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2014 > December > 5
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Gabrielle Rush burns OPRF for career-high 39 points
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Fatal Black Panther raid in Chicago set off sizable aftershocks
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Europe shudders at U.S. ‘Frankenfoods’
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Bears-Cowboys Cassella
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NFL suspends Ravens’ Haloti Ngata for rest of season
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The verdict? Potential jurors not impressed by jury pay raise
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Before it warms up, Chicago to see freezing drizzle Friday
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California surgeon disciplined for removing wrong kidney from inmate
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Ask Tom: Is Lake Michigan’s temperature drop a record for November?
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Week 14: Cowboys 41, Bears 28
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Girls Swimming 2014-15: Notre Dame-bound Nikki Smith, of Munster, aims to make senior season memorable
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Bears WR Brandon Marshall leaves Soldier Field in ambulance
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Motley: Short-term police grants were ‘best thing to do at the time’
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Talk of the County: Readers weigh in on ‘lazy’ teachers, blue ribbons
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Attorney to argue insanity defense in Highland Park murder case
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Children’s Advocacy Center fundraises for Healing Garden
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Caruso students give money, time in FUNdraiser for dare2tri
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Annual food drive a 50,000-pound affair in Grayslake
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Read of the Week: How many librarians does it take to recommend a book?
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Officials: Minimum-wage hike unlikely in Lake County
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Top 10 Chicago albums of 2014
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Ask Carrie: Generosity doesn’t always come with a high price tag
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Photo tour: Oak & Char in River North
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Moran: 10 years after Genessee Theatre show, we reconsider Bill Cosby
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‘It’s hard to survive on the minimum wage’
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Oak Park man charged with threatening Radio Shack employee with knife
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Bearometer
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Fenwick retains bragging rights over OPRF at UIC Pavilion
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Deerfield uses team defense to down Maine East for first win
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Fantastic flavors prevail at River North restaurant Oak & Char
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PADS Lake County reports 16 percent increase in homeless children
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Bears ran more early, but not better
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Another national embarrassment for inexplicably bad Bears
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Cowboys’ DeMarco Murray, Tony Romo keep Bears defense off balance
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Another disgrace on national TV demands drastic action from Bears owners
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Defense disaster once again with porous performance reminiscent of 2013
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Man sentenced to prison for smuggling 46 turtles
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Bears’ Jay Cutler on disappointing season: ‘Expectations were extremely high’
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Dallas demolition: Bears fall 41-28 to Cowboys
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China-run Confucius Institutes under fire in U.S. schools, like CPS
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Ask Amy: Long-ago incident has girlfriend in its grip
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Animals
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Man, woman wounded in separate shootings
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Emanuel challenger Garcia calls for graduated income tax
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Kathleen Brandenburg, co-founder, IA Collaborative
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IA Collaborative’s founder offers 3 ideas on design thinking
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Police to display stolen property from burglaries on North Side
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Gay music director files complaint over firing by Catholics
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1970s radical approved to return to U. of I. to teach in spring
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Firefighters rescue worker dangling from cell tower
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Marchers gather around U.S. in second night of protests over chokehold death
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Father of boy, 11, hit by Metra train: ‘I thank God that he let him live’
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Lenhoff: Savor the sweet spot of holiday celebrations
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Brad Biggs’ 10 thoughts after Bears’ loss to Cowboys
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Driver dies after being shot on I-80 in Hammond
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Lake Co. prosecuted man despite doubting his guilt
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8 ways to become the most proactive person you know
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PC-maybe
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Grammys 2015: Top nominees
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More protests vowed in Chicago over no charges in police chokehold death
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Prickly City: It Could be True
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Shots in The Dark for December 6th Weekend
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Shots in the Dark Dec. 6th weekend
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FSU notebook: Freshmen Cook and Thomas to start, how to beat cut blocks and more
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IOC agenda no revolution but important change for Olympics
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Update: Photo books, the perfect holiday gift
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Sports teams are phasing out hard tickets; why?
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Live video: President Obama names new secretary of defense
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High-end Loop clothing store burglarized second time in 2 months
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DVR Alert: ‘A Football Life’ featuring Dick Butkus, Gale Sayers
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Norwegian, Margaritaville team up to let cruisers waste away at sea
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VOTE: Should Marc Trestman be fired at season’s end?
