Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) articles from September 2007

Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) archives from September 2007

Season-long problems figure to derail Cardinals.
September 1, 2007... Byline: Phil Rogers CHICAGO _ Sometimes it's just not your year. That sure looks like the case for the St. Louis Cardinals this season. A pitching shortage exacerbated by the death of workhorse reliever Josh Hancock has had Tony La...

Sitting out all of preseason can be a plus, too.
September 1, 2007... Byline: Dan Pompei CHICAGO _ Now that the preseason is a memory, this is a good time to question what was gained from it. Coaches almost uniformly will say they used the exhibitions to separate the players on their rosters, and that...

Warner won't seek re-election: GOP senator decides 30 years is enough.
September 1, 2007... Byline: Jill Zuckman Sep. 1--Sen. John Warner (R-Va.), one of the most influential voices on military matters in the Congress, announced Friday that he would not run for re-election, paving the way for a pitched battle between Democrats...

BRIEF: Crystal Lake cop died of natural causes, officials say.
September 1, 2007... Sep. 1--CRYSTAL LAKE -- A Crystal Lake police sergeant found dead in his Woodstock home Thursday died of natural causes, officials said Friday. The body of Sgt. Charles Martina, 53, was discovered when he failed to return to work after a...

Chicago Tribune Philip Hersh column: 200 victory marks Felix new queen of U.S. sprints.
September 1, 2007... Byline: Philip Hersh Sep. 1--OSAKA, Japan This was to be the season when Sanya Richards laid the groundwork to convince Olympic officials there should be a change in the 2008 Beijing Games schedule so she could go after gold medals in...

Some see 'coup' as Iraq's best hope: Ex-premier Allawi building political bloc to challenge al-Maliki.
September 1, 2007... Byline: Liz Sly Sep. 1--AMMAN, Jordan -- In the lobbies of luxury hotels and the apartments of exiles, an assortment of Iraqi politicians has been spending the summer vacation plotting a new Iraqi coup -- a non-violent, parliamentary coup...

Rabbi presses Jews, Muslims to ease strife.
September 1, 2007... Byline: Manya A. Brachear Sep. 1--In an unusual goodwill gesture, the top rabbi of the nation's largest Jewish movement pleaded with American Muslims on Friday to transcend the differences that have divided their people for decades and...

Under pressure from GOP, Idaho senator to resign.
September 1, 2007... Byline: Jill Zuckman Sep. 1--Bowing to intense pressure from his Republican colleagues, Sen. Larry Craig (R-Idaho) is expected to announce Saturday that he is resigning his seat in Congress following revelations that he was arrested in a...

Fed chief: No bailout, but will act 'as needed'.
September 1, 2007... Byline: William Neikirk Sep. 1--WASHINGTON -- Amid widespread expectations he will cut interest rates in September, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Friday he will act "as needed" to prevent a sharp curtailment in credit markets...

Bears await word on Olsen: Rookie TE likely out for at least opener with knee injury.
September 1, 2007... Byline: Vaughn McClure Sep. 1--Greg Olsen's father, Chris, said his son met with Bears' team doctors Friday afternoon, but the status of the rookie tight end remains unclear even though there were indications the injury to his left knee...

Home loan help gets 'hooray': Borrowers would benefit from broader FHA access; some experts question bailout concept.
September 1, 2007... Byline: Mary Umberger Sep. 1--President Bush's plan to help troubled mortgage borrowers keep their homes met with mixed reviews in the housing industry Friday, with some praising it as "a good first step" and others saying his proposals...

Tigers (man)handle fears: No. 15 foe no match for No. 6 team as Piatkowski leads wayWHEATON WARRENVILLE SOUTH 31, WAUBONSIE VALLEY 21.
September 1, 2007... Byline: Bob Sakamoto Sep. 1--All week long came the reports about formidable Waubonsie Valley. This would be its best team since 1997. The Warriors were huge -- as in 6-foot-6-inch, 315-pound right tackle A.J. Lindeman. The Warriors...

