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- Survey shows satisfaction with airlines at 20-year high
- White Sox to call up top prospect Carlos Rodon
- Celebrating Earth Day in the Keys
- Dante Servin trial and public reaction
- Tuesday: Eat. Drink. Do.
- ‘Mad Men’ Episode 10 review: ‘The Forecast’ knows what we want
- BP oil spill: Deep water horizon
- 5 years after BP spill, drillers push into riskier depths
- Elevate spring table settings with silver and gold accents
- You can invest in land with a self-directed IRA
- Tax implications of donating a conservation easement
- Ask Amy: Take road trip to reconnect with son
- Taking a moment to review State of the City
- College of DuPage trustees, administrators bill alcohol to foundation
- Rauner cuts deepen budget divide at Capitol
- Apple Watch users to get health-related app choices from HCSC, others
- Photos: Spain school attack
- Police: 3 killed, 2 wounded in city shootings
- Extra-alarm fire guts grocery store in Irving Park
- 3 shot near U. of C. campus, among 14 wounded in city since Sunday afternoon
- Cook County state’s attorney will dismiss minor pot cases
- Why get rid of Tillman, Urlacher and replace them with players on one-year deals?
- Improved results in one, two or three years?
- Could Bears target Brandon Scherff or Trae Waynes at No. 7?
- Could Jared Allen be a starting defensive end?
- Could Matt Forte be traded during the NFL draft?
- Is trading Jay Cutler to Titans for No. 2 pick a possibility?
- Does Jimmy Clausen have a chance to win the starting QB job?
- Besides Ray McDonald, who else is lining up at defensive end?
- How does this year’s WR draft class compare to last year’s?
- ‘Good Times’ actor Ben Powers dies at 64
- Photos: Scott Walker
- Uber driver, licensed to carry gun, shoots gunman in Logan Square
- Prickly City- Circling the wagons
- Prickly City: The Wagons Are Being Circled, You Will Be Dumbfounded By What Happens Next!
- Breast cancer cases in U.S. projected to rise as much as 50% by 2030
- Barnes & Noble My Favorite Teacher Contest
- Chicago Chef Week offers discounted lunches, dinners
- Chicago Chef Week offers discounted lunches, dinners
- Lightning Bolt and Oozing Wound shredded songs, limits
- One Winnetka developers host meet and greet
- Almanac
- Northfield’s Peachtree Place celebrates 30th anniversary
- Epcot: 5 things to know about ‘Tomorrowland’ preview
- Recuerdan la ‘agonía’ del atentado de Oklahoma 20 años después
- Bulletin Board: SEDOL’s executive board to meet April 23
- Blackhawks’ Niklas Hjalmarsson sells town house for $1.7 million
- Reunion with Rusty
- Hank Green merges online, real worlds at Metro
- Letter: Clarendon Hills voters proved we’re still decent people
- Third Sajnaj endures sisterly tough love on Loyola water polo team
- Community Digest: Fundraiser for PM&L’s new building set for April 26
- The 3 things that stop most people from achieving their goals
- 119th Boston Marathon
- La ‘nalgada a tiempo’, ¿un remedio efectivo?
- 5 things: Is Scott Darling making Corey Crawford a salary-cap casualty?
- Life-size statues selected for summer art display
- Should Cubs fans be worried about Jon Lester?
