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- Warriors eclipse 1995-96 Bulls for fastest in NBA history to 50 wins
- Donald Trump calls out Cubs owners for campaign contributions
- IMÁGENES: El último adiós a la familia asesinada en Chicago
- Free Stuff February: Up Comedy Club
- Hannah Simone: Crazy Pizza Lady
- Free Stuff February UP Comedy Club Sweepstakes Official Rules
- Free Stuff February: UP Comedy Club
- Uber driver admits to deadly Kalamazoo shootings, prosecutor says
- CVS opening pharmacies in Chicago Target stores in March
- Adoption records bill heads to Pence
- Wife’s claims are 50 Shades of wrong
- Argentina cumple ahora el código antidopaje, según la AMA
- 2 cops injured in hit-and-run
- Davane Gross’ pass-first approach helps St. Joseph girls reach state
- Blatter publicará este mes un libro sobre su vida en la FIFA
- Príncipe Ali quiere demorar elección de presidente de FIFA
- 4 big questions await answers Tuesday in Nevada’s Republican caucuses
- Malinali y Aguilar, las lenguas de la conquista
- Asbestos removal planned at 4 schools
- Nevada is Trump’s to lose, but Cruz and Rubio hope to spring a surprise
- Can Rutgers avoid joining 1990-91 Northwestern in Big Ten’s 0-18 club?
- Community to weigh in on District 25 priorities
- Unheralded E’Twaun Moore is delivering for Bulls in starting role
- CTA expands its public art program
- Say hey, J-Hey: Classy new Cub Jason Heyward is serious about winning
- Look at this incredible Chicago street art of Chance the Rapper and Kanye West
- Can Kevin White surpass Alshon Jeffery and be the No. 1 wide receiver?
- Would Bears be smart to move Willie Young?
- Why is Jeremy Langford assumed to start over Ka’Deem Carey?
- Should the Bears consider signing Chris Long?
- Will a top prospect still be available at No. 11 in the draft?
- Could Bears target Connor Cook if he falls to second round?
- What do Bears need to add in free agency?
- Why have Bears been so passive with their own free agents?
- Would Ryan Pace have let Walter Payton leave for free agency too?
- Bears won’t let Alshon Jeffery walk … will they?
- Seas are rising faster than they have in 2,800 years, scientists say
- Cosby’s wife deposed in sexual-assault defamation case
- Naperville eyes potential break for smaller developments
- Top technology officer at hacked federal agency resigns days before House hearing
- Morning Spin: Rauner won’t touch Trump comments, stays out of Republican presidential race
- ‘Batman V Superman’ gets a supersized run time
- Winter storm watch to the south, east of Chicago
- Police warn of phone tax scam
- Jimmy Butler’s first Air Jordan shoe drops nationally Wednesday
- Uber defends safety procedures after Kalamazoo shootings
- Vanessa Hudgens to star in DC Comics comedy pilot ‘Powerless’
- Photos: Kalamazoo random shootings
- ‘The X-Files’ finale caps an inexplicably sloppy season
- Rating Brent Seabrook on the advanced metric called the Worry-O-Meter
- Príncipe Alí quiere postergar elección de presidente de FIFA
- ¿Quiénes son los candidatos que buscan suceder a Blatter?
- Armed robbery suspects arrested after hourlong chase from Lyons to Chicago
- Watch Mavis Staples perform ‘Take Us Back’ on ‘The Late Show’
- Mysterious skull adds new twist to old legend of Kabul’s ‘Cruel King’
- ‘The Bachelor’ episode 8 recap: Is your hometown crazy or boring?
- Naperville police investigate 6th robbery in 5 weeks
- City council OK’d minimum wage hike; a look at what aldermen earn
- ‘Jeopardy!’ says rules prevent Canadian contestants
- Esta casa fue una experiencia patas para arriba
- Troye Sivan proves he’s ready for bigger stages at House of Blues
- Could Trump’s dirt on the Ricketts family be … that they’re from space?