Arms receive booster shot: Cubs get Trachsel, plan 6-man rotation; bad day for MarshallASTROS 6, CUBS 1.
September 1, 2007... Byline: Paul Sullivan Sep. 1--It didn't take long to see why general manager Jim Hendry acquired former Cubs starter Steve Trachsel from the Orioles on Friday. Sean Marshall's poor outing in a 6-1 loss to the Astros, along with his...

Running in footsteps of Street Sense: ARLINGTON-WASHINGTON FUTURITY.
September 1, 2007... Byline: Neil Milbert Sep. 1--A year ago an unheralded bay colt who had finished second and first in his two previous starts at Churchill Downs and Arlington Park made his stakes racing debut in the Grade III Arlington-Washington Futurity...

Parents who let teens drink targeted.
September 1, 2007... Byline: Dan Gibbard Sep. 1--Gov. Rod Blagojevich signed into law Friday a measure that stiffens penalties for parents who permit teenagers to drink in their homes. The bill was introduced by state Sen. Susan Garrett (D-Lake Forest) in...

Girl's school seeks probe of teacher's worries about mom.
September 1, 2007... Byline: Mary Ann Fergus Sep. 1--Crystal Lake school officials have asked police to investigate a former teacher's allegations that staff members failed to respond to her concerns about Magdalene Kamysz's treatment of her 7-year-old...

2 counties are federal disaster areas.
September 1, 2007... Byline: Carolyn Starks Sep. 1--President Bush declared two northern Illinois counties disaster areas Friday, freeing federal money to help with the recovery from severe storms in early August that forced more than two dozen people to...

EDITORIAL: Frayed alliances in Afghanistan.(Editorial)
September 1, 2007... Sep. 1--Some 75 Taliban fighters recently tried to overrun a joint Afghan-U.S. military base in the war-torn south of Afghanistan. It was a fool's errand: Coalition troops repelled the attack, killing 20 insurgents. It did, though, show the...

James S. Wolf: 1935 - 2007: Helped create organ registrySurgeon who worked with state and national donor organizations had to wait on the same list for a heart transplant, which he received in 2001.
September 1, 2007... Byline: Emma Graves Fitzsimmons Sep. 1--James S. Wolf was days away from dying and in desperate need of a heart transplant. He was also a surgeon who helped create the network to fairly distribute organs for transplants. "The system he...

Abbott falls behind in stents race: FDA schedules review of Medtronic's device.
September 1, 2007... Byline: Bruce Japsen Sep. 1--While Abbott Laboratories awaits word from the Food and Drug Administration on when or whether the agency will review its experimental drug-coated stent, a rival has jumped ahead in what could be a critical...

Aurora man guilty in son's shaking death: Dad admitted shaking baby, faces life term.
September 1, 2007... Byline: William Presecky Sep. 1--An Aurora man who admitted shaking his infant son repeatedly because he wouldn't stop crying was convicted of first-degree murder Friday and faces life in prison. Noel Avelos Quevedo, 27, of the 800...

BRIEF: Elgin teen not guilty of murder in fatal crash.
September 1, 2007... Sep. 1--ELGIN -- An Elgin teenager accused of driving his car into a wall in a crash that killed a friend was found not guilty of first-degree murder Friday, a verdict that upset the dead teen's father. Prosecutors alleged that Brian...

Lawyers: Toss confession: 2nd defendant in Brown's case alleges abuse.
September 1, 2007... Byline: Azam Ahmed Sep. 1--Nearly two days of physical and emotional abuse at the hands of authorities caused James Degorski to lie about his role in the brutal murders of seven employees at the Brown's Chicken and Pasta in Palatine in...

