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- Bears’ Chris Conte sits Monday, but numerous injuries don’t faze him
- Iceskating at Maggie Daley Park
- Evening skate at the new Maggie Daley Park
- Roundup | Monday, Dec. 15
- Week 15: Saints 31, Bears 15
- Bears’ loss to Saints keeps them on naughty list
- Martellus Bennett: Passion lacking in key spots for Bears
- Jay Cutler’s struggles continue, throwing 3 interceptions in loss
- Cannoli at Cicchetti
- Garden cocotte at Tete Charcuterie
- Potato soup at 42 Grams
- ‘The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies’: Journey over!
- Churros at Salero
- The Lou pizza at Lou Malnati’s
- Bing bread at Parachute
- Chocolate cake at Topolobampo
- ‘Die Hard’ inspires an action-packed holiday musical
- Trustees unanimously vote down referendum during heated meeting
- Nashville hot chicken biscuit at The Roost
- Read of the Week: Ending the year happy (ever after)
- Broccoli salad at Boka
- 5 musicals I like
- DIY busy board for your child
- Focaccia at Charlatan
- Barrington village board approves 2015 operating budget
- Chicago Restaurant Week 2015 dates and restaurants announced
- Roman Polanski’s attorneys seek to have sex abuse case dismissed
- Jon Lester believes in Cubs’ mission for a World Series
- Jay Cutler bottoms out in Bears’ loss to Saints
- Drew Brees, first-place Saints make themselves at home at Soldier Field
- Blotter: Tire slashed on Lexus in Arlington Heights
- Blotter: Riders refuse to pay cab fare in Buffalo Grove
- Blotter: Bedroom ransacked in Palatine
- Bears bungle their way through 31-15 loss to Saints, clinch losing season
- Blotter: Electrical line to holiday lights cut in Tinley Park
- Blotter: Nintendo game device stolen from vehicle in New Lenox
- Blotter: Underage drinking leads to charges in Frankfort
- Grant’s Appliances to reopen for liquidation sale
- Boys basketball | three teams set for invitational Christmas tourney
- Ask Amy: Woman should fold up her rainbow flag slowly
- Google releases top search terms in Chicago, nation
- Firefighters battle two-alarm blaze on West Side
- 1.5 kilos of cocaine found in Crystal Lake drug bust
- Jewish community widens tent as racial diversity increases
- How Naperville-based Grid Connect fits into the Internet of Things
- Vernon Hills Best Buy gets the best upgrades
- Lake Forest church builds bikes to help kids
- Photos: School children slaughtered in Taliban attack (graphic)
- Ravens news, notes and opinions on playoff race, Pro Bowlers and more
- Doors to close, but two La Grange retailers will carry on
- Barrington Hills passes controversial measure on horse boarding
- MSNBC targets young viewers with streaming video service Shift
- Prosecutors highlight money, sex, power in grant scam trial
- Rauner inaugural events: $25,000 to be a lead sponsor, $125 for concert
- 10 thoughts after Bears’ loss to Saints
- Vatican report praises U.S. nuns but urges them to stick to doctrine
- Mississippi State’s Geoff Collins becomes Gators defensive coordinator
- A holiday message from Chicago’s theaters
- Who’s on your personal board of directors?
- VOTE: Who deserves the most blame for the Bears’ disastrous season?
- District 86 approves tax levy increase of 2.0 percent
- PC- Whatever Happened to Post-Racial America?
- How does Oregon’s offense hold up when playing a defense like FSU’s?
