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Handicapping Trump’s wild-card administration
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One Largemouth Bass Open Tournament is Jan. 1
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Indiana Dunes State Park presents Christmas Eve Stroll in Chesterton
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Local venues offer holiday fun
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Fuentes AP: Indios acuerdan contrato con Edwin Encarnación
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Shout Out set for New Year’s Eve Bash in Valparaiso
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A look back at 2016: Supreme Court nominee, fun shop, Purple Hotel among best-read local stories
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Fun ways to ring in New Year in NWI
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Elderly father climbs to dangerous heights
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Skokie in 2016: A look at some of the newsmakers
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Oscar pasará del Chelsea al Shanghai de Súper Liga china
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COI abre 28 nuevos casos contra atletas olímpicos rusos
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Morning Spin: Rauner ‘out west,’ Madigan’s whereabouts unknown as budget fight continues
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At Christmas, church helps to welcome refugees
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Obama Foundation’s daunting task: Raising money for his library
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Chicago penthouse on lakefront: $869,000
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Adult ESL program expands job prospects for Chinese immigrants
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Lake County hospitals low on blood
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Batavia Park District recognized for financial reporting
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‘Godfather of Grass’ arrested in Canada after eight years on the run: Authorities
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Rauner gives his campaign $50 million almost 2 years before election
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October death of Little Village man shot in 1992 ruled a homicide
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Chicago’s rich and powerful ask favors big and small in Mayor Emanuel emails
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Torture of 2 Chicago-area students ‘almost indescribable’: prosecutor
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Outfit soldier caught on tape planning robbery: ‘It will be a great Christmas’
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Mobile market brings food to Elgin seniors
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Top police brass defended Laquan McDonald shooting after seeing video, records show
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La Liga apelará fallo en caso de muerte de un aficionado
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Trump promete ampliar capacidad nuclear de EEUU
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Diario estatal chino critica a asesor de Trump en comercio
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United focusing on domestic business, targeted fares in 2017
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What Bears coach John Fox should be talking about
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California shut down Uber’s self-driving car service; the company simply moved it next door
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How a giant TV company helped Trump’s campaign
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Christmas subdued in 1941
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Liberados todos los pasajeros del avión libio secuestrado
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1 dead, 8 wounded in city shootings
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Shannon Ryan’s Big Ten power rankings
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Jack Forester steps up to help Vernon Hills rally past Rochelle Zell
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Putin: Promesa nuclear de Trump no es inusual
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Es ‘Fences’ una historia de familia y comunidad
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‘Merry Christmas’ or ‘Happy holidays’? How national chains and mom-and-pop stores choose
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Delivery driver charged with misdemeanor in Little Village crash that killed woman, 84
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Prickly City- Privacy war
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Dyer man’s lighting reflects his need for precision
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1 dead, 1 injured in crash after semi loses wheel on Tri-State
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Ashland, Virginia gives Amtrak riders a holiday light spectacular
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Controversial ‘pharma bro’ Shkreli says ‘of course’ he’d raise drug price again
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Man missing from group home found wandering Chicago streets
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Rahm Emanuel’s rarefied world of power
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Maercker District 60 Board contested in April election
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Trump’s Cabinet picks may offer the leadership we so badly need
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España extraditará a México a acusado de agresión sexual
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Western Springs budget increases road, water main repairs
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Christmas memories: ‘Tragic yet beautiful’
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Grants help Waukegan manage waterfront
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Chicago parents face challenges, joys in raising multiracial children
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‘Jeopardy’ competitor Cindy Stowell showed heart of a champion
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Chewbacca sings a rousing version of ‘Silent Night’
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Students end year with songs and silly sweaters
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Winter travel ideas, including Iditarod and Waukesha Janboree
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Aurora murder suspect returned to Kane for fitness hearing
