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- Students choose alternative energy path
- Vandals spray-paint 2 mosques in Southern California
- How to manage holiday stress
- 15 worst movies of 2015
- Bruce Springsteen box hints at what ‘The River’ could have been
- Photo gallery: Chicago police Cmdr. Glenn Evans
- Holiday video: Christmas freestyle with the Q Brothers
- Emanuel will stay mayor, but African-Americans have leverage to change Chicago
- 15 best movies of 2015
- You’re telling the wrong story, ‘Concussion’
- Ask Amy: Young adult has surplus of housing, but no home
- AP: Firmas globales, ligadas a gambas tratadas por esclavos
- Hollywood, listo para estreno mundial de “The Force Awakens”
- Hollywood, listo para estreno mundial de “The Force Awakens”
- Batavia tattoo artist leaving mark on suicide prevention
- Seguidores Trump, contrariados por rechazo plan antimusulmán
- Cuba, acreedores alcanzan acuerdo multimillonario histórico
- Blogger, Web strategist Luvvie Ajayi has made a brand for herself
- Adele announces North American tour, 3 Chicago shows
- Airlines padding O’Hare schedules despite new runways
- Police chaplains proud to protect their own
- Retiree awaiting corruption trial still getting $21,000-a-month pension
- And the 2015 Chicago Sports Stud and Dud of the Year are …
- Casting the Bears as ‘Star Wars’ characters
- China superó a EEUU y Japón en registro de patentes en 2014
- Pueblo en Utah coloca paquetes falsos debido a ladrones
- Patrick Kane extends streak, but Corey Crawford steals show in Hawks’ win
- Morning Spin: Democratic state’s attorney candidate runs away from donation to Republican Rauner
- Central Florida is a ‘lightning rod’ for ‘Star Wars’
- Luke Skywalker has changed in ‘Force Awakens,’ it seems. But how much?
- Monday’s matchup: 76ers at Bulls
- Observations from the Blackhawks’ 4-0 win over the Canucks
- Cubs’ offseason work isn’t finished
- Review: TLC’s ‘Jill & Jessa: Counting On’
- Alibaba’s price tag for influential Hong Kong newspaper: $266 million
- Campeones: Barcelona enfrenta a Arsenal en octavos
- Esclavitud, trabajo infantil ligado a industria de camarones
- Obama se dispone a explicar su estrategia antiterrorista
- Do Redskins own fan site @RedskinsFacts?
- Map: Site where Chicago firefighter was fatally hurt
- Un nombre legendario en las artes marciales de Chicago
- Colombia: seis muertos y 11 heridos en accidente de autobús
- Photo gallery: Firefighter dies after warehouse blaze
- Has the Fed waited too long to raise interest rates?
- ‘Accidental fur’: Boston company turns roadkill into fashion
- 10 thoughts on the Bears’ 24-21 loss to Redskins
- Use lessons from technology innovation to build change elsewhere
- Giselle Blondet se une a Telemundo; conducirá ‘Gran Hermano’
- Three-star running back commits to Northwestern: reports
- Ted Cruz, not Donald Trump, looking like GOP favorite for 2016
- Valparaiso University commencement ceremony
- St. Charles singer to compete in ‘The Voice’ finale
- Mundial: River debuta contra Hiroshima, pensando en el Barsa
- Mundial: Barcelona se entrena sin Neymar
- Empresa aprovecha pieles de animales muertos en accidentes
- Ex detenido en Guantánamo pide investigar abusos
- Advent vende concesión de aeropuertos dominicanos a Vinci
- Pictures: Dick Van Dyke
- Renuncia la presidenta de College of DuPage
- Trump’s businesses feel few adverse effects from an unfiltered candidate
- The gun that killed my grandson at Sandy Hook
- Adele dará tres conciertos en Chicago
- Club Calendar: Astronomical Society holiday dinner Friday
- Library Notes: Christmas show Thursday in Antioch
- 90 years young: Ten things to know about Dick Van Dyke
- Dec. 14: Monkey Day
- Science center launching Winter Science Spectacular
- Maestros de Chicago autorizan la huelga
- Why a Federal Reserve rate hike should help our economy and our moods
- Help Them To Hope fund grows with daily donations
- Lo acusan de poner en peligro la vida de un niño
- Unos Tigres de época
