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- Bears cornerback Tim Jennings arrested in Georgia
- Downey, ‘Big Bang’ win big at People’s Choice Awards
- Illinois nets big victory in topping No. 11 Maryland 64-57
- Paris killings seen adding fuel to Europe’s anti-Islam movements
- Illinois State all-conference middle linebacker motivated by his dad
- Protesters shout at fans as Bill Cosby returns to stage in Canada
- DePaul beats Creighton, takes first place in Big East
- 2 dead, dozens hurt in 18-vehicle crash during Pennsylvania whiteout
- Man suspected in four bank robberies in Illinois, Indiana
- Loyola rallies in final minute to beat Evansville 71-70
- A new superpower: Building habit-forming products
- ‘Predestination’ ties itself in knots
- Police: Replica machine gun used in attempted armed robbery in Fox Lake
- ‘Inherent Vice’ is a strange, excellent trip
- BMX racer Stancil is No. 7 in world, No. 2 in USA
- The road (to reinvention) is calling
- Make your company smarter
- Against the odds: Startups that make it
- Gym meet is learning experience for Grayslake teen
- A veteran seafood restaurateur reboots with Fahlstrom’s in Lakeview
- Athlete of the Month is back!
- Quickly, Jan. 8: ‘Why should they be tax exempt?’
- Ask Carrie: 10 resolutions for a happy financial New Year
- Obvious ‘Leviathan’ shouldn’t be taken as special
- Leading transformation and captivating communities
- The entrepreneur’s journey
- Addiction: A yearlong exploration of dependency
- Maine South girls basketball 2014-15 season preview
- Puppies returned to Waukegan breeder, charges dropped
- 911 dispatcher uses Facebook to find injured hiker in California
- Jazz 97, Bulls 77
- One surrenders, two sought in Paris shooting that killed 12
- As Paris attack shows, freedom’s often messy but worth defending
- Millennials’ surprise: There isn’t an app to solve all problems
- Virgin Hotel debut may kick off ‘best year ever’ for Chicago hotels
- Obama Library foundation pleased with progress of Chicago bidders
- Review: ‘Leviathan’
- Blotter: Bricks smashed at Wheaton College
- Ask Amy: Apartment life comes with the stomp of little feet
- City workers repair water main break on South Side
- Semitrailer catches fire on I-80 near southwest suburbs
- Deerfield plans events for Martin Luther King day of service
- Rauner’s pick for comptroller not worried about possible 2016 election
- ‘Shark Tank,’ handshake deals and tenacity that becomes ‘near lunacy’
- Hot deal on breakfast sandwiches at Einstein Bros.
- AT&T introduces Rollover Data in late January
- Several people injured in I-55 crash
- Indocumentados y gays: Un romance con desafíos
- Todd Bowles coaching interview switched to Thursday
- Maryland casino figures drop in December
- Watch Showtime for free starting Friday
- Torture claim that Chicago police sliced shoes doesn’t sway judge
- Few patients approved for medical marijuana in Illinois
- Democrats could thwart Rauner on special election for comptroller
- Review: ‘Remote Area Medical’
- Review: ‘Compass Cabaret 55’
- Prickly City-confusing
- Prickly City: We Have Lost Our Way
- Mens’ plan to sell cheap light bulbs in Chicago dimmed
- Illinois 64, Maryland 57
- Chicago Fire Department spokesman injured in crash
- Recommended classical music concerts
- Review: ‘Captives’ by Norman Manea
- The Biblioracle: This is spinal trap
- E-reader: Heroes of the Internet
- Review: ‘Almost Famous Women’ by Megan Mayhew Bergman
- Upcoming Chicago literary events
- Reader of the Week: Rita Coburn Whack
- Me, My Shelf and I: Joe Bryl
- Chicago book news: Windy City RWA to hold 2-day writing retreat
- Scott Blackwood on ‘See How Small’
- Review: ‘The Modern Savage’ by James McWilliams
- Review: ‘Honeydew’ by Edith Pearlman
- Review: ‘The Fierce Urgency of Now’ by Julian E. Zelizer
- New in paperbacks: ‘After the War Is Over,’ more
- Review: ‘Friends Disappear’ by Mary Barr
- Review: ‘Outline’ by Rachel Cusk
- From the archives: Mike Royko on 8 ways to beat the blahs
- De La Soul goes Hypnotic; rap and jazz merge
- Dobet Gnahore makes everything move
- Tammy McCann settles into a new music venue
- Chicago agencies ‘Up for Whatever’ in Bud Light Super Bowl ad
- Jeff Dickerson-Jonathan Hood radio show goes national
- Will Jimmy Butler be on the Bulls next season?
