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- ‘Then the men came with big guns’: More than 100 killed in assault on Pakistani school
- Will we ever break our record for coldest day?
- Short-handed? No problem for Blackhawks in 5-3 victory over the Wild
- Siege of cloudiness coming to an end
- Tuesday’s recap: Blackhawks 5, Wild 3
- 4 firefighters hurt in Riverdale blaze
- Top social media fails of 2014
- Senior Art Show
- Humanities Festival winter season announced
- Artwork inspires lively conversation at 2014 Senior Art Show
- D’Angelo’s ‘Black Messiah’ is good but flawed
- Barrington Countryside Fire Protection District receives improved ISO rating
- ‘Tis the season for Chicago’s comfort foods
- Fries rule at Frite Street in Avondale
- ‘Evolve’ puts fresh spin on classic video game theme
- Ask Amy: Daughter’s boyfriend not a good match for parents
- Inside Iraq’s ‘killing zones’
- Children with special needs have ‘dress rehearsal’ for flying
- Mundelein sets fees, waits for medical marijuana applicants
- FarmLogs, a Midwestern ag tech startup, raises $10 million
- Former Simeon star Jabari Parker out for season with torn ACL
- Hitler’s unfinished vacation paradise rises anew in Germany
- San Diego Chargers won’t exercise clause to terminate stadium lease
- Lawsuit leaves horse tracks facing bankruptcy, attorney says
- Suspenden estreno de ‘The Interview’ por amenazas
- Slain teen honored: ‘Demario lives through me’
- 4 boys, 15 and younger, shot in Chicago over 4 days
- Chinese developer plans tower designed by Jeanne Gang of Aqua fame
- Passer-by credited with saving man who plunged into Chicago River
- Cuba releases American Alan Gross after five years in prison: ABC
- High stakes, fake identities: the great URL wars
- PC-trust
- Is Jay Cutler’s fashion statement a message to Bears?
- Prickly City: You Have to Trust Me
- D’Angelo is back: The ‘Black Messiah’ review
- Click here to vote for the funniest tweet of the week
- 10 for the road: Big bucket list
- Jeb Bush wants to be a different kind of presidential candidate
- Relations between Japan and the U.S.
- Alan Gross through the years
- Sweet 16: Songs of Good Cheer recap
- The Nutcracker Family Dinner
- Son of a Butcher Tavern aims for early 2015 opening
- Raúl Castro hablará de ‘importantes temas de relaciones con EEUU’
- Naperville OKs liquor sales for Walgreens outside downtown
- REVIEW: ‘HoliDaze’ from Step Up Productions at Chicago Dramatists
- REVIEW: ‘Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Christmas Goose’
- Pac-Man themed restaurant set for Woodfield Mall
- Prosecutors: Midlothian cop used unreasonable force on suspect
- Obama y Castro terminan con medio siglo de tensiones diplomáticas
- Short-sale tax break heads to Obama
- Downers Grove approves condos at site of historic home
- Your holiday wish list: Does it have to be a secret?
- Handiemail makes a business of a lost craft: the handwritten note
- Handiemail makes a business of a lost craft: the handwritten note
- Fathers beware: Don’t try to son your son
- FIFA ethics investigator quits role in World Cup probe
- Emanuel opponents to continue push for elected school board
- El ‘boxeo para todos’ no existe
- Ravens Q&A with Mike Preston
- Travel alerts include druggings, robberies in Ecuador
- Stepping Up: After 80 years, Lucy Erickson still at home in Park Ridge schools
- Acura to debut production NSX supercar at Detroit
- Hacked Sony emails are none of our business
- Electronics recycling ending in Lake County
- A 2015 that’s chock-full of resolutions
- Pakistan in mourning as parents bury children after school attack
- SeaWorld mime: “Making people laugh and smile was the greatest feeling”
- NU’s Chris Collins proud to have number retired
- 1 killed, at least 3 wounded in separate Tuesday shootings
- 2nd Conrad hotel planned for Near North Side
- REVIEW: ‘Burning Bluebeard’ by The Ruffians at Theater Wit
- Origami Office event
- ‘Newsies’ and ‘Cinderella’ casts will perform at Sidetrack
- Timeline: The strained relationship between Cuba and the U.S.
