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- Red alert: Beijing issues highest warning for 1st time ever for severe smog
- Helping veterans earn training for full-time civilian careers
- 6 things your fridge knows about you (that no one else does) (Infographic)
- Think outside the basket (Infographic)
- Understanding Minimal Residual Disease (MRD) (Infographic)
- Wholly cats! Almost half of millennials surveyed own them (Infographic)
- 7 unexpected, lesser-known signs of dementia
- New video shows suspect hit with Taser in Chicago police lockup
- Police question person who posted video of alleged rape
- Large crowd deeply divided as D211 reconsiders transgender agreement
- Hailee Steinfeld: Veteran actress, extremely new pop star
- Does anyone else find the ‘Star Wars’ franchise unbearably boring?
- Morning Spin: Rauner, Madigan to meet again on budget
- Phtoso: Day of Infamy in Valparaiso
- School bus tips in Boulder, Colo. leaving 5 students, driver hurt
- Jordan Baum ready to score more for unbeaten Deerfield
- Local notes: Lindenhurst’s Emily Voight bowls 300 game in Northend Travel League
- Swimming is next for Munster three-sport standout Logan Armagast
- Post-Tribune boys swimming preview for the 2015-2016 season
- Caleb Swanigan regains shooting touch in Purdue win
- West Dundee officials, Tom Roeser agree on redevelopment plan
- Ask Amy: Girlfriend wants baby, might not want boyfriend
- Police warn residents of auto thefts on North Side
- Robomodo cofounder dialed in to mobile games, eyes virtual reality
- Westbound I-80/94 closed in Gary after semi-truck crashes
- Paris-bound Air France flight diverted to Canada after threat
- ‘Crazy man’: Muslims respond to Donald Trump’s ‘shutdown’ plan
- Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop pop-up shop in NYC robbed
- Oscar Pistorius granted bail, will appeal murder conviction
- Protesters call for top prosecutor to resign after no charges in 2nd fatal police shooting
- Chief of detectives retires from Chicago police amid fallout from video
- Chipotle E. coli case in Illinois: Officials mum on details
- Opposition coalition wins control of Venezuela’s national assembly
- ‘Charlie Brown’ actor gets prison time for making threat
- Eagles of Death Metal members revisit Paris attack site
- Zell group builds California’s newest airport terminal, which extends to Mexico
- Police rescue 3 from burning car: ‘Like something out of a movie’
- Cross Border Xpress at Tijuana International Airport
- GOP homeland security chair: U.S. at highest threat level since 9/11
- Highlights: Bulls lose to Suns 103-101
- Chicago police commander goes on trial today on charges he assaulted suspect
- Parking apps rush to fill competitive space
- 35th anniversary of John Lennon’s death
- Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Hateful Eight’ premieres without police protest
- Tuesday’s matchup: Predators at Blackhawks
- FBI: Atacantes de San Bernardino estaban ‘radicalizados desde hacía tiempo’
- What’s with all the quit in the Bulls?
- Chipotle’s greatest strength now its greatest weakness too
- The Lennon gun: Could it happen the same way now?
- A daughter’s fight for home after reverse mortgage
- Redbox lowers expectations, president on way out
- Remembering the death of John Lennon 35 years ago
- Oil production glut pushes gas prices down
- Clock ticking on health insurance enrollment
- Overnight Log: ‘You’re asking questions we don’t have answers to’
- ‘Winterlude’ kicks off Grande Prairie Singers’ 38th season
- Food industry pushing to thwart GMO labeling by end of year
- Blind Spots: Skylar Spence has never heard Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Born to Run’
- Graphic: Genetically modified food
- Jason Motte leaves Cubs for Rockies
- Universal sets opening date for West Coast’s Wizarding World
- Republicans ignore the lessons of World War II
- Chef de Chicago preparará productos con marihuana
- Eliminated ‘Bachelor’ contestant from Chicago to compete on new season
- Cheaper oil buoys consumers, hammers producers
- President Barack Obama and basketball
- ‘Hamilton’
- Wilmette Park District discusses spending, revenue in 2016
- Rave reviews so far for Hinsdale’s Oak Street Bridge
- 91% of migratory birds face peril on their journeys, study says
- Palmer House giving out free brownies Tuesday
- Tijuana y San Diego estarán unidos por un puente fronterizo
- Dangerous dirt: Why the animal world is obsessed with staying clean
- Alertan robos de autos al norte de Chicago
- Darien cuts senior agency donation in half
- Carol Burnett adds second Chicago show
- Wednesday: Eat. Drink. Do.
