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- New Mexico immigrant license repeal effort passes 1st hurdle
- Rally falls shorts as UIC loses to Milwaukee 71-65
- Boys basketball blog: Key weekend commences for conference play
- Dartmouth restricts hard alcohol, pledging to rein in ‘extreme behavior’
- Valparaiso’s Conner Tenhove perfecting his game
- Bowman basketball coach/AD Marvin Rea fired
- Accurate Anthony Faron St. Rita’s best player
- Lockport’s Tyler Johson has one goal: state title
- Boys bowling Immaculate Conception Sectional notebook
- Teen arrested for brining marijuana-laced cookies to school
- Dog paw care
- 10 easy cleaning tips for pet owners
- Which snow blower is right for you?
- How to make garden-fresh salsa
- PDF: Letter from state education Superintendent Christopher Koch
- Benefits of raised bed gardening
- PDF: U.S. DOE letter to Illinois education chief
- Pets & separation anxiety
- Monday: Eat. Drink. Do.
- Apartmentlist.com names Wheaton one of five top cities for families
- How to read a seed packet
- Suspected terrorist brother of man on no-fly-list
- Ask Amy: Test results leave parents thrilled but confused
- Marshals arrest 3 convicted in $100B tax scheme
- Suge Knight kills friend, injures another in car crash: lawyer
- Thursday’s recap: Lakers 123, Bulls 118 (2 OT)
- Lakers 123, Bulls 118 (2 OT)
- Bulls revert to ugly ways in double-overtime loss to Lakers
- 5 things to do and see around Lake County
- Piven Theatre’s first improv series celebrates spontaneity
- Club Calendar
- Report: Harry Potter actor Robbie Coltrane hospitalized in Orlando
- Beyond Differences asks kids to break bread with peers
- Carman loves everyone — young and old
- Grieving mom in search of son’s missing tools
- McDonald’s CEO Steve Easterbrook has done a turnaround before
- 1 hurt after car slams into house on Far South Side
- South Chicago Heights fire displaces 24 people
- Tribune poll: Chicago voters like Obama library park land push
- Chicago Tribune poll: Obama presidential library and George Lucas museum
- 4 ways that networking helps venture capital newbies
- 3 injured in car crash on I-57
- John Kerry fined for failing to shovel snow
- Nuns allege prostitution at strip club near convent
- Survivors recall panic before Mexico City hospital blast
- 4G wireless coming to CTA subways later this year
- City workers wind up in trench dodging vehicle being pursued by cops
- Parking, rats among problems Wrigley Field neighbors cite in renovation
- Two-star general comes a long way from being a ‘punk kid from Chicago’
- Microsoft releases free ‘Microsoft Outlook’ app for iPhone, iPad
- Shakira y Piqué le dan la bienvenida a su segundo hijo, Sasha
- How to reignite passion as your company grows
- Sobrevivientes narran tragedia en hospital que explotó en México
- Prickly City- Charlie
- Prickly City: What About Free Speech?
