Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) articles from April 2001

Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) archives from April 2001

Chicago Tribune Inside Finance Column.
April 1, 2001... Byline: Melissa Allison Apr. 1--BANK BUILDS MINORITY SUBPRIME SHARE: The unit of Bank of America Corp. that caters to people with poor credit histories became a much more prominent player in refinanced loans in Chicago's predominantly...

Chicago Tribune Business Outlook Column.
April 1, 2001... Byline: William Sluis Apr. 1--It was last year's worst April fool's joke--namely, that the business cycle has been repealed. No sooner had the laughter died down than an unexpected economic slowdown killed off dot-coms and other high-tech...

Chicago Tribune Chicago Stocks Column.
April 1, 2001... Byline: Bill Barnhart Apr. 1--One of the worst first quarters ever for stocks left many local technology stalwarts bruised. But stock-pickers still found winners in the tough quarter. Schaumburg-based Motorola and Lisle-based...

Chicago Tribune Binary Beat Column.
April 1, 2001... Byline: James Coates Apr. 1--ALL HAIL THE (NO-CRASH) LANDING OF MAC OS X: Macintosh OS X shipped just last week for $129. Hallelujah. Behold the long awaited UNIX-based replacement for all that has come before in Mac operating systems....

Developer Begins Construction on New Luxury Condominium Tower in Chicago.
April 1, 2001... Byline: John Handley Apr. 1--CHICAGO--Samuel Nickerson built the most impressive house on the block. But now he will have some competition. Nickerson's elegant "Marble Palace" at 40 E. Erie St. on Chicago's Near North Side was a...

Lagging Technology, Funding Ground FAA Efforts to Upgrade Air-Traffic System.
April 1, 2001... Byline: Alex Rodriguez Apr. 1--CHICAGO--A heat-weary hiker trudging up a miner's trail through the Grand Canyon can count on satellite-based navigation to orient himself. A motorist coursing through Los Angeles's tangle of freeways can...

Chicago Tribune David Greising Column.
April 1, 2001... Byline: David Greising Apr. 1--ENVIRONMENTAL APATHY COMES NATURAL TO BUSH: You ain't heard from me before, Mr. President Bush, but I saw your press conference on Thursday and thought you might need some bucking up. For a minute there,...

Chicago Tribune Investing Column.
April 1, 2001... Byline: Janet Kidd Stewart Apr. 1--As a commercial banker by day, Andy Salski would hardly be considered a novice investor. He reads balance sheets before he invests, even the dry footnotes in small print. But as he held tight to his...

Chicago Tribune Jim's Driveway Column.
April 1, 2001... Byline: Jim Mateja Apr. 1--Jim's Driveway is capsules of Jim Mateja's auto reviews that appear in the Chicago Tribune. The vehicles will be grouped by model year and listed alphabetically. The digested version of the most recent reviews...

Chicago Tribune New Cars Column.
April 1, 2001... Byline: Jim Mateja Apr. 1--CHICAGO--Today this space will be devoted to a family affair, the BMW family, or at least a trio of members who claim kinship--the 330i sedan, 540i sport wagon and X5 sport-utility vehicle. Rather an odd...

Chicago Tribune Real Estate Column.
April 1, 2001... Byline: Mary Umberger Apr. 1--CHICAGO --COMING SOON--MAYBE--TO A HOUSE OR REALTY OFFICE NEAR YOU: products and ideas that are kicking around the edges of the housing marketplace. Bad news for dry cleaners? Most of the clothing I...

Chicago Tribune Software Spotlight Column.
April 1, 2001... Byline: James Coates Apr. 1--ZIP DISK SOLUTION TO PHOTO STORAGE, DISPLAY: FotoShow $300, by Iomega Inc. For Windows 98/ME USB or Macintosh G3/G4 Mac OS 8.6 Also works with TV set only www.iomega.com/fotoshow Here is the answer...

Chicago Tribune Transportation Notes Column.
April 1, 2001... Byline: By Jim Mateja Apr. 1--AUTOS: Acura has priced the 2002 3.5 RL sedan at $43,150, $1,000 more than the 2001 model. Price does not include the $480 destination charge. The 2002 model went on sale March 21 with a 3.5-liter,...

