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- Bulls finish off a December to remember
- Prep scoreboard (12/25-12/31)
- Al Qaeda deputy criticizes moderates
- STUVER, RUTH S.
- EL fills a lot of bills, overfills parking spaces
- ZAGAR, JOSEPH F.
- Lt. Edward H. Berry: 1922 – 2006
- `I never knew strangers out there could care,’ mom says
- JOHNSON, CYNTHIA
- Slowing down `wildly exotic’
- Finishing off a December to remember
- JONES, JOSEPHINE P.
- High times
- The last hurrah
- Castro: Illness `far from being a lost battle’
- Push-through on brake pedal normal and safe
- GIER, MARIE A.
- Best friends, babies thriving after unorthodox adoption
- Nevada eager for ’08 day in sun
- On the road to Soldier Field with team spirit–and colors
- GRABELL, RUTH
- SCZECH, ISABELLA A.
- Banker wanted job close to home
- 10 stores stocked with good deals
- BALL, ROY O.
- My secret decorating trick: Fresh coat of paint
- WEISHEIT, LILLIAN G.
- SAX, HARRY I.
- Mixed development around light rail new Cinderella of West
- RESIDENTIAL SALES
- Bachelorhood is now a lifestyle, not just a phase
- Penn State 129, VMI 111
- Purdue 102, SE Mo. St. 65
- LARSON, ALBERT J.
- Another setback for Jay Williams
- 5 THINGS WE LEARNED FROM …
- Sullivan, Loyola know the drill
- In Russia, a virulent nationalism spreads
- Don’t skimp on the insurance
- Conrad Freiburg: Relating to his audience
- MEGAN, THOMAS I.
- LONG, DR. ROLAND J.
- EXCHANGE RATES
- Another look at investment options for kids
- On the fringes, a welcome mat of distractions
- Robert Boehm: 1914 – 2006
- FROM THE PRECINCTS
- RESOURCES
- PASSPORTS FROM 2006
- No. 219: `Pamalot’? You heard it here first
- DEATHS LAST WEEK
- BENDER, SHIRLEY F.
- Most run story big, play it straight
- TRIBia
- GORNSTEIN, HELEN
- FOR YOUNG READERS
- Lenders zero in on zero down
- THE WARS IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN: A ROLL CALL OF THE FALLEN
- Luxuries keep away the Joneses
- TV trivia
- If you can’t take the heat . . .
- Woman accused in attack on partygoer
- `African flair’ attracts Hollywood
- Slowing down Tigers a tall task
- `Pay-stub’ tax refund loans carry new risks
- Pullen rescues Proviso E. in OT
- These days, nothing simple about tithing
- WASHBURN, HOWARD J.
- FOX, ROGER A.
- PASSPORTS FROM 2006
- Poll: Optimism high for 2007
- PAWS founder gives big to cancer clinic
- Joe Valerio: Design provides cultural commentary
- MY 2006
- Kevin Michael Richardson
- Kirk Muspratt: Making the orchestra accessible
- Flowers powers Simeon to crown
- BERGER, PHYLLIS M.
- FOOTBALLNATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUEArizona: Signed S Aaron Francisco…
- Bail set for man accused of molesting boy at store
- Lawyer bills get closer scrutiny
- KARLIN, BERNARD
- With holidays over, a lot will be going down
- Cold acquaintance
- St. Joe’s gets it done in 4th
- CREDILLE JR., EWELL L.
- Clearly remembered: The 1988 New Year’s Eve Fog Bowl at Soldier Field
- The Rochester Americans scored five goals on…
- DUNK, ROBERT EDWARD
- `People should understand just how complex the war is’
- Doing things–including fighting cancer–in style
- ABOUT THIS ISSUE
- OT protection boils down to definition of `seasonal’
- Democrats making way for Ford
- SVOBODA, SCOTTY
- Retirement may be far off, but check savings now
- New year, new you
- BROWNE, MICHAEL R.
- No. 221: And the award goes to …
- Dishing the ‘Dirt’
- BATES, MARY ANN
- MEYER, ROBERT E.
- Bobcats 113, Pacers 102
- DEATHS LAST WEEK
- This Earthquake MiniMe can really rumble
- HAYDEN, LILA M.
- NAME DROPPING
- #6 OSU 91, Coppin St. 54
- Suit against CNN host goes to federal court
- MERCER, WALTER T.
