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- How to score up to 70 percent cash back, free shipping at rebate sites
- Bulls and Bucks remain happy with their October swap of discarded guards
- Southland residents rally on Aleppo’s behalf
- Roosevelt University student’s life celebrated during commencement
- Hitting the slopes: What are the pros, cons to renting versus owning ski equipment?
- Cold-weather Bears games
- Colorful NBA sideline reporter Craig Sager, 65, dies
- Thinking ‘shooter’ drill is real, workers text loved ones: ‘I got the Goodbye, I love you’
- Teen now with older man worries about sex in college
- Casa Blanca sugiere implicación de Putin en hackeo a EEUU
- España: arrestan a técnico de atletismo por supuestos abusos
- Freebie Friday: Free Shipping Day, free eats at Joe’s Crab Shack, $10 off gift cards at Publix
- Get free shipping from 1,200+ retailers on Friday
- El Futuro con Trump: ¿Podrá el presidente rechazar refugiados?
- Colegio Electoral: Migrante que apoyó a Cruz votará a Trump
- Morning Spin: Report says Clinton got more votes in suburban Cook County than Obama did
- Roscoe Village home with six bedrooms: $1,489,000
- Serving up the Classic Kass Family Christmas Dinner
- After Tribune investigation, Durbin pushes interactive drug protection for consumers
- Everything you need to know about the iPhone’s first ‘Super Mario’ game
- Moscú rechaza acusaciones de intromisión en elecciones EEUU
- Desestiman demanda presentada por profesor en Florida
- Missing Little Village teen found
- Listen to Dolly! Why Second City needs to remain a shared conversation
- Trump has liberals fearing … big government!
- Miss a holiday shipping deadline? Retailers court procrastinating gift-givers
- México arruina su relación con los migrantes
- Printing idea takes Judson’s Shark Tank prize
- Fire in Englewood
- The office party: More workers than not rank it as tops in holiday fun
- Cold may be taking bite out of kettle donations
- As arctic cold leaves, snow moving in just in time for Friday evening rush
- Atheist activist who died in plane crash wasn’t supposed to be flying at night
- The Cubs won the World Series. So what’s America’s next great sports story?
- Englewood house fire displaces family
- Woman crashes car into police station on South Side
- Boeing says China plane orders support 150,000 U.S. jobs a year
- IDOT wants to put toll lanes on Eisenhower Expressway
- Health groups urge Rauner to fight Obamacare repeal
- Crown Point considers water, sewer rate increases
- Man shot to death in Lawndale hours after being wounded in arm half-mile away
- What part of ‘run the ball’ doesn’t Dowell Loggains understand?
- Suárez firma renovación con el Barsa hasta 2021
- Niersbach pierde apelación por suspensión de 1 año de FIFA
- El papa Francisco busca unir a los colombianos divididos
- Colegio Electoral: Migrante mexicano votará por Trump
- Elecciones EEUU: ¿Qué es el Colegio Electoral?
