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Scandal to alter old ad game
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1 arrested in shooting
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Holiday hits and misses in ‘Witty’ sketch revue
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Names, shame galore
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Death Notice: DOROTHY L. WITTENBORN
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Main source keeps quiet
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Rachael Ray, Christmas trees, buxom blonds all on tap
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Gordon Zahn: 1918 – 2007
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Driver cited in crash that injured 8 people
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Death Notice: KIRSTEN GIRARD
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Death Notice: ROBERT N. RUBEL
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Death Notice: MARION COBB
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CHRIS JONES RECOMMENDS
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Illini, Notre Dame chasing Kentucky transfer
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Acquittal, mistrial end bomb plot case
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Death Notice: RICHARD ENZWEIG
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Death Notice: BLYTHE ANN O’SULLIVAN
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After 15 years, Thrill Jockey rides high
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Former Cubs, Sox players on the list
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MASS SHUTDOWN?
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Feds target finances of Sharpton, group
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Cook County unveils unit to review cop shootings
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Death Notice: J. WILLIAM HEROLD
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Flamenco takes a surreal leap in ‘Portraits’
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Flunking chemistry
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5 arrested in wildfire that ravaged Malibu
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Feldshuh comes to Skokie, if only to disappear
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Latecomers off on right foot
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In kitchen, boy finds talent, taste for life
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Musharraf to amend charter
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International rules suggest cure for baseball’s testing ills
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Death Notice: EMIL MARCHESCHI
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Death Notice: AUDREY T. BACHA
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Housing fight in New Orleans
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Here’s a Pointer on taking control
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U.S. targets pharmacy cases
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Death Notice: PATRICIA ANN TENNISON
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Death Notice: PATRICIA A. BROWERE
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GIVE ME FIVE
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2 DO
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Best? He could be
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Fantasy Island
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Inflation measure surges; retail up
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THIS WEEK
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Clinton official resigns over criticism of Obama
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Awfulness is genius in ‘Bing Faithful’
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British plot linked to Iraq
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Death Notice: KAREN A. MACK
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Student fires gun in class, then flees
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CTA union sets job action for Monday rush
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NIU, Kill change direction
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Man found in fire had been strangled
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Ryan trial prosecutor talks about jury fears
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‘Tidings of Tap’ salutes diversity of season
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IN BRIEF
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Fine for fake city stickers OKd
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$12.5 million OKd in case of man killed by officer
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Death Notice: HARRY A. LAMAN
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Tears, toll fall after blasts
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COMMUNITY BRIEFING
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Reverse layup: Bryant says he’s happy as a Laker
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Hollow medals, hollow victory
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Death Notice: FABIAN A. OLECHNA
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Death Notice: FRANK RAIMONDI
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Ice-free Arctic in summer seen in 7 years
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Initial fumblings precede a prize pic in ‘Juno’
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Brotherly love
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Motion City Soundtrack gets comfortable
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‘Moonlight’ actor puts new spin on character
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Sitcom turns lens on Israeli Arabs
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Party WITH L.C.
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Death Notice: GERALDINE BELLIZZI
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DOT COMMENT
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No trouble in paradise
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Report: Courts overwhelmed
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We just wanted to see a ballgame
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Rush North attracts interest
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THE DIGIT
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Attorneys target clinic’s zoning
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Death Notice: CASIMIR I. LENARD
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Albini works hard to ensure that Shellac is never his job
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Today
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Top controversy
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Contrived ‘Holiday’ falls short of perfect
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Peterson’s son appears before grand jury investigating case
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In local music scene, all ages is all the rage
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At hospital, kids are wrapped in students’ blankets, love
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HOMETOWN HITS
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Most fans greet report with shrug
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AND FINALLY …
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Death Notice: JOAN BLAAUW
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All that glitters is not silver
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From sales to songs
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Death Notice: EDWARD J. MARINANGEL
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‘Charlie Wilson’s War’ swerves in a crowded field
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Death Notice: JOSEPHINE SPIZZIRRI
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Recent African-American films focus on family values
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Death Notice: NANCY W. HERCHER
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Feds indict friend of governor
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Terry Bannon’s NFL picks
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Death Notice: EDNA SOUTHWORTH
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Commandos adapt to change
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Retail sales report helps lift U.S. dollar
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‘Nutcracker’ strikingly precise, glamorous
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Cholesterol drugs likely to still need prescription
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Anger management
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Russia, Iran OK nuke deal
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Dems keep Iowa debate civil
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8 kids hurt in bus crash
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Richard Nolte: 1920 – 2007
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What is Gmail’s story with assigning users homework?
