Stories Collection

1. GREENVILLE, S.C. -- A registered sex offender wanted in the death of a Clemson Univer...
2. ASNELLES-SUR-MER, France -- American and British veterans marked the 62nd anniversary...
3. FORT MYERS, Fla. -- John French, a Florida alligator trapper responsible for safeguar...
4. On May 23, Gov. Blagojevich offered a proposal to generate new revenues for school fu...
5. After a quiet couple of months, the romance between South Side native and Mother McAu...
6. PARTY FILE Ticket price: $250. Guests: 250. Amount raised: About $43,0...
7. United Airlines has decided to abandon its short-lived experiment at Midway Airport. ...
8. First the really bad news. Not a single commercial from Chicago ad agencies appears o...
9. Joel Jager gets a vicarious thrill with his son Evan's success in track and field. ...
10. PARIS -- Venus Williams shanked overheads, dumped volleys into the net and sailed str...
11. HOUSTON -- Take a minute before you read on, and guess who is the favorite current Cu...
12. TODAY'S MENU Chicken salad Cheese souffle Green salad Hot rolls ...
13. Q: His house was sold last week, so what happens to John Stroger's 4th District seat ...
14. Evanston Police were searching for suspects who vandalized three churches early Tuesd...
15. In secretly tape-recorded conversations, alleged mob hitman Frank Calabrese Sr. talks...
16. WASHINGTON -- The government's power to punish broadcasters for indecent programming ...
17. LUBBOCK, Texas -- Late last week, Stephanie Lynn Anderson Jones told the manager of h...
18. MOGADISHU, Somalia -- Thousands of Somalis took to the streets of their capital Tuesd...
19. A Cook County jury found that a sheriff's employee was guilty of willful and wanton m...
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21. Dear Ellie: I've been in a long-distance relationship for two years; though we see ea...
22. A popular candy convention remains sweet on Chicago despite its move from its locatio...
23. James H. M. Sprayregen, the Kirkland & Ellis lawyer who steered United Airlines throu...
24. U.S. captain Claudio Reyna's right hamstring is feeling fit, and Brazilian star Ronal...
25. LEXINGTON, Ky. -- A pitching legend began his latest comeback Tuesday on an unfamilia...
26. Ozzie Guillen began the dismantling process less than a year on the job as White Sox ...
27. Consorzio Organic Baja Lime Marinade Rating 4 out of 4 Suggested retail: $3...
28. www.fueleconomy.gov At this Energy Department site you can search for the cheape...
29. While rocker Ted Nugent is out of the county performing in Finland, his late mother m...
30. Younger black women who get breast cancer are far more likely than other women to hav...
31. OPENING SHOT If government really resembled the fairy tale fed to us in civics c...
32. MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A man stuck up to his waist in a muddy riverbank for more than a da...
