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- Hinsdale South’s Barret Benson, Hinsdale Central’s Peter Blust meet again
- Police: Girl, 17, missing for two weeks
- 11 wounded in shootings on South, West sides
- Cubs create wiggle room for more additions
- Auguste, Jackson lead Notre Dame past Stony Brook 86-61
- New season, new tires: what you need to know about all-season and all-terrain
- 4 smart ways to avoid unhealthy eating while traveling
- A gift to change lives
- 5 simple tips to lighten our environmental footprint this holiday season
- 6 expert maintenance tips to keep you warm in your home all winter long
- Holiday inspiration: A sweet DIY wreath
- Holiday Grooming: American Men are Shaping up for the Season’s Festivities (Infographic)
- Which video games and mobile apps are appropriate for children? 6 tips for parents
- Insulate yourself from ice dam damage (Infographic)
- Another empty-netter helps Patrick Kane extend point streak to 23
- Photo gallery: Protests against police misconduct
- 360-degree interactive panoramas of Loop protest
- Prepared remarks of Mayor Rahm Emanuel: December 9, 2015
- Georgia executes man for 1992 killing of his mother’s friend
- Former state Rep. Howard sentenced to 3 months prison
- DIY lemon wheel crisps bring zest to holiday drinks, cakes
- Ask Amy: Widow wonders what to do with uncashed checks
- Rutter: Human need to be intoxicated is a heavy burden
- Burglars target 2 clothing stores in Bucktown
- Cubs trade Starlin Castro to Yankees, agree to four-year deal with Ben Zobrist
- Santa comforts boy, 6, worried his autism has put him on ‘naughty list’
- Mayor to speak about police misconduct at City Council
- For Trump Tower residents, association with Trump is ’embarrassing’
- Classic East Kenilworth home near lake: $1.389M
- U.Pitch competition shows off a harvest of student startups
- San Bernardino couple may have used online loan to fund deadly attack
- Morning Spin: Emanuel’s City Council speech to take on police ‘code of silence’
- Tribune Media invests in OMGFacts parent Dose Media
- Bonnie Lou, pioneering country and rock singer, dies at 91
- 2 killed, four other people wounded in shootings in Chicago
- Science in nonscary words: Council hosting ‘XKCD’ creator
- Heather Mack accuses slain mom of cheating her out of inheritance
- Water Taxi offers Holiday Light Tour
- Millions of teens use new app to post anonymously — most parents have no idea
- Milwaukee police release body cam video of fatal hostage situation
- Starlin Castro still helping Cubs (by leaving)
- ‘Trump es peor que Voldemort’: J.K. Rowling
- Overnight Log: ‘Sounds like some of those stray bullets made their way onto Marshfield’
- García Márquez de todos
- A century ago, fear of a Roman Catholic plot to take over America
- Whales entangled at alarming rate along California coast
- Guangzhou Evergrande, Scolari y Robinho amenazan al América
- Javier Baez remains in Cubs’ mix
- What visionary directors really have to gain from making Marvel or ‘Star Wars’ movies
- Aerolínea Volaris inaugura vuelo entre Durango y Chicago
- Mickey Mouse Club’s Marque ‘Tate’ Lynche dead at 34
- Disney dreams come true for Southlanders
- German leader Angela Merkel named Time’s Person of the Year
- Australia police search home of man named as bitcoin founder
- Jay Cutler to Alshon Jeffery: What went wrong?