- Joe Maddon likes new-age style of communication with his players
- Syrian opposition, government accept U.S.-Russia cease-fire plan
- Embrace your executive self as a female entrepreneur
- Prickly City- Other candidate
- Demián Bichir actuará en ‘Alien: Covenant’ de Ridley Scott
- Berdych avanza a segunda ronda en Dubai
- Vettel vuelva a ser más el veloz en pruebas de F1
- Latinoamérica en busca de influencia perdida en FIFA
- What Leonardo DiCaprio was really like before he got famous
- Photos: Leonardo DiCaprio film roles
- Bernie Sanders makes promises no one could possibly keep
- Se acerca gran tormenta invernal al área de Chicago
- Photos: World’s best beaches
- Pictures: Daytona Bike Week through the years
- Donald Trump on protester: ‘I’d like to punch him in the face’
- U.S. home sales climbed in January despite weaker economy
- Ted Cruz needs some wins on Super Tuesday
- Tidal is so bad Kanye West’s ‘The Life of Pablo’ didn’t even chart
- More subprime borrowers falling behind on their auto loans
- Cuauhtémoc Blanco regresa para ser homenajeado por el América
- In Apple iPhone encryption fight, most Americans side with FBI: survey
- Tennessee head coaches hold rare joint press conference
- WFLD news anchor McPherrin lists house in Lakeview for $2.799 million
- Cierra estudio de grabación favorito de David Bowie
- Cubs calling all Wiffle ball warriors
- Sears Holdings executive pays $3.3 million for Winnetka mansion
- Ecuador: Allanan domicilios de dirigentes de federación
- Adam Johnson: Sólo besé a menor de edad
- Arrestan a hincha por lanzar moneda a futbolista
- London Theater: A changing of the guard for spring 2016
- Talk of the County: Industrial past haunts Zion, Waukegan lakefronts
- Former major leaguer Hee Seop Choi will serve as guest coach at Orioles minor league camp
- Man wanted on warrant for possession of controlled substance
- Business Calendar: Multi chamber mixer planned in Gurnee
- Understanding Bernie Sanders’ brand of socialism
- Chicago tech leaders support Apple’s defiance to hack terrorist’s phone
- Florida teen charged with killing little sister: ‘This is a hardcore kid,’ sheriff says
- Indiana 6-year-old picks up dad’s gun and accidentally kills him: ‘We can tell his heart is broken’
- OSCAR 2016: ¿Quiénes ganarán el premio a Mejor Actor y Mejor Actriz?
- Rudresh Mahanthappa to re-imagine Charlie Parker in biggest Chicago show yet
- 2016 Volvo V60 Cross Country gallery
- Four-day Lollapalooza passes to go on sale next month
- Senate committee expected to vote on park liquor bill
- Investigan derechos civiles en distrito escolar de Waukegan
- Marco Antonio Solís cautiva en Festival de Viña
- Wednesday: Eat. Drink. Do.
- Swedish doctor gets 10 years for abducting woman, locking her up in bunker
- Jim Harbaugh visits WWE Raw, pumps up crowd in latest offseason stop
- Arrestan a sospechosos de robo armado tras persecución policial
- Library Notes: Learn disaster survival skills in Grayslake
- Moriah Congregation to host art fair this weekend
- After surprising exit at Fountainhead, chef Cleetus Friedman announces new project
- 2016 Volvo V60 Cross Country is AWD antidote to the crossover craze
- Film’s Oscar nod a fete for HPHS grad
- Agent: Reports that Tiger Woods has trouble moving are ‘ridiculous and absolutely false’
- Migrants stranded in Greece, face eviction in France
- Atlético empieza semana difícil con duelo ante PSV
- Chapman se reincorpora a Yanquis tras asunto familiar
- Salman: plan de Infantino arruinaría a FIFA
- North Shore school district’s $198M referendum causing ‘a civil war in Highland Park’
- Opposition to suburban mosque predictable and sad, Muslims say
- Horizon Pharma moves to Lake Forest from Deerfield
- Seth Meyers to give Northwestern commencement address
- Startups probably can’t afford to fight for your privacy
- Cubs ready for spacious new Wrigley clubhouse
- The 7 highest-paid women’s soccer players
- OSCAR 2016: ¿Quiénes ganarán el premio a Mejor Actor de Reparto y Mejor Actriz de Reparto?
