Thursday, June 24, 2004
Republicans band together against Ryan
They just want him to go away.
"There is almost a complete unanimity of opinion in all the leaders I spoke to saying, 'He needs to go and go quickly,' " said one top GOP leader. "But there is no way we can force it."
Catholic order could run new public school
Chicago Public Schools officials have invited leaders of the San Miguel Catholic school to run a new public school as part of a plan to re-energize the system, the Chicago Sun-Times has learned.
Jackson rips 'wink and nod' for white firms
Mayor Daley's administration is certifying phony minority companies as legitimate and letting them steal business from real minority firms, the Rev. Jesse Jackson charged Wednesday as he demanded a meeting with the mayor.
Natarus: Money from Segal was earned, not loaned
Ald. Burton F. Natarus (42nd) said Wednesday the more than $125,000 in personal loans he allegedly received from convicted insurance mogul Michael Segal's Near North Insurance Brokerage were actually legal fees paid between 1975 and 1991 for small-claims work legitimately performed.
'Mommy, I don't want to die today'
As her mother placed her in a bathtub, 3-year-old Sandra Younan said: "Mommy, I don't want to die today."
Gov orders legislators to Springfield
SPRINGFIELD -- Gov. Blagojevich on Wednesday ordered lawmakers back to the Capitol today in a bid to dislodge a weekslong stalemate over crafting a new budget to cover state spending after July 1.
City recycling program may be retooled
Mayor Daley denied Wednesday that Chicago's blue bag recycling program is a failure, but said a sticker experiment will probably have to be extended citywide to boost sagging participation and get lazy homeowners involved.
Saudis offer deal to terrorists
JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia -- Saudi Arabia offered Islamic militants a limited amnesty Wednesday, saying their lives would be spared if they surrendered but they would face the ''full might'' of state wrath if they did not.
Tow truck driver beaten to death after dispute
A tow truck driver was beaten to death by five teenagers outside a South Side gas station Wednesday, shortly after he got into an altercation with a man who accused him of stealing his car.
New head of bar association not holding back
A black woman can say things a white man could not get away with saying, Joy Cunningham says.
Family mutt turns on S. Side woman, mauls her
Cynthia Hopkins returned home from a job hunt when her mother's dog, Midnight, ran up to play ball with her.
Judge boots juror, who says he'd acquit
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. -- A juror who was spotted talking to Laci Peterson's brother was removed from Scott Peterson's murder trial on Wednesday, but the judge denied a defense request for a mistrial.
U.S. backs off fight over court for war crimes
NEW YORK -- Facing global opposition fueled by the Iraqi prisoner abuse scandal, the United States on Wednesday dropped its attempt to renew a U.N. exemption shielding American troops from international prosecution for war crimes.
Man sues over 4-year wait for his trial
A Chicago man who waited in jail almost four years to stand trial on a murder charge is now suing the Chicago Police Department after being acquitted.
Cruz skips out on sentencing for Downstate DUI
PONTIAC -- Former Death Row inmate Rolando Cruz, who pleaded guilty to drunken driving charges earlier this year, failed to appear in court Wednesday to be sentenced, officials said.
McMahon gets fines, probation in DUI
Former Chicago Bears quarterback Jim McMahon has been placed on probation for 12 months after pleading no contest to a drunken driving charge in Florida.
NASA to bend safety rules for space station repair
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA is taking bigger chances and more of them -- even bending its own safety rules -- to keep the international space station running with a two-man crew and no shuttle visits.
Reel deal: St. Louis schools sell films
ST. LOUIS -- With celluloid made obsolete by video and DVDs, the St. Louis school system is donating to a group of cinema buffs 2,100 educational films from the days when one lucky kid in the classroom would get the privilege of running the whirling, clacking projector.
U.S. offers North Korea plan to end nuke dispute
WASHINGTON -- The United States proposed on Wednesday that North Korea agree to a series of nuclear disarmament measures over a three-month period in exchange for economic benefits and an easing of its diplomatic isolation.
Stop and smell the flowers, but not this one
STORRS, Conn. -- A giant exotic plant is ready to flower at the University of Connecticut's greenhouses. The ''corpse flower'' has the odor of road kill, and UConn botanists couldn't be more excited.
Chechen attacks raise specter of widening war
MOSCOW -- The blazing rebel attacks in Ingushetia herald a renewed attempt by militants to carry the Chechen war into neighboring regions, drawing Russian troops deeper into the troubled Caucasus even as the Kremlin was trying to distance itself from the military morass in Chechnya.
300,000 COSCO strollers recalled
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WASHINGTON -- Dorel Juvenile Group USA is recalling 300,000 COSCO "Rock 'N Roller" baby strollers because the seat can partially detach from the frame and allow the infant to fall. There have been 77 reports of problems, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said Wednesday.
'The year of the caterpillar'
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- Some are tiny, dark and hairy. Others are tiny, green and white. All are voracious. And they've been chomping away by the millions from Cape Cod to the Berkshires.
Ex-farmer gets 6 years for tractor terror
WASHINGTON -- A tobacco farmer dubbed ''Tractor Man'' was sentenced Wednesday to six years in prison in connection with a March 2003 incident that brought traffic in the nation's capital to a standstill.
Sorry, Florida: Arizona is Sunshine State
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- License plates proclaim Florida the Sunshine State, but the National Weather Service says when it comes to catching rays, it comes in a distant sixth.
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