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2008 > August > 24
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In Biden, Obama adds heft
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The projects project
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7 days
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Piniella can’t explain Marquis’ downfall
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Manners for pleasure, profit
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These seniors are flying high
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Making a statement in Evanston
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Death Notice: ANDREW PISCITELLO
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Painful bladder syndrome difficult to diagnose and treat
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Bail denied for man in landlord burning
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Lowest international fares for Aug. 22
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QUOTE
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Oak Park brew festival aims for ‘zero waste’
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Death Notice: REVEREND ANDREW KMETKO
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Death Notice: FRANCES R. BIGHAM
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Death Notice: JOHN A. SOMERS, DVM
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A week in Provence
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Dust to settle on multiple Nokia deals
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Death Notice: DAVID A. JONES, JR
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‘D’ looking defective
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10 FOR THE ROAD
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Wild term: Women find ‘cougar’ either empowering or offensive
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Exchange rates
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Jonas Brothers:
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Ballpark site hits more home runs
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10 things you might not know about meat
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Death Notice: JUANITA RAMEY RAMSAY
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Zuma, Zuma, Zuma!
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Death Notice: STEVEN R. MUCCI
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Death Notice: REV. MICHAEL A. O’KEEFE
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Body found in lake
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D’backs 7, Marlins 1
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Authorities reopen probe of fatal crash involving Chicago cop
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DEATHS LAST WEEK
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Raise an umbrella to these medalists
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Crede has Guillen’s healthy backing
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THE RESOURCEFUL TRAVELER
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Juggling part of job for Notre Dame’s new AD
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Mr. Nightlinger going all out
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Death Notice: PHYLLIS A. RASINS
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George Deem 1932 ~ 2008
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ELSEWHERE
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Garlands to add units in Barrington
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Couple charged in 2-day standoff
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French prime minister backs vote on troops in Afghanistan
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It may have a nuclear plant, but ….
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Death Notice: HERTHA C. KURTH
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Death Notice: KENNETH HAGEMAN
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Death Notice: DOROTHY A. WALTHER
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Death Notice: ALICE CONNORS O’NEILL
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Death Notice: ROSE MARIE VALOIS
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Wildcats’ primary goal? Consistency
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TV parties the 2nd-best place to be
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Death Notice: JOHN F. PASKA
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Death Notice: DOROTHY M. SPENK
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Death Notice: COURTNEY LINDA COUGHLIN
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A’s 5, Mariners 1
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Death Notice: MARJORIE ANDERSON
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Pop quiz
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Death Notice: JULIA H. STURGEON
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Death Notice: VALERIE LEE FARRELL
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McCain goes for the mud
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Death Notice: EVELYN L. NICOLAI
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Silver ending to emotional volleyball ride
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Trusts address special-needs care
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NASA destroys off-course rocket
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Lost cartoon DVD puts patron in library exile
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Russian incursion sounds regional alarm
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Death Notice: CHARLES J. MALKUSAK
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Death Notice: Br. Kevin Stanislaus Mackey, FSC
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WHO/WHAT/WEAR
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Death Notice: EMILIA KESTLER
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IN BRIEF
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Seeing just world in woes of others
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Cruises drive baseball way out of the park
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Kenya claims its 1st marathon
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Justin Rockefeller
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Billionaire funds ad on Obama-Ayers relationship
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Put on a happy face for preschool
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26 dead in latest military-rebel clashes
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Pen paints much less rosy picture
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Weis pulls paperwork off plate of top deputy
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Death Notice: ALFRED FINLAY
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Not feeling well? You may be allergic to your workplace
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IRAQ DIGEST
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Get a handle on it
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Reputed cartel figure arrested in Mexico raid
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Death Notice: DR. RALPH EDWARD OTTO
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Death Notice: LEE SHELLEY
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NATIONAL NEWS RECAP: TOP STORIES OF THE WEEK
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Week ahead
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U.S. bumps Japan for bronze
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BEIJING OLYMPICS 2008: SUNDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS
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Death Notice: MARIE ANN SZAMBARIS
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Death Notice: RICHARD MARTIN COREY
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CIA again denies Iraq deception
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Office refrigerator cops offer a cool reception
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TRANSACTIONS
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Berry-picking ends summer on a sweet note
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Olympics 2008–and 2016
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AROUND THE HORN
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Dalai Lama wraps up visit
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New funds OKd for old Little Village TIF
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BEIJING OLYMPICS 2008
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Robert C. Humphrey 1919 – 2008
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Arthur Duncan: 1934 – 2008
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ON THIS DATE
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Death Notice: SHIRLEY MAE WOLF
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Death Notice: ERIK B. RASMUSSEN
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Indians 8, Rangers 7
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T time in Colorado
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Death Notice: HARRY ERNST KINZIE JR.