33. Donald Tomczak was only a year out of DeLaSalle High School when he got his first cit...
34. Summer on the CTA just got a little brighter. The "ELevated Verse" project kicke...
35. Vice President Dick Cheney flew into town Monday afternoon, talked to a small group o...
36. SOUTH SALT LAKE, Utah -- A man accused of not paying for his Pop- Tarts had a trouble...
37. SPRINGFIELD -- Historians might have to rethink the image of Abraham Lincoln as a car...
38. The federal minimum wage is $5.15 an hour. Anyone working at this rate for 40 hours e...
39. John Zemler, a biblical theology expert at Marquette University, talking to a reporte...
40. TONIGHT "Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List" (8 p.m., Bravo): The funny realit...
41. MY THANKS TO THE ED KELLY Sports Program for selecting this humble reporter to receiv...
42. People used to be able to get by with a TV Guide. Now it seems they need a TV concier...
43. As a newborn, John Azzarello overcame problems related to a low birth weight. As a ch...
44. Former Bears running back Rabih Abdullah was arrested early Monday on charges that he...
45. OKLAHOMA CITY -- Speed kills, and it was a big factor Monday in the battle of Wildcat...
46. In the 11 seasons the American League has sent a wild card to the playoffs, that bonu...
47. A Chicago Police officer is charged with passing counterfeit cash at a Northwest Indi...
48. DEA agents are in Mexico working with authorities to determine whether the recent bus...
49. A young man who was shot Monday morning near Sullivan High School -- possibly by a 16...
50. ATLANTA -- Final results from a big study comparing two drugs for preventing breast c...
51. MORTON, Ill. -- Bob Gottlieb's best move in chess came 14 years ago when he started c...
52. It greatly disturbs me that those Marines are being investigated for murder. This see...
53. THE OMEN Rating 3 out of 4 Damien Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick Robert Thor...
54. Strong literacy skills are essential in a world that is increasingly interconnected, ...
55. The Fed hasn't had its fill of interest rate increases, so stocks fell Monday to thei...
56. A new program from CyberLink can increase your odds of seeing a movie from start to f...
57. TYLER, Texas -- U.S. District Judge William Merritt Steger, who handled more than 15,...
58. St. Patrick had never won more than a few regional games in school history before thi...
59. OKLAHOMA CITY -- They're painting this town purple. Local newspapers are calling...
60. SUMMIT, N.J. -- Michelle Wie failed in her bid to become the first woman to play in t...
61. WASHINGTON -- It isn't only women who face a ticking biological clock when planning p...
62. Political performance trumped qualifications when it came to hiring in the city Water...
63. A $15 million federal grant clears the way for crews to install crushable concrete at...
64. KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A gunman fired into a car, killing a 2-year- old girl and woundin...
65. CORDELIA, Calif. -- The International Bird Rescue Research Center in Cordelia plans t...
66. In a May 30 letter, Chicago Ald. Joe Moore (49th) compares Chicago with Santa Fe and ...
67. As with so many Hollywood couples, work brought Matthew McConaughey and Penelope Cruz...
68. "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting t...
69. In an $8.9 billion bet that office leasing markets are improving, two companies said ...
70. VONAGE SUED OVER IPO Vonage Holdings Corp., the Internet phone company whose sha...
71. An Augustinian priest who would have celebrated his 40th anniversary as a priest in N...
72. Naperville Central pitcher Colin Bates helped himself Monday at the North Central Col...
73. HOUSTON -- Who said Mark Prior and Kerry Wood never would be throwing on the same fie...
74. Being paired with former Illinois teammate Mike Small was an inspiration for Steve St...
75. There will be no shortage of great art and vibes at this weekend's Old Town Art Festi...
76. Labor and delivery units in several Chicago-area hospitals are expected to be quieter...
77. The remake of "The Omen" hits theaters today -- June 6, 2006. That's 6-6-6, for ...
78. Rufus Williams is the son of a factory worker who grew up in North Lawndale, graduate...
79. LUBBOCK, Texas -- A missing 5-day-old baby was found Monday evening, and police arres...
80. KIEV, Ukraine -- A lion killed a man who climbed into its enclosure at the Kiev zoo, ...
81. Regarding "How tollway lease plan can hit all bases" [featured letter, May 30]: I thi...
82. Here's a tip if you want to start dating Matthew McConaughey or Penelope Cruz -- star...
83. An estimated 880 million of the world's adults cannot read or write and more than 120...
84. Bidders seeking to buy the Lord & Taylor department store chain include names familia...
85. After eight years of wooing big crowds in Chicago, it's safe to say the Blue Man Grou...
86. SAN DIEGO -- Dr. Fritz Klein, a psychiatrist who studied bisexuals and their relation...
87. For more than a month, Oak Park softball coach Mel Kolbusz has referred to Clare O'Co...
88. Ken Griffey Jr. hit a go-ahead three-run homer off Jason Isringhausen in the ninth in...
89. It's nice Ken Williams makes the gossip columns these days, that he has time to hang ...
90. What causes guys like Bobby Knight or Russell Crowe to suddenly erupt in a titanic ra...
91. Harper High School Principal Ronn Gibbs began the countdown: "1, 2. . ." Splash! ...
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93. MOGADISHU, Somalia -- An Islamic militia with alleged links to al- Qaida seized Somal...