- Colombia: dan alta a última sobreviviente de accidente aéreo
- 20 states sue 6 makers of generic drugs, alleging conspiracies to manipulate prices
- 20 ugly Christmas sweaters for the holidays
- How actor Richard Jenkins got from DeKalb to ‘Berlin Station’
- 2 Homer Glen residents injured in area of reported gas leak, officials say
- Prickly City-Strange comfort
- Verizon said to explore lower price or exit from Yahoo deal
- Packers at Bears: Seems only weather can derail Aaron Rodgers and crew
- 10 books I loved and learned from in 2016
- Requiem for Aleppo
- Tribunal suspende proyección de película venezolana
- As he knocks rust off, Pernell McPhee pledges major bounce back in 2017
- México y el Triángulo Norte coordinan consulados ante el Gobierno de Trump
- Rod Carew en el quirófano para trasplante de corazón
- Temperaturas peligrosamente frías azotan el nordeste de EEUU
- Papa reúne a Santos y Uribe para hablar de paz en Colombia
- Flashback: Chester Weger and the long murder investigation at Starved Rock
- Café Tacvba y su vida, milagros y anécdotas en ‘Bailando por nuestra cuenta’
- Portillos brings holy trinity of Italian beef, hotdogs and cake to Deerfield
- Migrante mexicano votará por Trump
- East Aurora reviewing guidelines for student field trips
- Living in Jackson Hole, a winter vacation destination
- Mitsubishi recalls 50K SUVs; rear hatches can fall on people
- Huff, puff and explode: E-cigarette fires, injuries on rise
- Help Them to Hope
- Megan Mullally reveals complex history she shares with Julia Louis-Dreyfus
- Here’s how to entertain the kids over holiday break
- Diego López preferiría no enfrenta a Messi, Suárez y Neymar
- Israeli group asks U.S. court to block Boeing deal with Iran
- Toy exhibit goes back in time at Orlando Science Center
- Investors proving bullish on Trump
- Woman has baby using ovary tissue frozen at 9 years old
- Project44 enlists Ms. Pac-Man, fish and fancy furniture to cut office stress
- Obama vows retaliation for Russian hacking as Moscow looks the other way
- Triton men’s basketball on track for another strong season
- Ryan Reynolds es honrado con estrella en el Paseo de la Fama
- Why do Republicans want to repeal the Affordable Care Act so much? Because it would be a big tax cut for the rich.
- Highland officer still hospitalized after crash
- Titans se prueban ante Chiefs con la mira en los playoffs
- Welington Castillo oficializa contrato con Orioles
- Chapman y Yanquis oficializan contrato por 86 millones
- 2016 estuvo repleto de divisiones, sin términos medios
- Joe Maddon breaks ground on playground in hometown of Hazleton, Pa.
- A little training helps couples ease into skin cancer checks
- Ivanka Trump could be the most powerful first lady ever
- David McCormick, president of world’s biggest hedge fund, said to be Trump front-runner for defense deputy
- New Year’s Eve events include theater, dodge ball, beach party
- Aroldis Chapman, Yankees finalize $86 million, 5-year contract
- Kendall food pantry surviving ‘dark moments’
- John Podesta op-ed: Something is broken at the FBI
- Bruno Mars adds third Chicago show to 24K Magic World Tour
- Holiday colors in nature: Wintertime reds and greens abound in Lake County
- Maine South’s Nicole Scales excels at both ends of court
- Plain White T’s bring melody-driven rock to Genesee
- CBS sets ‘Superior Donuts’ premiere date
- Report: Capital investment key to Indiana casino success
- Los White Sox en plena reconstrucción
- Angie Apostolou leads inexperienced Maine East basketball team
- Holiday colors in nature: Wintertime reds and greens abound in Lake County
- WakeyLeaks puts focus on college sports ethics
- Review: Chris Potter stretches styles with a nimble trio at Jazz Showcase
- Yorkville ‘getting a lot of complaints’ about train noise
- Gala raises $300,000 for Silver Lining Foundation.
- Girlfriend’s Breakfast raises $40,000 for Youth Services.
- Craig Sager was a true original whose courage, commitment will never be forgotten
- Fashion Show raises $68,000 for cancer research.
- Man City confirma rotura de ligamentos de Gundogan
- Chapman: Maddon me utilizó mal en playoffs con Cachorros
- Campo de golf de Río: ¿Quién juega? ¿Quién paga?
- Mujer roba figura de niño Jesús; alega que no lo cuidaban
- Cigarrillo electrónico se incendia a bordo de un avión
- Recomiendan cambiar etiquetas de fecha de alimentos en EEUU
- Reach for Excellence dinner raises $966,000 for Midtown Educational Foundation programs.