- Wide-load Lincoln Park home, for $1.9M
- Police: Vandals take the air out of holiday inflatables
- Humboldt Park, West Englewood have 2nd highest homicide toll
- Aaron Rodgers sympathizes with Jay Cutler
- Ravens sign cornerback Chris Greenwood off Vikings’ practice squad
- Holiday gift gadgets under $30
- Stocking-stuffer gadgets that will add spice or crack you up
- Another busy holiday season for Tinley Park-based nonprofit
- That ain’t ‘puck’ Joel Quenneville’s yelling
- Electrical overload sparks Christmas tree fire in Oak Park
- ‘The Mindy Project’ fills Reese Witherspoon with holiday cheer
- A well-rested surgeon isn’t always the best medicine
- Holiday engagement hangover? Fort Lauderdale Marriott has remedy
- Mistletoe Medley plays up Candyland for Infant Welfare Society
- Photos: ‘Burning Bluebeard’
- Live: Alan Gross Speaks after release from Cuba
- La temporada de gripe pega duro en escuelas suburbanas de Illinois
- Hinsdale Food Mart liquor license suspended for a total of 30 days
- El Papa, ‘complacido por decisión histórica” de EEUU y Cuba
- Friends, family pay tribute to Topinka at memorial gathering
- Casa Blanca no descarta visita a Cuba de Obama
- Workplace design: The power of an urban planner’s mentality
- Funeral on Saturday for 15-year-old Demario Bailey
- Jolly good: Potbelly openings shops in London
- Lack of support from mayor doesn’t stop trustee from re-election bid
- The list: Fast outbreak
- Continuing coverage: President Obama announces changes to Cuba policy
- Durbin ‘overjoyed’ Gross is home; Roskam questions shift in U.S.-Cuba ties
- Alan Gross statement on coming home from Cuba
- Former Lake County jail guard dies awaiting trial in inmate’s death
- Snack bags pose a danger for pets
- Statement by the President on Cuba policy changes
- Dan último adiós a la contralora Judy Baar Topinka
- Terps’ Stefon Diggs undecided on declaring for NFL draft, Randy Edsall says
- Disney Springs roundup: What’s in store for the Downtown Disney remodel
- JRW cheating claims reek of sour grapes
- Rusia intenta frenar la caída histórica del rublo
- Chicago makers: Holiday gift guide
- WFMT to provide classical music to Shanghai radio in cultural exchange
- Elizabeth Warren would rather lead a movement than be president
- Avoiding germs at every turn
- Problem with savings plan
- Franklin Park manufacturer donates food — and a container, too
- Bears’ DT Stephen Paea second in fan voting for Pro Bowl
- C2E2 costume contest registration is now open
- En Chicago listos para dar condolencias por masacre en Paquistán
- What’s in a (cruise ship) name?
- Reporter does not have to reveal source in murder stories, court rules
- Six skating questions for Chicago Wolves
- Gana Gael García Bernal elogios con su serie
- Not profiling people is foolish and dangerous
- Leyden High School students collect cards, candy for soldiers
- Sidney Crosby back on ice after mumps diagnosis, others tested
- Lao Sze Chuan opens on Michigan Avenue
- Abogan contra altos intereses que cobran a escuelas de Chicago
- Chicago Wolves test out the Maggie Daley Park ice ribbon
- Stephen Colbert departs, and his Nation mourns
- Montana homeowner found guilty in slaying of German exchange student
- Barrington teen’s football ‘recruiting video’ goes viral
- ‘Failed’ improv group succeeds at Stevenson
- Blackhawks’ holiday party at the United Center
- Best of Museums 2014: The big stories, from ‘Bowie’ to orchids
- Snapshot of Cuba
- Chicago boxer and Muhammad Ali opponent Ernie Terrell dies
- TV meteorologist shot in Texas, suspect at large
- Committee leans toward April referendum on new OPRF pool
- Texans won’t reveal starting QB vs. Ravens before Sunday, Bill O’Brien says
- Baby, it’s gold outside
- Discurso del presidente sobre el cambio político con Cuba
- U.S., China aim to talk more on biotech
- School District 97, teachers union cut new contract deal
- Rabih Alameddine: When a book is not just a book
- Celebs gather to celebrate 125 years of Auditorium Theatre
- M’s win it all in fall Bocce Ball tournament
- Connie Curran, nurse and health care executive, dies
- Lauren Beukes creates a world out of ‘Bone’ for her daughter
- Wilmette’s Beth Hillel Congregation Bnai Emunah hosts Hanukkah luncheon for seniors
- Wolves fall again to Adirondack
- Molly Antopol on the gift of Grace Paley
- American doctor who recovered from Ebola will return to Liberia
- Phil Klay on the gift of a good book in wartime
- Cops respond to suspicious package on State Street
- Cupich lauds Obama, Castro for striking deal
- The Mass Exodus of 2014: Is Chicago losing its 30-somethings to the cold?
- Amy Bloom: Handing down a good book
- San Lorenzo sufre para derrotar al Auckland City en el Mundial de Clubes
- Cook Park menorah lighting tradition still burns strong
- Lev Grossman on falling in love with ‘The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe’
- Toews officially sells Lakeshore East condo
- Selfies Cassella
- Third person arrested over Oregon school shooting that wounded four
- Obama pardons 2 Illinoisans, including former Merc member
- Obama’s Cuba policy: A summary
- Selfie creep: The latest photojournalism crutch
- Third person arrested over Oregon school shooting that wounded four
- Ask Tom: What’s the record for consecutive sunless days?
