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- Florida is coming up flowers at spring fests
- Medical costs top retirement concerns, poll finds
- Oil cars still burning day after West Virginia derailment
- Lineup shuffle can’t slow Stevenson in win over Warren
- The Impact of Meningococcal Disease in the United States
- America’s secret 2015 foodie destinations
- 7 mind-blowing ways smart hearing aids can change your life
- Offseason will be key to development of Northwestern freshmen
- 9 questions facing the White Sox in spring training
- Scoring spree puts spring in Marian Hossa’s step
- Obama has all the authority he needs
- Watch Manny Sofios prepare his signature cocktail
- Watch Tommy Lansaw prepare his signature cocktail
- Watch our Best Bartender 2015 Top 4 finalists in action
- Watch Dianna Sanders prepare her signature cocktail
- Thursday: Eat. Drink. Do.
- Watch Dan Rook prepare his signature cocktail
- Read Rauner’s budget speech
- Miss P, a beagle, named best in show at Westminster
- Sleater-Kinney at the Riviera
- Ask Amy: Bad chemistry between preschoolers spoils play dates
- Pets of the Week
- Construction wage repeal bill advances in House committee
- Age a common hurdle for young mayors
- After policy revision, East Aurora School District hands out new credit cards
- Officials search for family of man killed in Hammond hit-and-run
- Updated: Go meatless with these pepper and egg sandwiches
- Deflategate: Pats Staffer Allegedly Gave Unapproved Ball To Refs
- LuminAID co-founders to appear on ABC’s ‘Shark Tank’ on Friday night
- Dining Deals: Freebies at Chili’s, Bonefish Grill and more
- Bruce Rauner turns to high-priced consultant for budget plan
- Rauner plans to propose raising school funding in first budget
- Facebook after death: Adding a legacy contact
- 7-year-old son of former Bear dies after battle with cancer
- South Asian community shocked at sexual assault charges against Elgin imam
- What really happens at the NFL combine and what’s at stake?
- Lyons senior wins car by making half-court shot
- Ernie Banks’ contested will cuts out family, leaves assets to caretaker
- Islamic State might be harvesting organs, Iraq envoy to U.N. says
- Obama to speak at Brooks Academy on South Side
- More police departments choosing restraint over quick action
- Review: Sleater-Kinney at the Riviera
- Dangerous wind chills forecast for Wednesday night, Thursday
- How to hold an innovation contest
- Jeb Bush, in Chicago on Wednesday, will talk about being ‘my own man’
- Yes, 35 years later, we still believe in miracles
- Library Notes for Feb. 18
- To the people of Oregon: As scandal ousts your governor …
- Mind your manners, Uberians
- A ‘Believer’ and a cynic discuss the Obama era
- Sticking with Jay Cutler better option for Bears than Marcus Mariota
- Court reporter funding
- Review: John Mellencamp at Chicago Theatre
- Report: Jameis Winston, Marcus Mariota to throw at NFL Scouting Combine
- Recently discovered Dr. Seuss book coming out in July
- Photos: Lake Central High School construction project
- Brother Rice teen to compete in Snocross
- Wednesday’s matchup: Red Wings at Blackhawks
- Wednesday’s matchup: Northwestern at Minnesota
- Sighting: Alicia Silverstone attends Bulls game
- Prickly City-species
- Officials: Copenhagen gunman might have been inspired by Paris attacks
- Duplicate keys grant access to unit in case of emergency
- Champaign, U. of I. brace for ‘Unofficial St. Patrick’s Day’
- Cyclists, pedestrians should benefit from car safety technology
- John Mellencamp at the Chicago Theatre
- Prickly City: He Played the Species Card and She Threw it Back at Him
- Three county grads wrestling at Illinois
- Study: Singing more of learned skill than natural talent
- Environmental group touts achievements at annual meeting
- Pussy Riot dedican ‘I Can’t Breathe’ a Eric Garner
- Community sports calendar
- REVIEW: ‘#Trending’ at Under the Gun Theater
- REVIEW: ‘Really Really’ by Interrobang Theatre Project
- Chicago theater openings for the week of Feb. 20-26
- Parents seek stiffer charges in window smashing attack
- Find Italian pizza, plus Greek and French dishes at AneMoNe
- When Harry Caray first met Ernie Banks: ‘I was so naive’
- Paul Sassone: Time to put the brakes on red light cameras
- Should you join an accelerator?
