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- Tuesday’s recap: Senators 4, Blackhawks 3
- Western Kentucky beats Memphis in Boca Raton Bowl, 51-31
- Marian Hossa injured as Blackhawks comeback falls short against Senators
- Corey Crawford back practicing but could get more help after return
- High school girls basketball: Bob Narang’s Top 20
- Northwestern rolls over IUPUI 87-65; Iowa walks off court
- Top suburban stories of 2016
- 14 Chicago bars open Christmas Day
- Thursday: Eat. Drink. Do.
- 6 Chicago comedy shows to see this week
- Tweet of the Week poll, extra grim pre-holiday edition
- Man fatally shot in Calumet City
- EEUU incauta 3 millones de dólares que se llevaban a México
- Was friend’s crush brought on by cancer?
- New Jersey: piden investigar a funcionario que arrancó hiyab
- Grupo humanitario: EI castiga a civiles en retirada de Mosul
- Organizadores de Tokio 2020 revelan su estimación de costes
- 7 wounded in city shootings
- The U.S. is no stranger to interfering in the elections of other countries
- Abusos en fútbol inglés afectaron a niños a partir de 4 años
- Lakeview home with wine cellar: $2,575,000
- Tavon and the bullet
- Uber quiere conquistar Brasil, taxistas intentan prohibirlo
- North Shore personal trainer pleads not guilty to knowingly passing on HIV
- 7 things to know about selling your business
- Padre hallado culpable, hija murió dentro de carro acalorado
- HRW: Estado Islámico castiga a civiles que huyen de Mosul
- Morning Spin: A week after hitting Pritzker, Republicans go after Kennedy
- Photos: Truck attack on Christmas market in Berlin
- Moscow doubts killer of ambassador in Turkey was a lone wolf
- Disminuye la aplicación de la pena de muerte en EEUU
- ‘I’m not looking forward to Christmas:’ 2 years after suicide, Blackhawks staffer’s family forges ahead
- Illinois loses more residents in 2016 than any other state
- Outcry at Loyola after students learn athlete accused of rape was enrolled for three years
- Fantasy football Week 16 waiver wire: Derrick Henry, the backup you can start
- Lin-Manuel Miranda es el Artista del Año de Associated Press
- A look back at ‘The Fog Bowl’ on Dec. 31, 1988: ‘Steam from the bowels of Hell’
- Cook County sheriff’s police officer injured in crash
- 94-year-old woman hurt in Gresham fire
- Volkswagen reaches $1 billion settlement on final cars in emissions scandal
- A Target store offers ‘quiet hours’ for its autistic customers
- Leonard Fournette, Christian McCaffrey follow the money just like the NCAA taught them
- ‘Spamilton,’ the hit musical spoof of ‘Hamilton,’ headed to Chicago
- Lin-Manuel Miranda es el Artista del Año de Associated Press
- Five urban farming projects in Chicago to watch in 2017
- 2016 in review: A look back at the top entertainment stories
- Rare Bourbon County Stout’s new release raises question: How rare can it be?
- Exitosa operación en mano izquierda de Kvitova tras ataque
- Rusos de Nueva York rechazan acusaciones de hacking
- Hinsdale Middle School design changes to cost $600,000
- Lena Dunham apologizes for saying ‘I wish I had’ an abortion
- Colombia: investigan accidente aéreo que causó cinco muertos
- Pantsuit Nation divided by book deal using Facebook posts from Hillary Clinton fans
- Prickly City- Rule 41, who cares?
- Here’s a radical idea: Maybe Bears should stay the course
- Park Junior High at Bethlehem Woods
- 31 Muertos y 12 desaparecidos, balance actual de tragedia en mercado de Tultepec
- Lin-Manuel Miranda named AP Entertainer of the year
- Tavon Tanner, a bullet, and what happened on the streets of Chicago
- Apartment Hunt: 1000 South Clark
- Delantero estadounidense Green se va de Bayern a Stuttgart
- Futbolista alemán se recupera tras ser baleado
- Moenchengladbach despide a su técnico Schubert
- Ecuador: detienen líder indígena en zona de conflicto minero
- What could happen to Yahoo if Verizon backs away from its $4.8 billion deal
- Ravens all-time Pro Bowlers
- Coca-Cola buys AB InBev Africa unit for $3.2 billion
- Black doctor barred from helping on flight gets apology, triggers policy change
- Josh Young leaving Chicago DJ duo Flosstradamus to pursue solo project
- On the quieter side of South Loop, new rentals offer impressive amenities
- Christmas gets better as you age
- Adultery is a crime, judge tells man suing wife for reading lovers’ emails
- Bright lights, big Santas can cost towns, taxpayers
- Pizza is king during U.S. restaurant industry’s 2016 slump
- Crash in Posen
- Shifting visa fees can make travel to Vietnam confusing, costly
- Germany celebrates the bicycle’s bicentennial
- Driver charged with aggravated DUI in Posen crash that killed 3
- Chicago-area home sales, prices record double-digit gains in November
- What is microneedling and why is it gaining popularity?
