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2014 > December > 19
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Deals on Tap this week
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‘Orphan Black’ trailer and 1st look photo: Clones are ready for war
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La Grange District 102 names Colorado superintendent as new leader
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Ghosts of war haunt an Ebola graveyard in Sierra Leone
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What’s driving Cuba normalizing ties with the U.S. from the Cuba side?
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Rape threats, then no response: What it was like to be a woman on Twitter in 2014
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Proviso East coach, security guard suspended after alleged choking incident: report
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DePaul routed 90-59 by Oregon State
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Bulls 103, Knicks 97
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Cuban spy reportedly helped U.S. uncover 3 espionage networks
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Bulls reap dividends of missing out on Carmelo Anthony
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‘Star Wars,’ ‘Frozen’ inspire Christmas home light show
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North Barrington residents help to raise $3,000 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
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District 21 looks into security improvements around its schools
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Flying Under the Radar: The show won’t go on, but everyone’s talking about it
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News and Schmooze: Giving through the end of the year
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D220 administrators review enrollment projection process
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Full text of U.S. FBI statement on Sony cyberattack
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Stephen Colbert conquers death in ‘Colbert Report’ finale, prepares for next step
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Obama goes from midterm drubbing to checking off bucket list
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Roundup | Thursday, Dec. 18
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Photos: Australia stabbing
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Metra train fatally hits pedestrian in Oak Forest
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Outdoors calendar
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Outdoors notebook
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Fishing report
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Every trip I make to Cuba is an insult to my parents
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Ask Amy: Millennial ‘robot’ ponders next phase
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5 people hurt in separate shootings
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How Tribune’s study was conducted
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Chicago’s red light camera program
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Study: Safety Effects of the Red-Light Camera Enforcement Program in Chicago
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Free children’s books Saturday on CTA Holiday Train
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Jeb Bush to meet with potential fundraisers in Chicago
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Chicago residential parking zones map
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Parking ticket blues? SmartChicago, city produce restricted-zones map
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Family Friendly: Short yet poignant performance of Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol”
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Board to purchase new football scoreboards
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New cruise ships on order for Carnival, Holland America
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Notorious El Rukn killer wins surprise release from prison
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PC-friends
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Prickly City: Can’t We All Get Along?
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Broadway bike lane among ‘Top 10’ in the country
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Bok Tower Gardens hosting family holiday weekend
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2014: The year we knew everything about everything
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Final ‘Colbert Report’: Colbert confers self immortality, sings ‘We’ll Meet Again’
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The story behind a platinum flute
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Chicago restaurants that repeatedly failed health inspections in 2014
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Steve Case on the opportunities for future entrepreneurs
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Jay Cutler acknowledges his days with Bears may be numbered
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Despite QB switch, Fox still sending Joe Buck and Troy Aikman to Soldier Field
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Friday Exit Dec. 19
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‘He doesn’t look good at all’
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FIFA to publish Garcia report on World Cup bidding process ‘in appropriate form’
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Townline School students make connections through volunteering
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Fremont Middle School students collect 1,843 pounds of food to donate
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LSC driving range hosts ‘drive’ for food pantry
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Amateur chefs face off at Impact chili cook-off
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Giants keep starter Jake Peavy with 2-year deal
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Five for Friday: Ravens who deserve a trip to the Pro Bowl
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El orgullo mexicano ante el campeón moral del Mundial de Clubes
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Meet Derby, the dog who can run thanks to 3D-printed legs
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Jim McMahon’s ‘never die’ mindset on display against Vikings on ‘Bears Classics’
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Hanukkah celebration brightens Evanston’s Fountain Square
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Padres acquire Braves’ Justin Upton
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Real Madrid, a conquistar el mundo en partido histórico para el San Lorenzo
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Elmspring accelerator announces partnership with Waterton Associates
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Has the RSVP gone the way of the jello mold?
