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- 18 students earn Naperville Youth Service Awards
- UF’s Jeremy Foley meets with top Gators coaching target Jim McElwain in Colorado
- Miami hands Illinois first loss, 70-61
- Purdue edges North Carolina State 66-61
- Boys Basketball: Adjustment allows Roosevelt to break out in second half against 21st Century
- DePaul defeats Northern Illinois 78-66
- Louisville holds on for 64-55 win over Ohio State
- Kirk Hinrich takes blame for ‘boneheaded’ foul in double-OT loss
- Lance Briggs says he’s accepted uncertain future
- Tuesday’s recap: Mavericks 132, Bulls 129 (double overtime)
- $1,200 gold coin dropped into Salvation Army kettle in Lake County
- Boys basketball: Keyvon Kyles ignites Larkin in win over Streamwood
- Pizza review: The Pizza Window
- Jaslyn Singh: Respect yourself when dating
- Moran: ‘Tis the season for unexplained travel nightmares
- Carla Linder-Mayer: Tips for reducing stress this holiday season
- Boys basketball: Metea Valley holds off Waubonsie Valley on Matt Helwig’s free throws
- Basketball brings New Zealanders to North Chicago
- Elgin City Council set to approve $1.325 million in water-related projects
- West Dundee considers not sharing Heritage Fest with East Dundee
- Hampshire music students spend Thanksgiving in Disney
- Complaint: Frank T. Siciliano vs. Village of Rosemont (PDF)
- McCloud Services celebrates 110 years of innovation and family
- Boys bowling: Mudlong brothers want to help St. Charles East make history
- Jacobs High School selected as Grammy semifinalist
- How to read a champagne bottle label
- Hinsdale Middle School honor rolls
- Fire Department aims to ‘Keep the Wreath Red’ during the holidays
- Letter: More concealed guns, poor judgement means Lake County is less safe
- Bill Mego: Tuba Christmas official start of season
- Teen held on $2M bond for wild police chase may ‘lose his tongue’
- Talk of the County: Gun control, city budgets and gas gouging
- Superintendent heading back to Washington for College Opportunity Day of Action
- Local nonprofits join national Giving Tuesday campaign
- Boys basketball: Bartlett staying smart after tournament success
- Highland Park slams brakes on paving revered bike trail
- Prep boys/girls basketball: Lakes beats Round Lake
- Police: Man stole four packages from Oak Park porch
- Mayor Rahm Emanuel
- Travel, pets inspire Patty Turner Center artist
- Canadiens great Beliveau passes away at 83
- Person in custody after fatal shooting, police chase in Riverdale
- Boys hoops | Palatine, Fremd prepare for first meeting of the season
- Geneva girls hoops ready for start of Upstate Eight River play
- Wheaton North boys hoops prepared for challenging weekend
- New coach, fresh start for Lincoln-Way West boys basketball
- JJ Barea: ‘Estoy bien contento con mi vuelta a los Mavericks’
- Boys hoops | Maine South’s Sargeant, Arenas have no early-season rust
- We felt caged: Seven stories of Rock River Academy
- Chicago hotel spas offer winter warm-up
- Loyola bests rival New Trier, falls to Lake Forest in thanksgiving tournament
- Nazareth football avoids eating the ‘cheese’ in first state-title season
- Turnovers plague Plainfield South girls basketball team
- Montini football falls again to Sacred Heart-Griffin in 5A title game
- Stevenson ends ‘fun ride’ with first football title
- Nazareth football avoids eating the “cheese” in first state-title season
- Hard work keeps Glenbrook North boys basketball a step ahead
- Boys hoops | Carmel, Ryan plan to keep playing fast
- 10 years in residential treatment: One girl’s story
- Drink this: Chai Town
- Scout Alarm launches
- Scout alarms, the stylish security system, hit market after delay
- NuCurrent, Molex announce deal on wireless charging technology
- Trinity student, Stevenson grad wins top soccer award
- TSA says Midway lines came after slow start, low staffing
- Naurex raises $80 million to advance depression treatment
- Source: Cubs remove 1 sign, shrink another in revised Wrigley plan
- Winnetka OKs purchase of new fire engine
- Feds pressure ex-state health chief, an Obama friend, in grant scam case
- 2 killed in Joliet shooting
- St. Vincent shredded all, including convention
- Rex Grossman: RG3 still ‘can be a great quarterback’
- PC-stupid
- Cowboys present big challenge for Bears’ run defense
- Chelsea’s Maritime Hotel: Upper-Deck Luxury In New York
- Jewelry company Lia Sophia going out of business
- Prickly City: What Does the White House Say?