- What I learned during a 6-month hike on the Appalachian Trail
- Encuentran a hombre baleado en callejón
- Official: District 202 faces reading proficiency ‘crisis’
- North Barrington man authors book on fathers and sons-in-law
- Not your mother’s facelift
- Real reasons why grandma won’t eat – and how you can help improve her nutrition
- Trump on pace to win the 1,237 delegates he needs to be GOP nominee
- Dos policías heridos tras ser golpeados por vehículo
- Amber Mak to develop new musicals with Paramount Theatre
- Thea Bowman withdraws charter appeal
- Eight tips for a happy life with your dog
- Powerball dropped revamp that gave better odds
- Arranca votación temprana en Chicago
- Carnival Magic to get upgrades before Port Canaveral debut
- Fooda loads up plate with $5.9 million in funding
- Griffin out as Tribune Publishing CEO; Justin C. Dearborn appointed as replacement
- Coffeehouse theater goes on space odyssey
- Rise and rehearse: students strike up the band with gusto in joint District 39-Avoca program
- Amid the what-ifs, UFC’s Dana White professes faith in Ronda Rousey
- Chicago Fire 100% latino
- Manes: Artist in Gary was part of Great Migration
- Field Museum launching limited-edition beer
- CFO: Evanston Township High School signage project could cost upward of $300K
- Man killed by family friend, 2 others who spent stolen cash on drugs: prosecutors
- Oak Park officials hope zoning changes jump-start Madison Street
- Western Springs Board OKs condos for downtown development
- Chicago author Sandra Cisneros explores her ancestry on PBS show
- Grizzlies: Marc Gasol se perderá resto de la campaña
- South side roots reflect in photographer’s work
- Murió atropellado el día que planeaba visitar la tumba de su madre
- Movie screening to benefit Oak Park family
- Cubs host whiffle ball ticket giveaway in Millennium Park
- Oregon woman gets life in prison after throwing autistic son from bridge
- Ava DuVernay to direct ‘A Wrinkle in Time’ movie adaptation
- Train fans young and old drawn to Crown Point event
- High winds topple concrete signs, large tree in Park Ridge
- Abby Hasanov finishes her unprecedented Barrington career by adding to her medal collection
- Lake Bluff native voices two roles in new animated film
- Cost of land, replacement park part of Elmhurst flood negotiations
- Authorities: Bald eagles found dead in Maryland may have been poisoned
- Carnival Magic pictures
- ‘Black-ish’ is the ideal sitcom for the age of Black Lives Matter
- Let Congress decide the Apple-FBI case
- #FreeKesha movement arrives in Chicago; pop star to perform at Loyola
- Rutter: Live longer by moving to Porter County? It could work
- Google to close its car-insurance comparison website, Google Compare
- Spike Lee endorses Bernie Sanders for president
- Roller Coaster Guide: Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
- Roller Coaster Guide: Journey to Atlantis
- Roller Coaster Guide: Incredible Hulk
- City Council approves Divvy agreement, some aldermen leery of cost
- Complete casting announced for new musical ‘Hazel’ at Drury Lane
- Aurora woman’s comfort recipes reflect Mexican heritage
- ‘The View’ renewed for Season 20
- Review: ‘Blueberry Toast’ aims for dark comedy about marriage
- New Chicago concerts on sale: Chance the Rapper, Cheap Trick, Wilco
- West Aurora Concerned Citizens meeting looks at scams
- Republicanos vuelven al ruedo y Trump busca nueva victoria en Nevada
- Burr Ridge paves way for infrastructure referendum
- Angels: Pujols quiere jugar desde el primer día
- Missing Gary man found dead near home
- How Skokie Theatre became a cabaret hotspot
- No es solo uno: Apple se niega a abrir 15 dispositivos
- Dreams of living well in retirement dim for Americans
- Affordable Care Act, midwives to be discussed in Aurora
- President Obama: Guantanamo Bay undermines security, must be closed
- Ed Mierkowicz, last of the 1945 Tigers
- Illinois doesn’t track pharmacies that custom-blend medicines, study finds
- Mobile ticketing leaves Yankees fans behind
- Chicago Auto Show’s ‘First Look’ benefits 18 local charities
- Highland Park football star DJ Penick sticks with wrestling
- Lincoln-Way spent $90,000 on playgrounds for private day care to use
- The biggest, and possibly insurmountable, obstacle in fixing NFL’s catch rule
- Video shows deepwater shipwrecks corroded by BP oil spill
- Lincoln-Way spent $90,000 on playgrounds for private day care to use
- What to do about a cold unit — and a busybody
- Vettel vuelve a ser más el veloz en pruebas de F1
- Ángel Pagán listo para nueva posición en los Gigantes
- When gun massacres are chalked up to bad luck
- Otro que promete deportar a los indocumentados
- Tinley Park man creates artwork for church
- Attorney: Erin Andrews was humiliated, traumatized over secretly filmed nude photos
- Speak Out: Police have a right to take a break
- Broadway sensation Bartlett Sher brings his theater wizardry to Lyric Opera
- Letters to the editor
- Why Illinois Democrats should want to streamline ‘The Government State’
- Beltrán Leyva se declara culpable en EEUU de narcotráfico
- As Starbucks redefines loyalty, will some regulars take flight?