- Pope Francis launches Holy Year of Mercy
- Winnetka officials approve final 2016 budget
- District 211 keeps deal on transgender student after heated debate
- Jewelry gadget guide: Add some brain to your bling
- Skip Smith talks offshore fishing at SOB meeting Tuesday night
- Pioneer Press All-Area Football Honorable Mention
- Andrew Bird returns to his cozy Chicago church
- Loved one in assisted living? How to approach holidays so everyone is merry
- House Speaker Paul Ryan condemns Donald Trump’s Muslim comments
- Niño mexicano deja de ser ‘indocumentado por partida doble’
- 3-pointers: Breaking down the Bulls’ defeat
- Craft beers in spotlight of Science Center Live
- Web.com Tour’s Rust-Oleum Championship lands in northern suburbs
- With call to ban Muslims, Donald Trump’s bigotry on full display
- Blotter: 14 iPhones stolen in Batavia
- Blotter: Fleeing police alleged in St. Charles
- Hobart keeps $1 million goal in plan for fire station
- PDF: Coca-Cola letter to striking workers
- Deputies: Florida burglary suspect hiding in pond killed by 11-foot alligator
- A estos Chicago Bulls les falta ‘instinto asesino’
- ‘Star Wars’ in 2015
- Policía de Chicago acusado de asalto testificará en una corte
- U.S. job openings slip in October; hiring, quits rise
- Pioneer Press All-Area Football Offense Second Team
- Pioneer Press All-Area Football Defense Second Team
- Commission makes recommendations to reverse teacher shortage
- Clinton asks tech firms to help ‘disrupt’ Islamic State, but what does that mean?
- Pioneer Press All-Area Football Defense First Team
- Could Teuvo Teravainen have finally found a home on Blackhawks’ top line?
- Strategic vision for Westmont debated
- Epcot: Three Caballeros animatronics back in action
- Loyola’s Ben LeRoy, the Pioneer Press Football Defensive Player of the Year
- Nazareth’s Julian Love, the Pioneer Press Football Offensive Player of the Year
- Stonehenge may have been erected in Wales, then moved, researchers say
- Plans moving ahead for I-65 widening in northwestern Indiana
- Jon Stewart returns to ‘Daily Show’ to push 9/11 health act
- American Legion awards Northbrook public servants
- Pioneer Press All-Area Football Offense First Team
- Exigen renuncia de la fiscal Anita Álvarez
- Barrington children rush to meet Santa
- Cardinals trade Jon Jay to Padres for Jedd Gyorko
- El gran reto de las Águilas en Japón
- PDF: Steve Montador estate vs. NHL lawsuit
- Gifts from the suburbs
- A day that will live in infamy
- Dinosaurs evolved with shocking speed, new study suggests
- Clarendon Hills approves 2.26 tax levy increase
- Young adult job program wins Evanston City Council support
- Lionsgate wants to make ‘Hunger Games’ prequels
- Vandals target Plano homes, cars
- Hannibal Buress cast in movie about the notoriously bad cult favorite ‘The Room’
- Letter to the editor: Gun control only makes Americans defenseless
- Talk of the County: Black Friday protest debate rages on
- Broadway hit ‘Hamilton’ will launch tour in Chicago
- Pat Lenhoff: The arts bring light to darker times
- Busy air traffic control facilities lack enough controllers
- Knowing 2 languages shields the brain against strokes, study shows
- Lyric’s ‘Bel Canto’ depicts triumph of love over terrorist bullets
- Harrison Ford promises older, wiser Han Solo in ‘Force Awakens’
- The Streamsong Holiday Experience Package is here
- A la memoria de Johnny Lira
- Archdiocese defies Gov. Pence, brings Syrian family to Indianapolis
- Des Plaines’ ‘Good Move’ brand draws criticism
- ‘Creed,’ ‘Empire,’ ‘Black-ish’ lead NAACP Image Award nominations
- 6 charged after 2 Chicago-area students abducted in New York
- Bulletin Board: Government meetings for Dec. 9-12
- ‘Dolly Parton’s Coat of Many Colors’ is a movie like mama used to make
- IBM ends campaign urging women to hack hair dryers after heated blowback
- Jose Abreu, Alexei Ramirez to return to Cuba on MLB tour
- Speak Out: ‘The Second Amendment has failed us tragically’
- Letters to the editor: Focus most on the terrorism in America
- Cook County Democrats should abandon Alvarez
- Once or twice a week, that is the question
- Funding for county parks projects to be discussed
- Fox Lake disbands Gliniewicz’s Explorers youth policing group
