Stories Collection

1. MEET WHITNEY Whitney is an outgoing, expressive girl who likes to sing and dance...
2. HOUSTON -- Defense witnesses in the fraud and conspiracy trial of former Enron Corp. ...
3. They pick fruit and vegetables and clip hedges. They hang dry wall and clean houses, ...
4. CAN ANNA SPLIT? MODEL SCRAPS DIVORCE PETITION If this doesn't spoil the con...
5. BOSTON -- Beware of the turtle -- a lesson learned by Duke. After being down by ...
6. White Sox players may cherish their World Series rings for the rest of their lives, b...
7. What I love most about cooking for good friends is that you don't have to impress the...
8. Cook County Board President John Stroger was transferred to the Rehabilitation Instit...
9. It seems Monday's breezy commute on the Dan Ryan Expy. gave some drivers the courage ...
10. A Dolton man admitted Tuesday that for over two years he handed bribes to two Chicago...
11. MARQUETTE, Kan. -- There's an old saying that goes there's no free lunch. Some people...
12. States such as Illinois and Indiana have been much quicker than Congress to combat id...
13. Let's talk about tea leaves. That, after all, is what political pundits try to r...
14. LOS ANGELES -- Rap music mogul Marion "Suge" Knight is seeking federal bankruptcy pro...
15. Dear Ellie: My wife's brother and his girlfriend have lived together for almost a yea...
16. Stay up late tonight, pull out your military watch and see if you feel any different....
17. Calumet City is going to court to stop Hammond, Ind., from building a traffic barrier...
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19. NEWBERN, Tenn. -- Tornadoes shredded homes, hail tore holes in rooftops and high wind...
20. With Springfield waffling on extending property tax reform, the media silence is frig...
21. It's not every day that the Allstate Arena hosts an event that sees a guy named "Unde...
22. Dear Ellie: I became close with my friend's friend and asked her for a date. She repl...
23. Tropicana is putting its brand on something you can sink your teeth into. The co...
24. One of the great things with a cell phone is you can chat wirelessly with a Bluetooth...
25. Dr. Vernon Bernard Dvorak, 84, a well-known veterinarian and lifelong resident of nor...
26. Charles Barkley and Dominique Wilkins grew up in the South, played in the Southeaster...
27. Ozzie Guillen was finally able to enjoy a Jim Thome home run. That's because the...
28. INDIANAPOLIS -- Even while preparing for his second national- championship game in se...
29. Nationally known recruiting analysts Bob Gibbons of All-Star Sports and Van Coleman o...
30. The early fan gets the prize at the Sox game today, as the team hands out one of the ...
31. Federal prosecutors say they have proof that a Des Plaines man is an Iraqi spy. ...
32. WASHINGTON -- U.S. Capitol Police on Monday asked a federal prosecutor to approve an ...
33. SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- A rash of oven-door thefts may be linked to a recent case in whic...
34. The Sun-Times acknowledges a state ban on assault weapons probably would not have pro...
35. Talk about the end of an era! It seems like the Pretenders -- one of rock's most endu...
36. Heather Fullerton often goes window shopping online, printing out pictures of clothes...
37. The Chicago Mercantile Exchange and the Chicago Board of Trade, the nation's two bigg...
38. XM ADDS SUBSCRIBERS XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc.'s subscription base rose 9....
39. Frank B. Foster, who died Thursday in Evanston at age 90, was remembered Monday as a ...
40. AUGUSTA, Ga. -- It wasn't quite Phil Mickelson's runaway performance, but Luke Donald...
41. When even Mark Buehrle takes the high road, it's pretty obvious the White Sox are not...
42. INDIANAPOLIS -- Don't tell me Florida, a football factory famous for a Swamp and Rex ...
43. ALL ABOARD! ROSIE'S FAMILY CRUISE Rating 3 1/2 7 p.m. Thursday on HBO,...
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45. After months of doom-and-gloom forecasts, the first workday commute after drastic lan...