- Patriots y Seahawks se citan con la historia en el Super Bowl XLIX
- Cicero orders church closed, calls it a ‘safety nightmare’
- American shot and injured by unknown gunmen in eastern Saudi Arabia
- Mont Clare Elmwood Park Kiwanis Hafla event
- Super Bowl XLIX predictions from The Baltimore Sun
- Djokovic beats defending champ Wawrinka to reach final
- Emanuel’s 60 elite donors, with connections
- When the mayor sees his donors
- Saudi authorities delay beating of blogger for third week
- Underrated for years, Bob Odenkirk gets the call for ‘Saul’
- In its 60th year, Frost accounting firm still has focus on social service
- Potholes: most suburbs see no need to ask for more
- OPRF Chili Fundraiser
- New nighttime events, shiny additions planned for Disneyland’s 60th birthday
- Office tours: Take a spin through Pivotal Labs’ new Chicago outpost
- Pornographic audio thrusts Predators game into red light district
- ‘Magic Cabaret’s’ success is no trick
- Bears tight end Martellus Bennett says Marc Trestman better suited as an offensive coordinator
- Elena de Avalor, la princesa latina de Disney que ya creó controversia
- Mysterious megamouth shark washes ashore in the Philippines
- U. of C. nurses give approval to strike
- Whole Foods says it has no plans to open in Lake Forest
- Going all out in swim practice pays off for Maine South’s Jon Ramoska
- The travels of a cello made in 1694
- The View from Vegas: Prop bets include how much Katy Perry will show at halftime
- 2015 autos outlook: Crossovers, pickups expected to fuel another big year
- Readers share their memories of Sinatra
- Photos: Hunt for Northern African pythons in Florida
- Mitt Romney no optará a la candidatura presidencial en 2016
- Expired: Free two-month trial of Hulu Plus
- After 150 years, Confederate submarine’s hull again revealed
- ‘Lookingglass Alice’ adds more performances
- Billionaire’s estranged wife allegedly demands 24/7 private jet
- SEC alleges Navistar withholding documents in fraud investigation
- Five reasons Netanyahu should not address Congress
- Chicago’s Super Bowl ad lineup
- H. L. Hunley
- Update: Boy, 11, found and in good condition
- Five reasons Netanyahu should not address Congress
- WeDeliver Plum Market
- The true test of voter ID laws
- CPS should adopt a recycling program
- Congress should compromise with the president
- Europe’s enduring disease: Anti-Semitism
- Rauner, the election is over
- Red light camera fan
- Tear down those office walls? Open up that space? Not so fast
- We need to resurrect teaching manual arts
- Intuit reverses course on TurboTax software changes
- Ernie Banks was a great man
- Rauner’s right-to-work a good idea
- Basil leaves board early to take state position
- A great memory of Mr. Cub
- Contribuyentes clave para Emanuel obtienen beneficios de la Alcaldía
- Lake Bluff contractor accused of stealing $9,000 deposit
- Barrington’s 3 Ws: wealth, work and wisdom
- A great honor for Ernie Banks
- Leaked: ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 5 trailer!
- An ambassador for baseball
- Ernie Banks’ enthusiasm
- Ernie Banks will be missed
- Feeling a loss
- No one injured in Aurora shooting
- Pro wrestler cheats at Wing Bowl, hides food in fanny pack
- Buscan a universitario de Chicago desaparecido desde el domingo
- Photos: Musical Monday at Sidetrack
- Pictures: Notable wooden roller coasters in the U.S.
- Girl, 15, went missing 9 months ago from Rockford
- Youth football coach Alexander Villafane honored
- Hard work helps John Pazmino win conference wrestling title
- Cop falsely accused in ‘honeybee’ murder case settles suit with Will County
- Blue Sky’s Friday Exit for Jan. 30, 2015
- 120 Valentine’s Day dining options
- Formulan cargos a sujeto que mató a su novia en bar de Waukegan
- Remembering Alexander Villafane
- Bears retain receivers coach Mike Groh
- NBC, USA unleash Super Bowl spots for series
- Talk of the County: Thank you for the memories, Ernie Banks
- Mitt Romney made the right choice
- Remembering Coach Alex
- Kadner: Southland Walgreens closings reflect health costs
- Qué hacer el #FDSenChicago
- Bears extend linebacker DeDe Lattimore’s contract
- Chicago-area restaurants celebrating Valentine’s Day
- Illinois No. 10 in identity theft — so beware in tax season
- Virgin’s Richard Branson talks his hotel, space travel, cruises
- A gun, a bomb, a mystery in Argentina
- Chicago cityscapes
- If 1871 won’t help women in tech, give the funding to someone who will
- Dylan takes Sinatra to the prairie
- ‘Buen día Ramón’: De migración y amistad
- An offbeat Valentine’s gift: A bouquet of gypsum roses
- Eddie Murphy returning to ‘SNL’ after 30-year absence
- From such great heights: Michigan Avenue under renovation
- La declaran culpable en relación a muerte por sobredosis de heroína en South Elgin
- The end of Gwazi: A look at notable wooden coasters around the U.S.
- How Metra fare increases differ by ticket type and zone (Infographic)
- Crown Point man sentenced for dealing methadone
- AbbVie’s breakup with Shire torpedoes 4th quarter, 2014 results
- District 86 to improve ELL program
- Plum Market launches product sales on WeDeliver’s Locally app
- Can Obama get to ‘yes’ on jobs?