Miglin sues man over vein business: Cosmetics maven seeks $2.5 million.
September 1, 2007... Byline: Ameet Sachdev Sep. 1--Cosmetics maven Marilyn Miglin on Friday sued the man who she says lured her into a failed investment that forced her to file for bankruptcy earlier this year. In the lawsuit filed in Cook County Circuit...

BRIEF: Virus sickens students and staff at New Trier.
September 1, 2007... Sep. 1--WINNETKA -- More than 100 students and staff at New Trier Township High School in Winnetka have become sick since the beginning of the week from a highly contagious virus that causes vomiting, nausea and abdominal cramping, Cook County...

Maker recalls car seats for kids: Harness strap may slip in Eddie Bauer, Cosco, other brands.
September 1, 2007... Byline: Ameet Sachdev Sep. 1--The nation's largest child-car-seat manufacturer is recalling 19 models of its popular car seats, including Cosco and Eddie Bauer brands, because the harness that secures the child in the seat may slip. ...

Justice delayed, perhaps not denied: Decades passed, but the family of slain SIU student Deborah Sheppard (right) never gave up hope for justice -- neither did Carbondale officer.
September 1, 2007... Byline: Monique Garcia and Lolly Bowean Sep. 1--CARBONDALE -- Paul Echols was a rookie patrolman the night police were called to the apartment of 23-year-old Southern Illinois University student Deborah Sheppard. Her front door was ajar and...

CORRECTIONS AND CLARIFICATIONS: CORRECTIONS AND CLARIFICATIONS.(Correction notice)
September 1, 2007... Sep. 1---- A story on the front page of Thursday's Tempo about the late theater patron Hope Abelson misidentified the father of Benjamin and Jesse Abelson; it was Stuart Abelson. -- In a Tempo review of Velvet Revolver on Thursday, a...

BRIEF: Iowa judge OKs gay marriages: Ruling, limited to 1 county, soon delayed.
September 1, 2007... Byline: Rick Pearson and Russell Working Sep. 1--DEL.ICIO.US / LOGIN POPULAR -- recent login -- register -- help Rick Pearson reported from Des Moines and Russell Working from Chicago. To see more of the Chicago Tribune,...

Snow to leave in 2 weeks: Spokesman to write, be cancer activist.
September 1, 2007... Byline: Mark Silva Sep. 1--WASHINGTON -- Tony Snow, the White House press secretary, will leave this month to devote time to writing, speaking and playing a more active public role in combating cancer, a disease that he has confronted for...

BRIEF: Mold forces Lake Zurich school to relocate.
September 1, 2007... Sep. 1--LAKE ZURICH -- Lake Zurich officials announced Friday that the pupils enrolled at May Whitney Elementary School, which was closed after the discovery of mold and asbestos, will begin classes Wednesday at a vacant middle school next...

BRIEF: 2 cops acquitted of 2004 beating.
September 1, 2007... Sep. 1--EVANSTON -- Two Evanston police officers charged with the 2004 videotaped beating of a Chicago man have been acquitted, officials said. "We thought the charges should be brought," said John Gorman, spokesman for the Cook County...

BRIEF: Rabid bat is 6th wildlife case in Will in August.
September 1, 2007... Sep. 1--NEW LENOX -- Will County has confirmed that a bat discovered in New Lenox this week is the sixth case of wildlife rabies there since Aug. 2, officials said Friday. Will County Health Department and animal control investigators also...

BRIEF: Labor Day holiday schedule.
September 1, 2007... Sep. 1--1. Chicago Jazz Festival When: Festival runs 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Where: Grant Park. Jackson Drive between Michigan Avenue and Lake Shore Drive will be closed through early Monday. 2. Filming of Batman...

Teachers OK tentative pact.
September 1, 2007... Byline: Carlos Sadovi Sep. 1--In a vote that turned tumultuous Friday evening, Chicago Teachers Union delegates approved a tentative contract that provides 20 percent raises over five years and rewards teachers for being nationally...

