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- Up-and-down Bulls down again in 107-97 loss to Wizards
- Nick Baginski the ‘linchpin’ for Stevenson boys swim team
- Cybersecurity firm says it has proof Russian military unit was behind DNC hack
- Jamaal Williams runs for 210 yards, TD in BYU’s Poinsettia Bowl win over Wyoming
- Online bullies once made Gabby Douglas cry, so now the Olympian is fighting back
- Pioneer Press year in review: Q&A with Stevenson AD Tricia Betthauser
- The 5 most-read food and drink stories of 2016
- The 12 best new bars of 2016
- The 13 best new restaurants of 2016
- 2016 in review: 3 best and 3 worst stories in music
- Facebook photo sharing lands grandmother in a fix
- New data revealed homeowners’ equity grew by $1.02 trillion
- Letter: Trump’s picks for cabinet lack experience to lead
- Cancer Research Foundation Auxiliary hosts luncheon
- Skokie man facing additional charges in fatal crash
- Morning Spin: Emanuel emails reveal he promoted city to heavy hitters during Cubs playoff game
- The complicated life of Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III
- New-construction penthouse in Bucktown: $849,500
- Inspectors cite nursing homes for numerous violations
- Ex-employees allege nursing home tried to mislead inspectors on abuse
- Artificial intelligence could cost millions of jobs. The White House says we need more of it.
- Police investigating Near North crash
- Uber pulls self-driving cars from California roads
- Multifaith group urges Rauner to change stance on Syrian refugees
- Judge acquits Chicago cop in allegedly drunken off-duty shooting
- Lakeview has the highest rate of binge drinking in Chicago
- In his World Series moment, Wayne Messmer wore reminder of night he was shot
- Obamacare enrollment up in Illinois, U.S. despite fears about program’s future
- Man wanted in car theft from dealership is arrested after traffic stop
- Trump denuncia ataque en Berlín, promete lucha antimusulmana
- Trump designa a la jefa de su campaña como asesora en presidencia
- How Trump and an Obamacare rollback could affect the growing gig economy in 2017
- The looming abortion battle — and a way out of it
- Man killed in Hoffman Estates house fire
- 4 teens charged after crashing stolen SUV into CTA bus
- With a brewery in Germany, Stone Brewing tests the appetite for American craft beers in the land of Oktoberfest
- Ikea to settle for $50 million after toppled dressers kill 3 young boys
- From Indianapolis to London: Are gay bars going extinct?
- 3 people wounded Wednesday in Chicago shootings
- Alcalde: Miami no será santuario para inmigrantes
- How four drug companies rapidly raised prices on lifesaving drugs
- Column: 12 requests of the Christmas season
- Why it’s so hard to get your hands on the Christmas toy your kid really wants
- Records show Alan Thicke died from rupture of major artery
- Argentina cierra el año en la cima del ranking FIFA
- Trump elige a duro crítico de China como asesor comercial
- China advierte a Trump sobre su política hacia Taiwán
- Perú pedirá informe a EEUU y Brasil sobre sobornos Odebrecht
- Emanuel admits using personal email for public business as city settles open records lawsuit
- The ridiculous ending of ‘The OA’ betrays the series’ best idea
- ‘Undercover’ mayor sees dedication in employees
- U.S. economy grew at strong 3.5% annual rate last quarter
- Closed Sessions: Chicago artists of the year
- Q&A: Peter Rush talks Fenwick lawsuit, other sports litigation
- Moenchengladbach nombra a Dieter Hecking como técnico
- Crystal Palace despide a su técnico Alan Pardew
- Lloris firma extensión de contrato con Tottenham
- Conte busca reemplazos para Costa y Kante en Chelsea
- Sakho, de West Ham, será baja de 6-8 semanas
- Tres décadas después Bolivia crea una Comisión de la Verdad
- Nacionalistas blancos de EEUU reciben donaciones exentas
- En Ucrania hay evidencia de lazos de Rusia con hackers
- Latinoamérica pedirá información por sobornos de Odebrecht
- 2017 Buick Envision is a premium crossover with a value proposition
- Prickly City- safer
- Asociación de Abogados reclama abogados de oficio a menores centroamericanos
- Pharez Whitted: Inspiring young lives through jazz
- Can Gar Forman explain why he built an old, slow and bad Bulls team?