- Library Notes: Children’s literacy program set for April 25 in Zion
- Tinkoff leads North Central to No. 2 D-III softball ranking
- Fenwick, Trinty stars shine at Leyden girls track meet
- Aurora University’s Art Walk
- Pet of the Week: Deja Vu is gentle and full of energy
- Willowbrook ups hotel/motel tax
- Shopping center to get updated facade
- Ethiopia: 3 days of mourning for Islamic State killings
- Pictures: Scalloping in Gulf County
- Universal: Pitbull, Goo Goo Dolls set for concerts
- Youths recovering from addiction get help finding sober friends, social life
- Family travel five: It’s time to treasure nature together
- Man charged in fight over whether Michael Jordan or LeBron James is better
- STEMpreneur Insights: ‘Asking for the true value’ for women in STEM
- Evanston principal resigns for new post in Oak Park
- School Notes: Libertyville principal, assistant principal receive honors
- RedEye’s CTA columnist bids farewell as she hops on Chicago Tribune entertainment bus
- Photos: Lake Michigan shipwrecks
- California man arrested after trying to gain access to White House grounds
- NWI Veterans Village set for June opening
- Slow cooker woes: If it doesn’t fit, can I still use it?
- Shout Out: Youth minister, teen center director Bob Anderson
- Simeon alum Corey Ray steals home in one of weekend’s top plays
- Triple-jumper ties state record
- Kitty Conley’s Scratching Post
- Maduro cumple dos años como presidente de Venezuela
- The 606 park to open in June
- Giordano’s to test the Vernon Hills market
- Menor con ballesta y machete mata a profesor en Barcelona
- Reciben pedido de auxilio de barco con migrantes
- Muchos intentos de cruzar Mediterráneo acaban en naufragios
- Autopsy: Woman found in Logan Square was strangled
- Ringo’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame advice is no hot air
- Students looking for a meaningful summer can volunteer abroad
- District 21 keeps sixth-grade music format, for now
- Al-Shabab bombs UN van in Somalia, 4 UNICEF workers killed
- South Haven cleanup draws volunteers for projects
- Lambert wins 4, but Luke Bryan takes top prize at ACM Awards
- Los sueños de Tri femenil pasan por Chicago
- Local doctors launch health care podcast
- Planting a tree? Matching plant and site is crucial
- The 606 trail (map)
- Could you cut it at McDonald’s Hamburger U?
- Former Joliet bishop to preach at Cardinal George’s funeral
- Violent surge targets police in Mexican state
- Walla Walla makes its cases as a wine destination
- Fue ‘estrangulada’ la mujer encontrada en Logan Square
- Happy birthday, Orson Welles: Celebrations to mark famous centennials
- Traveling can present real threats, but we travel anyway
- The 10 best and worst jobs of 2015
- New Glencoe park official worked in Des Plaines, Oak Park
- Omnipresent TV star Michiel Huisman gets a chance at movie stardom in ‘The Age of Adaline’
- CLS Legal Staffing welcomes legal staffing consultant, Melissa Moore
- Village approves tax incentives for future Niles Holiday Inn
- ‘The Age of Adaline’ star Michiel Huisman photos
- ‘Serial’ is the first podcast to win a Peabody Award
- Lake County courts: Portage man faces rape charge
- Sale of Kuechmann Park to Ela Township likely in next year
- Rivers Casino donates nearly $30K to District 63
- White Sox shuffle bullpen to add Carlos Rodon, Jake Petricka
- Collection of old diary entries a balm for struggling teens
- Waukegan Exchange Club honors two Lake County Sheriff’s officers
- Evgeny Kissin regales fans with masterful Chopin and more
- Rubio ve imposible una reforma migratoria de una sola pieza
- ‘Gentleman Farmer’ gives opportunity to connect with local agriculture
- Henry’s Swing Club, Arami noodle night and other dining events
- Coach Thibs, over here … no, over here
- Boston Marathon bombing trial enters penalty phase
- Woman hospitalized after kitchen fire on North Side
- Con ‘selfies’ atrapan a sospechosos de robo