BRIEF: Carbon monoxide sickens 9 at meatpacking plant.
September 1, 2007... Sep. 1--NORTHWEST SIDE -- Chicago firefighters took nine people to area hospitals Friday morning because of a carbon monoxide leak at a meatpacking plant on the city's Northwest Side. Chief Kevin MacGregor of the Chicago Fire Department...

BRIEF: Cops seek suspect in robbery attempt.
September 1, 2007... Sep. 1--ROGERS PARK -- The would-be robber of a bank on North Clark Street remained at large Friday, a day after his heist attempt left the Rogers Park neighborhood under virtual lockdown for several hours. The FBI's violent crimes task...

EDITORIAL: Note to the FTC: Get out more.(Editorial)
September 1, 2007... Sep. 1--Whole Foods Market Inc. said this week that it has lined up the lenders it needs to finance the buyout of its rival, Wild Oats Markets Inc. But it has been a long, strange trip to this deal between granola giants. Bottom line:...

Chicago Tribune Sam Smith column: U.S. hoops swagger is back.
September 1, 2007... Byline: Sam Smith Sep. 1--LAS VEGAS Every night another small, poor or Third World country is getting slaughtered by USA basketball players. We're back, baby! The USA may be having trouble in various spots around the world,...

Chicago Tribune Teddy Greenstein column: NIU ready for its closeup.(Column)
September 1, 2007... Byline: Teddy Greenstein Sep. 1--The Soldier Field walk-through would have to wait. Before Northern Illinois could take the field Friday afternoon in anticipation of its game with Iowa, the Huskies had to battle another opponent: traffic....

Guillen's vow: Nice guy gone: Texas tirade too long in coming, frustrated manager confessesINDIANS 8, WHITE SOX 5.
September 1, 2007... Byline: Dave Van Dyck Sep. 1--CLEVELAND -- Ozzie Guillen doesn't regret his tirade in Texas, only that it didn't come much sooner in the season. "I really regret the way I was for three months. I really regret it," he said. "In spring...

Wildcats itching to get going: Tired of '06 talk, it's finally all about '07.
September 1, 2007... Byline: Skip Myslenski Sep. 1--There were countless moments of friskiness as Northwestern practiced this week. Players pushed and shoved even after the whistle had blown, and these extracurricular activities were quite understandable. ...

Add another mystery to list: Irish defensive coordinator Brown unknown to Tech.
September 1, 2007... Byline: Brian Hamilton Sep. 1--SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- On the scale of gravity and import, a defensive coordinator's game-day location normally falls between favorite color and preference in open- or closed-toe sandals. While there are...

Slow but steady hurler: Trachsel part of big games with the Cubs.
September 1, 2007... Byline: Paul Sullivan Sep. 1--In the seven years Steve Trachsel pitched for the Cubs, he was renowned for three things: serving up Mark McGwire's record-breaking home run in 1998; his performance in the wild-card tiebreaker game later that...

Cheers for Ozzie's ways as blunt honesty helps make him special.
September 1, 2007... Byline: Rick Morrissey CHICAGO _ The national gnashing of teeth over Ozzie Guillen's recent outbursts and the weeping over our subsequent loss of innocence has been very entertaining. What is this, team coverage of "Diana, 10 Years Later?"...

Cubs edge the Astros.
September 1, 2007... Byline: Paul Sullivan CHICAGO _ The Cubs entered September in first place for the first time since 1989, when all of manager Don Zimmer's off-the-wall moves seemed to work. But Lou Piniella is no "Popeye" when it comes to making...

FDA grapples with scrutiny over safety regulations.
September 1, 2007... Byline: Stephen J. Hedges ALAMEDA, Calif. _ When the 65 steel drums crossed from the Canadian border in late April, the accompanying documents said they contained honey from Canada, according to U.S. government officials. Since most food...