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Banks, Butkus and those fighting Cubs
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Death Notice: ANNE L. HAYES
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Duran Duran ’80s playboys who are still wearing it well
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Daft Punk jams
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Death Notice: KATHERINE L. CERULLO
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Dunbar hoops coach ousted–again
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Pepper spray released at school injures 9 pupils
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What Catholics must consider in candidates
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New Jersey votes to abolish death penalty
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Material Hall of Famer
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Illinois probing top home lender
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THIS WEEK
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Merry Christmas, Governor
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Death Notice: JOSEPH M. KORSO
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EU leaders sign treaty
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Fun, form and color in ‘Bright’ group show
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Senate committee finds Rove, Bolten in contempt of Congress
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NASA e-mails show Nowak case scramble
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Wizards 104, Heat 91
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Hastert backs Oberweis in his bid for House seat
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BATTLE OF THE FIVES
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Evanston panel signs off on tower
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Michael E. Shaheen Jr.: 1940 – 2007
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Death Notice: JOSEPH J. CHESSARE
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Argentine officials scoff at U.S. claim
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Solitary man
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KOT IN THE ACT: SHOWS YOU CAN’T MISS
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Air Spice One
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Big blast from the past
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Death Notice: WILLIAM STANCIK SR.
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Wheat costs raise bread prices again
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Police say killer may have slain 2 more women
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Death Notice: COLLEEN M. SULK
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Clues about ABC’s ‘Lost’ revealed
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Death Notice: MARY TONINO
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FALLOUT & REACTION
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ALL AGES
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Death Notice: HAZEL SAWYER LEUTWILER
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Golden moment
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FAST-PAISED
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’80s playboys Duran Duran wear it well
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ONE TO REMEMBER
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NAME DROPPING
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Home stagers, interior designers thrive in a weak market
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Fearless writing, expert acting let ‘Dexter’ get away with murder
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Candidates keep paddling as popularity waves crest
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Stroger still favors tax hike
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Peterson son goes before grand jury
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Class definitions always will be a moving target for journalists
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‘Freedom’ calls: 1960 Max Roach classic revisited
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Rent gives woman new lease on life
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ALMANAC
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CORRECTIONS AND CLARIFICATIONS
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Death Notice: RUTH WEISS
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Feds indict friend of governor
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On paper, report is huge news
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SHOW PATROL
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Richards signs 12-year deal
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Death Notice: KENNETH J. TOMAINO
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Indicted insider has story, home to sell
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Ricki on rumor control
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$700,000 cleanup grant for Aurora
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Death Notice: MILDRED E. ANDERSON
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Skiles realizes what’s missing
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‘Walker’ tumbles on D.C. society
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HALL OF FAME
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STAGE TICKER
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Plot twists too conveniently in ‘Kite Runner’
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Caregivers find their own support in church programs
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Baird & Warner buys brokerages
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U.S. agents fire tear gas into Mexico
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3 questions for Steve Albini
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Heart of ‘Grace’ is its young stars
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Death Notice: THOMAS J. GILMARTIN
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Danger behind the screens
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Man denies guilt in 251 counts of child sex abuse
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No-name new names will fill in on ‘D’ line
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2 injured as Metra train plows into car on tracks
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Couple denies abuse charges
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Death Notice: KATHLEEN M. VOSS
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Market movers
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Billboard prompts calls, hostility
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Employee seen as insider in restaurant shooting
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Death Notice: MARY R. CROSSMAN
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Easy call on Prior’s exit
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Dick Prall has traded in his mundane existence for musical expression
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Cowher likely in big demand
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Ad issues add to strike woes for broadcasters
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Lakers 102, Spurs 97
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Man accused of running escort service convicted
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Plans for rail traffic taking a slowdown
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Putin puts Illinois pols to shame
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Death Notice: EMERITA A. ALTAMERO
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POP MOVIES
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Death Notice: MARTA E. ZOERINK
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Peace patrol
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Branching out
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VOICE OF THE PEOPLE (Letters)
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Synchro sk8ter boy
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Daley questions Wrigley’s public sale
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Death Notice: EDWARD S. KULTERMAN
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Warren closes ranks, rises up
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Hung jury in terror trial
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Using the Internet to buy art without getting burned
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Reality bytes
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Designing mentors honored
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Striking writers file unfair labor charge
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Death Notice: GEORGE A. BATACAN, M.D.
