Stories Collection

1. Of the many foster children Agnes Cecelia Gresham welcomed into her South Side home, ...
2. Another Mike Small runaway appears in the works in the 88th Illinois PGA Championship...
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5. SAN DIEGO STATE LONG MAKING HIMSELF AT HOME IN A HURRY San Diego State was ...
6. LAS VEGAS -- The leader of a polygamous Mormon splinter group was captured three mont...
7. It was a shocking development. At least that's what they were telling us on TV. ...
8. Minnie Long raised her now grown children in the Cabrini-Green row houses and continu...
9. JUNEAU, Alaska -- Former Whitewater special counsel Kenneth Starr petitioned the U.S....
10. In discussions on alternate fuels the one fuel that garners the most attention is tha...
11. BEIJING -- China is sending 18 air marshals to the United States for anti-terror trai...
12. TOM ARNOLD SINGLE AGAIN Tom Arnold has filed for legal separation from his third...
13. Commonwealth Edison has changed its proposed plan to cap electric rate increases for ...
14. Maybe it didn't make your calendar of really big events for 2006, but there's somethi...
15. NEW YORK -- Chuck Jones, an actor and vocal coach who worked with the likes of Edie F...
16. 'JUSTICE' Rating 1 1/2 out of 4 8 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays on WFLD-Channel 32. ...
17. Here's something that almost never happens: Restaurant chains, hurt by less dining ou...
18. NEW ORLEANS -- The city was barely dry when Terrie Guerin made the decision to rebuil...
19. A 7-month-old boy was found beaten to death Sunday in a Near North Side hotel where h...
20. BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Politicians, environmentalists and others are concerned that the...
21. The article "Cause for alarm" [Aug. 20] on fire alarm safety issues was an excellent ...
22. The star of "Rescue Me" needed a little rescue while growing up in Chicago. Daniel Su...
23. It's time to get back to school. Ready? Parents, here's a back- to-school primer that...
24. Only days before Hurricane Katrina hit a year ago, Steve Forster thought he had it ma...
25. BRIG. GEN. ROBERT F. MCDERMOTT SAN ANTONIO -- Retired Brig. Gen. Robert F. McDer...
26. NEW YORK -- For 61 minutes, we saw it. We saw that Donald Young is real, and not just...
27. Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer aced his first major test of the season....
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29. TIPSVILLE . . . To all you news junkies obsessed with the JonBenet Ramsey murder...
30. BILOXI, Miss. -- President Bush said Monday the huge job of rebuilding from Hurricane...
31. A 51-year-old woman was found dead in her North Side high-rise apartment Monday, and ...
32. MIAMI -- Florida residents rushed to fill their prescriptions and stood in long lines...
33. One year ago, George Bush belatedly left his extended vacation to come, finally, to d...
34. Victory Gardens Theater's new home at the landmark Biograph Theatre, 2433 N. Lincoln,...
35. According to the National Education Association in Washington, D.C., students will sp...
36. Did you know there's a company here on our doorstep that leads its industry in growth...
37. LESLIE GINAMARIE CORTES 1981-2006 It was a good thing that Leslie Ginamarie Cort...
38. NEXT GAME: at Miami of Ohio, 6:30 p.m. Thursday, 720-AM - - - He'...
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40. Educating people on the importance of using electricity safely, preventing fire and b...
41. BEIJING -- A woman in Hohhot, the capital of China's Inner Mongolia region, crashed h...
42. New Orleans is booming again -- at least in its maternity wards. The city's birth...
43. A dispute over an iPod and a skateboard -- not religious bigotry - - prompted several...
44. First, they tried to violate the U.S. Constitution by attempting to censure a McDonal...
45. In the 1920s a German newspaper ran a competition for the most dramatic headline imag...
46. 'THE GENERAL FROM AMERICA' Highly recommended When: Through Oct. 8 Whe...
47. The largest Muslim organization in North America has elected its first female preside...
48. WWW.DOL.GOV/OPA/ABOUTDOL/LABORDAY.HTM Tens of millions of Americans will take of...
49. PETER JENIN Peter Jenin, a tough but well-liked racetrack owner who oversaw more...
50. TEXAS: MCCOY GETS NOD TO REPLACE YOUNG No. 3 Texas selected redshirt freshman Co...
51. Paul Lo Duca, Carlos Delgado and David Wright drove in two runs each, and the New Yor...
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53. Testimony that could lead to the late Catholic televangelist Archbishop Fulton J. She...
