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| Poll: Chicagoans expect a global boost Thu, 17 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT But event comes with political risks for Obama, Emanuel TRIBUNE/WGN POLL: Mayor Rahm Emanuel has touted the NATO summit as a way to showcase Chicago on an international stage. Much of the Chicago area agrees with that notion and expects that protests will be peaceful. >> Read about earlier polls on Emanuel's approval rating, crime and education 
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| Bride's husband called 'possessive, jealous' Thu, 17 May 2012 00:30:00 GMT Relatives of the bride found dead in a Burbank bath tub in her wedding dress said they know little about the woman's new husband, but they said they did not approve of the couple's tumultuous relationship. 
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| 4 Guardian Angels knifed at Red Line stop Thu, 17 May 2012 00:22:00 GMT Four members of the volunteer security patrol known as the Guardian Angels were stabbed late Tuesday while trying to nab a man who pistol-whipped a rider on a Red Line train on the Near North Side. 
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| Girl dies after jumping into Bolingbrook pond Wed, 16 May 2012 23:00:00 GMT An 11-year-old girl died after leaping into a pond from a footbridge behind a Bolingbrook school during what witnesses said appeared to be a game with friends. 
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| Lawyers for ex-Senator John Edwards rest case Wed, 16 May 2012 21:08:02 GMT GREENSBORO, North Carolina (Reuters) - Former Senator John Edwards' defense ended its case on Wednesday without calling three of the most anticipated witnesses to counter charges that he used political contributions to hide his pregnant mistress from voters during his 2008 presidential bid. 
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| Marchers call for foreclosure moratorium Wed, 16 May 2012 21:05:00 GMT About 130 protesters marched through the Loop this morning calling for a moratorium on mortgage foreclosures. >> Photos | Videos 
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| Lamborghini crash video a YouTube sensation Wed, 16 May 2012 19:53:00 GMT brightcove.createExperiences(); The driver of a Lamborghini caught on video in a Wheeling fender-bender last weekend got a lot more hits than dents after the video became a YouTube sensation. 
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| Man ran sex ring, enslaved 12 girls: Charges Wed, 16 May 2012 19:22:00 GMT A West Side man known as “Church” used drugs and shelter to entice girls into sexual servitude, controlled every aspect of their lives and administered vicious beatings when they got out of line or tried to escape, prosecutors alleged today. 
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| Illinois third worst nationally in foreclosures Wed, 16 May 2012 17:06:00 GMT Almost 7.5 percent of all mortgage loans in Illinois were in foreclosure in the first quarter, topped only by foreclosure activity in Florida and New Jersey, according to new data. 
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| Workers in lottery pool sue over $118M ticket Wed, 16 May 2012 16:47:00 GMT Two employees of a Chicago Heights bakery are suing co-workers over a $118 million Mega Millions jackpot, alleging they were unfairly left out of the winnings. 
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| Mladic taunts survivors at start of genocide trial Wed, 16 May 2012 15:08:03 GMT THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Bosnian Serb general Ratko Mladic made a throat-slitting gesture to a woman who lost her son, husband and brothers in the Srebenica massacre at the start of his trial on Wednesday for some of the worst atrocities in Europe since World War Two. 
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| FBI probes JPMorgan, shareholders back Dimon Wed, 16 May 2012 13:45:12 GMT TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) - The FBI has opened an inquiry into the multibillion-dollar trading losses at JPMorgan Chase, stepping up pressure on the bank after key U.S. agencies said they were looking into high-risk trades that first drew regulators' attention last month. 
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| Burbank police issue arrest warrant in newlywed's killing Wed, 16 May 2012 13:32:00 GMT Groom to slain bride charged with 1st-degree murder Police continue their search today for a Brighton Park man who they say stabbed his new bride to death less than 48 hours after they were married. 
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| New iPhone expected to have larger screen Wed, 16 May 2012 13:08:00 GMT Apple Inc. plans to use a larger screen on the next-generation iPhone and has begun to place orders for the new displays from suppliers in South Korea and Japan, people familiar with the situation said on Wednesday. 