- The 5 best (and worst) airports in America
- Libertyville college football fair gives insight into small-school options
- Chinese warship seized Navy underwater drone, U.S. says
- As idea of Muslim registry looms, new book ‘Un-American’ offers glimpse of shameful past
- Slam the brakes on ‘Idaho stop’: Chicago’s 6 cycling deaths in 2016 are 6 too many
- Hospital’s tiniest surviving preemie heads home for the holidays
- Before you cruise, embark on a fun-finding mission in your port city
- The science of infrastructure repair (Infographic)
- Chapman: Maddon me utilizó mal en playoffs con Cachorros
- Niles North learns value of defensive pressure in pair of losses
- Saturday’s matchup: Blackhawks at Blues
- Feds back ambitious plan to speed up Northeast rail service
- Trump is delivering on his promise to be unpredictable on foreign affairs
- Crown Point limits mailbox replacement
- Blackhawks’ Patrick Kane on his goal drought: ‘It’s a little frustrating’
- Niles West’s bench gives team a boost in loss to Evanston
- Review: CSO, Michael Tilson Thomas ring out old year on a balletic high
- Bud Selig’s Hall of Fame inclusion proof stigma of Steroid Era fading
- Empty ATMs: Venezuelans scramble to exchange currency
- Trump continúa con su gira de agradecimiento
- Frigid temps give outerwear stores reason to cheer
- America’s soul is on trial
- Office plan wins zone change in Crown Point
- Senior group named one of state’s best
- Carmel gymnasts focus on details to make the most of special season
- Watch the ‘Sense8’ Christmas special trailer
- West Aurora JROTC grows to 180 students
- Niles West boys swimming coach suspended for season
- Firma criticada por Trump alcanza acuerdo de cesantía
- China se apodera de dron oceanográfico de EEUU
- Niles North running back Bruno Prosper-Kanam faces pivotal offseason
- If Minnesota doesn’t play in bowl game over boycott, Northern Illinois could fill spot
- Record number of car buyers ‘upside down’ on trade-ins
- Apartment Therapy, impressed by First Slice Cafe’s charitable mission, gives face-lift
- Ocean shipments buoy port cargo increase
- Gary considers vacating road
- No limpiar la nieve podría costarle $500
- Residente regala un viaje por el mundo a través de su ADN
- “Moonlight”, “La La Land” lideran 10 películas del año de AP
- Joffrey’s new ‘Nutcracker’ magical blend of history, traditional touches
- Christmas in America means it’s time for lawsuits
- Gary man sentenced to 85 years for murder of friend
- Vienna concert, Russian torte celebrate international flavors
- Obama biopic ‘Barry’ offers window into future president
- Niersbach renuncia a Consejo de la FIFA
- Clinton dice que intromisión de Rusia causó su derrota
- Cómo detectar noticias falsas y propaganda
- Alemania multaría a Facebook por mensajes intolerantes
- Aviso de historias de fin de año 2016
- Prison for wine shop owner who scammed customers — including hundreds in Illinois — out of $45M
- 4 Loyola wrestlers medal at Prospect tourney
- Lights, good deeds bring holiday warmth
- Christmas musical planned at Aurora church
- Pearce’s volunteer record leads to Person of the Year award
- All we want for Christmas is this ‘Carpool Karaoke’ segment playing on repeat
- It’s time for some new math in East Aurora
- FBI respalda conclusión de CIA sobre motivo de hackers rusos
- Argentina y Chile apuestan a estar cada vez más conectados
- Church briefs
- Police: Man with gun robs Park Ridge pharmacy
- Review: ‘Hunter and the Bear’ is some scary stuff
- New Trier Green hockey team’s offense giving opponents fits
- The coolest loft you ever did see for almost $400,000
- Where to eat now: We (briefly) review 6 restaurants you shouldn’t miss
- Business, investors ask: Trump a deal-breaker?