- Cubs, Scott Boras in sync with Addison Russell’s rehab
- Operation: Shopping survival
- BAC stages live ‘Miracle on 34th Street’ production
- Eight-team playoff would be on the number for Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly
- White Sox reportedly discussing trade for A’s infielder Brett Lawrie
- Rahm Emanuel se disculpa por el asesinato de McDonald
- The 501st Legion
- Detroit shows improvement, promise 1 year out of bankruptcy
- Audio: 911 calls, police radio in suit against ex-Chicago cop William Szura (Warning: graphic content)
- Observations from the Blackhawks’ 4-1 win
- Eli Broad: No deal in works to buy Los Angeles Times
- El fútbol chileno, como burro frente al piano
- Volkswagen: CO2 emissions problem far smaller than suspected
- Diane Rehm, an NPR staple, eyes retirement
- Felon sought on new charges
- Clinton intervened for firm after request to son-in-law
- Yahoo keeping Alibaba stake, will spin off other parts of company
- Open house draws craft lovers to Kouts home
- American Airlines to sell ‘premium economy’ seats on international flights
- El cerebro y la música
- What do U.S. drivers, refiners and carmakers love? $2 gasoline
- Island Shrimp House big on flavor, quality
- A little dating advice for a former fat guy
- Bulls Q&A: Derrick Rose’s dunks, Doug McDermott’s minutes and more
- First medical marijuana dispensary opening in Uptown
- Judge bars release of videos of Cedrick Chatman’s fatal shooting by Chicago police in 2013
- Universal: Rafi Fine, ‘Teens React’ cast set for CityWalk meet-up
- Detroit-to-Mexico shift predicted after auto union’s big victory
- Council visits site, gives OK to school’s parking
- Letters to the editor: Congress must not reduce senior care
- Defense secretary: U.S. ready to do more to help retake Ramadi
- Speak Out: ‘Why don’t we ask for her resignation?’
- U.S. wholesale businesses trim stockpiles in October
- Alertan sobre robos en el barrio de Bucktown
- Illinois gets $4.5M from national Novartis settlement over pharmacy kickbacks
- North Face co-founder Douglas Tompkins dies in Chile kayaking accident
- Skokie home of WLS’ Karen Jordan and WMAQ’s Christian Farr
- Cookies for Christmas becoming a tradition at Aurora church
- Several women in mysterious Windermere police photos identified, chief reveals
- Naperville students say this is not the time to switch to SAT
- Chicago’s first medical marijuana dispensary opens in Uptown
- ‘Trumbo’ leads SAG noms in murky awards season
- Tres meses de prisión a ex representante estatal de Illinois
- Fantasy football leave a bitter aftertaste? Food Network to the rescue
- Holiday season a busy time for Montgomery poinsettia grower
- New Year’s Eve drinkers: This sparkling wine is cheaper, more interesting than Champagne
- Thursday: Eat. Drink. Do.
- Roosevelt High student boycott organizers invited to audit lunches
- McDonald’s opens first standalone McCafe coffee shop in Canada
- 2 Afghan trainees missing from U.S. air base in Georgia
- Review: ‘Exit’ from the new ICU Ensemble
- President Obama’s favorite song of 2015 is Kendrick Lamar’s ‘How Much A Dollar Cost’
- Cristiano instala la paz en el Real Madrid
- Dozens killed in Taliban attack on Afghan airport
- Women deserve better roles than Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show
- NFL power rankings: Patriots stumble to 5th; Dolphins 22nd
- Chicago theater openings for the week of Dec. 11-17
- 60s by the weekend? Warm(ish) Chicago December makes winter suck less
- Star of Bethlehem takes center stage at Challenger planetarium
- Zobrist llega al Wrigley y Castro a la Gran Manzana
- President Obama marks 150th anniversary of abolishment of slavery
- Rutter: Lake Dems held in grip of heroism gone bad
- Stagg students storytelling
- Defense secretary: U.S. ready to do more to help retake Ramadi
- Chi-Town Rising releases full lineup for New Year’s Eve event
- Coca-Cola, union agree to federal mediation as strike continues
- Being Muslim in America was already hard. Donald Trump is making it even scarier.