Chicago Tribune Workplace Buzz Column.
April 1, 2001... Byline: T. Shawn Taylor Mar. 31--Could the 24-hour workday be in your future? A survey of Internet technology professionals suggests that the pervasive workplace--being able to work anywhere, anytime--might become a trend in other...

Vengeful Wells might not be enough for Sox.
April 1, 2001... Byline: Skip Bayless CLEVELAND_He is to Cleveland what John Elway and Ted Stepien were. He is the city's new worst nightmare, 250 pounds of left-handed, wild-bearded revenge. He is 17-4 lifetime against the Indians, and this season they...

Sox-Tribe: Time to get excited all over again.
April 1, 2001... Byline: Paul Sullivan CLEVELAND _ The Cleveland Indians owned the American League Central Division for so long they didn't know how to react last June when the White Sox marched into Jacobs Field and pulled off a three-game sweep. One...

Matthews Jr. gains spot as 5th outfielder.
April 1, 2001... Byline: Teddy Greenstein CHICAGO _ The Chicago Cubs' decision to keep Gary Matthews Jr. over Todd Dunwoody as the team's fifth outfielder was a surprise. Dunwoody hit so well in the final two weeks of spring training that some players...

A special start for Cubs' Lieber.
April 1, 2001... Byline: Teddy Greenstein CHICAGO _ Ray and Lynn Lieber will take their seats in the family section at Wrigley Field long before their son Jon takes the mound on Opening Day. Their hearts will race and their nerves will be tested once...

Take me out to the new ballparks; Milwaukee, Pittsburgh will join the trend.
April 1, 2001... Byline: Phil Rogers the trend CHICAGO _ Since being named commissioner, Bud Selig has traveled North America tirelessly warning about the growing revenue disparity between franchises. He has given dozens, if not hundreds, of speeches...

DePaul's Hunter opts to turn pro.
April 1, 2001... Byline: Fred Mitchell CHICAGO _ DePaul's disappointing basketball season ended three weeks ago, but the losses keep coming with the disclosure that 7-foot sophomore center Steven Hunter will declare for the NBA draft in June. Hunter...

Boozer offers needed boost; healthy center scores inside for Duke.
April 1, 2001... Byline: Skip Myslenski MINNEAPOLIS_Duke had roared back from 20 points down, and it trailed Maryland by a single point with just under five minutes remaining in Saturday night's second NCAA tournament semifinal. All through their run...

The key to Duke's dominance? It's Coach K.
April 1, 2001... Byline: Skip Myslenski MINNEAPOLIS_He cannot be viewed simply as a basketball coach. He recalls, more, a charismatic preacher, the leader of a fawning flock that follows him and draws strength from his words and actions. His players,...

Shot goes cold, so Arizona's Jefferson becomes stopper.
April 1, 2001... Byline: Andrew Bagnato and Skip Myslenski MINNEAPOLIS_A McDonald's All-American coming out of Phoenix's Moon Valley High School, Richard Jefferson was originally projected as a scorer. But when his jump shot went awry this season_he had...

Wildcats, Devils will decide it on court -- finally.
April 1, 2001... Byline: Andrew Bagnato MINNEAPOLIS _ Arizona's Richard Jefferson, Gilbert Arenas and Jason Gardner worked as counselors at Michael Jordan's basketball camp in Las Vegas last summer. So did Mike Dunleavy of Duke. It didn't take long for...

Rookie race tight: Cases can be made for Martin, Miller, Jackson.
April 1, 2001... Byline: Sam Smith CHICAGO _ The ballots for the major NBA awards go out this week, and there are deserving candidates for the top awards, like Allen Iverson and Chris Webber battling for MVP and Larry Brown and Pat Riley atop the list for...

U.S. presses China to release spy plane, crew.
April 1, 2001... Byline: John Diamond WASHINGTON--Two dozen crewmembers of a Navy spy plane were in Chinese hands after a collision with a Chinese fighter jet forced the American pilot to make an emergency landing Sunday, touching off a possible foreign...

Clashing perceptions color struggle to repeal estate taxes.
April 1, 2001... Byline: William Neikirk WASHINGTON--When the House of Representatives votes on a proposed repeal of estate and gift taxes this week, Republicans who control the chamber will have people like Mike Nobis of Quincy, Ill., in mind. Nobis,...

