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- Coupon: $25 off $25 purchase at JC Penney
- $10 off MasterCard gift cards at Publix
- Author Jeanne Roppolo to present ‘Traveling to China’ in Tinley
- The dictionary folk at Merriam-Webster sum up 2016: surreal
- Tuesday: Eat. Drink. Do.
- Divers search for car in pond
- Electoral College meets amid last-minute effort to deny Donald Trump presidency
- Shout Out: Lincolnwood park district’s Katie Gamroth
- It’s time to put a ‘Book on Every Bed’
- Club chileno de fútbol Palestino visita Cisjordania
- McCain ve ciberataques rusos como amenaza, choca con Trump
- Club chileno de fútbol Palestino visita Cisjordania
- Shout Out: Illinois Holocaust Museum CEO Susan Abrams
- 5 dead, at least 15 wounded in city shootings
- 3 wounded in shootings on South, West sides
- Obama se centrará en ayudar a nueva generación de líderes
- China desmiente acusaciones de EUU sobre origen de drogas
- Morning Spin: With Cochran indicted, will Rhymefest run for alderman again?
- Teen girl missing from Near West Side
- 13-year-old missing from South Side since October
- Pharmacy groups talk reforms after Tribune report on risky drug interactions
- How gift cards became one family’s tradition
- He’s a bitcoin trader who snacks on fro-yo at Cumberland Mining
- Frigid conditions at Soldier Field ‘not a factor’ during Bears-Packers game
- Don’t let your holiday card be a glorified selfie
- What to do as the Dow zeros in on 20,000
- Cre’Von LeBlanc the fall guy in Bears loss, but who called that defense?
- Search to resume Monday for submerged car, passengers
- Paro masivo de transporte público en Argentina
- Church and Antioch in court over God’s Resale Shop dispute
- Uber says monitoring drivers improves safety, but drivers have mixed views
- Bulls get back to basics in one of their longest practices of the season
- 10 thoughts on the Bears’ 30-27 loss to the Packers
- How a llama and a blowup doll ended up on business expense reports
- FIFA fines four for displaying poppies at World Cup qualifying matches
- The shipping industry is poised for massive upheaval. Can FedEx weather the storm?
- Ex-UConn soccer player sues over punishment for middle-finger incident
- Chicago just misses breaking record for cold, but wind chills still 30 below
- Volkswagen faces deadline in possible emissions scandal deal
- Making grilled cheese even more special
- Según equipo de Trump, los demócratas son malos perdedores
- Irlanda apelará cobro de impuestos millonarios contra Apple
- Sismos remecen noroeste de Ecuador
- Icy, fatal crashes in Baltimore Saturday morning
- 41 die of alcohol poisoning in Siberia after drinking bath lotion
- Send everyone home for Christmas — nobody’s working anyway
- Young doctors could work 28 hours straight under new plan, despite risks
- Popular New Year’s Eve Kids’ Countdown continues in Oak Lawn
- Goose Island going global with pubs, brewhouses in 6 countries (and Philly)
- How to protect yourself from blood clots while flying
- Girl in the Park all about being local
- Bald Eagle Days in the Quad Cities, plus other midwest winter happenings
- 60 things to see in 2017: From a solar eclipse to sporting showdowns
- Lands’ End names high-end luggage exec new CEO
- Jordan says Karak gunmen who killed 10 apparently planned more attacks
- 15 things to do with the kids Dec. 19-25
- Winter break is all about fun
- Giuliana Rancic celebrates being cancer-free for 5 years
- ¿Por cuánto tiempo seguirá la temperatura bajo cero en Chicago?
- Pilots who fly Amazon planes suggest company may not deliver
- Corte francesa declara culpable a jefa del FMI Lagarde
- Memorial for noted atheist who died in plane to be held at airport
- IMF board: Lagarde will remain as chief despite conviction
- Cowboys’ Ezekiel Elliott jumps into Salvation Army kettle to celebrate TD
- CEOs brace for the Trump era
- Fifth Harmony becomes quartet after Camila Cabello quits
- So what kind of performance review do you want, anyway?
