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- Ty Montgomery’s 162 rushing yards result of total Bears breakdown
- Redskins lose control of playoff hopes with loss to Panthers
- High school boys basketball: Mike Helfgot’s Top 20 rankings
- Police: Truck attack that killed 12 in Berlin was ‘intentional’
- Quiz: How well do you know 2016 Chicago news?
- Winter is here!
- Ronero brings rum, more upscale Latin cuisine to West Loop
- Jeni Britton Bauer of Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams is the badass boss we need now
- ‘Hidden Figures’ review: Worthwhile but oversimplified
- Looking for plans for New Year’s Eve?
- No. 25 Notre Dame beats Colgate and gives player a surprise family reunion
- Man critically hurt in SW Side fire
- Lincolnwood officials to decide fate of controversial flag display
- Trump atribuye a terrorismo las muertes en Turquía, Alemania
- Jefe ONU alerta del riesgo de genocidio en Sudán del Sur
- Daughter starts to parrot dad’s critical comments
- Los últimos rebeldes y civiles esperan para abandonar Aleppo
- Un detenido en Turquía tras disparar ante embajada EEUU
- Kenia cancela programa educativo de EEUU antes de elecciones
- Ziv Tal, Daniel Michelon keep Highland Park on target against Deerfield
- St. Viator point guard Olivia Solimene attempts to learn from the best
- Man killed in North Kenwood stabbing
- Morning Spin: Duckworth assigned to committee that will vote on Todd Ricketts appointment
- 1 dead after semi crash in Bolingbrook
- ParqEx raises more than $1M to rent out private parking spots
- 5 wounded, including 2 teens, in city shootings
- Man injured in Humboldt Park fire
- MH370 officials: Crash site could be north of search area
- Venezuela y Colombia acuerdan reabrir la frontera
- Pentagon says China has returned unmanned underwater drone
- Cancer Treatment Centers founder says he can’t afford to pay ex $400K a month
- Mayor: $13.3M police shooting settlements end hard part of New Orleans’ past
- Where fake news came from — and why some readers believe it
- Lake County flush with winter sports venues
- Stanford’s Christian McCaffrey ignites debate over stars playing in college football bowl games
- Secuestran a voluntario español en Afganistán
- Secuestran a miembro español de la Cruz Roja en Afganistán
- Mueren dos trabajadores en incendio en planta de PDVSA
- Trump has a soft spot for illegal immigrants
- Merrillville likes ‘preliminary’ apartment plan for veterans
- Yellen to college grads: Best job market in nearly a decade
- Shouldn’t the Bears be able to tackle by now?
- What a soccer ball taught me about patience
- Where do Bears land in NFL draft order? It’s becoming clearer
- Soaring insulin prices highlight futility of ‘free market’ for meds
- Police seek man who attacked state trooper
- Valparaiso library to expand parking lot
- Michael Phelps, named ‘Greatest Olympian of All-Time,’ wears his 23 gold medals on SI cover
- Islamic State claims responsibility for Jordan attacks that killed 10
- Daley slated to give deposition next month in Burge-related lawsuit
- A&E to air ‘Generation KKK’ docuseries exposing Ku Klux Klan
- Tenista Petra Kvitova es acuchillada en su casa
- Fiscalía francesa investiga fraudes tributarios en fútbol
- Reducen sanción al Madrid; puede fichar en verano
- Ecuador: Indígenas retienen a 11 soldados en la Amazonía
- 4 Hanukkah fritter recipes that range beyond the latke
- LO ULTIMO: Donald Trump critica a Bill Clinton en Twitter
- With Trump spokesman, lots more questions than answers
- Bulls are NBA’s worst 3-point shooting team — by a wide margin
- Downers Grove man may be the most traveled person in the world
- Chicago death toll driving up overall murder rate for country’s biggest cities
- Don Parrish in Chile
- The parable of Mother Emanuel
- What to say when your kid asks if Santa is real?
