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bling more than 8 percent
as the surprise revived
concerns over the long-
Jobs term future of the iPhone-
and iPad-maker.
The company did not specify why or for how
long its visionary leader would be absent. Jobs’
latest leave comes nearly two years to the date
after he took a six-month break to undergo a liver
transplant.
“At my request, the board of directors has
granted me a medical leave of absence so I can
focus on my health,” Jobs, 55, wrote in an e-mail
President Obama paints on a wall Monday as he and his family participate in a community service project in celebration to staff published on a regulatory newswire. “I
of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. at Stuart Hobson Middle School in Washington, D.C. GETTY IMAGES love Apple so much and hope to be back as soon
25 YEARS
as I can.”
Unlike the previous announcement, Apple
did not say when Jobs would return, driving up
the worst fears about Jobs’ medical condition.
An Apple spokesman declined to comment fur-
LATER ther.
Jobs, a survivor of pancreatic cancer, said Chief
NATION CELEBRATES Operating Officer Tim Cook would take respon-
sibility for day-to-day operations once again, but
MLK DAY WITH SERVICE ON
he would remain as CEO and be involved in ma-
ANNIVERSARY OF HOLIDAY jor strategic decisions.
In recent days, Apples shares reached new
highs after announcing its iPhone would be avail-
CNN A video posted on mlkday.gov, the U.S. government web- able to customers of Verizon Wireless, the largest
Events around the U.S. honored the Rev. Martin Luther site dedicated to the day, quotes King: “He who is greatest U.S. mobile operator. CNN
King Jr. on Monday as the nation marked the 25th anniver- among you shall be a servant. That’s the new definition of
sary of the holiday in honor of one of the country’s most greatness. ... By giving that definition of greatness, it means
prominent civil rights leaders. that everybody can be great, because everybody can serve.”
‘Suspicious item’
President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama marked The site calls on Americans to honor King “by pledging to
the day by participating in a service project in Washington. take at least 25 actions during 2011 to make a difference for
reported on plane in
“This is part of what America is all about,” the president others and strengthen our communities.”
said. “After a painful week where so many of us were focused “Racism and bigotry are no longer tolerated in this coun- Miami, declared safe
on tragedy, it’s good for us to remind ourselves of what this try as they once were, and the doors of opportunity stand
country’s all about.” open to children of every background,” Democratic Na-
Obama’s remarks referenced the Jan. 8 shooting in Tuc- tional Committee chairman Tim Kaine said in a statement. An American Airlines plane was inspected,
son, Ariz., that left six people dead and 13 injured. “But we remain an imperfect nation. We must continue searched and cleared at Miami’s airport Monday
The project was sponsored by Greater DC Cares, a phil- to strive to better ourselves and our country by upholding after a “suspicious item” was identified in its car-
anthropic group that organized some 2,000 volunteers to timeless values that Dr. King exemplified: truth, courage, go hold, the Transportation Security Administra-
participate in public service works, including student men- compassion and justice.” tion said in a statement.
toring and community painting. The Republican National Committee also released a state- American Airlines Flight 930 from Sao Paulo
“Dr. King obviously had a dream of justice and equality in ment, in which Chairman Reince Priebus said King was “a landed in Miami at 8:46 a.m. EST, the TSA said.
our society, but he also had a dream of service,” Obama said leader who was committed to individual freedom and allow- “In the process of unloading cargo, a suspicious
in a written statement. “And that’s what this program is all ing every citizen the opportunity to achieve their dreams. item was identified,” the agency said.
about and that’s what these participants are all about.” “America was founded on the principles of freedom and “Out of an abundance of caution, local law
A federal holiday to honor King, who was assassinated liberty for all, and the Republican Party will continue work- enforcement and EOD [explosive ordnance dis-
in April 1968, was first observed in 1986. In 1994, Congress ing towards ensuring every citizen in this country has an posal, or a bomb squad] arrived on scene to in-
also designated it a national day of service. equal chance of living the American dream,” Priebus said. spect. The item was cleared and declared safe at
10:37 a.m.,” according to the statement. The TSA
did not disclose details about the item. CNN
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Charles Brizzolara, who attended the 1941
Bears Packers game as a 12 year old, at his
downtown office Monday. MICHAEL TERCHA/TRIBUNE
He was at the
Bears-Packers
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Chicago Tribune
Charles Brizzolara was just 12 years old the last
time the Bears and Green Bay Packers faced off
Khalil McCarthy, 8, along with volunteers from the City Year corps, lays down a fresh coat of paint Monday at Stagg Elementary in the playoffs.
School in Englewood in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ZBIGNIEW BZDAK/TRIBUNE Brizzolara went to the Dec. 14, 1941, game at
Students volunteer Wrigley Field with his family, who were part own-
ers. He remembers the rivalry between the Mid-
west titans as being just as strong as it is today—
if not stronger.
in spirit of King’s legacy “It was a remarkable rivalry when I was a boy,”
said Brizzolara, 81, a lawyer in Chicago. “The at-
mosphere was extraordinarily intense for both
fans and players. The teams didn’t like each oth-
er.”