- ‘Soy la Dueña’, la historia de la primera dama que pasó de heroína a villana
- ‘Rogue One’ soars to second-best December debut with $155M
- Donald Trump’s outrageous lies come straight from big businesses’ playbook
- Pesadilla para familia de niño con defecto por zika
- Preschoolers hit all the right notes in Oakbrook Terrace performance
- Las nalgadas ¡No son inofensivas!
- Shootings up nearly 50 percent after another violent weekend in Chicago
- ‘Mary Poppins,’ ‘Hair’ slated for Mercury Theater’s 2017 season
- Crowding in 5 merry moments at the theme parks
- Roadtrip: Oh, the place you should go
- Too White Crew set to play 115 Bourbon Street in Merrionette Park
- ‘IOT’ continues impact on small businesses
- Aurora man accused of having almost 20 pounds of heroin to go on trial
- Un insatisfecho James se torna en un problema para el Madrid
- Trump designa a empresario como secretario de Ejército
- Colombia: preocupación por ataques ELN y deserciones en FARC
- Enedina, la abuela que alimenta la tradición del nacimiento del niño Dios
- First look: Riding Fun Spot’s virtual reality coaster
- Oakbrook Terrace preschool performance
- China rechaza acusaciones de EUU sobre origen de drogas
- Medicare outpatients risk higher bills for some procedures
- Drug-induced homicide charge is complicated, for families and lawmakers
- Odyssey Fun World offers Noon Year’s Eve Breakfast in Tinley Park
- Ridgewood celebrates Apple Distinguished School status
- Toys for Tots program helps more than 800 families
- Reanudan la búsqueda de auto sumergido en un estanque con pasajeros
- Las películas de Zsa Zsa Gabor
- Rob Kardashian dice en Instagram que Chyna lo dejó
- Shout Out: Steve Brancato, football dad
- Christmas dinner menu balances indulgence with healthfulness
- Glenview Park District starts online forum to gather feedback for comprehensive master plan
- Oak Park warming centers now open
- FIFA impone veto a estadios para duelos en Honduras y Chile
- Apple apela orden de la UE sobre impuestos atrasados
- Perú: Fujimori es internado por dolores abdominales
- Saqueos dejan desolado a estado minero de Venezuela
- Elevan a CorteIDH caso pacientes VIH/SIDA en Guatemala
- Pedestrian killed after struck by Metra train in Hinsdale
- Shoe repair shops branch out to stay in business
- Evanston/Skokie District 65 may seek April property tax referendum
- McDonald’s franchisee sued over value meal prices
- Volkswagen recibe último plazo para acuerdo sobre emisiones
- Council wraps financial preparations for 2017, approves $72.4 million budget, sets 2016 levy
- ¿Cómo funciona el Colegio electoral en EEUU?
- Ten minutes of play sums up Nintendo’s messy Super Mario debut
- College basketball Top 25 rankings: Butler jumps, Indiana sinks
- Shoe repair stores branch out
- Wanna Recycle More Plastics? Just Ask Comedian Rudy Mancuso (Video)
- 3 easy home improvement projects you can tackle right now
- Así se ve el frío en Chicago
- Apple, Ireland appeal EU order to collect $14B in back taxes
- Four people dead in Far South Side shooting
- Embrace the snow
- Winter break should be fun
- ‘Soy la Dueña’, la historia de la primera dama que pasó de heroína a villana
- Park Ridge Library staff consider new types of technology for checkout
- Salvation Army in Aurora collects 825 bags of presents for needy
- Zsa Zsa Gabor, jet-setting Hungarian actress, dies at 99
- Feds: NY hedge founder indicted in $1 billion fraud case
- Chicago parents raising funds to give refugees a new start
- Camila Cabello deja Fifth Harmony
- Sobrino de Martin Scorsese es arrestado por allanamiento
- ‘Shameless’ officially renewed for Season 8
- District 29 holiday drive helps 25 families
- Get a deal on Celebrity’s 18-night Pacific cruise
- Cubs fans out fanboy even Star Wars lovers
- Christian McCaffrey to skip Stanford’s bowl game to prepare for NFL draft
- 8 bright, fun and feel-good fashions
- Students, professionals ring in holiday season with ‘Nutcracker’ performance at Stevenson High School
- Some Lincolnwood residents to allow streetlights be installed on their property
- Niles School District 219 drops ‘Columbus Day’ for more ‘indigenous’ recognition
- Estudio: Cada vez más mujeres embarazadas consumen marihuana
- Ciudades en EEUU crean fondos para defensa de inmigrantes
- I could’ve paid down my student loan debt. I bought myself French cooking lessons instead.