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Room-by-room gifts for the home
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Police: Man takes bite out of guard’s ear outside Loop strip club
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FSU’s Top 5 Moments of the season, No. 5: Rashad Greene gets angry, delivers in clutch against Clemson
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Why poor people stay poor
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Home development could turn the lights out on Winter Wonderland
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I was raped. Why I stayed silent
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Florina Carrillo’s pressures father to allow her to join Gators’ wrestling team
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La multinacionales suspenden suministros a Rusia para evitar pérdidas
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How to fight dry airplane skin
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How NORAD’s Santa Tracker began: A Sears ad misprint
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Bud Selig to earn $6M a year in retirement
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Marcos Herrera’s brothers help toughen him for Eagles’ basketball
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Jaguars lineman gets $600,000 bonus for sack on final play
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Top 10 large cruise ships
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Soloist Cynthia Yeh, CSO end year literally with a bang
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Towing ordeal tests anyone’s ability to find silver lining
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Through hard work, Jaime Herrera gets breakthrough in the ring
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New app reunites Navy Pier revelers with lost items
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Roadrunners’ loss to Lions shows Nazareth needs time to find its legs
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MLS sets early Fire games in 2015
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15 things to do with your kids: Dec. 22-28
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Red Devils gymnasts form a common bond
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Niño con fiebre bajo observación por Ébola tras chequeo en O’Hare
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Career Education to divest Le Cordon Bleu schools
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Kate Upton named ‘Sexiest Woman Alive’ by People magazine
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$1,000 reward offered in arrest of ‘Mug Shot Bandit’
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Florida Museum Guide: Morse Museum of Art
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Roadtrip Florida: Bradenton Donuts
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Open thread: The Week in Review
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Aaron Hammer of Sugar Felsenthal Grais & Hammer LLP has been elected president of the Turnaround Management Association, Chicago/Midwest Chapter.
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Live video: President Obama’s end-of-year news conference
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Diesel exhaust, TPMS fixes and recalls: Motormouth answers your questions
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Country band Lonestar to headline Vernon Hills Summer Celebration
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Manzanas acarameladas matan a cinco y enferman a decenas por listeria
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Jennifer Aniston has finally won a movie acting award!
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Jay Cutler and his hometown of Santa Claus, Ind.
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Michael Phelps arrives in court in Baltimore
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NLRB to issue decision on McDonald’s labor complaints
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Despite Paul Chryst’s departure, RB Chris James plans to stay at Pittsburgh
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What’s cooking in chef Paul Virant’s kitchen on Christmas Eve
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A whopper of a deal at taxpayers’ expense
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Notre Dame grads help Minnesota State-Mankato reach national title game
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Watch: Stephen Colbert’s star-studded finale
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Illinois tax credits 2013
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FBI responsabiliza a Corea del Norte por ataque a Sony
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Not fit and proper: A very British sentence for train scofflaw
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RedEye Rundown: ‘The Interview’ canned, hot bike lanes and more
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The Friday Exit: All tech gadgets and gift-giving
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Corey Crawford, Duncan Keith set to return for Blackhawks
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‘The Interview’ may be the first casualty in a serious, new kind of war
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Former Midlothian cop convicted of civil rights violation
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Navidad en Chicago
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Spread the Olympic Games
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Dedicated seniors push Lake Forest swimmers to strong start
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Mundelein working to replace graduated wrestlers
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Oak Brook police report success in compliance checks
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The Gambler: Perder para ganar
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Chris Bennett pleased by trajectory of Lake Zurich basketball
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Chicago Marathon champion Rita Jeptoo positive on ‘B’ sample
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Grow your landscaping skills at Wicker Park workshop
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President Obama: Sony ‘made a mistake’ in pulling ‘The Interview’
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Color test gallery scc to ng to p2p
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Heart of Mercy Ball raises $680,000+ for Misericordia
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Vote in the Scott Stantis cartoon caption contest
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Route 66 announces 2015 season
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Map: U.S. cases of listeria linked to caramel apples
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Entrepreneurs and the holidays
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Sen. Kirk wants to show ‘The Interview’ at campaign event
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U.S. settles lawsuit over T-Mobile’s unauthorized charges
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REVIEW: ‘Cirque Dreams Holidaze’ at Chicago Theatre
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All-new 2015 RC F gives Lexus a performance edge
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Chicago City Council must end standoff over inspector general
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Photos: Cirque Dreams Holidaze
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The list: Bowl games that have bowed out
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Library prepares to put online new integrated search, check-out system
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Jewish musicians are behind many favorite Christmas tunes
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Rudolph and Frosty get makeovers
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The essential bow tie primer: What size? Is clip-on OK?
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Chicago’s top arcades and game shops
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The magic of the Sunday comics
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Park Ridge Youth Campus now ‘Prospect Park’
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Why is Elizabeth Warren so angry about Dodd-Frank?
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Quiz: How well do you know your celebrity news?
