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2016 > December > 30
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No. 5 Benet edges Rolling Meadows in Montini semifinal
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Virginia Tech stages epic comeback, tops Arkansas in Belk Bowl
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Morgan Park 66, Uplift 64
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More than 100 Chicago bars and restaurants closed in 2016
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Demonstrators protest Vice President-elect Mike Pence in Chicago
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Young 57, Fenwick 52
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Tomateros vencen a Jalisco; serán locales en postemporada
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Family won’t forgive abusive boyfriend
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EEUU revela detalles de ciberataques a elecciones
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Friday’s holiday tournament schedule, results
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Santa poses for selfies, greets families aboard CTA Holiday Train
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Skokie trustees approve Aldi expansion plan
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Al menos 6 muertos en accidente minero en India
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Skokie mayor: Menorah lighting event a gesture of hope, unity
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7 wounded in city shootings
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Lincolnwood’s Trustee Elster won’t seek sixth term
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Madrid prohíbe la entrada de camiones para evitar ataques
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Siria: Cese del fuego es respetado, pese a violaciones
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Lincoln Park home with double roof decks: $2.25M
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Hindsight 2016: Carpooling picked up with UberPool, Lyft Line and Via
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Putin dice que Rusia no expulsará a diplomáticos de EEUU
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An auction of adults with disabilities launched Illinois’ troubled transition from institutions to group homes
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2 residents from now-shuttered group homes found; 1 remains missing
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Despido amenaza al menos a 7 entrenadores de NFL
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Kane County gets rid of blighted properties
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Mike Denbrock latest coach to leave Notre Dame football
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Friday’s matchup: Blackhawks at Hurricanes
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Friday’s matchup: Bulls at Pacers
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Woman gets 30 years in prison for 1979 murder of husband in Inverness
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John Fox has a bag full of gibberish and uses it all
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New Year predictions: Trump impeached and calves appreciated
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Does John Fox have a clue about his coaching staff?
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Police union boss: Cops don’t want to be disciplined for hot mic moments
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Mattie Smith Colin, Chicago Defender reporter who covered Emmett Till story, dies at 98
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Lindsay Lohan really wants to make a ‘Mean Girls’ sequel happen
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Few answers as Chicago hit with worst violence in nearly 20 years
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Wisconsin’s Wilmot Mountain ups its game after $13 million renovation
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In the rush to close institutions, Illinois glossed over serious problems in group homes
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Ferdy Kuebler, campeón del Tour de 1950, muere a los 97 años
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Agente: CR7 rechazó oferta de más de 100 millones de China
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Federer quiere jugar 2 o 3 años más
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Derrumbe en una mina de carbón deja 10 muertos en India
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EEUU revela detalles de hackeo ruso contra sus elecciones
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Avec to host brunch with Lost Lake, Half Acre, Honey Butter and more in 2017
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Barbara Tarbuck of ‘General Hospital’ dies at 74
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Nuevo ministro argentino admite vínculos con Trump
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Madrid prohíbe la entrada de camiones para prevenir ataques
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Chicago Inc. takes a look into the crystal ball for 2017
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How Scott MacArthur went from Chicago improv to Fox’s ‘The Mick’
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Transgender teen begins new life in Wisconsin
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Europe in 2017: Brexit, a rising far-right and Russian saber rattling
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Wisconsin robbery suspects
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2016 in review: Top national sports stories
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The best recipes of 2016
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Change more than your calendar this New Year’s Day
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Authorities: Mother, son died of natural causes in Morton Grove home
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Arbitro Mark Clattenburg contemplaría irse a China
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Packers y Lions se disputan el Norte de la Nacional
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Cesan a policías de Miami por “broma” racista, dice diario
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Hammond police investigate shooting incidents
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The Madigan plan for 2017: More failure, more bleeding
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Even cars that sit idle in winter should get oil changed
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Prickly City-friends
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Police seek 2 men believed to have stolen car in Chicago, robbed store in Wisconsin
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Being black in Naperville, new bars and laced candy in school were among the top stories on the web in 2016
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Santa Claus regresa a Facebook tras demostrar su identidad
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Bears at Vikings: All winning does is lower draft pick
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More tests needed to establish George Michael cause of death
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2016 in review: Top Chicago sports stories
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Last call at The Drake’s Cape Cod Room
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Pro golfer Jeff Sluman, wife, sell Hinsdale mansion for $4 million
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From Obama Library plans to a riverfront eye-grabber: Architecture to watch for in early 2017
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SWALCO free electronics recycling set to continue through 2017
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New Year’s resolutions for Madigan, Rauner
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2017 winter arts preview
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Santa Claus regresa a Facebook tras demostrar su identidad
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Causa de muerte de George Michael requiere más pruebas
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Glencoe toy store undergoing expansion
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Chicago penthouses were hot in 2016. What does luxury real estate have in store for 2017?
