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- Olive Garden kicks off new all-you-can-eat deal
- Trump administration tells EPA to freeze all grants, contracts
- Venus Williams to meet CoCo Vandeweghe in Australian Open semifinals
- Mystics pursuing trade to acquire Elena Delle Donne from Sky
- Philadelphia bars employers from requesting salary history
- Women’s March on Chicago
- The Envelope
- At least 4 reported dead in California storms
- Daughter ponders not inviting mom to her wedding
- Man with dementia missing from NW Side
- Teens hurt in West Side hit-and-run
- New plan aims to protect Illinois pharmacy customers from dangerous drug interactions
- Flowers for Dreams brings its burlap-wrapped bouquets to Milwaukee
- DirecTV Now: Free month of service or free $149 Apple TV or Amazon Fire Stick
- Lacrosse clubs seek sport status in District 204
- How to build the best burrito at Chipotle
- Ghost bike memorializes cyclist killed in Humboldt Park
- Cubs agree to deal with left-hander Brett Anderson, pending physical
- Naperville alters size of lawn signs
- Chicago Public Schools to revamp high school application process
- Kane judges spread message on internet dangers
- Russia-led Syria peace talks end with truce pledge amid Iran tensions
- Justices reject appeal over Illinois concealed-carry rules
- After tweets insulting women marchers, school board member resigns
- Chicago police investigating cop caught on video throwing coffee at motorcyclist
- IPRA releases videos of foot chase leading to teen’s shooting death by cop
- ‘Heartbroken’ jet car owner reaches settlement with Museum of Science and Industry
- Who killed a woman in one of the world’s safest countries? All of Iceland wants to know
- Free Wi-Fi kiosks coming to Chicago will feature 55-inch touchscreens
- Morning Spin: Whereabouts of Trump Chicago street signs a mystery
- Trump courts business, labor in delicate balancing act
- Senate Democrats to propose $1 trillion infrastructure plan
- Crown Point seeks firefighter grant help
- How a Trump tariff could sideswipe U.S. auto industry
- Crown Point gets tough on stormwater violators
- Chicago Blues Fest moves to Millennium Park for 2017, Gary Clark Jr. to perform
- Difficult stretch for Bulls leading up to All-Star break
- Dog tags lead to search for veteran’s family
- Florida hotels fare well in annual best hotels ranking
- Crash near Naper/75th closes lanes
- Toll from Italy avalanche climbs to 15 as hopes of finding survivors fade
- How to spend a perfect weekend in Lisbon, Europe’s coolest capital
- Mendocino: Foodie adventures in charming Boonville
- Prickly City- The hackers
- Many women with eating disorders do recover, study finds
- Trump files paperwork handing corporate offices of company he still owns to his sons
- Key MLB offseason dates for the Cubs and White Sox
- Watch BJ The Chicago Kid freestyle with Harry Connick Jr.
- Jazz in ‘La La Land’ nearly redeems Damien Chazelle’s ‘Whiplash’ excesses
- Trump’s bizarre cult of personality
- Riley Burr grows into ‘unsung hero’ role for Hinsdale Central
- Chicago stage veteran Michael Shannon sounds calm after garnering Oscar nom
- After killer sentenced in 1997 cold case, dad of Palatine girl talks of despair, justice
- Residents asked to weigh in on proposed development on Lake Street
- Uzbek Cultural Center opens in Arlington Heights
- Support for ‘SNL’ writer Katie Rich emerges after her apology for Barron Trump tweet
- Evanston developing process for naming sports facilities after coaches
- Greable sees progress toward, completion of village projects in 2017
- ‘The Bachelor’ Episode 4 recap: Corinne assures us her boobs are not immature
- Eight candidates seeking to fill Park Ridge 5th Ward vacancy
- Woman says she was scammed in puppy sale
- Quiz: Which recipe will make your sweetie swoon?
