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2008 > August > 20
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Joliet stars in NASCAR calendar
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Global operations president named
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Housing competition like a ‘Project Driveway’
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Astros 5, Brewers 2
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Thieves make off with wiring in separate incidents
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Death Notice: FRED MOSER
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YOUR SALES TAX CALENDAR
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Cooler August remains uncommonly comfortable
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Death Notice: HELEN G. ALDONIS
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IRA-era explosive used in attack
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Gold a ‘perfect ending’ for Johnson
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Cracks emerge in Pakistan ruling coalition over judges
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Death Notice: JOHN HUSTED
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100 YEARS IN 100 GAMES
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Piniella hasn’t used ‘option’
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Family first a political tradition, Jones insists
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Miller Lite slogan gets new respect
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Word association
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Washington forges on
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Near-Bulls coaches far from sad
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Death Notice: VICTORIA B. CRAWFORD
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Cocktail party
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Death Notice: CHERI A. VONCKX
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D’backs 7, Padres 6
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Indians 9, Royals 4
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FRESH EPISODES
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Obama’s record on abortion hit
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Fallen GI’s life ‘was just barely beginning’
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Shooting death may have been retaliation
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3-sport Olympian conquers demons
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Death Notice: MARY JO SCANLAN
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U.S. rolls into gold test vs. powerful Brazil
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Turning ice cream love into adventures in gelato
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Celebrity twin
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Teen is charged in 11 car break-ins
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Maureen Ryan’s Best Bet
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Freeloader considers neighbor a port in any storm
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Ex-usher pitches in for Flyers
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Death Notice: BENJAMIN H. POLLANS
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Falcons’ Horn receives a pink slip
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Fighting to keep comatose man in U.S.
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Semifinal game goes extra innings
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Mundelein man accused in stabbing
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Rays 4, Angels 2
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Death Notice: MARY B. FARRELL
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HOMETOWN HITS
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IN BRIEF
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Mets 7, Braves 3
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Driver shifts into high gear after car towed
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Who calls the shots in your backyard? Not you.
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Death Notice: DOROTHY HUGHES
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Death Notice: NANCY V. WROBEL
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Promising outing, but no promises
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World champs enjoy day at the beach
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Death Notice: ELAYNE PADDOR
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Priest ripped for maligning minis
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Former usher stars on minor-league mound
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Man gets 25 years for beating clerk
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Death Notice: DANIEL R. COUGHLAN
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Langowski grapples with hectic lifestyle
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Yoga’s top dog oversees a hot commodity
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LIFESTYLES OF RICH MAY BE CHANGING
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Huntley-area teachers nix deal, not striking yet
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Convention snubs governor
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Girl wife, 14, ordered into state care
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Death Notice: MARIE C. CUTLER
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NATION
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Same man sought in 2 armed holdups
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Death Notice: JEANNE O. BLOWERS
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Death Notice: ROBERT F. YETSKY
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Death Notice: RICHARD A. FARRIS
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Death Notice: MARIAN A. PEZZULLO
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Death Notice: ADOLPH C. KOMEL
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CORRECTIONS AND CLARIFICATIONS
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Armed robbery, burglary reported
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Keep it simple, keep it stylish
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Death Notice: JESSE VITAL
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Goodyear Tire to close 92 retail stores
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FEST FLASH
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ELSEWHERE IN THE MIDWEST
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Death Notice: JULIA E. FRAZEE
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2 teens are hurt when gang-related groups fight
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Chicago Dancing Festival opens to a packed house
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COMMUNITY BRIEFING
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NEW YORK
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‘The Rocker’ ***
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OFF THE SHELF
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Eggplant
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Pirates 4, Cardinals 1
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Slow down at meal time to lose weight
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Use of Caesarean section in Brazil growing
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Hospice aims for a homey feel
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Memories from the medal stand
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Death Notice: MARIDEL GALLAGHER
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Death Notice: IRENE ANNE CONFORTI
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Death Notice: PEDRO TENNER
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Driver admits to DUI that killed teen
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Death Notice: WILLIAM STAGNER
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Death Notice: CLAUDIA C. NANNEY
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Burrata
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Death Notice: ALMA FANCO
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Harden steps up, brings heat
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Denied refund, customer breaks door
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New garage opens door to trouble for Riverside family
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Replica of Wrigley for kids in the works
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Marlins 6, Giants 0
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Death Notice: IRENE A. SCHUSTER
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FIVE ON FIVE
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Death Notice: VIVIAN FRITZSCHE
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When buddies go missing in action
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Death Notice: SUSAN D. JACQUES
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BEST BETS
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Death Notice: DONALD RICHARD DAVIS
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Movies are from ‘Mars’
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Death Notice: JENNIFER ANN LAZAR
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Promising, but no promises
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Merlot lovers strike back
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Press Box
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RICHEST OLYMPIANS
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Pace service back on track after ‘sickout’
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Death Notice: ALBERT MORRELL
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Police say 2 boys burglarized cars
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Bounty hunters
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LETTERS
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Forgive, never forget in-law’s solicitation of minor while online
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ASK TOM WHY
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L.A.’s taggers may pay price for ‘art’
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House fire causes $150,000 worth of damage
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Death Notice: HENRY E. POINDEXTER JR.
