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- Best ways to celebrate New Year’s Eve in Florida
- 2014: The year in Rahmface
- Snowy owl enjoys new home at Stillman Nature Center
- Buffalo Grove gymnast Diandra Duenser working toward state
- Julie Jambrone drives Buffalo Grove basketball’s hot start
- Barrington’s Kelly Katis goes from role player to game changer
- Snowy owl at Stillman Nature Center
- Missing dog found after 3 days
- Lost Deerfield dog found in Buffalo Grove after 3 days
- Power in ‘Selma’ can’t be denied
- Sanctions should target officials, not oppressed people
- What’s coming to local art houses in 2015
- The bond between patient and physician is in jeopardy
- Review: ‘The Way He Looks’
- Review: ‘Winter Sleep’
- Review: ‘A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night’
- ‘Selma’ resonates now more than ever
- Ask Amy: Friend worries about how to report a crime
- Review: ‘Pelican Dreams’
- Buzzwords collide in ‘a new type of industrial revolution’
- Prickly City: Out With the Old
- Two-alarm fire in South Loop
- Winnetka school superintendent’s son among alleged Bricker abuse victims
- A look at some passengers and crew on AirAsia Flight 8501
- Chicago homicides continue drop, but grim trend in shootings
- Social-impact initiatives will go mainstream in business
- Ringing in 2015 around the world
- Rituales y tradiciones de año nuevo
- Woman sues over accident on bike path that left her paralyzed
- Vegas snow on New Year’s Eve is a roll of the dice as cold grips country
- 2015 book preview: The future in reading
- The Biblioracle: A new year with an old West
- Harriet Lane on ‘Her’
- How to build a better book club
- Review: ‘Breathturn Into Timestead’ by Paul Celan
- Review: ‘Boom, Bust, Exodus’ by Chad Broughton
- Book club: Book Belles of Brookdale Hoffman Estates
- Upcoming Chicago literary events
- Review: ‘The Martini Shot’ by George Pelecanos
- Roundup: Books for the soul
- Chicago book news: Chicago Writers Association’s annual awards winners announced
- Author Stella Atrium: An academic inspired by science fiction
- E-reader: Understanding the skin you’re in
- New in paperbacks: Ted Williams bio ‘The Kid,’ others
- Review: ‘The Working Man’s Reward’ by Elaine Lewinnek
- ‘Weird Sports 2’ by Sol Neelman is a victory in a vat of pudding
- From the archives: A look back at ‘The Literary Life’
- Delivery on demand will change the way you buy food
- McCullom Lake residents settle cancer suit against chemical company
- New laws: Higher truck speeds, more protections for pregnant women in workplace
- Ken Griffin, Illinois’ richest man, buys Gold Coast condo for $13.3 million
- Captains crunched: Alex Ovechkin vs. Jonathan Toews
- Friday Exit Jan. 2
- Starting a company? Here’s how to think big from the very beginning
- Family Friendly: Parents and kids play hockey together at Oak Park event
- How to make New Year’s resolutions we can stick to
- Former Miami coach Randy Shannon to become Gators linebackers coach and recruiting coordinator
- Misfiring Derrick Rose intends to keep firing away
- Where truckers can drive 60 mph (MAP)
- Coach or GM … which should the Bears hire first?
- 4 businesses destroyed in extra-alarm blaze in South Loop
- New Year’s Eve parties in Chicago
- Forest Park reopens after $4 million renovation, wins award
- Remembering Nixon and China
- We can do business with Cuba
- New Mexican-American restaurant is a family affair
- Holiday tree pickups begin Jan. 5
- Two communist countries
- Trade policy with Cuba
- Love is the best gift of all
- Images from ‘Weird Sports 2’ by Sol Neelman
- Uber prices to surge during New Year’s Eve
- Trade will not help Cuba’s poor
- Time for new relations with Cuba
- ‘Horrific’ scene in Edmonton after man kills 8 people, takes own life
- Five Ravens stats that stand out ahead of Saturday’s playoff game against Pittsburgh
- Patios, windows, bedrooms galore in Lakeview, for $3.7M
- The biggest losers in politics in 2014
- Walgreen-Alliance Boots deal is complete
- New laws OK wine shipments, ban tiger selfies
- Mortgage rates edge up, but still at 19-month low
- 3-pointers: Breaking down Bulls’ loss to Nets
- WGN-Ch. 9 anchor Lourdes Duarte sells Des Plaines house
- WLS-Ch. 7 reporter Jason Knowles sells East Lakeview condo
- Ravens CB Rashaan Melvin has emerged from obscurity to become NFL starter
- 6 firms cited for asbestos violations during work at Evanston school
- 7 bodies recovered from AirAsia crash as weather hampers search