- Julia Roberts protagonizará su primera serie de TV
- Escándalo por pago a Pitbull molesta a gobernador
- Rock the Halls concert set in Elgin
- Health insurance enrollment deadline extended until Monday
- York’s Nick Trapani provides outside shooting, steady improvement
- Conte: China es un “peligro” para el fútbol mundial
- Buzo Papa Noel alimenta peces en museo en California
- Hombre halla heroína en carro recién comprado en subasta
- Aurora man caught up in immigration nightmare still in limbo
- 3 juniors help rebuild Glenbrook North girls basketball program
- 6 great restaurants of 2016
- Bears guard Josh Sitton to face Packers for first time since they cut him
- Obama dice que Reagan “se revolcaría en su tumba”
- Perú: rechazan nuevo pedido de indulto para Alberto Fujimori
- Glenbrook North boys hockey team finally at full strength
- Heart of the Home: Disability Access Award honors restaurant manager’s dedication
- Speak out: Old museum site in Aurora a ‘hideous eyesore’
- ‘Thanks for saving my life’: Dennis Rodman’s heartfelt tribute to Craig Sager
- ¿El hombre en Marte? Las miradas se vuelven hacia Trump
- Have dinner, walk to a Bulls game. First look inside Eden, opening tonight near United Center
- Top national and global business stories of 2016
- Una vergüenza histórica y nuevas ilusiones para la selección mexicana
- Ashley Sellars grandmother’s house burned
- President of Lisle investment firm indicted on fraud charges
- Stephen Colbert celebrates the end of 2016 with Michael Stipe, James Franco
- Brook Forest School tree blooms with gifts for needy families
- Letters to the editor: Electoral college, safe toys, downtown Aurora
- Electrician files to become fourth candidate in Park Ridge’s 3rd Ward race
- Family appeals for donations for themselves and neighbors after fire destroys homes
- Grandes figuras de las artes y el espectáculo parten en 2016
- “Rogue One” despega con 29 millones en noche de estreno
- Two good Trump Cabinet choices
- New rule requires Illinois hairstylists to watch for domestic violence
- Down to Business: Shipping’s just one part of what you’ll find at Mail Works, owners say
- Bach dice sentir “furia” por dopaje en Rusia
- América y Nacional disputan 3er lugar de Mundial Clubes
- Cae lluvia y nieve en California, hay deslaves
- México: ombudsman pide a gobernador cuidar su lenguaje
- Eliminación de billetes genera protestas en Venezuela
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- Gurnee police seek white van in Dec. 10 residential burglary
- Elmwood Park District 401 to keep Veterans Day as a day off for 2017-18
- Chicago Restaurant Week taking reservations
- If we’re in Pottersville, is there still hope for a wonderful life?
- Hersey students deliver early holiday present to disabled U.S. Army veteran
- CHMS concert provides performance outlet for students
- Santa recorre la ciudad en tren y autobús
- Texas: Abbott criticado por comentario sobre discriminación
- EEUU ofrece 25 millones por líder del Estado Islámico
- Relaciones de Argentina y Venezuela en su peor momento
- Líder catalán sopesa adelantar voto sobre la independencia
- Bikes on Chicago roads
- Eden opens in the West Loop
- CHMS concert
- Mental-fitness hearing halted by profane outbursts rescheduled to Jan. 6
- Fighting drug use in high schools and changes to math placement standards among top 2016 stories in Glenview
- Dispensing danger: How pharmacies fail to warn patients of toxic drug interactions
- Sprint’s free broadband service easing life for some Leyden students
- Glenbrook South off to promising start in pool
- Should we be wary of a looming plutocracy?