- Indian Prairie School District officials happy with early PARCC results
- Hinsdale District 86 and maintenance staff agree to five-year contract
- Shout Out: Evanston resident James Signorelli, top marketing ‘Thought Leader’
- Free college isn’t all it’s cracked up to be
- Oswego woman says she was scammed out of $56,000
- Johnsons celebrate 50th anniversary
- Alcohol now taxed in Batavia
- COD student has Dr. Pepper to thank for $100,000 toward education
- Hot topics for community associations in 2016
- Indiana man charged with murder in stabbing of Kentucky kindergartner
- Elmhurst will pay another $81,000 for Addison Avenue parking garage
- Disuelven el grupo que administraba el teniente Gliniewicz
- From loose teeth to stage fright: Child supervisors keep track of kids in the cast
- Police raid Gary truck chop shop
- Chicago teen charged with DUI, stealing car, fatal crash in Highland Park
- Amazon’s Prime customers can buy Showtime, Starz now too
- Future Founders
- J.J. Abrams on the best way to watch ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’
- Bartlett football coach Tom Meaney steps aside after 10 playoff berths
- St. Charles Horticulture Center closing due to state budget cuts
- New Chicago concerts on sale: Bruce Springsteen, the Avett Brothers, Jack Garratt
- Manes: Foundation honors memory of woman killed by carbon monoxide
- Condo board wants to fine unit owner for removing window blinds
- Here’s how you create an Interest List on Facebook — and why you should
- Life on a cage-free farm
- Educators see remapping as a chance to balance Oak Terrace school
- ‘Christmas Dearest’ a fantastic gift from Hell in a Handbag
- Letter: Sassone casts humorous light online shopping trends
- Letter: Highland Park mayor proud of local assault weapons ban
- Griffin Theatre announces casting for ‘London Wall’
- The Beacon-News 2015 Football All-Area Team
- World of Chocolate a sweet fundraiser for AIDS Foundation of Chicago
- Melanie Griffith and Antonio Banderas’ divorce finalized
- Letter: Nancy Rotering will promote gun control in Congress
- Man gets prison for freezing death of drunken girlfriend he berated on video
- Beach Park woman hit by car, killed leaving work in North Chicago
- Gary man shot, killed at home
- This month in Park Ridge history: December 1955
- Eldzier Cortor, artist who studied black cultures, dies at 99
- Boaters question security requirements at Park Avenue Beach
- Letters to the editor: Prescription costs unfair
- Casinos blame weather, calendar for sluggish November
- Letter: Free live music a discouraging trend
- Kids dine with Santa in Park Ridge
- AIDS Foundation’s World of Chocolate a sweet success for charity
- Lake County boys basketball March Madness streak could be in jeopardy
- Notre Dame’s Sheldon Day, Will Fuller, Jaylon Smith named All-Americans
- Naperville kids show tech programming can be child’s play
- Future Jedi train to wield lightsabers in La Grange
- Western Springs residents press for answers to water issues
- Community briefs
- Breakfast with Santa in Park Ridge
- District 203 board happy with first-year PARCC test results
- Toy makers turn to YouTube to grab kids’ attention
- Lorenzo Edwards the centerpiece of Lake Forest’s boys basketball team
- London mayor calls Trump’s comments on city ‘utter nonsense’
- Chicago teen charged in fatal crash that killed two in Highland Park
- Stagg’s Sinai Fatafehi making impact with effort, ukulele
- ShopHouse, Chipotle’s Asian food chain, now open in the Loop
- U46 board asks for Nature Ridge to be excluded from boundary plans
- Dist. 90 school board reviews Roosevelt parking improvements
- College basketball preview: Valparaiso at Indiana State
- Girls Night Out benefits Humane Society Calumet Area
- Meals program for homebound DuPage seniors to be cut in 2016
- Brad Biggs’ NFL power rankings: Patriots stumble to 5th place
- Mining sector in turmoil as Anglo American sheds 85,000 jobs
- Holmes School debuts outdoor learning space
- Boeing’s new no-drama 737 jetliner is ready for its public debut
- Vote for Chicago Sports Dud of the Year
- Vote for Chicago Sports Stud of the Year
- The world needs a Batman — but which one?
