Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) articles from November 2001

Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) archives from November 2001

Anthrax spreads to second Kansas City post office building.
November 1, 2001... Byline: Mickey Ciokajlo WASHINGTON_Traces of anthrax spread to a second postal-related facility in the Midwest on Thursday, this time at a Kansas City building where stamps are canceled for collectors. Two swab samples taken from a...

Supergerms are dark side of advances in biology.
November 1, 2001... Byline: Ronald Kotulak CHICAGO _ Galvanized by the recent anthrax attacks, molecular biologists who had previously sought to distance themselves from bioweapons as biology's disgrace are warning that genetic engineering has the potential...

Drilling begins off Alaska's shores.
November 1, 2001... Byline: Michael Kilian WASHINGTON_The first Alaskan offshore oil drilling operation began Thursday, sparking a new controversy among environmentalists already protesting President Bush's proposals to drill in the state's Arctic National...

Argentina comes knocking again.
November 1, 2001... The following editorial appeared in the Chicago Tribune on Friday, 11-2: X X X One way or another, Argentina is likely to default on part of its $132 billion public debt within the next few weeks. This could not come at a worse time...

House gives GOP bill green light.
November 1, 2001... Byline: Mike Dorning WASHINGTON _ The House on Thursday passed a broad package of measures designed to improve airline security but narrowly rejected a full federal takeover of security screening at the nation's airports. The action...

U.S. forces target Kabul with heavy bombing raids.
November 1, 2001... Byline: Paul Salopek and Stephen Franklin HIKHANOUM, Afghanistan _ In the middle of the night, truckers, sleeping at the border here with food aid for Afghanistan, were jolted out of their sleep. The sky suddenly roared and rumbled as...

Bomb threat forces second airliner to make unscheduled landing.
November 1, 2001... Byline: Rogers Worthington CHICAGO _ For the second time this week, a U.S. airliner made an unscheduled landing Thursday after a passenger discovered a note in a magazine pouch that claimed a bomb was on board. With an F-16 fighter jet...

Souvenirs born of tragedy: As tourists flock to Ground Zero, hawkers follow.
November 1, 2001... Byline: Howard Reich NEW YORK _ Practically everyone whispers at Ground Zero, where the World Trade Center towers used to stand, as if speaking in full voice would violate the solemn mood of this place. Even the recovery workers hauling...

Mt. Rushmore is focal point for swell of patriotism.
November 1, 2001... Byline: Robert L. Kaiser KEYSTONE, S.D. _ As Mt. Rushmore marks the 60th anniversary of its completion, the memorial has become a focal point for the swell of patriotism that has followed the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the United...

Web sites provide background, documents relating to attacks.
November 1, 2001... Byline: David Turim CHICAGO _ Intense media coverage of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks has made it hard not to follow the unfolding events at home and abroad. What can be more difficult, however, is finding background information,...

Jim's driveway: Capsules of Jim Mateja's auto reviews.
November 1, 2001... Byline: Jim Mateja 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 will...

Honda hits October sales record without zero percent financing.
November 1, 2001... Byline: Rick Popely While its rivals fattened their sales figures with zero percent financing, American Honda was the lone holdout among the biggest automakers _ and still couldn't make some models fast enough. In October, Honda's...

Nasser latest to find family matters at Ford.
November 1, 2001... Byline: Jim Mateja CHICAGO _ Will they ever learn? Lee Iacocca didn't get the message. Don Petersen failed to understand. Ditto Alex Trotman. Now Jac "the Knife" Nasser joins the club of Ford Motor Co. executives who...

Volvo S60 combines sass, class and AWD.
November 1, 2001... Byline: Jim Mateja CHICAGO _ A Volvo with class as well as sass. That's the S60 sedan, the all new all-wheel-drive offering for `02 that joins the front-wheel-drive S60, which bowed for `01. For decades Volvos were butt-ugly boxes...

GM to open an Internet connection to aftermarket.
November 1, 2001... Byline: Jim Mateja and Rick Popely LAS VEGAS _ The Specialty Equipment Market Association, or SEMA, consists of member companies that produce and sell parts and components to boost performance on even the meekest machines as well as dressup...