- Una Navidad agridulce en espera de sus hijos
- Emma Stone says directors have given her improvised jokes to male co-stars
- Contested races in Elmhurst for District 205, park board and 6th Ward
- M.A.D.D. Rhythms’ Bril Barrett is a tap evangelist
- Chicagoan of the year: Augusta Read Thomas amps up vibrant new-music scene
- ‘I just wanted to be a rabbi’
- Butler 2016 talent show
- Weekend: Eat. Drink. Do.
- Year’s architecture standouts are women — but that’s incidental
- EEUU: aumentan tiroteos accidentales en fiestas navideñas
- Chance the Rapper, Jeremih deliver a Chicago holiday surprise
- One huge American retailer ignored the internet — and won
- Clarkson: Respecting the gifts of the greatest generation
- Fuente AP: Nova pacta con Piratas por 3 años y 26 millones
- EEUU elimina registro de inmigrantes de países musulmanes
- Científicos argentinos temen futuro por recorte presupuesto
- 10 people I met in 2016 who give me hope for 2017
- Umphrey’s McGee to play ‘New Year’s Run’
- Donica Lynn’s year was about ‘Dreamgirls’ triumphs amid cancer treatments
- Jobless claims increased to six-month high last week
- How ‘busyness’ became a bona fide status symbol
- Comedy Top 10 for winter 2017: Stand-up for all types and stripes
- Sisters showcase talent for Butler Junior High show
- Weight Watchers gains on news that Oprah Winfrey lost 40 pounds
- Hombre debe pagar compensación a DuPont Pioneer y Monsanto
- Funny at iO and a final show at Mary-Arrchie: Nina Metz’s best shows of 2016
- Kerry James Marshall has had quite a year
- All I want for Christmas is a new House speaker
- O’Jays, Chi-Lites, comedy ring in 2017 at Star Plaza
- Echoes of Pompeii presents visual Pink Floyd spectacle
- Hey polar bears, why not plunge into 2017
- Daniel Nearing is Chicago’s filmmaker
- Michigan City’s Barker Mansion wraps year with Christmas Closing Event
- ‘A Christmas Story’ Comes Home celebrates local connections to movie
- Deep River Waterpark hosts family-friendly New Year’s Eve bash
- Region Ale Tap House & Eatery big on local sourcing
- Philharmonic presents global New Year’s Eve
- Cochran leads comic year-in-review
- Raue brings The Carpenters ‘Close to You’
- Gloria Groom a new master of French painting
- Heart of the Home: Freezing pipes can cause major headaches
- Casino roundup
- Dance Top 10 for early 2017: Joffrey and an anniversary for Thodos
- Almond drink? Soy juice? Some lawmakers want to crack down on what can be sold as ‘milk.’