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Wisconsin transportation study considers interstate tollways
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Bradley: Swansea no tuvo “agallas” para mantenerlo en cargo
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Dakar inicia el lunes recorrido por 3 países sudamericanos
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Uber X y Lyft comenzarán a operar en aeropuerto de Atlanta
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El asalto de las fuerzas iraquíes a Mosul hace más avances
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Councilman apologizes for legal problems
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Happy New Year! What will your obituary say?
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Four seek three spots on West Aurora school board
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Army veteran: ‘Thanks for saying thanks’
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Help Them To Hope
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Phil Stefani to open Italian restaurant with daughter Gina Stefani in former Kow Kow space
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Russia-Turkey cease-fire holding in Syria despite clashes near Damascus
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Woman facing identity theft charges in Kane County
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In Fox’s ‘The Mick,’ Kaitlin Olson goes from ‘Sunny’ to something more cloudy
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Russian hacking began as ‘Grizzly Steppe’ before turning into far-reaching operation: report
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Ice castle shaping up at Wisconsin Dells, Waterpark Capital of the World
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Does legalizing pot spur kids to try it?
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Losing city friends in your 30s for a ‘burb life
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I’m bisexual — when I date women, we don’t argue over housework
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Arlington Heights police: Men stole $2,000 worth of coats
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2016: Chicago’s greatest dining year ever?
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New faces will probably be seen on East Aurora school board
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Puerto Rico lanzará aplicación para promover museos
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She was on course for stardom. Then she entrusted her career to USA Swimming.
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Elgin’s water rates rise after Bartlett defection
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Longtime Aurora attorney William Murphy dies at 95
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Venezuela preocupada por acuerdo de Colombia con la OTAN
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EEUU bloquea acceso a zonas usadas por diplomáticos rusos
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Bad things happen when the swamp is drained
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Palatine organization The Bridge helps teen cope with stressors
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Despite criticism, FSU says Jet Skis helped unify team ahead of Orange Bowl
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Sitios para reciclar árboles de Navidad en Chicago
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Firefighter hurt at extra-alarm fire on West Side
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Shout Out: John Maas, Barrington resident and supporter of Cricket Theatre in Lake Zurich
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Water parks chill out as cold front arrives
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UConn Welcomes Back Randy Edsall
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Facebook fue la aplicación más usada en 2016
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Oak Park, Evanston led Cook County in election turnout
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Work begins on Central High School in Burlington
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Shout Out: Carol Costanza, Antarctic researcher
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Job opportunities await in tomorrow’s expanded urban areas
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Ten entertaining ideas for 2017
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Presionan por programa de empleo para delincuentes
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Nature lovers meet monthly to discuss books at Volo Bog
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Coffee won’t help a tipsy person sober up, traffic-safety experts warn
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Vocal concert hearkens to pre-1600 era of legendary Thomas Becket
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Sample Illinois brews at Explore the Pour
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DeCaprio Art Gallery showcases MVCC faculty’s ‘New Work’
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‘Free Days’ return to the Field Museum in 2017
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Festival of Lights menorah a symbolic way of ‘dispelling the darkness,’ rabbi says
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Muerte de Debbie Reynolds recuerda síndrome de corazón roto
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Civil War event shaping up in Elgin
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‘A natural piece of the puzzle’: New arts alliance has big plans in Grayslake
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Corporate elites take a liking to Trump’s trade agenda
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10 Chicago businesspeople to watch in 2017
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Prandelli renuncia a la dirección técnica del Valencia
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Por Trump más universitarios prefieren estudiar en Canadá
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Community support strong for donation drives this holiday season, organizers say
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Memo to Trump: There’s only one president at a time
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Our top 10 drink suggestions for Steppenwolf
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Shout Out: Beth Mariella, football mom
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Hindsight 2016: How civic tech, food safety and Fulton Market changed
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Santa Claus sí existe, y regresa a Facebook tras demostrar su identidad
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Lo que le espera en la celebración de Año Nuevo ‘Chi-Town Rising’, en Chicago
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How my Ba is about to make America great again
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A suburban Milwaukee mall Santa did not beat up child molester with help of elves. That’s fake.