Why did Brenly pull Curt Schilling.
November 1, 2001... Byline: Rick Morrissey NEW YORK_Curt Schilling pleaded late Wednesday night, but Bob Brenly wouldn't listen. He was going to be a genius again. "No, no," Schilling said. "I'm good." And he was good_that was the rub. In the seventh...

Martinez, Jeter restore element of excitement in World Series.
November 1, 2001... Byline: Phil Rogers NEW YORK _ Talk about being overdue. Not only had Tino Martinez and Derek Jeter been slumping but also baseball had been starving for hitting heroes. With two swings of their bats Wednesday night, Martinez and Jeter...

Fan, O'Neill share moment; Schilling backs Brenly's decision to relieve ace.
November 1, 2001... Byline: Teddy Greenstein lieve ace NEW YORK_Yankees fans never are shy about voicing their disgust. Or their appreciation. They have gone out of their way in the World Series to show their affection for Paul O'Neill, who might...

Yanks even Series.
November 1, 2001... Byline: Paul Sullivan NEW YORK _ From the start of spring training in February, the New York Yankees begin pointing toward October. But as baseball entered November for the first, and perhaps last, time in history, the Yankees were in...

Chicago scraps plan for WNBA team.
November 1, 2001... Byline: Bob Foltman CHICAGO _ As far as the WNBA is concerned, Chicago won't be next. The Bulls pulled the plug Thursday on their efforts to bring a WNBA franchise to Chicago after determining that there wasn't much support. The...

Fans not sold (out) on team; three years of futility leads to sagging sale of tickets.
November 1, 2001... Byline: K.C. Johnson f tickets CHICAGO _ In some ways, not much has changed since the Bulls last failed to sell out a home opener. Michael Jordan is still scoring 20 points a game and Charles Oakley is still hitting double figures...

Chandler may get first start; Floyd wants teen rookie to stay confident.
November 1, 2001... Byline: K.C. Johnson CHICAGO _ After one game as a professional, Tyson Chandler has as many technical fouls as he does points and he has played a whopping six minutes. He may start Friday night against Boston. Coach Tim Floyd hinted at...

Bulls pull fade in fourth; 3:58 drought helps Pacers close the door.
November 1, 2001... Byline: K.C. Johnson CHICAGO _ Rare is the season opener in which talk of the future dominates talk of the present. Season openers are beginnings. They're for the here and now. Then again, the Bulls find themselves in a rare place,...

Getting rookies in is a losing battle.
November 1, 2001... Byline: Sam Smith CHICAGO _ Where would the Bulls have been without Brad Miller on Wednesday night? This is what I was afraid of about this Bulls season_that I might have to write that sentence. Miller was good, or about as good...

Schools fear waning interest in study abroad.
November 1, 2001... Byline: J. Linn Allen The U.S. college student's semester or year abroad was once a carefree plunge into new cultures and languages, an exciting whirl of fresh sights, tastes and ideas. The excitement is still there, but the trip is...

Snippets, cut scenes get new life on DVDs via compression.
November 1, 2001... Byline: Vincent J. Schodolski UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. _ Ever wanted to learn how to walk like an ape? Or how you keep big-name movie stars warm in 47-degree water? And how some of those stars performed on their original screen tests? ...

States hint dissatisfaction with proposed Microsoft settlement.
November 1, 2001... Byline: Barbara Rose and Frank James CHICAGO _ While Microsoft Corp. and the Justice Department on Thursday moved toward a settlement in the software giant's historic antitrust case, attorneys general from the 18 states also involved in...

States pinched in financial vise.
November 1, 2001... Byline: Judith Graham DENVER _ States that a year ago were flush with prosperity face the harshest financial outlook in a decade, according to a major new report. Even as the nation slides toward recession in the wake of terrorist...

Bleeding Orange and Blue doing uncle proud: Luke Butkus possesses the football toughness of his uncle Dick, the Illini and Bears great. But he's also very much his own man.
November 1, 2001... Byline: Gary Reinmuth CHICAGO _ Butkus. See: tough, tenacious, mean and menacing. See Illinois senior center Luke Butkus squirm when people jump to conclusions based solely on his famous last name. The nephew of legendary...