- Garfield Park Conservatory to reopen in full on Earth Day
- Evanston Running Club keeps the pace for more than 40 years
- EveryBlock expanding to Evanston, Oak Park and River Forest
- Father David Ryan of Lake Zurich remembers Cardinal George
- Bucks aiming to get ‘tougher’ with Derrick Rose
- Golf carts, not Tesla, are more likely to disrupt the auto industry
- Community briefs
- Cirque du Soleil se vende a firma de EEUU
- Evanston Running Club
- Etíope Desisa gana por segunda vez el Maratón de Boston
- Willie Nelson tendrá su propia marca de marihuana
- Study: Lake County ranks among healthiest, but obesity on the rise
- Nazareth Academy cast soars in ‘Mary Poppins’
- Fieldhouse kids still looking for a place to play
- Lab-Corps program at Argonne
- Photos: Harvey pot bust
- Bayern y PSG sueñan con la remontada en Champions
- Annual Earth Day event continues to grow
- 3-unit townhome rental property proposed
- 1 whirlwind BMX tour = whole new perspective
- Burger Day 12
- Con el hielo derretido, el lago Michigan muestra sus secretos ocultos
- Bears’ 2015 schedule release set for 7 p.m. Tuesday
- 3 balaceados cerca de la Universidad de Chicago
- Pot operation uncovered in Harvey is largest ever in city, cops say
- HBO brings pot-dealer web series to TV
- Students learn about brain trauma during visit to Condell
- Oswego set to vote on $29 million budget
- New classes to be offered at Valparaiso High
- Sentencing postponed for man in North Shore bike path sex attack
- High school students hear firsthand about trauma at Advocate Condell
- Burger Day 12 nets $36,500 for Ronald McDonald House Charities
- UCF football signs home-and-home series with Georgia Tech
- Blotter: $12,000 violin stolen in Wheaton
- ‘Fantastic Four’ trailer: A superhero stretch for Miles Teller & Co.
- Hope springs eternal with new, dedicated bike lane in Lake County
- Gov. Pence extends needle-exchange program to curb HIV
- Chris Pratt hunts Indominus Rex in new ‘Jurassic World’ trailer
- Student armed with crossbow, machete kills teacher in Spain
- Miguel Herrera: ‘Chicharito y Raúl Jiménez han respondido’
- Munster production of ‘Beauty and the Beast’ taps 100 students
- Letter: New mothers can save lives with umbilical cord blood donation
- Illinois tornado raises concerns on warnings in rural areas
- Watch Laura Osnes and Steven Pasquale sing ‘If I Loved You’
- Northwestern cops continue to probe racist graffiti
- Winnetka-Northfield library wants to hear from residents
- NFL draft preview: Safeties
- Niles Library considers charging non-residents program fees
- Two Argonne teams each win $75,000 in new Lab-Corps pitch competition
- Chili cook-off
- Bears’ NFL draft preview: Safeties
- Pictures: Blue Man Group, UCF bring joy to young amputees
- Benefit supports Connections for Abused Women
- Starlin Castro stays at 6th spot in Cubs’ order
- Second suspect arrested in connection with October burglary in Burr Ridge
- Tele Guía de Chicago sale de circulación
- As ice clears, Lake Michigan shows off submerged shipwrecks
- Spring rain gear with style
- Club Calendar: Civil War history program set for April 23
- First-grader meets new diabetes alert dog
- Crime Stoppers: Woman wanted on outstanding warrant for battery
- Cubs fans caught foul balls in their beer this weekend
- Evanston may approve sidewalk cafe licenses to sell wine
- Cirque du Soleil sells ownership stake
- Fire leaves Barrington Hills mansion uninhabitable
- Former Bears linebacker Doug Buffone
- New grocery stores place their liquor requests
- Photos: Barrington Hills fire
- Duneland elementary spelling bee champs
- Lelisa Desisa wins Boston Marathon; Carolina Rotich takes women’s race
- 2 Romeoville girls enjoy all-star experience
- Many credit unions offer tempting mortgage deals
- Adly Guirgis wins drama Pulitzer
- Chicago Public Schools paying more to pensions, bonds (charts)
- Egan’s departure leaves big shoes to fill in District 95
