Stories Collection

1. Joseph Estok and Clinton Eash made several feeble attempts to help a drug overdose vi...
2. BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Rockets and mortars rained down Thursday on an upscale, mostly Shiit...
3. ATLANTA -- Two U.S. heart transplant patients who died earlier this year had contract...
4. Twenty-one years ago on Aug. 5, a 17-year-old boy lost his life in a motorcycle accid...
5. LONDON -- Scarlett Johansson has denied claims that divalike demands cost her the lea...
6. Fresh off their victory in the Chicago City Council with the big- box ordinance, loca...
7. - A JWT/Chicago production team headed by producer Harvey Lewis was in New York this ...
8. Even in his early days as a diner owner, when his restaurant was a trailer at the cor...
9. The Fire's new home at Toyota Park has been well-received by fans and players, but th...
10. Hours and hours of watching video of starter Mark Buehrle has brought White Sox pitch...
11. BOURBONNAIS, Ill. -- The conspiracy theorists were out in full force Thursday at the ...
12. SATURDAY VENICE ON THE LAKE >> The 49th annual Venetian Night, one of Chica...
13. It's summer in the city and the annual fleet of ships, boats and yacht tours sailing ...
14. Jimmy Buffett doesn't miss a beat. His impressive double DVD set "Live at Wrigley Fie...
15. The population of Round Lake jumped nearly 22 percent between July 1, 2004 and July 1...
16. THE ANT BULLY Rating 3 out of 4 Featuring the voices of: Lucas Nickle ...
17. One thing that surprised researchers was the amount of television people watch, said ...
18. WEEK'S 2ND SUICIDE AT COUNTY JAIL Cook County Jail typically averages two suicid...
19. BAGHDAD, Iraq -- After nine months of testimony, the troubled trial of Saddam Hussein...
20. When the Sun-Times revealed that 100 registered sex offenders and dozens of other par...
21. Most pundits have decided that they no longer want Mayor Daley's political machine ru...
22. JOHN TUCKER MUST DIE Rating 2 out of 4 John Tucker Jesse Metcalfe Kate...
23. DALLAS -- Exxon Mobil Corp. Thursday reported second-quarter profits of $10.36 billio...
24. There probably aren't nearly so many smiley faces around Bernstein-Rein Advertising n...
25. TORONTO -- Louise Simone Bennett-Coverley, a Jamaican poet and folklorist who popular...
26. Add the Blackhawks' Kyle Calder to the long list of NHL players who have won in salar...
27. Caption text only. Copyright CHICAGO SUN-TIMES 2006 Provided by ProQuest Informatio...
28. "I don't recall," Mayor Daley said 16 times to special prosecutors investigating whet...
29. Four years ago, a Texas jury declared Andrea Yates a calculating murderer. On We...
30. MONROVIA, Liberia -- A fire broke out at the presidential palace Wednesday as Preside...
31. Amnesty International welcomes the release of the special prosecutor's report into th...
32. NEW YORK -- Jessica Simpson will be a guest on "The View" when Rosie O'Donnell debuts...
33. An adorable tale from the beloved Bunnicula series all about the trials and tribulati...
34. A state regulatory agency rejected ComEd's request for a 6 percent rate increase -- m...
35. www.archive.org/details/78rpm Looking for free tunes to download? This site post...