Northwestern in no rush to face Randle El.
November 1, 2001... Byline: Skip Myslenski CHICAGO _ Now this. After giving up 101 rushing yards to Purdue's Montrell Lowe and 186 to Penn State's quartet of backs, after giving up 143 rushing yards to Minnesota's Tellis Redmon and 179 to Ohio State's...

The Holiday option; Irish hope mobile QB can counter Vols' defense.
November 1, 2001... Byline: Avani Patel SOUTH BEND, Ind._The players who make up Tennessee's defensive front can seem as big_and as immovable_as mountains. When the Irish (3-4) take on No. 7 Tennessee (5-1) Saturday at Notre Dame Stadium, one of their...

Browns buy into coach's message.
November 1, 2001... Byline: Don Pierson CLEVELAND_For no good reason, new coach Butch Davis told the Cleveland Browns in his first team speech they had hope. Somehow, they believed. They had won only five games in the first two years of the reborn...

NFL Capsules from Terry Bannon.
November 1, 2001... Byline: Terry Bannon Bannon All times are Central Ravens (4-3) at Steelers (5-1) Time: noon. Line: Steelers by 2. Last meeting: Steelers won 9-6 at Baltimore, Oct. 29, 2000. Key stats: Steelers' are No. 1 in...

Terrell puts Bears on spot; rivalry lacks classic history.
November 1, 2001... Byline: Don Pierson CHICAGO _ Thank you, David Terrell. Just as the Bears threaten to become fun again, the rookie receiver confirmed it Thursday by performing for a nationally-recorded NFL teleconference. He caught his first two...

Grab and go food...
November 1, 2001... Byline: Marilyn Pocius Checking whether this freelancer will let us move story on wire CHICAGO_It is not enough in a multi-tasking, grab-and-go world to prepare food quickly. Your choices also have to hit the road running. And you'd...

Innocent man's 15-year prison ordeal: `I was scared to death'.
November 1, 2001... Byline: Matt O'Connor CHICAGO _ To help him cope with his time behind bars for a murder he didn't commit, James Newsome said he spent a lot of time reading the classics and books on philosophy and the African-American struggle. "I was...

Kathryn Erbe finds steady work on `Criminal Intent'.
November 1, 2001... Byline: Michael Kilian NEW YORK _ The singular phenomenon that is Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre Company has produced yet another star. You may remember Kathryn Erbe (the name is German, and means "inheritance") for playing, among other...

British leader visits Middle East, faces tough questions.
November 1, 2001... Byline: Hugh Dellios JERUSALEM _ On a mission to promote peace and restraint in the Mideast, British Prime Minister Tony Blair was greeted in Israel on Thursday just hours after an Israeli helicopter gunship killed two Palestinians...

How people feel about living through recession.
November 1, 2001... Byline: Janet Kidd Stewart and Robert Manor CHICAGO _ The reigning experts have not yet officially pronounced a recession, but people on the street are already living with one. Take Leonard Bratton, for instance. A furniture installer...

Student visas ripe for reform.
November 1, 2001... The following editorial appeared in the Chicago Tribune on Friday, 11-2: X X X Of all the anti-terrorism measures before Congress, an overhaul of the country's inept immigration system _ beginning with tighter background checks and...

WTO meeting to go on in Qatar as U.S. insistence.
November 1, 2001... Byline: R.C. Longworth WASHINGTON _ Led by Vice President Dick Cheney, the United States has committed the World Trade Organization to meeting as scheduled next week in a place where many world leaders do not want to go in the current...

More information, please, on the anthrax attacks.
November 1, 2001... Byline: Steve Johnson There has been a lot of misinformation as a result of the media's aggressive reporting on anthrax, and this column is here to correct some of it. It is not true that news anchors earn a $500 bonus for each mention...

United parent reports worst quarterly loss ever.
November 1, 2001... Byline: James P. Miller Struggling with dismal industry conditions and saddled with special charges related to a cost-cutting effort, UAL Corp., parent of United Airlines, reported a mammoth $1.16 billion third-quarter loss _ the worst...

