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- Wilmette homeowners will see tax increase
- Halloween used to be more trick than treat
- Book program encourages reading
- Tinley Park woman wants to keep backyard chickens
- Spooky music – and dance – in Naperville
- Palos Heights voters to weigh in on rec center renovation
- Clarence Schawk, built leading graphics company, dies at 88
- City to crack down on Chicago motorists who don’t buy city vehicle stickers
- You don’t want to know boo
- Wednesday: Eat. Drink. Do.
- Woman sentenced to jail in Link card thefts
- Naperville cops seek man in case involving teen girl
- Try made-from-scratch Polish fare at Smak-Tak
- Missouri state senator arrested by Ferguson police
- Ask Amy: Parents worry about addicted daughter’s weight gain
- Emerson Spartz talks (quickly) about creating a life without distractions
- Jim Gaffigan deep dishes about his new book
- Shopping for authentic Cajun food in Chicago
- Man accused of jumping fence, entering White House due in court
- Restaurant review: Salero ★★★
- ‘My heart breaks,’ says mom of one of 7 Indiana slaying victims
- What experts say about serial killers
- Hello Products and a CEO’s goal to build ‘the Apple of personal care’
- Another Eric Frein sighting in Pennsylvania closes schools
- Hong Kong leader indicates possible concession as student-government talks start
- Chicago to see partial solar eclipse Thursday
- Kate Gosselin selling family belongings in yard sale Saturday
- ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Latin Night recap: Tempers flared, chests bared
- Ebola fear puts family in voluntary quarantine in Rock Island
- Man killed, two people wounded in Dixmoor shooting
- Illinois Tool Works profit jumps as auto parts sales rise
- Arizona jury to consider death penalty for murderer Jodi Arias
- Instacart pushes further north with Sunset Foods
- If Trestman can’t fix Cutler, then what’s the point of Trestman?
- McDonald’s profit plunges in third quarter
- Hysteria vs. subtlety: Two new jazz films
- NASA spacecraft around Mars sends images of comet Siding Spring
- Losing faith in Obama
- Marc Silverman, cohost of ‘Waddle and Silvy,’ pays $950,000 for Riverwoods home
- Foes, supporters speak out on New Trier tax increase request
- Food entrepreneurs
- Phil Jackson front and center in ESPN’s Knicks film
- Bigger, bolder pumpkin beers
- Deerfield backs adding e-cigarettes to indoor smoking ban
- OCT 26 | World Premiere: “For Grace” a documentary by Kevin Pang
- Hoverboard? Still in the future
- Make child care affordable again
- Bok Tower Gardens to break ground on multimillion-dollar expansion
- Trestman not sensing any divide between Marshall, Cutler
- Pistorius condenado a cinco años de cárcel por matar a su novia
- Topinka predicts a state ‘heart attack’ if Rauner has his way on taxes
- PC-destroy
- Bond raised to $7 million for suspect in shooting of 2 deputies
- Debaten sobre el futuro de las escuelas chárter en Illinois
- Orland Park begins work on I-80 zoning ordinance
- Alexander Wang launches edgy fall collection at H&M
- Chicago guy tells Obama to back off his girlfriend
- Tuesday food links: Small Bar, wasabi ginger chips
- 11 critical success metrics your company must track
- Qs Kitchen pop-up dinner in Geneva
- Prickly City: Is He a Threat?
