Accuracy & Ethics

A story in Wednesday's Good Eating section detailing upcoming appearances by cookbook authors included an incorrect phone number for one event. For information about Dorie Greenspan's talk and book signing hosted by Culinary Historians of Chicago on Nov. 8, call 847-432-8255.

In Rex Huppke's column Tuesday, Chicago actress Molly Glynn's last name was spelled incorrectly in two later references.

The wild-card standings on Page 10 of Monday's Chicago Sports inadvertently had Pittsburgh listed twice. The updated standings appear in today's sports section on Page 4.

A review in Friday's On the Town section of the theater production "The Whaleship Essex" listed an incorrect venue. The play is being performed at Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont Ave.

A story Monday about the dedication of a new statue at Maryhill Cemetery in Niles misspelled the name of Roman Szabelski, Catholic Cemeteries' executive director.

A story in Sunday's main news section included an incorrect first name for retired Episcopal Bishop James Montgomery.

A story Saturday about food safety violations at a Shanghai processing plant owned by a subsidiary of Aurora-based OSI Group incorrectly attributed some information to OSI instead of a Shanghai law enforcement website, which said the six employees were arrested on suspicion of selling...

Technical problems caused some page elements to be distorted and/or transposed with text and other images in two pages of some editions of Sunday's Life+Style section.

A story in Friday's Movies section about the Noir City fest at the Music Box Theatre referenced the wrong version of the film "M" playing at the fest. It will be the 1951, Joseph Losey-directed American version.

A story in Wednesday's Health & Family section gave incorrect licensing requirements for a licensed mental health counselor or professional clinical counselor. The designation requires a master's degree and 3,000 hours of supervised training.

Tuesday's Business section erroneously reported the Standard & Poor's 500 percentage gain before closing at 1,997.92 on Monday. The 9.52 points were a 0.5 percent increase.

•An item in Monday's Almanac feature gave an incorrect year for Regis Philbin's birth. He was born in 1931.

•The Aug. 17 Life+Style section listed incorrect hours for the Chicago Food Social. The event, at Kendall College, will be held from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday.

In Monday's A+E section, a headline incorrectly referred to actress Maggie Gyllenhaal as an Oscar winner. She was a nominee.

•A Sunday editorial on a cost-benefit analysis of smoking incorrectly identified the university affiliation of Frank Chaloupka, who is a professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

•A caption in Thursday's main news section misidentified the person in the photo playing the character of the Monopoly banker. It was not Illinois AFL-CIO President Mike Carrigan; it was an unidentified actor.

A story Wednesday about workers picketing a Skokie company incorrectly described ownership of Golan's Moving and Storage. The company is owned by three people who have dual Israeli-U.S. citizenship, a company official said, but is registered with the state of Illinois as an American...

A story Monday about a new state law allowing motorists to hold onto their driver's license when pulled over incorrectly said that the law takes effect immediately. The state corrected its announcement about the law and said that the effective date is Jan. 1, 2015.

•In Friday's On The Town section, John von Rhein's Classical Corner column gave an incorrect time for the Chinese Fine Arts Society's "Forces of Nature: The Five Elements Project" program Sunday at Pritzker Pavilion. The event begins at 6 p.m.

•An item on Michael Zerang in the Jazz Scene column in today's preprinted On the Town section lists an incorrect date for his performance. Zerang will play at 5 p.m. Saturday.

•An article Wednesday about the cleanup of Waukegan Harbor contained an incorrect spelling of a business owner's name. Jim Merlo is the owner of Trifinity Distribution. Also, a caption for a photograph with the article misstated the location of the children in the photo. They were...

•In Sunday's A+E section, the Word Game contained an error. The correct first answer is "rain."

•In today's preprinted A+E section, a cover story on the new site of the iO theater complex misstated a date. Although the last show at iO's former site began July 19, the reporter did not leave the premises until 1 a.m. July 20.

•A listing of the Big Ten returning football leaders on Page 9 of Wednesday's Chicago Sports misidentified the leader in pass efficiency. It is Ohio State's Braxton Miller.

•A story in Tuesday's main news section about a Highland Park boy rescued after his kayak went adrift in Wisconsin listed an incorrect grade for him. Tommy Alter will enter fourth grade at Ravinia Elementary School in the fall.