- Idris Elba regresa a una nueva temporada con “Luther”
- Supreme Court rejects Sun-Times’ bid to block police officers’ lawsuit
- Un diario local tendrá que enfrentar demanda por parte de policías
- AC/DC regresa a Chicago con su gira mundial ‘Rock or Bust’
- Admit it, Star Wars superfan, you blew it – now get in line
- As rate hike nears, Fed’s hints on future to be scrutinized
- FIFA: Expresidente hondureño se entrega en EEUU
- Serena Williams Deportista del Año de Sports Illustrated
- Partidarios de Trump no comprenden críticas al candidato
- Chile confirma decomiso de cocaína en contenedores ejército
- En lugar de sumar Maduro pareció restar votos al oficialismo
- Eric Zalewski, Stevenson dominate Mundelein
- 15 things to do with the kids Dec. 14-20
- Avoid overeating with this nutritionist’s tip
- Obama visitaría Cuba en 2016 si hay progresos
- La NASA abre convocatoria para futuros astronautas
- Countryside man caught after wearing same cap as seen in burglary
- Where’s that box? Shippers are in highest gear for holiday online rush
- ‘Mad Max,’ ‘Fargo’ lead Critics’ Choice Award nominations
- Shedd Aquarium busca nombre para su cría de delfín
- Policía de Chicago absuelto de agredir a sospechoso
- Plumber sues Ford dealer after truck with his logo used by jihadists in Syria
- Crunch time again for health law; Tuesday sign-up deadline
- Magic Kingdom: New Skipper Canteen opens this week
- Lechner says District 39 pleased with PARCC results, adjustments
- Luis Miguel cancela su gira por EEUU
- AC/DC returns to Chicago in 2016
- Anti-vaxxer Jenny McCarthy and the giant candy cane: A strange holiday tale
- Tech titans like Elon Musk are spending $1 billion to save you from terminators
- Grand Avenue project to benefit forest preserves, dog park, businesses
- Prosecutor: French teacher lied about Islamic State attack claim
- Kicking him when he’s down: Trolls go for (Robbie) Gould
- Archivan causa por supuesto fraude impositivo de Messi
- Man United contra equipo danés en Liga Europa
- Familiares de desaparecidos en Uruguay luchan contra tiempo
- Food Bank sets 1,000-household goal
- 5 must-see Chicago shows: Vince Staples, Joanna Newsom, Ryley Walker and more
- Anticipan que EEUU aumentará tasas de interés
- Serena Williams honored as SI’s Sportsperson of the Year
- Serena Williams Sports Illustrated cover proves power is feminine
- Talk of the County: Waukegan alderman ‘exposed’ in killing raccoon
- Chicago Children’s Museum and Juan Angel Chavez receive 2016 Joyce Award
- Deerfield HS students teach Kipling kids about writing code
- Maryland guard Melo Trimble named Big Ten Co-Player of the Week
- Kipling computer science
- Happy Holidays, Internet trolls
- Western Illinois football coach leaves for South Dakota
- Mundelein superintendent touts student success despite low PARCC scores throughout state
- Loop Link express buses start next week in downtown Chicago
- District 219 interim superintendent weighs in on PARCC scores
- Poinsettia pointers: Selection, care tips to keep plant vibrant through holidays
- High school senior gets audience for short film at NYC film festival
- More telecoms let you watch video without dinging data caps
- Trump, Jenner y Williams entre lo más destacado de 2015
- Todo listo para estreno mundial de “The Force Awakens”
- Serena Williams Deportista del Año de Sports Illustrated
- On last day of Hanukkah, JCC hosts ‘LatkeFest’
- Lake Zurich LatkeFest
- Bombero de Chicago muere mientras combatía incendio
- ‘Star Trek Beyond’ first trailer debuts online
- Meaningful menorah: Hebrew day school creation made from donated clothes
- Prickly City- A package Christmas
- Cavallari thanks baby for giving her strength after brother’s death
- Barrington cops Christmas shop for 16 local families
- Aurora school works to help students discuss tough issues
- Barrington Shop with a Cop
- MLB Commissioner rejects Pete Rose’s plea for reinstatement
- District 128 official weighs existing assessment criteria over PARCC results