- Michelle Obama: La Casa Blanca necesita un “adulto”
- Robbers take money, bong from Aurora gas station, police say
- Glenbrook North students present marketing strategies to marshmallow maker
- Lake Zurich High School theater students prepare for statewide festival performance
- Mundelein trustee believes petition packet was stolen from her car
- Hammond plan for South Shore extension OK’d
- Upcoming events
- Visions of chocolate dance in his head
- Semi-custom bicycle named for Aurora resident
- D’Alessandro dice adiós a River y vuelve a Brasil
- Rod Carew sale exitoso de trasplante de corazón
- EEUU: Muertes por sobredosis aumentaron 33% en 5 años
- Trump’s lack of humility wouldn’t fly in today’s workplace
- 2 cops injured, 2 offenders in custody in domestic incident on South Side
- Year In Review: Our 30 favorite albums of 2016
- Elmhurst District 205 hires assistant from Lincoln Way
- Longtime Elginite was part of founding Mexican families
- Hypocrites cancels end of season
- Agent says smoldering cigarette didn’t cause fatal Naperville fire in ’95
- Atheist advocate Rob Sherman left mark on Kane County
- Reeder: Yes, Mr. Reeder, there is a Santa Claus
- Pensions cause 4 percent hike in Downers Grove taxes
- Kane County board room
- John Glenn lies in honor at Ohio capitol for public goodbye
- Are you buckled in for the Trump roller coaster?
- Merrillville holiday light display
- Figure skating instructor Alex Ouriashev embraces role as ‘tough coach’
- Year in review: Flood control, downtown development, school overcrowding mark top stories in Winnetka
- Paramedics called, Evanston election board meeting postponed after city clerk falls ill
- Oral history project maps ‘Flight Paths’ of region residents
- Crete Bulldogs claim national youth football title
- Northbrook police: Woman arrives home as burglars leave
- Speak Out: Our country needs smarter diplomats
- Harwood Heights trustees approve updates to animal cruelty ordinance
- Sustainability Task Force to focus on improving transportation, environmental practices
- Obama pide a Trump investigar el hackeo en las elecciones
- Cubs among record 6 MLB teams to pay luxury tax
- Waukegan’s North Elementary principal leaving for administrative role
- Elm School students celebrate holidays around the world
- Library looks at digitizing decades of Park Ridge newspapers
- Elm School international holidays
- Elgin women’s group donates hand-knitted hats
- Valparaiso senior Nick Davidson earns trust, increased minutes with recent play
- DeVry settles with FTC for $100 million, will reimburse students
- Big events of 2017
- Letters to the editor
- Oak Brook mansion, once owned by baseball Hall of Famer Frank Thomas, sells
- Northbrook police: Dog wakes residents, who hear thieves at work
- Driver education not necessary for high school graduation
- Tips for a happy, healthy holiday season with your dog
- Bathroom decor ideas for less than $100
- Party hosting hacks for the holidays and beyond
- Cochran just latest 20th Ward alderman in federal crosshairs — 3 of last 4 have been indicted
- More police departments should follow Elgin’s lead on body cameras
- After racist graffiti discovered, Andrean parents want answers
- Huddle Up: After a month away, can Alshon Jeffery hit the ground running?
- Mego: Community Unity Walk wasn’t about Christmas but embodies what the holiday’s all about
- Lake County chief pleads guilty to corruption charge
- Year in Review: Our favorite 20 songs of 2016
- Ask Tom: Is Dodge City, Kan., windier than Chicago?