- ‘Nutcracker’ at Stevenson High School
- Lincolnwood’s Turry seeking fourth term, but with at least one challenger
- Quickly: These Trump bashers are not playing with a full deck
- Lincolnwood trustees ban self-storage, warehouse facilities in certain areas
- The parable of Mother Emanuel
- Morton Grove adopts rules, application process for massage parlors
- Un Zidane de récord ante el reto de no repetir el batacazo de 2015
- District 29 holiday drive helps 25 families
- Is this the end of the ‘SNL’ feud between Alec Baldwin and Donald Trump?
- Cuba baja tarifas de internet y comenzará servicio doméstico
- Cada vez más mujeres embarazadas en EEUU consumen marihuana
- Northbrook Chamber hosts annual Taste & Auction
- Community Calendar
- Shout Out: Jonathan Grice, a Stevenson High art administrator recognized by the Illinois Art Education Association
- Fire damages three trucks in industrial area of Franklin Park
- Plans for fitness center move forward in La Grange
- Customs: Woman used dreamcatchers to try to smuggle meth
- Chicago nightlife at Estate Ultra Bar last week
- Housing developer interested in land near Libertyville’s Metra shows alternate plans
- ESPN’s losing streak, media megadeals put Disney on hot seat
- Defendant in Indiana house explosion to be sentenced
- Fantasy football Week 15: The most important, must-read tips and takeaways
- 2017 Kia Soul Turbo Exclaim gallery
- Carmel boys basketball team hopes to turn optimism into output
- 2016, un año duro para la música regional mexicana
- ‘Fences’ review: Denzel Washington and Viola Davis triumphant in August Wilson drama
- 2017 Kia Soul turbo boosts power over fuel economy
- Four appointed to represent Norridge on emergency phone system board
- Former NIU, Minnesota coach Jerry Kill to lead Rutgers offense
- Revelan encubrimiento de dopaje de futbolistas rusos
- Sismos remecen noroeste de Ecuador, dejan dos muertos
- Windows of three cars shot out in Oswego
- Photos: Switzerland shooting
- Talk of the County
- Volkswagen gets final extension for possible emissions deal
- Talk of the County
- ‘Search Party’ might be the best show you never knew existed
- Talk of the County
- $1 million lottery ticket sold in Glenview to expire soon
- Talk of the County
- Cost of park restrooms called ‘crazy,’ ‘ridiculous’ by Park Ridge commissioners
- Teen shot to death in Austin is identified
- Talk of the County
- Talk of the County
- Maine South musicians perform Christmas classics in annual Holiday Concert
- Brazil to crack down on 476 percent annual credit card rates, again
- Innocent bystander shot to death in Brighton Park identified
- WPP joins probed ad firms, showing U.S. look across industry
- Skokie Fire Department introduces new truck during historic ceremony
- Five myths about the Nativity
- ‘Curious Incident’ offers rats their moment in spotlight
- Elgin holiday celebration spotlights performing arts community
- Children, youth take part in annual Christmas pageant at Christ Church Winnetka
- Illinois Electoral College members vote for Clinton as expected
- ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time’ rats at the Oriental Theatre
- U.S. women increasingly use pot during pregnancy, study finds
- Gary mayor to appear on ‘Undercover Boss’
- These Chicago restaurants are open for Christmas or Christmas Eve dinner
- Jimmy Rollins recibe contrato de ligas menores de Gigantes
- EEUU: Prohíben a mujer ver teorías de conspiración en la web
- Elmwood Park school board members seek fuller picture on technology path
- Arrestan al presidente de la Federación Mexicana de Atletismo
- 5 transit topics that got readers’ blood pumping in 2016
- Businesses wary of new minium wage
- Vehículo arrolla mercado en Berlín; hay 9 muertos
- District 34 task force works on math placement process recommendation
- Mundelein raises property tax levy for first time in five years
- Liga 5 de Mayo, tradición al sur de Chicago
