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- Cristina Henriquez on ‘One Hundred Years of Solitude’ and the gift of heritage
- Russell Wilson leads Seahawks to 35-6 win over Cardinals
- Shots in the Dark Dec. 20th weekend
- Shots in The Dark for December 20th Weekend
- ‘Into the Woods’ falls off the stage
- 9Round Fitness and Kickboxing brings fun, accessible workouts to Barrington
- Barrington Hills man gets zero tolerance warning for failure to report accident
- Nominate your favorite bartender
- RedEye Chicago Best Bartender official rules
- BARTENDER CLONE TEST
- Barrington North: Remembering Christmas from years past
- Freshmen will take new state test at Lyons Township High School
- Searching the chocolate aisle for a new puppy’s name
- Holidays a great time to be kind to strangers
- Ask Amy: This season, give more than your receive
- CTA reopens Damen Blue Line stop
- Many red light cameras put in low-crash areas, Tribune study finds
- Ideologically pure Christmas carols, perfect for the holidays
- New questions about camera locations
- 1 killed after shooting leads to police chase
- Cubs owner Ricketts ventures into social impact investing
- Deerfield Public Library’s Read of the Week: ‘Station Eleven’
- Florida police officer dies on duty after getting shot, run over
- Christmas comes early by fire truck for LaGrange Park family
- Prickly City: All He Wants For Christmas is…….
- ‘The Interview’ fallout: Theater owners angry at Sony for shifting blame
- Dr. Oz Show: ‘Half of it was baseless or wrong’ video
- 10 thoughts after Bears’ loss to Lions
- One last tour of Brainerd
- 2014 in review: Wheaton and Glen Ellyn
- 2014 year in review: Wheaton and Glen Ellyn
- Elmhurst College students perform with Andrea Bocelli
- How to deal with employee absences
- And the RedEye Stud and Dud of the Year winners are …
- LFHS scholarship memorializes beloved teacher James Gantt
- Baseball players on the move this offseason
- What makes an 1800s rail station worth saving? Experts differ
- Tax break for home short sales becomes law again
- 2 dead, 10 wounded in separate West, South side shootings
- Niles Park Ridge school district approves tax hike
- If Jimmy Clausen were healthy, who should have started Sunday for Bears?
- Students at Vernon Hills High School help train service dogs
- Robotics enters D204 elementary schools
- Lake Shore Drive reopened after deadly wrong-way crash
- Blotter: Man charged with battery after incident at Des Plaines casino
- Five Things We Learned from the Ravens’ 25-13 loss to the Houston Texans
- Full text of statement from North Korea’s National Defence Commission
- North Korea threatens U.S., castigates Obama and Sony
- Nearly 80 percent of employers give year-end bonuses, survey says
- Kevin Hart will be the first 2015 ‘SNL’ host
- Monday’s matchup: NIU at Notre Dame
- Monday’s matchup: UIC at Northwestern
- Monday’s matchup: Raptors at Bulls
- Busch Gardens welcomes baby gorilla
- Learning about and practicing democracy
- In Jerusalem, shop and eat where the locals go, Machane Yehuda Market
- Review: ‘Into the Woods’
- The loss of two women
- Funding for child welfare
- Review: ‘Unbroken’
- Bella Voce delivers glad tidings of the season
- How entrepreneurs can create a support system
- Review: ‘Big Eyes’
- Center teaches teens gratitude, independence
- Ravens 10-pack on road pass-blocking woes, defensive bright spots and more
- La Liga San Francisco cumple un año de vida como torneo amateur en Chicago
- Niles Police Blotter: Driver charged with drug offense
- For Chicago jazz lovers, it was a very good year
- United to add summer service between Chicago, Rome
- ‘Longest Night’ service offers chance for contemplation amid holiday bustle
- Jila LaBelle brings online store to busy Niles intersection
- St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church wins Golf Mill Mall’s Festival of Trees contest
- Belgium a hot spot for sax lovers
- PAWS donations matched for the holidays
- Review: ‘Mr. Turner’
- Rory McIlroy ends year atop world golf rankings
- Shop and eat like a local in Jerusalem
- Waterproof Pelican ProGear U160: Perfect for serious shutterbugs
- Watch: Lions’ Dominic Raiola stomps on ankle of Bears’ Ego Ferguson
- Willowbrook TIF funds a welcome addition to local institutions
- Review: ‘The Gambler’
- Nick Rakocevic leads St. Joe assault of host Proviso West
- Summit on Regional Competitiveness
- Protecting boxwoods in winter
- Former Chrysler Group expands Takata driver-side air bag recall globally
- Boards weigh several factors in deciding hardship exemption
- ‘Merry Mistletoe’ party honors future teachers from Lake Zurich, Mundelein
- 2014 in review: Best sports quotes
- Financial decisions young adults can make to usher in a prosperous New Year
- Cow feces among Cards Against Humanity’s holiday gifts
- Blotter: Friend disappeared after given cash for investment in Glenview
- Former Alderman Bernard Stone dies
