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CALGARY, Alberta -- Sasha Cohen used a weak performance as the spark for yet another ...
SAN ANTONIO -- Just getting to the Sweet 16 isn't enough for DePaul's Lady Blue Demon...
It's a plot twist right out of "Desperate Housewives." Only this one played out ...
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Now that primary season is behind us, it's time for the gubernatorial candidates to r...
Shares of Idenix Pharmaceuticals Inc. fell 28 percent Friday, their biggest decline e...
Sidney Crosby scored with 1:32 to play in overtime to give the Penguins a 4-3 comebac...
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Their November meeting, both Memphis and UCLA agree, makes no diff...
PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Navy construction crews have unearthed a rare Spanish ship buried ...
An East Leyden High School teacher who allegedly sexually assaulted one of his female...
QUEEN AT ALLSTATE ARENA - - - The semi-reunion of British symphonic ro...
Hospital: Stroger improving Cook County Board President John Stroger, who suffer...
Rookie right wing Pat Dwyer's two goals sparked the Wolves to their third straight vi...
MINNEAPOLIS -- Florida's Corey Brewer made one basket in the second half, and he made...
Bellwood Police on Friday were investigating the slaying of a 59- year-old paraplegic...
LOS ANGELES -- Thousands of people across the country protested Friday against legisl...
'STAY ALIVE' Rating 1 Swink Sylvania . . . . Frankie Muniz Abigail . ....
PORTLAND, Maine -- Sarah Caldwell, hailed as the first lady of opera for her adventur...
For starters, Bulls coach Scott Skiles used his 12th different first five of the seas...
WASHINGTON -- Lamar Butler dribbled out the final seconds of George Mason's latest im...
SELMER, Tenn. -- A minister's wife was charged Friday with shooting her husband to de...
NEW YORK -- German scientists say cells from the testes of mice can behave like embry...
Charles Dutoit, the Swiss conductor who turns 70 this year, is among the distinguishe...
Nearly four decades have passed since Norbert Koehs began pushing the Northbrook Park...
DALLAS -- The Blackhawks' number of one-goal losses grew to 23 on Friday, but this on...
MINNEAPOLIS -- All eyes have been on Villanova's sensational guards the entire season...
The Chicago Park District official at the center of the controversy surrounding a Mil...
ISTANBUL, Turkey -- The 700 extra U.S. troops sent to Iraq to bolster forces during a...
Magician David Copperfield was forced to cancel the two final shows of his four-show ...
SAN FRANCISCO -- Paul A. Flaherty, a computer engineer who helped create the pioneeri...
Ben Wallace didn't seal the game from the free-throw line, so he went to what he does...
WASHINGTON -- Connecticut was as careless as a top seed can be -- and got away with i...
A Cook County judge in Maywood set bond Friday at $750,000 for a Riverside driver acc...
MILWAUKEE -- A 15-year-old boy died after being beaten as he waited for a bus near hi...
There's nothing aging baby boomers worry about more than losing their mental sharpnes...
Every time York's 3,200-meter relay team jogged by the spectators at Proviso West on ...
PEORIA, Ariz. -- that Dustin Hermanson put in an inning of relief work Friday told on...
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WASHINGTON -- Russia collected information about U.S. troop movements and battle plan...
If there's a lesson about voter turnout from Tuesday's primary, it's that a pocketboo...
DENVER -- At least three crude bombs exploded and two others were disarmed Friday at ...
LUDACRIS CRASH-LANDS ON 'SVU' Rapper-actor Ludacris, real name Chris Bridges, wh...
The Fire opens practice Monday and also will make a major announcement at its Bridgev...
SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Derrek Lee's Cactus League return was interrupted Friday when he h...
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I covered a press conference in Washington on Friday featuring the Rev. Jesse Jackson...
CAPE TOWN, South Africa -- The day the trial opened, the woman who accuses a former S...
Three days after saying it will delay the consumer version of its new Windows Vista o...
His share of the lead at The Players Championship was long gone when Davis Love III r...
A judge denied Barry Bonds' bid to block the authors and publishers from making money...
Jurors in former Gov. George Ryan's criminal case were sent home early Thursday becau...