Chicago Tribune ward the 40 hours of community service they must fulfill before Packers fans in Green Bay would try to keep
Chicago Public Schools students and faculty volunteered Monday they graduate. Their teacher and service learning coach, Mea the Bears’ team bus from arriving at the stadium
to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a day of Robinson-Davis, worked alongside the teenagers packing bags by kicking it. They’d clang away outside Bears’
service. and sorting fruits and vegetables. hotel rooms, trying to deprive players of sleep,
Students from Bogan High School filled bag after bag with food “I hope this will give them a sense of being grateful for what Brizzolara recalled.
in the basement of Epiphany Catholic Church in Little Village, they have,” she said, “to be aware of what’s going on outside of Although the 1941 playoff game was played a
helping the regular volunteers prepare for a Monday food pantry. your little bubble and that there are people suffering.” week after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the stands
“It’s good to give the kids an opportunity to help out and do Robinson-Davis said the point of volunteering was to serve as at Wrigley Field were full, Brizzolara recalled.
something good for the community,” said Rozella Garrett, who well as to learn. The students also will write an essay to reflect on Still, fans were worried about the nation plung-
has volunteered with the food pantry every Monday for 40 years. what they gained from the experience. ing headlong into World War II, he said.
“They’re a great help.” When all of the bags were filled and the center was ready to wel- While the rivalry has remained strong, the at-
The Epiphany Food Pantry is a member of the Greater Chicago come needy families, each student had a good idea of what they mosphere at the games has changed dramatically,
Food Depository and serves between 60 and 70 families per week, would write. Brizzolara said. While fans today sport players’
coordinator Sandra Zuniga said. Though boxes and sacks of pro- “Sometimes people who don’t have shelter or food, we can help jerseys and cheeseheads, female fans then wore
duce fill the hallways, Zuniga said they can give each family only them because maybe one day we’ll be in their place,” said sopho- fur coats and men wore fedoras, overcoats and
three bags of food once a month and in emergencies. more Lily Guerrero, 16. ties, Brizzolara said.
“Our mission is to try to serve them at least every two weeks, “I’m happy that I did this because you think that no one cares Fans were better behaved then, due in part
which would help them more, but it’s hard,” Zuniga said. “We about nobody,” said sophomore Stephanie Narvaez, 15. “But there perhaps to the fact that vendors sold more cof-
have our limits.” are people who are putting themselves aside to help people who fee—carried in large pots through the stands—
Five students showed up for the activity, which will count to- don’t have food, families or money.” than beer, Brizzolara said.
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Monday he is ending
top mayoral candi-
his re-election bid
dates.
Fielding questions as he pursues an ap- Leeanna Majors worked as
pointment to a Cook a prostitute for more than
that centered on safe- County panel that 30 years on the West Side.
ty at a public forum hears property-tax HEATHER CHARLES/TRIBUNE
taped for TV, three appeals.
of the four Chicago
mayoral contenders Prostitution solution?
revealed they were
bullied as kids.
Rahm Emanuel and Miguel del Valle said they
were beaten up because of their race, and Carol
Moseley Braun said it was because of her small Cook County launches time prostitutes get the help they need to promising to complete whatever treat-
size. Gery Chico was the exception—after get- pilot program to get get off the streets—and stay off. ment and social services experts believe are
ting in a fight or two growing up in McKinley At first, a limited number of women needed to end their ties to prostitution.
women off the streets
Park, he said other kids left him alone. will be offered treatment and counseling The women will be jailed for at least
The personal answers came as 300 or so teens as part of an intensive months-long effort, 90 days while they are evaluated for drug,
taking part in the Mikva Challenge got a chance Chicago Tribune much as courts have done in recent years alcohol or other problems and given a
to ask the candidates questions about everything Despite dozens of arrests while work- for drug addicts, the mentally ill and mili- chance to stabilize from substance abuse
from recycling to public transportation. Several ing the West Side as a street prostitute, tary veterans who have committed crimes. or emotional trauma.
focused on safety. Students asked the candidates Leeanna Majors says she usually spent no The once-a-week courtroom opens Officials said the specialized court
to address police harassment, school security, more than a few days at a time in custody. its doors Friday in the Criminal Courts shouldn’t add to county expenses because
bullying of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgen- Time after time, she quickly returned Building to 25 women who have a long his- they plan to staff the courtroom with
der students and whether they would continue to West Madison Street to continue to tory of arrests and currently are charged prosecutors, public defenders and proba-
to fund “culture of calm” projects once federal sell her body for money. with felony prostitution. tion and sheriff’s officials already assigned
stimulus money runs out in September. “I wasn’t given any options, so I stayed “She has to want to change her life,” As- to the courthouse, and the many services
All the candidates said they would continue with the ones that I had,” said Majors, sociate Judge Rosemary Grant Higgins, would be provided by existing nonprofit
programs that contribute to the safety of stu- now 56, who quit the trade only five years who will be heading the specialized court, organizations.
dents. At a news conference afterward, the can- ago after more than three decades on the said of the women. Court officials hope the pilot project
didates detailed their childhood harassment. streets. Those who opt to take part will plead might someday replace the revolving-
The forum aired Monday night on WTTW- Now Cook County court officials hope guilty to the felony charge, be sentenced to door system that most prostitutes experi-
TV and portions will be available on wttw.com. a new pilot program will help some long- two years of probation and sign a contract ence, sometimes for years.