- Man in jail for killing Michael Jordan’s dad makes misconduct claim
- Tribune Media to sell Gracenote for $560 million
- Conmebol realiza sorteo de la Libertadores con Chapecoense
- Estudio: Canchas sintéticas de caucho son seguras
- Extraen pólipo en las cuerdas vocales a presidente argentino
- Wall Street abre con tendencia positiva; bancos impulsan
- Perú: 12 policías mueren en accidente carretero en los Andes
- Frozen Lake Michigan lighthouse looks out of this world in drone video
- Matthew McConaughey says he’s willing to do ‘True Detective’ Season 3
- Queen Elizabeth II steps down as patron of Wimbledon
- Doctors turning to healthy foods as medicine
- Joan Baez, Pearl Jam y Tupac Shakur entran al Salón de la Fama del Rock
- Ending the year with unused vacation days? You’re not alone
- Medical examiner identifies all four people shot to death in Far South Side home
- Cloris Leachman: Leaving Northwestern for pageants ‘seemed rather stupid’
- Fake news about Vikings stadium sheltering homeless goes viral
- Swiss police: No terror or far-right ties in Zurich mosque attack
- After losing spouse, reclaiming the joy of Christmas
- Knock Knock organizers bring order to travel-planning chaos
- Evanston area nonprofit service providers boosted by donations, hurt by state budget
- 5 Chicago-area kids competing on Season 5 of ‘MasterChef Junior’
- 15 amazing Chicago albums you may have missed in 2016
- Lovie Smith lands 14th football recruit: Three-star guard prospect Howard Watkins
- Prickly City- Rule 41
- GM, Fiat Chrysler cut jobs as sales pendulum swings to SUVs
- Watch it: Trump figure in the works, Tussauds says
- Boeing deepens jetliner job cuts as risk of sales downturn looms
- Munster revamps festival permitting for police, fire review
- Fake fish finds niche in growing faux meat market
- Argentina: colosal barrida de técnicos en 2016
- Asesino de padre de Jordan alega mala conducta policiaca
- HRW pide se reactive proceso por “falsos positivos” Colombia
- Falla en app de Uber permitió un fuerte cobro a usuaria
- Wisconsin pide a Trump mayor control sobre refugiados
- Illinois union-dues case may be headed to Supreme Court?
- Orlando hotels put a bow on for the holidays
- Esther Schor blends memoir and history in ‘Bridge of Words,’ the story of Esperanto
- Prickly City- Rights disappearing?
- Argentina: la UE no puede perder el tren de Mercosur
- Bolivia garantiza indemnización familias de accidente aéreo
- Georgia lidera ejecuciones de condenados a muerte en 2016
- Wall Street mantiene tendencia positiva; bancos impulsan
- Lyric announces ‘My Fair Lady’ casting
- Oak Park teens’ holiday cookie mishap has a happy ending
- Incumbents run for village offices in La Grange Park and La Grange
- Premiere: Chicago’s Ratboys debut clever new video for ‘Light Pollution’
- Sylvester Stallone rechazó el puesto que le ofreció Donald Trump
- Colombia exporta grandes talentos en 2016
- Trump blames terrorists for killings in Turkey, Germany
- Help Them to Hope
- Under pressure, major retailers ditch on-call scheduling
- Barrington High School Madrigal Ensemble entertains through holiday music
- Filis adquieren a Buchholz en canje con Medias Rojas
- Real Madrid bien encaminado para ganar título en España
- Colombia: decomisan más de 370 toneladas de cocaína en 2016
- Turkish official: Killer of Russian ambassador unlikely to have acted alone
- Elmhurst water and sewer rates going up
- Woodland School District 50 discusses ‘sanctuary’ status proposal
- First Berlin victim a Pole who fought for his life
- Michigan attorney general charges 4 more over Flint’s lead-tainted water
- ‘Atentado terrorista’ conmociona a Alemania
- Cowboys’ Ezekiel Elliott is making a huge donation to the Salvation Army
- San Francisco anunciará a su nuevo jefe de policía
- Temor a deportaciones aumenta ansiedad de jóvenes hispanos
- Guitarist Moulder reaches for stars in ‘Earthborn Tales of Soul and Spirit’
- Gala raises $4.1M for cancer research
- Quickly: Are you out of your tiny little mind?