- Not that kind of ghoul: George Garcia’s costume emporium is open year-round
- Should you provide unlimited vacation to your employees?
- Robbers use social media as ruse to hit victims in Albany Park
- Israel’s Netanyahu asks for ‘clear mandate’ in early election
- Police: Nordstrom killer attacked victim’s friend days earlier
- PHOTOS: Guide to the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
- Twins bring back Torii Hunter, 39, to bolster outfield
- Woman made up report of being stabbed while jogging in Palatine, police say
- U2 to play United Center in June
- Where will this leave Jay Cutler in coaching careers ruined?
- Children attacked, abused at taxpayer-funded living centers
- Wilmette fire chief retires after 29 years
- New Kane County board members, sheriff sworn into office
- L.A. couple, cleared in daughter’s death after legal saga, leave Qatar
- Star Wars Weekends dates set for Disney’s Hollywood Studios
- Police say driver in fatal St. Charles crash was high on heroin
- Agent says Chicago Marathon winner paid to avoid doping ban
- Kraft raising prices on its K-Cup coffees
- This year may be warmest on record as oceans heat up, experts say
- Darien couple spread Santa cheer
- Google’s next project for girl coders: Lighting White House Christmas trees
- Un sujeto intentó llevarse a una niña
- 3-pointers: Breaking down Bulls’ loss to Mavs
- Highland Park fire chief moving on after nearly three decades
- Walgreens sales rise in November despite new generics
- Fire gain versatility by landing Joevin Jones
- Victims call for justice 30 years after Bhopal disaster killed thousands
- Barber, Marker come to WDCB
- Sparkling wine cocktails for New Year’s Eve
- Technori Pitch: Retail and E-Commerce
- View porn: 2-level Lincoln Park apartment, for $3.5M
- Actually, blacks do care about black crime
- Oak Park D97 seeks input on new school administration building
- Perdió una pierna el niño arrollado por un tren de Metra
- Stevenson basketball cruises past Mundelein in NSC Lake opener
- Christmas haunted house set for Montgomery
- East Aurora looks for location to expand full-day kindergarten
- Bills end agreement to play NFL games in Toronto
- Decrease in number of Chicago female homicide victims
- Former Hesed House leader changes jobs, not focus
- Santa visits 20th annual Holiday in the Park & Parade
- Aurora K-9 unit starts from ground up
- Girlfriends Breakfast and Boutique raises $49,000 for Youth Services
- Photos: Aurora’s K-9 unit
- Juveniles charged with Black Friday retail thefts
- St. Charles woman killed in alleged DUI crash
- Twilight zone: Sports icons who changed teams late in their careers
- Police: Sandwich man dies in shooting incident
- Fire causes $200,000 damage to Campton Hills home
- Aurora agencies work to help immigrants navigate new administrative relief
- Aurora couple building snow village, traditions
- Black Friday in full swing in Fox Valley
- Arbitrator encourages NFL, Adrian Peterson to settle
- Search continues for possibly suicidal Libertyville Army veteran
- Improving Chicago construction sector still has work to do
- World travel alerts: El Salvador, Thailand, Netherlands
- Turkey Trot draws racers ready for early run
- Listen to DJ Earworm’s ‘United Sate of Pop 2014’
- REVIEW: ‘Shining City’ by Irish Theatre of Chicago
- ACC/Big Ten challenge roundup
- Pre-Thanksgiving revelers in Naperville unfazed by new alcohol rules
- Kane County Animal Control adds new software geared specifically for animal shelters
- Aurora mother offers Thanksgiving meal to entire apartment building
- Agentes de ICE irían a juicio por muerte de inmigrante mexicano
- 30th anniversary of Bhopal gas disaster
- Downers Grove South High School burglarized
- 4 reasons Lance Briggs will be missed
- Batavia murder trial delayed again
- Boeing conducts first flight using green diesel
- Best pop albums of 2014
- Click here to vote for the funniest tweet of the week!