46. The second-highest ranking officer in the Lake County Sheriff's Office and the county...
47. DUBLIN, Ireland -- Ireland will legalize civil partnerships for gay couples, Prime Mi...
48. BLOOMINGTON, Ill. -- A jury won't be allowed to consider tests that defense attorneys...
49. This has been a year of firsts for me. For the almost 14 years that I've been Illinoi...
50. For one night in June, the hottest dance floor in town will be the one where the Bull...
51. There's so much we have to teach our children: good manners, the alphabet, the subtle...
52. General Motors Corp., desperate for cash to pay for buyouts and plant closings as par...
53. Chicago television viewers and radio listeners awoke Friday to the news that Wrigley ...
54. HAWTHORNE: 5TH RACE TEN SHADES (PP 3) Ran against older horses last out and faces his...
55. BOSTON -- A lot of players have hoop dreams, but few get to live them the way Marylan...
56. Alex Rodriguez hit a grand slam and drove in five runs, Hideki Matsui went 4-for-4 wi...
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58. My friend Diane Schroer -- the one who went by Dave when she was growing up in Oak La...
59. I left the house prepared. Packed an extra sandwich. Topped off the gas tank. Grabbed...
60. A 15-year-old Chicago boy who allegedly shot another teenager in the face was ordered...
61. WASHINGTON -- Criticized for its Katrina response, the American Red Cross will overha...
62. ROME -- The center-left candidate to become Italy's next prime minister said Monday t...
63. For once, I think the National Rifle Association is right. We can't blame assault wea...
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65. "The Joys of Much Too Much: Go for the Big Life -- The Great Career, The Perfect Guy,...
66. Shares in Alcatel SA and Lucent Technologies Inc. posted gains Monday as investors we...
67. The musical "Rent" is no stranger to the Chicago market. The two- week engagement at ...
68. DENVER -- The Blackhawks seemed to be on their way to an impressive victory Monday. T...
69. INDIANAPOLIS -- When Billy Donovan, then at Marshall, had an offer to become Florida'...
70. CINCINNATI -- As good as the Cubs looked Monday, it must be hard for their players to...
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72. WASHINGTON -- Legal immigrants fluent in English could become U.S. citizens in four y...
73. The life of a man accused of raping and murdering 11-year-old Ryan Harris will likely...
74. Why are women so judgmental of rape victims? Instead of empathy, in cases where young...
75. BOSTON -- For the first time, scientists have rebuilt a complex human organ, the blad...
76. BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Nine more American troops died in Iraq, the U.S. military reported M...
77. Major League Baseball has announced it is going to investigate steroids use in baseba...
78. MAMET ONE-ACTS: 'HOMECOMINGS' Highly recommended When: 7:30 tonight; 8 p.m....
79. CESARIA EVORA When: 8 tonight Where: Symphony Center, 220 S. Michigan ...
80. SEARS RAISES CANADIAN UNIT BID Sears Holdings Corp. increased a hostile bid for ...
81. HOUSTON -- Lawyers for former Enron Corp. chiefs Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling lau...
82. Whenever Chris Singletary called his friends back in Chicago, he wanted to hear about...
83. INDIANAPOLIS -- Joakim Noah's father achieved worldwide fame and fortune for his work...
84. By the time Jimmy Rollins extended his hitting streak to 37 games Monday, only half t...
85. First we had the LeBron game. Now we have the Oden game. The Greg Oden-Mike Conl...
86. City employees -- both men and women -- would be guaranteed six weeks of unpaid paren...
87. A woman who appeared to purposely drive her car off a west suburban bridge was being ...
88. Democrats should stress energy independence, education improvement and science invest...
89. TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran successfully tested its second new torpedo in as many days Monda...
90. Every now and then an idea comes along that makes so much sense you wonder why it has...
91. From: Nick Machiavelli, Senior Partner, Machiavelli, O'Blarney, Iago, Alcibiades and ...
92. MUSIC OF THE BAROQUE At the First United Church in Evanston - - - The ...
93. JERUSALEM -- Comatose Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon will undergo surgery today ...
94. A late-day selloff left stocks mixed Monday as investors put aside their enthusiasm o...
95. The U.S. auto industry's slump hit GM hard in March, when the struggling automaker's ...
96. The White Sox' World Series victory was five months ago, but it took until opening da...
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98. WASHINGTON -- Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist said Sunday he wants a full Senate vo...
