Kari Lydersen

Articles by Kari Lydersen

Studies Lift Hopes for Great Lakes Wind Turbine Farms (October 7, 2008)

Bottled Water at Issue in Great Lakes (September 29, 2008)

House Approves Measure Limiting Diversion of Great Lakes Water (September 24, 2008)

Chicago Crime Up As Police Clash With New Boss (September 21, 2008)

Boycott Underscores Disparities in Schools (September 5, 2008)

Oil Group Joins Alaska in Suing To Overturn Polar Bear Protection (August 31, 2008)

Sea-Ice Melt Imperils Walruses, and Economy Based on Them (August 29, 2008)

University's Plans for Milton Friedman Institute Spark Outcry (August 28, 2008)

Alaska Vote Pits Fisheries Against Mines (August 25, 2008)

Violent S. American Jewel Thieves May Be Hitting Smaller U.S. Cities (August 11, 2008)

Self-Deportation Has Few Takers (August 10, 2008)

Senate Passes Bill That Would Protect Great Lakes (August 3, 2008)

Warming Alters Predator-Prey Balance (July 21, 2008)

Fish Virus Feeds Fears It Will Spread to Mississippi River (July 19, 2008)

Jobless Rate for Youths Is Increasing (July 15, 2008)

Chicago Ban May Test Ruling (July 6, 2008)

Authorities Capture Illinois Man Suspected in as Many as 8 Deaths (July 2, 2008)

Flooding Strains Home and Heart (June 22, 2008)

Mississippi River Towns Brace for the Worst (June 18, 2008)

Already Flooded Iowa Town Avoids Catastrophe (June 16, 2008)

Midwest Underwater, but Some Rivers Falling (June 15, 2008)

Iowa Flooding Rivals 1993 Deluge (June 14, 2008)

Iowa Mourns the Deaths of 4 Boy Scouts (June 13, 2008)

Tornado Hits Boy Scout Camp in Iowa, Killing 4 (June 12, 2008)

Relatives Deny Alleged Victim Is the Girl on R. Kelly Tape (June 5, 2008)

Arson Near Chicago Mayor's Home May Be Linked to Cougar's Killing (May 25, 2008)

Thefts Rise With Copper Prices (May 11, 2008)

Depressed City Divided Over Proposed Golf Course (May 4, 2008)

Administration Reportedly Forces Out EPA Official (May 3, 2008)

Exonerated Ex-Inmates Struggle to Shed Stigma (April 28, 2008)

Young, Restless Cougars Roaming Eastward (April 17, 2008)

Wisconsin Feels Turbulence Over Pulling Power From Air (April 12, 2008)

Flood Season Begins Unusually Early Across Heartland (April 6, 2008)

Antiabortion Ballot Initiative Appears Likely (April 2, 2008)

In Chicago, Youth Violence Prompts Clampdown (April 2, 2008)

Cities Go Dark in a Display of 'Green' (March 30, 2008)

As Uranium Firms Eye N.M., Navajos Are Wary (March 28, 2008)

Flooding in Arkansas Strains Levees, and More Is Expected (March 25, 2008)

At Least 13 Die in Midwest Flooding (March 20, 2008)

Medill Dean Is Taken to Task Over Quotes (February 23, 2008)

Illinois College Applied Lessons From Massacre At Virginia Tech (February 16, 2008)

Gunman at Illinois College Kills 5 Students, Wounds 16 (February 15, 2008)

ILLINOIS | A Favorite Son vs. a Long-Lost Daughter (February 6, 2008)

Chicago: The World's Kind of Town? (February 4, 2008)

Five Women Slain at Store Outside Chicago (February 3, 2008)

Great Lakes' Lower Water Levels Propel a Cascade of Hardships (January 27, 2008)

Detroit Mayor's Affair Exposed (January 26, 2008)

Ill. Farmers Fight Off Pipeline (January 16, 2008)

Cheering News for the Cubs? (January 7, 2008)

Picturing the World, Around Us (January 6, 2008)

For Astronaut, a Frustrating Wait (January 6, 2008)

Illinois Town Chosen for Power Project (December 19, 2007)

Midwesterners in the Clutches of a Deep and Deadly Freeze (December 12, 2007)

Mall Killer Had History of Mental Woes (December 7, 2007)

In Chicago, Choice To Head Police Dept. A Controversial One (December 2, 2007)

FBI to Join the Search For Missing Ill. Woman (November 25, 2007)

Security Concerns Hurt Blind Vendors (October 24, 2007)

Deportation Target Has High-Profile Defenders (October 24, 2007)

Daley Urges Sweeping Tax Hike (October 15, 2007)

Taking Measures to Control an Invasive Species (September 24, 2007)

War Costing $720 Million Each Day, Group Says (September 22, 2007)

Inquiry Stalls Abortion Clinic (September 20, 2007)

Trial of Reputed Mobsters Draws the Curious in Chicago (August 30, 2007)

Pollution Fight Pits Illinois vs. BP, Indiana (August 23, 2007)

Illegal Crops Creep Into the Suburbs (August 5, 2007)

In Chicago, the Eccentric and Colorful Get to Dust Off Their Talking Points (July 30, 2007)

Discord on Dairies of Dutch Dreams (July 29, 2007)

An Underwater Fence to Stop Invasive Species (July 9, 2007)

A Summer Cottage -- With Wheels (July 9, 2007)

Project Aims To Convert Farmland Into Wetlands (June 24, 2007)

University Accused of Lying to Hide Killing (June 21, 2007)

Milwaukee Officer Found To Be Illegal Immigrant (June 18, 2007)

Antiwar Art in a New Medium: Paintball-on-Web (May 29, 2007)

A Parent in Prison, a Void at Home (May 28, 2007)

Native American Women Face High Rape Rate, Report Says (April 26, 2007)

Upper Peninsula Looks Ahead, And Back, as Mine Interests Call (April 3, 2007)

School Hears Calls to End Mascot's Act (February 2, 2007)

Teen Says He Was 'Terrified' Of Captor (January 19, 2007)

'Cub Fan Bandit' Only the Latest in Long Line of Chicago Robbers (January 16, 2007)

Mo. Teen Was Missing in Plain Sight (January 15, 2007)

Family's Ordeal Ends as Missing Son Comes Home (January 14, 2007)

Coast Guard Target-Practice Plan Misfires (December 19, 2006)

Ill. Governor To Announce New Benefits For Immigrants (December 13, 2006)

Diversity of Opinion on Imams' Dispute With Airline (December 8, 2006)

Minneapolis Likely to Oust Lesbian Fire Chief (December 5, 2006)

Renewed Concern Over Black Lung (November 28, 2006)

Through Festival, Any Town Hall Can Become a World Stage (November 23, 2006)

Infamous Piece of Chicago History Goes on the Block (October 31, 2006)

Some Muslim Cabbies Refuse Fares Carrying Alcohol (October 26, 2006)

Relic of Chicago's Bloody Past Gets A Modern Rewrite (October 16, 2006)

Schools on Guard After Recent Shootings (October 5, 2006)

Politics Put Status Of Snake at Risk (September 30, 2006)

Schoolmates Made Fun Of Boys Charged in Plot (September 23, 2006)

Restaurateurs See Faux Pas in Ban on Foie Gras (August 23, 2006)

Church Is Sanctuary As Deportation Nears (August 17, 2006)

Drug-Terror Connection Disputed (August 12, 2006)

Greening of Chicago Starts at the Top Floor (August 10, 2006)