October 21, 2010 (CHICAGO) (WLS) — Two officers stripped of their powers following an alleged beating have been reinstated while the investigation continues against the five other officers allegedly involved. The police union said Chicago Police Supt. Jody Weis jumped the gun relieving the two officers of their police powers …

By THOM SHANKER WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has adopted new procedures for using the Defense Department’s vast array of cyberwarfare capabilities in case of an attack on vital computer networks inside the United States, delicately navigating historic rules that restrict military action on American soil. The system would mirror …

This is how the U.S. government and American media jointly disseminate propaganda: in the immediate wake of some newsworthy War on Terror event, U.S. Government officials (usually anonymous) make wild and reckless — though unverifiable — claims. The U.S. media mindlessly trumpets them around the world without question or challenge. …

CHICAGO – Two of the largest U.S. mortgage servicers have said they will resume home foreclosures, but a big-city sheriff has news for them: he won’t enforce their foreclosure evictions. The sheriff for Cook County, Illinois, which includes the city of Chicago, said on Tuesday he will not enforce foreclosure …

Still wondering if Facebook is a ripoff of ConnectU? That’s nothing. Software firms that developed the targeting systems of the CIA’s terrorist-killing Predator drones are locked in their own intellectual property battle. Their court case has at least an outside chance of halting a program the agency, the White House, …

Whistle-blower WikiLeaks says its funding has been blocked and it has been targeted for financial warfare by the federal government, The Guardian, a British news organization, reported. Moneybookers, an Internet payment company registered in the United Kingdom that collects WikiLeaks donations, e-mailed WikiLeaks to say that it had shut down …

By Karen Ann Cullotta, Special to the Tribune October 15, 2010 Just days after his son Ryan’s suicide, Richard Kirchhoff decided that his personal heartbreak would not remain a private matter. “Most people don’t like to say the S-word, which is part of the problem,” said Kirchhoff, a McHenry County …

Produced by Hunter Clauss on Friday, October 15, 2010 The Chicago City Council is expected to begin its budget hearings next week, and Alderman Edward Burke, 14th, says he wants city officials consider outsourcing some administrative work. Burke says with the lagging economy, it makes sense to have some work …

The Fed chairman suggests creating a program of buying U.S. Treasury bonds in an effort to drive down long-term interest rates. Still, it’s unknown how and when the central bank will take action. By Don Lee, Los Angeles Times October 15, 2010|7:34 a.m. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke on …

The family of a Chicago woman severely injured in an accident on the set of “Transformers 3” insists the incident was caused by negligence and faulty welding. Their assertion comes a day after officials from the Indiana Occupational Safety and Health Administration cleared Paramount Pictures of any wrongdoing. Gabriela Cedillo …