- Photos: The 606 Trail and Park
- Photos: The 606 park and trail system
- Knife charge for man dead after Baltimore police encounter
- St. Francis Xavier seventh-grader named national lacrosse all-star
- Man gets probation for Harlem hit-and-run death of cyclist
- Kraft macaroni and cheese going without preservatives, synthetic colors
- Niles gun shop lawsuit ruling scheduled for May 14
- Twitter DM
- Massive explosions rock Yemen’s capital after airstrikes on rebels
- Letter to Meredith Vieira results in dream home makeover in Waukegan
- Shapiro will stage new Tracy Letts play
- Andrew High School band drums up success in national competition
- District 60 preschool renamed in honor of longtime Waukegan educator
- Shout Out from Mike Rodriguez, police sergeant
- Naperville Scout starts project to honor late mentor
- Lake Forest Hospital adds clinical trials for cancer patients
- Lilly Pulitzer shoppers head to eBay
- Hampshire High students head for SkillsUSA conference in Springfield
- Garth Brooks, Rosemont and your right to know
- Manny Pacquiao gets in 2 words before conference call cancelled
- Ohio State football team honored at White House
- Daley nephew starts own consulting firm
- Campaigning Hillary Clinton says economy has ‘stalled out’
- Law enforcement officials say more preschool will help fight crime
- Marijuana dispensary draws crowd at Oak Park health fair
- No injuries in Boulder Hill shooting
- Community news
- Middle infielders put Oak Park-River Forest in good position
- New video-streaming apps turn TV stars into phone friends
- Speak Out for April 21: ‘Variety of views’ needed
- Federal judge postpones hearing in Durst subpoena FBI challenge
- Oak Park Community Health and Wellness Fair
- Child hit by vehicle crossing street in Kendall County
- Charges in Oak Forest vandalism spree
- Rauner aides form super PAC to back governor’s agenda
- <br>Third strike in Little Village
- Talking to Justin Peck about ‘New Works,’ and what he thinks of Joffrey
- Starbucks may want S’more baristas to chew the fat with customers
- ‘Sounds So Sweet’: Memories of girl groups at Black Ensemble
- Deerfield author focuses on individualized eating habits
- The coolest beds for baby
- Talk of the County: Waukegan pool, Route 53 are foolish plans
- Willie Nelson to roll out own brand of marijuana
- EC South Shore station gets new staircase
- Waubonsie Valley football coach Paul Murphy inducted into hall of fame
- Gang members charged with 2013 attempted murders
- Hymen Factor, who started Chicago Messenger Service, dies at 86
- Oak Park named one of first municipal arboretums
- Twitter direct messages: How tech leaders plan to use it (or not)
- Eat this: catfish tacos
- Brown adds to state-qualifying numbers
- Political benefit to Alvarez on marijuana plan
- Popular Middleton music teacher makes ‘Cinderella’ her swan song
- Lake Forest schools name new assistant superintendent
- Two injured in Aurora shootings
- Prairie Knolls event features student artwork, musical performances
- Cinderella gallery
- Quickly for April 20: ‘Refusing to vote is not the answer’
- Lake County title raises Zion-Benton’s volleyball profile
- Robby Hutchison pitches Zion-Benton past Deerfield
- Company building pipeline donates to Will County preserve restoration
- NFL player rankings are good news for DaVaris Daniels of Notre Dame
- A ‘good day’ for lawyer who fought against drug war
- Northbrook Library Board members balk at director’s bid to drop checkout limits
- Tratamiento en vez de cárcel, a detenidos con pequeñas cantidades de droga
- First drive: 2016 Fiat 500X in AWD has broadest appeal
- Local men apply to open medical marijuana shop in Deerfield
- ‘Anything Goes’ in love musical that celebrates 10 years of LZHS’ theater
- Lake FX: Boards, crowdfunding and helping ‘a good chunk’ of the world
- Trinity High School hires new principal
- Nadal, el único que puede frenar a Djokovic. ¿Podrá hacerlo?