- Talk of the County: Gun control must start at the border
- British official: No plans to ban Donald Trump over Muslim remarks
- Reacciones a disculpa de Emanuel por muerte de Laquan McDonald
- Paris attacks: Third Bataclan attacker identified with help from his mother
- Developers lining up for Yellow Freight site in Chicago Ridge
- Moran: Warm December brings exotic sights to Lake County
- Kid who brought bullet to South Middle School meant ‘no harm,’ official says
- WLS’ Karen Jordan lists Skokie house for $675,000
- McDonald’s all-day breakfast brings in new customers, lures back old ones
- Randy Blaser: Look to what others are buying for last-minute gift ideas
- Claire Danes announced as Steppenwolf’s Women in the Arts honoree
- ‘Zoolander 2’ shredded for Benedict Cumberbatch’s ‘cartoonish’ androgynous model
- Abre el primer dispensario de marihuana de Chicago
- North Shore’s latest limited release spirit perfect for wintry days ahead
- Healthiest U.S. airports
- Letter: Shame on GOP’s ‘disgusting’ position on Syrian refugees
- Album inspired by Sandy Hook victim gets Grammy nominations
- Naperville man pleads guilty in child porn case
- Clinton targets ‘earnings stripping’ by corporate tax avoiders
- Which tweet will be the tweet of the week? Click here to vote
- Why Hillary Clinton had a very good year
- Daisy Ridley may be more brave in ‘Star Wars’ than real life
- MLB recommends netting between dugouts for all 30 ballparks
- Pumas y Tigres afilan garras previo a la final mexicana
- Triumph Motorcycles showcases five new Bonneville models
- More than half of U.S. renters older than 40, study says
- Tyshawn Lee, ‘Chi-Raq’ and atrocities inflicted from within
- Netflix upgrades parental leave policy for its DVD workers
- Help Them To Hope: Lake County residents donate in honor of relatives
- Cold Storage, new to the West Loop, is all about seafood (and ice cream sundaes)
- “Trumbo” lidera lista de nominados a Premios SAG
- iTunes: “25” de Adele y “Uptown Funk” lo más vendido en 2015
- Angela Merkel es la Persona del Año de Time
- John Boyega charla sobre su mentor para “Star Wars”
- Daisy Ridley es casi tan valiente como Rey en “Star Wars”
- Debutantes to be presented at Hinsdale Assembly Ball
- Lo más popular en YouTube de 2015
- North Face co-founder turned ‘eco baron’ Douglas Tompkins is killed in Chile kayaking accident
- Health Calendar: Find help ‘Coping Through The Holidays’
- 2016 Triumph Bonneville models
- ‘Essential Christmas Carol’ coming to local libraries
- Quitan corona a Fury, investigado por comentario homofóbico
- Pumas vs. Tigres por el título del torneo Apertura mexicano
- Escándalo FIFA: Se entrega argentino Meiszner
- Barcelona busca su tercer título del Mundial de Clubes
- EEUU espera que Catar coopere con pesquisa sobre corrupción
- Fiscalía de Florida evalúa caso de Chapman
- COI: Crisis económica en Brasil afectará Juegos Olímpicos
- Fotos AP: Las imágenes deportivas de Latinoamérica en 2015
- Man U queda fuera de la Liga de Campeones
- Cancelan entrega de trofeo a Colo Colo por temor a violencia
- Caos en el Partido Republicano por comentarios de Trump
- Colombia: 167 rebeldes de FARC y ELN muertos este año
- Volkswagen: Problema de emisiones de CO2, menor de lo temido
- Religion Notes: Christmas concerts planned across Lake County
- ‘Pharma bro’ Martin Shkreli bought $2 million exclusive, single-issue Wu-Tang Clan album
- Woycik: It’s important for us to remember Pearl Harbor
- Portillo’s planning second Tampa location
- Dará Antonio Banderas $65 mil mensuales a Melanie Griffith
- El nuevo Tarzán
- Shout Out: Christine Dahl, Iowa native, nurse practitioner
- Cold Storage opens inside Swift & Sons in the West Loop
- Shout Out: Ken Hogan, community service officer
- Hinsdale debutantes
- Logran producir primeros perros “in vitro” en el mundo
- EEUU enviará a Jacobson a toma de posesión de Macri
- EEUU: Congresistas, niños piden fin de detención familiar
- Shout Out: Denise Cockrell, fan of old movies, from love stories to Godzilla
- Shout Out: Jackie Yu, enjoys teaching group exercise in Oak Brook
- FTC socks retailers with penalties for labeling rayon fabric as bamboo
- Former Bear Johnny Knox lists Gurnee town home for $299,900
- Aurora man pleads guilty to plotting terrorist attack on Joliet Armory
- Treats give an identity to each of Germany’s ancient Christmas markets
- Family displaced in Merrillville fire
- Core backers find Trump controversies only deepen their support
- Can I get cheap tickets to ‘Hamilton’? All your FAQs about the upcoming Chicago production.