U.S., Russia close to deal on reducing stockpiles of nuclear weapons, Rice says.
November 1, 2001... Byline: Bob Kemper WASHINGTON _ The Bush administration said Thursday that the United States and Russia may reduce their arsenals of nuclear warheads by two-thirds and that Russia has warmed somewhat to President Bush's plans to test and...

Afghan warlords struggle for unity; some think bond won't last for long.
November 1, 2001... Byline: Stephen Franklin Commander Hassan strolled ominously up and down the line of soldiers, grabbing weapons now and then, loudly scolding his young fighters whenever he found a dirty rifle. He hollered for his platoon leaders to...

Chicago Tribune Market Report Column.
November 1, 2001... Byline: Bill Barnhart Nov. 1--Investors assessing the post-Sept. 11 horizon received some good news and some bad news on Wednesday. The good news: The terrorist attacks had little immediate impact on the U.S. economy overall. The bad...

Treasury Officials Announce End of Selling 30-Year Bonds.
November 1, 2001... Byline: Janet Kidd Stewart Nov. 1--Treasury officials played a trick on the bond market Wednesday, spooking investors into a hording frenzy after they announced the government will no longer sell new 30-year bonds, an icon of security in...

EPA Orders Lisle, Ill.-Based Metals Firm to Detail Soil, Groundwater Cleanup.
November 1, 2001... Byline: Barbara Sherlock Nov. 1--The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday ordered Lisle-based Lockformer Co. to submit a final plan to clean up contaminated soil and groundwater on its Ogden Avenue property. Agency...

Honda Makes Customization Its Civic Duty.
November 1, 2001... Byline: Rick Popely Nov. 1--CHICAGO--Honda says its Civic is the most customized car in the land, and it wants a bigger portion of the lucrative accessories and parts business for its popular compact. Beginning in the spring, Honda...

EchoStar's Bid for GM Division Could Cut Consumer Choices for Satellite TV.
November 1, 2001... Byline: Kathy Bergen Nov. 1--A golden age of consumer choice in pay-television service, promised when Congress deregulated the telecommunications industry in 1996, is poised to become an even more distant dream after the announcement that...

Bush Presses Congress to Move on Economic Stimulus Package.
November 1, 2001... Byline: William Neikirk Nov. 1--WASHINGTON--President Bush pressed Congress Wednesday for quick action on an economic stimulus package as the government reported that a U.S. economy battered by the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks shrank in the...

Illinois Reinstates Permit Applications for Hazardous Waste Haulers.
November 1, 2001... Byline: Christi Parsons Nov. 1--SPRINGFIELD, Ill.--A day after announcing a freeze on all applications for hazardous waste hauling permits, Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White on Wednesday reversed himself and said he will continue...

Chicago Tribune Marketing Column.
November 1, 2001... Byline: Jim Kirk Nov. 1--Escalating their highly unusual marketing war, ad agency Foote, Cone & Belding and PepsiCo fired off heated exchanges Wednesday in their ongoing court battle here. FCB, which has been caught in the middle of...

Chicago Tribune Jim Mateja Column.
November 1, 2001... Byline: Jim Mateja Nov. 1--CHICAGO--A recent column about cameras used to film and fine those who run red lights prompted a host of replies. A sampling follows: QUESTION: I feel a reasonable person should feel these cameras are...

Securities Industry to Use Credit Checks as Part of New Anti-Terrorist Law.
November 1, 2001... Byline: Robert Manor Nov. 1--The next you open an account at a brokerage house, don't be surprised if the firm quietly runs a credit check to verify your identity. The U.S. securities industry will be operating under new rules next...

Chicago Mayor, Illinois Governor Discuss O'Hare Airport Expansion.
November 1, 2001... Byline: Jon Hilkevitch Nov. 1--Mayor Richard Daley and Gov. George Ryan met privately Wednesday to talk about expanding O'Hare International Airport, and the two leaders ended the hourlong discussion agreeing to continue face-to-face...