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Great sailing on a Great Lake
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Relay redemption
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Giants 4, Padres 3
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WORLD NEWS RECAP: TOP STORIES OF THE WEEK
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Rogue unit blamed for raid on government complex
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Denver hosts the Democrats–and a ton of fun
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Death Notice: PATTI SULFRIGE
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QUOTE
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Angels 7, Twins 5
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Scarlett fever
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Death Notice: JOAN M. ZIFFRA
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Repeat feat McGlone’s goal
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Death Notice: EVELYN CECELIA GLYNN
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The naming game
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5 things we learned from…
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It’s a wrap
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Death Notice: PAUL B. KAUFMAN
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Death Notice: STEVE E. TASARZ
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Activists’ boats break Israeli blockade
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From Islamabad to Mexico City
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Typo fixers guilty of vandalism
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Death Notice: PETER VASILENKO
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Your teeth are art; gums display them
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Press Box
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Bush’s time at ranch adding up
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Death Notice: MARY A. SOBOTKA
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ELSEWHERE
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QUOTE
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Death Notice: ROOSEVELT KIRKLAND
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Death Notice: CARYL A. WEEKLY
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Threat to his saves record no biggie for Thiggy
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Don’t take ‘no’ for an answer
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Movement aplenty, but little change
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Death Notice: JOHN D. DIANIS
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Death Notice: JOHN J. KEANE
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Jays 11, Red Sox 0
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Abandoned nuclear reactors generate new surge of tourism
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Death Notice: FRANCES I. KLUN
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Tigers 4, Royals 0
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Second marriage won’t replace first
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Police seek suspect in drive-by shooting
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Dawn raid
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Gun ‘rights’ vs. freedom
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Death Notice: ALAN STONE
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Death Notice: ANTHONY DZWIERZYNSKI
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What Chicago can learn for 2016
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Ronnie Drew: 1934 – 2008
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Scary times
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WHAT’S UP
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Genesis of a luxury car from Hyundai
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Death Notice: JAMES M. McKENNA
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Death Notice: JOHN T. MURPHY
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2 authors win UK literary prize
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Nation mourns its honored leader
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Death Notice: BERNICE ILA JACKLE
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Rebels request halt to attacks
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Death Notice: FRANCE MARIE GROTH
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Soundtrack to the Games
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Avoid traffic tango at Latin Music Festival
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Appraisers still under the gun to ‘hit the numbers’
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Death Notice: EDNA E. NEHLS
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Death Notice: CLEMENTINE SHOSTEK
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‘Sustainable’ chair designs honored at Vegas market
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5 things we learned from…
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Death Notice: SUSAN J. FLYNN
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DEATHS LAST WEEK
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Who’ll be Cubs closer?
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Declines in equity strain many ARMs
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3 rescue girl trapped underwater in vehicle
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Jubilant reunions, nervous goodbyes
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PEOPLE: LOCAL PROMOTIONS AND CAREER MOVES
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3 THINGS TO DO
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Death Notice: LAURA MARISCAL
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Northbrook school is stunned by girl’s death
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QUICK TRIPS
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Death Notice: LORETTA N. KUKLIN
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Oops! A furlough oversight
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ELSEWHERE
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Rockies 7, Reds 6
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10 things you might not know about meat
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Death Notice: ROBERT DION REGAN
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Death Notice: KAREN A. BREZGIS-PAOLI
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Classic drink lives on through the Internet
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Guard lapses cited in Gitmo suicides
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Suite offers new solutions for old problems
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Big spenders in big trouble
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Young patients learn about treatments through play
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ASK TOM WHY
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Savings concerns include siblings
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Child forgotten, so day-care shut
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Danes are a lot like Cub fans: Low expectations
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More at-bats? He’s not biting
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Death Notice: SALO ERLBACH
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Death Notice: JACK STORY
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Death Notice: J. DOUGLASS KIRK
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Retail stocks not yet the perfect fit
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QUOTABLES
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Time to give Vaughan Williams another listen
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What Biden brings
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Niles mayor to end his 47-year tenure
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Summer aglow with golden blooms
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Why Sonny Rollins loves Chicago
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Death Notice: RONALD BURTON STUART
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New laws sprout as homes sit
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You can find deals on travel, but it’s going to take some work
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Merriman’s diagnosis gets worse
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Sculpting a legacy Gallery to be dedicated to Ivan Mestrovic, creator of 2 Chicago works of art
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Death Notice: NORA M. DOYLE
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Death Notice: MICHAEL P. BIANCO (HORVATH)
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Death Notice: HELEN NITZSCHE
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Astros 8, Mets 3
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Parents: Ground your copters
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SATURDAY’S MEDALISTS
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Phillies 9, Dodgers 2
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Death Notice: JERRY FRANK SEBAK
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5 THINGS TO LEARN ABOUT … Ticketmaster
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A realty show for Denise Richards
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They can pick up the torch
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Take aim at your air as you vacuum the dirt underfoot
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5 THINGS OBAMA NEEDS TO SUCCEED
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Militants claim capture of city
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Early reviews
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Hawaii in title game after 6-run rally
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Death Notice: RUTH EDELSTEIN
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DISCOVERIES
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Death Notice: JOHN MURPHY CAREY JR.