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Maine South student suggests murals for Uptown underpass
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Michael Phelps gets no jail time after entering guilty plea in DUI case
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Old cottage likely saved at Park Ridge’s former Industrial School
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Holiday tradition continues at NSCDS
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Holiday tradition continues at NSCDS
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Old photos get new life on Elmwood Park man’s T-shirts
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Woman indicted for phony business enterprise
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Carnival’s profits rise to $1.2 billion in fiscal 2014
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Credit Hillary Clinton for the Cuba deal
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Waukegan woman wants trademark for ‘I Can’t Breathe’
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Barack Obama calls James Franco ‘James Flacco’
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The bow tie: From nerd to Nordstrom
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Two home burglaries reported in Hinsdale
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Kraft’s CEO set to get two years of severance worth more than $2 million
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Lots of optimism (infographic)
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Photos: 2015 Lexus RCF
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Lincolnwood, Park Ridge women arrested after New Jersey restaurant heist
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Elmhurst hospital partners with race car driver for healthy living campaign
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Friend of accused Boston bomber pleads guilty to gun, drug charges
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Cuba not returning to capitalism despite U.S. deal: Castro’s daughter
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Women rule at Obama press conference
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Downers Grove candidates to stay on April ballot
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Panettone becomes building block for Christmas breakfast dishes
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Video games for holiday gift-giving
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5 easy holiday gift confections even noncooks can make
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Botanic Garden scientist fights to protect plants, and planet
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‘Outlander’ gift swap keeps fans connected during show hiatus
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Gold Swiss francs dropped in Salvation Army red kettle
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Style from head to Zoe
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NY woman who reported kidnap charged with murdering cousin
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The strange source of our Cuba policy
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Mother arrested for murder after 8 children found stabbed to death in Australian home
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Second year of Obamacare sign-up smoother for Community Nurse Health Association
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Sony looking for new platform to release ‘The Interview’
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Protesters stage CTA ‘train takeover’
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Adventist hospital group partners to offer insurance plan
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Bond set at $2 million for man charged with murder in Willowbrook
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Serial-sly, who murdered the Bears’ season?
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Jerry Sandusky’s pension appeal denied but lawyer vows to keep fighting
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Walgreens Boots to trade under WBA symbol
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Students expelled, face charges in St. Charles school computer hacking
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‘Black Lives Matter’ protest takes it to the CTA
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Hospital penalties for hospital errors
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Fire sign Ghana’s David Accam to multi-year designated player deal
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Sprained ankle sidelines Kevin Durant
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Chicago’s China challenge: Translate goodwill into deals
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Machine-gun attraction trivializes firearms
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Quinn names longtime aide Stermer to succeed Topinka as comptroller
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Notre Dame gets commitment from Indianapolis safety Mykelti Williams
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Army dad comes home early, surprises daughter in River Grove
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Nearly $30,000 raised for funeral of boy, 15, and scholarship for surviving brother
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Obama vows U.S. response to North Korea over Sony cyber attack
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Indiana stage collapse survivors settle for $50 million: lawyers
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La Grange nurses brighten holiday for kids who whose mom died in hospice
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Airline industry poised to fly high in 2015
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Jonathan Toews feels the burn in All-Star video
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Bodies of 2 infants found in Calif. storage unit
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Labor Board: McDonald’s violated workers’ rights
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Saturday’s matchup: Illinois vs. Missouri
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Saturday’s matchup: Western Michigan at Northwestern
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Saturday’s matchup: Blackhawks at Blue Jackets
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Lyons man accused of promoting prostitution on Backpage
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Merry Quinnmas
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Dave Potash, longtime owner of Chicago food store, dies
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Boys basketball: Glenbrook North to honor Chris Collins, Jon Scheyer
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Jury duty pay increase coming next year
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Two charged with stealing Salvation Army donation bucket
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Teachers show off ugly holiday sweaters at Rhodes School
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Countryside cigar store owner looks forward to trade with Cuba
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Oak Park property transfers: Taylor Avenue home sold for $315,000
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Bail set at $2 million in Willowbrook strangulation
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Ravens to square off with Texans’ talented receiving tandem of Andre Johnson, DeAndre Hopkins
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Heart of the Home: De-clutter your home for the new year
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To lease or buy a new car? (infographic)
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The welcome decline of the death penalty
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Letter to the editor: Thanks to all who make PADS run
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Saturday’s matchup: Notre Dame vs. Purdue
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Ask Tom: Why is the South Pole colder than the North Pole?
