March 2010

Teddy Greensteain: Is Tiger Woods ready for Masters?

By Admin on March 31, 2010

World’s best golfer may have a hard time overcoming 144-day layoff

Every so often, Tiger Woods has seemed, well, human.

Wednesday’s recap: Indians 10, White Sox 1 | Photos

By Admin on March 31, 2010

Score: Indians 10, Sox 1.

15-year-old girl accused of hammer attack in Schaumburg

By Admin on March 31, 2010

A teenage girl was charged with attempted murder in Monday’s beating and attempted robbery of a 58-year-old Schaumburg man, officials said today.

The 15-year-old girl, charged as a juvenile, allegedly used a hammer during the attack, leaving the victim in critical condition with multiple fractures, officials said. The girl, whose name was being withheld since she’s a juvenile, could be charged as an adult if her victim dies.

During a hearing today, the 15-year-old was ordered held in the Cook County Juvenile Detention Center. In addition to attempted murder, the juvenile charges also accuse the teen of armed robbery and aggravated battery, officials said.

Her 18-year-old sister, Latifa Johnson, was charged with obstruction of justice for helping clean up the bloody scene and for closing her apartment door on the victim rather than calling for help, Cook County Assistant State’s Attorney Dave Weiner said.

Police said the beating occurred just before midnight Monday at an apartment complex in the 100 block of Pickwick Drive, where the victim and the sisters all live.

Afterward, Weiner said Johnson’s sister returned to their apartment and told Johnson what happened. Johnson checked on the victim, who was lying outside the apartment bleeding and having trouble breathing, but did not call for help, Weiner said. He added that Johnson was trying to clean up the scene when police arrived, and that her teenage sister talked of throwing the victim into a nearby pond.

Schaumburg police said the 15-year-old confronted the 58-year-old victim with the intent to rob him in the foyer of apartment building while he was checking his mail.

Johnson’s bond was set at $40,000. The victim remains hospitalized at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge.

 –George Houde

Drug-induced homicide charge upheld

By Admin on March 31, 2010

The Daily Herald reports: A McHenry County judge denied a defense motion today to throw out the case against Amanda K. Coots of Wauconda who’s accused of delivering a fatal dose of heroin to a friend last year. Coots is scheduled to face trial April 12.

Get the full story: dailyherald.com.

Woman, 30, found strangled in far South Side building

By Admin on March 31, 2010

A 30-year-old woman was found strangled Wednesday in an abandoned far South Side building, according to an autopsy performed today.

The death of the victim, identified as Siobhan Hampton, was also ruled a homicide, said the Cook County medical examiner’s office, citing the autopsy results.

Her body was found about 11 a.m. Tuesday in the building at 11322 S. Michigan Ave., which formerly housed a Harold’s Chicken Shack restaurant.

The victim was wearing a white T-shirt, gray jeans, white gym shoes and a brown or maroon jacket, police said.

Chicago police said no one was in custody today in the slaying as Calumet Area detectives continued to investigate.

–Staff report

2 Chicago radio legends reminisce about their careers

By Admin on March 31, 2010

Long before Twitter, YouTube videos, Facebook and mobile apps vied for their fragmented attention, young Chicagoans fell into one of two camps: Biondi or Kent.

‘Beep line’ the start of today’s social networking?

By Admin on March 31, 2010

Dick Biondi is on Facebook.

Job losses loom large in investors’ psyches

By Admin on March 31, 2010

The facts of financial markets’ performance over the last year are at odds with what investors want to believe

When psychologists and academics study how people come to decisions about investing, they focus in part on the risks of “belief perseverance.”

CTA on alert in light of Moscow subway attacks

By Admin on March 31, 2010

The Chicago Transit Authority has heightened its security on buses and trains in light of the subway attacks this week in Moscow that killed 39 people, officials said today.

CTA officials said more uniformed and plain-clothed officers have been patrolling the transit system since Monday, when scores of commuters in Moscow were killed or injured as trains pulled into subway stations during rush hour. Officials would not disclose how many more officers are on patrol.

There have been no known threats against Chicago-area targets in connection with the bombings. But city, local and federal law enforcement and rail officials continue to keep each other informed about potential developments, officials said.

Commuters and CTA employees are reminded to be aware of their surroundings and to contact police to report suspicious activity.

Marc Magliari, an Amtrak spokesman, said the rail system regularly works closely with the federal Transportation Security Administration and the Department of Homeland Security to take whatever securty measures necessary on its trains or tracks in response to these types of situations.

–Serena Maria Daniels

SeaWorld trainer suffered ‘blunt force’ injuries, autopsy says

By Admin on March 31, 2010

The Medical Examiner’s Office released the autopsy in SeaWorld trainer Dawn Brancheau’s death.

SeaWorld Orlando trainer Dawn Brancheau suffered “blunt force” injuries to her neck, head and torso after a killer whale pulled her under water last month, according to a final autopsy report released this morning.

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