- Photos: Susan Aarup’s fight for a normal life
- Letter: Are we better off in District 86?
- Fairmont Chicago keeps it kosher with new in-house kitchen
- 7 Pharrell songs that would make questionable children’s books
- Early voting heads into final days before Tuesday election
- Obamacare fits the bill as more people turn to freelancing
- Las claves de la demanda contra la acción ejecutiva del presidente Obama
- Phillips Academy, top area players celebrated
- Ya son 14 los casos de sarampión en el condado de Cook
- Tampa Bay Bucs are not concerned with Jameis Winston’s off-field issues
- Quiz: Test your Oscar knowledge
- Get rid of the performance review
- Gary Kubiak says Joe Flacco is elite, as talented a player as he has ever coached
- Improved wrestling IQ helps Ridgewood’s Vinny Scaletta reach state
- Las escuelas con los índices de vacunación más bajos en Chicago
- Maine South girls basketball team starts strong, rolls past Maine East
- Pawscars honor top animal actors, including prolific primate
- Os-Caro quiz: Test your Oscar knowledge
- Behemoths squaring off in home search process
- Mosquito-borne virus hitting Cook Islands
- NY tourism site that urged visitors to go to Florida crashes
- 4th Trimester Project photographer celebrates women’s post-baby bodies
- Florida’s Siesta Beach named best beach in 2015
- Startup accelerators and the questions you should ask before applying
- Gregory Porter concert rescheduled
- Wrestling: Hinsdale Central’s Juwan Edmond eyes state title
- Wrestling: Downers North’s Phillips qualifies for state despite injuries
- Girls basketball: Senior class leads Glenbard South into state playoffs
- Beans and grains recipes that can go meatless for Lent
- Girls bowling: Stevenson’s Rudy on the rise as state meet looms
- Boys basketball: Lake Zurich captures elusive 20th win
- 2015 James Beard semifinalists announced
- John Fox noncommittal on Jay Cutler as Bears’ QB
- Boys basketball: Notre Dame closing in on rare conference title
- Girls basketball: Trinity in search of confidence after loss to Marian Catholic
- Girls basketball: New Trier upends Glenbrook South to close regular season
- Girls basketball: Fremd, Prospect could meet for third time
- Boys basketball: Providence saves the best for last
- Bolingbrook hoops teams trending upward as playoffs near
- Boys basketball: Geneva on a roll since loss to Neuqua Valley
- Police investigate death of man found outside in Noble Square neighborhood
- Chicagoans on list of 2015 James Beard Award semifinalists
- Chicago sees homicide slowdown
- John Fox on Bears’ defense: ‘Going to be out of a 3-4’
- District 41 board candidates seek more fiscal transparency
- Songwriters Hall’s new class includes Jerry Garcia, Cyndi Lauper
- Views, views, more views: Streeterville condo for $3.2M
- Elections: District 41 board candidates seek more fiscal transparency
- At Toy Fair 2015, everything from drones to snowballs
- One mom’s empathy for PARCC test critics
- Review: ‘House of Cards’ season 3
- Gary man arrested after allegedly taking newborn from home at gunpoint
- What was the most interesting Bears development today?