- Today
- Despite sluggish leasing, buildings rise
- Warriors 110, Celtics 100
- Neck And Neck
- ASK TOM WHY
- BARBA JR., FRANK
- Lightheaded? A dizzying list of causes
- Chinese firm buys Kazakhstan oil assets
- 5 ESSENTIAL THINGS ABOUT NEW YEAR’S PREDICTIONS
- Gerald Arpino and Maia Wilkins: Creating legacies
- New hope for stroke patients
- BUCK, DONALD F.
- Helping in N.O.
- TOURNAMENT, SUMMARYLisleIn title game, St. Francis shot…
- Witnesses to hanging: Hussein `just gave up’
- Run the table or rest up?
- THE TOP 10
- Merriman’s retort: Gift sack
- TRAINOR, JOHN J.
- WICKSTROM, TERRANCE R.
- Dating Web site eliminates guesswork
- W.J.T. Mitchell: Chicago’s renaissance man
- Ferry sinks with 850 aboard
- WOODS, JULIUS G.
- Another setback for Jay Williams
- 4-door Mustang? Hold your horses
- BACHA, JAMES H.
- Robert Lostutter: It’s all about process
- Museums color in blank canvas for nation
- MSU 74, Loyola (Md.) 61
- In Russia, a virulent nationalism
- A rude awakening on road: No. 12 UConn falls to W.Va.
- Field’s clings to a sweet spot
- PASSPORTS FROM 2006
- WEBER, CHESTER T.
- Hairdressers hope to cut problem of domestic abuse
- Top 10 National
- DISCOVERIES
- Fred Anderson: Preserving institution
- CHELLAR, LAWRENCE
- ANDELIN, JULIE
- G’town 67, Michigan 51
- Joan Worth: 1934 – 2006
- AUDIOBOOKS: Hits from 2006
- EGGEN, MARIE F.
- No. 219: `Federlinguist’? You heard it here first
- Investors still ignorant of many taxing matters
- Raise a glassto motherhood
- No use trying to pin it all on him
- Giants put Packers in pickle
- Idea gives new meaning to pay at the pump
- Rabbi Irving Miller: 1911 – 2006
- McCoy, Longhorns lasso Hawkeyes
- MAZUR, STANLEY
- Tyrant dies with a curse on his lips
- O’DELL, THOMAS E.
- Courtney Love’s ramblings just scratch the surface
- Grim realities upstage demise
- Magic 97, Heat 68
- McCoy, Longhorns lasso Hawkeyes
- CUDZILO, ELIZABETH T.
- Belying his years
- For pit bull victim, bright moments lighten a long recovery
- STEIN, BETTY MAE
- ETA blamed for airport blast
- Ruling backs inmate on kosher meals
- A tale of two votes
- HALPIN, WILLIAM
- PEEL, NORMA JEANNE
- Growing with the garden
- Point buying may not pay off
- Nicole Mitchell: An inspirational, multifaceted innovator
- Bucknell 77, NIU 59
- TV mailbag
- FLANNERY, SALLY
- STEROIDS HAVE MARRED many a sport, but…
- WASSERMAN, PHYLLIS
- WILLIAMS, ROBERT P.
- PAZZALI, ARTHUR PHILIP
- WORLD WATCH
- Robert Falls: One extraordinary year
- MELOUN, DONNA M.
- Sic receptionist on cell chatterer
- Salukis’ pressure melts young Redbirds
- Top 10 Local
- WALDRON, MARK A.
- Rolling Stones get some satisfaction on latest tour
- Good excuse for missing game
- Anatomy of a self-styled man
- The pursuit of a fine suit
- Messages from the front
- An attempt to bridge the divide between 2 men and 2 peoples
- KLEIN, MARION V.
- Iowa 65, Cornell 50
- KLAPPAUF, MARJORIE
- 6 men injured in shootings over weekend
- Time for some me-gifting
- Exiles joyful, concerned
- MCCARTHY, JOAN O.
- A troubled SIU
- TOBIASZ, VICTORIA
- ANDERSON JR., ALBERT E.
- The kids can play
- MCDONALD, M.D., EVELYN,
- 2007 CALENDAR.
- Josephine Lee: Children’s choir director aims to inspire
- Driver is arrested in deadly bus crash
- SZPILA, EVELYN J.
- Marist 67, NIU 63
- CARLSON JR., JOSEPH AUGUST
- As piggyback loans fade, private mortgage insurance gains
- MY 2006
- Butterflies are free; dinner, room extra
- PASSPORTS FROM 2006
- There’s no one answer on temperature
- Skiles: Gordon’s roll keeps him in reserve role
- Well-run campaign for Gore
- Bolingbrook earns more than title
- Ford eulogized in return to Capitol
- BASEBALLNATIONAL LEAGUEFlorida: Signed INF Aaron Boone.Milwaukee: Signed…
- Mejia scores 40 on `one of those nights’
- Sullivan leads Loyola to title
- Healthier lifestyle
- Clippers 102, Kings 93
- sunday 11:49 a.m.