- La Loop Link de CTA comenzará a funcionar la semana que viene
- Drink This: ‘Girlfriend’ cocktail is waiting at The Drinkingbird
- ONU quiere acuerdo climático se firme el 22 de abril
- Spotlight initiative ends with plans for improvements
- Appliance deliverer leaves customer with nothing
- Tallahassee offers adventures beyond the Capitol dome
- Kitty Conley’s Scratching Post
- Event drives toy donations for needy children
- How Marco Rubio is quietly killing Obamacare
- Voters may decide fate of cash for new OPRF pool
- A solemn procession for a fallen firefighter: ‘Chicago has lost one of its bravest’
- Jennifer Hudson wants to return to ‘American Idol’ for finale
- La AP escoge lo mejor del teatro en el 2015
- NETenergy hopes grant will heat up thermal battery project
- From Whole Foods to Red Lobster: Stores, restaurants sell shrimp peeled by slaves, AP finds
- FIFA prestará más atención a derechos humanos
- Grandes Ligas rechaza pedido de readmisión de Pete Rose
- Dominicana: detienen a venezolano con 620 kilos de cocaína
- Funcionaria de EEUU teme nueva crisis de niños inmigrantes
- EEUU requerirá registrar a los drones
- NORAD still helping kids track Santa from the North Pole
- Mary Beth Berkson, marketing executive and choral singer, dies at 55
- Teen in letterman’s jacket arrested
- 10 questions/comments about the 50 states’ favorite gameday snacks
- Police: 20 arrested in underage drinking party
- Critican limitado incremento al salario mínimo en México
- Chefs share easy dinner strategies for hectic holidays
- Teacher asks teenage Muslim student if she is carrying bomb in backpack
- New Trier students go caroling, despite un-wintry weather
- Actor, Homewood native hit by car, killed
- Better fitness could be key to Michael Kordek’s postseason with Stevenson
- Fight near Larkin High School
- Egypt: No sign yet of ‘terrorist act’ in Russian plane crash
- Explore Beyond promises unique trips
- ‘SNL’ episode with Chance the Rapper posts ratings low
- New Hampshire will weed the Republican field
- ‘Writing America’ visits some of the nation’s great literary landmarks
- 15 best movies of 2015
- New Hampshire will weed the Republican field
- Fed help targeted to remove deer from airport property
- Orlando celebs share their memories of ‘Star Wars’
- ‘I have terminal cancer. And I’m dying in a yearish.’
- FIFA: Tribunal rechaza apelación de trinitario Nakhid
- Libre en España enfermero de las FARC acusado de 150 abortos
- Obama: El Estado Islámico será derrotado
- New Mexico: ex secretaria de Estado sentenciada a prisión
- Low-cost MRI chain expands to Chicago area
- District 207 superintendent: Test results create ‘false narrative’ of student performance
- Kaneland teachers appeal to parents in fight over contract
- Pete Rose remains where he belongs — on the outside
- Community Digest: Beer, gambling bar set to open in Round Lake Heights
- Aumenta dramáticamente el robo de combustible en México
- Northlight announces casting for remainder of season
- Poblado de Utah coloca paquetes falsos para confundir a ladrones
- Brickhouse auction
- Pleasant Dale parks look to improve accessibility
- Employers tighten drug policies in face of pot legalization
- Women can be an asset in combat
- Five Things to Do in Lake County Dec. 18-24
- Ridgewood superintendent: PARCC test results will ‘help students grow’
- After 37 years serving Lake Zurich and Park Ridge, a deputy fire marshal retires
- ‘Gotta Dance’ pushes back Broadway opening to fall 2016
- Boys Basketball: Zion-Benton 65, Warren 53
- City caps weight for downtown bridge
- Treats give an identity to each of Germany’s ancient Christmas markets
- Libertyville police: Norridge woman took a swing at waitress
- Menorah lit in Winnetka at Station Park
- Neighbors skeptical of plan to spread out jet noise from O’Hare
- Holland America Line offers Big Band Cruise in March
- The Grinch comes to Hampshire
- Decorah’s Norwegian immigrant museum is fit for a king.