- Auto show concepts create a buzz
- Senate panel approves Ben Carson for HUD job
- Lake Forest wrestler Cory Barth shapes up for run at state meet
- Existing U.S. home sales fell in December as supplies at 17-year low
- College basketball tries to be college football, will unveil early look at top 16 seeds
- Northbrook Library reverses, welcomes partisan groups again
- Concert supports Oak Park’s Momenta Dance
- Firm picked for $5.6 million Sunset Valley Golf Course makeover
- Happy in a low-sex marriage
- York H.S. student accused of shooting windshield in disagreement over girl
- ‘Angry Planet’ adventurer George Kourounis on his volcano-top wedding and eating snakes
- Cool or crazy concept vehicles
- District 113 studying options for a worry-free winter break
- Oscar nomination puts Lin-Manuel Miranda on the brink of an EGOT
- NIU, Lyons Township groups perform jazz favorites
- Tortuga Music Festival to open with Luke Bryan
- How do you study fish in Antarctica? Ask these CPS students, who built a probe
- Wolf-sized otters prowled prehistoric China, new discovery suggests
- Jennifer Hudson butchers ‘Jaws’ theme song in Oscar noms announcement
- Trump to auto chiefs: environmental regulations ‘out of control’
- Only female candidate for Park Ridge school board removed from ballot
- Timeline: History of the Dakota Access pipeline
- Burr Ridge considers limiting town to one waste hauler
- Chapa LaVia gets union endorsement to be next Aurora mayor
- Village board election pits Voice of Long Grove candidates against few challengers
- American Blues 2017-18 season will include a new Keith Huff play
- Choking incident prompts us to swallow generational truth
- Teachers from Spain add new dimension to Woodland dual-language program
- Town Theater meeting
- Jacob Sartorius is poised to take over the world thanks to Musical.ly
- Carjackers drop off boy, 10, tell him to have ‘a good day at school’
- Mark Richt in August: ‘Life is too short’ to block transfers. Now he’s blocking a transfer.
- Jerian Grant starts over Michael Carter-Williams vs. Magic
- Frustrated LeBron James desperately wants the Cavs to get a playmaker
- From Callas to now, ‘Norma’ is vocal Everest only bravest have climbed at Lyric
- Program looks to get Aurora kids reading
- Town explains theater renovation project
- State legislation would ban red light cameras at Route 83 and 22nd Street
- Tom Brady vs. the Bears
- Aurora police confiscate three loaded guns during traffic stop
- Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy pens open letter after Women’s March photo draws ire
- Miller: I once told Obama to not be so ambitious
- Gavin Rossdale’s band Bush to play Riviera Theatre in May
- Trump says he’ll announce Supreme Court nominee next week
- Shout Out: Poet Susan Moss, Evanston library poetry contest judge
- This Week in Naperville: Book signings, table tennis tourney, nature walks, more
- Hikes, crafts offered at Dunes Learning Center open house
- Community news
- Lack of snow doesn’t dampen Winter Wonderland fest
- Fox Sports’ Katie Nolan gives a shoutout to … Yorkville’s Katie Nolan
- What we can learn from Women’s March blowback
- Fenwick’s Marco Torres receives Evans Scholarship
- Tom Brady vs. the Bears: Who has the edge?
- Lake Forest hockey players earn Chick Evans, NROTC scholarships
- Elmhurst reviews plan for $19.5 million Fitness Formula Clubs project
- Steve Stone, Jason Benetti to pair for 10 televised White Sox spring games
- Billy Bean given expanded responsibilities by MLB, will handle anti-bullying efforts
- Bomber Girls send Valentines to troops
- Lake Forest moves plans for condo, single-family home developments forward
- FCC chairman nominee is bad news for musicians
- Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett signs with Hollywood talent agency
- Arlington Heights police investigating Scarsdale burglary
- Interfaith prayer event to denounce swastika graffiti at Dominican University
- Report: 3 men raped a woman in Sweden on Facebook Live
- Peyton Manning reportedly will speak at Republican retreat featuring President Trump
- Illegal downloaders find the going slow at Naperville Public Library
- Former wrestling exec casts herself as a job creator
- There’s only one way to fix CPD: Change the culture
- Six unusual things to know about soon-to-be Cubs pitcher Brett Anderson
- Public hearing on Airbnb set in Park Ridge
- Highland Park turns to Ziv Tal to spark transition offense
- Texas woman who claimed to be ‘voice of God’ convicted of forced labor, gets 6 years
- Toyota Land Cruiser needs a full-size redesign to stay relevant
- Viola Davis makes history with her third Oscar nod
- 200 dog statues will honor fallen police, help officers, aid PAWS Chicago
- Ask Brianna: How can I avoid my parents’ money mistakes?
