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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 …

A day after the unveiling of a long-term regional plan for the Chicago area, Sen. Dick Durbin on Thursday announced a $4.25 million federal grant that will go to the agency that prepared the plan. The plan, known as Go to 2040, was crafted by the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for …

October 14, 2010 (CHICAGO) (WLS) — The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating whether military personnel overseas received Illinois absentee ballots in time for their votes to count. Ballots to military personnel and other Americans abroad were supposed to have been mailed by September 18. Now the U.S. Justice Department …

October 13, 2010 BY LISA DONOVAN Cook County Reporter ldonovan@suntimes.com The head of Cook County’s juvenile jail has sent a 911 letter to Chicago Police Supt. Jody Weis, concerned troubled staffers at the West Side youth facility will make good on violent threats against bosses as layoffs loom there. The …

Massive wealth confiscation program would replace 401(k) system with Social Security-run ponzi scheme Paul Joseph Watson Tuesday, October 12, 2010 The government is preparing to seize the private 401(k) pensions of millions of Americans while enforcing an additional 5 per cent payroll tax as part of a new bailout program …

I had stopped buying the Chicago Sun-Times every day a few years ago. I had become so annoyed with the reasoning behind their endorsement picks, their misleading headlines, their injection of opinion into news stories, and statements so incorrect that an intelligent reader would believe their editorial board were high-ranking …

Men’s record — only 1 year old — may fall again October 10, 2010 BY DALE BOWMAN Don’t expect Sammy Wanjiru of Kenya to repeat as champion of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon today. But with one of the strongest fields ever on the men's side, there’s a good …

Microsoft Proposal Opens Door For Government Licensing To Access Internet State should have power to block individual computers from connecting to world wide web, claims Charney A new proposal by a top Microsoft executive would open the door for government licensing to access the Internet, with authorities being empowered to …

Cynical stunt to frighten angry Americans into placing their trust back in government Paul Joseph Watson Monday, October 4, 2010 The establishment media is giving full court press to announcements from US and European authorities that airport lobbies are being targeted for terror attacks in a recycled version of the …

Tonight I’m sitting at the computer paying bills. One of these bills is a ticket issued by the City of Chicago for running a red light. It was a red-light camera that caught my wife running the red light as she was driving me to work. Even though I’m not …

I get nervous when people who should be incredibly intelligent do what should be looked at as stupid things. This means that I am naturally nervous that White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emmanuel is leaving Washington D.C. to come back to his native Chicago to run for mayor in …