- Los Bulls arrollan a los Pistons y son protagonistas de la jornada de la NBA
- Simply sleek: How to create today’s top shower design
- Smart storage ideas to squeeze extra space from your bathroom
- Lifestyle experts & real sinus sufferers share their tips to relieve sinus pressure and congestion
- Kicking off the New Year with a heart healthy start
- Ice cream in December? Why yes! 5 easy ideas
- 5 holiday kitchen hacks you need to know
- How Chicago’s high murder rate is skewing nationwide crime data
- ‘Passengers’ review: Just enjoy Pratt and Lawrence
- Chicago Inc. picks out stocking stuffers for Chicago newsmakers
- Pearl Jam y Joan Baez al Salón de la Fama del Rock
- McConnell rejects calls for select panel on Russian meddling
- Festival of Trees helps raise funds for NWI Symphony
- Between Cubs and Trump, Merriam-Webster’s ‘surreal’ word of the year is spot on
- Chicago native John Mulaney reveals he was asked to audition for ‘Home Alone’
- Perennial Virant closing; new Boka Group project planned
- Experta en arte gráfico dirigirá Museos Vaticanos
- Samantha Bee and Glenn Beck agree: ‘It’s all of us against Trumpism’
- No hike in East Aurora School District tax levy
- James, en momento incierto en Madrid, llega a Colombia
- Brasil jugará amistoso contra Colombia por Chapecoense
- Kvitova es operada de la mano tras agresión con cuchillo
- Puerto Rico: Junta plantea privatización ante crisis
- Combaten defecto cardíaco congénito con células madre
- “Me ha atropellado ambas piernas,” tuiteó herido en Berlín
- Georgia leads nation in number of executions as Texas slows
- Hinsdale District 86 stops diving at its two schools, due to pool depth
- Airports figured out how to make you happier while you wait
- Walgreens, Rite Aid shed 865 stores in bid to close $9.4B deal
- The promises Trump’s voters need him to keep
- Park district’s portion of Highland Park property taxes to rise next year
- Arlington Heights plans DUI enforcement campaign
- Man charged in East Chicago rape, confinement
- Hebron village president fighting drug, gun charges to seek re-election
- Tom Arnold claims he has footage of Donald Trump saying ‘every dirty, every offensive, racist thing ever’
- Man pleads guilty to 2008 parking lot shooting
- Craig Sager remembered for love of family, sports and flashy coats
- Gourmet surprise for residents of Aurora homeless shelter
- Park Junior High students sing with Bethlehem Woods seniors
- Wines with moderate tannins, umami flavors for a thrown-together soup
- Bedford Park cannabis cultivator opens marijuana clinic
- NFL power rankings: Bears move up after loss to Packers
- Police say man robbed of cash boxes in Oswego
- Are you an idiot in Donald Trump’s America?
- Malvinas: acuerdan identificar restos de soldados argentinos
- Ecuador: Correa ratifica acuerdo comercial con Unión Europea
- At work on Christmas? It’s not just you
- Why the Russian ambassador to Turkey became a target
- Did voter ID laws hurt election turnout? Look at Milwaukee
- Candidates file to run for Kendall County school boards
- No contests emerge for Burr Ridge elections
- In a quarterbacks league, Panthers’ Cam Newton left to protect himself
- Election hacking shouldn’t surprise you, Obama’s former tech chief says
- Disney: Annual passholders get express lane at gate – for now
- Big bass on the flats at Everglades Holiday Park
- Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 approves tax levy request
- Russia, Turkey could grow even closer after envoy’s slaying
- Smith and Galena remains most dangerous intersection in Aurora
- Day care worker wounded when stray bullet crashes through window
- Juniper-heavy Sipsmith Gin brings the Alps to your glass
- 5 mistakes Americans are making with their money
- Shoppers get into holiday spirit in downtown Oak Park
- Sports calendar
