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- Existing ordinance may be used to address blight in Merrillville
- Wednesday’s recap: Bulls 102, Hornets 95
- Georgia Tech 66, Northwestern 58
- State’s school funding plan must change
- Bulls show toughness in bounce-back win over Hornets
- Roundup | Wednesday, Dec. 3
- Girls Basketball: Ashley Danzy delivers as West Side rolls past Andrean
- Boys Basketball: Chesterton pulls away in fourth quarter to beat Morton
- TV binge-watching inspires this year’s popular baby names
- 2 charged with raping 16-year-old at Johns Hopkins off-campus fraternity
- The Google misery index: The times of year we’re most depressed, anxious and stressed
- After loss, Chris Collins says he may shake up Northwestern lineup
- The Simner Family Home, 1209 Dunstan Road
- Walk and Tour Information
- Control your praise for ‘The Tale of the Princess Kaguya’
- The Grove reports layoffs, will hire new management firm
- 36 Waukegan High School students named Illinois State Scholars
- There’s no place like homes for the holiday
- Gloria Casas: Gross factor at play on Christmas toy lists
- Georgia Tech 66, Northwestern 58
- A Geneva gift certificate
- Drury hails passage of bill criminalizing ‘revenge porn’
- Buffalo Grove basketball needs young players to grow up in December
- Highland Park settles with police sergeants through arbitration
- Libertyville High standout will be an Ivy Leaguer
- All I Want for Christmas is…
- Best-laid plans: Sometimes they work; sometimes …
- Gabbin’ in the Grove: Schools, students come together to honor Ethan Wolfe
- District 220 seeks middle school teacher for Chinese Immersion program
- Lake County News-Sun Athletes of the Week
- Prep boys basketball: Lake Forest beats Z-B 58-49
- ‘Wild’ heart can’t be broken
- Teachers plead not guilty to failing to report suspected sex abuse
- The Filas Family Home, 710 Shady Ave.
- Highland Park brothers score with rehydrating coconut waters
- Benefit dinner for church trip
- From our Geneva home to yours
- News and Schmooze: Honoring two local individuals
- Zion man found guilty on all murder counts
- Editorial: For Gov.-elect Rauner, the time for budget details has arrived
- Marcus Elgin Cinema adding recliner seats, alcohol
- The Fuller Family Home, 521 Campbell St.
- The Home of Russ and Kathleen Newhouse, 1264 Keim Court
- The Serluco Family Home, 1112 James St.
- Holiday train to stop in Pingree Grove Thursday, collect food and money for pantries
- LFA senior to tee it up next year at Boston College
- Which signs might change? Compare Wrigley proposals (infographic)
- Texas school board member apologizes for Klan image in Facebook post
- Protesters block traffic after officer cleared in chokehold death; U.S. Justice sets probe
- Jon Stewart after no indictment in Eric Garner case: I’d settle for less tragedy
- Virginia beats Maryland in first nonleague meeting since 1953
- Tyus Jones leads Duke over Wisconsin
- Review: ‘Panic 5 Bravo’
- Illinois girl killed in Gary shooting
- 10 Chicago events not to miss in 2015
- Kitchen helpers that save time
- 10 things you might not know about military-speak
- Ask Amy: In an intimate partnership, what is private?