- Library board members explore possibility of extended terms
- Munster votes for human rights law; asks for legal opinion
- Markus Hartman applies lessons from watching 2015 state wrestling meet
- In defense of Trevor Noah in a post-Stewart ‘Daily Show’ world
- Cicero teacher ponders how to spend the $250K ‘Biggest Loser’ prize
- Food printers, eye writing: Tech show’s quirkiest gadgets
- Mary-Arrchie extends ‘American Buffalo,’ the company’s final production
- Recommended Chicago-area classical concerts
- Inflation, building size and design pumped cost of proposed Hinsdale Middle School
- United ponders an earlier retirement for out-of-favor 747s
- Elmhurst Council approves ‘unnecessary’ valve for flood relief project
- Highland Park boaters see hopeful signs in city-park talks
- Community news
- Macy’s 4Q profit slumps, but signs of hope emerge in 2016
- The great closet edit: Expert advice on building a smarter wardrobe
- Mars recalls candy bars in 55 countries after plastic found
- Auto Show’s First Look event shares the love with 18 charities
- Nearly half of Eisenhower could get noise walls in Oak Park
- How to create and use Twitter lists
- Colorado woman who cut baby from stranger’s womb convicted
- Girl Scouts celebrate World Thinking Day
- New mortgage options for those without much upfront cash
- Doblete de Messi fulmina a Arsenal
- Miguel Cabrera quiere una campaña sin lesiones
- Chicago actress Gina Rodriguez said fans angrily yell ‘virgin’ at her
- Class 2A Concordia Supersectional: St. Joseph 63, Raby 43
- Law & Order: Felony conviction in balance as Munster teen is sentenced
- Oak Park Library’s Maze Branch to close until March 14
- Feds seek info on device in Illinois case, 14 others, Apple says
- State files suit against Chesterton travel agency
- Panel on Space
- Aurora patriotism to bloom with first-ever Vets Week
- 5 things to do in the Southland this week
- Nearly half of Eisenhower could get noise walls in Oak Park
- Palos Village Players’ ‘Farragut North’ explores political posturing
- Bosak: What are we looking for in the next president?
- The great closet edit
- Set the scene: 6 Chicago theater shows to see this week
- ‘Reverse racism’ and the allure of Donald Trump
- McDonald’s testing Chobani yogurt in parfaits, smoothies
- Big kingfish biting in shallow water
- Class 4A Benet Sectional: Benet 71, Neuqua Valley 60
- What can employers learn from the NFL draft?
- Julia Bergstrom, Maggie Leazer fill leadership role at St. Viator
- Pleasantdale teachers see annual raises of 3 to 4 percent in new contract
- Judge orders discovery to go forward over Clinton’s private email system
- St. Edward, Andrew O’Neill bow out on Timothy Christian’s buzzer-beater
- Young women learn that not even sky is limit in STEM careers
- Therapy for neglected hands
- Conmebol debate apoyo a Infantino
- Juventus rescata empate 2-2 ante Bayern
- The growing life-expectancy gap between rich and poor
- Zion-Benton grad Admiral Schofield a quick study as Tennessee freshman
- Skip the endive salad; crisp it in butter instead
- Photos: Corey McPherrin lists Lakeview home for $2.799 million
- La Policía de Chicago busca diversificar sus filas
- Muriel Tuteur, active in labor causes, dies at 93
- Univision fought with Donald Trump and now it wants to register 3 million new Latino voters
- Pavement, streetscape upgrades planned for Chicago Avenue
- Surveyor makes successful challenge against Dem opponent
- Broadway meets the Bard in Lyric’s ‘Romeo et Juliette’
- Manker: Time flies when you’re documenting life 52 weeks a year
- Finally develop the old Chicago post office? Letter rip
- Man charged in Kalamazoo shootings had no barriers to guns
- Former Post-Tribune editor, River Forest teacher dead at 45
- Jimmy Kimmel in talks to host 2016 Emmy Awards
- Therapy for neglected hands
- Chicago-area home prices rise 9 percent from a year ago
- Investigator: No working smoke detectors in second Park Ridge house fire
- Senior living project planned for Oak Avenue gets committee approval
- Elgin woman, 100, brought mixed seating to synagogue
- The world’s greatest cities are not actually that great to live in
- Golf club used to rob Orland store
- Quickly: It’s 3 a.m.; do you know where your kids are?
