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- Roadtrip: The Leaning Tower of Niles, Ill.
- Predators 5, Blackhawks 1
- Blackhawks lose, but Patrick Kane extends point streak to 24 games
- Councilman: Group will take vacant rehab center as is
- Resolve to cut clutter: Quick, easy ways to bring order to the kitchen
- Financial resolutions: Are you saving for retirement?
- 5 tips to savor your mornings during the holidays
- Vison tips for 2016 (Infographic)
- College: Footing the bill without sacrificing your financial future
- Living well: Fend off the blues with a hearing test
- Police searching for SUV in fatal hit-and-run
- Bulls snap three-game losing streak with 83-80 victory over Clippers
- Bulls 83, Clippers 80
- Jason Welch coaches Loyola wrestling, trains for U.S. Olympic Trials
- 5 songs you need to hear this week: Kehlani, Florist, Bloodiest
- Quarterback Jay Cutler keeping trust in his revolving group of receivers
- Fun-loving Ka’Deem Carey grinding his way into heightened role for Bears
- Alabama’s Derrick Henry wins Maxwell, Doak Walker awards
- Americans told to avoid U.S. consulates in Istanbul, Ankara
- Neck incident Sunday threw a scare into Blackhawks’ Trevor Daley
- The 20 best songs of 2015
- La cumbre climática de París se ampliará un día
- California: 4 muertos al estrellarse un helicóptero medico
- Cop cams are a start, but watch for the fine print
- Gianna Grande navigates road from Leyden’s freshman B to varsity success
- Some want to shelf the elf, while others love holiday tradition
- Shout Out: Stuart Goldin, men’s clothier
- Ask Amy: Husband deals with his loss by taking in stuff
- Platini pierde apelación en TAS a sanción FIFA de 90 días
- Rusia debe destruir amenazas en Siria, dice Putin
- 2 wounded in Little Village shootings
- La cumbre climática de París se alarga ante disputas
- Turquía ordena arresto de 67 personas vinculadas a clérigo
- What Obama and other elites just don’t get
- Morning Spin: Ex-President Clinton in Chicago to raise money for Hillary Clinton campaign
- Custom-built Crystal Lake home with pool: $970,000
- Students struggle with PARCC test, even at elite schools, results show
- Recetas venezolanas
- Onesies with attitude: A baby step to social entrepreneurship
- Texas: Mexicano condenado por lavado de dinero
- Rushdie recibe Premio Mailer a la trayectoria
- Cate Blanchett in talks for Marvel’s ‘Thor: Ragnarok’
- Gun linked to Paris attacks came through the United States
- Regresan 3 astronautas de la Estación Espacial Internacional
- Congress in final-stage talks on massive budget, tax bills
- Oil price drops further on forecast of weaker demand
- The best of 2015 in Chicago visual art
- Pictures: Orlando celebrities
- Arnold Peralta atacado “con saña”: recibió 18 balazos
- TAS confirma suspensión de 90 días de Platini
- Steelers visita a Bengals en un duelo con sabor a playoffs
- Martinelli enfrenta audiencia por espionaje en Panamá
- TAS confirma suspensión de 90 días de Platini
- The business benefits of taking a daily stroll
- Rupert Murdoch’s UK papers won’t face phone hacking charges
- El Salvador declara imprescriptible abuso sexual de menores
- Putin exhorta a destruir amenazas en Siria
- Pictures: Cassini spacecraft images of Saturn and other planets
- Practice squad receiver Jalen Saunders now suspended 10 games
- Stop hogging the blame, Robbie Gould, and save a lot for the offense
- Retail sales rise in November as shopping picks up
- With identical records, Bears and Redskins hold very different playoff hopes
- Observations from the Blackhawks’ 5-1 loss to Nashville
- Environmentalist receives award for Grand Calumet work
- Watch Chance the Rapper’s ‘Saturday Night Live’ promos
- La familia de Laquan McDonald quiere la renuncia de Anita Álvarez
- Henry Ford, the Peace Ship and four Chicago babies
- Atletas rusos encaran más obstáculos para competir en Río
- Macri se reúne con opositores en primer día de gestión
- White family continues funding role with Crown Point
- Our Top 10 Broadway shows of 2015
- Mailing deadlines for shipping holiday gifts
- 3-pointers: Breaking down the Bulls’ victory
- How Obama’s power plays set the stage for Donald Trump
- Want to mail booze, food to family? Do your homework
- Juez panameño declara a expresidente Martinelli en rebeldía
- Pack, ship those gifts like a pro
- Valet parking in place to bring restaurant customers
- 5 top tips from self-defense experts
- Canadian prime minister greets Syrian refugees at airport: ‘Welcome home’
- Alibaba buys Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post newspaper
- Valparaiso to vote on new facade program rules
- Social Graces: Handling a co-worker’s office party overshare