- United Airlines makes Hertz exclusive car-rental partner
- Milk Handmade wins Block 37 pop-up contest
- Mom wants ‘Breaking Bad’ toys off shelves
- Webliography: Ebola panic
- Florida travel calendar for Oct. 27-Nov. 2
- Man ‘critical’ after apparent beating at Bears tailgate party
- Bordeaux style, outside Bordeaux
- FSU RB Karlos Williams comes up big when it matters
- Long-haul headphones provide crisp sound for 30 hours between charges
- Kickstarter for Hendo Hover claims to have made consumer hoverboard
- Obama’s real priorities
- Photos: Alexander Wang for H&M
- Oscar Pistorius, del Olimpo deportivo a la cárcel por homicidio
- Enter the Scott Stantis Cartoon Caption Contest
- Bombay Spice celebrates Diwali
- CBS partnering with Weigel Broadcasting to launch retro digital channel
- Flu season here; health officials urge vaccine
- Chicago needs a full-time mayor
- Tinley Wish looking for families in need
- Crawford injured; Raanta to start for Blackhawks vs. Flyers
- El Cordero: Pecador voluntario
- Knife-wielding men steal baby formula
- Men’s growing use of flextime lightens stigma for working moms: Survey
- Chief Keef reportedly dropped from Interscope Records
- Would-be pot grower explains Tinley operation
- Lake County Coroner searching for Hammond man’s family
- Photos: Wilmette police arrest 6 men in marijuana case
- U of I nurses reach tentative labor accord
- ‘Burning Bluebeard’ will come back this winter
- Chicago and Portland exports compared
- Sun-Times publications sold to Tribune Publishing (map)
- Portland embraces ‘green’ image to boost exports
- Laurie Garwood named Dancing Festival executive director
- Better education on Chicago’s Southwest Side
- Ray Rice appeal hearing set for Nov. 5-6, source says
- Film festival celebrates Israeli diversity
- Endorsements for Illinois House
- City treasurer dismisses Rauner job talk as ‘kind of crazy’
- Chicago-area home sales post third monthly decline
- Unit owner questions validity of board’s actions
- Rating system evaluates community associations
- Haymarket troupe parlays small operas into big successes
- DeLorean Motor Co.’s DMC
- Wilmette police arrest 6 men in marijuana case
- Photos: Chicago Festival of Israeli Cinema
- DeLorean franchises take fans ‘Back to the Future’ with DMC sales
- 15 things to do with your kids this week: Oct. 22-28
- CTA UIC-Halsted stop renovations to be done in May: IDOT
- The brain on overload: Myth of multitasking, significance of memory
- Teardowns transforming Chicago’s inner suburbs
- Regional jet makes emergency landing at DuPage County Airport
- Common steps into civil rights protest
- The vanishing monarch butterfly
- 3 Halloween desserts, from easy to crafty
- Three things we learned about Bears in Week 7
- Candidates for DuPage Co. forest board focus on management shuffles
- Carvey, Inventables’ desktop carving machine, gets Kickstarted quickly
- Pau Gasol: ‘Voy en buen camino’
- Chicago woman sentenced for stealing Link money
- Photos: Overcoming severe spinal cord injury
- Get Out: A few ways to make Sunday the best day of your week
- Obama putting problems in perspective
- Get behind-the-scenes look at NASA
- Chicago Mexican dining roundup
- Cubs preach patience with Wrigley renovations
- Glenview fire chief to retire after 27 years of service
- Dance with wolves for real at this Quebec animal park
- In space, tiny women rule
- Kanye West, Chemical Brothers lead Lorde’s ‘Hunger Games’ soundtrack
- Bulls, Cavs ready for rivalry
- Judge declines to rule on Walgreen’s move to seal parts of former CFO suit
- Australia cruise means a lot of time at sea but with some great stops
- Photos: Notorious Midwest mass slayings
- Photos: Spooky Halloween recipes
- Grants help Frankfort businesses expand
- Most teenagers killed in car crashes were not wearing seat belts
- Golf awaits return of Tiger Woods, Jason Dufner
- Hinsdale District 86 votes to approve teacher contract
- Sally Field keynotes LSCRF Luncheon
- Masonic Lodge designated downtown landmark
- Orioles’ Buck Showalter edged for Sporting News AL Manager of the Year by one vote
- Notre Dame, ACC set football matchups through 2025
- Chicago professor competes on ‘Sports Jeopardy’
- Photographer-author dives into the beauty and the tragedy of the world’s oceans
- Crystal Lake conundrum: School or sports?
- Indian Prairie Dist. 204 sees rise in math, science scores
- Frozen yogurt’s twists and turns
- ‘Toni Twins’ model dies at 84
- The Nachusa bison
- Lyons Township H.S. students considering mandatory study hall
- Michael Sam cut by Dallas Cowboys
- Repeating the mistakes of the AIDS epidemic with Ebola
- REVIEW: ‘Parade’ at BoHo Theatre ★★
- REVIEW: ‘The Submission’ by Pride Films & Plays ★★★
- REVIEW: ‘Devil’s Day Off’ at Signal Ensemble ★½
- Photos: Lynn Sage Cancer Research Foundation Luncheon
- DVR alert: ’85 Bears reminisce about Cowboys blowout on ‘Classics’
- Indiana slayings: Dogs search vacant homes as feds widen search
- Coroner asks for help identifying 2 of 7 women found slain in Indiana
- Social media doesn’t have to be annoying
- Harvey teen charged with hijacking at Orland Park mall
- Prius pushback: Hybrid inspires some hatred
- Elmhurst to test license-plate camera
- Hollywood explores the virtues and evils of social media
- U. of I. closer to choosing president
- DuPage Co. board chairman candidates diverge on flood fixes
- Drink this! Brooklyn egg cream
- Presunto capo del cártel del Golfo detenido en EEUU
- Putin makes McDonald’s target in Russia
- Oak Park excited about Divvy pedaling into town
- Arlington Heights to get smart meters
- Blotter: Person with gun robs market in Bolingbrook
- Cops: Boy, 17, fatally shot by officer after refusing to drop knife
- Chief Keef reportedly dropped from record label
- 2015 Subaru WRX gallery
- Rackspace:: Solve summit with Guy Kawasaki
- Students acknowledge someone ‘special’
- Tim Tebow says Gators lack toughness, leadership
- City clerk targets vehicle sticker scofflaws
- Name a dog, win some books
- New Lenox Park District tries again for tax hike
- Colonel Snazzypants? Where do those shelter names come from?