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For local business, it’s ‘Anxious New Year!’
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The loneliness of virtual reality
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McGrath: Be bold with New Year’s resolutions
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Showtime posts ‘Homeland’ season 6 premiere online ahead of Jan. 15 debut
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Garry McCarthy tells ’60 Minutes’ that Chicago Police Department is in ‘crisis’
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Chris Martin rinde homenaje a George Michael
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2016: The year in review
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Man accused of using pit bull during robbery
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Make the most of winter
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There have been worse years than 2016
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Life’s a beach – party, with Dave Rudolf
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Elmwood Park looks to lone senior Analise Hernandez for leadership
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Providing a lifeline to kids in need
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Agencia antidopaje de España investiga a Nasri
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Macri celebra fallo contra Fernández por encubrimiento
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AP VERIFICA: Santa Claus no golpeó a acosador de niños
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Chicago’s dining highlights of 2016
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Beyonce’s mom said she accidentally ‘liked’ insult about JHud on Instagram
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Another lawsuit says some McDonald’s value meals are no-value rip-offs
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Buckeyes and bucks: What would a college football team cost?
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Interview: Zendaya won’t fit in your boxes
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Do you suffer from Trump Derangement Syndrome?
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Man robs Alsip bank wearing fake tape mustache, FBI says
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Leyden’s Artasia Gusman expands basketball skills in senior season
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1 dead, 3 injured in two Palos Park head-on crashes, police say
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Naperville News Digest: Sandi Patty final Naperville concert, school board election lottery
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Team-generated cheers boost Vernon Hills girls basketball
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County extends hiring freeze for most offices
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Tips for safe drinking this New Year’s Eve
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At 5-0, Davane Gross ‘plays big’ for St. Joseph basketball
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New Year’s traditions range from food to laundry
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A Trump Cabinet pick who says this land is your land
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One year down, a lifetime to go for 2016’s first baby in Lake County
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New year brings review of policies in Elmwood Park, Leyden school districts
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Eagles becoming a normal sight around Aurora area
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Documental de Reynolds y Fisher será transmitido por HBO
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East Dundee to dish up deals during Restaurant Week event
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Pence’s Chicago fundraiser met by protesters
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The year ahead: Deerfield stories that will dominate 2017
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Al cumplir 32, LeBron reflexiona sobre un 2016 inigualable
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Aumenta ligeramente número de deportaciones en EEUU
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Trump elogia a Putin por no tomar represalias ante sanciones
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2016: The year in review
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Lisle man charged with delivering pot in New Lenox
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Buffalo Grove’s Colin Calcagno a complete player in third varsity season
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Train plans unsettle Hammond neighborhood
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6 taken to hospitals following Cabrini-Green wreck
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Those jobs Trump brags about are just a fraction of Sprint’s huge layoffs
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Brother of slain Aurora child finishes police academy
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Police: Elderly woman targeted in sweepstakes scam
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Deerfield H.S. School Chest drive raises funds, awareness for local cause
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Chicagoans can recycle Christmas trees at Park District sites
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Above-normal temperatures expected to greet Polar Bear Plungers in Waukegan
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Quickly: The new administration is a real nightmare
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Quickly: When the president-elect becomes the greatest threat to national security
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RedEye Rush Hour: Dec. 30
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RedEye Rush Hour: Jan. 5
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Southland’s top stories of 2016
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Post-Christmas shopping: Redeeming gift cards, bargain hunting and more
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Reeder: Expect Rauner opponent to face political attacks
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Vitamin retailer GNC finishing terrible year. Can Super Bowl ad give it boost?