- Crystal Lake police use antidote to reverse drug overdose
- Blotter: BB gun shots damage bowling alley in Wheaton
- Robbery of Gary man, 76, nets offender 5-year sentence
- Gary readies fund transfers to close out year
- Newbill heats up after halftime in Penn State win over Virginia Tech
- Gesell lifts Iowa to upset win over North Carolina
- 1 dead in crash on Far South Side
- At Lawrence Hall, vulnerable kids terrorized, learn life of crime
- How Silicon Valley culture helped shape SA Ignite’s CEO as a leader
- Former commercial lender banks on Libertyville pizza business
- Chicago-based AvantCredit announces $225 million in funding
- AvantCredit raises funds
- Vernon Hills fifth-grader serves as principal for a day
- Lake County Stallions of Mundelein win youth football championship
- Rauner-Madigan showdown looms in 2015
- Boy, 17, killed in South Austin; 3 people wounded in other shootings
- Wrigley plan has fewer signs after National Park Service voices concern
- McCormick Place Green Line opening delayed to early 2015: city
- Residents invited to help count birds in DuPage forest preserves
- Columnist: Location key to luring business to Lake County, region
- 76ers finally win, avoid matching NBA’s worst start
- Fast-food workers march in Loop for higher minimum wage
- VOTE: Should Blackhawks fans be disappointed in Corey Crawford?
- Photos: Loop clothing store burglarized
- Witnesses: Boy, 11, hit by Metra train cried out, ‘Help. My leg hurts’
- JOE FUREY JOINS THE CHICAGO OFFICE OF BDO USA, LLP AS A SENIOR MANAGER IN THE R&D TAX SERVICES PRACTICE
- Columnist: Location key to luring business to Lake County, region
- PC- hesright
- McCaskeys, Jerry Jones own the same flaw
- Prickly City: We ARE Stupid!
- Photos: Flooding in Downers Grove
- Beat Latino: Corrido por Ayotzinapa desde Chicago
- Who invented the computer? Walter Isaacson thinks he knows
- 3-pointers: Breaking down Bulls’ win over Hornets
- Art books that make good gifts
- Review: ‘A Backpack, a Bear, and Eight Crates of Vodka’ by Lev Golinkin
- Can Cowboys avoid another December downturn?
- Scott Saul on ‘Becoming Richard Pryor’
- Family Friendly: TWS brings holiday classic tale “A Christmas Story” to the stage
- The Biblioracle: Small sites counter Amazon’s access
- Michael Lerman uses assistive technology to self-publish poetry
- Review: ‘Gil Scott-Heron’ by Marcus Baram
- Me, My Shelf and I: Britt Julious
- Review: ‘Mermaids in Paradise’ by Lydia Millet
- From the Archive: Uncensored ‘From Here to Eternity’ found
- Review: ‘The Happiest People in the World’ by Brock Clarke
- Reviews: ‘When I Am Yes’ and ‘Walmart Republic’
- Upcoming Chicago literary events
- Five books for the music lover on your holiday list
- Chicago book news: Pittard’s new novel, other releases
- Reader of the Week: Gabriel Bump
- New in paperbacks: ‘Coming Out to Play’ by Robbie Rogers, more
- Five theme park favorites that make us festive
- New holiday observations at Epcot’s World Showcase
- Don’t miss: Holidays at Universal Orlando
- Charges filed in shooting deaths of 2 teens in Ford Heights
- Naperville debates liquor license for downtown Walgreens
- The Eric Garner case’s sickening outcome
- Are season-long offensive woes an anomaly or serious problem?
- Bob Seger’s an enduring non rock-star
- Downers Grove considers rebates for flood control projects
- Driver seeks help at McDonald’s after girl, 17, fatally shot in Gary
- Juan Pastor exquisitely blends jazz with music of Peru
- Chicago-area classical music recommendations
- Johnny Mathis is the sound of the holidays
- Oshwa: When a classical pianist goes wild
- Short-sale tax break passes House, on to Senate
- Will Bears address offensive line in free agency or the draft?
- China recibe 16 millones de dólares por la cancelación del tren mexicano
- Bobby Rahal sells Lincoln Park mansion
- Football book editor resurrects Chicago sports memories
- Yelawolf has just a couple of things to say
- How KlutchClub inspired a Chicago-based data-driven incubator
- Midwest events include a mansion decorated for a Victorian Christmas
- Martin, Aston Martin headlines new Bond film ‘Spectre’
- Cops: Pair pilfered from Oak Lawn porch
- Why isn’t the offense more balanced when all the talk was that it would be?
