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- Free eats at Smashburger with purchase
- Evanston wrestler Adrian Bytyqi advances to state as alternate
- German soccer club invites ‘fan’ Barack Obama to game
- NFL veteran Donnie Abraham joins Illinois’ coaching staff
- Cardinal rules Catholic youth team can complete season with girls on roster
- Tiger Woods’ odd present may eclipse his past
- Trump is showing reluctance to take responsibility for White House chaos
- Tom Brady doesn’t realize that not everyone in the NFL can be Tom Brady
- Ask a Builder: Shodeen Homes
- New homes, floor plans available in Barrington
- William Ryan Homes celebrates 25th anniversary with sizzling incentives
- Teardown trend grows in Chicagoland’s hottest communities
- D.R. Horton opens private enclave at Tall Oaks in Elgin
- This week’s critics’ picks
- St. Rita’s Austin O’Connor looks to join four-time champions list at state wrestling
- Daughter juggles relationship with two mothers
- Previewing Friday’s big night of boys basketball
- Detained ‘Dreamer’ in Seattle denies gang membership allegations
- Obama pops into Chicago for meeting on his library
- Morning Spin: AG Madigan, Rauner set for court clash on state worker pay Thursday
- Three-bedroom Lincoln Park home with patio: $725,000
- Glenbrook North’s Jacob Weingardt wins 3 OT matches to reach state
- Ex-Lake County coroner indicted on perjury charges over election signatures
- Man shot by Amtrak officer near Union Station dies, Chicago police say
- This coworking space hacks kids’ cars and helps modernize the concrete industry
- More students turn to GoFundMe to raise money for college costs
- ‘XX’ review: Chilling horror anthology from 4 female directors
- Gender on stage or, what do ‘Breakdown’ and ‘Men are from Mars’ have in common?
- ’76 Minutes and 15 Seconds with Abbas Kiarostami’ review: Doc delves into Iranian filmmaker’s methods
- ‘A United Kingdom’ review: David Oyelowo, Rosamund Pike play lovers battling public opinion
- Save $25, eat for free at IKEA with furniture purchase on Saturday-Monday
- In the last moments of Kanari Gentry-Bowers’ life, ‘God got the last word’
- No injuries reported after shots fired on Dan Ryan
- Million-dollar mansion matchup: Lincoln Park row home versus Riverwoods estate
- Attacks on consumer protections begin
- Freed by Innocence Project in Wisconsin, Chicagoan now enters courtroom as an attorney
- What’s Warren thinking? Airlines are in for bumpy ride, but Buffett bets big
- Cubs can’t avoid celebrity status
- Trump’s F-35 calls came with a surprise: Boeing’s CEO was listening
- Thursday’s matchup: Celtics at Bulls
- Genie Bouchard, John Goehrke go on Super Bowl bet-date
- After missile test and alleged assassination, North Koreans celebrate Kim Jong Il’s birthday
- A plea to the Obamas: Save Chicago from its gun violence
- Come for the Miguel Montero nonsense, stay for the Bulls rumors
- Florida welcomed nearly 113 million tourists in 2016
- Hygge is so 2016. Meet kalsarikannit, the word for drinking at home without pants on
- Donald Trump will not fill out an NCAA tournament bracket
- South Beach food fest invades Fort Lauderdale again
- CTA uses social media to deny rumors of immigration checkpoints: ‘You are welcome here’
- Dish-juggling Red Panda dazzles Northwestern fans
- Prickly City-Crazy
- 13-year-old girl killed, grandmother seriously hurt in crash during police chase in Hammond
- Austin, the dynamic home to SXSW, is weird and wonderful
- Your ER doctor could determine your likelihood of long-term opioid use
- Neil Gorsuch’s position on birth control and other ‘freebies’
- Tribal leader who supported U.S.-backed government among dead in Yemen raid
- Watch Bob Odenkirk describe throwing a ‘moon ball’ at Wrigley Field
- Mama’s Gotta Move: If our single socks could talk
- Hutton: Danielle Green offers a profile in courage at Bowman assembly
- Keith Urban leads Academy of Country Music nominations
- Regis Philbin, Kelly Ripa haven’t kept in touch since he left show
- He raised the speed limit to 70 mph, now Jim Oberweis wants 75 mph