99. VATICAN CITY -- Pope John Paul II was remembered on the first anniversary of his deat...
100. The color pink has positive associations. When we're feeling good, we say we're "in t...
101. No matter how you look at it, 2006 is fast becoming the year of the black candidate. ...
102. RAY DAVIES At the Vic Theatre - - - A funny thing happened to Ray Davi...
103. "Free heat" is an offer disappearing from Chicago area rental ads, as high gas bills ...
104. I don't like to disagree with Prof. Steve Kaplan. Kaplan's a brainy Hyde Park kind of...
105. Don't blame St. Ignatius goalie Molly Williams for playing the "what if" game. T...
106. Our long national nightmare is over -- Major League Soccer is back! Is there anything...
107. Florida Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria said Sunday that discussions with San Antonio off...
108. The 2007 subcompact Honda Fit four-door hatchback should slide easily into the rapidl...
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110. The Jungle is tough to find on a sweet spring morning in 2006. No pig in pens by...
111. TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran conducted its second major test of a new missile within days on ...
112. NEW DELHI -- Its sleek contours are ringed by etched filigree. Its design was inspire...
113. State taxes on individual income were $221 billion in fiscal 2005, up 12.6% from 2004...
114. Our Social Security system is going broke. Medicare and Medicaid are in trouble. Our ...
115. NEKO CASE At the Vic Theatre - - - Not so long ago, Neko Case was the ...
116. The parent company of the Chicago Sun-Times halved its operating loss last year even ...
117. Labeling the four-day BIO 2006 convention, the "Olympics" of biotech, Illinois-based ...
118. ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Rush's trip to Florida was no fun in the sun. The offense strugg...
119. After speculation that he might leave Iowa to coach Indiana or Missouri, Steve Alford...
120. CINCINNATI -- Derrek Lee expressed optimism that he and the Cubs were closing in on a...
121. Q. What do you think about auto sales outlets that advertise no- haggle vehicle price...
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123. Drivers frustrated by high gas prices might see Illinois lawmakers exact some revenge...
124. INMATES HURT IN JAIL FIGHT A maximum-security wing of Cook County Jail was on lo...
125. Many young children are too heavy for standard car-safety seats, and manufacturers ar...
126. BAGHDAD, Iraq -- The U.S. military said Sunday that the bodies of two American pilots...
127. Basketball junkies watching March Madness on CBS March 19 may have been enticed by pr...
128. WASHINGTON -- Tina Horn, who is building a new home in rural Creole, La., after Hurri...
129. LOS ANGELES -- America's favorite animated Average Joe is on the big screen, if only ...
130. Approaching retirement without a financial plan is like trying to navigate the labyri...
131. Notable stock upgrades issued in the last week. (Trading symbols in parentheses.) ...
132. Nobody's perfect, but you sure can try. The saying seems apropos for Lemont pitcher S...
133. BOSTON -- The talk before Sunday night's battle between Atlantic Coast Conference riv...
134. CINCINNATI -- Listen to most critics, and the Cubs are dead on arrival this season. ...
135. Dear Tom and Ray: A good friend of mine recently bought a brand-new Corolla, and...
136. BOSTON -- Reporter Jill Carroll was back on U.S. soil Sunday, tearfully embracing her...
137. Lionel Trepanier was taking his 6-year-old daughter for a walk through the Kickapoo F...
138. Christine Cegelis, who lost a three-way Democratic House primary battle last month, s...
139. ALBANY, N.Y. -- David Kaczynski still tells the story, describing the creeping suspic...
140. BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Frustrated by Iraq's failure to form a government, the chief U.S. an...
141. There's nothing like a wild card to spark interest in a political race. Conventional ...
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143. Every Sunday evening, Michael Gough used to spend an hour or two with his daughter, S...