54. SPRINGFIELD -- DuPage County State's Attorney Joe Birkett on Tuesday attacked a $900,...
55. PLANE PASSENGER TIED DOWN A Polish national was brought up on federal charges af...
56. In New Orleans, city of jazz, one of the abiding traditions is the playing of mournfu...
57. Nearly 80,000 new citizens will take root next month in Chicago. No, the city isn...
58. NEW YORK -- Nickel Creek will begin an indefinite hiatus in late 2007, group members ...
59. PASSING THE TORCH: Yeah, that's right, relatives working with relatives. Well, let me...
60. I've been considering being "chipped," having a rice grain-sized microchip implanted ...
61. As much as St. Ignatius coach Jim Luzzi wanted his team to win Monday against Young, ...
62. NEXT GAME: at Georgia Tech, 7 p.m. Saturday, Ch. 7, 890-AM William Walker l...
63. Dusty Baker and Ozzie Guillen remain the faces of their respective baseball teams in ...
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65. With a fistful of fliers and a preacher's passion, Phillip Jackson bounded down 79th ...
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67. Just as before, law enforcement looked overeager. Just as before, a hyperactive press...
68. Congratulations to the Food and Drug Administration for finally recognizing women are...
69. We Have Seen the Present, and It Does Not Work: Australian child care workers ar...
70. NEW YORK -- Few celebrities have predicated their fame on married life more than Jess...
71. If you're not getting enough Chapulin Colorado or Christina in your daily TV fix, don...
72. GOOGLE, EBAY INK AD DEAL Google will begin selling advertising for eBay outside ...
73. RANDOM THOUGHTS GO FIGURE: PLAYOFF PICTURE A BIT FUZZY Random thoughts whil...
74. NEXT GAME: at Ohio State, 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Ch. 7, 670-AM With five days ...
75. Esteban Loaiza (8-7) scattered five hits in seven innings, Bobby Kielty went 3-for-4 ...
76. NEW YORK -- Baseball fans, be prepared to pay if your team makes it to the World Seri...
77. Attorney Michael Shakman asked a federal judge Monday to appoint a monitor to oversee...
78. SPRINGFIELD -- A lawyer known for winning a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case limiting...
79. BOULDER, Colo. -- Prosecutors abruptly dropped their case Monday against John Mark Ka...
80. From reading his overly simplistic commentary Aug. 16, it appears that Heritage Found...
81. TRENTON, N.J. -- Bruce Springsteen has turned to cyberspace to refute rumors that he ...
82. Chicago area women have until Sept. 23 to decide if they want to be top models, Pussy...
83. Chicago investment groups Lodging Capital Partners LLC and Walton Street Capital LLC ...
84. The news was good for DDB/Chicago. And it needed to be. Late Friday, word came down t...
85. SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. -- The chants of "USA! USA!" spread through the crowd when th...
86. NEXT GAME: vs. Eastern Illinois, 6 p.m. Saturday, 560-AM Fifteen returning ...
87. PITTSBURGH -- Even a night that began on an up note -- the return of Derrek Lee to th...
88. After a lifetime of stealing, it probably would have come as quite a shock to Joseph ...
89. NAIROBI, Kenya -- Sen. Barack Obama delivered a lecture on Monday against graft and p...
90. When Joseph Mattes worked for the Chicago city clerk, he'd leave his car running outs...
91. DIWANIYAH, Iraq -- Shiite militiamen battled Iraqi forces for 12 hours Monday, leavin...
92. To avoid all that has happened and the response of Homeland Security over the latest ...
93. Few things in life are as powerful as the bond between a boy and his dog (maybe a boy...
94. LOS ANGELES -- NBC expressed regret Monday for an Emmy Awards comedy skit that includ...
95. Exempt employees in Chicago can expect average base pay increases of 3.7 percent next...
96. LEXINGTON, Ky. -- A commuter jet mistakenly trying to take off on a runway that was t...
97. There were two Marys at the Ravinia Festival on Sunday evening who couldn't have been...
98. OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. -- Who are the moles? The question was like a parlor game for em...
99. SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- As a child growing up on the South Side of Chicago, Deval Patri...