- Eurozone troubles weigh on investors
- Oak Park approves parking on widened Clinton Avenue sidewalk
- Sun-Times suburban strategy may leave no prints
- How the Cubs can rebuild their roster
- Se preparan para recibir a enfermos de ébola en Chicago
- Blotter: Group with alcohol asked to leave theater in Buffalo Grove
- Blotter: Power tools taken out of Chevy in Palatine
- Woman, 92, acquitted of assault of off-duty cop
- City Council watchdog sues Emanuel, aldermen
- Broward School Board protests high-stakes testing
- Durbin aboga para reducir deudas a universitarios
- If the Cubs are smart, they’ll sign these free agents
- Emery: Cutler’s winning record makes him elite
- Hombre paralizado vuelve a caminar tras una operación revolucionaria
- Tribune Publishing may buy Sun-Times suburban papers
- Sex and the French
- Fantasy football top 5 free agents for Week 8
- Wonder Lake man dead in Bull Valley crash
- Fantasy waivers for Week 8: Which Bills back, Anthony Dixon or Bryce Brown?
- Keep Calm and Panic On
- Woman injured in West Rogers Park fire
- In ‘Moana,’ Disney sets sail with another female protagonist
- La auxiliar de enfermería española gana la batalla al ébola
- McDonald’s third-quarter performance, stock price
- Cascada de goles en la Champions
- The Book of Life: El Día de los Muertos para todos
- Bank robber claims cellmate coerced him into jailbreak
- Bill Clinton campaigns with Quinn on Southwest Side
- Se niega a soltar cuchillo y lo mata un policía: autoridades
- 2 women found dead after Northwest Side fire identified
- Ex-Hawk wants fan to design his next tattoo
- Mayor Rahm Emanuel discusses Chicago issues
- DCFS investigates drowning death of infant in Cicero
- Oberweis struggles to raise funds, records show
- Park Ridge flips on floodwater plan
- Historian unearths IDs of thousands buried in Dunning mass grave
- Please, Jameis: Go be famous in NFL
- Batavia residents want answers on electric rates
- Corrections and clarifications for Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014
- Batavia puts stop to industrial park development
- 2 men charged with train graffiti had CTA keys, uniforms: Police
- New music playlist: October 2014
- Blotter: Identity theft leads to $1,500 in fraudulent charges in Lake Zurich
- Blotter: Warrant served in Wauconda
- Blotter: Driving while using a cellphone in Mundelein
- VanGorder: Notre Dame defense ahead of schedule
- Valley View school district rolls out its own app
- Reasons I never registered to vote (until now)
- Jimmy Butler to miss Bulls’ exhibition finale
- Chicago cops to get 2,500 bulletproof vests
- Injury confusion at Halas Hall grows cloudier by the day
- Man admits hate crime in West Side attack on lesbian couple
- Ebola fears lead to an abundance of crazy
- NASCAR Chase intensity mounts despite loss of marquee stars
- Charges: Jail guard smuggled pot in sub sandwiches
- J.T. Barrett proving to be Braxton Miller clone
- 4 Chicago hospitals will handle Ebola; nurses call for hazmat protection
- Ray Rice still popular with some
- Bears bereft of leadership and victories
- Emanuel set to outline re-election agenda in five speeches
- Week 8: Brad Biggs’ NFL power rankings
- Patriots DE Chandler Jones out for a month: report
- Jake Peavy’s mound antics proof he cares
- Inquiry broadens into suspect in Indiana serial killings
- Jerry Kill has brought Minnesota back to life
- Man says he’s been mistaken for Frein 20 times, claims he was assaulted
- Brandon Marshall dismisses rift with Jay Cutler, ‘We’re great’
- Ray Rice files formal grievance against Ravens for wrongful termination, sources say
- Tom Thibodeau right out of Bill Belichick playbook
- The delights of Diwali along Devon Avenue
- Man dies 5 months after Southwest Side shooting
- Naperville cops seek help in ‘inappropriate contact’ case
- At least 5 people wounded in shootings since Tuesday evening
- Blotter: iPad minis stolen in Hinsdale
- Blotter: Counterfeit bill in Elmhurst
- World Series: Giants topple Royals to take Game 1