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- PICTURES: Madame Tussauds unveils new wax figures of Donald J. Trump
- Fugitive wanted in Orlando officer’s fatal shooting has been captured, police say
- Angelique Kerber gets birthday greetings, victory at Australian Open
- Secret Service agrees to pay $24 million in decades-old race bias case brought by black agents
- Mavericks get the job done on Bulls with 99-98 victory
- North Texas police officer killed, suspect later found dead
- Rookies Vinnie Hinostroza and Tanner Kero each score twice in 6-4 victory
- 6 Chicago comedy shows to see this week
- Your game plan for Chicago Restaurant Week 2017
- Bronson Koenig leads No. 17 Wisconsin past Michigan; UIC, NIU get wins
- Former actress re-creates soap opera at wedding
- Chicagoans can now take Uber carpools with pre-tax commuter benefits
- Morning Spin: New city Clerk Valencia could help Emanuel in ’19
- Contemporary mansion in Logan Square: $2M
- Channing Crowder’s Bass Tournament is Jan. 21
- Photos: The battle for Mosul, Iraq
- Troops take ‘full control’ of eastern Mosul from Islamic State, Iraq says
- Eataly Chicago joins with Pizzeria Uno for odd-couple pizza event
- Blackhawks’ Fathers Trip ‘meaningful for everybody’
- Chicago’s best burritos ranked
- 3 strong quakes strike central Italy in an hour; Rome subway closed
- President Obama reduces sentence of Gangster Disciples ‘governor’
- Bears Q&A: Jay Cutler vs. Brock Osweiler vs. Kirk Cousins vs. NFL draft
- Girl, 5, accidentally shoots herself in West Side home
- No longer welcome? American companies fear China’s turning its back on them.
- Name one area in which the Bulls have credibility. Just one. Dare ya.
- Former top cop Garry McCarthy subpoenaed in Jesse Jackson Jr. divorce case
- Obama commutes sentence of Oscar Lopez Rivera, member of Puerto Rican militant group
- Lin-Manuel Miranda says he’ll play ‘Hamilton’ in Chicago for Oscar Lopez Rivera
- Jerry Seinfeld bringing ‘Comedians in Cars’ series and other specials to Netflix
- Mali suicide bombing kills more than 50, wounds more than 100
- Former Loyola coach Jimmy Patsos delivers handshakes to invisible opponents after Siena win
- U.S. consumer prices up moderate 0.3 percent in December
- 1 reporter, 40 burritos: Finding the best in Chicago
- Bowling team from Northwest Side school on school bus that rolled over on Tri-State
- Aidy Bryant says ‘SNL’ drunk girls on Halloween sketch inspired by Columbia College party
- Proponents at World Economic Forum meet to ensure globalism isn’t done yet
- U.S. industrial output rose in December; best pace in 2 years
- Photos: Owl Prowl Weekend
- On stand, man describes fatal beating of south suburban couple
- On the prowl for owls in Illinois
- Paul Sullivan’s MLB Hall of Fame ballot
- Randy Edsall pulls commit’s UConn football scholarship 2 weeks before signing day
- Firefighter suffers broken ribs after falling through window at West Side house fire
- Mark Gonzales’ MLB Hall of Fame ballot
- Kathy Griffin recalls Mr. T helping her out of a jam before Chicago gig
- Woman charged with severely burning man in domestic fight
- Chicago author Kathleen Rooney takes a pleasant stroll in ‘Lillian Boxfish’ novel
- U.S. homebuilder confidence, sales outlook slip in January
- How to protect your dog during winter
- Chicago might say goodbye to 9 picture-perfect days thanks to global warming
- A Chicago lawyer’s journey from mortgages to medical marijuana
- Environmental work continues through winter during Restoration Work Days at The Grove
- New England Celebrates Winter With Festivals
- Are you facing mom bias at work?
- Giants Hall of Famer Willie McCovey pardoned by President Obama
- JPMorgan settles mortgage lawsuit alleging discrimination against minorities
- Beloved Northbrook mail carrier dies on job
- Finally, Kings of Leon riding a No. 1 album debut
- Pets of the week
- Shout Out: Craig Pierce, loves the library
- Prickly City- Darkness/light
- 2018 Kia Stinger
- Northwestern to co-lead immunotherapy drug trial for rare cancers
- Jose Bautista, Blue Jays agree to $18.5 million, 1-year deal
- More clemency coming after President Obama shortens Manning’s sentence
- I taught millennials. Let me tell you how ‘special’ they are.
- Chicago’s lame winter — is Canada to blame?