- What the police don’t want us to know
- Carmel basketball off to fast start in 2014
- Aurora shooting suspects enter not guilty pleas
- Revelan el reparto de ‘Suicide Squad’
- Nuevo límite de velocidad en Illinois para camiones grandes
- Top albums of 2014: The best of a busy year
- Los Rolling Stones lamentan la muerte de Bobby Keys
- Town considers pay ordinance for employees in military
- Technori Pitch: E-commerce and the ‘hybrid model’ of store, cyber
- Sighting: Frank Thomas visits Harry Caray’s 7th Inning Stretch
- Instalarán más cámaras en autobuses escolares de Rolling Meadows
- Buick, GMC spread American roots
- Blackhawks’ Jonathan Toews buys North Side mansion
- 2015 GMC Buick gallery
- From Miles to Mancini, a sweeping range of jazz
- Our 10 favorite cookbooks of the season
- World destinations on the rise
- Blackhawks’ Corey Crawford to miss 2-3 weeks after foot injury at concert
- Artist celebrates female athletes’ body diversity
- New Trier alumnus manages inaugural Chicago Artists Chorale
- Best jazz albums of 2014
- 10 great cookbooks to give as gifts or buy for yourself
- West Point contingent doesn’t arrive for Army-Navy press conference
- Henry Butler, Regina Carter, Orbert Davis among the year’s best in jazz
- Universal CityWalk selling New Year’s Eve tickets
- Parson’s Chicken & Fish announces ice skating rink
- Did Rihanna just spoil Kanye West 2015 tour secret?
- Desmienten muerte de César Millán
- Kendall County passes budget with general fund deficit
- KutchClub sold to Bestowed
- Teen held on $2M bond for wild police chase may lose his tongue
- Ten discs that made this a great classical year
- Thinking inside the classical box
- Cubs, Wintrust secure Legacy partnership
- Sentence challenged in Aurora sex assault case
- White House decorated with holiday ornaments
- Browns to stick with Brian Hoyer over Johnny Manziel
- Would Mike Shanahan be a good choice for Bears coach?
- Mansion sells for ‘bargain’ price of $1.23 million
- Wanna come rehearse with us?
- Comedian Chespirito’s work wasn’t just laughs, it was also about class
- If he returns, should Marc Trestman relinquish play calling next year?
- Injured West Aurora High grad working to recover after hospital release
- Man killed at hospital was drunk, belligerent at crash scene, police say
- Police Report: Vandalism of building, car shot with BB gun
- How CPS schools stack up under updated rating system (infographic)
- Empty cardboard box near Aurora caused BNSF Metra delay Tuesday
- The pathetic state of finances in Illinois
- Naperville dragnet yields 30 Halloween weekend citations
- What are the chances of Jim Harbaugh replacing Marc Trestman?
- Illinois is the state of woe
- Tragic suburban stable fire
- Bond upheld for man accused of growing pot in St. Charles
- Sports Comment: Army, Navy respect rivalry despite one-sided nature
- Could Matt Patricia be a potential replacement for Marc Trestman?