94. Even by Congress' smoke-blowing standards, the insistence of Republicans on debating ...
95. Hopefully, our Homeland Security forces will be on the highest alert for June 6. From...
96. NEW YORK -- Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt will give a first peek at newborn daughter S...
97. Dear Ellie: My girlfriend takes the train to work; for months, a man on the train has...
98. The union representing drug treatment counselors at Sheridan Correctional Center said...
99. In what's being billed as an unprecedented partnership, two local television stations...
100. BURBANK, Calif. -- Alex Toth, a maverick comic artist who designed classic Hanna Barb...
101. Another year, another state trip for Sandburg softball. The Eagles rallied for t...
102. Jason Giambi and Andy Phillips each hit a three-run homer in a seven-run second innin...
103. While Michelle Wie was failing in her attempt to make history Monday, another female ...
104. BRIGHAM CITY, Utah -- A pilot suffering a heart attack made an emergency landing on a...
105. A mother gave Chicago firefighters her newborn Monday morning, saying "I can't take c...
106. A man who disappeared with his 16-month-old daughter hours after his wife was found s...
107. BANGKOK, Thailand -- Thailand has yellow fever. Ordinary people are so proud of ...
108. In his radio address and press conferences this week, President Bush highlighted the ...
109. From: Nick Machiavelli, Senior Partner, Machiavelli, O'Blarney, Iago, Alcibiades and ...
110. TULSA, Okla. -- In a turn perhaps inspired by Vince Vaughn or Owen Wilson, Oprah Winf...
111. It's wedding season, and around the country couples are posing for photographs that w...
112. The union representing Cook County registered nurses vowed to stage a one-day strike ...
113. Dear Readers: Two weeks ago, we heard from Donna Kenah of Oak Lawn, who was having a ...
114. Shortly after federal investigators launched a probe into Gov. Blagojevich's hiring p...
115. Two men are dead. Three men have run away. "If you have nothing to hide, come ba...
116. WASHINGTON -- The Secret Service apprehended a man who was trying to jump the fence o...
117. On May 23, as the Senate raced toward passage of the comprehensive immigration bill b...
118. In Illinois, it is rare to find a public policy issue that unites virtually all opini...
119. "CHOSEN" EXTENDED: There will be a one-month extension for the highly acclaimed produ...
120. Neil Innes' "accidental career" was launched in the public ear by the Bonzo Dog Doo D...
121. Southwest Airlines, that little carrier who right before our eyes morphed into the mo...
122. MONDAY MEANDERINGS RAMIREZ'S BAT DOWNS CARDS -- AND PUJOLS The pain of Whit...
123. MIAMI -- The Miami Heat hit rock bottom on a February night in Texas, courtesy of a 3...
124. ST. LOUIS -- Albert Pujols went on the 15-day disabled list Sunday with a strained ri...
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126. As America's No. 1 television viewer*, Couch Slouch has a quadrennial dilemma for the...