- Man sought in Lake County shootings arrested in Arizona
- 2015 events at Walt Disney World
- Pussy Riot ‘buried alive’ in new music video
- Vince Vaughn recalls working with Johnny Depp on ’21 Jump Street’
- Niles West, Niles North wrestling notebook
- Time once again to vote for the Tweet of the Week
- Ash Wednesday
- Adventures in ski jumping
- Alejandro Jodorowsky usa Kickstarter para financiar ‘Poesía sin fin’
- Lance Armstrong pleads guilty to careless driving in Aspen
- Wearable technology that puts fashion first
- Darien lauds Citizen of the Year
- Chicago archbishop distributes ashes, extends invitation
- Paul Sassone: Oak Park should treat shoveling as public health issue
- Photos: AneMoNe in Palos Heights
- Officer accidentally shoots himself at Bridgeview courthouse
- Disney Hollywood Studios: Changes coming to Star Wars Weekends
- Former Chicago Bears center Mike Pyle selling house
- Gurnee area manhunt
- Jimmy Fallon’s new Ben & Jerry’s flavor is insane
- Oscar 2015: El creador del sonido de ‘Birdman’
- License fees for dogs and cats abolished in Northlake
- State spending review might delay park improvement project in Elmhurst
- Ferguson attracts large pool of applicants to police jobs
- A NASCAR Insider’s Guide to Daytona
- Silvia Navarro confirma su embarazo
- Highwood holds on downtown development vote
- Bill banning abortion due to gender, disability advances
- Chemical producer Stepan reports lower profits in 2014
- Islamic State’s best recruiting tool is youth boredom
- Photos: Ukraine crisis (contains graphic images)
- NFL teams to give Jameis Winston a ‘fair shake’
- Starbucks brings back caramel flan latte
- Faithful wear ashes as symbol of penance
- GrowIt!
- OSCAR 2015: ¿Quiénes ganarán el premio a Mejor Actor y Mejor Actriz de Reparto?
- Bulls title odds take a slight tumble
- Reunions with childhood pals help these adults become kids again
- Aurora father pleads not guilty to hitting sons with pipe
- Reunions with childhood pals help these adults become kids again
- ‘Fair share’ dues to unions are unfair
- Activist investor Jana Partners, Gates Foundation drop McDonald’s shares
- Best in show: Concept cars
- Same firm gets Tinley Park print job, but substantial savings expected
- Katy Perry’s fireworks sometimes come from wearable tech
- Metea Valley student disciplined over fight
- United Stationers plans layoffs, name change to ‘Essendant’
- Steger woman to share tale of surviving heart trouble
- Rep. Dold addresses ISIS, local violence during Waukegan visit
- Se transforma Paolo Goltz de cara al Clásico capitalino mexicano
- First impressions of this year’s Oscar nominees
- Rauner slips to 47 percent on the FolksyMeter
- Fed officials stress patience in rate hike talks
- Ex-Bear Rashied Davis sells house in Mundelein
- HotelsByDay finds short-term hotel stays
- ‘Chuggington Live’ rolls into Star Plaza for Saturday show
- Photos: 2015 winter hammers eastern U.S.
- Highwood holds on major downtown development vote
- Ashley Kriston will represent Leyden at state tournament
- Wheaton City Council agrees with mayor’s temporary board nominee
- Attorneys appointed for men charged in connection with Montgomery shooting
- Wheaton residents can choose from 3 new LED residential street lights
- Aurora dog lover not derailed by Metra’s hesitancy on new pet policy
- Three local premieres at TimeLine Theatre next season
- A Jim Crow history lesson should get you to vote
- Recortes, pero más dinero para educación básica
- Russian figure skater trying to get the jump on her competition
- Download Chief Keef’s new mixtape, ‘Sorry 4 The Weight’
- Bears stress that football should be Brandon Marshall’s top priority
- Cubs’ new era enough to give Chicago the fuzzies
- Puntos centrales del caso por el que Fernández es acusada en la justicia
- Water Tower unit once owned by former CBOT chairman is sold
- Kevin Youkilis joins Cubs as special assistant
- Talk of the County: Readers argue merits of red-light cameras
- El voto temprano a días de las elecciones en Chicago
- GrowIt! app aims to get millennials to really dig plants and gardening
- Hit singles for hits and singles? Cubs hunt for deejay
- Barrington gymnast Abby Hasanov fighting pressure to repeat state title
- Lake County 4-H names 2015 ambassadors
- Photos: Moshe Rogers
- Oak Brook-based Athletico to partner with St. Louis Cardinals
- Danica Patrick crashes during practice, needs strong Duels showing to make Daytona 500 field
- Briefly: OE hosts callout for marathon runners
- The inequality of retirement anxiety
- Meet the Illinois company behind SkyMall merchandise
- Why unions are still needed in the workplace
- Letters to the editor
- ‘On Golden Pond’ kicks off Munster theater’s 25th season
- Cal’s Avery Sebastian to play for Notre Dame next season
- Long wait over for Duke’s Jahlil Okafor
- Goodman announces final 2014-15 casting
- Neighbor with long memory questions Willow Road development
- May I refuse to pay?