- Gators reach agreement to hire Jim McElwain as head football coach
- What Haloti Ngata’s suspension means for Ravens and what’s next for him
- La Rabida awards service, philanthropy at gala
- With Sarah Elston the centerpiece of its offense, Loyola beats Fenwick
- Review: ‘Bjork: Biophilia Live’
- Review: ‘The Tale of the Princess Kaguya’
- Review: ‘Bad Hair’
- Mortgage rates slide to 3.89 percent
- Launch of NASA’s Orion
- Photos from La Rabida awards gala
- Pictures: Holidays at Epcot’s World Showcase at Walt Disney World
- Lorenzo Edwards makes season debut, Lake Forest beats Zion-Benton
- What is the possibility of swapping Jay Cutler for RGIII?
- Judge: Walgreen can keep inside information out of defamation trial
- México descarta ser juzgado por justicia internacional por 43 desaparecidos
- Pence to seek changes to state education oversight
- Newtown Acquires Lanza House
- Rudolph Dance Off wants to see Chicago’s moves
- Jonathan Adler: Why glitz is good
- Review: ‘Antarctica: A Year on Ice’
- Sony tries to contain damage as hackers leak more data
- Tensión racial en NY tras exoneración de policía por muerte de afroamericano
- Former police chief charged with murder in 2011 shooting death in S.C.
- Ronnie Spector’s Christmas starts in September
- Why cut Ahmad Dixon and then sign Anthony Walters?
- Chicago’s old main post office building for sale
- Lake Forest Academy basketball has plenty of depth
- A Chicago twist on the Arian Foster Tinder prank
- Fuerzas federales mexicanas asumen la seguridad de la turística Acapulco
- Me, My Shelf and I: Britt Julious
- Life of Pie: Ingrid Kosar’s invention keeps delivery pizzas hot
- Are Bears not running the ball because offensive line can’t block?
- ‘Tis the season…for thieves to swipe your packages: cops
- Gracie Gold withdraws from Grand Prix finals with injury
- Best educational toys balance kid appeal with learning opportunities
- Jonathan Adler style and glitz
- Alderman’s ex-chief of staff pleads guilty to bribery: ‘I accepted the $7,500’
- Mike Riley leaves Oregon State for Nebraska
- Baker recreates tastes from childhood
- Tigers’ senior center Tom Hap making up for lost season
- Aurora mom marks 20 years with family mentoring group
- Venezuelan film examines tresses and stresses
- Why are the holidays so hard, and how can you get through them?
- ‘Peter Pan Live’ song switch praised by head of Native American museum
- Good Cause: DuPage County Toys for Tots underway
- Tom Berliner: There are pros and cons to workshop assessments
- Humanitarian Service Project brings Christmas to many families
- Eat this: Veggie sandwich
- San Jose homeless encampment
- Aurora Public Library and Fire Museum: Gems that work together
- Swearing princesses now exploited in name of domestic violence awareness
- Elementary club goes extra 100 miles for fitness
- Grant Park skate park to open on Dec. 6
- Convicted felon removed from school board for a second time
- Naperville mom offers a little magic from North Pole
- Fair-trade champion and MarketPlace founder empowers artisans in India
- Ravens player Steve Smith on African safari
- Comings and Goings: Photographers shoot on location in Fox Valley
- 76ers to the Orioles to the Cubs: Bad losing streaks
- Acknowledging white privilege
- Sad that blacks still have so many obstacles
- Michael Brown crossed many lines
- Many pedestrians are oblivious to their surroundings
- The sky’s the limit for student architects at Brooks Middle School