- Student-produced videos featured at Newbery 90-second film festival
- Community Digest
- Califican de milagroso el rescate de bebé en hospital destruido en México
- Raising sales tax impacts poor
- RedEye Rundown: Restaurant Week, squirrels on the CTA and more
- Lawsuit: Off-duty Chicago cop beats gay teen, brother at school
- Tyson sees quick benefits from Hillshire acquisition
- Batavia students may join Aurora STEM School
- Photos: Sleepaway camps
- Hinsdale and La Grange area Metra riders sound off on rate hike
- Longtime Gary educator dead at 84
- Editor’s choice: ‘Reeling Through Life’ by Tara Ison
- Clay Street turning into a drive-thru dump
- More than 1,000 to gather Sunday for ‘Birthday of the Trees’
- Wilmette negotiating extension of electric program
- Boy reports suspicious van near Portage school
- Cougars Youth Athletic Association disbands
- Win again for Ernie Banks
- Probation ordered for burglary lookout
- When bread bags weren’t funny
- Man killed in Portage accident
- 2015 is the Cubs’ year
- Banks was a gentleman’s gentleman
- Wrestling: Evanston’s David Rivera-Kohr wins CSL conference title
- WGN-AM to simulcast on 87.7 FM for one more month
- Banks was a friendly guy
- A rare and valued person
- Tiger Woods posts 82, highest score of his pro career
- A joyful life
- Jurors hear grisly testimony in trial of former Burr Oak workers
- Cougars Youth Athletic Association disbands
- Mayor violates red-light cameras too often
- The highlight of any game at Wrigley
- Elgin City Council moves along a Grumpy Goat for Highlands golf course
- He brightened a room
- Ernie Banks’ example
- Northwestern activism
- Moran: Katy Perry’s hair, crotch grabs among absurd Super Bowl prop bets
- The Friday Exit: From Mattel football to ContextMedia
- Aaron Hernandez Jury Can Watch Super Bowl With Limits, Judge Says
- Vernon Hills woman pleads not guilty to new arson charges
- Brian Urlacher plunked brother, pranked sister in ‘Middle School Rules’
- Texas governor urges civility after lawmaker’s Muslim remarks
- Landowners to get pitch for wind-power superhighway
- Panel warns of risks of teen drug addiction, even in Deerfield
- For Metra riders, fare increase depends on type of ticket, destination
- Andrew, Sandburg students honored for work at state Theatre Festival
- Survey of Chicago’s homeless
- Beloved children’s book ‘Goodnight Moon’ comes to life
- Emanuel’s donors respond
- Craighton Berman, Learning by Launching
- Rahm Emanuel counts on big donors, with many getting City Hall benefits
- Eddie Kochman drives Highland Park swim team
- REDEYE TWITTER SWEEPSTAKES OFFICIAL RULES
- 4th person faces murder charges in deadly Indianapolis house explosion
- Hinsdale District 86 to improve English Language Learners program
- Watch this year’s Super Bowl? No, thanks.