- Speak Out
- Toll Brothers to come up with downtown Lake Zurich development plan by May 4
- At the MSI, a WWII airplane is grounded for servicing
- Merrillville woman gets probation on theft charge
- Emanuel slams Rauner budget
- Don’t take the benefits of unions for granted
- NGUX test page mugs
- Blotter: Driver charged with DUI hit snow plow in St. Charles
- Don’t penalize baseball players for being clever
- Preschoolers may not need naps, review finds
- No one should fear losing a home because of property taxes
- Merrillville bank robbed by gunman
- NU basketball player leads autism awareness charge
- Un poco de orgullo patrio no le vendría mal al All-Star
- Parents seek stiffer charges in window smashing attack
- Albrecht: How music and art grow the young mind
- Time to ban all campaign contributions
- Colorado mountain snow is bright spot during drought in West
- Rapper Afroman punched female fan on stage: police
- Kane Health Department ready to handle potential measles outbreak
- German Stuka plane at Science & Industry cleaned
- Manhattan triplex for $150 million to set luxury-condo record
- Landlord wants Radio Shack to pay back rent
- 2 aldermen appointed by Emanuel face challenges at ballot box
- Civil War Museum in Kenosha is about Midwest’s role in the conflict
- Argentina protest demanding answers about dead prosecutor
- Phil Rosenthal’s Margin Call: Smoke ’em if you got ’em
- Southwest Airlines boarding passes now compatible with iPhone Passbook
- The NHL’s denial of the obvious
- Clarendon Hills business stays in tune
- Online garage sales: The Do’s and Don’ts
- Vikings get image makeover at Field Museum
- Woman accused of supplying terrorists to remain jailed
- Man arrested for trespassing, tells judge he lives there
- ‘Doris Salcedo’ engages in the most visceral ways
- TalentRISE, Retained Executive Search, On-demand Recruiting and Management Consulting Firm, Names CEO
- FBI asks for help in solving Merrillville bank robbery
- Prosecutors: Man charged in 2012 double murder was seeking revenge
- James Clark, former Oak Brook fire chief, dies at 86
- Blotter: Report of loud muffler leads to drug charge in Wheaton
- Vikings expect Adrian Peterson to stay with team
- South Elgin set to get village fiber optic cable
- Illinois enrolls 347,300 people in Obamacare
- Drink this: Guinness milkshake
- Oak Lawn sixth-graders design app for Alzheimer’s patients
- Cronin appoints Glen Ellyn-area banker to DuPage Water Commission
- Beverly native shares Vietnam tales
- Aurora man faces additional sex-related charges
- Witness Says Aaron Hernandez Told Him, “My Endorsements Are Gone”
- Jacobs goes unbeaten to win Fox Valley Valley title
- Mundelein mayor says business climate is in ‘pretty good shape’
- XO sauce adds luxurious flavor to Chinese New Year
- Ancelotti: ‘Cristiano ha vuelto’
- Cardinals, Larry Fitzgerald restructure contract
- UMass reverses ban, will admit Iranians to graduate programs
- Barrington’s Julius Smith heads to wrestling state on a high note
- NBC channel is now live on PCs, devices in 10 markets
- Investigation supports Konrad’s account of boating accident
- Kids jump on board for American Heart Association fundraiser
- Los dúo de Juan Gabriel son ‘regalos del corazón’
- The Internet isn’t broken. Obama doesn’t need to ‘fix’ it.