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Visclosky sets annual town hall meetings
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A look at TV shows, movies filmed in Chicago set to air in 2017
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Blanks: Schools progressing, but more work is needed
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A stronger economy won’t save obsolete jobs
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Deerfield teen helps rescue swimmers while vacationing in Hawaii
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Homeowners get help through Hardest Hit fund
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Seahawks y Bennett pactan contrato hasta 2020
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Mariota observa práctica 48 horas después de cirugía
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Avioneta se estrella en centro de Ciudad de Guatemala
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New year’s resolution? Why not set a Guinness World Record
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Fenwick’s Gianni Ortiz embraces tough-talk role on floor
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Zsa Zsa Gabor’s life, glamour, honored at funeral mass
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Speak Out: Why Tinley Park doesn’t get the stores and restaurants of neighboring towns
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Jason Contreras graduates from police academy
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Bias meets DNA: Students at Pennsylvania college asked to learn their ancestry
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Se disparan las peticiones de asilo político de venezolanos en EEUU
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Letter to the editor: Urge ‘no’ vote on land measure
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New mayor, downtown development and school construction big issues for Aurora in 2017
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Letters to the editor: Spin blames everyone else for election loss
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Investigan reparto regalos de narcos en norte México
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In 2016 stocks were hot, but bonds were not
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Casino round up
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Las lujosas mansiones de la URSS que Obama arrebató a los diplomáticos rusos
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Land deal would add 150 new parking spaces to Naperville Metra lot
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Niles seeks residents’ stormwater flooding experiences
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Mundelein to retake land sold in gas station annexation effort
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Leyden Township winter break camp helps kids stay active
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Local firefighter earns prestigious title
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Checkbooks headed for extinction? Not so fast
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Court reinstates Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel’s conviction in 1975 murder
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Portage churches come together
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Pilot test continues on ‘no turn’ sign removal at Austin Avenue in Morton Grove
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Chi-Town Rising: If you go on New Year’s Eve
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Arrest made in one Waukegan armed robbery, but three more this week
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Arlington Heights police warn about locker room thefts
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Late train service, driver services among safe travel options for New Year’s Eve
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Auto care workshop teaches basic skills
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Busy December a record for Red Cross fire response
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Lincolnwood officials look to increase residents’ support, download of village app
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Butler’s team plane loses pressure: ‘It was scary, we had guys crying’
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Lottery’s scratch-off payouts got little state oversight
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Arlington Heights officials emphasize parking, snow removal regulations
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Man charged with false unemployment claims in Illinois, 2 other states
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Funeral set as investigation continues into fatal Gary fire
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NFL posterga decisión sobre readmisión de Aldon Smith
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Expertos ONU piden a Ecuador no disolver grupo ambientalista
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Arlington Heights residents line up for vehicle stickers
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Research shows stress leads to prematurely gray dogs
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Buffalo Grove begins work on market study as officials eye development along Lake Cook Road
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The doctor who predicted Chicago’s homicide epidemic
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911 call center expects busy start to 2017
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Pickup truck, semi-trailer truck involved in crash in Hampshire
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El Futuro con Trump: ¿Se reforzará E-Verify?
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Community’s help wanted in finding missing man
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Mego: Take ‘Auld Lang Syne’ literally this New Year and reconnect with old acquaintances
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Chicago Park District offers free week at fitness centers
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Family raising funds to fight eviction from home modified for disabled son
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Lake shelter dogs quarantined due to flu symptoms
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Former Oklahoma sheriff will not face more charges in Eric Harris shooting
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Ask Tom: What can you tell us about the 1948 New Year’s Day ice storm?
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Incumbent challenges opponent’s nomination papers in Park Ridge’s 6th Ward
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Putin says Russia won’t expel U.S. diplomats; Trump offers praise for Russian leader
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Aurora police reach out to those with special needs
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Pacers 111, Bulls 101
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City leaders look ahead to 2017
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Elgin Tower Building to open, police to be issued body cameras in 2017
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Bears injury tracker: Leonard Floyd doubtful; Pernell McPhee sits out again
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Hinsdale Central senior producing documentary about Institute in Basic Life Principles
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Oak Park trustee, village clerk candidates face petition challenges
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Tormenta cubre de nieve región de New England
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Tennis, sailing or spying? U.S. shuts down 2 Russian compounds
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Gary man plans Indianapolis walk for medical marijuana
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Obama planning Jan. 10 farewell speech in Chicago
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Talk of the County
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Pope: Maximum effort made for Lake County’s memorable moments in 2016
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Prairie plants focus of program in St. Charles
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Lincolnwood trustees approve liquor retailer’s special use requests
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Four real-life ways technology is transforming the present and the future
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Editorial: Dear 2016, see ya!