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Winter Sing in District 30
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Craving a condo? Follow these buying dos and don’ts
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Oscar pasará del Chelsea al Shanghai de la Súper Liga china
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How to work a room in social settings
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Chicago’s Pedway
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Los secuestradores del avión libio se rinden y son detenidos
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College of Lake County expands composting
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Trump tweets, baseball fever, Oreos and more: Chicago’s top business stories of 2016
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Petition calls for removal of R. Kelly from California festival lineup
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Council president eyes changes in Genesis Center funding
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Power of warmth: Central Baptist Village crafters donate scarves, hats
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Hobart officials looking forward to infrastructure projects
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‘Let it be an arms race’: Trump and Putin emphasize nuclear strength while exchanging compliments
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Pirotecnia, una tradición en México que no teme a la desaparición
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Speak Out: Trump should stop worrying about ‘Saturday Night Live’
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Girls basketball: Montini Christmas Tournament preview
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‘War-torn’… ‘out of control’: What a year for Chicago bashing
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New auto parts store to open on East Side of Aurora
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Six years for driver in fatal shooting
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Elections taking shape in Norridge, Harwood Heights
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Community Calendar
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Almodóvar: “En ‘Julieta’ se ve la soledad en la que vivo”
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Gary schools’ social media presence fades as $400K contract ends
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Artists at the inauguration: Big stage makes big dilemma
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Millonarios confirma negociaciones con el técnico Russo
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Help Them to Hope
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‘Fences’ review: Family is tough
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Additional Rahm Emanuel email records, part 1
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Hawthorn 73, Park District begin talks over $12M kindergarten addition at Sullivan Center
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Israel acusa a EEUU de “acción vergonzosa” en la ONU
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Help Them to Hope
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Shout Out: Jack Olorvida, pre-med musician
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Additional Rahm Emanuel email records, part 2
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Chance the Rapper says he’s not mulling run for mayor
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One dark winter morning, there was a papergirl on a bike …
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Las miradas y espacios de Rodrigo Prieto
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Predicting 2016 was hard. Can we do better in 2017?
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I teach math — but not because I’m an ‘Asian wizard’
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HMS students’ musical send-off to winter break
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Elmwood Park report card data points to gains, areas that need to be addressed
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Robin Thicke shares memories from admirers of his dad: Alan Thicke, a family man in words and deeds
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Bike donation gives 911 dispatchers chance for exercise
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The best time to buy airline tickets and other travel advice for 2017
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Chicago bond expert: Markets will be tough to stomach in ‘great unknown’ 2017
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Zuckerberg builds artificial intelligence assistant to run house, entertain toddler
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It’s not the weather that makes Christmas so deadly
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1 dead, 1 injured in crash after semi loses wheel on Tri-State
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Land donation to provide site for planned Tinley Park pond
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Chocolate in beer is a sweet success — but not too sweet
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Denzel Washington llega a los 62 años con “Fences”
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10 ways to add sparkle to your wardrobe, home
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Chris Pratt, Jennifer Lawrence and the changing definition of stardom
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Drink This: It’s Tom & Jerry season!
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‘Nude’ makeup trend doesn’t mean going barefaced
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Renuncia del técnico Hoyos provoca malestar en Bolivia
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Curas informan que represores de dictadura piden perdón
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Orland Park OKs advisory referendum questions
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Year in review: Top Chicago entertainment stories of 2016
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HMS 2016 winter assembly
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Midwest buying spree lifted U.S. new-home sales in November
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Ecuador: Fiscalía allana oficina de brasileña Odebrecht
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Shout Out: Morton Grove Park District recreation superintendent Joe Bruntmyer
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How can you help the economy? Get some sleep!