- Naperville City Council approves 105,000-square-foot industrial building
- Fallece Michele Morgan primera actriz galardonada en Cannes
- Existing U.S. home sales reach highest since February 2007
- Cory’s Project honors memory of boy’s courageous battle
- Column: From helping homeless to playing less video games, area students share their wishes for 2017
- Under-the-skin diabetes device could help replace finger-stick test
- Chicago acabará año a la cabeza de ciudades con más crímenes violentos
- NBA abrirá academia en Africa el próximo año
- Suspenden a pesistas de Argentina y Puerto Rico por dopaje
- América y Tigres se enfrentan por la final del Apertura
- Nueva generación de narcóticos causan estragos en EEUU
- Justicia chilena permite a nuera de Bachelet viajar a EEUU
- Kids get a head start on New Year fun in Barrington
- Something’s fishy for New Year at Children’s Museum
- Join Evanston’s Kwanzaa celebration Dec. 26
- Family New Year’s Eve fun at Dave and Buster’s
- Ring in 2017 as a family in Park Ridge
- Help Squad: Three experts share clever post-holiday bargain-hunting tips
- Jamal Nixon can play anywhere, guard any position for Fenwick
- By design, you can tell a book by its cover
- Emma Fink excels as three-sport athlete at Lyons
- Fun ways to ring in the new year
- Column: 3 things that sustain a happy marriage
- Bears Q&A: Matt Barkley vs. Brian Hoyer vs. NFL draft
- Jonathan Toews flummoxed by scoring struggles: ‘Don’t know what to tell you’
- ‘Phantom’ a 28-year-old masked masterpiece
- Royal Caribbean Ovation of the Seas makes Australia debut
- Top 10 Dream Homes of 2016
- Best places to travel in 2016
- Dear Mr. Trump, welcome to hell
- Vernon Hills’ Jesse Goldufsky turns discipline into wrestling success
- Naperville cops hunt 2 after $1,700 armed robbery at Menards
- Diversity group issues list of recommended candidates for NFL head coaching jobs
- Técnico Rueda y arquero Armani siguen en Atlético Nacional
- Gallardo sigue con River Plate hasta 2017
- Puerto Rico buscará ayuda del sector privado para pensiones
- Trump se reúne con asesores de seguridad
- EEUU multa a dos empresas brasileñas por corrupción
- Happy holidays from Chicago theaters
- Pictures: Royal Caribbean Ovation of the Seas
- Bill Murray and brothers tentatively bringing Caddyshack restaurant to Rosemont
- 2016 in review: Chicago Tribune’s best sports photos
- Pioneer Press year in review: Q&A with Vernon Hills AD Brian McDonald
- De La Tierra está de regreso
- Taylor Bennett, Chance the Rapper’s brother, looks to uphold his own truth with music
- The winter solstice arrives
- Bleach Party can turn on the energy at will
- With late-game poise, Jack Hoiberg has breakout game for Red Devils
- Petra Kvitova could return to tennis in about 6 months after knife attack
- Megan Mullally talks meeting Nick Offerman’s family in Minooka for first time
- Ex-Gov. Blagojevich again appeals his 14-year prison sentence
- Mud Morganfield fills Muddy Waters’ big shoes with a big sound
- 5 ways to save money when buying a car (Infographic)
- Where there is a will – and more – there’s peace of mind
- Early parties let kids ring in the New Year
- Eat This: Braised pork and pancakes are the new fried chicken and waffles
- Column: The one resolution we all should make – put health before fitness
- Harlem Globetrotters team up with rhythmic gymnast in Deerfield
- Philip Dawkins’ ‘Charm’ heading to New York
- Santa run fuels holiday spirit in Crown Point
- No play in kindergarten? No way
- Paul Sassone: Help your neighbors by shoveling your sidewalks in the winter
- Mexico fireworks market blast leaves at least 31 dead, scores hurt
- Why God is a curvy, black woman in ‘The Shack’ and some Christian critics say it’s ‘heresy’
- Charly García sigue internado pero fuera de peligro
- 2 Chicago-area seniors publish suspense novels
- In reversal, Navy won’t scrap traditional job titles
- Residents, local officials push for more study on Hiawatha line expansion
- Iowa coach apologizes for walking off the court without shaking hands
- Chicago’s top business stories 2016
- Swedish Ikea warns: Sleepover in stores equals trespassing
- Montgomery mayor running for re-election
- Pictures: Regent Seven Seas Explorer