- Watch: 8 soccer dad fails that will crack you up
- Proposed restaurant gets preliminary approval from Morton Grove Village Board
- Man hospitalized as probe of Ogden Avenue traffic crash continues
- Indiana prosecutors want ban on over-the-counter pseudoephedrine
- ‘Vergonzoso’ vivir en la Trump Tower
- The 20 best returning shows of 2015
- MLB recomienda que estadios tengan mallas entre dugouts
- Yanquis obtienen a Starlin Castro en canje con Cachorros
- Emergentes perdieron 7,8 billones dólares entre 2004-2013
- Fiscalía presenta acusación formal contra Otto Pérez Molina
- EEUU enviará a secretario Transporte a juramentación Macri
- EEUU: Cadena perpetua a 2 por asesinato de agente fronterizo
- Escort visit results in burglary: Cops
- Marriage licenses applied for Nov. 30-Dec. 4
- Oak Brook increases police and fire pension payments before adopting 2016 budget
- Old library may find new use as church
- New Mexico: Condenan a hombre de matar a desamparados
- For Rush’s Neil Peart, a planned retirement beats the alternative
- Man cons Oak Lawn restaurant out of $389
- Mark Hamill hosting ‘Star Wars’ lightsaber special on ESPN
- Boys Basketball: Hinsdale South 52, Hinsdale Central 36
- Combating terrorism: Fear vs. calm
- Schools reconsider study abroad trips after Paris attacks
- Post-Tribune Bowling Scores
- Father of man killed in Aurora crash remembers son’s life
- Guide explains how to turn a house into a lifelong home
- Obama names favorite song, book and movie of 2015
- 11 stylish sleeper sofas that are easy on the eyes — and won’t ruin your back
- 12 colorful kitchen backsplash ideas
- Bok Tower Gardens: $15.5 million tops fund-raising goal
- Quickly: ‘More concerned about gang violence than terrorist acts’
- College Notes: CLC now offers lasers, photonics, optics courses
- American, United plan additional fare classes
- Campeones: España e Inglaterra lideran contingente en 8vos
- Chelsea y Arsenal sobreviven en la Liga de Campeones
- Prosecutors: No charges for more than 100 students in Colorado school sexting case
- Judge rules against bond for councilman facing murder, drug charges
- Se completan los octavos de la Champions
- Changes coming after bowl system reaches record 40 games
- Judge delays sentencing for former Lake Station mayor
- Sospechoso en Colorado: “Soy guerrero por los bebés”
- El estado recaudó $57,000 por venta de marihuana
- After San Bernardino: Terror and intel
- Seamstress offers free sewing classes at Gary library
- PARCC participation rates
- Emanuel only has one person to blame
- Life in Palos Park
- Clarendon Hills offers program on surviving an active shooter attack
- Take responsibility — then suffer the consequences
- Roeser: ‘Monolithic’ building would not reflect East Dundee’s character
- Start the investigation with Emanuel
- The loud, angry mob didn’t hear Emanuel
- Still some rotten apples in CPD
- Christmas spirit fits to a tea
- Police brutality comes from police mentality
- Brookfield woman killed in Oak Brook car crash
- Valparaiso Pop Warner Vikings win state title
- Lawsuit over ‘Happy Birthday’ lyrics settled
- 20-year Lake County treasurer died Tuesday at 80
- Illinois recruit Ali Andrews eclipses 2,000-point mark for Huntley
- Canaan Coffey, John Fitch ignite Batavia layup parade against Elgin
- Will your driverless car kill you so others may live?