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Baby orangutan makes debut in time for Christmas at Brookfield Zoo
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Principal hopes to combine old, new traditions at new Hill Elementary School
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This Santa writes back to Hobart kids
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In email, N’DIGO publisher demanded Rahm tear up her parking tickets
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Save the Tables restaurants
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Lincoln-Way projects further loss of enrollment, but plans to maintain 3 high schools
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Boys basketball: Jack Tosh Holiday Classic preview
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Bobby Brown to attend New Edition biopic screening in Chicago
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Waukegan woman charged with DUI after driving into squad car
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Bancos europeos compensarán a clientes en EEUU tras crisis
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Bolivia: restaurador devuelve esplendor a figuras de Jesús
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Poblado en Massachusetts permitirá cementerio musulmán
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Go ‘Under the Sea’ with Paramount’s ‘Little Mermaid’
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Mayoral race taking shape in Round Lake
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5 hacks for navigating holiday emergency room visits with kids
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How to shop a post-Christmas sale
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Ald. Willie Cochran’s attorney says his actions ‘stupid,’ not illegal
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Christmas, Hanukkah celebrations commence
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Shout Out: Annie Ignoffo, book bank volunteer
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Disney announces singers for new Epcot arts fest
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75 years later, residents share memories of Christmas 1941
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As Christmas dawns: ‘Praise the innocence of children as they stand awed …’
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It’s the thought that counts — season’s greetings
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As McDonald’s looks forward, ‘Founder’ movie shows shadowy view of past
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First lady Michelle Obama’s legacy
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Ornaments distributed to brighten patients’ holiday hospital stays
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Residents share memories of Christmas 1941 after Pearl Harbor attack
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Lions Club distributes holiday food baskets
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Fred’s, a small drugstore chain, may become national player after Rite Aid deal
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NWI leaders optimistic about drug task force’s recommendations
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McGrath: Parents should come clean about Santa
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El presidente Obama dará su discurso de despedida desde Chicago
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Migraine shelves Dwyane Wade for Bulls’ shootaround
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New businesses set to open in Carpentersville in 2017
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Luminary event connects subdivisions, community
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Ray Kroc, McDonald’s founder
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Marc Anthony con una de las giras más lucrativas del mundo
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School board candidates file for April elections
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L.S. Ayres Tea Room still Indiana’s Christmas tradition
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Lake County issues 30 warrants in drug sweep
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El gobierno federal administrará las sedes olímpicas de Río
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Partidarios del referéndum en Cataluña escenifican cumbre
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Activistas de minorías acuden a líderes de derechos civiles
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After losing a friend and daughter, 2 women work to raise awareness of DUI dangers
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A wonder of science and spines: If other paralyzed primates walk, will humans?
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As first lady, Michelle Obama charted her own course
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Thank you, Hoosiers
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3 school board candidates married to District 64 teachers
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Pedway’s next step: Clarifying, enlivening Chicago’s confusing underground network
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Reeder: Man sues over union fees
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Blood donations needed in Aurora area
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Home for the holidays? Talk with aging parents about money
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Comey’s year of unintended, ruinous consequences
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New lights brighten Sleepy Hollow
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Beverly woman recalls Christmas after Pearl Harbor
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Speak Out: How many people will complain about the cost of Christmas events?
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Heartland centers put out call for blood donations
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Police find out why driver went wrong way in I-88 crash that killed 3 this month
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Batavia High School may do away with class rankings
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Women’s vote helped create flourishing 100-year-old Waukegan Park District
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The best places to spend Christmas
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Boys basketball: Proviso West Holiday Tournament preview
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Resurrecting Chicago, block by block: Another 1,000 homes in 2017? Maybe more?
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A simple note that changed my Christmas
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Aurora mayor candidates discuss transparency in government
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Sheriff reports another fake 911 call from man claiming he had killed his mother
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Candidates lining up for April 2017 election in Elmwood Park, River Grove
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Lincolnwood police, trustees to consider additional public surveillance cameras around town
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Top web stories of 2016 in Arlington Heights
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South Shore to expand bike program
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Malta plane hijacking ends peacefully; 2 Libyans surrender
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Bandits pinch lawn holiday displays in Arlington Heights
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Anti-abortion group likely behind ominous cards left around Aurora area, police say
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Park Ridge Bike Task Force to city: Update route plan, add more racks
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Shout Out: Bill Hogan, director of physician relations at Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital
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Mayor’s emails provide glimpse into governor’s mind
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Park, library boards uncontested in Western Springs
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North Aurora Plan Commission member’s project raises concerns
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Longtime Deerfield parks director retiring at year’s end
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Campaign worker wants explanation of poll ejection
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Resurrected electronics recycling program draws 1,100-plus people in first 2 months
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Quickly
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Cubs claim pitcher David Rollins off waivers — again
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Quiz: How well do you know the top national and world news of 2016?