- Gaylord Palms: Polar Bear Plunge returning
- Carell to discuss Second City stint on ‘Inside the Actors Studio’
- Michael Grandage estrenará su primera cinta en Berlín
- Imagining the Trump family Christmas newsletter
- Speak out: ‘Terrorists come in many colors and many religions’
- Top Chinese tycoon helping government in investigation as anti-graft net widens
- Dominicana detiene a un grupo de migrantes de la India
- Oklahoma: Condena de ex policía es símbolo nacional
- Traba judicial pone en peligro reforma educativa de Bachelet
- ‘Bad Jews’ sets closing date
- Overnight Log: Sounds like someone woke up to find bullets in the rec room
- Police: Identity theft crew may have targeted 1,600 names
- With a change in attitude, morning mayhem can be an exercise in gratitude
- Imagination fills marketing agency office
- Escape de gas detiene parte del servicio de las líneas verde y rosa
- Your vaguebooking is a pathetic cry for attention
- The kindness of strangers
- Army Corps returns to Hobart Marsh mitigation project
- No-buy list
- I prayed in a mosque
- Epcot: New narrators set to speak up at Candlelight Processional
- Theater Top 10 for 2015: The best on Chicago stages
- Can the Justice Department help Chicago?
- Salomón Carmona presume ser ‘De corazón ranchero’
- CPD corruption goes past McCarthy
- CTA: Green, Pink Line trains moving again after West Side gas leak
- Libertyville students treat and thank senior citizens
- Subastan artículos de “Star Wars”
- Rare elephant species found in war-torn South Sudan
- District 113 administrator: Students didn’t take PARCC ‘near as seriously’ as other tests
- Does Bruce Springsteen’s ‘River’ tour make him an oldies act?
- Fishing report
- Tailor the time to fit the crime
- Outdoors notebook
- Community briefs
- Where’s the change?
- That illegal streaming site you love might be infecting you with malware
- Sampaoli sigue al mando de selección chilena
- Todos quieren evitar a Alemania en sorteo de la Euro
- Cortes, nueva preocupación en el boxeo olímpico
- Santos insiste en soberanía sobre Galeón San José
- EEUU: Se reportaron 241 incidentes entre drones y aviones
- Cuba y EEUU acuerdan restablecer correo directo
- Chicago native Gina Rodriguez on Golden Globes nom: ‘This is crazy’
- Illinois moves up 2 spots, to 28th place, in health rankings
- Amid Farook family violence, brothers were a study in contrasts
- Outdoors calendar
- Hollywood Studios revives Comedy Warehouse holiday show
- Horizon Pharma to buy Lake Forest company for $510 million
- Making the most of winter sailfish season
- Yum CEO says Pizza Hut needs to be more like Uber
- México emite los primeros permisos de uso de marihuana
- District 109 chief: PARCC part of ‘journey of continuous improvement’
- Restaurant speed-dating: Quick looks at places we couldn’t get to
- Sawada Coffee opens in the West Loop
- ‘Star Wars’ fans anxious for film release in La Grange
- SIU trustees promise to review sex assault case policy
- Nick Porto, Jeremy Starzec help lead Maine hockey team to victory
- A new year, a new Printers Row
- Hobart facing money crunch in facade program
- Sawada Coffee: Au Cheval’s Brendan Sodikoff opens coffee shop with Japanese latte artist
- Ben Carson threatens to leave Republican Party
- El caso Laquan pudo influir en la reelección de Emanuel
- Chicago restaurants: A quick look
- Community Tavern
- It’s time to end the ethanol mandate
- Willow Creek church ships 70,000 Christmas care packages to the incarcerated
- Copa del Rey: Rechazan apelación de Real Madrid
- CONCACAF nombra subsecretario general
- Juez frena apuestas en portales de fantasy en Nueva York
- Inmigrantes detenidos acaban ayuno de protesta en Alabama
- West Loop ups its latte art game with Sawada Coffee
- Two injured as vehicles crash head-on in Aurora
- Restoration Hardware’s Chicago store ‘on track’ to exceed expectations
- Determining safe chemicals
- Quick sellout for Springsteen’s Chicago show
- Free Wi-Fi and charging stations now available at downtown Metra stations
- Retiran nombre, foto de Trump de complejo en Dubái
- Estadounidense asesinada en hotel de Costa Rica
- Consumers have power
- Pesticides are another generation’s problem
- Mark Zuckerberg shows it’s never too soon to give
- All-American gun violence
- Guns aren’t the root of the problem
- Marching against Chicago police
- CPS funding is a priority
- Cubs land outfielder Jason Heyward
- 10 biggest corporate deals of 2015
- ZooLA raises $225,000 for Lincoln Park Zoo
- No injuries in Aurora shooting
- NETenergy
- Glen Ellyn District 41 students surpass most statewide PARCC scores
- Republicans should dump Trump now
- Holiday fashions that are fun and fancy.