- Bieber enfrenta cargos por robo y lesiones en Argentina
- Plum Creek Nature Center presents ‘Warm Up to Snowshoeing’
- New Trier grad pulls deep dish pizza out of his hat
- Petrak: La Grange couple wins the weight-loss battle
- Karen Zaworski, whose signs graced Chicago Botanic Garden, dies at 59
- Premiere: Homme cover the Ramones’ ‘Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want To Fight Tonight)’
- Altidore elegido mejor futbolista estadounidense del año
- Argentina: se casa Tevez y arranca fiesta que durará 4 días
- Multan a agencia de Puerto Rico por incumplimiento
- Christopher Art Gallery presents ‘Small But Mighty’
- Cryptic, threatening cards and signs pop up in Aurora area
- Colo, la gorila más longeva en EEUU, cumple 60 años
- Prospect School students express mixed feelings about winter break
- Nokia sues Apple to escalate mobile-patent licensing battle
- ‘Why Him?’ review: Franco, Cranston vie for attention of nearly non-existent woman
- New OB-GYN recommendation: Wait to cut umbilical cord
- Seven Seas Explorer has something to say about luxury
- Cancer-stricken ‘Jeopardy!’ player wins $103K before death
- 5 tips to bring organization to your post-holiday chaos
- Tell us something good, puhleeze
- Lots of tasty options at Anastasia’s
- Sen. Mark Kirk: The Republican Party has changed
- Help Them to Hope
- ‘The Secret Life of Pets’ joins Universal’s Superstar Parade
- U.S.-based cleric rejects links to Russian envoy’s killing
- Concursante de “Jeopardy!” gana seis juegos antes de morir
- When is a patio a parking pad? Wilmette board rules Laurel patio can be both
- Expert tips for catching sailfish
- Shuttered 2016: bars and restaurants
- Anthony Bourdain no irá a restaurante en hotel Trump
- Ejército sirio: Aleppo está bajo control del gobierno
- Fuente AP: Beckham Jr. multado por zapatillas conmemorativas
- Weight Watchers sube luego de que Oprah Winfrey “baja”
- Clinton recibió casi 2,9 millones de votos populares más
- Top parenting stories of 2016
- The year in review: Deerfield’s top stories of 2016
- Our picks for Chicagoans of the Year 2016: A record label, a tap dancer, and 3 female architects
- When prison is home for the holidays
- Vuelve ‘punch’ tricolor en boxeo
- 14 candidates in Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 board race
- Fireworks were the lifeblood of this community. Then suddenly, they brought devastation
- 9 souvenirs the U.S. government can confiscate
- Tourists enjoy hot mineral water baths in Budapest
- Ex-congressman Schock wants trial moved to July
- Duras batallas por un boleto a playoffs en la NFL
- Julia Baird’s new biography re-examines the life of Queen Victoria
- Shout Out: Pete Hamrick, ‘Shop with a Cop’ organizer
- Mortgage rates’ rise continues, reaching highs not seen in more than two years
- Downtown Arlington Heights to get new Asian fusion restaurant
- Jollibee Chicago now open, bringing Chickenjoy and more to Filipino fast-food fans
- Munster honors longtime board member with park
- Waukegan police say four armed robberies in five hours ‘alarming’
- Tech leaders use personal email as direct line to Rahm Emanuel
- Incarcerated mom reunite with kids; carolers bring holiday spirit to jail
- Nombran calle de Detroit en honor a Stevie Wonder
- Weight Watchers sube luego de que Oprah Winfrey “baja”
- Berlin suspect’s fingerprints in truck that plowed into Christmas market suggest he drove it
- Clinton wins popular vote by nearly 2.9 million
- Berg: All I want for Christmas is a new speaker
- Arlington Heights looks back on highlights from 2016
- NY: Buscan a hombre que apuñaló a un turista en la cabeza
- En Chlle rechazan misa para violadores de DDHH
- El juego Pokémon Go llega al Apple Watch
- LO ULTIMO: Trump anuncia equipo de comunicaciones
- ‘The Signals are Talking’: Amy Webb teaches us to listen
- Hickory Meadows luminary event brings together gas station opponents
- Cops want 3 in strong-arm robbery on CTA Red Line
- Young mother from MTV’s ’16 and Pregnant’ found dead
- Grace’s gift: A lesson in kindness for young and old
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- Aurora Festival of Lights enters final days for season
- Highs and lows, from drug prices to VW: The top national business stories of 2016
- ‘National Parks Adventure’ review: A history lesson on ‘America’s Best Idea’
- Catholic parish helps refugees
- Aurora settles lawsuit filed by golf course caterer
- Help Them To Hope
- Arlington Heights year in review
- Police: Reflective vest worn by Waukegan bank robber
- Avenue of Flags project ends year on high note
- Looking ahead: Take the Change of Subject news prediction survey for 2017
- Alex Trebek pays tribute to Cindy Stowell, cancer-stricken ‘Jeopardy!’ champion
- Church briefs
- Las 10 canciones más populares de la semana
- Celebrating the winter solstice
- Photos: Destruction in Aleppo, Syria
- Park Ridge City Council to observe MLK Day next year; City Hall to stay open
- Gurnee Police Department reaches out to military families
- Muere Valerie Fairman de “16 and Pregnant”
- Crane Place aglow with holiday inflatables, lights
- American’s attendants say new airline uniforms making them sick, file grievance
- Cocca deja Millonarios de Colombia y regresa a Racing Club
- Más opciones para comprar juguetes a niños autistas
- Can millennials learn to love orange juice?