A suburban man who kicked his neighbor's 9-week-old kitten to death was slapped Thurs...
After Charles Brown watched rescue workers remove the body of his deceased neighbor, ...
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- U.S. and British forces stormed a house and freed three Christian pe...
This is in response to the massive march on Federal Plaza on March 10. House Resoluti...
Sounds like Kid Rock's short fuse has gotten him into trouble again. The rap-rocker i...
BURBANK, Calif. -- On a stage at NBC Studios, James Blunt is rehearsing "You're Beaut...
REDMOND, Wash. -- Microsoft Corp. promoted Steven Sinofsky, a protege of Bill Gates, ...
Handicapper Darryl Schwartz offers his top local and intertrack selections AQUED...
It's a no-brainer that Simeon's Derrick Rose is the leading prospect in the junior cl...
Anyone expecting a rise out of Rex Grossman after the Bears signed former Pro Bowl qu...
Bob Huggins is apologizing to no one. "I don't think I'm a bad guy," he deadpanned. ...
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You turn on a faucet and all you get is a trickle -- or streams squirting left and ri...
THE LINEUP Here's a look at the announced casting, but be advised that changes c...
Families love programs that introduce their children to classical music, but Music in...
'The Tribute to Frank, Sammy, Joey & Dean" - Through May 28 - Royal George ...
THE CLERGY SCANDAL . . . Sneed has a few questions for Cook County State's Attor...
Dear Fixer: I tried to redeem Merle Norman Cosmetics & Day Spa gift certificates wort...
SPRINGFIELD -- The Illinois Legislature has a message for college students fond of sm...
Maybe it's all the pedophile priest stories, or the Muslim factions methodically kill...
The first time I saw Ray Meyer was in 1946 as a first-year student at Quigley Prepara...
'STONED' Rating 2 Screen Media Films presents a film directed by Stephen Wo...
Black-owned businesses, which historically landed few road contracts from the state, ...
General Motors might get 10 percent of eligible factory workers to accept a $140,000 ...
Whether it was a little extra caffeine or just the excitement of knocking off rival a...
Telling Robby Gordon he can't do something only makes him more determined to get it d...
Choosing to reflect on the positives of seven years in the NFL and the adventures ahe...
SAN ANTONIO -- I don't know about remembering the Alamo, but DePaul's first trip to t...
A frying pan is pretty simple -- a round metal thing, handle, maybe a lid. Right? ...
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In a further indication that the traditional six-week solicitation cycle might be goi...
The Southern folk-rockers Sister Hazel will play the Rialto Square Theatre in Joliet ...
Jazz bassist and composer Dave Holland will be the first of the bass virtuosos explor...
McKEESPORT, Pa. -- As an eighth-grader in 1995, Tanya Nicole Kach skipped class one d...
GARY, Ind. -- Mayor Scott King announced Thursday he is resigning after 11 years in o...
OPENING SHOT Given how carefully people protect their identities -- shred financ...
MILWAUKEE -- Thousands of people filled the streets Thursday for what was billed as "...
A few things stand out about the rally of illegals. The number of Mexican flags in th...
The Art Institute of Chicago has acquired its first work by one of its flashiest form...
When entrepreneurs Deborah Sawyer and Michael Sutton decided to go after a big slice ...
What do you get when you combine local celebrities with reality television? Well, sta...
He's the only returning state champion, and Plainfield South senior pole vaulter Jake...
The Carolina Panthers closed in on a deal with free-agent wide receiver Keyshawn John...
New York Yankees catcher Jorge Posada was released from a hospital Thursday, one day ...
MINNEAPOLIS -- Not much went right for Villanova's Allan Ray in last year's round of ...
Buying a home turned out to be smooth sailing for Navy Master Chief April Beldo. Whil...
The Tchaikovsky Ballet of Perm, Russia and its full symphony orchestra will perform S...
Today Bill Kirchen and the Hacienda Brothers with Chicago Blues Angels, 9 p.m. A...
The increasing popularity of multidenomination slots is perceived as a convenience fo...
The Swedish textile artist Anita Grede is in Chicago this weekend and will lead a gal...