- Kvitova estará inactiva por 6 meses tras cirugía de mano
- Millonaria inversión para resort Four Seasons en Puerto Rico
- We taste 9 mole pastes, seeking best shortcut to classic Mexican sauce
- Paul Sassone: Top New Year’s resolutions are too self-centered
- Help Them to Hope
- 5 things to eat, drink, do this weekend
- Speak out: Donald Trump should stop ‘worrying about Saturday Night Live’
- North Pole predicted to warm 50 degrees above normal Thursday
- String of shootings on party buses reveals gray area in regulations
- ‘Hidden Figures’ review: High-quality cast soars in glossy NASA drama
- Rating mole pastes
- Big shows and big stories part of Chicago theater scene in 2016
- Northbrook planners pummel assisted living plan
- Year in review: Writers Theatre opens, full-day kindergarten begins and parks get improvements
- Tammy McCann kicks off a holiday weekend packed with music
- Randy Blaser: Immediate action needed to put Illinois students first
- Animal advocates advise against pets as presents
- Activistas piden cambios en centros de detención antes de la llegada de Trump
- Tax credit bill pushed by Aurora officials signed by governor
- frank lloyd wright river forest
- Santa Run, Walk and Ride
- Frank Lloyd Wright’s Winslow house in River Forest sells for $1.375 million
- The year in Chicago theater
- Ali y Cruyff, muertes que marcaron 2016
- Turquía acusa a clérigo musulmán por asesinato de embajador
- Chicago-area chefs name the best meal they ate in 2016
- Kalamazoo, Evanston offer New Year’s festivities
- Best books of 2016
- Peregrinan en busca de sus seres queridos, tras la explosión en mercado de Tultepec
- Cubs scheduled on ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball five times in 2017
- Carjacked Porsche spotted after driver blows red light: cops
- Year in review 2016: Major commercial projects, dramatic criminal incidents in Buffalo Grove
- Volunteer works to help children in Kane County court system
- United executive spends $2.8 million in Lincoln Park area
- Ken Griffin plays Santa, gives $12 million lakefront gift to city
- Wrightwood condo
- Joffrey Ballet celebrates a new ‘Nutcracker’
- Year in preview: Proposed increase in rail traffic through Glenview to undergo more scrutiny
- Lena Dunham se disculpa por broma sobre aborto
- 2016: Larraín, Luna, Braga y Bernal se lucen en el cine
- Ice fishing tournament set at forest preserve
- Shout Out: Jason Sposeep, Oak Parker and lawyer
- Northbrook’s Lifetime project moving forward without Children’s Learning Adventure
- Joffrey Ballet celebrates ‘Nutcracker’ opening
- Dwyer Park project wins unanimous nod from Village Board
- Hostess says she’s no Scrooge, but …
- Chris Matthews is America’s greatest champion of ‘Love Actually’ — so we watched it with him
- J.R. Smith tiene pulgar fracturado
- Wendy’s franchise owner bikes across U.S. in support of adoption
- Chef’s Choice: French chef seeks out Giordano’s deep-dish ‘comfort food’
- Machines win
- Feds agree to delay penalties for automakers failing to meet fuel efficiency goals
- 8 great winter beauty essentials
- From ‘Hairy Ape’ to ‘Pygmalion,’ Kerry Reid’s picks for best theater of 2016
- Protect your skin this winter with these products
- Supervolcano that caused largest eruption in European history stirring again
- Snapchat Spectacles land at arcade in Chicago suburbs, sell out in hours
- Wal-Mart to stop selling ‘Bulletproof: Black Lives Matter’ shirts after police protest
- I was the target of a Russian smear campaign. Now I understand the power of fake news.
- Where to ski or snowboard within an easy drive of Baltimore this winter
- Funeral services to be held this week for Park Ridge alderman
- Quickly: Jay Cutler is useless
- GoFundMe page started after Fernwood quadruple homicide
- The biggest Lake Forest and Lake Bluff stories of 2016
- Gala raises $4.1M for Gateway for Cancer Research
- More than 400 attend 2016 Uptown Holiday Ball at Hinsdale House.
- Oak Brook Infant Welfare Society fundraisers support health services for needy children.
- Lake Forest Woman’s Club party supports teaching scholoarships.
- 2nd brother charged in 2013 Berwyn killing is caught in Florida
- Over 300 attend Northbrook Taste and Auction on Nov. 1.