- Nachusa Grasslands bison herd
- Lyons Township High School Board OKs $66.3 million levy
- The days of stay-at-home moms are ‘long gone,’ report says
- Latinoamérica remecida por sobornos de Odebrecht
- Speak Out
- Wayside Cross in Aurora to create auto detailing program
- Weather buoy near North Pole hits melting point
- Naperville People in the News
- Two Belgian teens started an Ikea sleepover craze. Now police are trying to stop copycats.
- Some familiar faces in Oswego, Yorkville board races
- A legacy for the future: Parks in the reimagined Clybourn Corridor
- Obama eliminates post-9/11 registry for foreigners, making it harder for Trump to restart it
- Elmwood Park youths honored for their community service
- Political bromance? Emanuel in email to Rauner: ‘I love you a lot’
- No time for an eye exam? RV clinic brings exams to Chicago offices
- How to invest in your brand and career in 2017
- Lincolnshire to dip into reserves under 2017 budget
- Naperville police seek suspected wallet, identity thief
- Year in review: Libertyville, Mundelein and Vernon Hills in 2016
- Shout Out: Katy Bradford, lifeguarding enthusiast
- The new American idiots — are you one of them?
- ¿Perdió su inversión en el proyecto ‘Azteca Mall’ de La Villita?
- Election races shape up in 2 St. Charles wards
- Chile: Iglesia católica aclara posición ante violadores DDHH
- Hijo de Trump dejará de recaudar dinero para su fundación
- Retiran a pareja gay de vuelo en el que estaba Ivanka Trump
- Cubs studio analyst Todd Hollandsworth gets new gig in Miami
- Should you remain in touch with your ex’s family?
- Waukegan church celebrates posadas tradition
- Clarendon Hills boy approached by man in SUV
- Bellino: After the holidays — recovery
- Rosalyn O’Cherony, Spanish professor at Northeastern, dies at age 94
- Empresa hidroeléctrica abandona Guatemala tras conflictos
- Transporte fatal en el campo: ¿Migrantes “desechables”?
- Gary leans toward new TIF district
- Sleepy Hollow has more openings than candidates
- Death of woman whose head found in lagoon ruled homicide
- Wine and chocolate are the perfect pairing, right? Not really, and here’s why
- Aleppo highlights Obama’s disastrous Middle East policy
- 4 sentenced in kidnapping, torture of 2 Chicago-area students in New York
- Appeals court upholds law exempting Illinois hospitals from property taxes
- Norridge adopts regulations addressing campaign signs
- Illinois Statehouse Christmas
- Winner: “One, two, three, four … I declare a sanctuary war!” –Mike Anderson, Oak Park
- Tracy Porter named Bears ‘Good Guy Award’ winner
- Colo, oldest living gorilla in U.S., turns 60 with party at Columbus Zoo
- Los secretos detrás del baile en “La La Land”
- Holly Day at McClure brings variety show, service projects
- A Christmas wish
- Quickly: Thank you to the caroling Salvation Army bell ringer
- Gifts galore at giveaway event in Matteson
- Holly Day 2016
- Higginson: A bit of holiday cheer from the TSA
- A deep dive into Big Ten officiating — and the Michigan-Ohio State calls
- 1871 boss urged Rahm to adopt puppy, see Cubs game with Larry King: emails
- As Democrats ponder their future, Joe Biden makes a plea for a focus on the middle class
- Former OPRF teacher given probation after pleading guilty to sexual abuse