- Fort Sheridan residents travel back in time for a holiday celebration
- Body cameras will help police, community find ‘the truth’
- Love braids? You have to see this easy updo
- Newcomer files to run against incumbent in Park Ridge’s 6th Ward
- Barrington plans to address infrastructure under new 2017 budget
- Florida es de los estados de mayor crecimiento en 2016
- Denuncian colusión papelera chilena y firma Kimberly Clark
- Greg Kot’s top concerts of 2016
- Bulls Q&A: Taj Gibson’s future, traveling for work, team chemistry and more
- Speak Out: Give Donald Trump a chance
- Oak Park District 97 board might seek operating fund, facilities referendums in 2017
- Fight between Cubs fan, team highlights tenuous ownership of season tickets
- Semicolon tattoos offer a way to raise awareness of suicide
- Man charged in North Side party bus shooting
- NBC’s ‘The Wall’ is basically a high-tech Plinko game, but viewers probably don’t care
- BlackBerry boosts 2017 profit forecast on software growth
- Urban Farming
- Lucinda Williams’ Buick is in town, and it’s hot
- OPRF, Park District of Oak Park agree to share facilities
- 4 must-see Chicago shows this week: Jimmy Whispers, Grandkids, David Bazan and more
- Boys basketball notes: Burlington Central’s Joey Ratzek stands tall in the post
- Phyllis Larson, home ec teacher and Butterball talk line helper, dies at 90
- Newcomer’s ghost story has us sitting a bit closer in ‘The Weir’
- Wall Street cierra con nuevos récords al alza
- Marquette University adds to Tolkien collection with first edition ‘Hobbit’
- Report: Russian cybergang scored millions in fake-ad scam
- Cost likely to leave Oxford Avenue without a sidewalk in Clarendon Hills
- Pets of the week
- Shout Out: Kareem Jabri, Hinsdale Central grad, UIC freshman
- Shout Out: Barb Kartzmark, park district program director
- Candidates file for Oak Park, River Forest elections
- Shout Out: Susan Wolf, Northbrook Library reference chief
- Lights and ‘real-life’ Santa bring holiday cheer
- Red Line rerouted for half-hour after report of person hit by train
- Hinsdale District 86 Board approves $80 million tax levy
- Amid frigid temps, Evanston faith and social service orgs open doors to the homeless
- Ciudadanos de Islas Marshall en Arkansas padecen paperas
- Family New Year’s Eve party planned in Aurora
- The 10 best movies of 2016
- Man gets 126 years in Park Forest sex assault, home invasion
- ‘The biggest gift’: Donations provide holiday boutique for children in Oak Park
- Grayslake District 127 hires new superintendent, approves levy increase
- Contests will be few in Northbrook’s April 4 election
- Tech companies ‘profit from ISIS,’ allege families of Orlando shooting victims in federal lawsuit
- Illinois exodus
- Former Waukegan High School coach faces March sexual abuse trial
- Husband worries about wife and work-spouse
- South Barrington holds property tax levy flat
- Boys basketball notes: Jack McDonald’s menu features assists for Geneva
- ‘Assassin’s Creed’ review: A rank video game spinoff
- Evanston man found dead in laundry room, bent over a washing machine
- Islamic State claims responsibility for Berlin market attack
- Families work to provide opportunities for those with special needs
- West Dundee approves 14 percent increase to property tax levy
- Explosión arrasa mercado de fuegos artificiales en México
- Park Ridge could see hotly contested races in April 2017 election
- Demuestran por primera vez que el embarazo modifica el cerebro de las mujeres
- Manker: Circle of life never more clear than thinking about Christmas over the years
- More than 200 candidates file for school board races
- Kyle Fuller’s desire to play ‘hard to measure’ as activation deadline looms
- Authorities identify man pulled from Lynwood pond
- RedEye Rush Hour: Dec. 20
- When parents lend money for a condo, how can they secure their investment?