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Friday food news: Berrista, brunches, British bake off
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Qué hacer el #FindeSemanaenChicago
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Sports tickets
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Bears TV ratings decline, but at least they outdrew ‘Peter Pan Live’
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Northbound Route 59 lane to close near I-88
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Watching British TV ads — a different kind of holiday tradition
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Five most disappointing Bears seasons ever
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Simmerling’s vibrant work lives on
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Norwegian Escape to feature Margaritaville eatery, bar
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CSO’s Russian program yields mixed results under Metzmacher
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HInsdale CEO brings passion for social issues to food bank
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Florida travel calendar for Dec. 12-14
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NASA’s Orion successfully completes debut test run
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Riña entre fanáticos de Bears y Cowboys deja dos apuñalados
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Renee Fleming is a Lyric operative
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As oil prices weaken Russia, Putin is in denial
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Hanging heater causes Naperville fire
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Pantone’s color of the year: Marsala
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Guerin’s Richie Zacharias loses more friends in Elmwood Park
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Hobart gets green light to improve U.S. 30 intersection
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Tech-industry leaders see 2015 big for health care, wearables, mobile
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Iowa-bound Joey Gunther leads Libertyville wrestling
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Mentally disabled woman missing from Albany Park
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Chicago Heights centenarian donates her home’s tree to city
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France to pay $60M for Holocaust victims deported by state rail firm
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Winners named in Park Ridge bike safety contest
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Police are ‘open to the possibility’ missing Army veteran left the area
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Stevenson’s Tyler Harrington caps wild weekend with wrestling title
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Holidays are happier when you ignore the killjoys
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After six years of Obama’s damage, Democrats are at war with Democrats
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Park Ridge Civic Orchestra hosts tea and music with Rachel Barton Pine
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Peña Nieto ‘da la cara’ en Guerrero ante crisis por 43 desaparecidos
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Smashing Pumpkins go pop, sort of, on ‘Monuments to an Elegy’
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Photos: “Panic on Cloud 9” on the Second City Mainstage
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Take a sip of Marsala, Pantone’s color of the year
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Artwork that does double duty as a speaker
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Those practical chauvinists from Harvard
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Art books that make good gifts
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MB Financial to close 4 Chicago-area branches
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Top technology trends for 2015
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Scientific team sounds the alarm on sugar as a source of disease
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Vann DNA request hearing moved to Dec. 19
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Obama recupera el impulso tras la derrota electoral demócrata
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Carnival cruise gift cards come ashore
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Celebrating Walt’s birthday: Disney World announcement in 1965
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Clever crows have a favorite side for tools, study finds
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Park Ridge property taxes to jump 22 percent
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15 things to do with your kids: Dec. 8-14
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Pioneer Press Girls Volleyball Player of the Year: Hannah Juley
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Free apps as holiday party icebreakers
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Chase Daniel’s buzzer-beater lifts Glenbrook South over Glenbrook North
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Glenbrook South girls basketball team routs Glenbrook North
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Man sought in Loop bank robbery
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Rays hire Kevin Cash as new manager
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Chicago’s 2014 restaurant openings
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First look at new Regent Seven Seas Explorer
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Yankees land SS Didi Gregorius in 3-team trade
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El mundo mágico de Cri-Crí por un juguete
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16th Street Theater announces 2015 season
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Ruling expected next week on Adrian Peterson’s appeal
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Museum of Holography Rescue exhibit
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Have you downloaded any interesting free apps lately?
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Acadia buys large stake in Mag Mile building
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15 things to do with your kids this week: Dec. 1-7
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Blue Sky’s Friday Exit for Dec. 5, 2014
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What is your worst holiday memory?