- Faulty early warning system could hide next exploding air bag
- Give gifts from Aurora, Naperville
- 49 K1 – Advent calendar
- Joakim Noah scores a double in ‘Swingman’ jersey spot
- Directores técnicos a la mexicana
- Fox Valley Cooks: Make-ahead meals save busy families time
- Pulse: ‘Camelot’ star, Yorkville big band, Habitat for Humanity, Giving Tuesday
- Pulse: Loaves & Fishes tree on display at Cantigny in Wheaton
- Winnetka resident honored by cancer group
- Barre Code fitness studio coming to Oak Park
- Garden Tip: Creating beautiful holiday containers
- Holiday tips: ‘Tis the season to save your diet
- Review: ‘Wild’
- Noseda, Teatro Regio hit the mark with thrill-packed ‘William Tell’
- Blackberry Express: All aboard for Yuletide cheer
- Comings and Goings: Pet resort expands in Oswego
- With African safari, Steve Smith takes a walk on the wild side
- Pace conducts Kane County study to determine transit needs
- 50 residents turn out for Park District presentation about coyotes
- Necessity breeds cooking skill
- Pulse: Peaceful Parlour, Noah’s Arcade
- Search for missing veteran focuses on wooded area
- Good Cause: Go for a run before you tackle that turkey
- Kick the smoking habit with these programs
- Al galope hacia la postemporada de la NFL
- Suzy Watson, Winfield resident, ex-smoker and cancer survivor. | Submitted
- Tom Strong: Veteran shares stories of World War II
- Grandmother’s gift of windmill turns into lifetime project
- Father, son now on opposite ends of the basketball court
- Chicago’s old main post office
- Protests over Ferguson decision need to be peaceful
- Pet gifts good for people too
- Give ex-cons a chance; they may surprise you
- Parking problems? Go slow and use these tips
- Walgreen names Linda Filler 1st chief merchandising officer
- Rick Bayless to cameo in Goodman Theatre-Second City collaboration
- Allegations against Bill Cosby disheartening
- Jim Rhodes: Keep calm, be direct when dialing 911
- New NIU study says emails could be hazardous to health
- Chicago man charged with dealing Ecstasy: authorities
- Examine treatment of black males by criminal justice system
- Election is over, so let’s get to work
- Jim Rhodes: How and when to use a fire extinguisher
- Calming traffic, residents is what drives Aurora engineer
- Deb Shops files for bankruptcy
- RagLite
- Impressive lineup of general, hero shows Aurora’s patriotism
- Data security breaches a real cause for concern
- Calming traffic, residents’ concerns a difficult study
- A look at origins of Halloween
- Could East Aurora Board’s ‘one voice’ douse public debate?
- Funny how much Halloween, election day have in common
- Epcot: ‘Frozen’ actor makes Candlelight Processional debut
- As IOC looks forward, old problem of doping clouds horizon
- Churches tackle stigma surrounding mental illness
- Bears-Cowboys Brain Teaser Answer
- Love Essentially: The impact of cancer on commitment, romance, sex and true love
- ‘Gone Girl’ author, screenwriter visits Skokie amid Oscar buzz
- Legislative oversight of ComEd smart grid delayed until 2019
- Unanswered question about Aurora air traffic facility fire
- Berliner: When it comes to leadership, just do it
- Aurora has a number of reasons to be proud
- Sports columnist Bryan Burwell dies
- ACL injuries: Screening push is no knee-jerk reaction
- Tracking device lets you check a bag worry-free
- Fantasy start/sit for Week 14: Is Alshon Jeffery ready for Cowboys showdown?