- Young men from Aurora honored for their success
- Reward offered for missing U. of I. student from Chicago missing since Sunday
- Creating a glamorous city apartment
- Photos: Phenomenal Man Awards 2015
- Norridge School District 80 second quarter honor roll
- Park Ridge 12-year-old named Rookie of the Year in racing series
- Car rams apartment building, girl hurt
- District 200 starts over in plans for new Jefferson building
- Winner: “I’ll be darned, Grumpy really does whistle while he works.” – Dan Wehrenberg, Chicago
- South Africa grants parole to apartheid death squad leader ‘Prime Evil’
- ‘Incremento de impuestos si Emanuel es reelegido’, advierten en debate
- Emanuel won’t rule out property tax hike for police, fire pensions
- After 25 years, La Grange woman gets surprise package from Navy
- Después de EPN, ‘hasta un burro puede ser presidente’: Padre Goyo
- Navy Pier Names Shedd Aquarium Executive VP Amy Cowen as Chief Marketing Officer to Lead Pier’s Rebranding as World-Class Destination
- Glenview again wins financial reporting, budgeting awards
- Plenty good room for Obama library — just not in Washington Park
- Super Bowl seafood showdown
- Students debate and relate at Skokie, Niles schools
- Winter storm watch for the weekend: As much as 6-8 inches of snow
- What people in the arts are up to
- Live healthier like a rock star
- Super Bowl means slow day for some suburban businesses
- Airbnb to begin collecting Chicago hotel tax Feb. 15
- Man sentenced to prison for Aurora murder
- Adding up this year’s snowfall (chart)
- Barrington woman’s stationary business creates one-of-a-kind momentos
- Hispanic heritage event honors those who make a difference
- Anti-war, pro-troops in film and in life
- Money manager sentenced to 14 years in prison for massive fraud
- Aspen Library improvements a welcome change
- Death of Posen man, 81, latest cold-related fatality in Cook County
- 8 North Shore towns likely to return to ComEd
- Whole Foods promises Englewood store will be affordable
- Kane County moves to cut sheriff’s budget to make up loss of revenue
- Open thread, the Week in Review
- Orland Park police trying to locate missing teen
- Naperville newcomer: Former teacher moves here to be with grandchildren
- Rory McIlroy leads by 1 shot at Dubai Desert Classic
- Indiana city tries to protect meters from crow droppings
- Verdict hearing reset for cop charged in Wrana’s death
- Jacque Vaughn: ‘I do my job every day . . . I’m ready to rock ‘n’ roll’
- Chad air force bombs Boko Haram out of Nigerian border town
- Son found guilty in stabbing death of father at Westmont hotel
- Photos: Bacon-scented lottery tickets
- Batavia may hike impact fees on developers
- Danielle Fluegge’s family helps her juggle motherhood, coaching
- Bacon-scented lottery tickets?
- 15 things to do with the kids Feb. 2-8
- 15 things to do with the kids this week
- What makes a great Super Bowl ad? A story
- Zimmerman wine-bottle incident won’t lead to charges
- Judge: Jury can watch Super Bowl unless Aaron Hernandez mentioned
- Narcan training proves life-saving in Naperville heroin overdose
- 5 things to bring a little sunshine into your space
- Christy Stigailo, butterfly expert at Glen Ellyn library, dies at 70
- Roger Goodell reflects on ‘tough year,’ looks toward future
- District 181 extends school year two days
- Gov. Rauner defends paying staff more than Quinn
- Metra riders sound off on rate hike
- Brights that feel so right
- Hanover Township adds historic markers to area sites
- Blotter: Several burglaries reported in Evanston
- Plainfield teachers approve new contract
- Sandy Hook Panel Nears Final Report, Decides To List 26 Victims
- Northlake by the numbers: Poverty, education, average salary and more
- Murder trial begins 35 years after 6-year-old vanished in NY
- State threatens to withhold funds from schools that skip Common Core test
- Park Ridge Library budget to restore some of prior year’s cuts
- District 303 might ask taxpayers for more money for 2015-16 year
- Fremd High senior charged with sending graphic email to Palatine students
- Judge orders tests for alleged evidence tampering in Juan Rivera case
- Markham Animal Clinic celebrates 50th anniversary
- Celebrity Seahawks and Patriots fans
- Marriott formally logs out of doomed FCC Wi-Fi request
- Teen unemployment remains stubbornly high, study finds
- Illinomics
- Prospective juror in Boston bombing trial has sympathy for Tsarnaev, cites young age
- Marathon bombing defense likely to focus on dead brother
- Aurora seeks proposals for downtown library building
- Ohio judge stays order to return seized tigers to owner
- Ban will cost Rita Jeptoo the Chicago Marathon title
- Ford brings GT supercar to 2015 Chicago Auto Show
- Attorney learns juror was a rape victim, asks for mistrial in Vanderbilt case
- District 97 hires firm to find new superintendent
- Despite hurdles, fans find ways to bet on Super Bowl
- Heart disease detection is serious business at West Aurora
- Review: Bistronomic’s Chicago Restaurant Week menu
- Lydia Ko takes lead at Coates Golf Championship, could make history
- Judge expresses doubt about government’s no-fly list
- Stan Mikita suspected to have Lewy body dementia: What is that?