- Pistons waive forward Josh Smith
- Small window of opportunity for IRA charitable rollover
- Boys hoops | Maine South’s 17-game win streak in conference ends
- A couple Chicago Wolves test Maggie Daley ice ribbon
- Blotter: Possession of cannabis and drug paraphernalia in Lake Forest
- Blotter: Woman took $1,000 worth of clothing in Vernon Hills
- Blotter: Several arrested for DUI in Libertyville
- Notable 2014 Chicagoland deaths
- ‘What Clicked’: 2014 food news, restaurant inspections and more
- Rich Gannon: Jay Cutler ‘just doesn’t get it’
- Sujeto se parapeta al norte de Chicago
- La Grange Park’s new police chief rose through the ranks
- Jameis Winston relieved by conduct hearing result, coach Jimbo Fisher says
- Rescuing the holiday: Advice for families facing not-so-merry circumstances
- Snapshot: Northbrook Civic Foundation membership a year-round gift
- Broad industry support helped Chicago land Goose Island initiative
- How to create lasting holiday memories
- Girls hoops | After slow start, Carmel girls playing better
- Pareja de Chicago se casa frente al muro fronterizo, tras una deportación
- Notre Dame boys basketball team has little trouble against Buffalo Grove
- Artistic directors protest firing at Jewish theater
- What if Clark Griswold had used LED Christmas lights?
- Photos: Joe Cocker, 1944 – 2014
- Protesters attend vigil for N.Y. police killed on the job
- National Geographic to bring traveling map to Lincolnshire
- Why ‘culture’ is an appropriate word of the year
- Highwood food pantry handing out holiday meals
- Weak growth continues to hammer Illinois economy
- Police arrest 3 teens in Arlington Heights burglaries
- Labriola to open late Jan./early Feb. on Michigan Avenue
- Discrepancias generalizadas en asilos de ancianos
- Obama’s legacy will be ‘caring’
- Blotter: Man charged with possession of child pornography in Oak Park
- December could be cloudiest on books in Chicago
- Blotter: Jewelry theft on Gale Avenue in River Forest
- Before and after the renovation of the CTA’s Damen stop
- Blotter: Man charged with DUI and trespass in Plainfield
- Blotter: Man charged with battery after incident at Des Plaines casino
- Apple Store in Naperville reports $10,000 in merchandise stolen
- Moran: Celebrating Christmas in Woodstock means 6 more weeks of winter
- Moran: Celebrating Christmas in Woodstock means 6 more weeks of winter
- Moran: Celebrating Christmas in Woodstock means 6 more weeks of winter
- 14 best-selling cars of 2014
- AbbVie lowers price of hepatitis C drug to win deal with Express Scripts
- Importance of jury duty
- Concerns of handgun dangers
- Jameis Winston’s accuser says she coped with death threats but had to pursue conduct hearing
- ¿Blanca Navidad?
- Ohio-bound Katie Barker leads Cary-Grove over Lake Zurich
- 8 taken into custody in Far North Side barricade incident
- 2 dead, at least 6 wounded in shootings on South and West sides
- Blotter: Church window damaged in Tinley Park
- Franklin Park term limit battle gets first shot with new panel
- Blotter: Decorations stolen in Frankfort
- Blotter: Man charged with violating New Lenox woman’s protection order
- Volunteer spotlight: Heartland’s Tom Bohn
- Community comes together around five books on race
- Florida housing trends may be an early-market barometer
- Blotter: Woman charged with theft in Highland Park
- Blotter: Woman charged with driving on suspended license in Deerfield
- Mayoral challengers call for suspension of red light camera program
- Glenview resident feels ‘like Santa Claus’ after winning $4 million
- Blotter: Wallet, iPhone stolen from vehicle in Romeoville
- LED Christmas lights
- Concerto competition teaches musicianship
- Singer Joe Cocker dies at age 70
- Moran: Celebrating Christmas in Woodstock means 6 more weeks of winter
- 2014 in review: Orland Park and Homer Glen
- Don’t ignore the yearning of Cuba’s people, Mr. Obama
- Tri-Cities grads create dating site that highlights imperfections
- Former Bears RB Cedric Benson arrested
- 2014 in review: Downers Grove
- A milestone in saving Illinois babies
- Photos: NYPD officers fatally shot in Brooklyn
- Northlake families shop with a cop for Christmas
- Frankfort expects near full recovery of defrauded investment
- Barilla uses 3D printing to find its next pasta shapes
- 2014 in review: Hinsdale, Elmhurst and Lombard
- Park Ridge native, attorney named to Illinois Supreme Court committee
- Purple Line changes receive attention on city transit survey
- Archie Powell’s drunk Christmas brought to you by Malort
- Park Ridge crime briefs: Cash stolen during home break-in
- Concussion ends Jimmy Clausen’s season; Jay Cutler to start finale
- Former bar demolished in Tinley Park
- Photos: Downers Grove 2014 year in review
- Contested races next spring in two Park Ridge wards
- Photos: ‘HMS Pinafore’ by The Hypocrites
- Photos: Charlatan
- Is your brush the best match for your hair type?