- Over 21,000 enjoy the tree lighting for Brookfield Zoo’s Holiday Magic.
- New coroner to reach out to students about heroin, suicide
- Community news
- Fox River Valley Library District ends effort to build new library
- Famosos recuerdan regalos imposibles de la infancia
- Bayern vence 3-0 a Leipzig y llega al receso como líder
- Tucson aprueba resolución para proteger a inmigrantes
- New nonprofit aims to support Chicago’s underserved children
- ‘Passengers’ review: Intriguing potential gets lost in space
- Anti-Defamation League to meet at Andrean
- New charges pending in hit-and-run death
- Blackhawks’ 3rd line delivering top-notch production lately
- Metal Haven, Ravenswood record shop-turned-Logan Square restaurant, is closing
- Evanston names 17-year department veteran Brian Scott its new fire chief
- EEUU: Menos decomisos de contrabando en Paraguay
- Joffrey’s new ‘Nutcracker’ magical blend of history, traditional touches
- Commissioners renew jail medical contract
- ‘The Underground Railroad,’ ‘High Dive’ top John Warner’s best books list
- Year in review 2016: Housing projects crop up, students start school later in Lincolnshire
- ‘You can’t feel your toes’: Why playing football in the cold sucks
- Fire ruins garage on Aurora’s West Side
- Compromise should fix pond problem at East Dundee housing complex
- Letter to the editor: Changes needed in Supreme Court selections
- Shout Out: Glencoe resident Liz Cohen
- Waukegan students shot at, scramble back to school
- Man sentenced to 4 years for attempted robbery
- Kerry Reid’s best theater 2016
- Dozens pick out gifts in Portage police program
- Pioneer Press year in review: Q&A with Mundelein AD Troy Parola
- Pioneer Press year in review: Q&A with Carmel AD Andy Bitto
- Waukegan firefighters bring cheer to children at Vista Medical Center
- Glencoe Youth Services, Winnetka Youth Organization hold merger talks
- Inter vence 3-0 a la Lazio con doblete de Icardi
- El seguro de salud promovido por Obama parece sostenerse
- After years with a gang, Aurora pastor looks to end the violence
- Pioneer Press year in review: Q&A with Libertyville AD Briant Kelly
- ASAP helps students fast track their college degrees
- Defense’s alibi in fatal cop shooting case charged in Indianapolis homicide
- Lost your job? Move, get an education, and learn new skills
- Glencoe Caucus slate to go unchallenged in 2017 municipal elections
- Wednesday’s matchup: Wizards at Bulls
- View: Inmates’ letters about what it’s like to spend the holidays in prison
- Don’t give up even if you aren’t accepted to college early
- Shout Out: Jean Nham, optometrist
- Aurora man guilty of possessing almost 20 pounds of heroin
- Did Chicagoan defeat ‘Jeopardy’ champ who died of cancer?
- Jackalope announces cast of ‘The Snare’
- Corrections and clarifications for Thursday, Dec. 22, 2016
- Happy Trails: Ken Griffin’s gift to Chicago’s lakefront
- Shout Out: Bob Anderson, retired salesman
- Auction Gala raises $2.5M for cancer research
- “Un padre no tan padre” busca mensaje de inclusión
- 17 piezas robadas regresan a Italia casi intactas
- West Dundee cops play Santa thanks to 2 men’s donated gifts
- How my 2020 predictions look three years from the finish line
- Germany had monitored Berlin truck attack suspect for months
- 2017 Buick Envision Premium gallery
- Aurora teen accused after pickup truck is stolen
- First court filing made in wake of Homer Glen house explosion
- Car left running in Aurora driveway stolen
- Christmas gifts stolen during Aurora home burglary
- American voters wanted change in 2016, but will they get the change they wanted?
- 20 heartwarming stories to prove 2016 wasn’t all bad
- ‘Obamacare’ holding its own: 6.4 million signed up so far
- Elgin Community College program gets school national recognition, nomination
- Highland Park in 2016: The biggest stories of the year
- Year in review 2016: Minimum wage battle, major school start change in Barrington
- Tree trimming becomes celebration of remembrance for local family
- Pregnancy centers win early victory against Illinois abortion info law
- New Jersey-grown collard greens? Yep
- Breaking the cycle of reactive healthcare
- 3 steps to making the perfect winter hot cocoa bar
- 5 ways women are running the smartphone world
- Aurora City Council candidate to remain on ballot
- Julie Galauner, Genoa-Kingston find rhythm in time to earn road win
- Be thankful for trees — they’re more beneficial than you think
- New shoes surprise Streamwood elementary school students
- After worry, joy arrives for mother of quintuplets born in Phoenix
- Getting serious about curbing gun violence
- Auction Gala raises $2.5M for cancer research.