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Lou Holtz talks Notre Dame, Ohio State and unions
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Football: Loyola grad Patrick Dougherty hopes to end career with FCS title
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Culinary students help food pantry spice up meals from donated items
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Entire Northwestern football staff to return
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Corrections and clarifications for Sunday, Dec. 21, 2014
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Eisenhower Library receives prestigious nomination
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Football recruiting: DePaul Prep’s Raequan Williams commits to Michigan State
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The bobcat: A stealthy predator named for its tail
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Bears’ QB Jimmy Clausen will try to keep it simple against the Lions
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Half of Dr. Oz’s medical advice is baseless or wrong, study says
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Illinois must keep emotion in check in Braggin’ Rights game vs. Missouri
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Two more Chicago pot dispensaries get zoning approval
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River Forest may lose voice on District 200 School Board
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Police: Man robbed pair trying to buy car from him in Oak Park
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Supreme Court allows gay marriage to proceed in Florida next month
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Huddle up: Bears counting on teammates to rally around Jimmy Clausen
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Oak Park police blotter: Man arrested in CTA Blue Line sexual abuse case
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Saturday’s matchup: Illinois State at New Hampshire
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Bulls 103, Grizzlies 97
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Kamin: Jeanne Gang’s Wanda Tower design needs work
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Blackhawks back where they started with goalie tandem
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Brewing at home beats buying at store for beer enthusiasts
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Blotter: Chicago man charged with DUI near Belleplaine and Oriole avenues in Norridge
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Kepler spacecraft finds a second life – and an important new exoplanet
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Kentucky leads four great programs going head-to-head at United Center
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Santa Claus: Jay Cutler’s boyhood home
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Gloucester student challenges new transgender policy
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Norridge steakhouse adds to holiday joy
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Bulls depth key as Derrick Rose and Taj Gibson out again
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Historic Christmas front pages and cartoons
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Quinn taps aide to fill Topinka seat — for 3 weeks
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Uncorking the Top Wine Trends of 2014 [Infographic]
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Americans struggle to find the perfect gift for the holidays [Infographic]
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Can’t keep a resolution? Outside support can help
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What does your snacking say about you? [Infographic]
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The easiest thing you can do for your health and looks: drink more water
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Do you know the GI malignancy that’s second only to colon cancer? [Infographic]
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How ultrapure water equals ultra-smart electronics [Infographic]
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Take a full-court approach to managing diabetes [Infographic]
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Bon appetit: The top 10 restaurant trends for 2015
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NASA’s Kepler
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Gordie Howe’s condition improves after stem-cell treatment
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Boys basketball: Charles Matthews, St. Rita hang on against Simeon
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Top world stories of 2014
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Notable deaths 2014
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Top U.S. stories of 2014
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Music program shines at holiday concert
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Photos | Plainfield East vs. Plainfield North
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Loyola wins fourth straight, 73-57 vs. Southern Utah
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Harwood Heights celebrates holiday with song
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Paul-Rubio feud over Cuba a preview of GOP’s 2016 foreign policy debate?
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Tribune study: Chicago red light cameras provide few safety benefits
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How the red light camera study was done
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City Hall cites flawed statistics on red light cameras
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Traffic experts on red light camera study
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Federal judge puts gray wolf back on endangered species list
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Effort stalls to revamp Illinois’ corporate tax breaks program
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Christmas vacation
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Boys basketball: Ivanauskas leads Barrington past Fremd
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Boys basketball: Simeon vs. St. Rita
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High school student among 2 charged with Joliet murder
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Photos | Maine South vs. Evanston
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Boys basketball: Four score in double figures as Maine South ousts Evanston
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Photos | Fremd vs. Barrington
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December has seen persistent cloudiness — but above-average temperatures
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Boys basketball: Plainfield East’s Aaron Jordan beats buzzer against Plainfield North
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Jalen Brunson, Stevenson basketball hold off pesky Warren
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Friday’s recap: Bulls 103, Grizzlies 97
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Lake Forest writer-in-residence earns national acclaim for poetry
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Boys basketball: Jalen Brunson, Stevenson hold off pesky Warren
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Holiday lights, carol singers and other things that I like
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Sony hacks: Rogen, Franco could learn from Welles, ‘Citizen Kane’