In the "Change of Subject" column in some Sunday editions, the Stevenson Expressway was incorrectly included in the intersection of the Circle Interchange.

•Steve Chapman's column on Thursday's Commentary page misidentified the state Patrick McCarran represented in the U.S. Senate. It was Nevada.

•The Main Event Behavior Index graphic on Page 2 of Sunday's Chicago Sports section included a picture of Tony Gwynn Jr. instead of Tony Gwynn.

•An article Friday incorrectly reported the date of the last across-the-board Metra fare increase. It was Feb. 1, 2012.

•In Wednesday's A+E section, the Nancy Black horoscope column erroneously stated how long Jupiter remains in Leo. The duration is 13 months.

•A chart on recent global pharmaceutical mergers and offers on Page 8 of Tuesday's main news section incorrectly categorized the companies in one of the deals. Deerfield's Horizon Pharma plans to acquire Vidara Therapeutics International in a reverse merger this year.

•A headline in Friday's Chicagoland section on a story about a DUI conviction in a "huffing" case misidentified Judge James Booras' county. He serves in Lake County.

•An article Thursday about a proposed power plant in Oakwood Hills misstated the energy to be produced. The plant's developers say it will be a 430-megawatt plant.

•An article Monday about a man who was exonerated after being accused of sexual assault included an incorrect spelling of his attorney's name. The correct spelling is Terence Campbell.

•Laurie Szpak's first name was misspelled in Sunday's The Homefront column in the Real Estate section.

•A front-page story in some Friday editions about fireworks sales should have said the city of Chicago bans sparklers.

•A June 26 story incorrectly stated how many of the 50 Chicago public schools that were designated to take in students from schools that were closed do not have a certified librarian on staff. Of those schools, 31 do not have a professional librarian.

•A Commentary column Tuesday incorrectly stated that the children of President George W. Bush had not attended a public school. Jenna and Barbara Bush graduated from Austin High School in Austin, Texas.

•Articles in Friday's and Monday's Chicagoland sections about the Pride Parade misspelled event organizer Richard Pfeiffer's name.

•A June 9 Washington Post story about an Irish home for unwed mothers incorrectly stated that the bodies of nearly 800 children were found in a septic tank. No bodies have been found in a tank. A historian believes the bodies are on the site based on her research. The Irish government...

•An incorrect date of death appeared in author Daniel Keyes' obituary in some editions Thursday. He died June 15.

•A Rex W. Huppke column in Tuesday's main news section incorrectly identified Texas Gov. Rick Perry as former governor.

• An obituary in Tuesday's editions for guitarist Pete Special had an incorrect date for his service, which will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Sunday, July 27, at the House of Blues, 329 N. Dearborn St., Chicago.

•A story in Monday's Business section incorrectly described the boundaries of the proposed Fulton Market Innovation District. The rough boundaries are Ogden Avenue and Halsted, Hubbard and Randolph streets.

•A Page 1 story Thursday about the Washington Redskins losing the trademark to the team's name misstated remarks from Anessa Kramer, an intellectual property attorney, on how a trademark infringement claim differs from a counterfeiting action. The article erroneously said an...

•A Business section article Wednesday about rising inflation misidentified the agency that released consumer price index data. It was released by the Labor Department.

•A Page 1 story and an accompanying graphic Tuesday about drowning included an incorrect statistic. Drowning is the fifth-leading cause of unintentional injury death for all ages, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Also in the graphic, drowning should have...

A story on the Saturday Books page listed an incorrect location for an appearance by author Lisa See. She will appear at noon June 23 at The Union League Club, 65 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago.

•An item in Wednesday's Chicago Sports section about former pitcher Bob Welch, who died Monday, misstated when he wrote a book about his struggles with alcoholism. It was while he was still in the major leagues.

•A story and graphic in Thursday's main news section incorrectly identified the college where Virginia Republican congressional nominee Dave Brat got a master's degree in divinity. It was Princeton Theological Seminary.

•An article Wednesday about a Chicago State University proposal for the Obama presidential library misidentified the Metra stop that would be relocated to inside the library under the plan. The correct Metra stop is the 95th Street-Chicago State University stop on the Metra Electric...

•The Press Box briefs on Page 11 of Monday's Chicago Sports section incorrectly stated to whom Inbee Park recently lost her No. 1 ranking in the LPGA. She lost it to Stacy Lewis.