Hardy wants Bears; is it mutual?
April 1, 2001... Byline: John Mullin CHICAGO _ In spite of the Chicago Bears' tradition, in the last several years they have earned the dubious honor of being among the teams, like Cincinnati, that some players told their agents they did not want to...

Fla. secretary of state's image bad for political business.
April 1, 2001... Byline: Jeff Zeleny JACKSONVILLE, Fla.--The line of autograph seekers snaked around two banquet tables as members of the local Republican Party patiently waited recently to share a moment with the most noted character of Florida's election...

Change puzzling to Suhonen.
April 1, 2001... Byline: Neil Milbert CHICAGO _ Alpo Suhonen is "disappointed" that Blackhawks management has decided to look for another coach because of his heart condition. "Yes, of course, I'm disappointed_if it's still that way," Suhonen said....

Hawks let Oilers `off ropes'.
April 1, 2001... Byline: Neil Milbert CHICAGO _ Staggering into the last eight days of the season the Chicago Blackhawks had Edmonton reeling Sunday afternoon in the United Center. They had two-goal leads in both the first and second periods. ...

Bush finds himself more immersed in Mideast diplomacy than he'd hoped.
April 1, 2001... Byline: John Diamond WASHINGTON--An early casualty of Bush administration foreign policy appears to be the new president's desire to keep Mideast unrest at arm's length. With the tension between Israel and the Palestinians reaching a...

Milosevic remanded to prison for 30 days, pending investigation.
April 1, 2001... Byline: Tom Hundley BELGRADE, Yugoslavia--Disgraced ex-President Slobodan Milosevic was interrogated for several hours Sunday by an investigating judge and remanded to Belgrade's Central Prison for 30 days pending further investigation of...

Chicago Tribune Auto Letters Column.
April 2, 2001... Byline: Jim Mateja Apr. 1--Question--We had a most unfortunate incident with the service manager and his lack of concern and attentiveness in detailing of our 2000 Honda Civic with 3,714 miles on it. His rudeness and verbal assault on me...

German Firm Demonstrates Device that Starts Car with Touch from a Fingertip.
April 2, 2001... Byline: Rick Popely Apr. 2--CHICAGO--Losing your car keys a few years from now may no longer mean you are out of luck. Instead of using a key, drivers will place a finger on a sensor pad that will recognize their fingerprint and unlock...

Chicago Tribune Ask Jim Column.
April 2, 2001... Byline: James Coates Apr. 2--QUESTION: After reading and hearing about the ergonomics flap between the Republicans versus Democrats and labor versus business, do you have any suggestions or recommendations about what an individual/small...

Estate-Tax Issue Sparks Wealth of Arguments.
April 2, 2001... Byline: William Neikirk Apr. 2--WASHINGTON--When the House votes on a proposed repeal of estate and gift taxes this week, Republicans who control the chamber will have people like Mike Nobis of Quincy, Ill., in mind. Nobis, his...

Economic Woes in First Quarter Felt in Variety of Sectors.
April 2, 2001... Apr. 1--Sunday marks the 10th anniversary of the beginning of the expansion that drove the national and Midwestern economies to unprecedented heights. In the late 20th century, the proverbial rising tide lifted all boats in a way not...

Investors Increasingly Show Little Confidence in Numbers Some Firms Report.
April 2, 2001... Byline: Janet Kidd Stewart Mar. 31--As a commercial banker by day, Andy Salski would hardly be considered a novice investor. He reads balance sheets before he invests, even the dry footnotes in small print. But as he held tight to his...

Chicago Tribune Jim Mateja Column.
April 2, 2001... Byline: Jim Mateja Apr. 2--CHICAGO--Small, medium or large. Bargain basement or boutique. When it comes to sport-utility vehicles, Toyota has one for every pocket and purse. Didn't GM try that once? Consider that Toyota...

McDonald's Sees Profits in Simplified Products, Promotions.
April 2, 2001... Byline: Jim Kirk Apr. 2--Think there are too many sandwiches and sizes to choose from on McDonald's menu? Too many promotions? Too much clutter in its restaurants? If you do, you're not alone: So, apparently, does McDonald's Corp. ...