- A savory pie for butternut squash fiends; 3 wines to match
- Tom Price’s health-care stock trades flunk the smell test
- Harvey diverted water money it owes Chicago to payroll, college fund: allegations
- The Women’s March is over. This is what’s next.
- Short Story Theatre event offers stories about ‘simple acts of kindness’
- Engineering key part of School District 64’s new science curriculum
- Go ahead, protest Trump — just do it respectfully
- ‘Alternative facts’ play to Americans’ fantasies
- 7 must-see Chicago shows: Psych Fest VIII, The Lemon Twigs, D.R.A.M.
- Barrington School District 220 assessing building needs to plan for future renovations
- How Andy Puzder’s fast-food industry sticks taxpayers with the cost of supporting its workers
- Mitch Gavars among Barrington senior swimmers gearing up for state
- Tax reform could knock your real estate investment plans off track
- How can a condo owner thwart sale of the building to a developer?
- 7 ways condo boards can increase property values
- Residency program inked IUN med students
- Man who died in Naperville car crash identified
- Lake Forest students try their hand at global real estate
- Winnetka teen rides in inaugural parade with mounted school troop
- Speak Out
- New Trier grad lands job at The Score
- Writers and the gig economy: Just scraping by
- ‘You will never know loss until you’ve lost a child’
- Genetically modified apple that never browns to hit stores
- Lake Forest firefighters serve up chili for seniors
- Businesses opening and closing in Hinsdale
- St. Viator’s Maddie Fitzpatrick among deep group of talented juniors
- Injury-riddled Hornets seek late-season improvement
- Knowledge in the Trump era? Time to read Plato, again.
- Need for Good Friday school holiday questioned
- Verizon still not sure what to do about $4.8B Yahoo deal
- Sports calendar
- Park Ridge parents want new policy on school board member conduct after Twitter uproar
- Bielinski sees infrastructure progress, public involvement on issues in 2017
- Shedd Aquarium to close to public for 2 days
- Letters to the editor
- New Pokemon game, Pokemon Duel, hits U.S. — but can it match Pokemon Go?
- Why did this Arkansas TV station cut an explicit story out of ‘The Bachelor’?
- The budding resemblance between Putin and Trump
- Prospect forward Matt Szuba hailed as ‘irreplaceable’ contributor
- Johnson & Johnson CEO says some Obamacare provisions should be kept
- To rise again, Democrats have to kiss up to rural voters
- Naperville ranks tops for families in yet another survey
- Speak Out: Democrats, sit back and watch how Republicans do it
- Tasting pulque, the fermented agave drink of Mexico
- Toyota to add 400 jobs, sink $600M into Indiana SUV factory
- Pets of the week
- Quick: the Chicago One-Minute Play Festival is coming to Den Theatre
- Sophomores assume major roles for York boys basketball
- Jay Renteria brings confidence, intensity to OPRF wrestling
- Review: Rising up from their cubicles in brilliant ‘Gloria’ at the Goodman Theatre
- In Lake Forest, Pinewood Derby racing spans generations
- Prospect OL Alex Palczewski commits to Illinois
- Cub Scout Pack 46 Pinewood Derby
- Evanston library to hire social worker to aid with homeless, other patrons
- College notes: Cole Gentry leaves South Dakota State, finds fit at Wright State
- Waukegan pageant winners get rare opportunity to see ballet at Genesee Theatre
- Seed libraries pass legal muster, give communities chance to grow
- Lawsuit claims $400 Louisville Slugger bat has major design flaw
- Parking changes coming for Oak Park residents
- Windy City Bulls, other businesses receive recognition from Chamber of Commerce
- Hoagie roll stands up best to hearty chicken Parmesan sandwich
- Fox Valley Park District will soon take shelter reservations
- Oak Park to offer overnight parking passes via mobile app
- Oscars go gaga for ‘La La Land’ with record-tying 14 nods
- White House doubles down on Trump’s claim that millions voted illegally, but provides no evidence
- Flint water has fallen below federal lead limit
- Oak Park declares surplus in downtown TIF
- British Supreme Court rules Brexit can’t begin without act of Parliament
- Grant graduate Chris Robinson fulfills goal as school’s new football coach
- Program in Aurora looks at calming dangerous situations
- Israel plans West Bank settlement expansion amid policy shifts in Washington