- Dortmund despide el 2016 entre pifias de sus hinchas
- Column: Barrington area residents recount memorable Christmas gifts
- Investigación: piloto y aerolínea responsables de accidente
- Puerto Rico: Junta propone privatización ante crisis
- Reportero epiléptico pide información a Twitter por ataque
- Tackling literacy, one book at a time
- No incumbents seek re-election to COD board
- 7 million books and counting: One man’s fight for literacy among city’s at-risk kids
- Ashley Richardson’s dominant fourth quarter keeps Stevenson perfect in conference
- Four Rogers Park apartment buildings sell for $20 million
- Court unseals search warrant for Hillary Clinton’s emails
- Progress continues with plans for property at 226 Harrison in Oak Park
- Shrimp juice, line cutters and close talkers: Holiday travel is the worst
- Out of shadows: Saginaw Valley-bound Kendal Schramek leads Benet in assists, steals
- Los Ángeles: Aprueban fondos para dar abogados a inmigrantes
- Schmelzer found guilty of murder of his grandmother in East Dundee
- Unidentified, unclaimed bodies create challenges for coroners
- Jake Keating takes a beating but keeps on grinding for Naperville Central
- Evans closes out 40-year career with strike of gavel
- Buffalo Grove man charged after officers seize 1.5 pounds of marijuana from home
- Brothers DJ, Jordan Chisum add to family wrestling legacy at Zion-Benton
- Park Ridge mourns loss of alderman
- Oak Brook Village Board election is uncontested
- Tuesday’s matchup: Senators at Blackhawks
- Statements by Hinsdale man accused of killing ex-pro basketball player allowed at trial, judge rules
- The puzzle of the Christmas tree: How did a common conifer come to symbolize the season?
- Over-the-top party looks for New Year’s Eve
- Employee charged with stabbing his boss
- Money taken during St. Charles 7-Eleven robbery
- Firefighter from Naperville lauded for heroic gas explosion rescue in Romeoville
- This Week in Naperville
- Cubs add Bucktown BBQ joint Pork & Mindy’s to Wrigley Field concessions roster
- Whole lot of hemming and hawing going on in Trumpland
- Lawrence, Pratt y Sheen comparten su amistad en “Passengers”
- Lake County schools consider more than just temperature, snow when deciding to close
- Driver fleeing cops crashes into SUV, sending it into building
- Pets of the week
- Syrian troops threaten to enter last sliver of rebel-held Aleppo
- Women’s clothing boutique Jayne heading to Oak Park
- Atlético de Madrid avanza a octavos de la Copa del Rey
- Davis: Del Potro duda en jugar ante Italia
- Chicago-area recycler charged with fraudulent disposal of electronics
- Recruiting notes: Enoch Smith Jr. leaves Michigan State, lands at Oklahoma State
- Families of three Pulse victims sue Facebook, Twitter, Google
- Wednesday: Eat. Drink. Do.
- Amazon to bring 1,000 jobs to Aurora
- Want to ring in 2017 at Alinea or with Alexander Hamilton?
- Special use permit allows used vehicle sales at East Dundee auto center
- Infamous day lives in memory of Frankfort woman
- Looking for New Year’s Eve dinner reservations?
- Vernon Hills mayor will have election challenger
- Over 21,000 enjoy Brookfield Holiday Magic
- Firing Speaker Madigan: Legislators, oust him now or doom Illinois to 2 more years of dysfunction
- Parents of Evanston/Skokie School District 65 student calls for policy change after alleged threat
- Shout Out: Marge Downs, choreographer
- How to shop for bubbly
- Reinvent your cooking with award-winning recipe ideas
- The New Year’s resolution you haven’t thought of yet (Infographic)
- The popular hairstyle guys can achieve themselves (Video)
- The 5 messiest rooms and how to clean them
- Hosting guests? 9 easy steps to prep your home
- 4 statement pieces to elevate your bathroom to a work of art
- Make a design statement with cypress
- The best sparkling wine in every price range
- Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova injured by knife-wielding attacker at her home
- Crown Point man accused in federal court of lying to become U.S. citizen
- Notre Dame names Mike Elko defensive coordinator
- Keep singing, dancing after holidays are over
- KDOT readies to use eminent domain for properties on Longmeadow Parkway
- Obama bans future oil leases in much of Arctic, Atlantic
- Ask Tom: What’s the city’s longest stretch of subzero days?