- River Grove Lion’s Club holds 66th Christmas Party
- Home security scam targets Kendall County residents
- Center for Independent Futures hosts 12th ‘What’s Cooking’ fundraiser.
- Loaded weapon gets into intake area of Lake County Jail
- Friends of Marlene ‘Friendraiser’ brings in $31,000 to support cancer patients
- Oak Brook Infant Welfare Society raises funds to support kids’ health
- Republican voters on Trump: no compassion, no problem
- Comcast closes Carpentersville office
- Vandals target 20 cars during Aurora crime spree
- Weizmann Institute raises $1.8M for science research
- Valdez preside reunión de Conmebol en crisis
- Ecuador: Reabren parque nacional al pie del volcán Cotopaxi
- Policía en Long Island absuelto de golpiza a automovilista
- EEUU: Cámara vota bloquear acuerdos climáticos
- Hallan culpable a mujer que infiltró las Fuerzas Militares
- Muslim member of Congress: Trump-style intolerance is un-American
- A dull ‘Messiah’ from Bernard Labadie and the CSO
- Sing-Along Messiah a way to create community
- Familia de Laquan pide a Obama una cumbre sobre brutalidad policiaca
- Medical marijuana reps offer details on Elmwood Park pot dispensary
- Cops: 3 men jailed, woman knocked unconscious after fight over $10
- Cameron Esposito lights it up in return to familiar turf
- Jean Prendergast Rooney, well-regarded Cook County judge, dies at 45
- Tinley Park squads sport new look
- Bail reduced for former East Aurora employee charged with sex assault
- Fake eyebrows? Fashion’s turn to bigger brows has readers wondering
- Church news: Listing of activities and events in the region
- Man guilty of murder, arson in killing of 2 West Rogers Park roommates
- Services Sunday for former 7th Ward Alderman Marjorie Collens
- Van crashing into Grayslake church ‘sounded like a freight train’
- 3 ‘Chi-Raq’ songs eligible for Oscar
- ‘Fur Ball’ raises record $1.6M for PAWS Chicago
- PDF: Field Museum’s 990 form
- Making a difference by teaching students how to do just that
- While we can’t really change El Nino, we can change political climate
- Clash of dueling climate realities: Science and politics
- Diego Luna entre “Star Wars” y Sundance
- Speak Out: Refugees will go out and buy foreign-made cars
- Correa asegura que pagará a Occidental y bonos soberanos
- Colombia: a prisión coronel por ejecuciones extrajudiciales
- Peach in Toyland
- Old and new meet in Hubbard Street’s winter series
- Harris: Few surprises for District 220 in PARCC results
- Report cites 241 near collisions between pilots, drones
- Cubs use Cardinals plan and Cardinals players to beat the Cardinals
- Egan: Behind the scenes work ‘challenging’ for PARCC
- Oposición amenaza con acciones legales contra gobierno
- Shout out: Albert Karoll, old-fashioned tailor
- Anti-discrimination laws focus of statewide group
- Lights tour of Crown Point sparkles for the season
- Don’t stress about your debt. Go ahead and go broke in your 20s.