Kurdistan develops its oil industry independently.
September 1, 2007... Byline: Liz Sly TAQ-TAQ, Iraq _ The sticky-sweet smell of raw crude oil lubricates the dusty air as oilmen in orange overalls prepare to test one of the few new oil wells to be drilled in Iraq since the 2003 invasion. Then, with a gentle...

Chicago Tribune John Kass column: Suffering isn't over for people of Greece.
September 1, 2007... Byline: John Kass Sep. 1--In Greece last summer, we took a shortcut over the mountains, driving on a narrow road under a full August moon. The night sky was clear and there were olive groves as far as you could see, along the sides of...

BRIEF: Police investigate 'in-custody death'.
September 1, 2007... Byline: Matthew Walberg Sep. 1--A man's death in the 3900 block of West Van Buren Street on the West Side is being called an "in-custody death" the Chicago Police Department said Saturday afternoon. News Affairs police officer John...

Apologetic Craig resigns.
September 1, 2007... Byline: Jill Zuckman Sep. 1--Saying he was "deeply sorry," a humbled Sen. Larry Craig announced Saturday that he will resign from the Senate as he pursues legal options to try to undo his guilty plea following an undercover sex sting...

BRIEF: Man shot on Far South Side.
September 1, 2007... Byline: Matthew Walberg Sep. 1--A 23-year-old man was fatally shot in the West Pullman neighborhood on Chicago's Far South Side. At about 9:15 p.m., the victim, Leroy Fentress, 23, of unknown address, was standing on the street in the...

Chicago Tribune Ask Amy column: He doesn't want pal's girlfriend to hit on him.
September 1, 2007... Byline: Amy Dickinson Sep. 1--Dear Amy: My friend of 30-plus years, "Larry," has a girlfriend who just hit on me. Larry and I have known each other and have been friends since we were in elementary school. Larry has been seeing...

BRIEF: Nova Scotia cool: In this land of lobsters, lighthouses, dreamy drives and Titanic memories, just step aside for the moose.
September 1, 2007... Byline: Alan Solomon Sep. 1--DEL.ICIO.US / LOGIN POPULAR -- recent login -- register -- help To see more of the Chicago Tribune, or to subscribe to the newspaper, go to http://www.chicagotribune.com. Copyright (c) 2007,...

White Sox begin September with a loss to Indians.
September 1, 2007... Byline: Dave van Dyck CLEVELAND _ As if everyone didn't know it, statistics now confirm the White Sox have become an awful team. How bad was their August? Their 9-20 record translates into the lowest winning percentage in the...

Craig announces his resignation.
September 1, 2007... Byline: Jill Zuckman CHICAGO _ Saying he was "deeply sorry," a humbled Sen. Larry Craig, R-Idaho, announced Saturday that he would resign from the Senate, an announcement national party leaders greeted with relief after days of worrying...

Irish are the wreck _ not Georgia Tech.
September 1, 2007... Byline: Mike Downey SOUTH BEND, Ind. _ The 2007 home and season opener for Notre Dame was not quite the you-have-got -to-be-kidding-me utter disaster that Michigan's abomination against Appalachian State was. But it was pretty close....

For starters, Notre Dame awful in opener.
September 1, 2007... Byline: Brian Hamilton SOUTH BEND, Ind. _ From his unofficial staging area at the north terminus of the Notre Dame sideline, Jimmy Clausen trotted onto the field and toward a huddle he would man for the first time as an Irish quarterback....

Northwestern blanks Northeastern.
September 1, 2007... Byline: Skip Myslenski EVANSTON, Ill. _ This Saturday belonged most to Northwestern quarterback C.J. Bacher, who transformed Ryan Field into a canvas and produced a painting on it fit for framing. This is not to say he was perfect...

Despite Notre Dame's woes, Demetrius Jones' faith still unshaken.
September 1, 2007... Byline: Brian Hamilton SOUTH BEND, Ind. _ The Sunday school teacher read from the Book of Revelations, recounting the differences between the Biblical heaven and hell, heady stuff for even the most hardened soul. For the 12- and...