- Committee considers April referendum on new District 200 pool
- Paul Chryst returns to coach Wisconsin
- Chris Canty, Jacoby Jones sidelined at practice, Torrey Smith not on injury report
- Where will you travel in 2015?
- The U.S. has no choice but to help Pakistan fight terror
- For ‘Airline Highway,’ Lisa D’Amour knows New Orleans
- FARC declaran cese el fuego unilateral por tiempo indefinido en Colombia
- Picture these kids’ books next to the toys
- Illustrated books make great gifts for kids
- 2 killed, 3 wounded in shootings since Tuesday night
- Kentucky woman arrested for shoplifting at a ‘Shop with a Cop’ event
- ‘The Interview’: Sony hacks, terrorists threats, cancellation
- Doubts cast on cause of death for suspect in Pennsylvania killings
- Crowded race for library board that lets patrons surf for porn
- Morgan Park basketball message: New gym needed
- Dreher in front at Women’s Dixie Amateur
- Fulton Market landmark plan draws strong opposition
- Thursday’s matchup: Knicks at Bulls
- Jon Drummond ban another ugly doping story for track and field
- Obama takes on the Cuba lobby
- The ‘Cuban Five’
- Woodlands Academy Wonderwalk raises $90,000
- Historical archives coming to Highland Park library
- As China visits Chicago, good signs for free trade
- Bears bench Jay Cutler for Sunday’s game. Agree with the decision?
- Panthers cool under pressure in record shootout
- Ravens fullback Kyle Juszczyk concentrating on ball security after lost fumble
- Reports say North Korea ordered Sony hack; film’s opening canceled
- Cubs deal Justin Ruggiano for Double-A pitcher
- Fantasy Wild Card Wednesday for Week 16: Banking on Bears’ Marquess Wilson
- Ravens running back Justin Forsett not an ‘angry dude,’ has fond memories of Texans tenure
- Michigan makes sizable offer to Jim Harbaugh: report
- Abundance of green space at The Oaks in Vernon Hills
- Cuban-Americans in Chicago divided on diplomatic changes
- The ‘Interview’ controversy highlights Sony’s Amy anomaly
- 14 arrested over 2012 meningitis outbreak that killed 64
- Joakim Noah expects to play vs. Knicks
- A Very Castro Christmas
- Marc Trestman on Jay Cutler’s body language: ‘We all can do better’
- Naperville doctor charged with sex crimes; state suspends his license
- Baderbrau rebirth culminates with South Loop brewery
- Bo Pelini rips Nebraska AD in expletive-laden talk with former players
- Pritzker: Firms growing wary of commerce with China
- Louisiana Tech’s Houston Bates to face ex-Illinois teammates in final game
- Oak Park school district, teachers reach tentative deal
- Public calls for resignation of school board member against gay superintendent
- Illinois 73, Hampton 55
- 49ers cut Ray McDonald in wake of sexual assault investigation
- How will Cuba decision affect baseball?
- Chill returns, but sunshine does not
- Secret diplomacy with Cuba ends in breakthrough deal
- Boys basketball: Crete-Monee’s Tyler Williams quite a force on the court
- CPS school for special-needs kids needs full-time nurse, alderman says
- Armstrong: Conference shuffling continues with changes in Southwest Prairie
- The two small steps that make a big impact on diabetes management [Infographic]
- Winning the fight against dry eye [Infographic]
- Hearing better thanks to smarter technology
- What Americans really want to do on New Year’s Eve [Infographic]
- Last-minute fitness gifts can keep giving all year long
- 5 ways to make any purchase a smart purchase
- Central Michigan 80, Northwestern 67
- For Ravens’ Owen Daniels, ‘a chance to make some plays’
- Some conservatives urging right not to serve gays on religious grounds
- Palestinian draft resolution to UN calls for Israel occupation end by 2017
- After school attack, Pakistan vows to pursue militants outside its borders
- Volunteer football coach in Steubenville rape case charged with violating probation
- Loyola downs Abilene Christian for third straight win
- Kendrick Nunn flourishes in starting role with 16 points in 73-55 victory
- Blackhawks penalty killers on NHL record pace
- Eight things to know about No. 8, Bears quarterback Jimmy Clausen
- Celebration in Havana over announcement
- Carmelo Anthony who? Charles Barkley calls Bulls best in East if …
- Bears bench Jay Cutler, will start Jimmy Clausen on Sunday
- Man found in South Side home was shot to death
- Disabato: Ferguson facing herculean task at Mount Carmel
- Benching Jay Cutler hardly solves Bears dilemma with ‘uncoachable’ QB
- Northwestern defense no match for hot-shooting Central Michigan
- Charles Barkley feels sorry for Jay Cutler following benching
- Bears benching of Jay Cutler confirms it’s time to turn out lights on era
- Ray Rice attends fundraiser in Dundalk, says it’s ‘good to be out’
- TV meteorologist, an NIU grad, shot in Texas
- Roundup | Wednesday, Dec. 17