- Drunk drivers, fighting highlight weekend for Naperville cops
- Don’t blame only Obama for foreign affairs
- Residents upset with Aurora marijuana cultivation center proposal
- Being born in the best of times
- Army-Navy press conference [Pictures]
- District 308 School Board in Oswego approves $127 million tax levy
- St. Charles bar penalized for liquor violation
- Hinsdale house with famed ‘Batman pool’ sells
- Fox Valley residents react to Ferguson decision
- DuPage County OKs budget that reduces spending
- Two seriously injured in Aurora shooting
- Reed Smith Partner Peter Ellis Appointed to Cook County Forest Preserve Conservation/Policy Council
- 7 pounds of pot sent to Dyer address found by postal inspectors
- Health briefs for Dec. 3
- Naperville 4th safest city, says 24/7 Wall Street
- Police say cocaine, Ecstasy found in Aurora home
- East Aurora to host school finance discussion next week
- Week 13: Cowboys at Bears
- Reward offered in Naperville bomb threat case
- World Relief to host Tuesday night sessions on Obama’s immigration action
- Scammers target Kendall County residents
- New details emerge about man who escaped from Batavia police car
- Interfaith Thanksgiving service brings Aurora together
- Cowboys’ Dez Bryant gives Bears’ Kyle Fuller second tough week in a row
- Centro Romero gives immigrants a helping hand
- Aurora University partnership school could add up to 100 students
- Aurora City Council election to feature 13 candidates
- Waubonsie Valley unveils new preschool playground during snow storm
- Stevenson basketball answers size with Justin Smith
- Some Naperville councilmen irked by logistics of Bush visit
- Bears scouting report: Cowboys WR Dez Bryant
- Aurora drag race leads to drug charges
- Stolen car recovered during Aurora traffic stop
- No injuries in Aurora shooting
- Man escapes from Batavia police car, quickly recaptured
- Naperville chamber discusses SB16 with legislators, superintendents
- Tween accessories retailer Claire’s continues to struggle
- Mike’s Hard Lemonade Company Promotes Sanjiv Gajiwala as Vice President of Marketing
- Pau Gasol: ‘Mi sueño es ganar el campeonato otra vez ‘
- Jameis Winston conduct hearing to continue Wednesday
- Man found asleep in car in Aurora McDonald’s drive-through lane
- Two charged with underage drinking after crashing into parked car
- Kindie star Justin Roberts rocks ‘Hansel & Gretel,’ his first musical
- Shop and help homeless pets
- West Dundee community development director heading to Geneva
- Oswego man charged with sex assault
- Woman dies in Yorkville crash
- Students get look at tech careers as part of Pathways initiative
- Corey Crawford, welcome to the Hall of Lame
- Kane government execs earn raises from county board
- Police cite driver in incident that killed 22-year-old
- Parents hear details about Orland all-day kindergarten plan
- Kendall County PADS usage up, volunteers needed
- Naperville man faces child porn charges
- Hack.summit() trumpets virtual tradeoffs, including flexible access
- East Aurora High School food pantry seeks donations to help needy students
- Naperville police called for car burglaries, statue destruction
- Residents get look at proposed Aurora garbage program
- Mis favoritos en la Gala del Balón de Oro
- Two charged in Aurora KFC shooting plead not guilty
- Photos: ‘Hansel & Gretel’ musical
- Police say Aurora mom caught shoplifting while shopping with daughter
- Top Ten: Bulls’ career leaders in fouls
- Museum of Contemporary Art: An easy-to-like place for difficult art
- Nobody talks this way, so why must we write this way?