- $1M bail set for woman charged in infant’s homicide; family says she is innocent
- Vida y música de Tina Turner inspiran musical
- Tinley’s mental health center campus needs a plan
- Disabato: A quick primer on the IHSA baseball pitch-count rule for 2017
- Tiger Woods, Mayor Rahm Emanuel on board for South Side golf mecca
- While fleeing gunfire in Aurora, car strikes 2 vehicles
- Crowded field lining up for 6 seats on Waukegan District 60 board
- Ho, ho, ho — it’s time for Retail Hell for the Holidays
- Fox Valley Park District passes tax levy
- Donations pour in for Homer Glen family after gas explosion at their home
- Blackhawks defenseman Michal Kempny struggling to garner playing time
- Former suburban deputy police chief charged with sexual assault of girl
- No injuries in Little Village blaze
- Man charged with armed robbery of Gary state rep
- Moran: Crossing county and state lines in search of new December traditions
- Oswego man gets prison for traveling to Aurora for sex with child
- Heat lamp causes Hampshire shed fire
- Mount Prospect cop cleared of battery to officer gets job back but demoted
- Woman who taught, coached at Lutheran school among 2 killed in Marengo crash
- New study casts doubt on theory Anne Frank was betrayed
- ‘Suspicious’ fire at East Aurora High School
- Father-son team adds synchronized music to display
- State-funded work to start again on Aurora park projects
- $10,000 reward posted in murder of Naperville-area activist
- Proposed parking regulation brings crowd to Hampshire board meeting
- Part II of winter storm begins late Saturday
- Musicians strike accord over lost and found rare guitar
- Hampshire Fire District to use impact fees to replace supply hose
- There will never be another Craig Sager
- Partisan divisions make U.S. vulnerable to foreign meddling, Obama warns
- Messy tables, long lines: Chipotle orders reboot
- Want a hippo for Christmas? The story of a girl who got one
- Corrections and clarifications for Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016
- Huntley to give infrastructure award money to family of police officer
- Aroldis Chapman says Cubs manager Joe Maddon ‘abused him a bit’
- Holiday shopping spree as much fun for cops as for kids, officers say
- Bucks 95, Bulls 69
- Group homes CEO tells judge he doesn’t know location of 6 residents
- Lighting display ‘pays it forward’ for Merrillville man
- Aleppo evacuation halted as both sides trade blame
- Roosevelt University salutes student ‘with an old soul’ who died days before graduation
- Curvy new skyscraper reflects river and rising design ambition
- Policía en EEUU rescata maniquí, creyó que era una mujer
- District 308 hires new assistant superintendent for business and operations
- Waukegan man sentenced in animal torture, armed violence case
- Friday’s recap: Bucks 95, Bulls 69
- Dorothy Ogilvie, former Illinois first lady, dies
- Nikola Mirotic’s loss is Bobby Portis’ gain — for now
- Cousin made calls to ‘burner phone’ purchased by Schmelzer
- More from Trelan Morrow: Senior guard heats up as H-F overpowers Bloom in fourth
- District 218 to offer financial help for college entrance exams
- Amid outcry, GOP lawmakers in N.C. pass law to curb new Democratic governor’s power
- FBI agrees with CIA assessment that Russia intervened to help Trump win White House
- Markham eyes big development, but residents fear loss of homes
- Nick Mantis scores 15 points in second quarter, ignites Lowell past Hobart
- Billboards of missing South Elgin girl put up throughout Chicago area
- Book tells story of special Naperville dog that found mission in therapy
- PAWS in Tinley Park
- Double Decker: DePauw recruit Ken Decker delivers as Crown Point tops Munster
- James Madison upsets 5-time defending champion North Dakota State in FCS semifinal
- In Florida, Trump tries to calm his ‘vicious, violent, screaming’ supporters
- Jacob Keller’s two-way play paces No. 12 Fenwick past No. 15 De La Salle
- Kylie Fehrman, Lauren Ladowski lead Lake Central girls past Crown Point
- IDOT employees fired, disciplined over false stranded-driver reports
- Minnesota football boycott highlights complexity of sexual assault investigations
- Eisenhower staffers open The Closet to kids in need
- Community briefs
- PAWS hoping to build bigger, more modern shelter in Mokena
- It took three years for Yahoo to tell us about its latest breach. Why so long?
- Hill’s thrill: Bron Hill delivers double-double as T.F. South edges Richards
- Life after debt: Could company cash help college grads pay back loans?
- Local roundup: Fenwick ends De La Salle’s season-opening winning streak
- Evaluations prompt Facebook feud among U46 school board members
- Bucks blast Bulls 95-69 for back-to-back blowouts
- After weathering football, Jackson Perkins a boon for Barrington hoops
- Now you can fact-check Trump’s tweets — in the tweets themselves