- MINNER, RAY
- Digital Grandma
- MAJEED, GISELA MARTEN
- Centenarian paradise losing youthful charm
- SCHLANSER, CLAIRE G.
- Mavericks 94, Hornets 80
- Feeling hot, hot, hot (and, um, hot)
- Scrap paper
- Thomas B. Maver Sr.: 1923 – 2006
- Court: Schools must comply with admissions law
- The write stuff
- Jazz 96, Trail Blazers 86
- Cemetery lost bodies, suits allege
- GARCIA JR., CHARLES A.
- Valpo 67, Chicago St. 64
- MY 2006
- SNOW BIZ
- Old pump-and-dump scams resurfacing in stock spams
- KUIKEN, AMELIA
- Neighborhood canvas
- Kings 119, Warriors 96
- Minnesota blows 31-point lead
- INSTANT MESSAGE
- Vintage L.A. mansion a muse for fashion designer Sue Wong
- VANDERHOUT, ROSE MARY
- SARKAN, VICTOR
- New Year’s toast = 27-minute walk
- SCHULTZ, JEANNINE ROSE
- Bradley 85, Evansville 78
- Navigating twists in ’07 will require resolution
- Lake County sheriff is sued for overtime
- And as an accessory, a Big Gulp
- Dorothy Emilie Hilbert: 1925 – 2006
- Grizzlies 110, Raptors 104
- Government troops close in on Islamists
- AMSTADTER, LAURENCE
- African dust feeds Amazon rain forest
- New plan for spending begins with new year
- BOUBELIK, ALBERT
- SANSONE, PAULINE
- An unusual 2nd chance for love and happiness
- Early knockdown still stings
- Luring ’em in with fish tales
- Was justice too swift?
- A little lug of a subwoofer that can really rumble
- RESOURCES
- VEGTER, CATHERINE L.
- Religious right figure suffers heart attack
- The military recaptures the T-shirt
- SOPOCY, STEVE J.
- HOW TO: KEEP YOUR PURSE OR BRIEFCASE ORGANIZED
- `Dirty war’ witness is found beaten
- JANKOWSKI, HARRIET
- Senior centers nestle in new apartment buildings
- College fans never far from home crowds
- U.S. market forecasters taking a singular view
- Hussein’s end brings condemnation, praise
- An honest candidate
- Ensure vivid memories on the family road trip
- Birth mom arrested in twins’ abduction
- 5 THINGS WE LEARNED FROM …
- Indiana 71, Ball St. 57
- Man killed after blaze hits home in Pullman
- Discoveries from Santa Fe to Chile
- PEOPLE: A LOOK AT LOCAL PROMOTIONS AND CAREER MOVES
- DOOLAN, DANIEL JOSEPH
- Post paste
- Stuart Oken: Making Chicago a producing center
- OLSON, RON
- DeLUDE, ROBIN
- Ready for a big night out? Well, first think Tuesday
- FALKOWSKI, CHARLOTTE M.
- STOOPS, CHARLES R.
- Outcomes very different for kidney-swap couples
- Explosion hits Madrid airport parking lot
- Rehabbing a major putter-offer
- Roger A. Wuilleumier: 1936 – 2006
- They want to read our minds
- Trial witness was kidnapped, tortured
- NEWS IN BRIEF
- POKER
- McCARTHY, JOAN O.
- PASSPORTS FROM 2006
- Sterling Sharpe
- Last laugh for Deng
- 4 TV shows for decorating inspiration
- Harry Hardenbrook: 1926 – 2006
- MALETO, ROBERT JOSEPH
- SACEVIC, ELIZABETH
- Planning your next family gathering: Summer vacation
- A rude awakening on road: No. 12 UConn falls to W.Va.
- KING, ROBERT V.
- TOKUHISA, MARY HANAKO
- Finishing off a December to remember
- HARDACRE, VIRGINIA E.
- Men’s neckties boring and bland? Not this year
- Playing Favre-ites
- TIME MANAGEMENT
- TIELKE, BETTY M.
- PANNIER, RICHARD R.
- CIESSAU, ROBERT A.
- GARDEN CLIPPINGS
- Picking up the tab: There is a price
- It’s time to ring out Chicago boxing shrine
- Three life plans for 2007
- A little bouquet may be a quicker picker upper
- Bucks 119, Wizards 102
- Work to honor Chavez
- MUZZALUPO, JOHN I.
- WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING
- QUICK TRIPS
- Rusk: Turned idealism into profitable business
- Minnesota 63, SE La. 61
- Absent leadership has Weber worried
- Days of prideful dirty players over
- A new driver
- Still ahead of the pack
- Kou’s 30 not enough; Schilb hurt
- 76ers 98, Blazers 95
- Lowest international fares for Dec. 26
- BRABECK, MARGARET ANN
- Rarity: Hinrich out of action
- Practice pays: Championship for McCammon, Conant
- VALENTI, JOSEPHINE MARIE
- 9 home/design/garden people and stores to watch in 2007
- KOSS, CAROLINE
- SILVER, HERBERT F.
- Timing of execution criticized
- DEMPSEY, CAROL JEAN
- Nets 100, T’wolves 92
- Cubs, Mets options for Newhan
- HIGH MARKS
- Explorations of sex, passion, desire–and love
- NATIONAL BEST SELLERS
- Worthless? Far from it
- Early lapses burn Savard
- Philip Kirchberg: 1912 – 2006
- DOYLE, LARRY
- Strong end for Boeing, United
- 3 greens to grow on sills
- 1st a house, then designer, then, maybe, love, marriage
- Iraqi Shiites, expatriates celebrate
- Yoko Noge: Visionary redefining jazz, blues
- Democrats and immigration
- STEFANIAK, LEONARD J.
- TOBIAS, TIM
- In search of new themes, Hollywood embraces Africa
- Eve of distraction: Bears are the story
- ANDELIN, JAMES
- 20 THINGS TO LOOK FOR IN `07
- 2006 CHICAGOANS OF THE YEAR
- RADOMSKI SR., JEROME
- Loud toys, little ears– big trouble
- WINTER, JAMES ALAN
- All parties pay as mortgage fraud gets more daring
- TRAPPE, FRED C.
- RECALLS
- Oak Park building next to premier 135-acre park
- Spirit of giving has a range of meanings
- Grossman could be a Favre in training
- GRUZESKY, KATHERINE
- Zorich promises to tackle autograph mix-up
- My greatest accomplishment of the year
- Darren Haydar had a pair of goals…
- BENNETT, VONGUE
- $77 million
- Giant strides
- Lightheadedness has a dizzying array of causes
- ARENA, FRED ANTHONY
- VOIGHT, MYRTLE I.
- BASCOM, WILLIAM E.
- New Year’s closings
- Faith sustains Lombard family as young dad battles Alzheimer’s
- Different city, same goal: An Irish bowl victory
- Some routine hazards in the world of comedy
- Snow day may trump Knight’s try for record
- PIN MATES
- It’s never too late to stop procrastinating
- Tony Baldino: Funny is his business
- TOURNAMENT, SUMMARYAugustinian Shootout, Calif.St. Rita fell to…
- Fenwick claims 6th Dundee title
- Was justice too swift?
- OPENING LINES: A second reading of a book’s first sentences
- MY 2006
- Looking back at the city, in fact and fiction
- Hairdressers hope to cut problem of domestic abuse
- Mild, wet New Year’s Eve awaits revelers
- Condo shoppers get used to incentives from sellers
- GAS TRACKER
- Flowers power behind Simeon
- Year’s highs, lows leave us with a question
- Haunted Tyco tries to exorcise its troubles
- WEATHER WORD
- NEW IN PAPERBACK
- TOURNAMENT, SUMMARYLisleIn championship game, St. Francis shot…
- FREY, ROSA
- Will warm spell hurt spring’s flower show?
- PASSPORTS FROM 2006
- Americans scoop up horticultural curiosity
- Sale, price good news for some, dismal to others
- CHRISTINE, GEORGE ROBERT
- Q considers reports from animal-control facilities a…
- CAMACHO, JR., FERNANDO
- A changing of the guard
- Give Favre a rest, John and Al. There are lots of Bears story lines.
- SAID WHAT? Memorable quotes from 2006
- Tales of heroes, anti-heroes and other athletic characters
- `King’ takes footworkin’ to classroom
- #18 Marq. 69, Sav. St. 51
- 7 WEB SITES WE LOVE …
- Show the world you’re expecting
- WERSHKOFF, ROBERT MARSHALL
- We’ll always have Paris
- HEIN, MARY H.
- Shawn Ryan: A seven-year overnight success
- GRIFFIN, JIMMY M.
- ANDERSEN, WILLIAM H.
- HOW TO: KEEP YOUR PURSE OR BRIEFCASE ORGANIZED
- Bush’s new year, Bush’s old year
- Hawks start to test Savard’s patience