- Paralyzed victim testifies in attempted murder case
- Photos: Airstream trailer on a rooftop in Lincoln Square/Ravenswood
- Chicago theater openings for the week of Feb. 26 to March 3
- Dance competition draws thousands
- Letter: Veteran compliments Lovell Health Care Center staff
- Save the Republican Party from Donald Trump
- Why the Oscars keep disqualifying Alejandro Iñárritu’s movies from its original score competition
- This Week in Naperville
- Bulls’ Bobby Portis showing improvement on defense
- Should bloggers rant online about their kids?
- CTA amplía su programa de arte público
- Oswego East grad Julianna Wadsworth, Waubonsee shooting for an encore
- Letter: Some localisms from growing up
- Black political convention to return to Gary in June
- José Reyes en licencia con sueldo mientras aguarda juicio
- Developer: Waukegan neighborhood needs to be ‘rescued’
- Mark Kirk is right about the Supreme Court appointment
- Mark Kirk and the struggle between principle and politics
- Students decry U46 rigidity on PE waivers
- A life of responsibility
- Griffin out as Tribune Publishing CEO; Justin Dearborn named as replacement
- Led Zeppelin tribute band faithfully presents music as recorded
- Kalamazoo shooting puts Uber safety in local spotlight
- Woman’s Club benefit serves up tasty song parodies
- Detective describes crime scene in murder trial
- Trial set for father in son’s 2010 death
- Telling tales: When Alvarez shows caution and when she throws the book
- Quickly: Lifetime baseball ban should be copied in other sports
- Who do experts have the Bears picking in their latest mock drafts?
- Evanston settles in suit over waste transfer station
- Iraqi Kurdish troops rescue Swedish teen from Islamic State
- Park Ridge spends more than $13,000 defending, appealing developer’s lawsuit
- Lake County swears in 3 new circuit judges
- Former record holder offers tips for Naperville cyclist
- Photos: 1945 World Series
- Kendal Schramek stars in Benet’s sectional victory over Neuqua Valley
- Senate GOP leaders rule out any action on Obama court pick
- These NASA innovations could cut carbon emissions and save airlines billions
- Gary students aim to stem violence
- Woman becomes 4th female Manhattan board member in 130 years
- ‘If/Then’ national tour
- DuPage group says pension system is broken
- Ask Tom: What’s the difference between meteorological and astronomical?