- La palabra del año para Merriam-Webster: “surreal”
- Merrillville man charged with murder in Gary shooting
- Policía turco asesina a embajador ruso en Ankara al grito de ‘Alá es Grande’
- Quinn’s Coffee House to close after 30 years in Clarendon Hills
- New math course would aim to boost students’ skills in Elmwood Park
- ‘Merry Mistletoe’ supports teaching scholarships
- Vote in the Scott Stantis cartoon caption contest
- Long Grove officials looking to rebuild North Krueger Road
- St. Mary’s students excited about meeting news staff at WGN
- For-profit woes shrink college population
- La palabra del año para Merriam-Webster: “surreal”
- Holden Heller’s heroics help Deerfield place 2nd at Rex Whitlach
- Las 10 noticias que impactaron América Latina en 2016
- Cuatro electores en Washington no votan por Clinton
- Catalog lists Union’s Wild West Town for sale — $7 million
- All eyes on Aaron Schock after 24-count corruption indictment
- Help Them to Hope
- NPR’s ‘Wait Wait’ is even more fun live
- Ready for the feast: Shoppers out preparing for holiday meals
- Nonprofit group delivers gifts to Southland residents fighting cancer
- Authorities recover submerged vehicle from Lynwood pond.
- As ‘Trump rally’ roars, investors favoring passive funds
- ‘Mr. and Mrs. Pennyworth’: Lookingglass story about stories needs a tale of its own
- Review: Siri Hustvedt marries art and science in ‘A Woman Looking at Men Looking at Women’
- Team of Deerfield students to see their experiment launched into space
- The ‘Rob & Chyna’ second season renewal actually makes a lot of sense now
- Cae otro por asesinato de Renato López
- Carla Morrison a ritmo festivo
- RedEye Rush Hour: Dec. 19
- Donald Trump picks Vincent Viola for Army secretary
- Emanuel nombra a otra hispana al frente de Asesoría Legislativa y Asuntos Gubernamentales
- Kane County approves $650,000 settlement in wrongful termination suit
- Ann Voskamp leads this week’s spiritual book roundup
- Five things to worry about after the assassination of Russia’s ambassador to Turkey
- New ‘hip’ Deerfield Square building receives commission support
- How to get a holiday makeup look that pops
- Caboose a unique venue for Santa visits
- More than 400 enjoy Uptown Holiday Ball
- Mundelein regroups, aims high as seniors swim toward state meet
- Director changes and casting news from Goodman Theatre
- Rauner tells agencies to look for solutions on dangerous drug interactions
- ‘The Bachelor’ fantasy league launched by ABC with ESPN’s help
- Medical examiner IDs one of four people shot to death in Far South Side home
- Donald Trump gana voto de Colegio Electoral y la presidencia
- Chansonettes brighten season with holiday tunes
- Spotlight on Santa: Leyden presents student-directed holiday show
- Two hurt in snowmobile crash
- Europe’s far-right anger is moving mainstream
- President Obama pardons 78, shortens sentences for 153
- 4 Hanukkah fritter recipes that range beyond the latke
- Waukegan restaurant employee robbed
- Simpler liquor code could help attract businesses to Lake Zurich, officials say
- Tree maintenance to close Binnie Road in Carpentersville Tuesday
- Almond-scented kringle fortifies you on cold days
- Duff begins service on Plan Commission
- Prospect High football team raises $100,000 in memory of young fan
- Lyons wrestler Elias Garcia shows greater dedication in senior season
- Recuperan un auto sumergido en gélidas aguas
- Date set for session to undo North Carolina ‘bathroom bill’
- Niko Ivanisevic, Ameen Hamdan win wrestling titles at Whitlatch invite
- Three candidates file for Mundelein mayor
- St. Peter youth brave cold for live Nativity scene
- Morgan Clausen helps Huntley deal with graduation of Illinois star Ali Andrews
- Avoca board decides not to renovate Avoca Central, gives tenants 12 months’ notice
- May officially joins Waukegan mayoral race
- Does a doctor’s gender affect your chance of survival?