- Chicago still faces dozens of wrongful conviction cases
- Oak Park River Forest Food Pantry expands coverage to include Hines
- In bid to woo more customers, McDonald’s will focus on kiosks, coffee, value
- Student artwork displayed at Cambridge Lakes Charter School open house
- Trump’s budget nominee defends support for cuts to Social Security, Medicare
- Carly Cooper among unsung senior leaders for Hersey girls basketball
- Manker: Saturday’s warm weather brings out desire to clean, cleanse, help
- River Forest Kitchen rebranding as Sugar Beet Schoolhouse
- Braising refresher course: How to turn tough cuts into tender dinner
- Lemont transfer Ali Kramer becomes key contributor for state powerhouse Benet
- Democrats should support Scalia-like nominee to Supreme Court
- Writers museum in Chicago sets opening date
- Beverly family relates harrowing airport experience
- Shout Out: Penny Randel, Northbrook Park District veteran
- Shout Out: Sally Villasenor, owns La Cabanita in Burr Ridge
- State of the state of Illinois
- Shout Out: Robin Randall, architect by design
- Shout Out: Mary Rizzardini, co-owner of Grand Avenue Preschool and Day Care
- Tuesday’s matchup: Bulls at Magic
- Shout Out: Ashley Vinson, top civilian employee for Oak Brook police
- 10 ways to make your home cabin chic
- Tuesday’s matchup: Lightning at Blackhawks
- NCC Notes: Matt Cappelletti steps up to starting challenge for Cardinals
- 8 tips from professional personal shoppers
- Wheaton police: Ex-loan processor charged with scores of financial crimes
- Police: graffiti, credit card fraud reported
- Lake Forest’s Grace Tirzmalis moves past her foul trouble
- Evanston Township High School students stage anti-Trump administration protest
- Lauren Platou’s 15 points power Naperville North past Waubonsie Valley
- Torture murderer accused of failing to register in Aurora
- United cuts newspapers from international flights
- Evanston’s Smylie Brothers expanding to city’s old recycling center
- Gatorland spotlighting its crocodiles
- Hampshire seeks input on Route 72-Brier Hill Road intersection
- 12 suspected gang members indicted
- Colleges weigh sanctuary campus requests
- Highland Park hit with string of car burglaries
- Aurora panel endorses road work for Amazon project
- Traffic signals, turn lanes and sidewalks in works for East Avenue and 55th Street
- Moran: Blizzard of ’67 ‘like a scene from Dr. Zhivago’
- Wednesday: Eat. Drink. Do.
- Recalling the Blizzard of ’67
- District 64 accepting applications for vacant board seat
- Trump’s indefensible claims of rampant voter fraud are now White House policy
- Park Ridge school board member objects to use of ‘upsetting’ word
- Highland Park won’t landmark Van Bergen ‘teardown’
- Dew wins bass tournament single-handedly
- Corrections and clarifications for Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017
- Girls gymnastics notes: Sophie Hunzelman’s choice pays off for Chesterton
- Elgin man dies in custody in Kane County jail
- Heart Racing? How Being Informed and Taking Action Can Stop a Common Heart Condition
- Where to find rebates, tax credits and rewards for energy-efficient home improvements
- Longer battery life gives patient with heart condition a new outlook on life
- Quickly
- Officials: ‘No comment’ on Trump order’s effect on East Chicago cleanup
- Riverfront park at Washington and Aurora in limbo without state grant
- Police: Video depicting violent school bus attack by girl posted on Facebook
- Valentine’s Day gifts
- Ex-Marine from Winnetka gets more than 4 years in prison for investment fraud scheme
- Proposed hog confinement killed after rural neighbors speak out
- Victims advocacy group announces leader’s resignation in wake of lawsuit
- Burbank elementary school part of personalized learning effort
- Charges filed in case of woman run over in November
- Chicago real estate agents keep fingers crossed for spring selling
- Chicagoan gets prison for ‘Celebgate’ nude-photo hacking that judge calls ‘abhorrent’
- Man held without bail in childhood friend’s killing on Far South Side
- Thrift store a natural fit for Bridge teens, volunteers
- Senate confirms South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley for UN ambassador
- Wayside Cross in Aurora plans fundraising walk
- Ask Tom: When was the last January with so little snowfall?