127. To reduce soaring prescription drug costs, the second-largest health insurer in Illin...
128. Most workers idled by a construction union strike that shut down or delayed projects ...
129. KENTWOOD, Mich. -- After believing for more than a month that Laura VanRyn survived a...
130. LUTZ, Fla. -- Two college students were found dead inside a large, deflated helium ba...
131. We have to agree with Mayor Daley. It's just plain silly to think that his underlings...
132. Is Tuesday's date -- 6-6-6 -- merely a curious number or could it mean our number is ...
133. LOS ANGELES -- Television pilot production in the Los Angeles area for the upcoming s...
134. Those toasted subs not getting you to fork over enough money? Starting today Quiznos ...
135. Last week, banners went up on New York's famed Madison Avenue, the symbolic heart of ...
136. BOYS VOLLEYBALL BY PHIL BROZYNSKI 1. Maine South 34-8 (10) uTeddy Adamczyk,...
137. PARIS -- Irritated by the home crowd's heckling, James Blake took the unusual step of...
138. Former major-league umpire Eric Gregg, who spent his career trying to overcome weight...
139. The Letters column May 29 included an incorrect phone number for Roadie -- the Ultima...
140. Items intended for the Appointments column must be submitted one to two weeks in adva...
141. Walk the halls of Shriners Hospital for Children and it looks like any other medical ...
142. Pat Robertson believes in a vengeful, smiting God. Robertson's Lord is the Clint...
143. INDIANAPOLIS -- A diverse crowd of more than 500 crowded the street and sidewalks for...
144. Nearly 1 in 5 students at two Ivy League schools say they have purposely injured them...
145. Last week, a few issues of the Sun-Times outlined the elaborate generational connecti...
146. WASHINGTON -- Al Gore, the Democrats' nominee for the White House in 2000, says he ha...
147. Dear Ellie: One year into my arranged marriage -- 34 years ago -- I traveled as a stu...
148. Back in the 1950s, when no one had yet uttered the word "multi- tasking," my late Unc...
149. The British are coming! The British are coming! Boy, are they ever, in ways that...
150. Seeing Detroit Shock coach Bill Laimbeer and assistant Rick Mahorn at the UIC Pavilio...
151. OKLAHOMA CITY -- Northwestern scratched a 20-year itch by making it to softball's big...
152. ST. LOUIS -- Jerome Williams, Rich Hill, Angel Guzman, Michael Wuertz and Jae Kuk Ryu...
153. CONCORD, N.C. -- NASCAR officials are closer to a final design on their "Car of Tomor...
154. Iceberg lettuce is getting a makeover -- by getting smaller. A California compan...
155. Just before sunrise Sunday, two security guards patrolling Burnham Harbor in a golf c...
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157. LIMA, Peru -- Alan Garcia, whose 1985-90 presidency left Peru in economic ruin, won t...
158. Regarding "Stroger 'well enough to function'?" news story, May 25]: The voters and th...
159. Can this be the first anniversary of Vice President Cheney's statement that Iraq is "...
160. Then, there's the office kiss. More and more workers are finding that business s...
161. Bereavement airfares -- those discounted tickets for people who need to fly to a fune...
162. Will Internet Protocol television succeed? The business model for super-charged ...
163. Joe Hamilton threw four touchdown passes, including two to Javarus Dudley, to help th...
164. Matt Kenseth and Jamie McMurray made it a 1-2 finish for Roush Racing. And what ...
165. CUBS AT ASTROS Tonight: 7:05, Comcast SportsNet, 720-AM. Carlos Zambrano (3-3, 3...
166. Q. My pet peeve when driving used to be drivers who didn't use their turn signals. Bu...
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168. It wasn't just the big things that endeared Father Bill Kenneally to his parishioners...
169. TEHRAN, Iran -- Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Sunday that Western accusa...
170. Vice President Dick Cheney will touch down in the area for just under two hours today...
171. You gotta love George Bush. He may run out of new ideas, but he'll never run out of n...
172. LOS ANGELES -- Supported by real-life romantic splits and hookups, Jennifer Aniston a...
173. Never have the words "tricky business" been truer. A day at work can be a minefield o...
174. Q. I have read that retirees should plan on withdrawing about 4 percent to 6 percent ...
175. Notable stock upgrades issued in the last week. (Trading symbols in parentheses.) ...
176. Michelle Wie has played eight tournaments against men, starting at age 13. She shot a...
177. Sure, strong-side linebacker Hunter Hillenmeyer would've liked to have struck it rich...
178. ST. LOUIS -- Kerry Wood's tenuous status might complicate Mark Prior's return to the ...
179. The cute, innovative British Mini arrived in 1959 as a $1,295 economy car to beat hig...
180. Her experience with a Schaumburg-based dating service last year left Galina Safir ira...
181. SPRINGFIELD -- More than nine months after Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast, I...
182. TORONTO -- Canadian authorities decided to move quickly against a suspected homegrown...
183. YUMA, Ariz. -- The first National Guard troops sent to assist immigration agents prep...
184. Regarding Carol Marin's column, "The war at home: Fighting for free speech" [May 31]:...
185. She crooned in "Freaky Friday" and even has her own obligatory teen CD. But can Linds...
186. I received some interesting responses to last week's column on dwindling acts of chiv...
187. The theory that stock price changes have the same distribution, and are independent o...
188. Whether he was working at a neighborhood school, at the Chicago Board or Education or...
189. Steve Stricker and Mike Small have followed different career paths since they were te...
190. Drew Rosenhaus held strategy sessions with his clients Sunday right outside Halas Hal...
191. Cliff Politte was a vital part of the White Sox' championship run last season, postin...
192. INDIANAPOLIS -- The Indianapolis 500 produced a thrilling finish, an emerging star an...
193. Two pit bulls went on the attack in Aurora early Saturday, injuring two women before ...
194. PODGORICA, Montenegro -- Montenegro's parliament declared independence for the tiny B...
195. KENNETT SQUARE, Pa. -- The doctor who helped save Barbaro's life strides out of his o...
196. St. Patrick catcher Michael Giller was irritated at himself when he dropped a pop-up ...
197. OKLAHOMA CITY -- The women athletes at Northwestern have done more for the color purp...
198. GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- Dwayne Roloson is playing like a rookie goalie, and the Edmonton ...
199. DETROIT -- On the first night they had hometown fans' undivided attention, Jeremy Bon...