With Wireless Technology, Big Networking Task Vanishes into Thin Air.
April 2, 2001... Byline: James Coates Apr. 2--There is a country-western song that captures what up until now has been the worst part of being in charge of building a computer network either at home or, especially, on the job. "Hello, Walls." If you...

Chicago Tribune Technology Buzz Column.
April 2, 2001... Byline: James Coates Apr. 2--WINDOWS TAKES TRIP TO CUTESVILLE: Microsoft finally has lifted the lid on the face of the new consumer version of the operating system to replace 95/98/ME/NT/2000, and you could have mowed down the gearhead...

Chicago Tribune Technology Notebook Column.
April 2, 2001... Byline: Jon Van Apr. 2--INTELLIGENT AID KNOWS 2 EARS HEAR BETTER THAN 1: For those who have difficulty hearing, the big problem is to amplify sounds they want to hear without also turning up the volume on surrounding noise. It's...

HEADLINE HERE.
April 2, 2001... TRAVELERS FILE: MEETING DOLPHINS ON THEIR TERMS People who've seen dolphins close at hand _ closer, that is, than from the stands at a sea-life park _ speak of it as a profound experience. More places now offer the chance at such...

Airline service deteriorated in every way, study finds.
April 2, 2001... Byline: Susan Chandler It will hardly come as a surprise to anyone who traveled by air last year _ airline service is getting worse. More bags are being lost, more passengers are being bumped and fewer flights are arriving on time. ...

Swiss team wins Pritzker Prize, top honor in field of architecture.
April 2, 2001... Byline: Blair Kamin CHICAGO _ Two Swiss architects, who transformed a derelict former power station in London into the critically acclaimed Tate Gallery of Modern Art, have won their field's highest honor, the Pritzker Architecture Prize,...

Motivated Wells gives Sox an edge.
April 2, 2001... Byline: Skip Bayless CLEVELAND _ The taunt was so imbecilic you had to wonder if somebody with the White Sox put the guy up to it. That's assuming the incident happened at all. But David Wells said it did, and right now if Wells said...

Cleveland still looking for lost mojo vs. Sox.
April 2, 2001... Byline: Phil Rogers CLEVELAND _ Juan Gonzalez, more flexible if not wiser after his misadventures in Detroit, found himself in a most uncomfortable position Monday afternoon. He had homered twice on Opening Day against the White Sox,...

Wells solid as Sox tops Tribe.
April 2, 2001... Byline: Paul Sullivan CLEVELAND _ The name of the game is follow the leader, and after what David Wells showed his Chicago White Sox teammates on Opening Day, there's little doubt about the identity of the new leader on the staff. ...

Wells solid as Sox tops Indians.
April 2, 2001... Byline: Paul Sullivan CLEVELAND_The name of the game is follow the leader, and after what David Wells showed his Chicago White Sox teammates on Opening Day, there's little doubt about the identity of the new leader on the staff. After...

Sox feed off underdog talk.
April 2, 2001... Byline: Paul Sullivan CLEVELAND _ Maybe the best thing to happen to the Chicago White Sox this spring was discovering that Cleveland still is considered the division favorite. Monday's 7-4 victory came in only the first of 19 games...

Wells a blessing for Sox in opener.
April 2, 2001... Byline: Paul Sullivan CLEVELAND_Chicago White Sox manager Jerry Manuel walked into the clubhouse Monday morning and called his team together. "I normally lead my team in a prayer before each season," he explained. "We pray for things...

Cubs need heroes, get zeros.
April 2, 2001... Byline: Steve Rosenbloom CHICAGO _ It is the eighth inning of a tie game now, and the Cubs are looking for heroes. The Cubs always are looking for heroes. That's why they turned over 14 spots on the 25-man roster that opened 2000,...

Fathers cheer on the sons, sons cheer up the fathers.
April 2, 2001... Byline: Andrew Bagnato and Skip Myslenski MINNEAPOLIS _ Duke's Mike Dunleavy and Arizona's Luke Walton grew up in hoop homes; Dunleavy's father, Mike, played in the NBA and coaches the Portland Trail Blazers, while Walton's dad, Bill, was...