36. SANTIAGO, Chile -- Sergio Santander, the former Chilean Olympic Committee president w...
37. NEW YORK -- Teasing can be an art form, one that can be fun and entertaining or excru...
38. Some of the best TV series-to-movie makeovers occur when the filmmakers take just the...
39. Defying Mayor Daley and challenging Wal-Mart and Target to follow through on their th...
40. Three African-American aldermen demanded Wednesday that the city stop pension payment...
41. BOSTON -- The on-site safety officer for a Big Dig highway tunnel where a motorist wa...
42. NEW YORK -- A jetliner carrying more than 250 people lost power in one of its two eng...
43. If an American citizen in Lebanon is hit with an American-made missile dropped from a...
44. NEW YORK -- Monica is getting autobiographical on her new album, "The Making of Me." ...
45. The chapter book serial story Screaming Mummies of the Pharaoh's Tomb II, sponsored b...
46. The Jewel grocery store at Southport and Addison in the Lake View neighborhood will b...
47. For city dwellers trapped so much of the time in concrete canyons battling traffic an...
48. The Art Shell era just began, and Jerry Porter already is having problems with his ne...
49. NEW YORK -- Closer Ryan Dempster wasn't any happier before the Cubs' game Wednesday a...
50. Mark down the time and date. Just past 4:10 p.m., July 26. The first, and m...
51. Chicago cleared a hurdle in its race to host the 2016 Olympics on Wednesday, making t...
52. Morning, noon and night, I've been hearing bells. No, I'm not suffering from som...
53. BERLIN -- Millions of Nazi files detailing the suffering and deaths of inmates at lab...
54. Chicago aldermen bucked Mayor Daley on Wednesday, voting by a remarkable veto-proof m...
55. I thoroughly enjoyed my recent visit to Chicago. I was amazed by all the flowers on t...
56. Mention Ukrainian art and your mind leaps first to Easter eggs. You know the ones I m...
57. Bubbles have burst onto this summer's fashion scene. The voluminous hems are popping ...
58. General Motors Corp., the world's largest automaker, reported a second-quarter loss b...
59. The broadcast flagship of Chicago's Moody Bible Institute is marking its 80th anniver...
60. BOURBONNAIS, Ill. -- Buzz on the eve of training camp centered on the running backs i...
61. Frank Thomas homered twice and drove in four runs to help Dan Haren win for the first...
62. CATCHING THE TIGERS - Relax: The Sox can put a dent in the Tigers' lead in the 1...
63. Herb Peterson, a Rogers Park native, created the McMuffin breakfast sandwich out of f...
64. FUGITIVE BABY-KILLER CAUGHT A Chicago man who killed his 3-month-old son in 1992...
65. BEIRUT, Lebanon -- Hezbollah dealt Israel its heaviest losses in the Lebanon campaign...
66. Cardinal Francis George will be operated on today for bladder cancer. He is asking fo...
67. Access to affordable housing is one of most critical elements to Illinois seniors mai...
68. 'SCRUBS' BOSS WANTS BRAFF IN 'FLETCH' FILM "Scrubs" creator Bill Lawrence is wri...
69. VITAL STATS Name: Dawn McBride, 46 Lives in: Hyde Park Works in: Loop ...
70. PARSON PARENT BUYS INEUM Chicago-based Management Consulting Group, parent of Pa...
71. As we come close to the halfway point in the allotted 90- business-day time frame for...
72. Brian McBride, the only American player to score in two different World Cups, is reti...
73. Andruw Jones led off the eighth inning with a tying home run, and Adam LaRoche follow...
74. NEW YORK -- She wears torn nightgowns and sleeps on a couch that smells of urine. Her...
75. Lake County (Ind.) sheriff's officials said Wednesday they are looking for a 6-foot-t...
76. ATHENS, Greece -- Greek protesters toppled a statue of President Truman and clashed w...
77. The nation added nearly 1 million businesses with no paid employees between 2003 and ...
78. Here we go again. The fighting between Israel and Hezbollah erupted because of . . . ...
79. Caption text only. Copyright CHICAGO SUN-TIMES 2006 Provided by ProQuest Informatio...
80. It's not every day that a bridal gown sale is compared to Spain's frenetic "running o...
81. Living in the arid deserts of Ancient Egypt, a 10-year-old King Tutankhamun wasn't wo...
82. - WBBM-TV Channel 2 is one of two CBS affiliates (the other being Minneapolis) that i...