- Speak Out: Elgin should bring back city stickers for automobiles
- 49ers exposed flaws in Bears’ makeup
- U.S. Treasury adds more North Koreans to its blacklist
- Google Fiber superfast Internet service may come to Chicago
- Hey, I threw epic parties, so my kid’s first birthday was a cinch
- Waukegan OKs $1 million plan to equip all cops with body cameras
- Katie Castoro stands tall for St. Edward girls basketball
- Yorkville man facing child pornography charges
- Franciscan Sisters hope for bingo boost
- London for the holidays: Dickens to ‘Hangmen,’ theater for families or not
- Girls basketball notes: Metea freshman Ashley Konkle a rising star
- Securing Christmas trees to vehicles for trip home serious business
- Hinsdale District 86 approves tax levy 1.9 percent higher than last year
- Grover to step down from Evanston City Council
- Smash and grab burglaries continue in Fox Valley parking lots
- Help Them To Hope benefits service agencies in Lake County
- Law & Order: Highland man gets 7 years for 2 burglaries
- AB InBev, Molson Coors defend merger in Senate hearing
- Russia launches new airstrikes in Syria; 1st from submarine
- Bistrot Margot to close; owners selling the building on Wells
- Molly Shanahan/Mad Shak: Release the core!
- The Naperville Sun 2015 Football All-City Team
- Shout Out: Jackie Fischer, symphonic band member
- OPRF to host community meeting Dec. 14
- Five Things to Do in the western suburbs Dec. 11-17
- Abigail Breslin to star in new version of ‘Dirty Dancing’ on ABC
- Martellus Bennett
- Star Wars for kids
- Redfin takes on Zillow with its own home value estimate tool
- Flexible spending accounts: Now’s the time to use them or lose them
- Pat Lenhoff: A new spin on school snow days
- Tesla autopilot turns driver on to not driving
- Pat Lenhoff: A new spin on school snow days
- Week 14 fantasy waiver wire: DeVante Parker ready to shine in Miami
- West Aurora gym to be named for legendary coach
- Grammy Award-winning gospel group performs at GSU
- Appeals court to hear transgender lawsuit in January
- ‘The Heir Apparent’
- True American hero quietly passes away in Aurora
- Oak Park garbage fee increase to pay for road, alley improvements
- Defense questions mental health evaluation for client
- How kitchen tools revolutionized American cooking
- Recital blanco en la Champions
- The Navy’s new, futuristic destroyer Zumwalt is finally at sea. A lot is on the line.
- Joe Maddon welcomes bigger target on Cubs’ back
- Quickly: ‘What a stupid country’
- Bulls’ biggest problem? Players and coaches keep citing effort
- 15 minutes with Rachel Zoe
- Wednesday’s matchup: Bulls at Celtics
- Schools exercise caution with state funds delay
- Local purse purveyors bag ‘Empire’ showcase
- County to change case management system
- Patricia Barber and Renee Fleming mix jazz and the classics
- Holidays in full festival mode across the Midwest
- Millennials’ mysterious support for gun rights
- Authorities offer $1,000 for help finding woman wanted on warrant
- Some officials lament losing opportunity to expand downtown Northbrook
- No matter what happens, we’ll always have Paris
- Law & Order: Gatorade reported stolen from Portage soccer complex
- Pioneer Press All-Area Girls Volleyball Honorable Mention
- Five Things to Do in Northwest Indiana Dec. 11-17
- Pioneer Press All-Area Girls Volleyball Second Team
- North Face’s ThermoBall Hoodie is the perfect jacket for any season
- Photos: The Pioneer Press All-Area Football First Team Offense and Defense
- Pioneer Press All-Area Girls Volleyball First Team
- Waubonsie Valley’s Max Ihry, the Naperville Sun and Beacon-News Football Player of the Year
- Police station improvement funds cut from Park Ridge capital plan
- Loyola’s Katie Randolph, the Pioneer Press Girls Volleyball Player of the Year
- Winter festivals help defang winter’s bite
- Dance company looks to city help for new performance, classroom space
- Obama, basketball and the Bulls: new book explores how hoops influenced the president
- Facebook lifts ban on content from rival social network Tsu
- Accretive Health gets shot in the arm
- Donald Trump isn’t funny any more
- Ike Reilly show benefits Libertyville Food Pantry
- Refugees should be welcome in the U.S.