Chicago Tribune Barbara Rose Column.
November 1, 2001... Byline: Barbara Rose Nov. 1--Some people are good at catching a wave. Few rode the dot-com tsunami better than Chicago attorney David Jacobson, who organized a monthly networking forum that still draws some of the city's biggest tech...

Chicago Tribune Small Business Notebook Column.
November 1, 2001... Byline: Delroy Alexander Nov. 1--RISING COSTS FOR HEALTH BENEFITS SQUEEZING SMALLER FIRMS: Employees at a small, Aurora-based printing shop, Consolidated Printing, recently agreed to switch health-care benefits providers. Owner Marilyn...

Shares of United Airlines' Parent Company Fall 6.9 Percent.
November 1, 2001... Byline: James P. Miller Nov. 1--Shares of United Airlines parent UAL Corp. fell 6.9 percent Wednesday in anticipation of a potentially huge third-quarter loss, dropping to a level at which the stock last traded when Ronald Reagan was in...

Airlines face rocky road before breaking even, report warns.
November 2, 2001... Byline: Susan Chandler CHICAGO _ In the new economic environment after Sept. 11, United Airlines must fill 96 percent of its seats on every flight in order to stem the flow of red ink that threatens its future, according to a new analysis....

Backstage lobbying from Whip Delay keeps air security private.
November 2, 2001... Byline: Jill Zuckman WASHINGTON_In the days before the House of Representatives rejected turning over airport security to federal employees, House Democrats watched in dismay as Majority Whip Tom DeLay rounded up the precise number of...

America warned to stay on high alert; 17th anthrax case confirmed.
November 2, 2001... Byline: Bob Kemper and V. Dion Haynes WASHINGTON _ The Bush administration on Friday warned Americans to remain indefinitely on a state of high alert for a second terrorist attack and acknowledged that, despite following more than 170,000...

Credit card fraud source of easy money for terrorists.
November 2, 2001... Byline: Todd Lighty and Ray Gibson As the U.S. government moves to choke the financial network of terrorists and their supporters, law-enforcement authorities are focusing on a growing and seemingly easy source of money for terrorists:...

FBI not sharing information, police chiefs say.
November 2, 2001... Byline: Naftali Bendavid WASHINGTON _ Despite the talk of national unity since Sept. 11, city leaders and police chiefs around the country complain that the FBI is not fully cooperating with them in the fight against terrorism, often...

Multiple ways to deal with problem banks besides listing as terrorist supporters.
November 2, 2001... Byline: John Crewdson GENEVA _ Osama bin Laden's global financial network continued to come under scrutiny last week, after Swiss authorities froze two dozen bank accounts totaling $12 million linked to individuals on the Bush...

Waiting and wishing in front-line trenches of Northern Alliance,.
November 2, 2001... Byline: Stephen Franklin and Paul Salopek KURUK, Afghanistan _ Commander Daoulad didn't have enough fingers to tick off the wish list of gear he said he needed to finally counterattack his old enemy, the Taliban. Crouched with his...

Taliban emerging from air strikes with political control intact.
November 2, 2001... Byline: Liz Sly PESHAWAR, Pakistan _ The Taliban is emerging from four weeks of U.S. air strikes with its political control over Afghanistan intact and its stature enhanced, both among ordinary Afghans and beyond Afghanistan's borders...

America's new relationship with Uzbekistan again raises question of human rights.
November 2, 2001... Byline: Colin McMahon NAMANGAN, Uzbekistan_Uzbek President Islam Karimov, America's new and close ally in its campaign against terrorism, is a strict but compassionate man. Practice Islam in a manner Karimov deems misguided and go to...

Yankees show their aura, show their mystique.
November 2, 2001... Byline: Rick Morrissey NEW YORK_It's true. All of it. The mystique, the aura, the myths, the half-truths, the damned lies. Babe Ruth did too point to center field and call his home-run shot. Did it for a sick kid who asked him for a...

Like fans, World Series rivals seeing beauty of game.
November 2, 2001... Byline: Rick Morrissey NEW YORK _ All my new soccer friends tell me that Brazilians refer to their favorite pastime as "the beautiful game." This lets me know that Brazilians should stick to what they know_beaches, parties and Carmen...