- Prickly City: We Should be Living in a Color-Blind Society
- ‘Stock-trading millionaire’ high school student admits story is hoax
- Holiday mall hours around Baltimore
- Mundelein will encore ‘Trust’ at state theater festival
- Police: Man climbs out car’s sunroof after crash, gets DUI
- ESPN analysts sack Jay Cutler: ‘This is hard to watch’
- Chicago’s top Google search terms in 2014
- Impossible Objects
- Congress quietly ends federal government’s ban on medical marijuana
- District 86 Board may ask voters if teacher strikes should be banned
- Hinsdale D86 may ask voters if teacher strikes should be banned
- 3-pointers: Breaking down Bulls’ loss to Hawks
- Rashel Díaz y Raúl González conducirán ‘Miss Universo’
- Celebrating the holidays with jazz — on CDs, books and stage
- Plainfield aims to redevelop U.S. Route 30
- Sagrada: El misterio de Gaudí
- Condenan el “atroz” ataque del talibán a escuela paquistaní
- Jeb Bush explorará su candidatura a la Casa Blanca
- Jon Gruden signs long-term ESPN deal
- District 105 adds full-day kindergarten for 2015-16 school year
- Ina Pinkney’s favorite breakfast dishes of the year
- Impossible Objects, a next-gen 3D print company, raises $2.8 million
- Varughese family sues trooper, welcomes justice advocates
- Library official running for village trustee
- Lyons Township High School students, officials debate 2015-16 calendar
- Vietnam biking trip not just for bikers
- Best breakfast dishes of 2014
- Why the message of the Hunger Games films is dangerous
- Delsey Chatelet suitcase comes with a handy brake
- Morton Grove students Skype with new friends in Uganda
- In the iPad edition: Top 10 Rock ‘n’ Vote 2014 finalists
- Bears’ miscommunication extends to Jay Cutler’s news conference
- InterContinental to buy Kimpton Hotels for $430M
- Oscars Announce shortlist for makeup and hairstyling
- In the iPad edition: May concert guide, Chicago
- Master margaritas: Spiced salt, Adam Weber of Takito Kitchen
- Handiemail
- Why parents should crack open kids’ tech gifts first
- Se declara ‘culpable’ de asalto sexual de una niña
- Princess offering discounts on cruises leaving from Florida
- Florida travel calendar, Dec. 26-30
- Sony hacks show limits of Web privacy
- Master margaritas: Agave nectar, Sean Still of Mercadito and Double A
- Free CTA rides for New Year’s Eve
- Wilmette Legion post’s latest mission is to stay open
- Master margaritas: Cointreau, Sergio Serna of The Drawing Room
- Park district to run Highland Park’s city-owned golf course
- Ravens promote Ryan Jensen from practice squad to active roster
- Love Where You Live: All you need to know you ‘Learned in Kindergarten’
- Master margaritas: The right tequila, Jay Schroeder of Frontera Grill and Topolobampo
- Master margaritas: High-quality Curacao, Laurent Lebec of Big Star
- Park board passes 2014 tax levy, completes 2015 budget planning
- Snowbirds can save this season in Pensacola
- Master margaritas: Stick with fresh, Everado Garcia of Del Toro
- St. Charles may get tougher on drunks
- Master margaritas: Serve it up, Brian Adee of Masa Azul
- Joliet woman featured on reality show about nuns
- Master margaritas: The perfect lime, Rigo Rosas of Revolucion Mexican Steakhouse
- NFL power rankings after Week 15
- Perfect gifts for last-minute shoppers
- Los acusan de tener cocaína y otras drogas en Crystal Lake
- Enter the Scott Stantis cartoon caption contest
- Happy 10th birthday, ‘Mean Girls.’ We love you
- Wheaton sells vacant building to restaurateur
- Miriam Santos, former Chicago city treasurer, sells house for $1 million
- Roes for the holidays: Party dishes with different types of caviar
- In the iPad edition: Tete Charcuterie review, photos
- Ravens’ ‘sudden-change’ defense among league’s best
- In the iPad edition: Spring fashion trends, as modeled by Chicago ballerinas
- Tiny chorizo meatballs add kick to simple soup
- In the iPad edition: Iggy Azalea, the human mixtape + album review
- Navistar reports $72 million loss in fourth quarter
- In the iPad edition: 3 White Sox bars in Bridgeport
- Saint Millie road to glory: the documentary
- District 99 considers tablets for all students
- Orland Park town house denied following resident complaints
- Run for cover? SI goes all in on Cubs’ Jon Lester
- In the iPad edition: 3 need-to-know spring spirits
- Midwest’s rural ‘galleries’ share their art all year long
- Low oil prices sink Putin
- In the iPad edition: Chicago’s top barcade scorers
- Bo Pelini to join Youngstown State: reports
- Mundelein students will bring David Schwimmer play to state theater fest
- White Christmas? You’re not just dreaming
- Family of Ohio man killed in Walmart sue company, police
- New Chicago concerts on sale: Nikki Lane, Hurray for the Riff Raff
- Hahn credits Sox sales increase for budget-busting signing
- In the iPad edition: How to do spring house parties right
- Holiday gift gadgets to check on your dog, make cold calls, and more
- Holiday gift gadgets to check on your dog, make cold calls, and more
- Helping Hand celebrates donation, holiday talents
- Graphic: Rogers Park homicide report
- Snapshot: Crossing guards face crossing point not on their terms
- Lou Canellis, sports anchor at WFLD-Ch. 32, buys condo for $930,000
- Enjoy some art on your Midwest road trip
- Twin brother plays in game to honor slain teen: ‘Issy would want me to play ball’
- Green Day will join Rock and Roll Hall of Fame!