- Notre Dame basketball takes advantage of its size advantage
- Owner of new Park Ridge fitness club promises ‘home away from home’ experience
- East Aurora student charged in bathroom fire
- Glenview to open warming shelters during brutal cold
- Caucus announced for GOP council seat
- Longtime Elmhurst resident turns 100
- Rehearsing for the big day
- Stunning loss gives Stevenson cause to reflect during holiday break
- Swiss police: Several injured by gunman at Zurich mosque
- Radio dispatcher makes last call to honor police dog
- Shawn Green, ex-college basketball player who fought brain cancer, dies at 41
- Please, let the countdown to Cutler’s departure be ticking
- ‘Cocktails in Candyland,’ ‘Mistletoe Medley’ support kids’ health
- Valparaiso home showcases carpentry skills in display
- Athletic anota 2 veces en la recta final y supera a Celta
- Con gol agónico de Mané, Liverpool gana derbi ante Everton
- Dirigentes de ciclismo británico niegan dopaje
- Colegio Electoral formaliza elección presidencial de Trump
- Embarazo ocasiona cambios en el cerebro de la mujer
- Lewis softball recruit Morgan Weber takes on leadership role for Kaneland
- Pleasantdale student lands ‘Nutcracker’ role
- Ministry helps homeless with ‘a place to stay’
- Da fish Da Mare caught — preserved for history, and historians
- Notre Dame has its own wine? Our expert tries all 5 bottles
- Shout Out: Paul Janeczek, Ridgewood High School sophomore
- How a Tiger Woods design could transform Chicago’s golf scene
- RedEye’s 2016 breakout athlete predictions: What’d we get right?
- Rahm Emanuel calls Lance Armstrong a ‘wuss’ in odd podcast
- Russian ambassador to Turkey assassinated, gunman evokes Syria
- Lawyers: Settlement reached in Vernon Hills Menards lawsuit
- Signs and symptoms of Type 1 diabetes (Infographic)
- 5 easy tactics for making your New Year’s resolution to save money a reality
- 5 ways to manage your diabetes and your mental health
- Event benefits inmates’ families
- Man sought in theft of credit cards from Naperville health club locker
- Opposition building early to Northbrook assisted living proposal
- Tulsa tops Central Michigan 55-10 in Miami Beach Bowl
- Lost mittens
- Church news
- 2 students, 2 adults charged after fight at East Aurora High School
- Belly Shack to close Christmas Eve
- Four dogs die in Aurora house fire
- New blight elimination funds coming to Northwest Indiana
- UN approves sending monitors to Aleppo as evacuations resume
- Monday’s matchup: Pistons at Bulls
- The lost mittens of Chicago
- Arvia: Baseball isn’t taking its hazing ban seriously enough
- Padres llegan a acuerdo de ligas menores con cubano Báez
- Autoridades de EEUU y México planean recuperación del jaguar
- Venezuela busca volver a la normalidad tras saqueos
- Trump could violate the Constitution the moment he takes the oath of office
- Stevenson’s Eric Carter clamps down in final high school wrestling season
- Cutting down penalties helping Blackhawks’ Ryan Hartman stay on the ice
- Judge: Jurors won’t be taken to scene of fatal cop shooting
- Girls basketball notes: Chatori Tyler points the way into Argo record book
- The top 5 Chicago sports stories of 2016 (non-Cubs edition)
- The Top 5 Cubs memoirs we’d like to read (besides David Ross’)
- The Grinch who stole Venezuela’s Christmas
- Cold prevented Elgin garbage trucks, school buses from starting Monday
- Contested races in April for District 86, District 181
- Minnesota Gophers coach Tracy Claeys says he risked job by backing players
- And the 2016 Chicago Sports Stud and Dud of the Year are …
- Reward offered in Valparaiso store armed robbery