- Possible replacements for Magic’s Jacque Vaughn abound
- Phony police officer caught in Plainfield during traffic stop
- Chicago teen’s career choice inspired by grandmother
- Danielle King-led Bloom sweeps Rich South
- State schools will investigate after-hours bullying
- Plainfield woman charged after $17,000 goes missing from Scout troop account
- Man who crashed into school while fleeing police sent to prison
- Colorado considers ban on welfare cards at pot shops
- McHenry man convicted of child sex assault skips sentencing
- Rauner picks political backer as new gaming chairman
- Shots in the Dark Jan. 31st weekend
- Shots in the Dark for January 31st Weekend
- Corrections and clarifications for Jan. 31, 2015
- Grads show promise of community college
- Kane County navigates Geneva regulations to demolish 6th Street School
- Hockey community honors ISU student killed in alleged hit and run
- Blotter: Child endangerment charge in Hoffman Estates
- Celebrity Seahawks and Patriots fans take center stage
- Blackhawks legend Stan Mikita facing ‘serious health issues’
- Blotter: Fire destroys garage and vehicle in Naperville
- Hyde Park shoe store closes after 55 years
- Judge allows videotaped police interview for Highland Park murder trial
- Fans, former teammates, friends pay respects at Ernie Banks visitation
- 5 simple ways to disconnect and enjoy 15 minutes of ‘me time’
- Why smart renovation investments will keep you living more comfortably
- 5 ways to spend that special day with your loved one
- Top 5 household dangers that every parent should know about in 2015
- Pictures: Harry Potter celebration weekend at Universal Orlando
- Antioch brings public into fire house for tax referendum talks
- Grant will help Andres Bike Park improve jumps, track
- Man who taught in Wilmington charged with having sex with student
- Too many in government prefer secrecy
- Brandon LaFell could be Patriots’ secret weapon vs. Seahawks secondary
- Boys basketball: Conant vs. Barrington
- Map of city shootings: January 30, 2015
- Brian Urlacher explains his beef with former Bears GM Phil Emery
- Ask Tom: How do weather advisories, warnings and watches differ?
- Is fear of Islam irrational?
- Rising tuition at public colleges, funding cuts leave students deeper in debt
- Saturday’s matchup: Blackhawks at Sharks
- Andrean QB Jake Paliga commits to Valpo
- Boka, Cree among Jean Banchet Award winners
- Drew Hackett helps Munster ease past Lowell
- Boys basketball: Neuqua Valley avenges first loss to Bartlett
- Measles cases in outbreak linked to Disney swell to 107
- Cardinal George says doctors have ‘run out of tricks’ for him
- Quiet snow season to rev up as city braces for major snowfall
- Boys basketball: Home crowd fuels Thornton comeback vs. Bradley-Bourbonnais
- Former Terps star lineman Joe Vellano now happy to be back playing with Patriots
- Nine remain to run for District 227 board
- Stan Mikita: An appreciation
- Boys basketball: Role players roll for No. 3 St. Rita against No. 6 Hales
- You’re thinking about fitness all wrong
- Hillcrest rim shot equals rout over Bremen
- Chamar Hawkins heats up, Marist handles Marian
- Boys basketball: Barrington bounces back, cools off Conant
- Australian paper mocked for calling ‘The Thorn Birds’ author plain, overweight in obituary
- Thornwood, Chelby Frazier down Lincoln-Way West
- Trio of Southland stars to play in Super Bowl
- Boys basketball: Maine South muscles past New Trier
- In NFL address, Roger Goodell did little to lift his sagging image
- Valparaiso scratches comfort zone, edges Merrillville
- Care funding tackles homelessness, mental health
- Chesterton holds off frantic Lake Central rally
- Gary critic joins Dem primary field
- With Romney out, race wide open for Republican presidential nomination
- West Aurora puts clamps on Glenbard East
- Trio propels South Elgin past Waubonsie Valley
- Boys basketball: Maine South vs. New Trier
- New grocer at Dominick’s site a ‘top’ priority for East Dundee
- Boys basketball: St. Rita vs. Hales
- NYPD: A knock on door, then a bullet into a peephole