- Colorado St. looked into Larry Eustachy’s ‘fear and intimidation’ atmosphere in ’13-14
- Paul Sassone: Park board members show support for Oak Park residents
- QB Vince Young signs with agent, wants to play in the NFL again
- Colorblind people see world anew with special glasses
- Trump’s tantrum over leaks won’t help him
- ‘A Cure for Wellness’ review: You can check out of this spa any time, but you can never leave
- Average U.S. 30-year mortgage rate dips to 4.15 percent
- Vendor stops deliveries to jail after council delays action on bills
- ‘Fist Fight’ review: Ice Cube, Charlie Day get rough and raunchy
- Genesis of Hyundai’s luxury subbrand offers premium value
- Party raises $270,000 for Planned Parenthood Illinois
- Best Chicago happy hour deals: Feb. 16-22
- Trump and Putin are discussing military cooperation in Syria. Mattis says Russia must ‘prove itself first.’
- Homemade dumplings in 5 simple steps
- Buying, filling and sealing dumpling wrappers: A primer
- McDonald’s hopes to lure customers by giving longtime menu items a face-lift
- ‘Dog Whisperer’ Cesar Millan on why Americans have so many problems with their dogs
- ‘Astronaut’ exhibit lands at Orlando Science Center
- Shout Out: Charley Darbo
- Column: Why must it be all or nothing with immigration law enforcement?
- Jazz Age speakeasy to be recreated in downtown Aurora
- Down-home dishes at Fork & Cork
- Michigan man charged in theft of two squad cars had infant son in tow
- Accenture’s new Midwest chief is optimistic about the workplace of the future
- Upgrade your weekend with 15 new Chicago brunches
- Self-service dog wash stations coming to Montrose Dog Beach
- Washington state Supreme Court says florist who turned away same-sex couple broke anti-discrimination laws
- How Capt. Dyett turned DuSable’s young musicians into stars
- Kremlin orders Russian state media to cut way back on their fawning Trump coverage: sources
- Senate confirms Mulvaney as Trump’s budget chief
- Major Rolling Stones exhibition coming to Navy Pier in April
- The Rolling Stones: ‘Exhibitionism’
- Gabriel Esteban named president of DePaul University
- Five things to know about ‘Game of Thrones Live’
- 3 arrested, autopsy completed in killing of N. Korean leader’s half brother
- ‘Starless Dreams’ review: Documentary goes inside Iranian lock-up for young women
- Wilco revives Solid Sound Festival in Massachusetts, announces lineup
- Shout Out: Brandon Klett, a Lake Zurich High School senior helping raise money for diabetes research
- Benjamin Harrison’s Indianapolis home a Presidents Day destination
- Community news
- Hessville arts group hopes to reach more children
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- Donald Trump just escalated his war with the intelligence community
- Trump health pick Seema Verma says maternity coverage should be optional
- 5 reasons seafood is a great choice for a relaxing date night
- 4 reasons to make today the first day of your smoke-free life
- Former Lake County coroner turns himself in on perjury charges
- Yorkville doctor charged with sexually assaulting patients gets new attorney
- N.Y. officials: 1 person dies, 2 ill from rat-related disease
- Judging a book by its cover gets pierced in public
- ‘The Great Wall’ review: Matt Damon vs. savage Chinese monster
- White Sox infielder Carlos Sanchez changes his name
- Former TV anchor Diann Burns lists Michigan estate for $4.5 million
- Meet Justin Hurwitz, the man most likely to win an Oscar
- Sonorama mines the vaults for vinyl gems
- Your 5 best bets for the weekend ahead
- Shout Out: Doris Downing, president of ABC/25 Foundation in Arlington Heights School District 25
- Cops: Man sexually assaulted woman in Longwood Manor after forcing her into car
- Coca-Cola fans fret as company revamps beloved loyalty program
- Grant to pay for Valparaiso road safety study
- Trump pick for ambassador to Israel has contentious Senate audition
- Eat This: ‘The batter shattered on my tongue.’ Find perfect tempura at Parachute
- What should you order on a dinner date?