- One Acre Fund gala aids African farmers
- Chicago innovators’ New Year goals: fitness, CTA, open-ended questions
- Top 10 recipes of 2014 have us taking another bite
- Chicago dining 2014 in review: A world-class year
- Invasive beetle found in rhubarb at Chicago port
- Dolce and Gabbana look to spring
- Fisher walnuts and pecan cookie pieces recalled over salmonella
- Man pleads not guilty in hatchet slaying of wife
- 6 firms cited for asbestos violations during work at Chute Middle School
- Lost Deerfield dog found in Buffalo Grove after 3 days
- Top 10 recipes of 2014 have us taking another bite
- Lions’ Ndamukong Suh says feet were numb in appeal defense
- In Federal Hill, total rehab is a perfect fit
- Ravens-Steelers matchup is what NFL wants, Ben Roethlisberger says
- Rocky found after 3 days
- Old BlackBerrys came to the rescue after Sony’s systems hacked
- Bears’ aggressive approach with coaching candidates makes sense
- Maine South boys basketball team hangs tough with Stevenson thanks in part to film study
- Notre Dame basketball player Joe Mooney trying to attract more college offers
- Mundelein’s Maddie Zazas stands out on basketball court, softball field
- The rise of superbugs and what we can do about them
- Fitness experts explain what’s hot and what’s not for 2015
- A look at spring with Dolce & Gabbana
- Josh McCown lobbies Bucs to hire Marc Trestman as offensive coordinator
- New Year’s Eve restaurant reservation is still possible
- Too much sun could delay start of Thursday’s Winter Classic
- Maine Township passes flat tax levy
- To this Gen-X South Sider, 2015 feels like science fiction
- Pickwick Tailoring closes after 35 years
- Former state Rep. Rosemary Mulligan dies at 73
- United could be fined $300,000 for missing washer on 1 wheel
- Baconfest VIP tickets on sale now
- Quinn grants clemency to 102, including 3 abolitionists from 1843
- Outside shooting critical to Vernon Hills basketball’s offensive attack
- Ashley Richardson makes Stevenson’s offense go
- List of clemencies granted
- Benefit of letting kids solve own battles
- Uber Expects to Cha-Ching in the New Year with 2 million rides
- Consensus says Bears in need of Rex therapy
- Ravens head of security charged with sex offense
- Marriott offering weekend “Winter-vention” in Orlando
- Judge won’t seal documents in R. Kelly case
- Eugene Monroe, Timmy Jernigan remain sidelined for Ravens
- Wearable gadgets that motivate and track your fitness goals
- Wearable gadgets that motivate and track your fitness goals
- Ex-Ingleside teacher accused of molesting girl extradited from Bosnia
- Kids welcome 2015 in Frankfort
- Best sports city bracket pits Chicago against Detroit
- Lorenzo Edwards earning his minutes with Lake Forest
- Theater in Winter 2015: Puppets, ‘Godot’ and a busy Berry
- Full speed ahead for Lake Zurich’s Vanessa DiVincenzo after ACL injury
- Familiares de 43 desaparecidos despiden 2014 frente a la Presidencia
- 14th annual SketchFest: Founder Brian Posen offers his picks
- Clothing company sues Sears, says it wasn’t paid for orders
- Chicago gun violence in 2014
- ‘Manspreading’ and other rude behavior on public transit
- Hasbro to replace penis-shaped Play-Doh toy
- Best-sellers: Hardcover fiction and nonfiction, plus Chicagoland hits
- Dialing for dollars: Banks use smartphones to eliminate ATM cards
- Police work to decrease New Year’s road deaths
- Motor vehicle deaths decrease in Illinois
- Man built snow cave to survive in remote Utah canyon
- A Chicago-centric calendar for 2015
- Newborn whale a good sign for endangered species
- Glenbrook South boys basketball team struggles at Wheeling Hardwood Classic
- Chicago entrepreneurs talk New Year’s resolutions
- Caitlin Morrison enhances skills due to role switch on Glenbrook South girls basketball team
- Free rides for New Year’s Eve, but CTA won’t give refunds if you pay
- Group sues to free bear caged 18 years at Pennsylvania sweets shop
- Unique Walgreens stores
- CTW to hold spring play auditions Jan. 20-21
- Hernandez Prosecutors Want Testimony About Gun Allowed
- Mercury announces ‘Addams Family’ cast
- Twitter helps catch South Side robber, prosecutors say
- ‘Noon Year’s Eve’ a capacity turnout at Wilmette library
- January Trib magazine editor’s picks
- Family New Year’s resolutions: When kids are involved, balance is key
- Vegetable dishes to toast the New Year
- Small and oddball museums in the Chicago area
- Loyola shuts down Bradley 64-49
- New law will keep school board from answering emails, District 97 says