- A tick in Tock delays Next season tickets
- Toys inspire Peach Carr’s new styles
- The Friday Exit: Chicago in race for Google Fiber superfast Internet
- Miami Beach Convention Center renovations begin this weekend, paper reports
- NBC orders 5 more episodes of ‘Chicago Med’
- Chesterton restaurant reports burglary
- Trump’s plan: Expensive and bad government
- Chicago Botanic Garden names new president
- Faith communities must support each other
- What does the Islamic State want?
- Midwest’s first 4DX movie theater makes dramatic debut in Gurnee
- Chris Jones receives 2015 George Jean Nathan Award
- Who is radical?
- Napout renuncia a la presidencia de la Conmebol
- Arrestan en España a supuesto reclutador extremista
- Candidato republicano Ben Carson amenaza salir del partido
- Naperville-based pharmacy company plans to expand here
- Bond sale OK’d to pay for improvements at West Aurora schools
- Class 7A final: St. Thomas Aquinas vs. Viera
- 5 great Chance the Rapper performances to get you psyched for his ‘SNL’ appearance
- Rift emerges between rich nations, others at climate talks
- Talk of the County: Readers stick up for Waukegan alderman who killed raccoon
- Oak Park ditches plan to hike sidewalk cafe costs
- Manifestantes interrumpen discurso de Trump en NY
- Law & Order: Hammond man charged in East Chicago attack
- The stories of Stagg
- Laquan McDonald relative asks media to stop showing shooting video 24/7
- Glenview man charged with stealing jewelry from Morton Grove home
- Why do doctors choose a $2,000 cure when a $50 one is just as good?
- What are your options for mobile pay?
- Eat This: Fried rice surprises with salted salmon and shrimp
- Can business end urban misery? Yes, with jobs
- Former Field Museum employee accused of stealing $900,000 over 7 years
- Fantasy takes hit in NY, but DraftKings, FanDuel get stay
- Flag signals start of state bicentennial celebration
- Illinois contract with SEIU should have you seeing red
- Police officers lose BlackBerry overtime lawsuit
- Speak Out: Thanks to “good people”
- Las reseñas originales de la primera película de “Star Wars”
- ‘Ridiculous 6’ review: Not the worst from Adam Sandler
- Review: ‘Twist Your Dickens’ needs a few fresh twists
- East Aurora sets workshops for parents
- Fallen firefighter called ‘a good man’
- Malas calificaciones en el PARCC en Illinois
- Mill school PARCC scores show improvement, but ‘there is still much to do’
- Walgreens-Rite Aid deal under federal scrutiny
- Napout renuncia; CONMEBOL elige nuevas autoridades en enero
- Investigan incendio en mezquita del sur de California
- Argentina: juez limita salida país a ex vicepresidente
- Books celebrate the dogs and cats that brighten our world
- Park Service requirement no surprise to DNR, Pavilion Partners
- Dear Justice Scalia: Black students do just fine — when they get the chance
- Kool and the Gang to perform at RiverEdge in Aurora
- Downers Grove District 99 officials pleased with first PARCC results
- Boy fighting cancer has special place on Aurora U. basketball team
- Awards given out for service to Latino community
- Cops: Man tried to lure 2 teen girls, grabbed boy at Near North library
- District 219 says investigation will end in January, search for new superintendent underway
- Hombres armados protestan contra estadounidenses musulmanes
- Jefe policial capturado con 42 kilos de cocaína en Bolivia
- Magical train ride takes adults, children from Antioch to North Pole
- New pet books for dog and cat lovers
- Police alert community after man approaches four boys near Edgewood MS
- Cause of death sought for body believed to be Kristin Cavallari’s missing brother
- Ted Cruz’s festival of fraud
- Facade program pays off for 2nd business
- Treasury delaying announcement of woman going on $10 bill
- Chicago police controversy leads to overdue federal probe
- Flu season running closer to normal than last round
- Magical train ride takes adults, children from Antioch to North Pole
- Judge to allow testimony of neighbor in trial of man accused of ’99 rape
- Aurora City Hall elevator in line to be fixed
- Plainfield PARCC scores lag behind state counterparts
- Dudley Nieto opens Rojo Gusano in Albany Park