144. Does your staff meet? Few rituals in working America are as hallowed as the periodic ...
145. When everyone else was scraping by during the Great Depression, living in other peopl...
146. If the Blackhawks have one thing to be proud of this dismal season, it's the developm...
147. BOSTON -- Duke went to a double-down defense and punched a ticket to the NCAA women's...
148. The early plan is still to handle with care when it comes to Scott Podsednik. Not onl...
149. The Japanese government reinstituted an embargo against U.S. beef imports in December...
150. SPRINGFIELD -- The erotic dancers at VIPs, a Near North Side strip club, can cover th...
151. Add this to the list of reasons you might not want to get your tongue pierced: A 20-y...
152. ATLANTA -- Donations for a planned memorial to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in Was...
153. SALT LAKE CITY -- Mormon church president Gordon B. Hinckley said on Sunday he is in ...
154. It will never again matter what kind of majority we can gather if the voting machines...
155. QT Trickle-On Economics Update: News Item: Corporate profits surge to their high...
156. This Wednesday at noon, the YWCA will host a rally for rape awareness and victim advo...
157. CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT A receipt, issued by a financial institution for a deposi...
158. DENVER -- Former Colorado Lt. Gov. George Brown, the first black person to win statew...
159. Robert Lang and Brendan Shanahan scored power-play goals three minutes apart in the s...
160. INDIANAPOLIS -- A month ago, there were people in Fairfax, Va., who didn't know what ...
161. Ken Williams didn't feel it was necessary to go into details or name teams, but the W...
162. Dear Readers: The Fixer's gotta tell ya: I hate rebates. I hate the way they suc...
163. Oprah Winfrey says they are among her favorite foods. But a food fight has erupt...
164. Heavy thunderstorms with hail and high winds left as many as 13,505 Chicago area ComE...
165. FORT MYERS, Fla. -- School officials in southwest Florida said terrorism concerns led...
166. PARIS -- President Jacques Chirac signed a contested measure to promote jobs for yout...
167. This is in response to "Private wells to be tested near radioactive leak" [metro stor...
168. 'Black people in America," a Chicago poet once wrote, "may not be made for the truth....
169. Dear Readers: It's no surprise that the topic of religion raises controversy. In a co...
170. Q. Is income taxable above $100,000? I remember reading that income over that amount ...
171. Bob Weitzman was a big man in real estate investment, locally, nationally and interna...
172. Tony Stewart won a paint-trading duel Sunday against Jimmie Johnson and overcame Hend...
173. INDIANAPOLIS -- College basketball is vulnerable tonight. Those who prefer the isolat...
174. The best remodeling job at U.S. Cellular Field didn't come two years ago, when the lo...
175. Robeson High School junior Willie Williams III loved sports, joining both the Jesse W...
176. It's hard out here for a sloth. In fact, John Leguizamo vents about how his sloth cre...
177. Once a football town, briefly a Jordan town, Chicago inarguably is a baseball town fi...
178. There's no way around it: The White Sox and Cleveland Indians don't like each other. ...
179. CINCINNATI REDS 2005: 73-89, 5th place, 27 GB Manager: Jerry Narron ...
180. It's muscleman time. Sneed has learned that Ald. Ed Burke (14th) and three other...
181. For a sliver of America, HBO's "Big Love," a Sunday night television show about a man...
182. OPENING SHOT Tu sabes que los Americanos quieren que todos se parezcan a ellos. ...
183. NEW ORLEANS -- Fran Dupree doesn't know if she still has a polling site in her New Or...
184. Michael Matz is taking his first horse to the Kentucky Derby. Along with Florida Derb...
185. CHAMPAIGN -- Setting two meet records and winning three events made Evanston senior S...
186. The start of the week is officially Sunday, but the Bulls' "biggest" week of the seas...
187. The scenario has a familiar feel to Dr. Susan Lipkins, an expert on the psychology of...
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189. George W. Bush and his most trusted advisers, Richard B. Cheney and Donald H. Rumsfel...
190. It is apparent from the congressional debate over immigration reform that many of our...
191. The first number at right is the previous week's ranking on the Publishers Weekly lis...
192. ARLINGTON, Va. -- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is considering removing the bald...
193. Jazz, like journalism, wants your kids. Just Blame those baby boomers. All that ...
194. To paraphrase an old saying, everything Oscar touches turns to gold. Just ask "Crash"...
195. Steve bought his dream home two years ago -- a spacious 1960s ranch-style house that ...
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197. The lines were skewed growing up dirt poor in Ocumare del Tuy, Venezuela. Right ...
198. BALTIMORE ORIOLES 2005: 74-88, 4th place, 21 GB Manager: Sam Perlozzo ...
199. Call it the "Second Banana Series," but the White Sox seem destined to return to Octo...