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Northeast blasted by 11-13″ snows; weekend storm looms
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Mom-to-be upset about shower
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Death Notice: ANDREA HESLIN
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Deal with agency to protect pensions
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World Bank: Palestinian finances crippled
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Death Notice: DANIEL M. ARISS
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Death Notice: MARIE A. BITEL
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Prall: From dull day job to daring, original songs
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‘Good Boys’ at Steppenwolf a departure for man who pens ‘Spider-Man’
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N.J. passes bill to ban executions
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Duke’s spirit brings holiness into holidays
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‘Snow Queen’ a step closer to becoming a real jewel
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Anger, vitriol, hope
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Museum is winner of Black Sox files
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Groups sue U.S. to get farmer info to workers
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U.S. pilots can fly until 65
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Death Notice: LUCILLE NARCAROTI
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Death Notice: PATRICK DWYER
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Death Notice: DIANA LYNN
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Argentine leader shoots back at U.S. allegations
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He’s no Romo (or is he?)
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Death Notice: LUCILLE HAWKINSON BERG
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Firefighter injured in Wrigleyville blaze
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Cook officials say court system near ‘meltdown’
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In praise of the Wisconsin actor
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Death Notice: JEFF OLAND SMALL
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Death Notice: VERA C. CHAPON
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Where there’s a Will … there’s a payday
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Death Notice: PRISCILLA E. GALLAGHER
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William C. Bartels: 1915 – 2007
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Richards signs 12-year deal
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TRANSACTIONS
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$4.5 million award in jailhouse death
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Boom goes on with some construction
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Clinton crew digging deeper in New Hampshire
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U.S. targets pharmacy cases
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What does the Mitchell Report mean for Major League Baseball?
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Home stagers, interior designers thrive in a weak market
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Nothing set in stone with flooring choices
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The players named
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From the Archive: Feds indict friend of governor
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Branching out
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Nothing set in stone with flooring choices
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WADA: Model for drug testing?
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Clemens allegedly used booster fuel
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Will playeers lose endorsements?
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Hillary Clinton set to whir across Iowa
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Winfrey put Obama’s name in a favorable spotlight
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The Mitchell Report: fair or foul?
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Swamp Gas, December 14, 2007
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Faster rising inflation puts Fed in bind
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Gutierrez joins ‘Impeach’ Cheney crowd
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Vilsack’s neighbor: first Clinton, now Obama
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Mike Huckabee reels in Ed Rollins
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Iran: We’re clean; no more sanctions, please
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Baseball fan-in-chief Bush: ‘Steroids sullied game’
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Clinton: I’ve been vetted and ‘no surprises’
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Huckabee says his faith is drawing greater scrutiny
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Obama, Huckabee lead in new poll in Iowa
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Iraqi butchery now sign of hope, not chaos
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Iraqi butchery now sign of hope, not chaos
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Athletes of the Week, 12-11-2007
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Live from Washington, the Supreme Court!
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It’s cold, so Obama wears a tie
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Huddle Up 2007-091407
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No escape from poverty
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Just how quickly it can happen
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Stuck in a broken body
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Living a delusion
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A small measure of dignity
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A mother before her time
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Geneva 73, No. 7 Batavia 70
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T.F. North 56, T.F. South 36
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Stevenson 66, Warren 60
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Schaumburg 48, Palatine 42
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Lake Forest 74, Mundelein 64
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Rich Central 89, Rich East 73
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Romeoville 67, Plainfield South 48
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Aurora Central Catholic 53, St. Francis 30
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Hinsdale Central 61, Hinsdale South 52
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New Trier 47, Waukegan 46
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No. 2 Homewood-Flossmoor 68, Lincoln-Way Central 46
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No. 17 Lockport 57, Sandburg 56
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No. 13 St. Joseph 56, Carmel 40