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‘Turbocharged’ storm clobbers northern New England with snow
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Friday’s recap: Pacers 111, Bulls 101
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Socktober a windfall for sock collection
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Participants sought for Aurora Citizen Police Academy
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Small fire extinguished in St. Charles school
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Disabato: Dad’s legacy inspired Lemont’s Garrett Acton, 2016’s top moment
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Carrier deal that Trump touted hasn’t been ?nalized yet, of?cials say
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Bold sports predictions for 2017
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EEUU: Mexicano acusado de violación fue deportado 10 veces
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Heroin-related deaths up 42% in 2016 in Will County; DuPage numbers still out
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Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher to be buried together after joint funeral
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Christian university marching band from Illinois in Trump parade
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8 candidates vie for District 308 School Board
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Linked by Notre Dame, Bob Davie huddles with ‘maniacal’ Urban Meyer
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Elgin therapy dog is cancer survivor, too
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Fireworks sales promise to start 2017 with a bang
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Notre Dame reportedly to hire Memphis’ Chip Long as offensive coordinator
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Woman sentenced in her husband’s 1979 killing, but hunt continues for shooters
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Homer Glen student works so other kids can play
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East Chicago lead contamination galvanizes residents
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As Bears limp toward woeful finish, all eyes shift to chairman’s analysis
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William Hanhardt, former Chicago police official convicted of running jewelry theft ring, dies at 88
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Mormon Tabernacle Choir member resigns rather than sing for Trump inauguration
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Search suspended for plane piloted by beverage exec that vanished over Lake Erie with 6 aboard
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The Obamas in the White House
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Clothing center up and running at YWCA
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60 injured in crowd crush at Australian music festival
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Seminar focuses on writing children’s books
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Seeing 2017 with different eyes starts with organization
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Hope for elephants: China vows to shut down ivory trade by end of 2017
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Church news
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Officials: Man shot in Austin on Wednesday dies next day
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Every 16 seconds in America the Bountiful
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Krispy Kreme re-enters Chicago market with Homewood store
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Valparaiso continues dominance over UIC with 70-59 win
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Lake County year in review: Gliniewicz saga, police shootings grab headlines
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RocHaus ‘vision coming to life’ in West Dundee
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Wrestling notes: Lemont’s Egan Berta aims to go one step beyond
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Huddle Up: Can Bears avoid team’s worst record ever in 16-game schedule?
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Brian Campbell a ‘little sad’ to see consecutive game streak end at 423
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Federal agencies rush to ?ll job openings to beat Trump’s hiring freeze
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CTA announces deal with unions to extend jobs program for felons
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Jenny McCarthy talks life in ‘Mayberry’ St. Charles ahead of NYE gig
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Community briefs
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Derrik Smits’ career game helps power Valparaiso past Illinois-Chicago
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Uber driver saved teen passenger from pimps in California, police say
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Goodbye to chilly, snowy December 2016
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Talk of the County
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Expect Bulls management to stay the course with coach Fred Hoiberg
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Jimmy Butler vows to keep Rajon Rondo engaged after benching
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Prosecutors: Chicago man charged in killing of teenage girl he met online
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United Nations Security Council to vote Saturday on Syria cease-fire
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Sleepy Hollow resident reflects on 50 years since ‘Pretty Little Dolly’
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Freshman Grant Afman’s butterfly win highlights Munster’s invite title
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Hurricanes 3, Blackhawks 2
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Friday’s recap: Hurricanes 3, Blackhawks 2
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Hammond man talks steel, history
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Mutka: Time to say goodbye after 50-plus years on the sports beat
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Lead poisoning in East Chicago
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Northwestern linebacker Anthony Walker Jr. declares for NFL draft
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Arvia: Worst year ever? ’16 just feels that way
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Residents say new industrial park would ‘destroy’ Lockport
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Pennsylvania: Matan a patrullero; buscan al responsable
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Rachel Dumoulin, Hampshire settle for fourth place at Dundee-Crown
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Nachusa Grasslands map
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Southland has higher housing prices, faster sales in 2016, authorities say
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Xavier Castaneda points No. 9 Young past No. 3 Morgan Park for Proviso West title
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Young slows Ayo Dosunmu, Morgan Park to win Proviso West championship
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No. 2 Montini’s post power leads way in win over No. 5 Benet for Christmas title
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Local roundup: Homewood-Flossmoor rally falls short vs. Bolingbrook
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Storm warning: Hurricanes best Blackhawks; Marcus Kruger injured
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Cold temperatures aren’t as harmful to new vehicles, experts say