100. The background of a federal district court declaring President Bush's national securi...
101. A call was placed. "Adler Planetarium." Astronomer Larry Ciupik, please. ...
102. Bob Dylan has signed on to be one of the first acts -- if not the first -- to perform...
103. As the back-to-school shopping season goes into full swing this week, experts disagre...
104. Dr. Paul Birk Jr. was bandaging legs many years before he actually earned his medical...
105. It was the swim, bike, run ... and jump for Australian Craig Alexander on Sunday at t...
106. ST. LOUIS -- Stick a fork in the Cubs' season because of Derrek Lee's broken right wr...
107. Q. What do valet parkers call their prime parking spot (which I never seem to get)? A...
108. LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- A newlywed couple starting their honeymoon, a Habitat for Humanity...
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110. NEW YORK -- In a city of 8 million people, someone's always saying something strange....
111. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- A man wielding a silver revolver and wearing a bandanna ma...
112. The verdict is in. As self-appointed and recognized arbiter of American education, U....
113. Go figure. The Emmy Awards messed up again. Among other mistakes Sunday, Hugh Laurie ...
114. CONCERT PREVIEW CORINNE BAILEY RAE WITH GRAN BEL FISHER, KEVIN DEVINE ...
115. QUALIFYING RATIOS As calculated by lenders, the percentage of income that is spe...
116. ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- An urbane, English-speaking former interior minister, tribal c...
117. It's the biggest question surrounding Northwestern football heading into Thursday nig...
118. Kenny Rogers knew the situation and stepped up. Rogers gave the visiting Detroit...
119. DODGE VIPER SRT10 PRICE $81,895-$83,145 LIKES Most muscular Ameri...
120. NAIROBI, Kenya -- The streets of Kibera, one of the worst slums in the world, are pac...
121. While Chicago politicians debate the big-box ordinance, suburban officials say they a...
122. KEY WEST, Fla. -- A hurricane watch was issued Sunday for the Florida Keys, and Gov. ...
123. PHILADELPHIA -- Candidates for public office in Pennsylvania no longer have to sign a...
124. Once and for all, let us stop putting the blame on the people who come here looking f...
125. Let's hope the second time is the charm for "Days of Our Lives" soap stars Billy Warl...
126. Dear Ellie: I'm 23 and have been with only one woman. I have a problem approaching wo...
127. Here's how Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine rates the big- name mutual funds you...
128. VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Leopold Simoneau, one of Canada's most acclaimed opera...
129. The U.S. women's national soccer team took its lumps Sunday against China, but rallie...
130. Matt Cain allowed four hits and struck out nine in seven innings, and Omar Vizquel, R...
131. NAIROBI, Kenya -- The African journeys of Sen. Barack Obama are paid for by U.S. taxp...
132. The math is very simple, Chicago Public Schools CEO Arne Duncan said Sunday. "Fo...
133. BUFFALO, N.Y. -- A woman lost her third and final son to gunfire this weekend. C...
134. CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. -- A bobcat died after wandering into a cougar cage accidentally...
135. When Cook County Board President Bobbie Steele asked Gerald Nichols what he did as Jo...
136. NEW YORK -- Meredith Vieira says she doesn't watch "The View" now that she's poised t...
137. CONCERT REVIEW VIVA CHICAGO AT petrillo music shell With Shakira at th...
138. With summer jobs wrapping up and the first day of school here, parents can no longer ...
139. NERINX, Ky. -- Sister Mary Luke Tobin, the only American woman to participate in the ...
140. Bulls guard Kirk Hinrich took one shot Sunday in the USA's 113- 73 victory over Austr...
141. The Philadelphia Phillies acquired outfielder Jeff Conine from the Baltimore Orioles ...
142. Dear Fixer: AOL has been double-charging me. Each month for almost two years, AOL cha...
143. SAN FRANCISCO -- Americans continue to gamble in record numbers online, but executive...
144. To find Gary Gauger, because you want to ask what it's like to live on Death Row, you...
145. BAGHDAD, Iraq -- A wave of bomb attacks and shootings swept Iraq on Sunday, killing d...
146. EAU CLAIRE, Wis. -- A brewing idea by a Chippewa Falls preacher will become a reality...
147. "Once and for all, let us stop putting the blame on the people who come here looking ...