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Soap operas, then swimming for late show at 2016 Olympics
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Nationals’ Jayson Werth gets jail time for reckless driving
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Marist offers special course in entrepreneurship
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REVIEW: ‘Panic on Cloud 9’ on Second City Mainstage
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Ashley Furniture facility in Romeoville to include outlet store
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There is still a huge racial divide in this country
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Michael Brown’s tragic actions
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Celebrating the season of thanks
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People will lose jobs because of wage hike
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Manhattan Food Pantry urging support for ‘giving trees’
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More customers stay out of banks to put money in
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2 arrested in Evanston for DUI during holiday patrols
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Vote in the Scott Stantis cartoon caption contest
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The Friday Exit: Why you need to be confident but coachable
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Ex-state Rep. Keith Farnham pleads guilty to child porn
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SeaWorld Orlando adds Christian-music festival
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Tratan de sensibilizar a empleadores ante la acción ejecutiva de inmigración
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Niedner: Take time to have fun in our often tragic world
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Chicago wants ‘self-release boots’ for cars
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A day with Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker
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Kenilworth 2023 plan highlights forum discussion
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Noyes Center seeking new tenants for former Next space
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At last! Courtesy titles are out at Crain’s
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Bill Cosby’s Walk of Fame star vandalized with word ‘rapist’
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When there’s video, you are the witness
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Wounded Bears fan: Scuffle started after nice words were said about Packers
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Former Schaumburg cop charged in drug case faces March trial date
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Soaring Eagle Academy raises $90,000 at ‘Night with the Stars’ Gala
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Girl, 7, joins Chicago demonstrators: ‘I learn more things when I protest’
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It’s the law: Santa Claus free to land in Tinley Park
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Allstate flies idea of drones to speed claims
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Christmas-themed haunted house opens Saturday in Lombard
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The Game is ending, but 87.7 FM will keep going
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Gary pair charged after altercation with police officer
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Chicago futures trader accused of stealing trade secrets
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Work on Geneva’s Christmas Walk begins almost a year in advance
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St. John man charged in 2-year-old fatal crash
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Suspect sought in Munster bank robbery
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Armed robber hits Wicker Park gas station
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Detroit may not exit bankruptcy until Dec. 15
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Owner of Michigan Avenue mall buys adjacent block
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We should do better for pregnant workers
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Strangers reach out to help family of boy, 11, hit by Metra train
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Science center to host Orion experts from Lockheed
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Blotter: Utility boxes painted in Huntley
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Gary, EdisonLearning forge bold, new partnership
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Lockport approves deficit budget for 2015
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The Rauner era has begun in Illinois
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Lake Bluff police issue 4 DUIs, 5 speeding tickets during Thanksgiving campaign
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Volunteers burning to clear invasive species at Gary park
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Koletsos to retire as Northlake Police Chief after 16 years
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Blotter: $700 car sound and navigation system stolen in Hoffman Estates
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Blotter: Motorist falls asleep at wheel in Palos Hills
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Auditorium Building turns 125
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Good for you, bad for Vladimir Putin
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Troubled youths find perilous refuge in a decaying former asylum
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Blotter: Curfew violation in Barrington
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Sexually traumatized youths report new abuse at Indian Oaks
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Lawyer for family of unarmed black man killed in Phoenix seeks probe
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Blotter: Punch to face, blow to stomach in Evanston
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4 charged after iPod sale deal turns into robbery
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U.S. House grants longer use of Will County landfill
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Porter County man charged in Munster robbery
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Blotter: ‘IRS’ scam in Morton Grove
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ThyssenKrupp North America
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Aggravated assault charges filed against Dixmoor trustee
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Gary wants Metro Center to stay on track
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Ogilvy & Mather to head Corona Light, Modelo Especial advertising
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Kane County looks at aggregation to cut some electric bills
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Loyola boys basketball team retooling, but off to strong start
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Citrus-sparked Cornish hens: Your go-to dinner party recipe
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Saturday’s matchup: Northwestern at Butler
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Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel kicks off bid for second term
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New Trier boys basketball player Mike Hurley thrives as starter
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Illinois should dump campaign donation limits
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Corrections and clarifications for Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014
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Analyst: Starbucks will be worth more than McDonald’s by 2025
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A Chicago entrepreneur and the fate of a private hologram collection
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Judge rejects attempt at secret hearing for Obama pal Whitaker
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Marc Trestman feeling support, not heat, at Halas Hall
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Fight against Islamic State akin to third world war: Jordan’s King Abdullah