Spike Lee's "Inside Man" has a detective tell a bank robber: "You saw 'Dog Day Aftern...
MONTEREY, Calif. -- Authorities said a thief's getaway plan was foiled when the stock...
City and county election officials are threatening to withhold millions of dollars in...
REEBOK CHARM BRACELETS RECALLED Authorities warned consumers Thursday to throw a...
WASHINGTON -- Anticipating turbulent debate over immigration, President Bush urged Co...
The Illinois Family Institute wants to scapegoat foreign athletes living with HIV in ...
The Goodman Theatre's David Mamet Festival is gathering steam. While his touching and...
General Motors Corp. raised $8.8 billion for its finance company by selling a larger-...
On Sept. 15 of this year, Frank Mathie will turn 65 and mark his official retirement ...
What's up, everyone? First of all, I'd like to congratulate Simeon on being the new s...
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Another night, another close game -- and another loss for the Blac...
MESA, Ariz. -- With 10 days left before the Cubs open their season at Cincinnati, fir...
No. 1 VILLANOVA (27-4) vs. No. 4 BOSTON COLLEGE (28-7) The facts: 6:10, Ch. 2. ...
Mike Cronin loves color. Take his house, for instance. The 1920s cottage is dren...
TONIGHT ON A HIGH NOTE Canadian soprano Isabel Bayrakdarian will perform so...
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The first full month of operations for the new Blue Chip Casino in Michigan City indi...
What's a woman to do? For Evelyn Ryan, the only way to support her family, which incl...
With a 29-39 record, the Bulls should be done. Normally, any team 10 games under .500...
An influential alderman has found a way to defuse the furor over "Chairman Fred Hampt...
If the disastrous aftermath of Hurricane Katrina proved one thing to Mayor Daley, it'...
NEW YORK -- Before he retires from "60 Minutes," Mike Wallace seems to have a better ...
For Cardinal Francis George and other officials with the Archdiocese of Chicago, the ...
"[The anti-smoking effort] is just another attempt by our government to control our l...
Dear Ellie: I like this girl, but she likes this guy I hate. She knows I hate him. Wh...
The American Stock Exchange has taken the first step in transforming itself into a pu...
Slack Barshinger, one of the city's largest pure-play business- to-business advertisi...
The drive to succeed finally paid off for Vocational sophomore Amber Leaks. Leak...
Peter Bondra scored 1:03 into overtime to give the host Atlanta Thrashers a 6-5 victo...
Where do we go from here? Onward and upward? Same old, same old? I'm not quite re...
A convicted rapist already serving a 35-year prison term was ordered held without bai...
The Hispanic Democratic Organization is at the center of the City Hall hiring scandal...
FORT MEADE, Md. -- An Army dog handler was sentenced Wednesday to six months behind b...
WASHINGTON -- Actress Sarah Jessica Parker -- famous for her role as well-heeled colu...
Democracy is a wonderful thing. Every so often we get to voice our approval or disapp...
Zurich Esposito has been named to lead the local chapter of the American Institute of...
This summer marks the 70th anniversary of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's summer res...
Distribution of $100 customer refunds in the Peoples Energy overbilling case has been...
Perhaps thinking he'd find a sympathetic soul, a man who calls himself Scott G. sent ...
Handicapper Darryl Schwartz offers his top local and intertrack selections Aqued...
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- The Players Championship is the perfect name for this tour...
JUPITER, Fla. -- Alfonso Soriano's only chance in left field Wednesday was a reminder...
No. 1 MEMPHIS (32-3) vs. No. 13 BRADLEY (22-10) The facts: 6:27, Ch. 2. The...
A Cook County commissioner says the board should consider revoking a multimillion-dol...
With highway headaches ahead, here's help to survive the year's worst traffic nightma...
MILWAUKEE -- Police searched water and woods Wednesday in the neighborhood where two ...
VITORIA, Spain -- For 40 years, ETA used bullets and bombs to kill more than 800 peop...
Even before the maddening failures of our "upgraded" voting technology seized attenti...
'Way to go, Christine," Democratic 6th District House candidate Tammy Duckworth said ...