- Container gardening know-how: Horticulture specialist shares tricks of the trade
- Practice safe TV streaming: Agree to these rules
- Park Ridge teen accused of car burglary
- Doug Buffone was voice of Bears fans — particularly after a loss
- Shopping online, growth in small metro areas drive sales, report says
- Everybody had a story about Doug Buffone, especially Buffone himself
- Business block party to fill Vernon Hills High School
- Man sentenced to 54 years for child molesting
- ‘Breakfast Club’ script pictures
- ‘Por la falta de credibilidad’ partidos utilizan a deportistas o actores
- Hayley O’Mara making most of opportunity for Huntley
- Los Angeles Times among Pulitzer Prize winners
- Program works with kids who have special-needs siblings
- Scott Darling gets call again for Blackhawks in Game 4
- Sister of Bali suitcase slaying victim worries punishment won’t fit crime
- Vi retirement village in Glenview gets five-star rating
- Maryland family sat in vomit during flight from Orlando
- Three charged in connection with Zion shooting
- Will County pressures state on airport land
- Indiana governor extends needle-exchange program to curb HIV
- Metea Valley, Waubonsie players pitch in for Strike Out Cancer game
- Hinsdale Central alumnus produces documentary on abortion doctor
- The summer the Deadheads came Truckin’ into town
- Northbrook woman shares story of Japanese internment camp
- Hampshire village president commends efforts to help tornado victims
- Steppenwolf honors Laurie Metcalf
- Gary woman charged with murder, kidnapping in woman’s death
- Police say Aurora house fire apparently started by burglars
- Guerin feeds everyone into varsity pipeline
- Eyes wide open to problems experienced by black men
- Hammond bar owner to plead guilty to tax charges
- Cardinal Francis George: Chicago’s accidental archbishop
- Starbucks, three new restaurants coming to Harwood Heights
- Secrets to successful container gardens
- Shadwick King’s attorney wants new trial
- News briefs: New Lenox concert series tickets sold out
- Digging safely in your garden: What you need to know
- Presidential candidates talk campaign finance reform
- Bird flu confirmed at Iowa farm; 5.3 million hens to be euthanized
- Planting native beauty
- Kris Bryant won’t let endorsements get in the way of baseball
- Andrew’s Shannon Flaherty comes through for team, many others
- ‘Day of Service’ promotes volunteerism in Park Ridge
- Flu fears delay dog park opening
- Joliet council considers pet shop rules to curb puppy mill activity
- Judge tells Middle Eastern deli to move out, but owner seeks deal
- Long’s shot at state berth improves with hard work
- Football recruiting notes: Phillips DE Amir Watts boards Western Michigan’s ‘boat’
- Cicero Avenue stretch to close for crossing repairs
- Yorkville sports dome plan could meet controversy
- Tebow’s Philadelphia Experiment should be cheered
- Lottery ticket worth $450K sold in Richton Park
- U.S. warship heads to Yemeni waters to intercept Iranian weapons
- Norridge board briefs: Police warn of IRS phone scams
- High school not the finish line for Streamwood girls
- White Sox 4, Indians 3
- Referendum nod gives park district green light on Assembly Hall
- Rauner’s ‘Turnaround Illinois Agenda’ gets no support in Libertyville
- Ask Tom: How did April 2013 flood compare to others in Chicago history?