- Jump Rope for Heart at Spaulding School in Gurnee
- Misreading the president’s order on immigration
- Art, historic papers among items lost in Wilmette Woman’s Club fire
- Más representación latina por lo menos en dos distritos de Chicago
- Study: Your spouse’s long hours will make you fat
- End in sight for East Chicago Imperial Gangster trial
- Highland Park gymnasts have room to grow next season
- Montgomery mom to keep up fight for stop signs
- Delinquent property owners in Lake County get new last chance to pay taxes
- Lake Forest gymnastics set up for future seasons
- Deerfield wrestling heats up as state series goes on
- Man dies in Harvey fire
- Sister of ‘American Sniper’ defendant testifies: He said he killed 2
- U.S. very unlikely to take plunge on replacing Mexico as world aquatics meet host
- Some residents of Downers Grove subdivision don’t want sidewalks
- Arlington Heights approves apartment complex, affordable housing
- Police: Snowbank trips up fugitive wanted for armed robbery
- Deal could bring higher-end corporate to Aurora’s far East Side
- Cycling ride stretches from Glacier to Yellowstone
- Gary ramps up war on blight
- Dale Earnhardt Jr.: No mourning for NASCAR’s favorite son
- Escuelas de Chicago y suburbios cancelan clases el jueves por frío extremo
- After governor’s speech, Wheaton prepares to reign in finances
- Health leads to wealth of wins for Providence
- Grand marshals named for Tinley Park, Oak Forest Irish parades
- Frankfort seeks credit report before borrowing for sewage treatment work
- REI Flex Lite Chair comfy and backpackable
- The Big Read morphs into several selections
- Libertyville coach Scott Bogumil to step down after season
- Family passion for baking rises into sweet business
- Fire smolders a 3rd day from W.Va. oil train derailment
- Family passion for baking rises into sweet business
- Batavia Public Library to begin $950,000 renovation project
- Kate Brown sworn in as Oregon governor after predecessor resigns amid scandal
- Cady Marsh maintenance project explained to residents
- Middle Earth, on Chile’s Chiloe Island
- District 113 probes ways to encourage bus ridership
- Enfield Dentist Accused Of Negligent Homicide In Patient’s Death
- Quickly for Feb. 18: ‘Indiana’s schools among the best?’
- Josh Stenger leads Huntley charge downstate
- Man accused in Naperville bar stabbing will argue act was self-defense
- Man charged in gang-related shooting on Near West Side
- Girls basketball blog: Smiles replacing playoff tears for “excited” H-F
- Burr Ridge panel stays neutral on hotels plan
- Young: Firehouse needs more than a basement
- Samsung buying mobile-pay co. in bid to challenge Apple Pay
- James Madison-bound Brittany Anderson star for all seasons
- Man charged with setting fire to Romeoville house being foreclosed
- Actor facing charges after incident at hotel
- New concert series proposed in Oswego
- Lake County leaders: Rauner’s budget plan attacks local government
- YOUmedia digital lab at Chicago Public Library
- Rauner drops ‘bombshell’ on suburbs
- Josh McCown describes free-agent meeting with Bears as ‘great’
- Photos: Lake County leaders react to Gov. Rauner’s budget plan
- The former player behind the $5 million Notre Dame basketball gift
- Repairs, upgrades planned for New Lenox veterans memorial
- West Chicago woman accused of stealing $15,000 from school PTOs
- Rauner cuts
- District 203 assessing rising costs
- Chicago Public Schools, some suburban schools closed Thursday because of cold
- Rich Central’s Jabari Moody in the right state of mind
- Ask Tom: Why do boiling times increase in high altitudes?
- Rauner’s budget confronts legislators with their own wreckage
- A Swift kick to the head
- Home court could be key in Indiana-Purdue showdown
- Man with bodies buried in his yard in Pennsylvania gets life in prison
- What will Madigan and Cullerton do?
- Rooftop clubs ask judge to stop new Wrigley signs from being installed
- Trial starts for rabbi accused of running divorce kidnap team
- Election season means it’s banter up in Park Forest
- Autopsies: 2 men died of cold in Cook County, 20 dead so far this season
- River Forest says Bruce Rauner’s proposed budget ‘crippling’
- Chance The Rapper attends recording studio opening at South Side library
- Scouting Valparaiso vs. Green Bay women’s basketball
- Feds say Wal-Mart was biased against lesbians
- Bears brass still in getting-to-know-you stage with Jay Cutler
- BP to stop sending petcoke to Chicago
- Siarra O’Neill sticks to it, steps up for Oswego
- Jacquez brothers keep family tradition alive at West Aurora
- Oswego refuses to pay legal bill related to election controversy
- Judges order return of $500K bond money
- School leaders optimistic about Rauner’s budget plan
- GOP-led Indiana Senate panel advances religious freedom bill
- Murder trial hears about role of police and suspect in fatal crash
- Rauner budget proposal has Aurora schools cautiously optimistic
- Committee begins search for new use of Harley mansion
- Where the budget will be cut (CHART)
- Photos: Ash Wednesday in Winfield
- U46, D300 officials say $300M boost still not enough for schools
- Ex-Maywood cop’s misconduct conviction is dismissed by DuPage judge
- Megan Krol, Ashley O’Malley give Lake Central additional oomph
- Be patient: Ryan Pace and John Fox doing due diligence on roster
- Cops: Elgin man brandished handgun, refused to leave home
- Northwest Indiana Bowling Scores
- Maple poms tie for first place at Gemini Competition
- Vegas police, family defend mom killed in road-rage shootout
- 2 Nicki Minaj tour members stabbed outside bar, 1 fatally
- Kiphart named Lyric’s interim CEO
- Does Elgin Development Group earn its $275,000 annual paycheck?