- In probe of Chicago cops, Obama should order subpoena of Emanuel’s private emails
- Fear Donald Trump
- Donald Trump is right on immigration
- Santa helps kick off holiday season in Oak Lawn
- Destroy the Islamic State
- Embattled councilman skips meeting; promises to attend next month
- Minnesota athletics probe largely clears school
- Cops, media talk about relationship at police chiefs’ event in Park Ridge
- Dabble, the online marketplace for DIY classes, raises $1 million
- What weapons will tomorrow’s terrorists use?
- Law & Order: East Chicago man charged in bar shooting
- Luis Gerardo Méndez trae su ‘Hotel Good Luck’ a EEUU
- Pence touts $70 million I-65 widening project
- Search resumes for Kristin Cavallari’s brother in Utah
- Maestros de Chicago votan sobre posible huelga
- Bears bring in 6 wide receivers, including Proviso West’s Kyle Prater
- Judge overrules Park Ridge’s rejection of mixed-use development
- Holiday office parties offer feigned fun, obligatory laughs
- Pines Village defends tax-exempt status
- Cops: Elgin man accused of starting a fire at ex-girlfriend’s home
- House passes bill limiting visa-free travel to U.S.
- Frankfort approves $2.77M tax levy
- Wheeling man charged with battery in four different towns
- Martellus Bennett out for season, may be finished with Bears
- ‘Hamilton’ llegará a Chicago
- Police step up mosque patrols after discovery of pig’s head
- City says more recycling coincides with rollout of carts
- Waubonsie Valley’s Max Ihry, Beacon-News Football Player of the Year
- Law & Order: Traffic stop in Gary nets felony pot charges
- Woman brings flavors of Dominican Republic to Downers Grove eatery
- Man wrongfully convicted of Waukegan rape gets $990,000 settlement
- Gasthaus owners sue city, Tower Building developers
- ShopHouse is here: We visit Chipotle’s Southeast Asian restaurant
- NIU receives NCAA/MOAA award for diversity and inclusion
- Tony Kelly, award-winning photojournalist and Evanston resident, dies at 85
- SAG Awards: Five things to expect from Wednesday’s nominations
- Baxalta gets FDA approval for drug to treat bleeding disorder
- ‘Star Wars’ is the best movie franchise because it inspires creativity
- ShopHouse from Chipotle opens in the Loop
- Young Lake Bluff writer wins national honors
- ‘Rich in Faith’ brings young pastors to reality TV spotlight
- Bulls’ maddening inconsistency a situation screaming for change
- Uber tests commuting service for drivers with a seat to spare
- Community Digest: Donations needed before Christmas parade
- Law & Order: Burglary of auto repair business in Portage reported
- Justices appear split in Texas redistricting challenge
- Looking back at Bistro Margot review
- Hate speech in the name of national security
- Conservative approach backfiring on Bears
- East Aurora teachers highlight work environment, salary concerns
- Lisle police-involved fatal shooting was justified: DuPage state’s attorney
- As Donald Trump peddles hateful ‘shutdown,’ House deals with travel security
- Cullerton op-ed: Radogno wrong on Chicago student funding
- ‘Star Wars’ Stormtrooper costuming group combines love of films with charitable work
- Law & Order: East Chicago man charged in armed robbery of grocery
- So you want to be a Stormtrooper: Tips on cosplaying ‘Star Wars’
- California firm Hyperloop to test engine in southern Nevada
- Notre Dame’s Jaylon Smith named Butkus Award winner
- Dolphin and sailfish catches worth waiting out bad weather
- White Sox pitching coach Don Cooper on Jeff Samardzija: ‘Man, I failed’
- Mother-daughter charity group spreads love with cookies
- Jailed UConn Basketball Icon Tate George To Be Sentenced In Ponzi Scheme
- Chicago still very segregated, yet less so than last decade
- Cost of environmental studies added to Longmeadow Parkway contract
- Fired prosecutor says he made mistakes in pretrial testimony
- Arguments over Snapchat, Instagram, Facebook have all been heard before
- Along with Trump’s rhetoric, the stakes for 2016 have risen dramatically
- Aurora tax levy may go up slightly for 2016
- Marissa Mayer is a role model: Show her the door, show her the money
- Orland Park water rates going up
- Frankfort Falcons cheer team earns title
- Sleepy Hollow to ask for lower tax hike in March
- Ask Tom: Were weather forecasts censored after Pearl Harbor attack?