Man charged in UIC grad student’s death Chicago- Woman Wintry mix
bound pot struck in forecast
stopped by vehicle A winter weather
Chicago Tribune a robbery investigation in Dolton last week, Daly said. Drake in Aurora A woman advisory is in ef-
A south suburban man was charged Monday in connection was charged with armed robbery after he allegedly threatened A traffic stop in was critically fect until Tuesday
with the slaying of a UIC graduate student gunned down in a woman with a gun and stole her purse Wednesday, Daly said. North Aurora injured this morning as a chal-
front of his Dolton home. Family members described Awomolo, a 21-year-old Nigeri- uncovered afternoon lenging mix of
Nelon Drake, 22, of the 15500 block of South Dobson Av- an immigrant, as a bookworm focused intently on finishing his 60 pounds of when she snow, sleet and
enue in Dolton, appeared in court Monday and was charged master’s degree in mechanical engineering. Awomolo likely high-grade mari- was struck by, freezing rain is
juana on its way then pinned expected to hit the
with first-degree murder for the Nov. 29 death of Olubusayo had just returned home from classes at UIC when neighbors
from the West underneath a Chicago area. The
Awomolo. Robbery appeared to be the motive for the shoot- said he was approached in the driveway of his home in the Coast to the stolen car in brunt of the bad
ing, said Cook County state’s attorney spokeswoman Sally 15500 block of Ingleside Avenue. Chicago area, Englewood. weather was fore-
Daly. Witnesses said they heard gunshots, though no one called Kane County cast to hit the north
Drake’s bond was set at $2 million, Daly said. police. Awomolo’s older brother found Awomolo’s body in authorities said and northwest sub-
Police linked Drake to the Awomolo murder as a result of the driveway. Monday. urbs. TRIBUNE
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2 Kuwait plans to launch a from the hospital, marking her graduation College dropout Jared Lee Loughner, 22,
project to clean up what it from recovery to rehabilitation. was tackled to the ground and arrested fol-
calls oil lakes, referring to ground “It could be a matter of days or weeks,” Giffords lowing the shooting and has been charged
contamination resulting from Lemole told reporters at a news conference. REUTERS FILE with five federal counts, including murder
crude spills during the Iraqi inva- Giffords, 40, was struck in the head by a and the attempted assassination of Giffords.
sion of the Gulf Arab state in 1990.
single bullet during the shooting rampage, from critical to serious condition Sunday Doctors said Giffords remains mostly un-
which killed six people and injured 13, includ- after she had been removed from a ventila- communicative, despite the removal of the
Tunisia works
ing the congresswoman. She was upgraded tor and the critical risk of brain swelling had tubes in her face.
for political stability
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pointed opposition figures to
a new unity government Monday, Professor
trying to establish political stabil-
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examines
brought down the president last
Friday.
semen allergy
Senators eye
China’s currency
4 A group of U.S. senators, on 10 LONDON A mysterious syndrome in
the eve of Chinese President which men come down with a flulike
Hu Jintao’s arrival in the U.S., said
illness after an orgasm may be caused by
the time has come for U.S. con-
an allergy to semen, Dutch scientists said
gressional action on China’s cur-
Monday.
rency policies.
Men with the condition, known as post
Man killed by vehicle orgasmic illness syndrome (or POIS) and
after Jets game documented in medical journals since
5 A somber note dampened 2002, get flulike symptoms such as fever-
weekend celebrations in ishness, runny nose, extreme fatigue and
New York when a motorist killed a burning eyes immediately after they ejacu-
46-year-old man shortly after the late. Symptoms can last for up to a week.
New York Jets’ stunning victory Marcel Waldinger, a professor of sexual
Sunday over the New England psychopharmacology at Utrecht Universi-
Patriots, police said. Death toll rises in Brazil ty in the Netherlands, published two stud-
9 Gravediggers carry the coffin of a victim of a landslide Monday at a cemetery in central Nova ies in the Journal of Sexual Medicine that
Banker releases
Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro. The death toll from floods and landslides in Brazil rose to 640, as the suggest that men with POIS have an al-
data to WikiLeaks military stepped up efforts to reach isolated communities near Rio. GETTY IMAGES lergy to their own semen, and that a treat-
6 A former Swiss private bank-
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dreds of offshore bank account
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OPEC signaled Monday it would
legislative session despite shoot-
not boost oil output even as prices
ings in Arizona that highlighted lax
approached $100 per barrel and as the
U.S. gun laws.
9 group forecast greater global demand
for its oil in 2011.