- Maple poms tie for first place at Gemini Competition
- Catholic League playoffs: Providence vs. Hales
- Blackhawks-Red Wings: 5 matchups that entertained
- Local governments take stand against Rauner plan to lower income tax share
- CPS semifinals: Bogan vs. Young
- Chicago-area schools to close because of severe wind chills
- Waukegan schools to open late, others close for dangerously cold Thursday
- John Fox and Ryan Pace certainly deliberate in quarterback deliberations
- Rauner budget plan has few winners, mostly losers
- Former inmates tell students to make good choices in life
- Boys basketball: Miles Boykin, Providence pull another CCL upset
- Boys basketball: Luwane Pipkins, No. 7 Bogan top No. 11 Young, advance to city finals
- Navy is Rich South grad’s meal ticket to see world
- Cubs’ Jake Arrieta ready to go from get-go
- Video shows Jenner rear-ended cars in fatal wreck: official
- Soph Liana Motel steps up for Lake Central bowling
- Home invasion suspect found in Gurnee principal’s office
- U.S. to allow wider export of armed drones
- Critics: Medicaid services that Rauner wants cut actually save money
- America, sell drones at home
- Girls basketball: Burlington Central’s 10-point comeback stuns Kaneland
- Providence continues red-hot ways, trounces Hales
- LEAP into the Arts Gala scheduled for Feb. 27
- Chicago to experience back-to-back single-digit highs
- Police: Golf woman lied about being stabbed, robbed
- The 25-cent raise: What life is like after a minimum wage increase
- CPS semifinals: Simeon vs. Uplift
- District 113’s new hire addresses ‘civility’ issue; search firm tie detailed
- Boys basketball: Despite “selfish” effort, No. 2 Simeon beats No. 16 Uplift to reach city final
- No. 11 Northern Iowa easily handles Loyola 58-39
- Catholic League semifinals: St. Joseph vs. Fenwick
- Snow falling off Boston-area roof buries 1 man, pummels 4 others
- Aurora Central Catholic, Rosary reach regional final
- SD 148 honors science fair’s best
- Saviano not worried about budget cuts in Rauner’s budget yet
- How our schools fail poor kids before they even arrive for class
- Jeb Bush in Chicago speech: ‘I am my own man’
- Boys basketball: St. Joseph blocks Fenwick from CCL final
- Maine South’s Ibrahim Nasir makes state in first season as heavyweight
- Jimmy Butler and Kirk Hinrich should be all set for Pistons
- Post-Tribune Local Roundup for Wednesday, Feb. 18
- Nicole Ekhomu leads way as Joliet Catholic routs Providence
- Universal Orlando reverses ban on bottled water
- Nestle announces its chocolate bars are going natural
- Evanston mayor: Rauner plan to cut tax revenue to cities would act as ‘tax increase’
- Wednesday’s recap: Red Wings 3, Blackhawks 2 (SO)
- Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, Feb. 18
- Post-Tribune Prep Scoreboard for Wednesday, Feb. 18
- Daily Southtown Local Roundup for Wednesday, Feb. 18
- Obama picks Joe Clancy as Secret Service director
- Vernon Hills stays perfect in NSC Prairie
- Bill banning abortion due to gender, disability advances in Indiana
- Red Wings 3, Blackhawks 2 (SO)
- Blackhawks need victories in quest to catch Predators
- Police warn of burglaries on the Northwest Side