83. ESPN ANALYSIS Reynolds' rap hugs a fine line One man's hug is another perso...
84. NEW YORK -- Cliff Floyd has been traded enough times in his career to know the July 3...
85. A story Wednesday on state-funded preschool should have said Illinois committed an ad...
86. Cardinal Francis George's wry sense of humor was intact as he departed his Gold Coast...
87. Themis, the daughter of Uranus in Greek mythology, evolved to be depicted as a woman ...
88. OLYMPIA, Wash. -- The Washington Supreme Court upheld the state's ban on gay marriage...
89. Both the Senate and White House have risen from an all-year slumber that ignored the ...
90. House International Affairs Committee Chairman Henry J. Hyde (R- Ill.) and the rankin...
91. In Wednesday's Scribble column, Jennifer Hunter pondered whether Secretary of State C...
92. Joey mondelli and Armando Vasquez's La Scarola eatery was hopping with excitement Wed...
93. The Field Museum's high-tech, ultra-efficient cooling system doesn't result in less e...
94. WASHINGTON -- The economy logged decent but slower growth in the early summer as some...
95. Lawyers for Barry Bonds' personal trainer say he would rather go back to prison for a...
96. It was time for Ozzie Guillen to point the finger in the wake of another White Sox di...
97. A 6-year-old Calumet City boy was described as a hero Wednesday for placing a 911 cal...
98. The Illinois Attorney General's office is exploring whether Gov. Blagojevich could be...
99. PROVINCETOWN, Mass. -- Heterosexuals in this overwhelmingly gay resort town on the ti...
100. Few concepts are more basic to civilized society than the notion that "the pen is mig...
101. Lana Kotenko found out Wednesday she will not die behind bars. Kotenko, 58, is s...
102. LOWELL, Mass. -- Jack Kerouac's On the Road will be published in its unedited origina...
103. An electronic warning system designed to prevent planes from colliding on the ground ...
104. PC gamers can gain a comfortable edge with the Wolfking Warrior, a portable ergonomic...
105. Marshall Field's owner unveiled Wednesday the first step in its commitment to support...
106. Michelle Wie knows it's tough keeping up with the best men in the game. On Wedne...
107. NEW YORK -- "Jeopardy!" ace Ken Jennings, who won $2.5 million during his 74-game win...
108. You pay $2 a bottle for pure spring water, and $80 for 18-year- old scotch, and you i...
109. It's been almost two decades since a Republican won a Cook County office, but Monday ...
110. BAGHDAD, Iraq -- U.S. and Iraqi soldiers captured six members of an alleged "death sq...
111. A new but unproven theory says body heat might explain Lance Armstrong's astounding v...
112. Count me in. I vote "yes" for the living wage ordinance sponsored by 49th Ward A...
113. Seeds for "Blue's Clues" were planted with the idea of creating a game show for presc...
114. It has always mystified me that Condoleezza Rice is a Republican. She's black, she's ...
115. BLUE CROSS BUILDING TO GROW Health Care Service Corp., which operates the Blue C...
116. - Beth Bronner is out as global chief marketing officer at Deerfield-based Beam Globa...
117. CLEVELAND -- A TV station sued the Cleveland Browns on Tuesday after the team said it...
118. Aaron Harang outpitched Roger Clemens on Tuesday night and dominated the host Houston...
119. Is Ozzie Guillen losing it? Everything? Such as all the cheer and fan love and team r...
120. DUBLIN, Ireland -- Irish archeologists Tuesday heralded the discovery of an ancient b...
121. Mayor Daley Tuesday turned to an experienced negotiator and accountant to head the Ch...
122. OPENING SHOT Didn't the Lebanese care about their children last month? And last ...
123. SOUTH PLAINFIELD, N.J. -- A severed hand was found at the home of an exotic dancer wh...
124. The biggest problem with society's reliance on the Social Security number as a unique...
125. How is it that a proposal to provide slightly more than subsistence pay for American ...
126. WE DON'T LIKE YOUR PICTURE Paging Owen Wilson: Steely Dan wants an apology. The ...
127. STYLE BAZAAR STARTS SUNDAY Looking to add something interesting to your wardrobe...
128. If Chicago becomes the nation's first major city to mandate wage and benefit standard...
129. Motorola Inc. Tuesday revealed another new family of phones named after a cutting imp...
130. NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue toured the hurricane-damaged Louisiana Superdome on T...
131. Caption text only. Copyright CHICAGO SUN-TIMES 2006 Provided by ProQuest Informatio...
132. The White Sox have plans for right-hander Javier Vazquez, but they have nothing to do...
133. Caption text only. Copyright CHICAGO SUN-TIMES 2006 Provided by ProQuest Informatio...
134. Free public parking for your hybrid? Ald. Rey Colon (35th) thinks you -- and the...
135. A Cook County judge set a $1.5 million bail Tuesday for a 26- year-old man charged wi...
136. MAN CHARGED WITH PIMPING TEENS Authorities charged a man with trafficking girls ...
137. PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- If you're passing Go and want to collect $200, better bring a deb...