- Naperville offers two New Year’s countdowns
- Blotter: iMac and Macbook Air stolen from vehicle in Lake Zurich
- Blotter: Woman charged with child endangerment in Mundelein
- Photos: Top stories of 2014 in Hinsdale, Elmhurst and Lombard
- Boyne puts a resort spin on Midwest skiing
- Stand-up Scene: A visit to ‘The Art of Comedy’ in Pilsen
- Navy tests alcohol-based fuel for fighter jet
- Reiteran llamado contra cámaras rojas en Chicago
- VA loan myths that hurt buyers and sellers
- Boyne ski resorts bring a taste of the West to the Midwest
- 2014 in review: Bolingbrook, Plainfield and Romeoville
- Special thanks to Steve Lasker
- Libertyville basketball’s size too much for ice-cold Vernon Hills
- How to deal with neighbors encroaching on your property
- Blotter: Lululemon coat stolen from locker in Glen Ellyn
- There’s snow in Christmas Eve forecast — but it may not stick
- Blotter: 24-year-old charged with DUI in Westmont
- Blotter: Stolen license plates found in Downers Grove
- Don’t forget the reason for the season
- Alan Shulman, financial chief at Oak Brook holding company L&H, dies at 80
- Winter arrives this day
- Chicago home sales continue slide as prices rise
- Maggie Daley Park ice skating ribbon
- A suggestion to help the pension
- Unwanted secret ingredient
- Rachel Zoe talks fashion, future and expanding blow-dry bar
- 2016 beckons women into politics
- Ramsey Lewis heads to WDCB
- Hinsdale Central teacher resigns after inappropriate communication
- Cult of possibility
- Weekly Wellness: It’s time for men to get real about fitness
- Jay Cutler gives Bears best chance to win, but David Fales should start
- Former Walgreen CFO signs severance agreement
- Ex-PTA leader admits stealing from Arlington Heights group, gets probation
- Boys hoops | After streak of wins, Wheaton North lost last 2
- Molding clay into art, Glenview potter is passionate
- Piden renuncia en la Junta de Educación de Chicago
- Northwestern 63, Illinois-Chicago 46
- Ravens need to get an attitude, be more physical
- How to be bold: Nick Cave’s secrets
- Cult of possibility
- 2014 in review: Tinley Park
- CTA riders debate ‘manspreading’ and bad manners
- Candidates file for ‘David and Goliath’ fight in Tinley Park
- New sergeant in Western Springs P.D.
- Mannheim meditation: Middle school brings calming exercises to classroom
- Fire sign Naperville native Patrick Doody
- ‘Thanks for Giving Gala’ raises $75,000 to aid South Sudan refugees
- Elmhurst officials break ground on downtown parking garage
- Photos: Top stories of 2014 in Tinley Park
- 2014: The year in A&E photography
- Lake Forest caucus recommends incumbents on City Council, new members to school boards
- 2014: Year in A&E photography
- Looking back at Chicago Tribune’s 2014 Beers of the Month
- Gonia: It’s the thought that always makes a gift so special
- Soup specials galore in January
- New Year’s Eve parties for kids around Chicago
- Boys hoops | Vernon Hills starts season 4-0 in conference
- Don’t dis Carter
- Bronzeville man held on $300K in Loop convenience store robbery
- Toby Keith to headline Bruce Rauner inauguration concert
- Merry Illinois Christmas!