- The art of taking a stance
- Week 14 fantasy start/sit: LeSean McCoy? Chip Kelly? Oh, fantasy’s about to get real
- Prosecutors want ban on over-the-counter pseudoephedrine
- Ben Zobrist happy to convert family members into Cubs fans
- Build just enough of it and the customers might still come
- Riverfront tweaks annual ‘Christmas Carol’ show
- Cops: Man walking in road killed in Elgin
- Coronado Mexican Kitchen delivers authentic style to South Elgin
- Steel Beam’s annual ‘Sing Along with Santa’ welcomes all kids
- Byron Barn offers early music holiday concert
- Antioch theater offers holiday classic ‘Christmas Carol’
- CLC music groups present holiday concerts
- Personal attention sets Tamales … A Mexican Joint apart
- Boys Basketball: Batavia 56, Elgin 38
- Darlene Love brings her big voice and love of Christmas to Genesee
- This ‘Christmas Carol’ is set down on the farm
- Benoit brings Charlie Brown music to life on stage
- Illinois Tollway committee OKs study of Route 53 extension
- ‘Magic of the Nutcracker’ marks 10 years at Genesee
- LEGO train show chugs into Cantigny
- Alcalde de Chicago pide disculpas por muerte de joven negro
- Aeropuerto Tijuana-San Diego recibe primeros viajeros
- Judge expands Uber federal class-action lawsuit brought by drivers
- Massive art gift transforms Art Institute
- Movement is part of radio-style production of ‘Miracle on 34<sup>t</sup><sup>h</sup> Street’
- ‘Whose Line’ stars mix it up every night for ‘Two-Man Group’
- Aurora approves slightly lower 2016 budget
- Casino roundup
- LaPorte Little Theatre sticks with a classic — ‘A Christmas Carol’
- ‘Cirque Holidaze’ celebrates the season
- Lampanelli brings edge to her comedy
- Valparaiso troupe’s play has it all this Christmas
- Lake County coroner calls petition challenge ‘a political witch hunt’
- Orland Park townhouse proposal raises concerns
- Ryan Poli lands ‘dream job’ as chef at Nashville’s Catbird Seat
- Aurora set to widen portion of Eola Road
- Illinois companies cutting nearly 1,900 jobs
- PICTURES: The Jerry Sandusky scandal
- Quilting group popular with Newcomers and Neighbors Club members
- Lidia Bastianich’s new book tells you how to be a great Italian cook
- Two face drug charges after Elgin police search Liberty Street house
- Judge bars release of 2013 videos of fatal shooting by Chicago cops — for now
- Consider yourself warned: ‘Heir Apparent’ is a farce
- Emotions about robbery run high at Elmwood Park board meeting
- Higher speed limits get green light for parts of I-355, I-90
- Long Grove poised to approve video gambling in the long-run
- Katzenberg roba atención a Streisand
- Michael Madigan’s selective memory
- Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker hints at run for a third term
- Huck Finn Restaurant in Oak Lawn wants gambling
- Village board approves Niles Free Bus modernization proposal
- Probable incumplimiento de pagos de Puerto Rico
- Deshielo entre Cuba y EEUU trae un aire renovado a cubanos
- Pizza delivery car stolen while driver delivered order
- Changes in Kane’s electronics recycling reflect industry upheaval
- Ben Zobrist fits Cubs while Starlin Castro was square peg in round hole
- Boys basketball notes: Geneva to play Australian team
- Eligen Nevada para construir planta de autos eléctricos
- Rahm says he’s sorry. What’s next?