- Alan Gross, contratista de EEUU, cumple cinco años preso en Cuba
- The ugly Christmas sweater reaches a new level of tacky
- STATS names Robert Schur Chief Operating Officer
- Photos: Ugly Christmas sweaters and suits
- Readers’ Q&A: K.C. Johnson’s Bulls mailbag
- Chicago minimum wage fight not over; picket Thursday
- News to use: Travel tips and trips
- A new drama and a Roger Ebert musical at Black Ensemble in 2015
- Naperville council leaves CSO venue off priority list
- Ken Griffin wins divorce battle over visit to psychologist
- Korean cuisine beyond barbecue and kimchi
- Judge: Obama friend Whitaker not a ‘hostile witness’ — for now
- Trial set for Skokie man charged with sexual assault of Waukegan girl
- Rash of car burglaries hit Northfield, prompting police warning
- Los Bears reciben a los Cowboys con la soga al cuello
- NHL great Gordie Howe suffering from dehydration
- Chicago theater openings for the week of Dec. 5-11
- Photos: Korean food beyond kimchi
- How do countries rank on corruption?
- Downers Grove approves $92M hospital expansion plan
- Ian McLagan, keyboardist and founding member of Small Faces, dies at 69
- Database: New Chicago school ratings
- An actor’s winter of content, in Chicago for ‘Pericles’
- Jackalope announces cast of ‘Four’
- 17 states sue Obama for executive order on immigration: Texas attorney general
- Boy, 11, ‘convalescing’ after being struck by Metra train in Blue Island
- At Gitmo, a tough policy to swallow
- Police Report: Graffiti found on utility box
- The day some of my son’s class snubbed his birthday
- Two Aurora men arrested for shoplifting in Naperville
- Mariano’s pact with trade group will bring more Italian products to stores
- Lake Forest’s Brooke Green 100 percent after knee injury
- ‘I can’t breathe! I can’t breathe!’
- Fantasy Wild Card Wednesday: Top 5 reasons you’re not in the playoffs
- ‘A salarios más altos, precios más altos’: empresarios
- Des Plaines aldermen question mayor’s decision on appointments
- Horses of Honor being auctioned for Police Memorial Foundation
- Gary man faces felony charges after domestic incident
- Illinois creates ‘fan council’ to seek feedback
- Navy AD takes issue with Army missing press conference
- Police investigating 3 robberies
- Council workers cheat taxpayers with political work, embattled watchdog says
- Boys swimming: Metea Valley has sights on first state trophy
- Girls basketball notes: Full steam ahead for Batavia’s Hannah Frazier
- Stevenson basketball answers size with Justin Smith
- Conditions are ripe for Boehner to make a move
- Guards figure to play crucial role for Libertyville basketball in December
- Panel points to training to improve police, community relations
- Update: Search for “distraught” Libertyville Army vet continues
- Ferrara Candy boss Sal Ferrara, Lemonheads inspiration, dies
- Parker: Ferguson and the media circus
- Chicagoans help Obamas craft ‘Winter Wonderland’ in White House
- Pioneer Press Football Offensive Player of the Year: Nazareth’s Julian Love
- Jury convicts man in 2011 slaying of 15-year-old boy on West Side
- Lake Forest sells land for 175-unit development
- Pioneer Press Football Defensive Player of the Year: Nick Dillon
- Naperville officials considering big hike in pet fees
- One year later, Bears searching for missing scoring groove
- A final word from Chicago’s Wingman
- Breaking eggs in Hong Kong
- Elderly Texas couple die side-by-side in likely murder-suicide: police
- Jameis Winston conduct hearing concludes after two days
- U.S. appeals court voids Florida welfare drug testing law
- Will Chicago’s minimum wage increase do more harm than good?