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Lost Looney Tunes DVD leaves patron in library exile
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New wilderness area 9 years in the making
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Encore performance at Old State Capitol
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Death Notice: EILEEN A. DREHOBL
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5 things to know about parting with old computers
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THE HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS ISSUE
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Death Notice: ALICE B. SCHAEFER
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Death Notice: ARTHUR RANDAL MILLER
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Good government, bad politics
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An Olympian appetite
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Body found offshore
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Death Notice: JOHN MIRZA
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Death Notice: THOMAS JAMES McKENNA
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Citizens caught up in immigration raids
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Death Notice: JAMES J. BONELL
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Death Notice: PEGGY M. BOGAN
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Death Notice: ROSELYN TOMARAS
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THREE DOWN
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This term has saying power
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CORRECTIONS AND CLARIFICATIONS
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Nuclear group stalls trade ruling
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Minimalism is more than just a look in this home, it’s a way of life
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Replacing pipes is commonly a shared expense
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Mom can look hot without spending a lot of cold cash
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Death Notice: ROSE SIMMONS
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McCain calls Biden, then launches ads against him
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Death Notice: IONE M. BEUGGER
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Press Box
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Braves 8, Cardinals 4
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Death Notice: MARY A. HOLLIDAY
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Death Notice: GEORGE D. STRICKLAND
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Death Notice: VICTORIA NASTOS
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Death Notice: R.S.M. SISTER REGINA GNIOT
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Before they were legends
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Voice mail: DOA
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‘He’s at the 10, the 5 . . .’
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Cleveland rebound good/bad news
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Vodka floats an idea: Root beer flavor
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Death Notice: JOHN PELLEGRINI
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Dempster leads Cubs’ mission
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Ones to watch
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Idle leases or just addled minds?
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Fashion rocks
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IN-BOX
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Death Notice: RICHARD J. PICARD
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From lily pads to 2 bedrooms
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Comparing Denver conventions
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In tight race, Sox need to watch their waste
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Death Notice: VIRGINIA P. HASELTINE
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Kenya claims its 1st marathon
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Death Notice: VIRGINIA KUZNIAR
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Death Notice: VICTORIA LANGOWSKI
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Can you pass pet muster?
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Death Notice: ELIZABETH DRAGOVICH
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Death Notice: KYLE PATRICK PRENDERGAST
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Brewers 6, Pirates 3
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Steven R. Mucci: 1958 – 2008
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Building on success
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POKER
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Iraqi government seeks to disband Sunni fighters
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Local sources offer answers to gardening questions
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NEWS IN BRIEF
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Up close, war gets personal
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Death Notice: JACK M. KUNDIT
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Strike draws criticism over civilian deaths
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This sporting life
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It takes a garden to raise a village
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Death Notice: GUS ATHANAS
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Right place, right time for Williams
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Assess health of insurers before buying annuity
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England vs. Wales scores love
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Death Notice: IRENE GOLDMAN
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Boy, 16, fatally shot by cop
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Venerable Chicago Jazz Fest at crossroads
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Death Notice: MARGITH ELSA SWANSON
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Garbage industry can help investors clean up
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Residential sales transactions
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Fulton’s gets in double trouble
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From insect casualty to handmade luxury
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Death Notice: GARY AZOFF
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WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING
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Santeria priest refuses to sacrifice religious freedom
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Going with flow often can lead in wrong directions
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Hoax leaves bitter taste for wine magazine
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Lake of the Ozarks more than just the water
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Trading places
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Driver faces charges in fatal hit-and-run
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Death Notice: MYRNA LEIBOVITZ
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35 – JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY
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Buy now, move later, gain cash
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$2 million bail for wife in plot to kill husband
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Death Notice: EFFIE L. KORBAR-JOSLIN
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6 condos, retail set for Austin
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Voice of the People
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Good health, more wealth
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Death Notice: FLOAREA MOTOROZESKU
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Death Notice: LYNNE J. TURNER-KOUDELIK
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Rays don’t back down; Sox bullpen blows up
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Restricted flow slows dividends
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March for a new constitution
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Death Notice: MABEL A. ROSENWINKEL
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1968: Whole world watched