138. Imagine a profession where you're expected to be an expert on criminal procedure, con...
139. We Have Seen the Present, and It Does Not Work: Scientists used global positioni...
140. The release of a best seller into paperback usually isn't headline-worthy -- unless i...
141. The lawn fetes that raised money for La Rabida Children's Hospital in the early 20th ...
142. The unions representing 7,000 Chicago hotel workers, whose contracts expire next mont...
143. MOMENCE, Ill. -- They handed me an empty, rusting coffee can to hang around my neck. ...
144. NEW YORK -- Two of the top pitchers in the National League squared off Tuesday, one t...
145. Summer is one of the best times to kick back, savor the moment, slow down, chat, sip ...
146. A continuing compendium of tips and techniques for cooks from Food Network Kitchens: ...
147. As a journalist, WBBM-Channel 2 anchor Diann Burns regularly delves into the private ...
148. Aldermen intent on creating a security bubble around Chicago schools were thrown a cu...
149. When Chicago's reputed top mob boss, James "Little Jimmy" Marcello, was serving time,...
150. PHILADELPHIA -- Less than two-thirds of the way through the year, Philadelphia police...
151. Citizens Alert, Chicago's accountability organization, is calling for the establishme...
152. A Former City Worker Whose Cooperation Helped Bring a Significant Charge in the Scand...
153. Contrary to a photo caption in Tuesday's New York Times, a landscape painting by Gust...
154. NEW YORK -- The modeling industry is all about who's young, who's hot and who's next....
155. A deal that government officials claim could raise local phone rates by up to $275 mi...
156. Netflix Inc., the largest provider of movie rentals via the mail, fell the most it ha...
157. Best bet (boat): Lake Michigan salmon/trout: Big chinook (kings) are ruling July with...
158. NEW YORK -- The San Diego Padres reportedly are in the hunt for Cubs pitcher Greg Mad...
159. Q. What is the difference between country-fried steak and chicken- fried steak? Is it...
160. After three full years of Dan Brown overload, a few months back I swore I'd never aga...
161. Four years after being diagnosed with breast cancer, Mayor Daley's wife, Maggie, will...
162. A controversial plan to tie pay raises for Chicago's $98,125-a- year aldermen to the ...
163. A federal judge threw out a lawsuit filed by six prominent Chicagoans seeking to stop...
164. KABUL, Afghanistan -- A bomb exploded near a taxi on a busy Kabul road Tuesday, killi...
165. There's a principle as old as the Bible: a decent day's pay for a hard day's work. In...
166. A suspected gang-banger who once bit a Chicago Police officer was sentenced to 95 yea...
167. SAN FRANCISCO -- "Dilbert" cartoonist Scott Adams called his weekend wedding aboard a...
168. A reformed computer hacker is winning big clients for open- source software and hardw...
169. Hardworking and well-respected business owner George Reynolds Dutton Jr. had a soft s...
170. One of the two longest losing streaks in the WNBA had to end Tuesday. The New Yo...
171. The baseball world opens its eyes wide at young Joe Mauer, the picture of the All-Ame...
172. SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- Discovering a soul food restaurant in Sioux Falls is like findin...
173. A trench coat-clad man reportedly opened fire on a motorist in Northwest Indiana on T...
174. In a bid to become the first state to offer free preschool for anyone who wants, Gov....
175. Two bank robbers bolted out of the South Loop's First American Bank on Tuesday -- mon...
176. An 18-year-old man was found guilty Tuesday of aggravated discharge of a firearm and ...
177. WASHINGTON -- Finding the nearest convicted child molester might be as easy as punchi...
178. So Rev. Michael Pfleger thinks he's calling the big-box "bluff" [Stella Foster column...
179. THE FRAY WITH AUGUSTANA AND MIA DYSON When: 4 p.m. Thursday Where: The Park...
180. '30 DAYS' Rating 3 out of 4 9 to 10 p.m. Wednesdays on FX. - - - ...
181. The Downstate towns of Tuscola and Mattoon are among four finalists for a $1 billion ...
182. It no doubt would be foolish to try reaching the increasingly world-famous Geico geck...
183. MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Jessie Mae Hemphill, whose award-winning blues career lasted decade...
184. Eagle claimed its third divisional title by four seconds, winning the Mackinac trophy...
185. WASHINGTON -- Your parents were right, don't study with the TV on. Multitasking ...
186. WATERFORD, Conn. -- Authorities believe they've located the site where an Army crewma...
187. Dan Stefanski, a boyhood pal of Gov. Blagojevich and a former Department of Transport...
188. Those cigarettes may be driving you to drink more. A new study done on rats show...
189. KABUL, Afghanistan -- Heavily armed Taliban militants in pickups attacked a district ...
190. Robert D. Novak continues his error-filled attacks on U.S.- Israel ties ["American po...
191. ROME -- Luciano Pavarotti says he has no intention of letting the curtain fall yet on...
192. Dear Ellie: I'm a senior in college who recently fell in love with a girl. For the fi...
193. Kraft Foods Inc. said second-quarter profit jumped 44 percent after it increased pric...
194. Nobody ever claimed the retailing business is easy. Nobody. Perhaps more than an...
195. WASHINGTON -- Thomas Manton, a former congressman who for years wielded his influence...
196. NEW YORK -- Dusty Baker isn't oblivious to the message boards, chat rooms and media s...
197. Caption text only. Copyright CHICAGO SUN-TIMES 2006 Provided by ProQuest Informatio...
198. WASHINGTON -- A sunscreen that blocks the type of ultraviolet radiation linked to som...
199. Chicago's $98,125-a-year aldermen would get four years worth of pay raises tied to th...