- 2014 autos in review: the good, the bad, the recalled
- Dick Devine: We followed the evidence in the Anthony Porter case
- A nod to 2014: A year with lots of rhymes but hardly any reason
- North Suburban YMCA might pay you to lose those pounds
- Minnesota, Missouri chase marquee win in Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl
- New police academy graduates hit Elmwood Park streets
- PHOTOS: Small and Oddball Museums in Chicago
- 911 call from man trapped in sewer: ‘I’m about 12 feet below’
- Missing 14-month-old’s body found in creek
- Stepping Up: Park Ridge hospital volunteer still greeting patients at 90
- Ravens’ Gary Kubiak says he’s not interested right now in head-coaching vacancies
- A rip-roaring start to a New Year in jazz
- ‘Emotional support animals’ stink up service dog reputation
- Modern Vices’ catchy sounds — worth wrapping your ears around
- ‘Gilmore Girls’ actor Edward Herrmann dies at 71
- Okee Dokee Brothers just fine and dandy
- Epilepsy empowers Minnesota coach Jerry Kill beyond football field
- Airline stocks soared in 2014
- Top concerts of the year
- Chicago-area classical music recommendations
- Cubs sign outfielder Chris Denorfia for $2.6 million
- Former Park Ridge Rep. Rosemary Mulligan dies
- The Psychedelic Furs came back for the fun
- TCU smashes Ole Miss 42-3 in Peach Bowl
- Ravens returner Jacoby Jones has become nemesis to Steelers
- Ndamukong Suh’s ‘numb feet’ excuse is one for the Hall of Blame
- Corrections and clarifications for Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015
- Tinley Park woman’s suit claims Jewel deli caused salmonella
- One Acre Fund gala aids African farmers
- Three of partnership’s water research projects
- Archdiocese: Experimental drug ‘not effective’ in fighting cardinal’s cancer
- Gov.-elect Rauner, allies back agenda with $20 million
- Supermoon eclipse, meteor showers on 2015 skywatching calendar
- 2015 Chicago Business Ones to Watch
- Light and heavy forecasts for this new year
- One Acre Fund gala
- Greg Risberg, motivational speaker, dies at 67
- Police: Man falls 3 stories in Logan Square, dies
- Notre Dame’s schedule, returning talent set up well for 2015 playoff run
- Boys basketball: Benet nudges past St. Charles North for Pontiac final berth
- Cook County forest preserve picnic permits go on sale Friday
- Darren Sanders peace order [Document]
- Ravens prepare for 2014 playoffs
- Boys basketball: Simeon controls West Aurora in Pontiac semifinal
- Boys basketball: Lake Forest rides Boudreaux, Karras to Tosh title
- Thursday’s matchup: Nuggets at Bulls
- Glenview woman killed in Indiana crash may have been texting while driving
- Ranking the NFL coaching vacancies
- Downers Grove residents seek referendum on new Village Hall, police station
- Lake Forest basketball rings in New Year by defending Jack Tosh title
- Baltimore Ravens stadium worker says team security chief assaulted her
- The end of sushi as we know it?
- Philadelphia Eagles, Tom Gamble part ways after just two seasons
- Coach Doug Marrone’s resignation surprises Bills
- Ask Tom: How much snow fell in the 2 storms closing 2013, opening 2014?
- Ravens secondary set for ‘big challenge’ in stopping Steelers’ Ben Roethlisberger
- Bears coaching job no better than Raiders, say NFL execs, coaches
- Arcángeles y cuarzos para recibir el año en Chicago
- U.S. got nothing in the Cuba deal
- 2014 in review: Great expectations
- Thursday’s matchup: Blackhawks at Capitals
- Capitals to join Blackhawks in honoring equipment manager Clint Reif
- Ohio State’s Joey Bosa will have Alabama’s full attention in Sugar Bowl
- Toddler who shot mom ‘unzipped’ special purse gun pocket
- Bulls flash their offensive depth with 8 different leading scorers
- Energy-saving saving resolutions for the new year to make 2015 better – environmentally and financially
- DePaul overcomes 13-point deficit to beat Marquette 61-58 in Big East opener
- Police alert after 2 armed robberies at Northwest Side businesses
- This New Year’s weather lacks punch of last year’s
- Boise State tops Arizona 38-30 in Fiesta Bowl
- Jalynn Estrada helps put Niles West girls basketball team on fast track to improvement
- Grading Notre Dame’s bowl performance
- Palestinians to press war-crimes case against Israel
- Bowie a pop hit for MCA, which ponders what’s next
- Boston bombing suspect loses last-ditch bid to delay trial
- Bears request interview with GM candidate Chris Ballard, eye Eric DeCosta
- Flu hits epidemic threshold