- GBS booster club raising money for permanent concession, restroom facility
- Kris Bryant pranked by Greg Maddux
- New Tracy Letts politics play will debut at Steppenwolf, go to Broadway
- Anne Burnell channels Julie London in ‘Cry Me a River’
- Man guilty of murder in 2013 Waukegan motel stabbing
- Enter the Scott Stantis cartoon caption contest
- Diann Burns’ Michigan home
- Shout Out: Jessi Hersman, Buffalo Grove Park District supervisor and theater producer
- Winner: “It doesn’t appear as though strings are attached but that’s part of the illusion.” – Brian Fargo, Chicago
- Scottie Pippen’s former Highland Park home rented for nearly $8K a month
- Column: Tips to throw the perfect Academy Awards party this year
- Lou Gramm has done everything he wanted to do
- Carjackings at Naperville school, Western Springs home likely linked, police say
- ‘I don’t believe people need to be fearful of refugees’
- ‘American Horror Story’ season 7 will tackle 2016 presidential election
- Trump nominates ex-NLRB member Alexander Acosta as labor secretary
- That ethereal Banners sound is no accident
- Carmel welcomes 6,000 to 43rd Street Scenes
- NWI Comic-Con set for Halls of St. George in Schererville
- Norwegian Cruise Line’s parent inks order for four new ships
- Joliet police will not do the work of immigration authorities, mayor says
- ‘Day Without Immigrants’ rally in Chicago
- Shout Out: Kathy Sparrenberger, singer
- Suicide blast at famed Sufi shrine in Pakistan kills at least 73
- Robert Falls will direct Stacy Keach in world-premiere play about Hemingway
- 3 dead, 2 seriously wounded in shooting at home in Brighton Park
- Most interesting NFL players who soon could be cut
- Scottie Pippen’s Highland Park home
- Chicago winter to feel like spring this weekend
- Marathon Pharma may get boot from industry organization over $89,000 drug
- Kyle Schwarber bobblehead
- Photo gallery: President Trump press conference
- After Trump ban, fewer foreigners showing interest in travel to U.S., except for Russians
- Healthy Skin From Head to Toe
- District 308 weighing changes to early childhood, special education facilities plan
- Thimble tossed! Game piece voted out of Monopoly board game
- Hal Baron, adviser to Chicago Mayor Harold Washington, dies at 86
- 9 things to watch during NBA All-Star weekend
- Elmhurst College Jazz Festival celebrates a golden anniversary
- Recommended Chicago-area classical concerts
- Kris Bryant gets pranked by Cubs great Greg Maddux
- Kyle Schwarber home run bobblehead already going, going, gone
- A Week of Great Hair
- Cops: Armed robber wearing scarf targets victims at stores on Far South Side
- How having a baby on my own made me less worried about what men think
- HBO’s ‘Big Little Lies’ transcends the usual rich-mommies drama
- Former councilman, state rep had passion for history, teaching
- What is the best driving position when there over a dozen seat settings?