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Bungalow stories: Tracking the generations
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Death Notice: ELIZABETH M. BUSH
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‘Delirium’ with a little popcorn?
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Sing it, sisters
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Death Notice: HARVEY LOUIS
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Death Notice: APOSTOL J. MICHAEL
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Twins 13, Athletics 2
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Personals
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AROUND THE HORN
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Hunt gearing up for new daytime gig
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Celebrating heirloom tomatoes
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Replacing Emil Jones
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Finally, a challenge
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Death Notice: WILLIAM J. FRANCOUR
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Helping boys minus any harm to girls
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MARK STRICKER: 1936 – 2008
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Death Notice: ANTHONY T. PAGLIUCO
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Blue Jays 2, Yankees 1
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THREE UP
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‘A man of courage’
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Death Notice: ROSELLE MARZULLO
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Federal inspector’s error delays 40 flights at O’Hare
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ELSEWHERE
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Family, friends honor officer
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Phillies 5, Nationals 4
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What a mess
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Cutlets deliver dinner in a snap
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Elgin school reels after aides in language program are cut
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Plastic bagged
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King of the hip-hop hill
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Corn kernels popping up everywhere
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Bringing the heat
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Death Notice: ROSALYN M. STONE
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Death Notice: MARY R. FICHTER
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2 DO
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Death Notice: ROSE W. BERGQUIST
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U.S. airlines cite gender gap in plea for drug-test delay
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New president replaces top cop
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King siblings in lawsuit
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Mid-lip crisis
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Shake it off
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Clinton: We can fix energy
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WORLD
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Death Notice: DENNIS DANIEL BAKER
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Death Notice: DOROTHY L. WERLING
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Death Notice: ALEX JOSEPH POLASKI
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J. DOUGLASS KIRK: 1919 – 2008
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Death Notice: MARCIANO PEREZ
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Marine on a mercy mission for Vietnam
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SUV driver sought in hate crime case
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Eat, drink and be real Italian
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Death Notice: LEO CECCHI
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Death Notice: PAUL ATHANASAS
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Elite forces raid building, kill 1
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Man sues over tapeworm
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Death Notice: LINDA L. CECCONI
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Studying history in the making
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Fire chief exits amid tense talks with union
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Death Notice: GERTRUDE A. GARMAN
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BITS AND PIECES
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COMMUNITY BRIEFING
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New shop is a study in cupcakes
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A naturalist’s fight through depression
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Housing starts drop to 17-year low
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CRIME WATCH
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Torn muscle endangers Isringhausen’s career
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Stem cells yield red blood cells
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20
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Rockies 8, Dodgers 3
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sex cymbal
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Death Notice: SHIRLEY K. PAUL
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Looking for Beijing bling
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Bike unfriendly
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Prosecutors’ tape request denied
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‘Modern Love’ reveals couple’s eclectic taste
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Death Notice: CLARA E. O’CONNOR
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Death Notice: MICHAEL JANSKY
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Family ties are what bind Illinois into its sad state
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TUESDAY’S MEDALISTS
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Lenders blamed for bankruptcy holdup
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43 die in explosion
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Death Notice: IRENE B. PALAC
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Expansion thins CNN’s Chicago staff
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‘There has been blood’
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Obama veep speculation heats up
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South Side landlord set on fire
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Death Notice: RUSSELL DENZIL RYNERSON
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Naked time
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Death Notice: BERNICE M. HEKLOWSKI
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Death Notice: BETTY JANE KLEMBA
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Party of one: The senior singletons
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Officials say 2 homes were targets of burglars
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Blue ribbon dynasty
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Harden enjoys home cooking
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Death Notice: EDWARD FORKEL
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NATO pledges ‘no business as usual’ with Russia
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Fulton enjoys how other half lives
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$15 billion helicopter bid pick due in fall
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Suspects sought in home burglary
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Fiery managers spice up winning seasons
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On a fair footing
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Death Notice: MILDRED E. ARENDT
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Wilson’s local roots
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Shhhh, governor … no talking please
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Death Notice: CHARLES L. EPPERSON