- Girls Basketball: Antioch 63, Lakes 40
- State chooses Naperville for liquor compliance check pilot program
- Oyster Bah now open in Lincoln Park
- People with disabilities share their stories at Evanston exhibit
- Community mourns loss of Aurora Police Cmdr. Joseph Groom
- Girls Basketball: Antioch 63, Lakes 40
- Planned Parenthood shooting suspect says he’s guilty, ‘warrior for the babies’
- Outdoor venue could be ‘long-term economic development tool’ for Elgin
- University of Chicago nontenured faculty votes to form union
- Route 53/120 corridor
- Senator aims to take back resolution honoring disgraced Fox Lake cop
- Bears WR Eddie Royal practices for first time since Oct. 30
- Senado aprueba nuevo proyecto de educación, lo manda a Obama
- Obama: La paz israelí-palestina es esquiva
- Waukegan alderman used tire iron to beat sick raccoon to death
- Waukegan alderman used tire iron to beat sick raccoon to death
- Alí critica propuesta de Trump de restringir a musulmanes
- Bears kicker Robbie Gould says misses haven’t shaken his confidence
- Boys Basketball: North Chicago 82, Corliss 57
- Boys basketball notes: Thornton led by Sam Taylor III, Patrick Rucker
- Patrick Kane a sight to behold for Blackhawks fans and hockey aficionados
- Man shot while driving toward police officer gets four-year sentence
- Agent Scott Boras seeks clarity with service time rules
- Newton brilla un año después de accidente automovilístico
- Escort visit results in burglary: Cops
- Boys Basketball: L-W Central 75, Illiana Christian 68
- Joe Maddon’s sales pitch sways Ben Zobrist
- Celtics 105, Bulls 100
- Wednesday’s recap: Celtics 105, Bulls 100
- Officer Porter takes the stand in trial in Freddie Gray’s death
- Lawyer for Chicago cop on trial for assault blasts IPRA investigation
- Affirmative action case returns to a divided court
- Boys Basketball: Evanston 61, Waukegan 44
- California: Comprador de armas era pariente de agresor
- Girls Basketball: Marist 73, Seton 37
- Ask Tom: Has Chicago ever had a record temperature for U.S.?
- El Nino boosts temperatures through Saturday
- Middle-class families, pillar of American Dream, are no longer in majority: study
- Waukegan boys basketball remains a work in progress
- Analysis: It’s not chaos. It’s Trump’s campaign strategy.
- Burlington adopts Kane County’s hazard plan
- The Rahmea Culpa speech — an expression of deep rahmorse
- Girls Basketball: Morton 60, Munster 47
- Plank Road realignment project submitted for public works award
- Hampshire officer promoted to sergeant
- Breakfast with Santa set for Sunday in Carpentersville
- Cubs mulling over options for filling need in center field
- Caily Landers ignites Marist offense in girls basketball win
- Boys Basketball: Naperville North 78, Metea Valley 70
- Emanuel apologizes for Laquan McDonald police shooting
- Bulls make switch, start Taj Gibson for Nikola Mirotic
- Santa Fe, primer colombiano campeón de la Sudamericana
- Agencia investiga compañía fílmica de actor porno
- EEUU: Lluvias arrecian sobre Pacífico noroeste, hay 1 muerto
- FBI: San Bernardino shooters radicalized at least 2 years ago
- Beer Fest Beatdown returns to Sears Centre
- Porn actor James Deen’s company investigated amid sexual assault allegations
- Identity crisis continues for Bulls in third straight loss
- Judge rejects Texas’ latest attempt to block Syrian refugees
- Hospital closing subject of hearing
- Illinois outlasts Yale 69-65; EIU, SIU lose
- When teachers threaten a strike, call their bluff
- Photos: Test tube puppies
- White Sox acquire third baseman Brett Lawrie from A’s
- 3 wounded in shootings on South, Southwest sides
- DeRozan y los Raptors frenan la racha de los Spurs
- ¿Quién investiga falsificaciones chinas? Detectives falsos
- Wayne Gretzky loves the way NHL is going today