148. LOS ANGELES -- Football season started early as Mark Wahlberg's "Invincible," a Walt ...
149. CONCERT REVIEW SHAKIRA At the United Center So we might have lost a pl...
150. A year ago, Marjorie Hickey, 84, of Lincoln Park received a postcard saying that the ...
151. The last time Driscoll's football team played on its home field was last November, du...
152. Receiver Terrell Owens finally has pushed the Dallas Cowboys too far, drawing a $9,50...
153. Brandon McCarthy's season-high 5 innings of one-run ball Saturday against the Minneso...
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155. SPRINGFIELD -- How does someone who lost a $250,000 state consulting gig -- apparentl...
156. SHERIFF'S OFFICER SHOT A Cook County sheriff's correctional officer was shot twi...
157. TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran test fired a new submarine-to-surface missile during war games i...
158. GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- Two Fox News journalists freed by militants Sunday described...
159. In your editorial [Aug. 15], the Sun-Times admits to many flaws inherent in the 7 per...
160. DRAMA Series: "24" Actor: Kiefer Sutherland, "24" Actress: Mariska Har...
161. Being a woman, says neuropsychiatrist Louann Brizendine, is like having giant, invisi...
162. Is the United States bankrupt? Economist Lawrence Kotlikoff points out that the U.S. ...
163. Robeson and Julian showed what football could be like on a Sunday afternoon. In ...
164. When Alex Brown learned Sunday that one published report speculated he might miss thr...
165. If winning series is the key to winning a ticket to the playoffs, the White Sox will ...
166. DAMASCUS, Syria -- The Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. and a delegation of U.S. religious lead...
167. KHARTOUM, Sudan -- Journalism watchdog groups called on the Sudanese government Sunda...
168. OPENING SHOT Rode nine, count 'em, nine roller coasters on Saturday: Superman, B...
169. WASHINGTON -- For all the differences between the sexes, here's one that might stir u...
170. JERUSALEM -- A government watchdog has found that Prime Minister Ehud Olmert illegall...
171. Here's an ironic update for anyone who was concerned about his family's safety a few ...
172. TV's top stars showed off their assets in a big, bare way as low- cut V-necks and hal...
173. Do you remember your first time? If you're like most Americans, you can recall this r...
174. Patrick Girondi is a Chicago biotech entrepreneur who wants to save his son's life. H...
175. With record, last week's rank 1. Lincoln-Way East 1-0 1 Hosts Naperville Ce...
176. Aaron Eckhart is in the doghouse. "Jay [Leno] asked if I was married and I said, 'I'm...
177. Everybody knows Chicago is a Democratic town, but you forget sometimes just how bleak...
178. As Heidi Musser swims, bikes and runs her way along today's Accenture Chicago Triathl...
179. The writing was on the wall for Carson Pirie Scott & Co.'s departure from its landmar...
180. BERLIN -- A third suspect detained in a failed attempt to blow up two German trains i...
181. VOLKSWAGEN RABBIT PRICE $14,990-$18,065 LIKES Fun to drive. Pract...
182. Rookie defender Dasan Robinson headed in midfielder Chris Armas' pinpoint corner kick...
183. What Ron Turner would pay for a one-step solution to the Bears' offensive ineptitude ...
184. W When former Cubs reliever LaTroy Hawkins tried to get Billy Williams to read o...
185. Two months ago, the U.N. Security Council offered Iran a choice: Stop enriching urani...
186. Pressure is mounting within the Senate Democratic caucus to strip Sen. Joseph Lieberm...
187. FICTION Forgetfulness By Ward Just Houghton Mifflin, 272 pages, $25 ...
188. OLD-FASHIONED FUN ON TAP AT NEW ENGLAND FAIR SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- Get ready for...
189. PORTLAND, Maine -- Prints have long been the neglected stepchild of art museums, taki...
190. Art lovers on a budget who want to dress up their homes with real works of art might ...
191. It took until the fourth quarter for No. 17 Hinsdale Central's offense to click. But ...
192. San Francisco politicians and civic leaders have found a surprising new source of ins...
193. Tonight, eyes around the world will be focused on the Shrine Auditorium as Hollywood ...
194. When Lara Niemira went condo shopping she was looking for an Old World styled loft wi...
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196. NEW ORLEANS -- Despite aggressive efforts to repair the New Orleans levee system afte...
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198. Robert Cooley thought he was going to be a hero. And, while he says he wasn't in...
199. Among the 10,000 Reasons Civilization is Doomed at www.10000reasons.org: Reason ...