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Elección de artistas para ceremonia de Trump genera críticas
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OPRF drops ‘interim’ tag, names Pruitt new superintendent
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Quickly
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Cops: Hampshire man fired handgun into the air in Bartlett
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Some new faces, but few contested races in local elections
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In 2016, freedom faltered and tyrants thrived
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Lake Zurich budget reduces expenses from previous spending plan
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Zoning approved for amusement center in Elgin
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Community news
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Fin de la sequía: Milan vence a la Juventus en la Supercopa
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Las rivalidades dominan fin de semana navideño en la NFL
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Highwood seeks change in city clerk’s status
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Mego: Manger scene, regardless of who’s included and how they look, always means Christmas
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Moody’s downgrades Lincoln-Way to ‘junk’ bond status, issues negative outlook
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Former Costco employee awarded $250,000 over customer’s alleged harassment
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Alleged Beach Park armed robber crashes in snowbank, caught by police
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U.S. warns of possible attacks on churches, holiday gatherings
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Math-based game show could lead to multiplication in Stevenson student’s wallet
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St. Peter’s United Church of Christ: Oldest church in Skokie to mark 150 years
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Mount Everest and the fat (not flat) Earth: A plump planet’s trick on boastful climbers
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Community calendar
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‘Reviven la esperanza en la humanidad’ a los desamparados
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2 face felonies after being accused of shooting BB guns at cars in Arlington Heights
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Rauner’s budget chief leaves as spending plan is set to expire
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Families in need, library in Nigeria receive help from Hampshire church
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Candidates file for park and library boards
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The Christmas gift: A new hope
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Theater sign discovered during renovations in West Dundee
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Public safety, health workers share Christmas with their ‘second families’
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Watch: ‘Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas’
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Deerfield seventh grader works to preserve Holocaust survivor stories
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President-elect Donald Trump may spark a nuclear arms race. Big mistake.
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Rockettes’ owners say attendance of dancers at Trump inauguration is a choice
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Village president only contested Hinsdale office in April
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Obama administration declines veto on UN condemnation of Israeli settlements
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Disabato: Christmas season all about gift of life for Andrew’s Ethan Kosche
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Northbrook woman reports man trying to enter house
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Aurora police say shootings, car crash appear related
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Serendipitous, kind letter sparks a campaign
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Community news
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Petra Kvitova deja el hospital tras ataque con cuchillo
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Cristiano hace donación a Siria; pide no perder la esperanza
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Exclusiva AP: FIFA examina grupos de 3 equipos para Mundial
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ONU condena colonias israelíes; Obama declina usar veto
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Swinging temps threaten plants
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Kane seeks balance between providing information, protecting privacy
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Michael Flynn had role in firm co-led by man who tried to sell material to the KGB
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Three Derick dermatologists named top cancer doctors
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Dr. Sheldon Slodki, cardiologist, dies at 84
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Aurora man charged in West Side stabbing
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Acclaimed bartender Julia Momose to leave GreenRiver
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Quickly
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Valparaiso’s international players celebrate Christmas near and far
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Why the white working class votes to maim itself
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Waukegan boys basketball players make meaningful holiday assist
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Police holding man in connection to Wednesday stabbing in Aurora
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Mike Huff stars in first start of season as Grant rolls by Cary-Grove
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Elgin family rebuilds, a second time, after fire
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Despite order to demolish, Elgin senior home developer says he will continue to build
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Van Til reflects on year of change, new freedom
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Carrie Fisher sufre emergencia médica en un vuelo
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Lawsuit: Whole Foods managers were fired for whistleblowing over worker bonuses
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An Aleppo story: ‘Sir, do you know where I can find my mother?’