Wilson says drugs for treatment of his diabetes, didn't involve Bears.
September 1, 2007... Byline: David Haugh CHICAGO _ Unbeknownst to anybody at Halas Hall, former Bears quarterbacks coach Wade Wilson bought drugs over the Internet last year, including substances banned under the NFL's drug policy, to alleviate symptoms of his...

Relays carry the day for Americans.
September 1, 2007... Byline: Philip Hersh OSAKA, Japan _ For U.S. athletes, it was a star-spangled bonanza on the track at the penultimate day of action at the World Track and Field Championships. The U.S. sprint relay teams won minutes apart Saturday...

Menchu campaign holds symbolic, not political, value.
September 2, 2007... Byline: Oscar Avila GUATEMALA CITY _ It becomes clear that Rigoberta Menchu is not the typical presidential candidate when she enters the central plaza trailed by a 50-foot-long green fabric serpent depicting Gucumatz, a Mayan god....

Chicago Tribune What's Your Problem? column: A little late, but teen home in Mexico.
September 2, 2007... Byline: Jon Yates Sep. 2--Yadira Garcia had no trouble getting into the United States. Going home to Mexico, however, was another story. The 13-year-old, who flew to Chicago on July 4 to visit family friends, was scheduled to return...

Chicago Tribune Sam Smith column: Shoot, they play 'D' too.(Column)
September 2, 2007... Byline: Sam Smith Sep. 2--LAS VEGAS First Puerto Rico, next the world? At least that's the plan as the USA Basketball team of NBA players qualified to play in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing with a 135-91 victory over Puerto Rico in...

Choice of judge draws fire: Many groups say he's unqualified.
September 2, 2007... Byline: Michael Higgins Sep. 2--The Illinois Supreme Court has chosen an attorney to be a Cook County circuit judge even though he lacks jury trial experience and most local bar groups find him unqualified. Some local bar leaders...

BRIEF: 1 teen killed, 2 others wounded in shooting.
September 2, 2007... Sep. 2--WEST SIDE -- Chicago police were investigating a West Side shooting early Saturday that killed a teenage boy and injured two others. Officers, who were flagged down, arrived about 12:20 a.m. at the 3200 block of West 16th Street in...

Chicago Tribune Barry Temkin column: Charting a new course in athletics.
September 2, 2007... Byline: Barry Temkin Sep. 2--Football is serious business, but now the meeting was over and Haynes Smith allowed himself a smile. "It has been a dream of mine to play football," he said. His dream crept closer to reality Thursday...

Chicago Tribune Teddy Greenstein column: 2 backs too tough to handle.
September 2, 2007... Byline: Teddy Greenstein Sep. 2--Iowa's Albert Young approached fellow tailback Damian Sims with a stat sheet in hand. "We both had 100 [yards], that's pretty good," Young told him as the two began walking inside the bowels of Soldier...

Ax falls on 6 Super Bowlers: Leak, Ball also cut; Bazuin placed on IR.
September 2, 2007... Byline: Vaughn McClure Sep. 2--Lovie Smith talked about the tough cuts he had to make Saturday, cuts that included six players off last season's Super Bowl team. A rookie's absence from the 53-man active roster, however, was the most...

BRIEF: Labor Day holiday schedule.
September 2, 2007... Sep. 2--CHICAGO -- Monday is Labor Day, a national holiday honoring American workers. The following public services will be affected: Schools: All public schools in Chicago and surrounding suburbs will be closed. Government offices:...

'Wow' factor at black arts festival: Event offers artists platform to teach and sell their work.
September 2, 2007... Byline: Angela Rozas Sep. 2--When Larry "Poncho" Brown was a child growing up in Baltimore, to many people he knew, owning art meant having a photograph of Martin Luther King Jr. or President John F. Kennedy or even a rendering of Jesus...

