A federal judge has ordered a new trial for an 80-year-old man who filed a civil rights lawsuit against the city of Chicago contending he was beaten and forced to confess to a rape in 1951.  | Cops: Pair posts dog torture video to YouTube A man and a juvenile have been charged with animal cruelty and torture after they swung small dogs and puppies on their leashes in tight circles and posted videos of it on YouTube. |  | Facebook adds Chicago underwriters for IPO Chicago-based investment banks William Blair & Co. and Loop Capital are among two dozen new underwriters that Facebook Inc. has added to its initial public offering team. |  | Northwestern plays so tight it strangles itself David Haugh: Inside a cramped locker room where 73 years of NCAA tournament futility hung in the heavy air, John Shurna tried in vain to explain how his team blew a 75-68 overtime loss. "To be honest I'm kind of blanking right now,'' Shurna said. |  | Zorn: Will there be joy in Mittville? Veteran political strategist and former executive director of the Illinois Republican Party Christine Dudleyjoins Tribune columnist Eric Zorn for an email dialogue about the race for president. |  | An opera standout's song of courage Romantic music filled the classroom at Roosevelt University as the young opera singers rehearsed "Cinderella," their voices rising for the fairy tale princess's dramatic entrance to the ballroom. |  | John Carter, star of Mars movie, a native of Chicago As John Carter rides into movie theaters Friday aboard what Disney hopes will be a blockbuster, generations of ageless 10-year-olds will follow, wide-eyed and grateful. Fans have waited decades for his big screen debut. | |  | |
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