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Snip ‘n’ save favorite annuals
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O’Sullivan had hidden talents
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Novel on Muhammad’s bride shelved
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BEIJING OLYMPICS 2008
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Death Notice: SHARON KRISTINA FIELD
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Death Notice: MARY VIRGINIA KEHOE
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Floating their boats
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Death Notice: DOLORES E. ROSSETTI
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Break the chains of audio-cable tyranny
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100 YEARS IN 100 GAMES
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Australian grabs gold on final dive
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Obama picks Biden
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ELSEWHERE
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Death Notice: ANGELINE ZVER
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Death Notice: KATHERINE A. TABISZ
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General says Iraq dragging feet on former insurgents
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Tropical storm finally poised to leave state
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Death Notice: ARTHUR MARKS
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Piniella’s Sunday sermon
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Fay storms on after 4th landfall
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Last-minute Alaska
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Be safe at school
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Whispers
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Death Notice: HELEN LINIEWICZ
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Death Notice: PATRICIA A. ANNINO
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Indelible moments
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Vote sought on troops in Afghanistan
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Things not to ask … if you’re in Denver
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Yost saddles up Sabathia
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Death Notice: DR. MARSHALL ALLEN FALK
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Shell game
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Death Notice: GRACE R. DALSANTO
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Death Notice: ANN PORTER HILL
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SUNDAY, AUGUST 24
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$850,000
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Death Notice: HATSUYE HELEN TAKEUCHI
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Here, now, forget the polls
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Death Notice: PATRICIA M. LANCTOT
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Death Notice: RACHEL KAYE
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Death Notice: IRENE S. LANCSAK
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Foam rollers can help straighten out muscle kinks
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Ousted prime minister under house arrest
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Death Notice: ROSEMARY FITZGIBBON
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In a game of chance, O’Sullivan cashes in
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For some, first day of college comes midyear
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9 to 5 no longer only way to work
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We’re comfy here, but South is swamped by Fay
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ON THIS DATE
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Dye a low-wattage Sox power staple
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Is there ever a good time to lie?
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Yankees 5, Orioles 3
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Death Notice: DON H. STEINBERG
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Yes, girl athletes are different
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Killer hurricanes in the Western Hemisphere, 1492-2008
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Cops put up a protest over permit
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Wide-eyed idealists meet jaded politicos in Denver
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Rev. Connie M. Kleingartner: 1948 – 2008
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Death Notice: ROBERT W. FRITSCH SR.
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A new-school look
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Death Notice: LaDONNA J. HAIRE
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Biker dies of injuries
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Death Notice: MARIA KALYNIUK
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Death Notice: MICHELE BERNARDI
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Death Notice: MARY ALICE FRITZE
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Death Notice: STANLEY J. HAJDUK
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Death Notice: KATHLEEN HULCHIY
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Death Notice: FLORENCE R. FRYMIRE
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Death Notice: RUTH E. JOHNSON
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Death Notice: JAMES MOSHIER
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Death Notice: ARTHUR C. BERG
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Prepaid cell plans can cut costs
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An August visit in Savannah with ‘December’ novelist
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1 of 2 things likely behind hydrangea woes
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Death Notice: HELEN M. MILLIGAN
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Death Notice: JENNIFER LYNN SNYDER
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No hits, no runs, 1 error on idler arm
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A novel way to look at McCain and Obama
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Try peaches in cakes, drinks and on salads
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IN THE LOOP: Sunday 9:06 a.m.
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Small plane crashes shortly after takeoff, killing 10
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Change of Subject
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Emotional victory for U.S.
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Death Notice: ANDREW LOCK
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‘I think it is a sin to kill …’
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Death Notice: EDWARD P. STRAMA
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WORLD WATCH
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In politics, no gold, just tarnish
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Death Notice: MICHAEL R. KEATING
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WEB SPIN
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U.S. bumps Japan for bronze
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H&G to do list
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U.S. drug czar presses for help
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Merriman’s diagnosis gets worse
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Buon Giro Stuff happens as cycle rallying Italian style–vintage small bikes and all–prove no match for Big Sur
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New golf technique comes to the fore
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Court curtails strip searches
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10 things you might not know about meat
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Genesis of a luxury car from Hyundai
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Novelist Elizabeth Hartley Winthrop, a former New Yorker, talks about home in Savannah, Ga.
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Ghosts of 1968 Democratic convention
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Harden, homers lead Cubs past Nationals
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Bizarre call helps White Sox avoid sweep