Late innings define Yankees' aura and mystique.
November 2, 2001... Byline: Phil Rogers NEW YORK_For their latest act, the Yankees were handcuffed and wrapped with chains secured with padlocks. They were placed in concrete overshoes and dropped to the bottom of the Hudson River. Well, not really. But...

Pedigree always gives Yanks a shot.
November 2, 2001... Byline: Phil Rogers NEW YORK _ For their latest act, the Yankees were handcuffed and wrapped with chains that are secured with padlocks. They were placed in concrete overshoes and lowered to the bottom of the Hudson River. Well, not...

Yankees' mystique rules; Soriano's hit in 12th ends second straight comeback.
November 2, 2001... Byline: Paul Sullvan comeback NEW YORK_There's a very good reason why New York is the city that never sleeps. Arizona closer Byung-Hyun Kim won't let it. Kim did the unthinkable again on Thursday night at Yankee Stadium,...

Arizona believes Kim will rebound.
November 2, 2001... Byline: Paul Sullivan PHOENIX_Ralph Branca threw one bad pitch for the Brooklyn Dodgers 50 years ago and hasn't stopped hearing about it since. It was Branca's misfortune to serve up Bobby Thomson's "shot heard around the world," the...

Yogi-ism may inspire Yankees to cap this Series.
November 2, 2001... Byline: Paul Sullivan PHOENIX_Joe Torre has been wearing his heart on his hat for the last three weeks, sending a subliminal message to his players without saying a word. The Yogi-ism etched across the front, "It Ain't Over Till It's...

Injuries already take toll; without Artest, Robinson, Bulls coming up short.
November 2, 2001... Byline: K.C. Johnson BOSTON_Two games do not make a season. The first week of the season is no time for rash judgments. But the Bulls' 96-82 loss to Boston on Friday night before a Fleet Center crowd of 14,361 raised plenty of concerns...

Minutes remain few for rookies.
November 2, 2001... Byline: K.C. Johnson BOSTON_The question is going to be repeated in every city Tim Floyd travels to this season. Some days he will answer it humorously. Others he will do so irritably. Always he will do it honestly. Are Tyson...

CD-R players provide best bang for buck.
November 2, 2001... Byline: James Coates Q. For the best portable MP3 music, using a Windows PC, should I go with the Nomad Jukebox 6G or wait for a PC version of iPod? Thanks for your help. _Chris Jones, Wheaton, Ill. A. Maybe you're in luck, Chris....

Book learning, buying, and tech-ed, too, at BNU.
November 2, 2001... Byline: James Coates A little learning is a dangerous thing; drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring. _Alexander Pope, 1688-1744 When the couplet-crazed English poet Alexander Pope issued that memorable warning about fooling...

Settlement won't make much difference for consumers, observers say.
November 2, 2001... Byline: Barbara Rose If you believe that what's good for Microsoft Corp. is good for consumers, the proposed settlement of the software giant's three-year federal antitrust battle is cause for celebration. If you believe that consumers...

Microsoft reaches deal with Justice Department.
November 2, 2001... Byline: Frank James WASHINGTON_In what was widely seen as a huge victory for Microsoft Corp. and a searing disappointment for its critics, the computer industry's most powerful company and the Justice Department disclosed details Friday of...

Thin Canon scanner fully effective thin but effective.
November 2, 2001... Byline: James Coates If you closed your eyes and tried to imagine the best possible flatbed scanner for the home or small office, you might very well conjure up this sleek little machine, a dream-come-true for those of us with relatively...

Unemployment hits 5.4 percent in October.
November 2, 2001... Byline: William Neikirk WASHINGTON _ The U.S. unemployment rate surged to 5.4 percent in October as businesses slashed 415,000 people from their payrolls, the government said Friday in reporting the sharpest one-month deterioration in the...

Political races take back seat in aftermath of attacks.
November 2, 2001... Byline: Tim Jones CINCINNATI _ The last time voters in this old Ohio River city went to the polls, two jetliners plowed into New York's World Trade Center towers. All of a sudden the furious local debate over who would lead Cincinnati...