- Mutual respect between Steve Smith, Darrelle Revis as playoff game looms
- Beat Latino: Mariposa Nocturna
- California foie gras ban overturned
- Cristina Rocca named CSO’s VP of artistic planning
- Tomorrow Never Knows a sonic smorgasbord
- ESPN Chicago radio personalities
- Me, My Shelf and I: Joe Bryl
- Chicago Marathon winner Rita Jeptoo’s doping hearing to be held in Kenya
- #YosoyCharlie #JeSuisCharlie #WeareCharlie #CharlieHebdo
- Funded Justice aims to help people raise funds for legal fees
- 3 Chicago spots on Eater’s 38 essential restaurants in America
- Emanuel to talk education plans for second term
- United flight attendants say they were fired over security, safety concerns
- ‘Once’ will return to Chicago
- Snowblower infographic
- Encuentran a una persona muerta en un baño portátil
- Review: ‘Inherent Vice’
- Mortgage rates tumble
- Deep freeze doesn’t mean ponds, lakes are frozen solid
- Bulls’ Pau Gasol closing in on first All-Star start
- D225 board members object to candidate’s petitions
- First lady names food activist as new head of anti-obesity drive
- Automotive recalls in 2015
- Artists, Kenny Mayne pay homage to Stuart Scott
- Are you from Illinois? Here’s your free art
- Angelina Jolie se reúne con el papa Francisco
- Unforeseeable chain of events brings Leslie Munger to comptroller’s office
- ‘Sherlock’ star Benedict Cumberbatch is having a Cumber-baby
- Baltimore Sun picks for Ravens-Patriots
- Time and Tide: Van Dam Custom Boats
- As ice melts, polar bears migrate north
- Republicans can’t count on evangelicals in 2016
- Conan O’Brien, Jon Stewart pay tribute to Charlie Hebdo victims
- Lewis, Petrenko a potent duo for Beethoven with the CSO
- Selfie sticks: Tourist convenience or purely narcissi-stick?
- Amaneció bajo cero, viene más nieve y luego más frío
- Land of opportunity: Niles West’s Hilma Mededovic hopes to play basketball in college
- Hinsdale District 86 candidate removed from the ballot
- ‘Into the Woods,’ ‘Guardians’ among make-up and hair award nominees
- J.P. Parise, ex-Minnesota North Stars standout, dies at 73
- Lucas Museum site does not violate public trust
- Photos: Chicago Wolves dog adoption event
- People Choice Awards 2015: Lista de ganadores
- Aurora terrorism defendant in preliminary plea negotiations
- 8 things you should know about Chris Ballard
- Dos hermanos, los más buscados en Francia
- UK comic Simon Amstell will come to Thalia Hall
- Stop motion process brings out teen creativity
- One night in the life of a Chicago Wolves adoption event
- Review: ‘Taken 3’
- One Hope United programs helps young families navigate difficulties
- One hospitalized after Palatine house fire
- Late start no problem for Lake Zurich wrestler Max Brummel
- Cuba libera a cinco disidentes de presunta lista de Estados Unidos
- 3 guys, a hatchback and a snowboard shred Chicago
- Senate panel approves Keystone bill despite veto threat
- Lake Zurich basketball gets NBA experience
- Honda fined $70 million for not reporting death, injury complaints
- Obama Library Manhattanville
- Family of 4-year-old who drowned sues St. Charles country club
- Don’t be Jimmy Fallon when Nicole Kidman comes along
- Sex ed films through history
- Haptic phones
- Does a good movie require a good plot?
- Northwestern students bringing ‘feel’ to what you see on your phone
- Selfie sticks
- Naperville waives fine for first-time wandering dogs
- Otronicon, Wild Days, Harry Potter fest set for January
- Disney’s hat haters can move along
- The Onion’s ex-editor ‘heartsick’ over Charlie Hebdo killings
- Cruising the Lewis and Clark route of the Northwest — in comfort
- Haley Greer leads New Trier girls basketball team past Maine South
- Angelina Jolie screens ‘Unbroken’ in Vatican, meets pope
- Q&A: Stevenson basketball coach Pat Ambrose
- ‘Serial’ prosecutor speaks out, stands by the verdict
- Russ Ruhnke named senior vice president, team leader with Associated Bank’s Home Builder Finance Banking Division
- Don’t miss: ‘The Art of the Highwaymen’ at History Center
- Tom Skilling soaks up sun while Chicago freezes
- Retracing Lewis and Clark’s route in the Northwest
- ESPN picks up Bulls games against Wizards, Raptors
- There’s a better way to support Charlie Hebdo
- Travel deals with biking and more
- Elmhurst College grad to appear on ‘American Idol’
- Pau Gasol: ‘Me da rabia que el Barcelona pase por estos baches’
- Zagorov twins bring diverse skills to Niles North boys swimming team
- Bears hire Ryan Pace as their new GM … like the move?