Oh, no, Alonzo's back?
April 2, 2001... Byline: Sam Smith CHICAGO _ Everyone expected a disaster with Anthony Mason not only back with Heat coach Pat Riley, who had thrown him off the bench when they were with the Knicks, but near South Beach, where Mason had been arrested. But...

Irish in Hoosier heaven.
April 2, 2001... Byline: Bill Jauss ST. LOUIS_It was almost inevitable that Ruth Riley would think of her favorite childhood movie "Hoosiers" Sunday night before she sank the two free throws that beat Purdue 68-66 and won the NCAA championship for Notre...

Riley stands a little bit taller as Purdue's Douglas comes up short.
April 2, 2001... Byline: Avani Patel ST. LOUIS _ Katie Douglas played like an All-American. Ruth Riley played like the Player of the Year, earning the Final Four MVP award for her efforts. When it counted most Riley showed why she towered over all...

Returning from Europe? Expect questions about where you've been.
April 2, 2001... Byline: Alfred Borcover Travelers bound for the United Kingdom and parts of Europe now have something new to ponder _ foot-and-mouth disease. And if you don't think about it on the way over, you'll definitely be aware of it returning to...

Senate OKs campaign finance reform by 59-41 vote.
April 2, 2001... Byline: William Neikirk WASHINGTON _ With a broad sweep of reform that could one day revolutionize American politics, the Senate voted Monday to prohibit political parties from tapping the rich vein of unregulated "soft-money" donations...

Cheney is key figure in lobbying Congress for White House priorities.
April 2, 2001... Byline: Jill Zuckman WASHINGTON _ As the Bush administration confronts a House and Senate more closely divided than at any other time in history, Vice President Dick Cheney has emerged as a huge presence on Capitol Hill with the primary...

Government has regulatory place online, tech leaders agree.
April 2, 2001... Byline: Christine Tatum and Rob Kaiser CHICAGO _ Once as far apart on the issue as Silicon Valley and Washington, technology executives and lawmakers found a middle ground Monday, agreeing that the government does have a regulatory role to...

Trips, tips and deals for travelers.
April 2, 2001... Byline: Toni Stroud Instant karma _ and about 400 bucks a night _ is gonna get you the very same hotel room in Montreal where John and Yoko held their Bed-In for Peace, May 26-June 2, 1969. The stiffly named Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth...

Exhibit highlights Degas' collectors.
April 2, 2001... Byline: Michael Kilian Impressionist painter Edgar Degas' early acceptance in America was due in large part to the enthusiasm of American women collectors, including the New York sugar millionairess Louisine Havemeyer, the wealthy artist...

Democrats in search of an idea.
April 2, 2001... The following editorial appeared in the Chicago Tribune on Friday, 3-30: X X X Booted out of the White House, the minority in the House for six years running, clinging to a half-share of the Senate, it has come to this for Democrats:...

Restaurants work their menus around mad cow and foot-and-mouth.
April 2, 2001... Byline: Phil Vettel LONDON/PARIS _ These are tough times to be a beef-eater, and I'm not talking about the royal guards in the Tower of London. First there was mad cow disease, which hit Great Britain hard and has now spread to Europe,...

March manufacturing weak, but better than expected.
April 2, 2001... Byline: James P. Miller A closely watched survey showed U.S. manufacturing remained weak in March, but the sector's stronger-than-expected performance offered a glimmer of hope manufacturing may have hit bottom. The National...

What can a village do with a woman who refuses to get with the program.
April 2, 2001... Byline: Lisa Black CHICAGO _ In Glencoe, where manicured villagers sip coffee downtown while yard crews work outside their homes, there is a woman named Themis Klotz who refuses to get with the program. At 75, she appears dirty and...

Duval ready to give it a go at Augusta.
April 2, 2001... Byline: Ed Sherman AUGUSTA, Ga. _ David Duval was practicing on the 10th hole at Augusta National on Sunday when strong winds toppled a tree near the green, destroying a scoreboard. With the way things have been going for Duval, he should...

Sizup the Masters competition.
April 2, 2001... Byline: Ed Sherman CHICAGO _ Ninety-three of the golfers entered in the Masters will be playing for a silver medal and a tray. Those are the prizes given to the runner-up. That is assuming the 94th player, Tiger Woods, already has...