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RailCats re-sign Frank Martinez in what they hope will be ‘quieter’ offseason
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Gift cards offered to attract blood donors
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Eddie Goldman’s move to IR another setback for Bears’ 2015 draft class
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Atléticos pacta con el lanzador cubano Norge Ruíz
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Only limit to small business success is leadership
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Trio performs Christmas music at grocery stores to raise money for food bank
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Heart to heart helps Bears’ right tackle Bobby Massie figure it out
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Girls basketball notes: Nicole Vacha helps Stagg find the road to success
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NBA, players complete process of ratifying new labor deal
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Another centenarian joins club at Lutheran Home in Arlington Heights
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Report: Former lawmaker fired from corrections job after harassing woman at party
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Cleanup of lead-polluted yards begins in Pilsen
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Naperville crime and court roundup
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Despite shelter staying open, challenges remain for Uptown homeless
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Trump adviser wishes mad cow death for Obama, first lady to be ‘let loose’ in Africa
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Letter to the editor: Affordable Care Act shouldn’t be repealed without replacement plan
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MLB: Incremento en el salario de MLB fue el menor desde 2004
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Trump da a conocer “agradable” carta que le envió Putin
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Ask Tom: Is global warming having any effects on the icecap in Antarctica?
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Berlin truck attack suspect fatally shot by police trainee in Italy
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Emails between Emanuel, Tribune’s Dold released in lawsuit settlement
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Echoes of 2016 fight shape race to run the Democratic National Committee
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Trump’s comments on nuclear weapons rattle U.S. officials and foreign leaders
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Open records experts see loopholes in Emanuel’s email lawsuit settlement
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Hornets 103, Bulls 91
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Community briefs
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Naperville police, Texas Roadhouse host Christmas lunch for children, parents
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Obama moves to split cyberwar command, NSA
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Juzgan en EEUU a pastor hispano acusado de agresión sexual
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EEUU advierte sobre posibles ataques a iglesias
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Suspect in road-rage killing of 3-year-old boy said car was too close: affidavit
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Blagojevich seeks presidential commutation of prison term
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Speak Out: The liberal progressives are really about denial, aversion, blame, scare
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Homeless encampment
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Area in store for dreary, mild holiday weekend
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Speak Out: The one huge difference between Eisenhower and Trump
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Trump, GOP leaders appear to have reached a truce
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Carrie Fisher permanece en unidad de cuidados intensivos
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Tanner Kero first call up to see game action for Blackhawks
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Nuevo triple-doble de Westbrook en triunfo ante Celtics
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Durant logra 32 puntos en 31 minutos en triunfo de Warriors
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LO ULTIMO: Trump pregunta cuándo “se defenderá” EEUU
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Body cameras useful, but costly, police in Lake County say
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Englewood thief steals delivery truck filled with packages
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Software engineer who was target of Gamergate harassment now plans run for Congress
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Lawyer joined grass-roots campaign for human rights ordinance
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Orland Park educator honored for her work on autism
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Ataque de tres en la 8va da triunfo a Leones sobre Tiburones
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Obama firma ley de defensa, se opone a mantener Guantánamo
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Casa Blanca desmiente veto a tarjetas navideñas a militares
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Bulls respond to questions after loss to Hornets with questions of their own
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Local roundup: Malik Parker, Chicago Christian boys keep rolling
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Friday’s recap: Avalanche 2, Blackhawks 1 (OT)
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Casino funds cover shortfall, Gary road projects
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Couple details career in Salvation Army
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Leonard anota 33, Spurs se imponen 110-90 a los Blazers
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Irán y 6 potencias revelan documentos sobre acuerdo nuclear
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Avalanche 2, Blackhawks 1 (OT)