- 4 Chicagoans lace up for Roller Derby World Cup
- Fred Hampton and the infamous Black Panther raid
- How Bruce Rauner can lead Illinois from ruin
- Sorority event a walk on the holiday side
- Letter: Location key to luring business to Lake County, region
- Rauner in D.C., backs state term limits, not federal
- U.S. Navy revokes Bill Cosby’s honorary chief petty officer title
- Best-sellers: Hardcover fiction and nonfiction, plus Chicagoland hits
- Zac Rzewnicki’s value rises after ball-handling work
- Baikal Ice Marathon in Siberia: Only for the bravest
- Israel and Pakistan, historical twins
- Project: Easy Advent calendar
- SiriusXM customers may qualify for settlement share
- RagLite: Chicago film-production veterans’ answer to dark settings
- With so many laws, we could all be felons
- Economics will be Jeb Bush’s greatest problem for 2016
- Heat’s Deng now dealing with swelling in hand, likely to miss time
- Fringe Festival will introduce Kids Fringe
- Child porn charges filed against man living at McHenry home that houses day care center
- Renovated Omphoy Palm Beach renamed as Tideline Ocean Resort & Spa
- Cupich to celebrate midnight Mass at event honoring Our Lady of Guadalupe
- District 214 doubling the number of electric car charging stations
- The latest in traveler apps, including Amazon, Roadtrippers and Matter
- Jewel punished for violating disability settlement
- Stolen vehicle ditched at Dunkin’ Donuts after late night police pursuit
- More catalytic converters stolen in Geneva parking lots
- Sears reports quarterly loss of $548 million
- Sprawling Silicon Valley homeless encampment being cleared out
- Year in review: A look back at the top entertainment stories of 2014
- Blackhawks call up Klas Dahlbeck, send Adam Clendening to AHL
- Owner of Chicago’s old main post office seeks partner or buyer
- Hinsdale History Museum to set regular visiting hours
- Groups can decorate trees near Orland Park ice rink
- For-profit Florida college used strippers to recruit students: complaint
- Fur Ball raises $1.6 million for PAWS Chicago
- Prospect kindergartners enjoy lunch with a foreign twist
- Emanuel not challenging question on electing school board
- Entrevista con Kuno Becker ‘Panic 5 Bravo’ en Chicago
- Landmarks panel OKs latest Wrigley sign plans
- District 181 Board approves ‘compromise’ levy to avoid deficit
- Business owners asking the $13 question: Can I survive?
- McCain blocks Obama’s nomination for Iraq policy diplomat
- A bright idea: Dazzling bike lights from MonkeyLectric
- ‘I Learn America’, el documental que muestra a los adolescentes inmigrantes
- Open thread: The Week in Review
- ‘¡Ayúdenme, me duele la pierna!’, gritó el niño cuando el tren se la cercenó
- Nurses, get the flu shot
- Todd Lundy, consultant to law and accounting firms, dies at 76
- Chuy, ‘convencido’ de vencer a Emanuel por la alcaldía de Chicago
- Takata non grata
- Naperville to hold off on new system for parking tickets
- Julianne Moore finally having her long-delayed moment
- Naperville property tax bills to rise
- Pioneer Press Boys Soccer Player of the Year: Hinsdale Central’s Wes Bergevin
- A worrisome sign for Clintonistas: Low audience turnout — in Georgetown
- $3M bail for man accused of Riverdale slaying
- State legislators send anti-‘revenge porn’ measure to Gov. Quinn
- Judge denies Kustok motion for new trial; sentencing scheduled
- Kentucky healthcare worker fired over inflammatory Ferguson post
- Decision on Adrian Peterson’s appeal expected in a week
- Bank Burned Lanza Items To Prevent Memorabilia Sales
- Airports get ceremonial caisson for fallen troops
- Alderman’s ex-chief pleads guilty to bribery
- Woman pleads guilty to lesser charge in death of newborn
- Judge denies Kustok’s bid for new trial
- Dave Martinez joining Cubs as bench coach
- Hackers may have stolen Bebe Stores’ payment card data: KrebsOnSecurity
- Illinois lawmakers pass eavesdropping fix, bobcat hunting season
- Library contest aims to bring fame to self-published author
- Jeremiah Ratliff, Robbie Gould inactive versus Cowboys
- Obama friend Whitaker to be in federal court in Springfield Monday
- Hagel dismisses reports he resigned over differences with Obama
- Father, son now on opposite ends of the basketball court
- Girls basketball: Bloom’s King picks herself up again
- Football: LaPorte’s Schellinger retires after coaching Slicers for 22 years
- Bill Cosby’s attorney says comedian target of extortion
- Zac Rzewnicki’s value rises after ball-handling work
- Friday’s matchup: Canadiens at Blackhawks
- Boys basketball: Kentucky-bound Matthews no one-man show
- Tiger Woods stumbles to last place in return to golf
- Body Cam Justice
- Cupich leads prayers for Cook County’s unidentified dead
- Glencoe native in town to sign his children’s book
- Boys basketball notes: Expect a classic between Larkin, Morgan Park
- Sam Farmer’s Week 14 NFL picks
- Michael Brown, Eric Garner: Why killings by police cause public suspicions
- Ex-Aurora man loses bid to be sentenced as juvenile for woman’s murder
- Ravens’ Haloti Ngata suspended rest of regular season for violating NFL’s PED policy
- For some, Oak Park area could use more shades of green
- NIU can boost bowl status with victory in MAC championship game
- Things to do around Clarendon Hills this weekend, Dec. 5-7
- Did Nebraska just hire a Marc Trestman clone?