- Landline usage continues to decline (infographic)
- Potbelly plans European location
- Illness sidelines Duncan Keith for Wild game
- Students to showcase talent at Gowerpalooza
- Maine South celebrates homecoming 2014
- Wilmette village levy of $16.07 million gets trustee nod
- Homer Glen thinks ‘green’ for new Village Hall
- Coyote sightings lead to warnings from Glencoe officials
- Boys basketball | Willowbrook competing well after 2-25 season
- Roberto Garza: ‘Amamos este deporte y nadie quiere perder’
- Defense in state grant scam trial blames bookkeeper
- Blotter: Person arrested for passing phony $100 bill in La Grange Park
- Blotter: Food delivery driver robbed at gunpoint in La Grange
- La Grange District 102 tax levy increases just short of 5 percent
- RedEye Rock ‘n’ Vote 2014
- ‘Game of Thrones’ history board game
- Bears’ loss a fantasy win for Blackhawks’ Patrick Kane
- Chief Keef milestones, missteps
- Apple wins digital music antitrust trial
- Orland Park staircase manufacturer celebrates 100 years in business
- Boys basketball | West Chicago navigates ‘tough stretch’
- Wes Anderson’s world: Checking in to ‘Grand Budapest Hotel.
- Chief Keef’s ‘Nobody’ contains, requires minimal effort
- Lindsay Lohan’s lovers?
- Chicago Restaurant Week reservations now open
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Seven complaints about its 2015 selections
- Tom Schenk takes over as Chicago’s chief data officer without fanfare
- Buckingham Fountain countdown
- Lyons Township High School adds 6 minutes, study hall for all
- 3 new Chicago barbecue restaurants
- What it costs to see the Olympics
- CTA fares through the years
- Plainfield fire department chief to retire; deputy will replace
- Parker House rolls yield a surprising outcome
- Cooking tips and tricks to smooth the holiday
- Arzobispo recibe iglesia de Chicago en números rojos
- Holiday party finds: Cocktail mixers, a beer tasting kit, fruity jerky
- Women feel no safer in Delhi, two years after notorious gang rape
- Former Cub Todd Hollandsworth buys $1 million Barrington house
- A plan to cut the crowd at Union Station
- Des Plaines postpones vote on mayoral appointments
- Man charged in string of Beverly neighborhood burglaries
- Adina Aaron performs ‘Summertime’ from ‘Porgy and Bess’
- Why Pam Bondi’s efforts to block gay marriage in Florida are better spent elsewhere
- Lincolnshire police, Stevenson looking into sexting allegation
- Lincolnshire police, Stevenson looking into sexting allegation
- Blotter: Packages taken off porches in Oak Park
- J.J. Watt receives autographed jersey from 7-year-old
- Boys basketball | Lincoln-Way Central leaning heavily on youth
- Girls basketball | Bolingbrook aims to make most of its chances
- Arnstein & Lehr LLP Names Robin Iori New Firm Marketing Director
- Girls basketball | Trinity survives first test against Bolingbrook in 2 OTs
- TribLocal winter photo contest official rules
- Girls basketball | Stevenson overshadowed, undefeated
- Petrak: Digital age takes some of the luster from holiday traditions
- Cadena perpetua por incendio que mató a 7
- Celebrities who had the worst year in 2014
- Girls basketball | Lake Zurich takes losses in stride against top teams
- Simon Rich’s Hanukkah gift: ‘500 Essential Words’
- Hawk Harrelson excited about Sox’s moves, won’t reduce workload
- Ravens place Lorenzo Taliaferro and two others on IR, sign Casey Walker
- Near capacity, McDonald’s Cycle Center eyes West Loop expansion
- Annual Toys for Tots bike ride delivers more than 1,000 toys
- Utilities workers in Franklin Park get first union contract
- Chicago Tribune’s 10 favorite restaurant dishes of 2014
- Boys basketball | Wheaton Academy aims for consistency