- Deck the halls with love and forgiveness
- Atalanta cierra su año con victoria por 2-1 sobre el Empoli
- Joe Maddon ready to hunt for another title with new closer Wade Davis
- Slowik: Democrats should stop blaming and start changing
- Emergency managers charged over Flint’s lead-tainted water
- 911 call in road-rage case: ‘This little kid’s been shot’
- NFL fines Giants coach Ben McAdoo $50,000 for using walkie-talkie during game
- Four people rescued from Elgin fire
- Evanston electoral board rules in favor of mayoral, clerk hopefuls
- Naperville Christkindlmarket security increased in wake of Berlin attack
- Banks just can’t quit charging you overdraft fees
- Elgin homeless garage shelter violates codes, forced to shut down
- Alderman targets 2 Brighton Park businesses after four shot
- I don’t want a handout. I want a living wage.
- Students get food baskets together to help those in need
- Defendant in Indiana house explosion gets maximum 50 years
- Board appoints new principals for Mill Street, Scott elementary schools
- 2 incumbents, 2 newcomers file for four Naperville Park District seats
- Christian McCaffrey and Leonard Fournette quit on their schools, teammates
- New Years revelers offered free rides in safety push
- UP Northwest train hits car on North Side, no injuries reported
- Rajon Rondo’s assist total strong barometer for Bulls’ success
- In latest twist, judge upholds $25 million settlement in boating injury suit
- The true meaning of Christmas — minus all the clutter
- Sponsoring a needy family for the holidays doesn’t have to break your bank
- Naperville man arrested for eighth time this year
- Some Southland mayors to see challengers in April
- Alex Morgan’s decision to play in France ‘purely about soccer’
- Naperville police commander named deputy chief
- The holidays aren’t a big, happy family celebration for everyone — and that’s OK
- Judge: Seattle kids can move ahead with climate rights case
- Six hurt in rollover crash on South Side
- Clinton, Trump and the end of hope?
- Newsweek reporter asks Twitter for ID of Trump supporter he says caused seizure
- 16 TV shows that set (or followed) trends in 2016, and how we watched them
- Bears left off initial Pro Bowl roster for second straight year
- White nationalist Richard Spencer considers a run for Montana congressional seat
- Amazon’s Aurora distribution center deal may be one of the last under EDGE program
- Natural gas line work in Homer Glen stemming from explosion continues
- Jueza: Niños pueden seguir con demanda por cambio climático
- Bulls a different team when Nikola Mirotic, Doug McDermott are spacing floor
- Milder weather to mark winter’s official open
- City Council must allow public comment, judge rules
- Jerrell Freeman contrite after PED suspension: ‘I can’t blame anybody but me’
- Slate formed to abolish Homer Township government
- Nylons for Christmas! WWII shortage created a rush for hosiery in 1945
- Vic Fangio critical of own coverage call on backbreaking Packers completion
- Patrulla Fronteriza decomisa 3 mdd que iban a México
- Berlin attack may be part of Islamic State strategy to divide Muslims, others
- 16-year-old girl sexually assaulted in West Side home, police say
- Alerta de aviación tras erupción volcánica en Alaska
- Damning evaluation signals Kyle Fuller’s time with Bears running out
- No doubt, Jamal Thomas: Grayslake North clinches win with 4.7 seconds left
- Day care worker wounded when stray bullet crashes through window
- Clint Reif’s family
- Local roundup: Joey Krutilla scores career-high 32 points to power Andrew
- Minnesota case a bad situation its coach made worse
- Seleccionados al Pro Bowl, 7 Raiders y 6 Falcons
- Thomas logra récord con 44 puntos; Celtics ganan en prórroga
- Tyler Zabrecky goes 6-for-6 from 3-point range to lift Munster past Lake Central
- Metea Valley a (Payton) Thorne in Wheaton South’s side for a quarter
- Senators 4, Blackhawks 3
- Lakeview East man is county’s 4th cold death of season
- Pirates flag down upset: Merrillville stuns defending Class 4A champ Penn
- 1 in custody after standoff at Near North Side building
- Four Seasons musician finds life an inspiration
- Jagr ties Messier for second place on all-time points list in Panthers’ 4-3 shootout win over Sabres
- LeBron atina triple en prórroga; Cavs superan a Bucks