- Now is the time to scout for turkey season
- Fewer Americans than forecast file for unemployment benefits
- Man injured in Uptown fire dies
- Pisani brothers scrap Clarendon Hills restaurant plan
- Column: Time to celebrate Girl Scouts with cookies
- Review: Love a little lost in this tangled Shakespeare rom-com
- Loyola grad Dylan Remick vying for playing time with Houston Dynamo
- Going gluten-free might increase risk of arsenic, mercury exposure, study finds
- How a stranger on the sidewalk challenged my preconceptions
- Japandroids at the Vic
- DePaul University’s new president is Catholic school’s 1st non-ordained leader
- Sudden reversal in Antarctic sea ice complicates argument by climate-change doubters
- Cubs announce 2017 TV schedule
- Women’s strike will succeed only if combined with action
- Library District buys open space for South Elgin branch expansion
- ‘Day Without Immigrants’ protests
- ‘It’s a spectacle’: ‘Mary Poppins’ headed to OPRF
- Flower purchase is sign of spring to come in La Grange
- Teachers from Niles, Morton Grove schools named Golden Apple finalists
- Universal tests ‘photo validation technology’ at some rides
- We’re about to suffer a worldwide olive oil shortage
- Japandroids do it loud, fast and urgently at the Vic
- ‘Love’s Labor’s Lost’ at Chicago Shakespeare Theater
- Community calendar
- Tillerson, Russia’s Lavrov meet for first time in Bonn
- Mel Gibson directing a ‘Suicide Squad’ sequel wouldn’t be so surprising
- Write-in candidate to vie for village president slot
- ‘It’s a spectacle’: ‘Mary Poppins’ headed to OPRF
- Wal-Mart sued, accused of selling fake craft beer
- Column: Do selfies make people selfish?
- Maine South Constitution Team, musicians honored for recent successes
- Berg: State senators stave off spending reform, test tax hikes instead
- A guide to dim sum
- Judge says blind man can sue McDonald’s over drive-thru-only ordering
- Dim sum guide: What to order, and what order to eat it
- Indian Prairie’s new meal vendor promising ‘chef-driven’ food options
- FBI: White supremacist talked of planned attack in ‘the spirit of Dylann Roof’
- What Donald Trump’s handshake might reveal about him
- How much do I tell my children about my worries?
- Late columnist Irv Kupcinet’s former Lake Shore Drive condo for sale for about $2.5 million
- ‘Game Changers’ doesn’t change the game, just plays it well
- Plea deal reached for Gary man who allegedly stole more than $3 million in tax refunds
- Thinking beyond the O’Hare Express
- If Illinois won’t chip in to curb gun violence, the feds must
- American pro wrestler channels Donald Trump in Mexico
- Speak Out: President Trump is in deep over his head
- Chicago, put down the guns
- Snyder: Portage in a ‘hurricane’
- Cubs announce single-game tickets will go on sale Feb. 24
- American who channels Donald Trump becomes Mexico’s biggest wrestling villain
- Speak Out: Crossing guards deserve a hand
- Park Ridge Heritage Committee not ready to include Hillary Clinton among park’s ‘milestones’
- Tim Anderson breaks out of his comfort zone for Adidas shoot
- Come out for family fun at Hawthorn Woods carnival
- Get out and play at Family Fun Night in La Grange
- President Washington visits Wilmette
- Student choirs celebrate Black history at Triton
- Moms, sons can party with real and Ninja turtles
- Column: Americans turning to ‘Saturday Night Live’ to escape politics
- Maine South’s Jessie Saul sticks landing, earns state gymnastics berth
- Lenhoff: The shifting relationship between schools and parents
- It’s not just you — breakups in your 30s are uniquely hard
- Students buzz with excitement at all Lyons Township High School assembly
- Library board to fill open seat after April election