- Royale seemingly has everything going for it, but is that enough?
- Am Yisrael celebrates 25 year anniversary of beloved rabbi
- Illini oust special teams, defensive line coaches
- Murder trial for former Gators star Aaron Hernandez starts Friday
- Ravens stay inside, but open doors to simulate cold
- Bears hire Ryan Pace as general manager
- White Sox announce Emilio Bonifacio signing, bump Jordan Danks
- Aetna mistake could complicate some Part D drug refills
- Ex-Chicago Bear’s son gets wish to be a cop after cancer diagnosis
- 5 future (and regrettable) Ryan Pace headlines
- New Trier alumnus finishes in top 1 percent on ‘American Ninja Warrior’
- Photos: AJ Peterson gets his wish
- Read this, Todd Bowles
- Best-sellers: Hardcover fiction and nonfiction, plus Chicagoland hits
- García recibe apoyo de latinos para la alcaldía de Chicago
- The state of aging financial advisers (infographic)
- Hoopla lets Northbrook readers get a book without visiting library
- Bears go off script with new GM–not that it matters
- CES: IPhone 6 Plus aside, smartphones take on a shrinking suspicion
- Columnist is stuck in 1962
- Religious sensitivity vs. free speech
- Amtrak passengers stranded in Chicago 14 hours because of cold
- ‘Je suis Charlie’, llamado a apoyar la libertad de expresión
- Concern about North Korea’s nuclear weapons
- Garcia touts Latino support for mayoral bid
- Keystone pipeline could bring jobs to Midwest
- Plug-in vehicles outpacing hybrids
- Qualifying for better jobs and higher pay
- Parson’s Chicken and Fish ice skating rink finally set to open
- How we confront death in the Facebook era
- Pass interference calls likely when Torrey Smith, Brandon Browner get together
- Cubs faces volatile TV market
- Charlie Hebdo attack: The 2 most-wanted men in France
- Cubs sell spring training naming rights to Sloan Valve
- Some good signs in Bears’ hiring of Ryan Pace
- Readers share their 2014 travel highlights
- Pictures: Walt Disney World Marathon 2015
- 6 things to know about new Bears GM Ryan Pace
- ‘Newsies’ claims biggest box office in Chicago history: $2,012,723
- Interfaith website for kids explores spirituality
- Marshall, Gerstein & Borun Elects Two New Partners
- Medical offices could replace Lovells of Lake Forest
- Obama touts reduction in FHA insurance rate
- Beach house controversy could have Wilmette voting on two referendums
- Feed the Dream founder Sandy Haggart works to end hunger in Guatemala
- Fried chicken special on the menu at Kitsch’n on Roscoe
- Homer J. Livingston Jr., Chicago banker and investment exec, dies at 79
- Man pleads not guilty to armed home invasion, robbery in Highland Park
- Lincoln Mall closes after 41 years
- Autopsy: Man found dead in port-a-potty in Cragin neighborhood is latest cold death
- Ryan Pace an intriguing alternative for Bears
- Macy’s plans store closings, layoffs and marketing revamp
- Signs of aging may soon affect financial advisers — and brokerages
- Horwitz recovers from injury to help Stevenson wrestling
- Le dan 40 años a un hombre por un incendio fatal del 2012
- Robert Ready, who helped pave roads in southwest suburbs, dies at 89
- Varados 14 horas por el frío de Chicago
- Tribune Media to redevelop Times Mirror Square in Los Angeles
- ¿Se debe o no dejar calentar un auto?
- Woman, 19, crossing street killed by car in Oak Lawn
- Important lessons of the Charlie Hebdo massacre
- Open thread: The week in review
- Cubs, WGN-Ch. 9 confirm 5-year deal
- PDF: Goodell’s memo to NFL personnel on Mueller report
- ¿Quién quiere tener el Rally Dakar?