- Bartlett Chief of Police Williams to retire in January
- Big-ticket construction is back in Chicago
- Burt’s Place soft opening with Burt Katz’s iconic pizza by end of January, say new owners
- América vs. Tigres: Se vale soñar
- Quickly: America seems to have a problem with immigration
- Peace and war at Christmas
- South Florida fishing report: Kingfish and snappers are biting
- Deere to pay $275,000 to settle whistleblower lawsuit
- Outdoors notebook: New mutton snapper regulations, hunter safety
- Bail reduced for man accused in Aurora crash that killed 9-year-old
- Elgin City Council approves $298 million budget for 2017
- Outdoors calendar: One Largemouth Bass Tournament, grouper season
- Gary mayor dons wig, shovels ‘poop’ for ‘Undercover Boss’
- Baranek: For Marist’s Stef Schied, the top Christmas cheer to be at home
- After 30 years, Tri-City Dart League still draws a crowd
- Ask Anna: Winter sex and dating advice
- Naperville City Council OKs plan for 148 single-family homes in subdivision expansion
- Emprendedores latinos destacan en Londres por sus proyectos innovadores
- Drew Martin’s scoring spree carries Bartlett to victory at Hinkle Classic
- Ashley Moisant makes hustle plays for Ridgewood basketball team
- 1 dead, 16 hurt as bus from Chicago crashes with SUV in northeastern Indiana
- Coroner identifies Gary man found in river
- Maine South’s Tony Lavorato, Mike Nee enjoy run of success together
- Batavia’s Sam Juarez gets early taste of recruiting with combine trip
- Heartland puts out call for blood donations, offers Target gift cards as incentive
- Aldi’s departure will leave Maywood without a grocery store
- Boys basketball notes: Morning work key for Waubonsie’s Brian Phillips
- Zoe Xidis makes instant impact on Niles North gymnastics team
- Gary mayor appears on ‘Undercover Boss’
- Bartlett’s Kayla Hare gets by with a little help from her friends
- New regulations for temporary signs under discussion by Naperville council
- New Harwood Heights police officer sworn in
- Amazon and the twilight of the grocery line
- Damarquis Henry fires up Zion-Benton in win over Crystal Lake South
- Lenhoff: Delivering gratitude to those who deserve it
- Naperville’s Hotel Indigo drawing guests despite cold weather
- It cost Odell Beckham Jr. $18,000 to wear cleats that honored Craig Sager
- Cook County’s longest-serving prosecutor becomes judge at age 71
- Hidden hazards to keep in mind this holiday season
- CBOE Chairman Brodsky to resign after Bats Global Markets deal closes
- Ranking Tony Romo, Jay Cutler and the best NFL quarterbacks likely available this offseason
- Charges filed more than a year after girl, then 4, was shot in head
- Friday’s preview: Bulls at Hornets
- Friday’s preview: Avalanche at Blackhawks
- Woman, 33, went missing 4 days ago in Chicago Lawn
- Junior David Buh steps into spotlight as Benet knocks off Fenwick
- Glasgow talks about highs, lows as Will County’s longtime state’s attorney
- Boys basketball notes: Marquette’s Colin Kenney sets gym scoring record
- Preservation plan submitted for Collier Lodge
- 2016 in review: The year in sports numbers
- 2016 in review: The year in sports numbers
- Elgin City Council agrees to sell lots to St. Joseph’s Church
- Ask Tom: Has Chicago had a thunderstorm with rain or snow on Christmas Day?