- South Florida fishing report: sailfish, kingfish and tunas biting
- Harvest Christian’s Brennen Woods maintains his focus after passing milestone
- Final mayoral forum gets Aurora students involved
- Police: Man attempts suicide in holding room
- Outdoors notebook: IGFA Captains & Crew Awards are Saturday
- Will County engineer retires after 40 years of government service
- East Dundee events schedule allows businesses to participate: official
- Outdoors calendar: Bass Pro Shops Fishing Classic starts Friday
- Indiana Challenge welcomes hot rhythms and flashing feet
- Cyr: Japan-U.S. alliance advances — with global significance
- Fresh Thyme seeking summer opening in River Forest
- Higginson: Nordstrom, the Trumps and mindless TV
- Iowa Republicans pass bill opponents say will gut public unions
- Lake Zurich School District 95 prepares to launch full-day kindergarten, joining nearby districts
- Board OKs 95th Street Library renovation, work starts in April
- Bail set at $50,000 for Chicago man charged in fatal Des Plaines crash
- Chicago Public Schools ‘on the brink’
- Let’s try extreme vetting for gun owners
- Red Hen Bread to close Oak Park location on Lake Street
- Former NBA star Tim Hardaway goes from gay rights pariah to advocate
- Trump says there are 2 Chicagos: One safe, one worse than the Middle East
- ‘Unseen’ at The Gift Theatre
- Corrections and clarifications for Friday, Feb. 17, 2017
- Gary schools bailout bill could bring removal of financial manager
- Music of Verdi, Mozart Prokofiev featured in ‘Opposites Attract’
- Restaurant owned by Oak Park mayor closes to support ‘Day Without Immigrants’
- Chicago plan would make it harder for aldermen to award honorary street signs
- Elgin High student’s documentary puts ‘positive light’ on school, city
- Personal experiences spark career choice for special education teachers
- Former Obama aide fined $90,000 for illegally lobbying Emanuel on Uber’s behalf
- GSU considers cuts, officials say
- New Torah for Skokie Hebrew school
- West Chicago man guilty of DUI in crash that killed Warrenville man
- Northwestern makes a believer out of Maryland coach Mark Turgeon
- Transcript: Everything Trump had to say at his first solo news conference
- Board OKs preschool, but eyes Linden Square traffic problems
- ‘The Vagina Monologues’ is entertainment with a message
- Head of Samsung arrested in South Korean presidential corruption scandal
- Ask Tom: How does January-February snowfall compare historically?
- Cubs ready to defend their World Series title with a swagger
- Emanuel mocks Rauner with pledge of $1,000 to charity for evidence of budget plan
- Burlington Central ends season with a .500 record, but future looks bright
- White House finds ways to end protection for Dreamers while shielding Trump from blowback
- Blackhawks recall Nick Schmaltz, Tanner Kero from Rockford
- Man, 73, went missing 2 days ago in Chatham
- ACA repeal means serious risk for Illinois
- Taking charge of your AFib: Getting the facts and knowing your options
- Time for White Sox veteran James Shields to start living up to his billing
- Top Portage administrator resigns position
- Looking for answers on top QBs in NFL draft? Ask guy who faced all three
- High-tech mosquito trap smart enough to keep just the bad bugs
- Tommy Doubleday, Daniel Young stand out on young Maine South swim team
- Principal trumpet Martin resigns from Chicago Symphony Orchestra
- Man pleads guilty to providing rifles to San Bernardino terrorists
- Michael Kopech tries to pace himself during 1st White Sox spring training
- Bonchon, cult-fave Korean fried chicken chain, coming to Chicago’s Chinatown
- Slowik: Are Trump’s tax returns key to investigations into Russian involvement?