- State budget deadlock needs to be worked out for the new year
- 5 things to know about Jason Heyward
- Man accused of stealing $2,800 cognac bottle from Binny’s
- District 181 superintendent says he doesn’t read too much into first-year results
- Butler District 53 superintendent celebrates PARCC results
- Hinsdale District 86 administrator: PARCC shows need for vigorous math curriculum
- Letters to the editor: Critical transportation funding approved
- Aurora honors East Side youth football champs
- Western Springs students score well on new state test
- Evanston/North Shore NAACP hosts 51st Freedom Fund Banquet
- Palatine shooting that injured 2 was gang-related, police say
- Taking aim at Indiana’s teacher shortage
- Pence names Golab to RDA board
- Saturday’s matchup: Pelicans at Bulls
- Aaron Brooks gives Bulls a boost after shift in rotation
- Internet parity measure up for City Council backing
- Boy fighting cancer has special place on Aurora U. basketball team
- St. John official charged with removing campaign signs
- Park Ridge library board considers area for tutors, business people
- With Pernell McPhee doubtful, Willie Young, Lamarr Houston must step up again
- Another ripple from mass shootings: prayer shaming
- Forever Young Gals Z.B. Class of 1953 donates to Help Them To Hope
- Bulls coach Fred Hoiberg stays upbeat during recent losing streak
- In Waco biker melee, 4 of 9 people shot dead with gun type police use
- Roosevelt students call for citywide lunch boycott; PETA offers free meal
- Photos released of woman who robbed North Side bank
- Maine East students reach out to prisoners, foreign governments in ‘Write for Rights’ campaign
- Lincoln-Way West’s Tom LaBerry gains perspective after mother’s death
- A timeless lesson for modern times
- Elmwood Park’s water rate set to increase again next year
- North Aurora looks at options for garbage, recycling service
- Oak Lawn budget offers slight break for taxpayers
- Karyn’s Raw financial issues spark GoFundMe campaign
- Quickly: ‘Generous people live longer’
- Wine-focused gastropub coming to Lake Street and Oak Park Avenue
- Deadline near to exchange trash, recycling carts for free in Aurora
- Why Donald Trump is riding high
- Naperville man free on bond in child pornography case
- Unique approach to fighting bullying
- Blog: A biblical march around City Hall and demands that ‘the madness must stop’
- A look at Rojo Gusano
- Georgia high school a model for the digital job market
- Fuente AP: Cachorros firman por 8 años con Heyward
- Tormenta invernal cubre de blanco la Sierra Nevada
- Retiran nombre y foto de Trump de complejo en Dubái
- Letters to the editor: Test scores don’t look ‘terrific’
- Taking aim at Indiana’s teacher shortage
- Wrestling: Catholic League Triangular
- Corrections and clarifications for Saturday, Dec. 12, 2015
- Girls Basketball: Proviso East 74, Leyden 34
- Ohio State’s Ezekiel Elliott wins 2015 Chicago Tribune Silver Football
- Is America safe for my Muslim granddaughter?
- Hockey: Maine 2, Loyola Maroon 1
- On campus: Will McNamara of Dartmouth second in Ivy League MVP voting
- Hammond celebrates with longtime Holiday Parade
- Leno: Prohibición de Trump a musulmanes es absurda
- College basketball notes: South Suburban men earn No. 1 ranking
- Tribune Player of the Year: Glenbard West running back Sam Brodner
- Negociadores: Cercano un acuerdo global sobre el clima
- Ed Brown, la gran promesa del boxeo de Chicago, lleva dos nocauts por mes
- Estadounidense es asesinada en hotel de Costa Rica
- The way forward for Chicago and its mayor
- Huddle Up: Jay Cutler looks to rally offense after last week’s near misses
- Guard shoots at Evergreen Park bank robber wanted in 4 other heists
- Prep basketball notes: Holiday tournaments to heat up soon
- Relatives, police seek help finding missing pregnant woman
- Spike Albrecht shuts down season at Michigan due to hip condition
- Legisladora enfrenta críticas por comentario sobre el islam
- Boys Basketball: Morgan Park 70, Simeon 65
- Líder de ACLU renuncia por amenaza a partidarios de Trump
- Filadelfia: Quitan de ayuntamiento a activistas de migrantes
- Police look for information after vandals strike cars
- What’s Cubs starting lineup look like now?