- What concussions did to my emotions
- Ask Amy: Boyfriend fears that dreams will come true
- Watchdog group, state official warn of toy hazards in stores
- East Dundee’s new pizza restaurant offers ‘something unique’
- Rosemont covered up crimes, former cop alleges in lawsuit
- Corrections and clarifications for Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014
- Bulls’ Jimmy Butler wins player of the month
- Quinn wants lawmakers back to pass minimum wage hike
- State-based health exchange bill fizzles at last hour
- Illinois budget hole
- Cops: Missing Villa Park woman located
- International signings signal start of Fire roster reconstruction
- No injuries reported in rooftop fire at Northbrook furniture store
- Emanuel to kick off re-election campaign
- ‘Boy Meets World’ reunion tonight on Disney Channel
- Bears must develop home-grown talent to prosper
- Injured coyote to be released in 6 to 8 weeks
- Bartlett man gets four years behind bars for road rage shooting
- Cops: Report of man trying to lure girl into van was fake
- Bears sign kicker Jay Feely, list Robbie Gould as doubtful
- Mike Ditka becomes the perfect pundit, the Robobabbler
- West Leyden grad organizes art show in Chicago
- Thomas Durkin, accountant with prominent sons, dies at 84
- Dick Butkus and Gale Sayers linked again in NFL documentary and book
- Charges: Ex-Bensenville cop used town’s gas for own use while on force
- Ask Tom: Why has the nation’s low not been in Stanley, Idaho, for a while?
- Orland Park budget contains higher water rates, commuter parking fees
- Two tough endings for DePaul’s Brianna Ryce
- Court hears Joliet reporter’s appeal of penalty for not ID’ing source
- Cowboys develop successful identity, while Bears don’t know who they are
- Northern Illinois not slowed down by loss of star power
- Notre Dame 79, Michigan State 78 (OT)
- Flying Under the Radar: Stevenson Championship football, real life ‘Friday Night Lights’
- Speak Out for Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014
- National Park Service shows some spine in Wrigley Field rehab
- Bulls 102, Hornets 95
- Lawmakers pass jury duty pay increase, tougher penalties for ‘revenge porn’
- Teachers, parents rally support for CPS teacher who lost home in blast
- CPS gives schools new ratings to judge success and trouble
- Former Chicago Park District chief, instrumental in Lollapalooza, dies
- 6 design trends to heighten your home’s style in 2015
- 4 small diet changes that can make a big difference
- Last-minute shopping tips to check everyone off your holiday list
- How to turn a girl off in 7 seconds [Inforgraphic]
- Expert tips to protect your heart this winter
- Tips for improving your tech-life balance [Infographic]
- 3 tips to create and stick to your financial goals this season
- 10 questions to ask before hiring your wedding photographer
- Top technology gifts for a special holiday season
- Martin Brodeur happy to be back in NHL with Blues
- Court hears Joliet reporter’s appeal of penalty for not revealing source
- Winnetka man thanks Nobel laureates who saved his life
- Man robs Munster bank
- U46 art teacher’s illustration published in children’s book
- Parents, friends rally for CPS teacher whose home was destroyed in explosion
- Saggy pants and lost liberties
- Horse sculptures honoring Chicago police are auctioned
- Jameis Winston argues he has been falsely accused of rape in extensive written statement
- Chicago sees a sun-filled day and signs of warmer weather
- Winnetka resident to purchase bell for new fire engine
- Jerian Grant’s career-high 27 points help Notre Dame to overtime victory
- Crete woman first Hispanic female judge in Will County
- IHSA says coaches, doctors — not lawyers — should handle sports safety
- Escribir, la pasión de Vicente Leñero (1933-2014)
- Blackhawks 4, Blues 1
- Nick Markakis agrees to four-year deal with Braves
- Glamour Tango: Cosa de mujeres
- Men’s basketball: Waubonsee turnovers are key in loss to Sauk Valley
- Stevenson basketball cruises past Mundelein in NSC Lake opener
- Cleveland officer who killed boy, 12, previously deemed unfit for duty
- Laudably, Blackhawks put Corey Crawford out front to explain injury
- Disabato: Memorable football campaign in Southland capped by Providence’s Class 7A title
- Goalie Corey Crawford’s misstep gives Antti Raanta chance to step up
- Jameis Winston’s conduct hearing concludes, decision expected in 2-3 weeks
- Wednesday’s recap: Blackhawks 4, Blues 1
- New ‘Star Wars’ lightsabers have some technical problems, experts say