- ‘Polar Express’ takes kids, families to North Pole
- No, there isn’t a broad campaign against police
- CTA to put rats on birth control
- Johnny Manziel out for season; Ravens to face Brian Hoyer or rookie Connor Shaw
- Winnetka students try computer coding
- Boys basketball: Kalin Fisher helps Proviso East upset Hinsdale Central
- John Harbaugh explains protection issues against Texans, J.J. Watt
- Boys basketball: Week 5 Tribune Top 20
- 7-day-old dolphin calf dies, the second this month at Brookfield Zoo
- For Fido and friends, no shortage of holiday gifts
- Six running for trio of Franklin Park Village Board seats
- Creative ways to wrap holiday gift cards
- Roast pork crowns the holiday table
- Mayor during Dixon looting scandal won’t seek re-election
- Chicago’s red light cameras don’t deliver on Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s promises
- Bears loss to Lions a case of what could have been
- Best of 2014: Showing what’s possible in a storefront
- Metra train strikes vehicle in Western Springs, driver escapes injury
- Girls basketball: Week 6 Top 20
- U.S. helped imprisoned Cuban spy artificially inseminate wife
- Chicago running coach getting back on his feet after shooting
- Crash involving vehicle on Metra BNSF line snarls evening commute
- Jameis Winston decision was the only one that made sense
- Fenwick tumbles to Hillcrest in OT at Proviso West
- Blotter: Santa lawn ornament stolen, DUI, theft in Lincolnwood
- Late free throw helps Vernon Hills basketball knock off Niles West
- Colorado downs DePaul 82-68 in Diamond Head Classic
- Endia Martin’s killing latest focal point in debate over juvenile justice
- Moscow to Beijing by rail, Mongolian yurts included
- Herrera, Leyden sink Montini from 3-point line
- Ayuda Legal: ¿Desalojos durante el invierno?
- 2014 in review: Arlington Heights
- CTA Holiday Train pulled from service for door problem
- Brandon Marshall: Dominic Raiola ‘dirty player, worse human being’
- Robbie Gould critical of decision to bench Jay Cutler
- Travel writers’ books range from going nowhere to going everywhere
- 2 pedestrians hit near Chicago-Evanston border
- Bethune-Cookman promotes Terry Sims as new head football coach
- Boys basketball: Kenwood outlasts outmanned Morton in 2 OTs
- Former Chicago Alderman Bernie Stone dead at 87
- Baltimore Co. police say they rushed to tell New York of cop-killer
- Evanston police investigate pedestrian hit by UPS truck, second crash occurs
- Proviso West tournament: Kenwood vs. Morton
- Quinn “temporary” tax hike revoked-partially
- Notre Dame crushes Northern Illinois 91-66
- Proviso West tourney: Proviso East vs. Hinsdale Central
- Northern Illinois tackle Tyler Loos displays rare determination
- Village celebrates Hanukkah with menorah lighting
- Kris Versteeg’s high plus-minus rating reflects strong two-way play
- Jimmy Clausen concussion hands reins of Bears back to Jay Cutler
- Don’t set yourself up for a foul at your next sports-watching party
- Lack of flu preparedness: What you need to know to protect your family
- 5 tips to help savvy Latina moms raise financially smart kids
- 4 steps to fit this year
- Plumbing 101: Answers for your top 5 plumbing questions
- Help men reclaim space of their own: Bathroom sharing tips
- 4 reasons you need more massage in your life
- Alex Olah and Bryant McIntosh come through for Northwestern
- Bulls 129, Raptors 120
- Girls basketball: Sandburg’s Victoria Stavropoulos an international player
- Bail denied for Dolton animal hospital employee nabbed in Kansas
- Football recruiting notes: Hales senior Christian has narrowed options, will pick on Christmas Eve
- Oh the Bears drama (gif)
- 3 Illinois recruits from Texas thrilled Illini in Heart of Dallas Bowl
- Ask Tom: How much snow fell for my 1961 wedding in Lincolnwood?
- Boozer is better now, but …
- Who picked your tomatoes? Look closely at the global supply chain
- Boys basketball: Hillcrest tops Fenwick 53-48 in overtime
- The troubled legacy of the toy gun
- December on track to be Chicago’s cloudiest on record
- Catch up on the Hawks in 500 words
- NIU coach Rod Carey doesn’t succumb to ‘silly season’ chatter
- Evanston woman hit by UPS truck, seriously injured
- Tuesday’s matchup: Jets at Blackhawks
- Monday’s recap: Bulls 129, Raptors 120
- Man struck, killed by Red Line train
- Three seek village president spot in Oak Brook
- After NYC police shot, Chicago police union urges cops to be cautious
- Miami Beach fights rising sea by building more waterfront condos
- Los Bulls derrotan a los Raptors con un último cuarto de récord y fantasía
- Wolves rally for 5-3 win over Griffins
- Roundup | Monday, Dec. 22
- Baranek: Lincoln-Way East boys basketball coach Rich Kolimas OK after freak postgame mishap
- Derrick Rose-Jimmy Butler could become an All-Star pairing for Bulls
- 5 teens shot in Englewood
- Only thing Ravens can control is winning Sunday’s game