- East Aurora to pay $370,000 to renovate Little Theatre
- Islamic community protests Trump’s proposed ban on Muslim immigrants
- Truck hits support on Edens near Lake Avenue
- Carpentersville, East, West Dundee fire departments table consolidation
- Apple Store burglarized at Orland Square
- Photos: Pioneer Press Volleyball All-Area First and Second Teams
- District 211 upholds transgender student agreement but opposition persists
- Boston College: 80 sickened after eating at Chipotle
- Memorial to soldiers who died in Vietnam scheduled to return to view
- Disney dreams come true for Southlanders
- Girl who lost family in fire wants lots of Christmas cards
- Northwest Oregon pummeled by rain; forecast: more storms
- Corrections and clarifications for Dec. 9, 2015
- Bears can do better than Shea McClellin at inside linebacker
- The Laquan McDonald case: Where were you in April, Chicago aldermen?
- Prosecutors rest their case against Officer Porter; judge rules trial will continue
- 60-degree readings not far away
- How recovering addicts navigate holiday party season
- Mounted cop on trial for alleged off-duty attack on 3 women
- Tinley Park unveils $6.5 million plan to replace troubled water meters
- Video shows Taser used on Philip Coleman in Chicago police custody
- Family of former Blackhawks defenseman Steve Montador sues NHL
- Boys Basketball: Chesterton 75, Bowman 70
- Officials: San Bernardino shooters pledged allegiance to the Islamic State
- East Aurora teachers union to vote on allowing possible strike
- FBI to sharply expand system for tracking fatal police shootings
- Chicago’s religious leaders appeal for mercy in reaction to national tumult
- Blackhawks 4, Predators 1
- David Rundblad back in Blackhawks lineup after long hiatus
- Man testifies he spat out blood after Chicago cop shoved gun in his mouth
- Boys Basketball: Hillcrest 63, Richards 43
- Boys Basketball: Benet 51, York 46
- Trump denies plans to visit majority-Muslim Jordan
- Serious two-car crash in Naperville
- Chicago police scandal may shed light on what needs to be done
- White Sox looking for takers for one-time slugger Adam LaRoche
- Wrestling notes: Mount Carmel, Montini wrestle with class swap
- Chef Mindy Segal to make marijuana-infused edibles for medical pot patients
- Jack Nolan, defense build Benet boys basketball win over York
- Tylen Williams, Isaac Stanback step up as Hillcrest rolls past Richards
- Rhyss Lewis, Chesterton hold off Bowman comeback
- Carson: U.S. needs modern version of Cold War ‘air-raid drill’
- Tuesday’s recap: Blackhawks 4, Predators 1
- Dow Chemical, DuPont said to be in late-stage merger talks
- EPA tosses aside safety data, says Dow pesticide for GMOs won’t harm people
- Naperville North reaches new double-double plateau behind Lauren Platou
- Local Roundup: Dwayne Rose, Jeremiah Matthews spark Crete-Monee
- Local roundup: Lisa Gac leads Hanover Central past Kankakee Valley
- Pitching price is right for Cubs with Adam Warren
- Jurors in Oklahoma officer’s trial disband for 2nd night