- Jane Smiley on the wonder of the World Book Encyclopedia
- TIF forces tax increase in Park Ridge as expected
- Tema migratorio será central en la reunión entre Obama y EPN
- Tourists and their selfie sticks
- Saints fan charged with shoving Bears owner at Soldier Field
- Homer District 33C imposes maximum tax hike
- Live blog: Join us as Sox introduce Jeff Samardzija, David Robertson, Melky Cabrera
- Prospective Central ball players spread holiday cheer
- North Central College exhibits explore consumerism, womanhood
- Cops: Woman missing 4 days from Loop neighborhood
- Your social media friends may not have your best interests at heart
- Girls basketball | Fremd getting ‘dialed in’ with tough tests ahead
- Smylie Brothers Brewing Co. opens in downtown Evanston
- Lyons Twp. High School adds study hall for all
- How to speak startup
- New Year’s for all ages
- Scott Stantis Cartoon Caption Contest for 12/8: Winner, Runners-up and Blog Extras
- Boys basketball | Notre Dame comes up short against Hinsdale Central
- Boys swimming | Glenbrook South takes aim at state trophy
- 2014’s hottest club photos
- McDonald’s latest bet: Custom burgers
- Vikings waive J’Marcus Webb after blocked FG attempt
- Allstate, other insurers accused of unfairly pricing premiums
- Norwegian Escape to include largest water park at sea
- Llaman a la acción contra la violencia en Chicago
- Boys basketball | New Trier boys bounce back against Maine South
- El Real Madrid acaba con la Máquina Cementera
- ETHS remembers football coach Steve King
- Blotter: Man charged with impersonating an officer in Geneva
- Absuelto de enriquecimiento ilícito hermano del expresidente Salinas de Gortari
- New principal coming to West Leyden High School
- This Christmas or Hanukkah, ask Congress for Internet privacy laws
- LaGrange Park volunteers delight visitors at Holiday in the Park
- ‘The Simpsons’: Mucho más que una serie
- Protests seem too organized
- Loyola tragedy warrants protests
- The Bears are Chicago’s team
- How and why to drink less at the holidays
- State of Illinois is full of failures
- Lower oil prices, higher consumption
- Holiday gifts for your 90s kid
- Molotov: ‘No planeamos ser una banda política’
- Obama accepts responsibility
- BAR South wins Operation Sailfish
- Photos: Flying with autism
- No one should have to work for less than poverty-level wages
- Raising the minimum wage does not provide more buying power
- Paying off state’s pension deficit
- Who are the people collecting pensions?
- Blotter: Resident confronts would-be burglars in Hinsdale
- Jean Kilbourne: Sexual images bombard kids at ever-earlier ages
- Naperville school, park district candidates line up for April election
- Boys basketball | North beats feisty Central in cross-town rivalry
- 15 things to do with the kids Dec. 15-21
- Trump may get more condo neighbors
- Three things we learned about the Bears in Week 15
- Track fire briefly slows CTA Blue Line
- Isadora Sherman, who worked with troubled teens, dies at 91
- Sheriff asks for help to ID armed robbery suspect
- Fourth-graders entertain seniors in Franklin Park
- ¿Qué es lo que más ‘googleamos’?
- SeaWorld lays off Clyde & Seamore mimes
- McDonald’s Create Your Taste
- Glenview native finishes Baja 1000 all-terrain race
- Walgreens fined for liquor license violation in Arlington Heights
- Hollywood Casino Perryville to eliminate more than 300 slots
- Gingerbread home construction up in Burr Ridge
- WLS-Ch. 7 and WCIU-Ch. 26 team up for 7 p.m. news
- Orioles slugger Chris Davis receives Adderall exemption for 2015
- Another Malala moment for Pakistan
- CONCACAF Gold Cup returns to Chicago
- With comptroller pick, will Quinn be a statesman or hack?