- Waubonsie Valley relies on worldly blend to reach state for sixth straight year
- Refugee puts face on Syrian crisis
- ECC president celebrates 10 years of change, challenges
- Truth bites Trump
- ‘Day Without Immigrants’ protest closes many U.S. restaurants
- Northwest suburban students skip class, businesses close early in ‘Day Without Immigrants’ protest
- House GOP discusses Obamacare replacement ideas – but lacks ACA replacement
- Trump bashes leaks, media and judges, calls administration ‘a fine-tuned machine’
- Dominique Matthews breaks out for UIC after working way back from injury
- All-around effort: Sammi Lococo gives Carmel state boost in signature event
- Video shows suspect in Takiya Holmes’ slaying beaten by inmate at courthouse
- Ostrenga stepping down after 22 years on liquor commission
- Oak Lawn settles resident’s police brutality claim for $2.7 million
- Aurora businesses close to honor ‘Day Without Immigrants’ protest
- Boys basketball notes: Ian Haflinger delivers night to remember for Lakes
- ‘They friends of yours?’: Trump asks black reporter to set up Black Caucus meeting
- Flynn in FBI interview denied discussing sanctions with Russian ambassador
- The Michael Flynn head-scratcher: The case of a cover-up in search of a crime
- Some residents criticize proposal to move school’s transportation facility in New Lenox
- Naperville golf courses to open Friday thanks to warm weather
- President Trump puts on a wild show
- Reliever Pedro Strop wants to go out a winner with the Cubs
- Boys basketball notes: Jeremy Hunter mentors Ethan Helwig for Metea Valley
- Olyvia gold: McGuire’s career-high 14 points power Naperville Central past North
- Election attorney: Cases like Rudd’s ‘probably the exception, not the rule’
- Additional charges for Aurora area residents arrested after Wisconsin burglary
- Waukegan police arrest 2 suspects in robberies where shots were fired
- Whiting girl, 13, killed in Hammond crash
- On a roll: Freshman walk-on John Kiser ‘brings a lot of value’ to Valparaiso
- Pompeo says CIA not hiding things as Trump downplays review of agencies
- Judge orders EPA nominee Pruitt to release emails with oil, gas, coal industry
- Wrestling notes: Chesterton’s Diego Lemley gets to state with friends’ help
- Businesses close, students stay home as part of ‘Day Without Immigrants’
- West Suburban Local Scoreboard for Friday, Feb. 16
- Illness makes Dwyane Wade start All-Star break early
- Which Chicago kids advanced to the next round of ‘MasterChef Junior?’
- ‘Hockey is for Everyone’ night important for LGBTQ groups in Chicago
- Baranek: Like a good neighbor, St. Laurence will be there for Queen of Peace
- Many Elgin businesses closed for nationwide ‘Day Without Immigrants’
- Paige Reiter keeps Lockport bowling on roll in bid for fifth state championship
- USA Gymnastics alerted FBI in 2015 to doctor accused of abuse
- Maddie & Maddy: Sandburg/Stagg gymnasts Giglio, Roe primed for state meet
- Facebook wants to help you find a job — even if you’re not looking for one
- Bulls 104, Celtics 103
- Trump to Christie at White House lunch: ‘You and I are going to have the meatloaf’
- Lake County News-Sun Local Scoreboard for Friday, Feb. 16
- Down to Business: Once a TV and stereo retailer, Barrett’s now specializes in home technology
- Trump fans praise combative news conference: Reporters ‘need to leave him alone’
- Witness says Robert Durst confessed to killing woman: ‘It was her or me’
- Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Friday, Feb. 17
- Thursday’s recap: Bulls 104, Celtics 103
- Bill Maher defends Milo Yiannopoulos booking after panelist boycotts
- Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Friday, Feb. 17
- Ridgewood’s Josh Garcia wrestles ‘his heart out’ up 2 weight classes
- Local roundup: Eden Schipper steps up as Illiana Christian wins sectional
- Maine East’s Julio Cabrales doesn’t let concussion derail his season
- Katie Nolan scores 20 points as Yorkville wins first Class 4A regional title
- Trucker apologizes for crash that killed 5 people on I-55, sentenced to 10 years
- Naperville Central goes cold in second half as Yorkville rallies for regional
- Reeder: I have never understood Democrats’ affinity for political dynasties
- Maine East swim team welcomes students of all ethnicities, abilities
- Michigan tops No. 11 Wisconsin; No. 7 Notre Dame women hold off Clemson
- ‘Uncle Vanya’ at the Goodman Theatre
- St. Viator keeps its cool en route to another 3A regional title
- Jimmy Butler leads the way as Bulls edge Celtics 104-103
- L’arc en Ciel Theatre Group stages ‘It Shoulda Been You’
- Vice admiral turns down offer to be Trump’s national security adviser
- Niles North, Mitch Mages not satisfied to just make state swim meet