• In the summer of 1997, after his 5th championship with the Bulls, Michael Jordan came close to joining Patrick Ewing and the Knicks over a contract dispute with the Bulls. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1997-08-13/sports/9708140002_1_bulls-free-agents-allan-houston-scottie-pippen 21 comments 10/6/2018 nba
• Now is as good of a time as any to remind everyone the Bears once threatened to move from Chicago to Gary, Indiana http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1995-12-25/news/9512250037_1_soldier-field-playoff-chance-lake-michigan 217 comments 12/1/2017 nfl
• As a senator in 2006 Obama tried to filibuster Samuel Alito as Bush's nomination to the SCOTUS http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2006-01-30/news/0601300193_1_filibuster-judge-alito-confirmation 5 comments 15/2/2016 politics
• Is my mortgage provider screwing me over? http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2004-04-11/business/0404110057_1_fha-loan-ginnie-mae-fha-borrowers 10 comments 6/2/2016 personalfinance
• Cop kills 95-year-old WW II vet and claims he was wielding a machete. Turns out to be a shoehorn. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2014-07-03/news/ct-kass-met-0703-20140703_1_john-wrana-park-forest-beanbag-rounds 6 comments 14/1/2015 nottheonion
• CEO: McDonald's would 'manage' minimum wage hike. Don Thompson told local college students what the company isn't likely to publicize: It could manage a hike in the minimum wage to $10.10 http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2014-05-25/business/ct-rosenthal-mcdonalds-wage-0525-biz-20140525_1_minimum-wage-chief-executive-don-thompson-mcdonald 579 comments 4/6/2014 politics
• Ukraine says Russia should lose 2018 World Cup over Crimea http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2014-05-21/news/sns-rt-us-ukraine-crisis-eu-20140521_1_eastern-ukraine-luhansk-the-eu 612 comments 24/5/2014 worldnews
• Careful. Maybe he's carrying a concealed gun http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2014-02-27/opinion/ct-perspec-conceal-0227-20140227_1_loaded-gun-concealed-gun-gun-crime 55 comments 28/2/2014 politics
• Chicago Alderman wants you to pay to ride your bike! http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-10-24/news/chi-alderman-wants-25-bike-registration-fee-20131023_1_chicago-ideas-week-bike-rental-program-first-protected-bike-lane 3 comments 1/1/2014 bicycling
• Luol Deng's agent says he will explore free agency after the 2013-2014 season http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-09-10/sports/chi-chicago-bulls-luol-deng-20130910_1_tom-boerwinkle-bulls-plan-gar-forman 197 comments 11/9/2013 nba
• Did cops need a Taser, riot shield and shotgun to subdue a 95-year-old veteran? http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-08-03/news/ct-met-kass-0802-20130803_1_butcher-type-kitchen-knife-park-forest-police-taser 153 comments 4/8/2013 politics
• Quite possibly the smartest man on skates ever, Joe Juneau. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2004-01-11/sports/0401110215_1_joe-juneau-two-seat-plane-hockey-program 20 comments 31/7/2013 hockey
• Pigs fed Genetically Modified grain suffer health problems, study says http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-06-11/features/chi-food-policy-gm-corn-and-soy-feed-cause-health-problems-in-hogs-says-study-20130611_1_gm-crops-pigs-health-problems 8 comments 18/6/2013 politics
• Can we trust the NSA?. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-06-10/opinion/chi-can-we-trust-the-nsa-20130610_1_government-power-federal-government-nsa 3 comments 16/6/2013 politics
• Chicago Tribune article from 4 days ago about how the Red Wings don't have a chance. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-05-16/sports/ct-spt-0517-dan-mcneil-blackhawks-chicago-20130517_1_detroit-goaltender-jimmy-howard-justin-abdelkader-red-wings 33 comments 21/5/2013 hockey
• Fast food chain, Burger King announces delivery service. Welcome to 'Murica http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-04-23/business/chi-burger-king-launches-delivery-in-chicago-area-20130423_1_delivery-burger-king-chicago-area 13 comments 7/5/2013 worldnews
• Italy finds 1 in 5 beef samples contain horse meat http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-04-15/business/chi-italy-finds-1-in-5-beef-samples-contain-horse-meat-20130415_1_horse-meat-beef-products-product-withdrawals 28 comments 16/4/2013 worldnews
• Rand Paul has lotsa 'splaining to do http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-04-13/news/ct-oped-0414-page-20130413_1_rand-paul-conservatives-u-s-senate 42 comments 14/4/2013 politics
• Prosecutors, judges ignore federal ruling against state conceal carry ban http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-03-28/news/ct-met-gun-law-challenge-20130328_1_legal-gun-owner-gun-advocates-illinois-supreme-court 15 comments 29/3/2013 politics
• Voter suppression alive and well in the South (and elsewhere): Justice Stephen G. Breyer accurately summed up the status of voter discrimination during the oral arguments. "It's an old disease," he said. "It's gotten a lot better. A lot better. But it's still there." http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-03-01/news/sns-201303011400--tms--msanchezctnms-a20130301-20130301_1_voter-suppression-discriminatory-effect-civil-rights 13 comments 2/3/2013 politics