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| Obama, Democrats raised $43.6 million in April Wed, 16 May 2012 12:17:00 GMT President Obama added an additional $43.6 million to Democratic coffers in April, a sum his campaign says will be put to quick use to build on its ground game for the fall. 
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| Facebook boosts IPO size again, could top $16B Wed, 16 May 2012 12:03:00 GMT Adds about 84 million shares to the offering Facebook Inc. increased the size of its initial public offering by almost 25 percent, and could raise as much as $16 billion as strong investor demand for a share of the No.1 social network trumps debate about its long-term potential to make money. 
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| Greeks pull money from banks, fearing euro exit Wed, 16 May 2012 11:30:00 GMT Greece's president spoke of "fear that could develop into panic" at the country's banks in the weeks before fresh elections that could precipitate Athens exit from the euro zone. 
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| Police seeking husband of slain bride Wed, 16 May 2012 11:16:00 GMT An arrest warrant was issued today for a man who has been charged in the slaying of his new bride a day after the two were married, Burbank police said. On Sunday Estrella Carrera was found in her wedding dress, stabbed to death in a bathtub. 
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| Obama hosting bipartisan talks on economy Wed, 16 May 2012 10:00:00 GMT After months of trading blame and criticism from afar, President Obama and GOPcongressional leaders will meet Wednesday to discuss the economy — and, presumably, trade blame and criticism in person, more politely. 
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| Voters back longer school day, CTU Wed, 16 May 2012 02:03:00 GMT But voters generally side with teachers union over Emanuel Tribune/WGN poll: Rahm Emanuel's push to extend the school day is backed by Chicago voters, but more side with the teachers union than the mayor. 
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| Paralyzed swimmer fights to compete at meet Wed, 16 May 2012 00:37:00 GMT Illinois is suing on behalf of a disabled 16-year-old high school swimmer who wants to compete in the state championship next year. "I am a high school athlete, and I am like anyone else," said Mary Kate Callahan, who is paralyzed from the waist down. 
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| New arrests in two wrongful conviction cases Tue, 15 May 2012 21:06:00 GMT Lake County prosecutors this afternoon announced new murder charges in two notorious slayings that had been attributed to other men until DNA pointed away from the suspects. 
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| Bulls' doctor: Rose prognosis encouraging Tue, 15 May 2012 20:30:00 GMT Three days after he performed surgery to repair the most important anterior cruciate ligament in the Chicago Bulls' franchise, Bulls team physician Brian Cole gave an optimistic assessment of Derrick Rose's future. 
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| 4 arrested in immigration policies protest Tue, 15 May 2012 19:33:00 GMT At least four people were arrested during a rally west of the Loop today to protest the country's policies on illegal immigration. 
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| Man cleared of rape after decades in prison Tue, 15 May 2012 18:00:00 GMT Lake County prosecutors have dropped charges against Bennie Starks, 52, who spent 20 years in prison before DNA evidence cleared him in the rape of a woman in Waukegan. 
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| Word of the day |
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 17, 2012 is:
maffick • \MAF-ik\ • verb
: to celebrate with boisterous rejoicing and hilarious behavior
Examples:
Fans mafficked for hours outside the stadium, celebrating the team's dramatic victory in the division championship.
"In half an hour, after the mildest of mafficking, the last visitors of the exhibition's last day had gone out of the gates and the staff began their final acts of closing up shop." — From an article in The Guardian (London), October 1, 2011
Did you know?
"Maffick" is an alteration of Mafeking Night, the British celebration of the lifting of the siege of a British military outpost during the South African War at the town of Mafikeng (also spelled Mafeking) on May 17, 1900. The South African War was fought between the British and the Afrikaners, who were Dutch and Huguenot settlers originally called Boers, over the right to govern frontier territories. Though the war did not end until 1902, the lifting of the siege of Mafikeng was a significant victory for the British because they held out against a larger Afrikaner force for 217 days until reinforcements could arrive. The rejoicing in British cities on news of the rescue produced "maffick," a word that was popular for a while, especially in journalistic writing, but is now relatively uncommon.