- Independence Day closings
- Historian gets fireworked up about Fourth of July past
- Late fireworks chief to go off with 'last shot'
- New York City Sikhs protest cutting of 12-year-old girl's hair
- National briefs
- A plan -- and payback
- Hostage's question: 'Will you be my wife?'
- Boy, 5, pulled from SE Side harbor
- Woman charged in fatal shooting of cop
- Woman loves dog even after it chews off her toe
- Widow of man who fell to death at Six Flags Great America sues
- Woman loves dog even after it chews off her toe
- Gov. Blagojevich gets heated with reporters
- Crews respond to three shootings on SE Side
- Widow of man who fell to death at Six Flags Great America sues
- Gov. Blagojevich gets heated with reporters
- Gov. Blagojevich gets heated with reporters
- Sex therapist's clinic shuts down
- Jesse White hopes to be in office at age 80
- Crews respond to three shootings on SE Side
- Man shot in Garfield Park
- Police, FBI search for North Side bank robber
- Police, FBI search for North Side bank robber
- Jesse White hopes to be in office at age 80
- Man shot in Garfield Park
- Nebraska Beef Ltd. is expanding a recall
- Former Refco CEO gets 16-year prison term
- United ridership sinks, stock hits new low
- UPS worker charged with murder
- Nebraska Beef Ltd. is expanding a recall
- Bond denied for 2nd mass murder suspect
- North Side Rapist' convicted of second attack
- UPS worker charged with murder
- Visitation deal reached for Stebic kids
- Boy, 15, shot in Ashburn neighborhood
- Father, sons indicted in racially motivated attack
- Phone call gave away spree killing suspect
- Utah state government goes to 4-day week
- Callers directed to women's sex number
- Bourbon booms with surging exports
- Tribune creates $300M asset-backed credit line
- Bond denied for 2nd mass murder suspect
- North Side Rapist' convicted of second attack
- Boy, 15, shot in Ashburn neighborhood
- Father, sons indicted in racially motivated attack
- Visitation deal reached for Stebic kids
- Lake Forest man pleads not guilty to gun charges
- Phone call gave away spree killing suspect
- Death penalty possible in sex-kidnap case
- Utah state government goes to 4-day week
- Callers directed to women's sex number
- Bourbon booms with surging exports
- Tropical Storm Bertha forms in the Atlantic
- Argonne project would add 100s of jobs
- Feds force big changes on small bank
- Con-con foes hire high-powered help
- CBOE-CBOT settlement bogs down, along with IPO hopes
- Death penalty possible in sex-kidnap case
- Con-con foes hire high-powered help
- Lake Forest man pleads not guilty to gun charges
- Tropical Storm Bertha forms in the Atlantic
- NYC crane inspector pleads not guilty
- Cremated remains part of fireworks show
- Hedge fund scammer tells NY judge he tried suicide
- NYC crane inspector pleads not guilty
- Hedge fund scammer tells NY judge he tried suicide
- Far-flung 'burbs fork over more for gas
- Second person charged in April quintuple homicide
- A final salute for a good cop
- Puppy thief sentenced to two months
- Man dead after South Side shooting
- Two kids found caged inside dad's pickup truck
- Suspect in cop shooting was mentally ill
- Educator recalls Sheley as mix of anger, courtesy
- Secrets from the Rezko files
- Lincoln Park Zoo snow leopard euthanized
- Corn Boil missing just one thing: corn
- Suit vs. CHA urged in boy's death
- 7 more charged with murder of Joliet father
- Instant messages
- Vegetarian mom saves money on food
- Friends remember Francis as 'kindest person'
- Officials: Lake Michigan water levels receded
- Clout Corner: Inside the Halls of Power
- Lethal virus confirmed in Illinois fish
- Judge: Hands-free law is 'rational'
- Pipe bomb suspect kept behind bars
- Ringo: Give peace a chance
- Why would people not like Michelle Obama?
- Sparklers illegal, but stores sell them
- Metro briefs
- 3 rescued U.S. hostages arrive safely in Texas
- Most of Big Sur evacuated after wildfire spreads
- What drove killing spree?
- Essence Music Festival begins Friday
- Many ideas on how to get dolphins out of N.J. river
- Baseball star Alex Rodriguez, wife split
- Movie productions keep rolling despite uncertainty
- Wisconsinites not drained of spirit
- Body of missing 12-year-old Vermont girl is found
- Oregon lawn-chair pilot plans 300-mile flight
- Employers cut jobs for sixth straight month
- Oil prices near record $146
- Fishing boat captain convicted in fatal smuggling
- Wrong number leads job seekers to sex line
- Jobless lines growing longer
- Colombia frees Betancourt, U.S. hostages
- Olympic medals turned over to Beijing organizers
- S. Korea's president calls for end to U.S. beef dispute
- Study: U.S. ranks last among world's largest economies
- Swiss free disputed funds for Motorola
- Longest-held U.S. hostages freed in daring rescue
- McCain to meet Mexican president
- Police foil terror attack on Indonesian capital
- CBOE-CBOT settlement bogs down, along with IPO hopes
- Boeing deliveries hit 7-year high in 2Q
- Fitch questions Cook sales tax hike, cuts outlook
- 7 more charged with murder of Joliet father
- Jobless lines growing longer
- U of C students could face higher loan rates
- Employers cut jobs for sixth straight month
- Oil prices near record $146
- Wrong number leads job seekers to sex line
- Police foil terror attack on Indonesian capital
- Israeli VP: Reroute Jerusalem barrier