- Police arrest Evanston teen in handgun incident
- New prisons boss says union pacts a problem
- Shout Out: Peg Macias, bagpiper
- Zion shooting protesters plan to pack city council meeting
- What’s behind Anita Alvarez’s shift on drugs
- Joliet Junior College baseball coach Wayne King posts 1,000th win
- Central Street development moves forward
- Miss Diosa 2015: Las divas chulas de Chicago
- More time for Addison Russell at 2B
- Changes coming at Oswego Village Hall
- Peppo’s closes Tinley Park location
- Aubrey Quick, Kelly Evancich spark Shepard as corner kick combination
- Brian Urlacher, others venerate late Bears great Doug Buffone
- Students vexed by glitches in online practice ISTEP
- Freddie Gray repeatedly asked for medical care, police said Monday
- Trucker gets three years in prison for fatal I-88 crash
- New athletic fields at East Leyden High School open
- East Leyden athletic fields
- Utah woman gets up to life in prison in deaths of 6 newborns
- Middle infielders put Oak Park-River Forest in good position
- Harwood Heights sewer system getting $4 million makeover
- Kelly Grassel, Harley Dubsky anxious about chasing LPGA dream
- Officials: Six Oak Park businesses sold alcohol to underage customers
- Elgin schools, library promote Reading to the Rhythm
- Dan Hampton, fellow ex-Bears mourn the loss of Doug Buffone
- Man flees after trying to rob Wilmette CVS: police
- Some state funding restored for Elgin-area schools
- Joffrey Ballet welcomes rising choreographer Justin Peck for ‘New Works’
- Huntley bounces back, shuts down Hampshire behind Deanna Hecht
- Former South Holland nursing home resident’s death ruled ‘natural’
- Blackhawks find successful strategy vs. Predators’ Pekka Rinne
- Soccer: Huntley 8, Hampshire 0
- Rauner tries to distance himself from CPS contract scandal
- Rehearsal for Joffrey Ballet’s ‘New Works’ with choreographer Justin Peck
- Soccer: Bremen 5, Chicago Christian 1
- Cable TV shapes national perception of Freddie Gray’s death
- Tulsa sheriff, lawyer dispute whether 73-year-old deputy qualified
- How to decorate a blank wall
- Winnetka changes aimed at speeding up permit process
- Official corporate partners for Chicago’s major sports teams (gallery)
- Photos: How to decorate a blank wall at home
- 6 men from Minnesota charged with trying to join Islamic State
- Trustees approve backup generator at Winnetka Village Hall
- Game 2: Bulls 91, Bucks 82
- Local Roundup for Monday, April 20
- Gary woman charged with murder
- Gusty winds to keep cool air coming
- Dog flu warnings issued
- Police respond to shooting call; find hoax
- Softball: Portage 1, Crown Point 0
- KAMERLINK, STARK, POWERS & MCNICHOLAS, LLC ANNOUNCE THREE NEW PARTNERS TO ITS TEAM OF FAMILY LAW ATTORNEYS
- Prosecutors: Captain, crew member of capsized migrant boat arrested
- Drink this: strawberry mojito
- Cook County minor drug offenders to get treatment, not jail
- Cynthia Avalos scores three goals as Bremen bounces Chicago Christian
- Cubs 5, Pirates 2
- Baltimore judge allows police use of Stingray phone tracking in murder case
- Diabetes alert dog a ‘life-saver’ for St. Mary first-grader
- Voices from Freddie Gray’s neighborhood
- Marquette’s Ryan Fazekas makes Indiana All-Star roster
- How to see everything you’ve ever Googled (if you’re so brave)
- Justin Duty answers call as Valparaiso slips past Lake Central
- Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Monday, April 20
- Sisters Kara, Leah and Erin Gouwens make things go for Kankakee Valley
- Post-Tribune Prep Scoreboard for Monday, April 20
- Alvarez proposes steering minor drug offenders to treatment
- Kaitlin Doud delivers home run, powers Portage past Crown Point
- Unions set to oppose council move backing Rauner changes
- Bulls showing their age, in a good way
- Lincoln-Way East stands tall at net, beats Sandburg
- Blue Bell Creameries issues recall of all products
- Doug Buffone’s passion, sense of humor will be missed
- Heated protest in Baltimore over death of man in police custody
- Andrean’s Jake Paliga already in quarterback mix for Valparaiso
- Alabama woman leaves to join Islamic State in Syria
- Carlos Rodon content with under-the-radar arrival in majors