- Decorah’s Norwegian immigrant museum is fit for a king
- Mundelein police: Iowa residents driving off road found with meth
- Map: Holiday lights displays dazzle in Naperville
- Waukegan man convicted of street gang, drug conspiracy
- Fodor’s names its best travel destinations for 2016
- If you get a drone for Christmas, you’ll have to register it, FAA says
- Charlie Kaufman/Duke Johnson ‘Anomalisa’ photos
- Lake Zurich to raise its share of property taxes 2.5 percent
- Harvard eyes La Grange District 105 on keys to improvement
- Newell Rubbermaid buying Jarden in $13.2 billion cash-and-stock deal
- Fear and loaning: Investors are running from junk bonds
- Hinsdale Central, LT foreign trips include safety precautions
- Speak Out: ‘The problem isn’t McCarthy’
- Argentina deja sin efecto acuerdo con Irán por AMIA
- Perú: prisión a estadounidense en caso trata de menores
- Guatemala: Presidente electo aplaza nombramiento de gabinete
- Estadounidenses quieren más ataques contra Estado Islámico
- At least 43 die in bus crash in northern Argentina
- Potica, cookie-making lessons Thursday at Winthrop Harbor VFW
- Glencoe District 35 approves increase in tax levy
- Maestros de Chicago autorizan huelga si es necesario
- Mundelein still pursuing first win of 2015-16
- 16 questions for Tuesday night’s Republican debate
- Fans come out in force for ‘Star Wars’ collection
- Five Things to Do in northwest Indiana Dec. 18-24
- EEUU analiza mejoras para sus revisiones a inmigrantes
- Leadership program provides boost for Oak Forest teen
- Groups concerned about Walgreens’ ties to Catholic hospital
- Plano man, 29, killed in Oswego crash
- 158 years, 862 Illinois firefighter deaths in the line of duty
- Last minute gifts from an art curator
- Parolee held on $1M bail in Wrigleyville gunbattle where nearly 80 shots fired
- Model train enthusiasts chug to Crown Point show
- What does an art gallery curator give for the holidays?
- Trees come down at Mission Hills, opposed residents dig in for court battle
- District 112 to convene school boundary retreat
- 725,000 people evacuated as typhoon slams into Philippines
- Former National Guard specialist pleads guilty to terrorism plot
- Multiculturalism is a sham, says Angela Merkel
- Calma en taquillas antes de estreno de “Star Wars”
- Trees come down at Mission Hills
- Northlake City Clerk dies at 63
- Boys Hoops: Marian Catholic 43, St. Rita 33
- Bill Cosby says 7 women who sued him made false accusations
- On policing, the national mood turns toward reform
- Shannon Ryan’s AP Top 25 ballot
- Elgin’s son accused of violating agreement in fed case
- Ted Cruz doesn’t speak for all Republicans
- Cubs agree to $4.25 million, 1-year contract with Trevor Cahill
- Boys basketball notes: Larkin’s Christian Negron explores outer limits
- Climate change is still a debate
- Leicester anestesia a Chelsea y lidera la Premier
- Johnny Cueto firma con los Gigantes por 6 años
- Ted Cruz será el centro de atención en debate
- Battle wants to delay January trial
- Boys Basketball: Lake Forest 44, Deerfield 38
- Photos: TBOX 2015
- TBOX 2015 was as glorious as it always is
- Temperature turned up on this year’s courthouse turkey drive
- Boys Basketball: Lake Forest 44, Deerfield 38
- This one is for the climate deniers
- Judge: Using Taser, dragging Coleman from lockup amounts to ‘brute force’
- Two very different C’s
- Gary students tune up for scholarships
- Aurora University’s Marquis Howard doing well after brain surgery
- NASA looking for astronauts for Mars mission
- Donald Trump is a third party candidate
- Let democracy decide
- Me, My Shelf and I: Mary Anne Mohanraj
- Chicago singer Jeremih complains about album rollout
- If the GOP doesn’t like Donald Trump — then too bad
- Former Bear intent on bridging divide between kids, police
- Boys Basketball: Stevenson 85, Mundelein 34
- Quickly: ‘When did we turn into such a heartless nation?’