- CDC: 14 more U.S. reports of possible Zika spread through sex
- Aurora man charged with DUI following crash
- News briefs: Park Ridge paramedics honored; library comedy series starts
- The lab where they blow up hoverboards on purpose
- Roeser: Dispute with East Dundee officials over lack of communication
- Dylan Ervin earns best state wrestling finish in Metea Valley history
- Top White Sox prospect Tim Anderson could learn much from Jimmy Rollins
- Goaltending coach Jimmy Waite a perfect fit for Corey Crawford, Blackhawks
- One-third of Americans believe this Zika conspiracy theory
- How ‘feelings’ about violent crime can trick you
- Police release surveillance photo of SUV in hit-and-run death
- Carson questions Obama blackness in fading campaign
- Cops: Elgin woman punched man because of comments on social media
- Liquor license recommended for new Shakou location in Park Ridge
- Tonight’s Northbrook Village Board meeting canceled
- Scientists find cause of Takata air bag explosions
- PICTURES: Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson
- Connelly: PNC alum living the ‘dream’ in communication field
- Handling of priest’s theft did real harm to Greek Orthodox Church
- City Council votes down Emerson development geared toward students
- Statement of principles
- Bill Gates ‘disappointed’ by reports he backs FBI over Apple
- Elgin set to award $2.4 million in contracts for road work
- Northwestern spring practice preview: Thinking small at wide receiver
- Indiana University notes: Troy Williams on epic streak for Hoosiers
- Lincolnshire faces state and federal lawsuits over right-to-work law
- U46 board sees working strategic plan
- Los Oscar sufren un modelo limitado
- Kayla Ross, Burlington Central shut down Rockford Lutheran in sectional
- Former record holder offers tips for Naperville cyclist
- Hampshire plans fundraiser for firetruck-themed playground
- Holding runners on base better is high on Cubs spring to-do list
- Slowik: Changing government would be unwise move for Hazel Crest voters
- Ice boats help rescuers save lives on frozen lakes
- City’s recycling center sees big increase in numbers, wait times down
- Huntley stays within, picks coordinator Matt Zimolzak as football coach
- Jupiter’s Daniel Berger happy to be back at Honda Classic
- New York Republican lawmaker wants to ban welfare recipients from buying steak and lobster
- Elgin High School students’ webinar attracts global audience
- Erik Gustafsson trying to work way back into form
- Ice boats help rescuers save lives on frozen lakes
- Phoenix police ID dead gunman who shot parents, 2 sisters
- NFL Network combine coverage shows there’s no limit to appetite for football
- Legislation would end lawsuits against prison inmates
- IMSA breaks ground on innovation hub, science wing upgrades
- Girls basketball: New Trier vs. Glenbrook South
- David Ortiz: “No me despediré con una mala temporada”
- Chicago Teachers Union says outsourcing nurses bad for students
- Ramon Castro, older brother of Cuban president, dies at 91
- Apple will argue that the FBI’s court order violates its free speech rights
- Gary students aim to stem violence
- Cubs’ game plan worked so well their rivals are using the blueprint
- Chicago State to end school year early to save money
- Seton Academy closing still riles parents
- Cubs to gain draft pick in wake of Dexter Fowler-Orioles agreement
- Closing arguments made in Indianapolis house explosion trial
- Brett Lawrie second to none when it comes to sharpening White Sox’s edge
- Vandals target Naperville storefront five times
- Photos: Sole survivor of Cubs’ last World Series
- CTA Yellow Line service suspended because of minor derailment
- Girls basketball: Glenbrook South takes down No. 9 New Trier in sectional semifinal
- Residents at City Council meeting ask embattled Aurora alderman to resign
- Boys Basketball: L-W West 58, L-W North 51
- Developers say family key to Bright Oaks in Aurora
- Jose Abreu on first White Sox workout: ‘We need to build from here’
- Businesses can’t collect tips to share among workers, court says
- Joe Maddon thinks switch to center field no problem for Jason Heyward
- Major winter storm to blast city
- Wrestling: Marmion 29, Sandburg 26
- Class 4A Benet Sectional: Oswego East 60, Bolingbrook 49
- Five Waukegan students expelled amid investigation in discipline discrimination
- Boys swimming: Glenbrook South’s Sam Iida looking for another strong state performance
- New details about discovery of Scalia’s body, his many health issues released
- Lincoln-Way North falls to West in final home game in Phoenix’s gym
- Boys Basketball: Bowman 64, Griffith 57
- Ty Battle, Oswego East beat Illinois-bound Jnaya Walker, Bolingbrook
- 4 wounded in Chicago shootings
- Sandburg ousted by Marmion in Class 3A team wrestling sectional
- Girls basketball: No. 3 Trinity advances past No. 12 Evanston in sectional semifinal
- Girls basketball: Trinity vs. Evanston
- Rockies’ Jose Reyes placed on paid leave pending criminal proceedings
- Chicago Teachers Union endorses Kim Foxx for state’s attorney
- Avery Edwards, Bowman hand top-ranked Griffith first home loss
- Local roundup: Queen of Peace falls to Phillips without suspended coach
- College roundup: Rutgers now 0-15 in Big Ten after 22-point loss to Minnesota
- Local roundup: Portage hires Darren Rodriguez as football coach
- Three dead as storms, seven tornadoes rip through Gulf states
- Leaders of polygamous sect arrested in Utah food stamp fraud