- Workplace deaths show decline in 2015 report
- Wisconsin officials file charges in scheme to win $783K lottery jackpot
- Man receives 27-year sentence for ‘ferociously and viciously’ stabbing Vernon Hills woman
- Rajon Rondo reiterates Bulls’ need for extra work
- With ailing top scorer Reggie Cole out, Elgin drops tourney opener
- Neighbors briefs
- Cops: 911 call about murders in Hawthorn Woods was a hoax
- Lawyers want girl’s confession in Slender Man stabbing case thrown out
- Pence set for Chicago fundraiser next week
- Elgin firefighters pass out smoke detectors after Division Street fire
- Finance, Public Properties directors leaving Aurora City Hall
- Trump hires Conway, Spicer and other loyalists for senior White House jobs
- Naperville residents hitting the road – and the skies – for the holidays
- Nature preserve signs approved in Hobart
- Follow FOIA to the letter, Mr. Mayor: This email dump doesn’t resolve your transparency issues
- Trump suggests he would ditch F-35 in favor of alternate F-18 from Boeing
- Elgin firefighters pass out smoke detectors
- Rajon Rondo thinks Bulls can overcome poor athleticism with intelligence
- Corey Crawford returns Friday; Artem Anisimov, Marian Hossa out
- Boy dies after fall from water slide in Wisconsin Dells area
- Huddle Up: Bears linebacker Nick Kwiatkoski’s confidence on rise
- 2 families with Chicago police ties take different sides in parole hearing
- Emanuel emails show push to lure PayPal, reluctance to ‘bash’ United
- Blackhawks correct course on penalty kill with confidence and cohesiveness
- House Theatre names new company members
- Prank 911 call prompts SWAT response in Hawthorn Woods
- Easy to rip Fred Hoiberg but Bulls’ problems rooted in poor drafting, development
- Syrian government takes full control of Aleppo after 4 years
- Down to Business: Group activities, product tryouts, retro brands name of game at Gorilla
- Donte Ingram’s return bolsters Loyola, but Ramblers need more depth
- Disaster planning history a lesson for the White House
- Toy sellers and makers offer more options for autistic kids
- End of ‘fly quiet’ test means less silent nights for some O’Hare neighbors
- Wisconsin standout Ethan Happ steeled by athletic Illinois family
- Grace’s gift: A lesson in kindness for young and old
- Casino roundup
- Prosecutors: Vernon Hills man charged in Ponzi-type scheme involving retirees
- Black mother arrested after telling Texas police a white man assaulted her child
- Police: Parents, child hit by van in Park Ridge crosswalk
- Peoria DT Kendrick Green is Illinois’ 15th commitment
- Uber traslada autos autónomos de California a Arizona
- Lawmakers say Snowden is in contact with Russian spies but cite no public evidence
- Australian police say they prevented Christmas bombing plot in Melbourne
- Police: 11 kids at daycare evacuated during Bellwood barricade incident
- Uptown homeless shelter to remain open
- Firefighters resume search in Lynwood pond
- Top recruit Jack Sanborn of Lake Zurich aims to commit before senior year
- Wet snow Friday; rain likely Christmas
- Fuente AP: Indios acuerdan contrato con Edwin Encarnación
- AP VERIFICA: Pence no dijo que Michelle Obama era “vulgar”
- Oak Lawn man collector of old Rankin/Bass Productions items
- Feds oppose East Chicago residents’ effort to intervene in court proceedings
- Ring in New Year’s early with these Naperville events
- Crown Point man accused of lying to become a U.S. citizen to remain in federal custody
- Bears rookie cornerback Cre’Von LeBlanc growing from NFL highs and lows
- Robert Johnson, James Blackmon Jr. power Indiana past Austin Peay
- Trump, in day of tweets, suggests major changes on national security issues
- Scottie Lindsey scores 19 as Northwestern rallies past Houston Baptist in 72-63 win
- Ebola vaccine highly effective, test results show
- Local roundup: Moraine Valley women roll to easy win over Malcolm X
- Parolee accused of stealing packages from Bucktown home
- Suspect in Naperville wallet, identity theft
- Study says CTA could sell some Linden parking space for retail, residential development
- Posadas celebration at Immaculada Concepción
- Tyrese Walker delivers down stretch as Westville tops Hanover Central
- Incendio deja decenas de heridos en Manhattan
- Celebrating the winter solstice in Glencoe
- Photos: Shaquille O’Neal through the years
- Alec Peters’ big night not enough for Valparaiso vs. Santa Clara
- Idaho beats Colorado State 61-50 in third-highest scoring bowl game ever
- América rescata empate ante Tigres en la final del Apertura