'THE SWEETEST SWING IN BASEBALL' Somewhat recommended When: Through April 2...
'THE CONCERNED PHOTOGRAPHER' highly recommended When: Through June 11 ...
True Value Co. CEO Lyle Heidemann spends a lot of his time shopping these days -- and...
AUSTIN. -- Dell Inc., the world's largest personal-computer maker, agreed to buy PC m...
SEATTLE -- Phil Webber, a color-blind photographer who took pictures for the Seattle ...
CALGARY, Alberta -- It looks as if Sasha Cohen might need another gift. The U.S....
TUCSON, Ariz. -- Neal Cotts had to see it for himself. So the next day, the Whit...
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Patrick O'Bryant, the 7-foot defensive giant who has propelled Bra...
It took almost 24 hours, but when the smoke finally cleared from a chaotic, new-techn...
During the opening rounds of the NCAA basketball tournament, I had the games on in th...
Now comes the hard part for Tammy Duckworth. The Iraq war vet recruited by Democ...
SUTTON, W.Va. -- A former sixth-grade teacher described herself as a "monster" as she...
While officials privately debate whether communitarian violence in Iraq constitutes a...
MIAMI -- What Florida's teachers unions consider a menace, and what Florida's Supreme...
What is the online contestant test, Alex? The answer, "Jeopardy" style, is: the ...
In the 1920s, Samuel Insull was the business king of Chicago. The former Cockney...
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose to its highest level in almost five years Wedne...
When German players left the field at halftime, their game against the United States ...
LeBron James hit the first game-winning shot of his career with 0.9 seconds left in o...
TUCSON, Ariz. -- Ozzie Guillen has a backup plan if he feels Bobby Jenks can't close ...
The great irony for any team that attempts to better itself at quarterback is how suc...
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- Three poor South African women, whose father wrote "The...
An Illinois man in his 30s Wednesday filed a lawsuit in Cook County Circuit Court aga...
INDIANAPOLIS -- Gov. Mitch Daniels signed into law legislation endorsing Indiana resi...
WASHINGTON -- President Bush called on Afghanistan on Wednesday to respect the religi...
Recently, on a sunny day at high noon, an estimated 100,000 people were granted permi...
CAN YOU SEE HIM NOW? News Item: Members of a church in Saraland, Ala., say a buc...
After seeing a fan's grainy camera-phone clip on the band's message board, a flash of...
Chris C. O'Brien, former chief information officer for the City of Chicago, has been ...
Your colleagues at the office who were so diligently fixated on their computer screen...
Shares of Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. climbed $2.41, or 10.6 percent, to close at $25.24...
Desperate for a winning streak with time running out on a playoff spot, the Wolves sc...
INDIANAPOLIS -- If the Bulls' second-half collapse Wednesday didn't put at least a te...
ATLANTA -- A living icon of college basketball paid tribute to a departed one Wednesd...
If Brian Griese sounds perfectly at ease entering his role as Rex Grossman's backup, ...
SUMMERVILLE, S.C. -- The family of Piper the cat, who fell 80 feet from a tree and li...
Now that John H. Stroger Jr. has won his bid for re-election as Cook County Board pre...
Many depressed patients who didn't get better on one medicine were able to overcome t...
NEW YORK -- He's one tourist city officials hope WON'T be coming back. A wily co...
With the recent killings of two girls in Englewood, why are we so concerned with terr...
Eva Manning's son Adam was born last year with clubfoot, a common deformity in newbor...
NEW YORK -- After years of throwing at shoppers every bright color they could concoct...
HEY, MOVE OVER Cook County Commissioner Jerry Butler . . . there's a new Ice Man in t...
UNISYS ALTERING PENSION PLANS Unisys Corp., a provider of server computers and c...
Hotel, convention and sports facilities set to open in the suburbs this year will com...
Wheaton Warrenville South did not retire Doug Burchett's jersey number. But it's taki...
INDIANAPOLIS -- Randy Livingston has been a basketball nomad since being drafted by t...
For the truly great coaches, they call it a coaching tree, as the assistants of the l...
More than missing Jerry Azumah as a teammate, Brian Urlacher will miss him as a frien...