- YouTube’s ‘Instagram Husband’ puts spouse-snapping trend in comic focus
- Five Things to Do in the western suburbs Dec. 18-24
- Northern Illinois’ Shawun Lurry named first-team All-America
- ‘Star Wars’ keeps it in the family
- On the heels of controversy, Planned Parenthood representative speaks in Skokie
- Downtown Barrington to host Christmas Art Walk until Dec. 24
- ‘Star Wars’ fans span generations
- Norridge raising taxes to pay for police pensions
- ‘Tax Hike Mike’ actually makes sense
- Elgin to accept emergency loan applications from human service agencies
- Officer William Porter trial
- How trees, plants protect themselves from winter’s freezing temperatures
- Class is in session starting Jan. 4 at Ida Crown Jewish Academy
- Aurora Central Catholic off to Taylor-made start due to Harazin
- Judge negates jury’s $3.5 million verdict in Chicago police shooting
- Tire-shredding business approved despite concerns about noise
- Bill Cosby desmiente a mujeres que lo acusaron
- Best jazz holiday albums – a guide
- New Trier says PARCC tests leave many unanswered questions
- Harwood Heights police chief leaving after two years
- Clinton delinea plan de reforma migratoria
- Siamesas guatemaltecas decoran cuartos de niños enfermos
- Bye, 2015. Bye.
- Me, My Shelf and I: Mary Anne Mohanraj
- John F. Kennedy’s 1960 speech in Libertyville lives on — thanks to YouTube
- Two Berwyn music venues rock out on New Year’s Eve
- Positive effects of breastfeeding explained at forum
- Tuesday: Eat. Drink. Do.
- Local notes: Cheer & Dance Xtreme rules at IRCA state meet
- Will Chicago Public Schools collapse before teachers union strikes?
- Harwood Heights board briefs: Police, teachers face off in basketball this weekend
- Colonel McCormick: A softie behind the ego
- Tyrone Walls part of celebration for Antioch’s 1966-67 basketball team
- Girls basketball notes: Oak Forest roars behind consistent Sabrina Baxa
- Auction offers personal memorabilia of Cubs broadcaster Jack Brickhouse
- Three Years Later, Newtown Quietly Moves Forward
- Local bowling center owners striking up new ideas
- Maryland man arrested, charged with trying to help Islamic State
- With ‘Mike & Molly’ behind her, what’s next for Melissa McCarthy?
- Hammond announces agreement over race relations with police
- Elmwood Park flood fixes are done, officials say
- Acquitting a Chicago police commander
- Elgin woman files objection to Rep. Anna Moeller’s candidacy
- National retailers coming to Oak Forest
- Boys hoops: Mike Helfgot’s Week 4 Top 20
- Norridge briefs: Police warn seniors of IRS scams
- Swimming Dual: Glenbrook South vs. Glenbrook North
- Is Howard Stern going soft or just getting sharper?
- Man with six arrests gets prison for pot possession
- Drink of the week: Celeste’s Tomoka at Twilight
- Dalton, de Bengals no irá a quirófano por fractura en pulgar
- EEUU: Atención a enfermedades mentales frenaría violencia
- Green Line track repair planned this spring for Oak Park, Austin
- Hundreds say goodbye to popular Aurora commander
- Boys Basketball: Jacobs 42, Huntley 36
- It’s better when Marco Rubio doesn’t show up for work
- San Bernardino shooter messaged Facebook friends about her support for jihad
- Girls Basketball: Oswego East 50, Glenbard West 37
- Lake County coroner Rudd withdraws from Democratic primary
- Review: ‘Baritones Unbound’ is an evening with the opera dudes at the Royal George
- Michelle Obama says girls will get cash, the president workout gear for Christmas
- Community sports calendar
- Bowe Bergdahl to face most serious kind of court-martial in Army desertion case
- D308 special education plan gets preliminary OK
- Bears send safety Antrel Rolle to injured reserve with sprained MCL
- Trump’s doctor says he would be ‘the healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency’
- Girls hoops: Bob Narang’s Week 5 Top 20
- Making a little magic
- Encuesta: ¿Qué hispana es tu favorita para coronarse Miss Universo 2015?