- Trump cruises to Electoral College victory despite protests
- Panthers owner Vinnie Viola nominated secretary of Army by President-elect Donald Trump
- Police bolster patrols at Chicago’s Christkindlmarket
- White House veteran joins Obama Foundation as chief executive
- Stanford recruit Hannah Kukurugya eyes big senior season for Crown Point
- Scoring surge could help Blackhawks’ Artemi Panarin cash in
- Cleanup agreement considered for old contaminated site in Aurora
- Woman killed in shooting at her Gary home identified
- Jaguars have interest in bringing back Tom Coughlin
- Ty Montgomery’s 162 rushing yards result of total Bears breakdown
- 2 Chicago craft brewers close as Ale Syndicate loses lease at shared space
- Cop says he fired only warning shots, admits he’d been drinking
- Senate candidate, board president among last entries for U46 race
- With move to injured reserve, is Eddie Royal’s time with Bears over?
- UEFA revisará prohibición a protestas políticas de hinchas
- John Fox defensive regarding Bears’ late clock management
- Two file petitions for Sleepy Hollow elections
- Candidates file to run for school boards in Aurora, Kane County
- Authorities recover submerged vehicle from Lynwood pond
- Judge who gave Brock Turner 6 months cleared of misconduct
- Confirman cena entre Trump y mexicano Carlos Slim
- Benghazi panel settles suit over staffer’s ?ring
- Cops: Elgin man charged with taking lingerie from apartment
- Michelle Obama tells Oprah that the election was ‘painful’
- Homewood considers reimbursing developer
- 15 in running for election to District 203, 204 school boards
- Wrestling notes: Keara Wisek and Idalis Alvarez-Loza on rise for River Forest
- Técnico Ventura hablará con Balotelli antes de convocarlo
- Permiten a hombre foto con cuernos en licencia de manejo
- Hunters kill fewer deer in Illinois, shows population getting under control, DNR says
- Safety help? Improving secondary must be a primary focus for Bears
- Southland dentists use technology to make quick teeth repairs
- Jury in Schmelzer murder trial to begin deliberations Tuesday
- Kelvin Cortez-Harvey a one-man show in St. Edward loss to Elmwood Park
- The Top 10 TV shows of 2016: From paranoid androids to Russian spies
- Miller: If Pritzker seeks governor’s office, expect big bucks spent on race
- Towns logra ‘doble doble’; Wolves vencen a Suns
- Speak Out: Americans know more about sports than politics
- Fake Navy SEAL gets three years in prison for defrauding charity
- Bulls 113, Pistons 82
- Monday’s recap: Bulls 113, Pistons 82
- Speak Out: If Russia thought Trump would be a pushover, they thought wrong
- Supporters of departing D112 superintendent lash out at cyber critics
- Caleb Swanigan’s double-double helps Purdue roll by Western Illinois
- Photos: Russian ambassador to Turkey assassinated in Ankara
- McGrath: Voters should maintain a patriotic resistance to Trump
- Men’s basketball roundup: Indiana, Notre Dame cruise to home victories
- Hawks vencen a Thunder, pese a 46 puntos de Westbrook
- Reporte: DEA ve envío masivo de analgésicos a West Virginia
- Photos: Cops take kids shopping
- Christmas has a blue hue for children shopping with police
- Raegan Walther and Lindsey Stokes ignite Kankakee Valley past Chesterton
- Bulls come to life, end losing streak with 31-point laugher against Pistons
- Ask Tom: Why are there so many robins here in winter?
- DEA records show W. Va. flooded with 780 million painkillers in six years
- After near-record low, temperatures on the rebound
- Panthers propinan dolorosa derrota a Redskins
- China devuelve a EEUU un dron submarino, dice el Pentágono