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It's a week of bloody downloadable releases for the Wii and DSi, from Castlevania Rondo of Blood and fantasy combat in Rage of the Gladiator on Wii to the DSi's Grand Theft Auto-alike Car Jack Streets and Battle of Giants: Dinosaurs - Fight For Survival.

DSiWare Zoo Frenzy - $5 101 MiniGolf World - $5 Battle of Giants: Dinosaurs - Fight For Survival - $8 Car Jack Streets - $8

Rage of the Gladiator and Car Jack Streets.

WiiWare Rage of the Gladiator - $10 Triple Shot Sports - $5 Wii Virtual Console C...

A cabdriver remains in critical condition this morning after he was shot five times in the face, neck and back as he restrained his attacker long enough for Zion police to arrest the man.

Patrick Foster, 44, of Park City, is stable after undergoing surgery at Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville, according to a hospital spokeswoman, who described his family as "still pretty distraught."

Foster was able to pin Darryel J. Garner, 38, underneath him after Garner shot him with a small-caliber, five-shot revolver, police say. A bullet also pierced the windshield in front of the driver's seat.

Garner, of the 1000 block of Westmoreland Avenue in Waukegan, was charged with attempted murder and aggravated battery with a firearm. He was being held in...

The upside-down charred remains of a vehicle is investigated by Chicago police next to the Kennedy Expressway at the end of the 3500 block of Avondale Avenue.  (Alex Garcia/ Chicago Tribune)

One person died after a sport utility vehicle crashed and burst into flames on the Northwest Side this morning, police say.

The accident occurred at about 4:49 a.m. in the 3500 block of North Avondale Avenue, said Police News Affairs Officer Michael Fitzpatrick. It is not clear if the car hit a wall or viaduct median.

One person was reported dead on the scene, officials said. No further information was available.

The police Major Accident Investigation Unit is investigating.

-- Deanese Williams-Harris

Source: Chicago Breaking News | Published: 15 Mar 2010, 9:25 am

The two sides in the abortion debate will face off in Cook County Circuit Court today as arguments are heard on a long-debated Illinois law requiring a teenage girl's parents be notified before she has an abortion.

In November, the state's Medical Disciplinary Board voted to allow enforcement of the law. But hours later, Cook County Judge Daniel Riley issued a restraining order, putting the measure back on hold.

Riley is set to hear arguments in the case today.The law requires physicians to notify parents or guardians when those 17 or younger seek abortions. It requires no notice in a medical emergency or in cases of sexual abuse, and a provision allows girls to bypass parental notification by going to a judge.

It was passed in 1995, but never enforced because of court actions.

-- Associated Press

Source: Chicago Breaking News | Published: 15 Mar 2010, 9:19 am

ESPN reporter Erin Andrews is expected to make a statement in a Los Angeles courtroom today before a man is sentenced for stalking and shooting nude videos of her through a hotel room peephole.

Michael Barrett, a 48-year-old insurance executive from the western suburb of Westmont, has pleaded guilty to interstate stalking and agreed to a 27-month prison sentence. Barrett is suspected of renting hotel rooms adjacent to Andrews in three cities in 2008, including Milwaukee.

Andrews is expected to address the court and talk to reporters after today's hearing.

Her attorney has said she did not agree to the sentence outlined in the plea bargain, and a sentencing memo filed last month noted that she wants Barrett to pay her about $335,000 in restitution.

Andrews works as a sideline reporter for ESPN's game telecasts. She will also appear on the new season of ABC-TV's "Dancing with the Stars."

-- Associated Press

Source: Chicago Breaking News | Published: 15 Mar 2010, 8:51 am

Apparently Daylight Savings Time began in the USA yesterday. Not in the UK, no, yesterday was simply when we celebrated Mother's Day. We panic you on Sunday, then you panic us on Monday as we realise we're an hour late for work. Hello there, Internet.

Pat-down or body scan? Travelers, it's now your call.

A new security tool that scrutinizes an individual's entire body for hidden weapons and explosives will begin screening passengers at O'Hare International Airport today.

Transportation Security Administration officers can conduct a scan in as little as 5 seconds without laying a hand on passengers as they pass through airport security checkpoints on the way to board planes.

Your Getting Around reporter experienced the screening process on Friday at checkpoint No. 1 in the United Airlines terminal.

TSA employees test the new full-body imaging machine on Getting Around's Jon Hilkevitch at O'Hare Airport. (Tribune / Zbigniew Bzdak)

Although some travelers may never accept the idea of an X-ray peeking underneath their clothes in...

Beginning today, it will be illegal to use a hand-held cell phone while driving through Evanston.

To warn motorists, Evanston police will issue warnings instead of tickets until March 22, Evanston Police Comdr. Tom Guenther said. The grace period will not cover people who are involved in reckless or negligent driving, or drivers involved in traffic accidents who were on hand-held cell phones, he said.

The ordinance allows the use of cell phones only if the driver is using a hands-free device. Each violation carries a $50 fine. If someone is involved in an accident while using a hand-held phone, the fine shoots up to a maximum of $200.

The Evanston ordinance also bans texting while driving, as does Illinois law. The ordinance also prohibits web browsing, reading and sending electronic messages, and listening to voicemail messages while driving, Guenther said.

-- Staff report

Source: Chicago Breaking News | Published: 15 Mar 2010, 7:30 am