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Residents question plan for new Downers Grove village hall, police station
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Saturday’s matchup: American at Illinois
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Winnetka remains focused on stormwater plan, downtown redevelopment
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Pioneer Press Girls Volleyball Player of the Year: Lyons senior Hannah Juley
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Luxury apartments in the suburbs: Interactive map of notable projects
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Illinois hopes to get on track against American
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Athlete of the Month | Nazareth’s Julian Love
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Saturday’s matchup: Warriors at Bulls
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Illiana proposal leaves family fighting for its farm
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In 2019, Chicago’s minimum wage of $13 may not seem such a big deal
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CBS programming pulled from Dish in contract dispute
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Rolling Stone admits ‘discrepancies’ in its campus rape blockbuster
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Rauner moves in
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Speak Out for Dec. 7, 2014
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Audit shows Beverly Shores finances troubled; official resigns
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Ridgewood girls basketball player Monica Zygula has breakout game in loss to Chicago Christian
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Tiger Woods battles fever on his way to a 2-under round
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Saturday’s matchup: Fairleigh Dickinson at Notre Dame
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Harvey may settle fraud allegations with SEC
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Missouri ‘journey for justice’ march ends at governor’s mansion
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Bulls coach has first-hand experience with quality of Warriors backcourt
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Police: Pot deal led to Lansing teen’s shooting death
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Sea level rise threatens Kennedy Space Center
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Chicago City Council ethanol bill has been a bounty for lobbyists
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Celebrating fatherhood: Dads get a nod from SD 162
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Angry lawmakers vow action on problems with residential care for troubled youths
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Saturday’s matchup: Iowa State at TCU
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Orland trustees back continuing Crime Free Rental Housing Program
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2 Sierra Leone doctors die of Ebola in 1 day: sources
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After three months, Horseshoe Casino Baltimore revenue is well below forecasts
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Big Ten championship: Wisconsin vs. Ohio State
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Grant Park skateboard park to open Saturday
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Ryan Dempster recruiting Jon Lester for Cubs
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Rauner meets with Obama, calls it ‘terrific day’
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Are blacks to blame for cops’ actions?
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Concussion suit could spell end of football at some high schools: IHSA
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Dolphin is born but dies at Brookfield Zoo
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Discrimination claims against DuPage sheriff’s office rejected
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Woman charged with supplying gun allegedly used to shoot 2 deputies
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Cubs, rooftop owners feud worsens over attempts to buy clubs
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Elite Classic | Fenwick vs. Oak Park-River Forest
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Brandon Marshall could miss rest of Bears’ season
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Chicago protesters react to Garner and Brown decisions
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5 ways to show your kids how to give back this holiday season and year round
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4 simple steps to a happier, healthier 2015
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6 reasons the flu should not be ignored
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New year, new coat of paint: Success tips for DIY painting projects
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Millions of Americans would give up Facebook for Christmas sweets [Infographic]
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Learn how you can help your retirement plan in just 30 minutes
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How a proper winter skincare regimen can help you save face this season
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How to enjoy your holiday without the stress
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Don’t wait to discover if you have this deadly, under-reported type of cancer
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Sony employees receive email threat claiming to be from hackers
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Boys basketball: Fenwick tops Oak Park despite 3-point woes
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How will Google, Apple shake up car insurance industry?
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Cupich declines police detail at Holy Name rectory
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Commuters, transit experts offer 6 ways to improve Union Station
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MAC Championship: NIU 51, Bowling Green 17
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Lake Erie goalkeeping frustrates Wolves in 2-1 loss
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Illinois small firms will need to set up IRAs to aid retirement savings
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A small tree brightens a brother’s last Christmas
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A tangled, fulfilling trek from Congo to the basketball court at Mooseheart
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Alondra Chavarria, Leyden sink Taft from foul line
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Sam Smith, Beyoncé, Pharrell lead Grammy nominations
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Alondra Chavarria, Leyden sink Taft from foul line
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Boys basketball: St. Joseph overpowers Redondo Union
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Two referendum questions eyed by park board
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Silver Picasso plate worth $85,000 stolen from Miami art fair
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Ask Tom: Why is winter in the Southern Hemisphere not as cold as up north?
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Kerry urges caution over timing of torture report release
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Bears need clean sweep of football operation from president on down
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Chicago weather: Seasonable chill before mid-December mild spell
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Head of German nutcracker manufacturer to appear at Orland Park store
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McGrath: Razzmatazz, the last word on the mid-term elections
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Boys basketball: St. Joseph vs. Redondo Union
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Boys Basketball: Boone Grove wins game, claims ‘The Keg’
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Bill Cosby accuser meets with LAPD; department ‘committed’ to investigating
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Friday’s recap: Blackhawks 4, Canadiens 3