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Teen had marijuana at skate park, police say
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BY THE NUMBERS
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Death Notice: FRANCES YORE
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Death Notice: LAURA JEAN MAXWELL
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Her biggest hurdle
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COMMUNITY BRIEFING
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Strikes by Morales’ foes freeze Bolivia
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A tale of love lost, then found, then lost for good
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Oops! TSA blunder delays flights
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2 cops accused of assault
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Bomb plot suspect denies accusations
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Candidates’ church chat erodes U.S. principles
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Death Notice: SOPHIE S. WOLAK
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Jet Aviation to aid push for private sales
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Beer battle brewing
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Boy, 14, is stabbed by brother, police say
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BEIJING OLYMPICS 2008
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TRANSACTIONS
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THE VELVET ROPE
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Death Notice: CHARLES JOSEPH ENGLESON
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‘Twin Peaks’ star Amick joins Slater series
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Voice of the People
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ELSEWHERE
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Blog-o-riffic
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Death Notice: LINDA M. JAROSKY
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Death Notice: ELENORE MARY EGGERT
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Death Notice: PAUL VAHRENWALD
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India dialing up new safe sex campaign
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Death Notice: FRANCES SHRECK
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When CTA rides go to the dogs
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Fiery managers spice up seasons
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Harper follows in legend’s footsteps
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Death Notice: GRIFFIN E. McCARTHY
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BEIJING OLYMPICS 2008: WEDNESDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS
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Fire sweeps through parliament site
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Australian financial firm to acquire Shatkin Arbor
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HP net rises; Home Depot posts decline
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Bali attackers reportedly want beheading
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System tracks border crossings
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ROBERT N. BECK: 1928 – 2008
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Season’s greetings
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Red Sox 7, Orioles 2
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Death Notice: JOSEPH ROBERT SLOAN
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ON THIS DATE
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Wrestler’s American dream now a reality
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Frozen Bigfoot melts, and so does the story
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Death Notice: NORBERT H. ENGLER
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O’Hare drill tests X-ray exam of cargo
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Zion man is held in teen’s death
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Health coverage boon for young adults
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Death Notice: BROTHER JOSEPH F. URBAN SVD,
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Barack’s using me, but I’m in it for the text
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Death Notice: LOIS E. DEMSKI
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New chip design shown; follows AMD lead
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Report rips N.C. hospital staff
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Death Notice: ELMER M. CORMAN
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More nuclear plans reported
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Mound of improvement
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ALMANAC
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Dave Matthews Band member dies
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Condom, condom!
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Crede back–when needed
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Dude, where’s my car?
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Death Notice: GERALDINE F. COZZI
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Death Notice: LUCILLE D. SLOAN
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AROUND THE HORN
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Joliet has 35 days to weigh appeal of Silver Cross move
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THREE UP
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Firefighters deliver 3 babies in 3 cars
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Housing starts drop to 17-year low
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Lateness = rudeness for those who wait
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The spice of the Caribbean
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Nadal gets top U.S. Open seed
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Market movers
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Tigers 11, Rangers 3
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Death Notice: HARRY J. TURNER
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DIGIT
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COMMUNITY BRIEFING
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SEC to require data filing on interactive system
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Hints for cooking with our recipes
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Halt Hall’s hijinks? That’s pie in the sky
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He’s a strong(-willed) safety
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10 French soldiers killed; U.S. Afghan base struck
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2nd trial reopens painful wounds
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Medical costs bleed many dry
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Pit bull attacks teen, Chicago man cited
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Death Notice: BEVERLY M. THOMPSON
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Death Notice: HEDY CONLIN
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Group urges George to quit as archbishop
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School restores anthem tradition
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Minor thumb surgery sidelines Anderson
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eBay shifting to fixed price
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History is within grasp
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United to stop free meals in coach on overseas flights
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Harden dominates as Cubs blank Reds
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Richard seizes opportunity, leads White Sox over Mariners
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Wilson has the beat as knockoff Pete Best
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Chicago at the fights
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Soundtrack to the Summer Games
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From the Cubicle: Sox-Mariners
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Weirdest theme restaurants