- Aurora passes slightly higher tax levy
- Pickwick Restaurant open for business in Park Ridge
- The guilty side effect of online shopping
- Fox Valley Park Board election draws 11 candidates
- After stabbing, fire and fight, East Aurora looks at security measures for high school
- Cavani llega a 18 goles; PSG vapulea 5-0 a Lorient
- Texas: Apuñalan a mujer por festejar triunfo de los Cowboys
- Reo excarcelado por error pide lo dejen seguir libre
- District 97 board to seek operating fund, facilities referendums in 2017
- Brett Czerak scores 36 as Aurora Central Catholic downs Wheaton Academy
- Christmas weekend: How many more Chicagoans will die by the bullet?
- Congressional funding is key to questions about Argonne’s future
- Gift of hats warms hearts at Elgin’s Hillcrest Elementary
- London theater will have ‘Mary Stuart,’ ‘Children’ for dark months of winter
- Delta Airlines dice que investiga supuesta discriminación
- New Pace bus routes between Elgin and suburban locations launched this week
- Burlington Central wrestler Austin Macias not lacking motivation
- Josh Bellamy continues showing special value on Bears’ special teams
- Photos: Mexico fireworks blast
- Mexicans seek loved ones, answers in fireworks explosion that killed 33
- Waukegan’s DeShawn Davidson equally productive as scorer, passer
- Buffalo Grove man awarded medal for heroism after rescuing drowning teen
- Gurnee Speedway gas station robbed
- Year in review 2016: Economic activity, school hazing allegations in Lake Zurich
- Amazon bringing 100 jobs to Waukegan
- Trump: Deadly violence in Germany is ‘attack on humanity’
- Malloy: It’s never too early for fantasy owners to look to 2017 draft
- Kyle Fuller shut down for season: ‘I’ve just got to listen to my body’
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- Bowling notes: Winter weather can’t slow down LaPorte County athletes
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- Christina Grimmie’s family sues concert promoter, Orlando Philharmonic for emotional distress
- International veteran Jaume Sorolla developing as freshman for Valparaiso
- Aleppo evacuations in heavy snow end brutal Syrian war chapter
- Illinois taxpayers and Boss Madigan’s stockpot
- Donations of breast milk save infants
- Read the emails released by Emanuel in lawsuit settlement
- Light displays bring line of cars to once-quiet street
- Man shot dead on Southwest Side
- Report: NBA owners pass new labor deal, players next
- Laquan McDonald police report, part 1
- Laquan McDonald police report, part 3
- Muslim student’s claim that man threatened to set her on fire over hijab not true, Michigan police say
- Man shot dead on Southwest Side identified
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- July 2015 – Aug. 2015
- Tony Bartolomeo named head football coach at Lake Central
- Demonstrators march to Emanuel’s house to decry violence and demand change
- Fuentes AP: Dueños aprueban nuevo contrato en NBA
- Trump resucita propuesta de prohibir entrada a musulmanes
- Police: Midlothian man shot to death in car outside his home
- California revoca matrículas de vehículos autónomos de Uber
- Illinois 75, Missouri 66
- ‘He’s a showbiz guy’: At Trump’s political casting call, looks matter
- Demonstrators decry violence in city
- After meeting with Trump, Boeing CEO says Air Force One won’t cost $4 billion
- Ask Tom: What is the average date of the first 1-inch snow of winter?
- Weather to remain mild through holiday weekend
- Chapecoense irá ante Nacional, Lanús y Zulia en Libertadores
- Towns aporta ‘doble doble’ a victoria de Wolves sobre Hawks
- Catholic health educator in Texas fired for refusing to teach birth control
- Chicago’s Valerie Jarrett reflects on 8 years in Obama’s White House
- Deal to repeal North Carolina ‘bathroom bill’ fails in bitter divide
- Wizards 107, Bulls 97
- ‘Lion’ review: Dev Patel stars as a man torn between families in India, Australia
- Wednesday’s recap: Wizards 107, Bulls 97
- Local roundup: Maurice Commander helps Marist remain undefeated
- Illinois wins fourth straight Braggin’ Rights game over Missouri
- Boys basketball: Talen Horton-Tucker helps No. 2 Simeon shake off No. 8 Young
- One of Dwyane Wade’s signature moves still is working — 14 seasons in
- Westbrook suma 42 puntos y Thunder doblega a Pelicans
- No. 10 Louisville outlasts No. 6 Kentucky 73-70
- Caleb Swanigan continues to rule boards as Purdue rolls by Norfolk State