- Lack of goals puzzling to Blackhawks’ Marian Hossa
- What it pays to be a juror (infographic)
- Friday’s MAC championship matchup: NIU vs. Bowling Green
- Tribune Silver Football finalists: Melvin Gordon, J.T. Barrett, Joey Bosa
- Benedict Cumberbatch officially joins Marvel’s ‘Doctor Strange’
- Girls basketball blog: Young tardy to party but plans to stay late
- ‘Revenge’ star Madeleine Stowe speaks out about MS
- Midlothian welcomes Berkot’s supermarket
- Cook County seeks public input on its transportation plan
- Tribune’s series casts harsh light on ill treatment of youth
- Steve Kerr loves being back in the game as the Warriors’ coach
- Finding big-ticket bargains during the holiday season
- Spread cheer, not germs this holiday season [Infographic]
- 5 questions you should ask your pharmacist
- Tips for cafe-quality coffee without leaving your kitchen
- Countdown to 2015: New ideas to get your home ready for the new year
- Tips for finding the best tech gifts this holiday season
- Top 5 reasons people donate to charity
- Don’t let new year’s fervor fizzle: 6 ways to achieve meaningful change
- New archbishop presides at burial rite for Cook County’s unknown
- DePaul 84, Chicago State 60
- Sex abuse trial less likely for ex-Winnetka teacher, 94
- Bulls love Pau Gasol’s leadership as well as his high-level play
- Boys basketball capsules: Five games to watch this weekend
- How do I tell girls I’m bisexual?
- Where do I find another M for an MMF threesome?
- Boys basketball notes: Expect a classic between Larkin, Morgan Park
- Speak Out for Friday, Dec. 5, 2015
- Crowded Big Ten bowl picture could leave Illinois on outside
- N.Y. action dooms seller of ‘loosies’
- Rauner’s phony surprise over Illinois’ ‘phony’ budget
- Gary Police Commission fires convicted cop
- Disney to launch education apps
- Law & Order: Authorities still trying to ID man
- College notes: Hampshire grad Ryan Cork lets assists flow at ECC
- Boys Basketball: Lake Central turns back Andrean 54-33
- DePaul rolls to 84-60 win over Chicago State
- Bears recap: Not any better than Tinkerbell
- Ryan Leaf released from prison
- Justice Dept. finds Cleveland police use excessive force
- Final: Cowboys 41, Bears 28
- President Obama ushers in Christmas with lighting of national tree
- Fells Point home shows off its true colors
- Los Cowboys entierran a los Bears en el Soldier Field
- Speak Outs: Route 31 bypass is empty
- Paging George McCaskey: Your team got pantsed again nationally
- Boys basketball: Lake Forest handles Zion-Benton
- Roundup | Thursday, Dec. 4