- Hospital cafeteria worker brightens lives of sick children
- Get involved with city by volunteering, official tells homeowners
- College of DuPage trustees face pressing agenda, no clear consensus
- Parents remember firefighter Daniel Capuano: ‘That’s where he wanted to be’
- Notre Dame linebacker Jaylon Smith focused on Ohio State, not NFL buzz
- Jewel store vodka chugger convicted of DUI
- Judge acquits Chicago police commander of abuse charge despite DNA evidence
- Valparaiso’s Rachel Bontrager, Post-Tribune Girls Volleyball Player of the Year
- Ameen Hamdan embraces return to wrestling after sitting out a season
- Illini lose football recruit to Missouri
- Crown Point’s Alison Duncan, Post-Tribune Girls Volleyball Coach of the Year
- 70-year sentence in Frankfort Township murder
- Fox Valley shows support for St. Charles ‘Voice’ finalist Jeffery Austin
- Girls gymnastics season outlook: Hinsdale South’s Maddie Nowak off to record start on beam
- Astronauta quiere ver “Despertar de la fuerza” en el espacio
- Brad Biggs’ Bears film session: Willie Young comes to play at good time
- 2015 Post-Tribune Girls Volleyball All-Area Team
- Seattle becomes first U.S. city to let Uber, Lyft drivers unionize
- Evanston’s first medical marijuana dispensary now in operation
- Hospital cafeteria worker brightens lives of sick children
- Conductor se salva luego que viga atravesó su parabrisas
- Closing arguments completed in Porter trial, jury in deliberations
- The Bridge Teen Center continues to grow
- Leyden may start giving SAT to kids for free instead of ACT
- Field Park students soak up Australian information
- A whisker of a contest in Park Forest
- Life Time vote on Walmart parcel postponed until next year
- CTU: Chicago teachers authorize a strike if contract talks break down
- Blackhawks’ Trevor van Riemsdyk evolving into a reliable defenseman
- Snapshot: Teens help carry on Giving Tree tradition
- Recruiting notebook: Potential is sky-high for Warren WR Micah Jones
- Schools in Mundelein, Libertyville participate in ‘Hour of Code’
- Snapshot: 500 volunteers help wrap donated presents
- Disposal of fetal tissue debated in court, Ohio Statehouse
- Droides y soldados en estreno de “Despertar de la fuerza”
- La Grange students surpass state test results, but have room to improve
- Mild air to return after late-week chill
- Girls Basketball: Lincoln-Way West 63, Lemont 58
- Ask Tom: What are the longest weather records in Chicago?
- EEUU: Legisladora aclara declaraciones sobre musulmanes
- Bulls 115, 76ers 96
- Obama: We’re hitting Islamic State ‘harder than ever’
- Local roundup: Tara Hastings helps Lincoln-Way West edge Lemont
- Russian airstrikes halt aid, trigger new Syria humanitarian crisis
- Highland Park’s DJ Penick transitions into wrestling season
- Whitney Young’s Jahlil Okafor
- En un día aciago: Pete Rose no deja de firmar autógrafos
- Historia de un asesino: 30 desaparecidos y no muestra arrepentimiento
- Cómo concertó la AP una entrevista con un asesino
- Speak Out: Blame Rauner for Elgin budget
- Monday’s recap: Bulls 115, 76ers 96
- 76ers rookie Jahlil Okafor adjusting to NBA life on and off the court
- Bulls’ Jimmy Butler putting in extra work to bump up shooting percentage
- Bulls finally put away an opponent in 2nd half, downing 76ers 115-96
- Blackhawks trade Trevor Daley to Penguins for defenseman Rob Scuderi
- Con 2 touchdowns de Beckham, Giants vencen a Dolphins