How 'Cymbeline' saved Chicago Shakespeare: Now, the troupe is staging the neglected classic again.
September 2, 2007... Byline: Sid Smith Sep. 2--Years ago, a Chicago director, while preparing a production of "Coriolanus," was repeatedly asked, "Who wrote that?" The question could easily arise again with that same author's "Cymbeline," but at least in...

The ABCs of the new season: As the weather changes, so do the movie offerings .
September 2, 2007... Byline: Michael Phillips Sep. 2--The fall movie season has a way of supplanting the cash crop known as the summer picture, allowing more exotic and diverse vegetation to thrive in time for awards season and year-end best lists. The...

Picking winners is 1 thing; seeing them another: FALL MOVIE PREVIEW.
September 2, 2007... Byline: Mark Caro Sep. 2--As summer turns to fall and fall slides toward the holidays, the overload of big sequels gives way to an overload of big dramas. This is Hollywood's way of saying: Now that you've gorged yourself on ice-cream...

After a busy 2007, next year looks thin for moviemaking: FALL MOVIE PREVIEW.
September 2, 2007... Byline: Terry Armour Sep. 2--When the Batmobile rolls out of town this weekend, it will cap one of Chicago's most successful runs of filming. With most of its local production done, "The Dark Knight," starring Christian Bale, easily...

BRIEF: Beyond the blockbusters: What's on tap locally.
September 2, 2007... Byline: Robert K. Elder Sep. 2--DEL.ICIO.US / LOGIN POPULAR -- recent login -- register -- help By Robert K. Elder, Tribune staff reporter. Starting next Friday in the Movies section, check out Screen Scene, Robert K. Elder's...

Stevie Wonder: At 57, an innovator and hitmaker for more than 40 years.
September 2, 2007... Byline: Greg Kot Sep. 2--Stevie Wonder has released only three albums in 20 years, hasn't toured in more than a decade, and last had a No. 1 hit 22 years ago. So what to make of his current 13-city tour, including a sold-out Sept. 10...

BRIEF: Batman goes boom in the 'Knight': POP MACHINE.
September 2, 2007... Byline: Mark Caro Sep. 2--The 4th of July fireworks were nothing compared with last week's exploding of the West Side's old Brach's Candy building for the "Batman Begins" sequel, "The Dark Knight." It blowed up real good, as they used...

BRIEF: Name that Tutone tune: POP MACHINE.
September 2, 2007... Byline: Mark Caro Sep. 2--Lots of folks have noticed the similarity between Bruce Springsteen's new single, "Radio Nowhere," and Tommy Tutone's 1982 hit "867-5309/Jenny" -- and one of those people is Tommy Heath, Tommy Tutone's lead...

BRIEF: Pop (Machine) quiz: POP MACHINE.
September 2, 2007... Byline: Mark Caro Sep. 2--1. Which sitcom star just signed on to direct and star in "The Catch," a movie about a 42-year-old who returns to college to play football? a. Tim Allen b. Jim Belushi c. Kevin James d. Bernie...

STOPPING THE VIOLENCE: Learning to protectShielding kids isn't about donning armor but about care, concern and community.
September 2, 2007... Byline: Bonnie Miller Rubin Sep. 2--Here's an accessory that you won't find in the back-to-school aisle, not even at Target: A bullet-proof backpack, courtesy of a couple of Boston-area inventor/dads worried about school violence. "My...

Death of man in police custody probed.
September 2, 2007... Byline: Matthew Walberg Sep. 2--Chicago police officials were investigating the death of a man in police custody Saturday after a foot chase in the East Garfield Park neighborhood on Chicago's West Side. Tony Green, 22, of the 600...

Wicked Style shows off winning style at Arlington.
September 2, 2007... Byline: Neil Milbert Sep. 2--Thanks to 2-year-old colt Wicked Style, Glenn Bromagen is making up for lost time. Out of racing for the last six years, the longtime thoroughbred owner got back in the game six weeks ago and returned to...