- DuPont, Dow Chemical seek merger, then 3-way split
- Ex-deputy surrenders after charges filed in 2 Ohio killings, one while on-duty
- An Iowa farmer depends on pesticides. His son asks: Is there a better way?
- Jury deliberations to begin Monday in Officer Porter’s trial in Freddie Gray case
- Police: Arkansas State suspect decided not to shoot others
- Burlington to take over abandoned home
- State Dept. can’t find emails of ex-worker who set up, maintained Clinton’s server
- Woman gave birth, hid baby in plastic bag under pile of towels: police
- Virgen de Guadalupe: El secreto de sus ojos
- Fox Lake suspends 3 cops after jailhouse incident caught on video
- Marcus Garrett finds groove as Hillcrest romps past Reavis
- Boys Basketball: Hillcrest 70, Reavis 37
- Ask Tom: How can storms move west when wind is out of the east?
- Near-record warmth, heavy rains roll into Chicago
- EEUU: Manifestantes interrumpen misas en iglesias católicas
- EEUU: Manifestantes interrumpen misas en iglesias católicas
- Boys Basketball: Hillcrest 70, Reavis 37
- Elgin vendor keeping up with Christmas tree demand
- Will Fuller named Notre Dame MVP by teammates
- Bold move shows Cubs are built to win now
- Man dies day after being shot on West Side
- Cubs unloading the wheelbarrow of cash on Jason Heyward
- Boys Basketball: Rich East 60, Bloom 56
- Boys hoops: Charlie Moore leads No. 2 Morgan Park past No. 1 Simeon
- Boys Basketball: East Chicago Central 77, Munster 73 (OT)
- Community briefs
- Quickly: ‘Illiana tollway, where are you?’
- Armed ‘Three Percenters’ turn protests toward Muslim Americans
- Boys hoops: Thornton vs. Bradley-Bourbonnais
- Woman who shot at shoplifters vows to ‘never help anybody again’ after conviction
- Kane Forest Preserve District features volunteers in recruitment videos
- Boys Basketball: Merrillville 71, Bishop Noll 50
- Boys hoops: Thornton goes deep for win vs. Bradley-Bourbonnais
- District U46 board remembers two employees who recently passed away
- Lighting a fire under cold cases
- The complicated, short life of Laquan McDonald
- Blackhawks’ Patrick Kane extends points streak to 25
- Boys Basketball: Thornton 58, Bradley 44
- Freshman Bryant Brown brilliant in Waukegan boys basketball win
- Jairus Stevens makes points, gets Merrillville past Bishop Noll
- Boys hoops: Glenbard West vs. York
- Boys Basketball: Waukegan 52, New Trier 41
- Warriors sufren en doble prórroga pero siguen invictos
- LeBron aporta 25 puntos en triunfo de Cavaliers ante Magic
- Truck restrictions proposed for downtown Huntley
- Unique approach to fighting bullying
- East Chicago Central dominates overtime with 8-0 run to edge Munster
- Ecuadorean-born Gary woman pushes hard in fight for the disabled
- Boys hoops: Justin Pierce, Glenbard West keep rolling over York
- Gary considers boosting some 2016 municipal fees
- Jason Heyward signing signals Cubs resolve to win World Series now
- Memphis recruit Charlie Moore scores 27 to lead Morgan Park past Simeon
- Kiarra Thompson stands tall, powers Merrillville past LaPorte
- Naperville football players back coach, vow to continue team prayer
- Boys hoops: Simeon vs. Morgan Park
- Warriors beat Boston 124-119 in 2OT, improve to 24-0
- Chicago Christian tops rival Illiana Christian for seventh win in a row
- Boys Basketball: Homewood-Flossmoor 60, L-W East 47
- Austin Reed becomes creative for IC Catholic in loss to Riverside-Brookfield
- Carmel suffers difficult loss to ESCC foe St. Viator
- Brent Seabrook’s play speaking volumes about his game for Blackhawks
- Corey Upchurch delivers down stretch in Rich East’s win over Bloom
- Jeffrey Boyd delivers 21 points as H-F rolls past Lincoln-Way East
- Friday’s recap: Blackhawks 2, Jets 0
- Patrick Kane points streak hits 25 in 2-0 Blackhawks victory over Jets