Crouching Tiger ready to pounce again.
April 2, 2001... Byline: Rick Morrissey It's 10 a.m. Monday, so, as usual, you settle in to watch "Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus," NBC's talk show about the interplanetary doom of male-female relationships. Imagine your surprise when Tiger Woods...

Daily veggies reduce stroke 58 percent; twice a week doesn't cut it.
April 2, 2001... Byline: Jon Van and Ronald Kotulak Eating vegetables six to seven times a week instead of only twice could reduce your risk of stroke by 58 percent. Measuring blood levels of vitamin C, which came from eating vegetables and fruits, in...

Israeli gunships track down, kill Palestinian militant.
April 2, 2001... Byline: Hugh Dellios JERUSALEM _ For the first time under Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, Israeli gunships tracked down and killed a Palestinian militant Monday as President Bush and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak met in Washington to...

Oldest official is the 105-year-old collector in Crete, Ill. _ not Strom.
April 2, 2001... Byline: Stanley Ziemba CRETE, Ill. _ Eat your heart out, Strom Thurmond. At the ripe old age of 98, the South Carolina Republican senator is the oldest member of Congress, but he is not the oldest elected politician in the United...

The sad reality in developing nations is sale of human organs.
April 2, 2001... Byline: Tom Hundley BUYUK CAVUSLU, Turkey _ Mehmet Piskin, a 48-year-old father of three, worked as a janitor in the municipal building of this town in western Turkey. He is a poor man. So when doctors in Istanbul told him his youngest...

Fire set for more shuffling of lineup.
April 2, 2001... Byline: Bob Foltman CHICAGO _ There were very few times last season when Fire coach Bob Bradley had a full, healthy roster to choose from. Injuries, national team duties and suspensions kept Bradley guessing from week to week what the...

Live Springsteen CD: Too much of a good thing.
April 2, 2001... Byline: Greg Kot "Time slips away and leaves you with nothing, mister, but boring stories of glory days." Bruce Springsteen once warned of falling into the trap of endlessly reliving the past. And Springsteen's "Live in New York City"...

Young mothers find the `cradle' at high school very crowded.
April 2, 2001... Byline: Ray Quintanilla CHICAGO _ In a schoolroom once used for algebra, Candice Travis _ 16, pregnant and near tears _ was getting a lesson in basic math: There were nearly 100 girls in Marshall High School's program for students with...

Kyle Chandler finds Chicago is his kind of town for roles.
April 2, 2001... Byline: Allan Johnson CHICAGO _ It looks as if nothing has changed for Kyle Chandler, formerly of CBS' "Early Edition" _ except so much has. He's sitting on a couch on a soundstage at Chicago Studio City on the city's West Side, his...

Captured plane presents Bush administration with limited options, broad challenges.
April 2, 2001... Byline: John Diamond WASHINGTON _ The emerging standoff between the United States and China over the damaged Navy spy plane and its 24-member crew presents the Bush administration with limited options and broad policy challenges. ...

Former dictator Milosevic linked to scam; U.S. continues aid to Yugoslavia.
April 2, 2001... Byline: Tom Hundley BELGRADE, Yugoslavia _ She called herself "Mother Dafina" and she guaranteed a glittering monthly interest rate of 15 percent. The credulous lined up by the thousands to invest their money in her Dafiment Bank. In...

Airline Service Deteriorating, Study Says.
April 3, 2001... Byline: Susan Chandler Apr. 3--It will hardly come as a surprise to anyone who traveled by air last year-- airline service is getting worse. More bags are being lost, more passengers are being bumped and fewer flights are arriving on time....

Chicago Tribune Market Report Column.
April 3, 2001... Byline: Bill Barnhart Apr. 3--A morning rally in blue-chip stocks faded Monday afternoon, as Wall Street watched a standoff between the United States and China over a downed U.S. spy plane. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 100.85...

Lawmakers Speak on Technology, Public Policy at Comdex Chicago Trade Show.
April 3, 2001... Byline: Christine Tatum and Rob Kaiser Apr. 3--Once as far apart on the issue as Silicon Valley and Washington, technology executives and lawmakers found a middle ground Monday, agreeing that the government does have a regulatory role to...