- Former Bears assistant Kevin Mawae eyes new coaching gig, Hall of Fame nod
- Move the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem? Now’s not the time.
- Homeless count late Wednesday night in Elgin, across Kane County
- Stevenson’s Henry Marchese commits to Iowa football
- Interview: Chicago artist Noname’s incredible songs speak for her
- Elgin U46 school official rejects library material, says it ‘glorifies communism’
- Will County Sheriff’s chaplain plans to retire
- School start date splits District U46 board
- Raise your hand if you want to see the scoreboard break at the Super Bowl
- Climate tweets by Badlands National Park deleted, but not before they go viral
- DUI suspect hits ambulance in Highland Park and flees
- Notre Dame hires former QB Tommy Rees as quarterbacks coach
- Police find barricaded suspect dead in Bartlett home
- Trump administration instructs federal agencies to cease communicating with the public
- Charges filed in crash that injured Highland cop
- Autopsy scheduled Wednesday for 18-year-old Aurora man found dead Monday
- Traffic crashes down 4.2 percent in 2016: Naperville police
- Chicago will get up to $3.4 million in grants to support diverse entrepreneurs
- Dwyane Wade says Bulls’ play will factor into his player option decision
- Disabato: Former Bulls guard Craig Hodges authors a movement at Rich East
- ‘Alternative facts’ nothing new in sports, a minefield of misinformation
- High school boys basketball: Full video of Morgan Park vs. Simeon
- State health board approved Sherman’s request for surgery center
- ‘One More Shift’ a reminder of Blackhawks’ darkest days
- Man fatally stabbed by ex-boyfriend of cousin’s girlfriend: Prosecutors
- Sexist, vulgar posts on women’s marches rebound on officials
- Founder of WorldStarHipHop dies at San Diego massage parlor
- Freitag to take over as Will County chief of staff
- West Suburban Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, Jan. 25
- FBI Director James Comey to stay on in Trump administration
- HHS nominee deflects questions about impact of Trump’s move on Obamacare
- Violent Monday after violent weekend in Chicago: ‘Help me, Jesus, they killed my son’
- The Tweet of the Week poll
- Liberals press Democrats to block Trump’s nominees, to little effect
- Lightning coach Jon Cooper happy for former player Richard Panik
- Tuesday’s recap: Bulls 100, Magic 92
- Trump admin orders EPA contract freeze and media blackout
- Bulls 100, Magic 92
- Trump opponents gather in Chicago
- Jeff McGrath, TV program director, dies at 73
- Protest of large-scale Illinois hog confinements
- Virginia 71, Notre Dame 54
- Candid Cam: Irvin scores 14 points to nudge Morgan Park past Simeon in rematch
- Lake County News-Sun Scoreboard for Wednesday, Jan. 25
- Rain followed by wet snow as colder air advances
- Cam Irvin leads way as No. 5 Morgan Park knocks off No. 1 Simeon
- Guarded optimism: backcourt trio helps Oswego East top Plainfield East
- Wheels come off Senate budget plan, illustrating the state of state government
- Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, Jan. 25
- Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, Jan. 25
- Will County saw strong economic growth in 2016
- Local roundup: Oak Forest’s Sabrina Baxa ends home career on high note
- Jerian Grant gets his chance to start as Bulls whip Magic 100-92
- Day after collapse, Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton says he has prostate cancer
- Caleb Swanigan’s 17th double-double of season keys Purdue by Michigan State
- Malik Binns, No. 2 Bolingbrook flex muscles against No. 6 Joliet West
- Lightning 5, Blackhawks 2
- Tuesday’s recap: Lightning 5, Blackhawks 2
- Ashton Creal wheels and deals as Metea Valley slips past Neuqua Valley
- Morgan Park 57, Simeon 54
- No. 12 Virginia has its way with 14th-ranked Notre Dame in 71-54 victory