- Campaign finance debated as Hinsdale District 86 school election begins
- Swim with the manatees on Crystal River
- Wilder Crossing condo project approved in Elmhurst
- Confirman a primera latina para liderar ICE
- Facebook post leads to burglary charges in Northlake
- Girls basketball | Rich South’s Dasia Evans an all-around talent
- More than a hack assault on Sony
- Neglected, dead dogs removed from Indiana animal rescue
- Map of census data shows Chicagoans’ transit habits
- Blotter: Firearms stolen in Naperville
- Protests seek to clean up the dirt of injustice
- The good wife: Looking through Camille Cosby’s rose-colored glasses
- Lincolnwood teen makes benches for Chicago’s Misericordia
- Unpredictable Ravens can’t take final two games for granted
- Blotter: $900 stolen from Westmont business
- Prosecutors won’t charge Bill Cosby in Playboy Mansion molestation claim
- Blotter: Fireworks thrown at Downers Grove Hooters
- Blotter: Spare tires removed from vans in Highland Park
- Blotter: Drug possession leads to charges in Deerfield
- Blotter: Packages continue to be stolen off porches in Bolingbrook
- Women’s Board of Joffrey Ballet hosts Nutcracker Family Dinner
- Blotter: Traffic stops lead to citations in Plainfield
- Koch-owned firm unveils plan to cover dusty petcoke piles in Chicago
- 2014 in review: Highland Park and Deerfield
- ‘The Simpsons’ at 25: Still going strong and rolling in the d’oh
- Blotter: iPhone reported stolen from gym in Romeoville
- U.S. confirms duties on solar goods from China, Taiwan
- Metra unveils plan to curb Union Station crowding
- 2014 in review: Lake Forest, Libertyville, Grayslake and Mundelein
- Rauner complains about agencies’ new bids for funds
- Number of absentees increases in Oak Park schools
- U.S. will bid for 2024 Olympics, pick city later
- 2.5 million sign up for Obamacare
- Girls gymnastics | Deerfield team tops Highland Park
- Metra train hits car stalled on tracks in Galewood
- Catching up with the 2005 Glenbrook North boys basketball state championship team
- Flu season hitting hard, especially in suburban schools
- Sanguinetti steps down from Wheaton City Council
- STK will open in Disney Springs next year
- Tribune staff dream cars
- Comptrollers seat
- Woman killed during crash in Plainfield
- Photos | Young vs. Marshall
- City workers sue over Emanuel-backed pension changes
- Landlord gets life in prison for Cicero fire that killed 7
- 3 options to fix Bears that run gamut from unlikely to unpalatable
- Judge says Rauner former firm not responsible for nursing home fraud
- We’re dreaming of these cars
- Little League: Jackie Robinson West didn’t cheat
- Pennsylvania suspect in family killings dead of self-inflicted cuts
- Vatican extends olive branch to American nuns
- Blown fake punt against the Saints illustrative of whole Bears season
- Wednesday’s matchup: Central Michigan at Northwestern
- Coding schools in Chicago
- Wednesday’s matchup: Hampton at lllinois
- Illinois happy to play at home, even during final exams week
- Levy going up in District 202
- FSU defender calls Jameis Winston ‘best player in America,’ giving Seminoles an edge against Oregon’s Marcus Mariota
- Phone companies would like to cut your landline cord for you
- Football | Kaneland grad P.J. Fleck staying put at Western Michigan
- Cameras allowed in Cook County criminal courts in pilot project
- Emanuel rakes in $533,000 more with campaign donor limits off
- Girls basketball: Young commandeers Marshall with late comeback
- Jeff Samardzija absolves Jay Cutler of too much blame
- Jimmy Butler must be mentally wary of upcoming restricted free agency
- ‘I’m trying to name the trees’ – some quiet thoughts in a loud world
- White Sox spending spree done with eye toward sustained success
- Marlins bring home Broward County product Mike Morse
- Man held in May bank robbery charged in Austin slaying
- Mike Morse: From Nova High School to World Series champion
- Son of former Chicago hit man accused of killing Idaho man
- The inside scoop on just how much Americans love to deck the halls [Infographic]
- Inside the crystal ball: mobile predictions for 2015
- Not home for the holidays? 10 great gifts to give from afar
- Discover the top technology trends for holiday 2014 and beyond
- New Trier calendar keeps school in session on some holidays
- Blackhawks 5, Wild 3
- Proposed location of tower (MAP)
- General manager Rick Hahn puts White Sox back in the game
- Football | Oak Forest’s Tevin Coleman named All-American at Indiana
- Officials: Suspect in teen’s slaying implicated co-defendants in robberies
- Photos | Hales vs. Fenwick
- Boys basketball: Hales handles shorthanded Fenwick
- Bears’ young back seven needs to apply lessons learned
- Gender selection in a brave new world
- Panthers edge Capitals in 20-round shootout
- Girls hoops | Take Five? Joliet Catholic’s sophomore basketball team has only 5 players on the roster
- Two judges confirmed for U.S. District Court in Chicago
- Johns Hopkins mistakenly approves hundreds of rejected applicants
- Boys hoops | Lockport escapes with win over Sandburg
- Girls hoops | Bloom keeps winning ways going against Rich South
- Roundup | Tuesday, Dec. 16
- Brad Biggs’ NFL power rankings