• The national debate on how best to protect schoolchildren from armed attackers has now, officially, jumped the shark: Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio recruits former actor Steven Seagal to train armed posse of volunteers. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-02-09/entertainment/sns-rt-us-usa-arizona-seagalbre91901j-20130209_1_drivers-and-illegal-immigrants-posse-of-unpaid-men-arizona-sheriff-joe-arpaio 26 comments 10/2/2013 politics
• Girl who performed at Obama inaugural events slain on South Side http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-01-30/news/chi-2-shot-at-or-near-south-side-high-school-20130129_1_inaugural-events-small-park-students 81 comments 30/1/2013 politics
• The "Rooney Rule" may receive some strengthening this off season. NFL HR Robert Gulliver statement. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-01-18/sports/chi-nfl-news-rooney-rule-could-change-after-minority-snubs-20130118_1_rooney-rule-interview-requirements-candidates-for-head-coach 148 comments 19/1/2013 nfl
• Gun lobby, NRA, and the right-wing continuously attack President Obama on guns - despite his 'pro-gun' record http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-07-22/news/ct-oped-0722-page-20120722_1_anti-gun-president-gun-show-loophole-nra-leaders 6 comments 17/12/2012 politics
• Post-election apocalypse so far a no-show. "We could use a mute button for the white noise of ideological idiots." http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-11-13/news/ct-talk-huppke-election-apocalypse-20121113_1_exit-polls-post-election-civil-disobedience 6 comments 19/11/2012 politics
• Romney says won't pursue new abortion laws http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-10-09/news/sns-rt-us-usa-campaign-romney-abortionbre89901x-20121009_1_romney-spokeswoman-andrea-saul-lis-smith-mitt-romney 3 comments 10/10/2012 politics
• Researchers have the strongest evidence yet that sugary drinks play a leading role in Obesity. Eliminating them would, more than any other single step, make a huge difference. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-09-21/lifestyle/sns-rt-us-obesity-sodabre88k178-20120921_1_sugary-drinks-sugary-beverages-obesity 731 comments 22/9/2012 science
• Glazer family to incorporate Manchester United in the Cayman Islands http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-07-12/business/sns-rt-us-manchesterunited-ipo-caymansbre86b1hl-20120712_1_cayman-islands-tax-benefits-tax-law 15 comments 15/7/2012 soccer
• Sigh... Once again, Arizona makes me proud :/ http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-05-18/news/sns-rt-us-usa-arizona-birtherbre84i00k-20120518_1_arizona-sheriff-joe-arpaio-birther-barack-obama#.t7eyz2vyfdu.reddit 3 comments 19/5/2012 politics
• After Game 4 of the 1998 Final, Two Columnists Independently Believed that Scottie Pippen was worthy of being the Finals MVP http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1998-06-11/sports/9806110398_1_scottie-pippen-bulls-karl-malone 25 comments 27/2/2012 nba
• Got in the local newspaper for playing chess. Just wanted to share. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-12-01/news/ct-talk-chess-board-1130-20111201_1_chessboard-loop-lawyer-friendship 8 comments 17/12/2011 chess
• I was always told this story about my grandpa when I was little. I always thought it was a family myth, but here it is in print! http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1990-04-22/sports/9002030843_1_plank-northwestern-notre-dame-scout 3 comments 1/11/2011 nfl
• Why the media likely ignores presidential hopeful Ron Paul, a possible reason: He's dangerous to the status quo http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-08-21/news/ct-met-kass-0821-20110821_1_ron-paul-straw-poll-media-coverage 222 comments 23/8/2011 politics
• Marcus Bachmann shops for his wife: "[H]e's got a good sense of style -- and came home with a sleek, simple hourglass dress with a yoke collar in winter white. He even bought a matching coat and shoes. I just slipped it on." That dude is gay. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2006-11-29/features/0611290056_1_dress-election-night-high-heels 7 comments 19/7/2011 politics
• Congratulations Illinois on being the only state not allowing concealed carry! http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-06-22/news/chi-quinn-stands-by-opposition-to-conceal-carry-in-illinois-20110622_1_weapons-issue-gun-policy-illinois 18 comments 23/6/2011 reddit.com
• "Let Cutler Be Cutler" says Theismann http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-06-08/sports/chi-theismann-let-cutler-be-cutler-20110608_1_jay-cutler-football-field-bad-knee 149 comments 9/6/2011 nfl
• If Osama Bin Laden didn't allow Cell Phones or Computers to be used near him, how did we get a "treasure trove" of hard drive data from the raid that killed him? http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-05-03/news/ct-edit-osama-20110503_1_bin-egyptian-physician-ayman-al-zawahri-pakistani-operatives 9 comments 4/5/2011 politics
• Jim Harbaugh wowed revenge to the 49ers http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1991-12-24/sports/9104250492_1_bears-shaun-gayle-defensive-end-trace-armstrong 7 comments 8/1/2011 nfl
• Philadelphia, the mother of all places most foul http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2010-06-03/sports/ct-spt-0604-blackhawks-dan-mcneil--20100603_1_mother-places-moms 27 comments 4/6/2010 hockey
• Rooftop owners object to Toyota sign at Wrigley http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2010-04-09/business/ct-biz-0410-wrigley-sign--20100409_1_rooftop-owners-commission-on-chicago-landmarks-wrigley-field 3 comments 11/4/2010 sports