- Kaine now top Democrat on Senate panel
- Rosemont cop on leave after brother-in-law fatally shot
- Walgreens partners with Qualcomm
- Photos: Stars bring their moms on the red carpet
- Solution to one Anthony Porter mystery leads to another
- Cook County reports 10 cold-related deaths so far this winter
- Video: Cleveland police restrained teen girl after shooting her brother
- AbbVie will rely on arthritis staple, new HCV drug in 2015
- William Boeing Jr., son of company’s founder, dies at 92
- Police responded often to home of man killed at Ohio airport
- Heat rebuff trade overtures from Grizzlies about Deng
- 6 things to know about new Bears GM Ryan Pace
- Shootings leave 2 wounded in separate incidents
- Girl sexually abused on CTA bus: police
- Lateral Associate, New Grads Join Swanson, Martin & Bell, LLP
- Biggest apple: Scoping out the Obama Library competition
- Photos: Geneva’s Nate Navigato
- The Ravens’ problem with Patriots DT Vince Wilfork: ‘You can’t move the guy’
- NYC to begin banning restaurant plastic foam containers
- Tinley Park fire injures 2, including firefighter who slipped on ice
- Then and now photos: Michigan Avenue and the Biograph Theater
- No living in fear: ‘I Am Charlie’ rallies back free speech
- Mueller report finds no evidence that NFL saw Ray Rice elevator video early
- Girls basketball blog: Busy weekend for Fremd
- Friday’s matchup: Bulls at Wizards
- We didn’t need Mueller to tell us Ravens, NFL bungled Rice scandal
- Greg Gabriel: Chris Ballard ‘may have scared’ Bears in interview
- Ace Hardware buys hardware distributor
- D214 superintendent: Thursday forecast didn’t require schools to close
- Boys basketball: All in the family for Geneva’s Nate Navigato
- Man sentenced in mailing of meth in mannequin heads
- 911 call: Family in minivan stuck under semi, towed 16 miles in Michigan
- Outdoors calendar
- Outdoors notebook
- Crowder bass tournament offers big payday
- Fishing report
- Islam attack
- Profile: Ryan Pace
- Jealous ex-boyfriend sentenced to 40 years in prison for fatal fire
- Which Ravens team will show up Saturday in New England?
- Calif. attorney seeks to use ‘perversion’ files in Boy Scout sex abuse trial
- Manager: Fatal Rosemont shooting began with earlier domestic-related incident
- New York to consider higher wage for tipped workers
- 15 breakout Chicago athletes gallery
- Giffords meets with Obama on 4-year anniversary of Tuscon shooting
- Calif. apple company recalls 2014 shipments after link to listeria in caramel apples
- Raise the gas tax: Good for U.S., bad for Russia
- Retiring community development leader reflects on changes in Geneva
- New Bears general manager Ryan Pace will face roster issues galore
- Ex-police chief who shot black man in S.C. said he feared for his life
- Illinois lawmakers quickly approve special comptroller election in 2016
- Police: Replica machine gun used in attempted armed robbery in Fox Lake
- Derrick Rose’s slump extends to defensive end too
- Emanuel lays out platform for CPS
- After upset of Maryland, Illinois challenged to keep up pace
- Oak Lawn woman, 19, killed by car was aspiring illustrator
- Digitization grant will help Oak Park library share Hemingway artifacts
- A day when pasta is paramount at St. Mary
- Sen. Kirk clarifies view on climate change
- Southwest Airlines’ checkered history of on-time arrivals (infographic)
- Bulls’ Pau Gasol appears a lock for first start in All-Star Game
- California company recalls frozen beef, pork that may contain metal
- Boys basketball: Q&A with Stevenson basketball coach Pat Ambrose
- Connecticut Supreme Court Upholds Ruling That State Can Force Chemotherapy On Teen
- Girls basketball: Wheeling’s Deanna Kuzmanic enjoys familiar competition
- Rhubarb rerun: A debate over freedom of expression and blasphemy with a local Islamic leader
- Illinois town pays respects to plane crash victims
- Ask Tom: Why is the moon orange on the horizon but white higher up?
- Live and let live: Americans favor a kinder approach for managing cat populations
- How wide is America’s nutrition knowledge gap? [Infographic]
- Mysterious decades-old gunshot wound raises questions about family history
- Covering Rob Gronkowski won’t be a one-man job for Ravens defense
- Bears general manager Ryan Pace known for contagious, passionate style
- It’s still cold, but more schools reopening for Friday
- Police release details about arrest of Bears’ Tim Jennings
- Warner, Seau and Pace are among Pro Football Hall of Fame finalists
- Roundup | Thursday, Jan. 8
- Coach search will accelerate after Todd Bowles meeting with new GM
- Disabato: Southland well represented for Illinois State in FCS title game
- Rush-hour snow snarls expressways, airports
- Friday’s matchup: Blackhawks at Oilers
- One final bitter blast follows Thursday’s snow
- Student sues U. of Oregon after claiming rape by players
- 37-year-old Ryan Pace seems like good choice for Bears in the long run
- Rapidly changing TV rights landscape has Cubs in holding pattern
- More than 20 hurt in tour bus crash in rural Arizona
- Manhunt continues for 2 suspects in Paris attack
- Bears’ youthful general manager gets a chance to do it his way
- Vermont governor re-elected after failing to win majority
- Thursday’s recap: Blackhawks 4, Wild 2