- Park district bridges in Highland Park to be inspected after collapse
- Shout Out: Nataliya Omelchenko
- Because you probably need a good laugh right about now, the Tweet of the Week poll
- Drury Lane brings revamped ‘Saturday Night Fever’ to stage
- Creativity and ease: Tips for cooking dinner for friends
- Skokie musician bringing jazz to Tommy Nevin’s
- Husband of woman killed in bike accident files lawsuit
- 1 in 3 adults diagnosed with asthma may not have it, study suggests
- The mystery of American Airlines’ ailing flight attendants
- Sheila Jordan sings with strings — at 88
- Shout Out: Amanda Hatfield, book club member
- Stevenson’s Lake County Invite finish a sign of better things to come
- Franco Reyes credits early introduction to swimming success
- Oak Park District 97 candidates address ‘achievement gap’ solutions
- Libertyville girls gymnastics team takes pride in high scores at Elk Grove
- ‘Weird Waukegan’ Facebook page highlights the city’s pop culture profile
- Bruto Americano, a Campari cousin, is anything but ugly
- White Sox pitching prospect Michael Kopech throws 110 mph in drill
- Dyer residents learn about West Lake rail project
- Commutation of Manning’s sentence sends ‘troubling message,’ Trump spokesman says
- 3 things you should know about ‘surprise medical bills’
- Sneeze the day: Avoid time wasted when sick (Infographic)
- Why women should start talking about their periods. Period. (Infographic)
- 5 ways telehealth can simplify your life
- The Gundis, Chicago’s first Kurdish restaurant, opens
- ‘World of Chocolate’ raises $105,000 to fight AIDS
- Talented underclassmen lead the way for OPRF boys swimming
- How William Henry Harrison invented the inaugural parade
- A look inside Kurdish restaurant The Gundis
- Lisle village clerk gets work-release jail sentence in DUI plea deal
- Absences provide opportunities for Timothy Christian basketball
- Leyden’s Jose Alvarado makes up for lost time as senior
- Dyer residents learn about West Lake rail project
- Using lasers, scientists turn mice into ferociously efficient hunters
- Shout Out: Chaka Sakala
- Amazon said to walk away from $1 billion takeover of rival e-commerce site
- Fiona Apple releases ‘Tiny Hands,’ a rallying cry for the Women’s March
- Child endangerment charges filed against mom of girl, 5, who accidentally shot herself
- University Park East project continues blueprint
- Supreme Court skeptical of government’s withholding disparaging trademarks
- Why Obama is the Jon Snow of American foreign policy
- Quickly
- Oregon strength coach suspended after players hospitalized
- Third Eye Blind summer tour comes to Chicago
- Developer explains plan for Merrillville restaurant makeover
- If you could use a little fantasy, welcome the ‘Psychonaut Librarians’
- Interview: Veronica Roth talks sophomore slump and breaking away from ‘Divergent’
- ‘Will & Grace’ returning to NBC for 10 episodes
- Fancy Alain Ducasse dish turns out to be (glorious) mac ‘n’ cheese
- Haley departs sharply from Trump on a range of foreign policy issues, including Russia
- Blackhawks alumni skate for a cause
- Waukegan projects budget shortfall as aldermen blame public works mishaps
- Mark Hamill uses his Joker voice to become the president-elect’s nemesis: The Trumpster
- Schakowsky joins Democratic boycott of Trump’s inauguration
- Chicago Blackhawks hit the ice for Ronald McDonald House Charities
- GM to pay $1M penalty for ignition switch accounting trouble
- Wisconsin’s Apostle Islands ice caves inaccessible to visitors
- Herman’s Hermits singer still ‘into something good’
- Zion seeking redevelopment proposals for Fielders, Dunes properties
- American mimics United with fare barring use of overhead bin
- GOP caucus elects new Schererville councilman
- Golden Globes party raises $135,205 for St. Jude
- Tore & Luke’s closes Arlington Heights location
- As child of deported parents, Elmwood Park wrestler savors opportunity
- Proposed Northbrook home for recovering addicts picks up support
- ‘Rebel Rebel’ a salute to David Bowie
- Why Brit Marling set ‘The OA’ in the Midwest: ‘People are falling in love in Panera’
- Give Napa a rest. Vineyards from Texas to Uruguay are making stunning, less expected wine
- Museum of Science and Industry train
- Driver dies in Algonquin crash, fire
- We rated 8 athletes’ personal logos based on their design quality
- Butterfield & Robinson sails into Bermuda for America’s Cup trip
- Ball State renews Gary, Portage charters
- Federal Reserve sees growth pickup at end of last year
- ‘Coco’ director Lee Unkrich gets down with the Day of the Dead for Pixar’s fall release
- Jim Brown’s ‘love’ for Donald Trump is at odds with the man we’ve come to know
- Elmhurst resident challenges city’s stand on temporary greenhouse
- Naperville marathon swap for 5K expected to draw more runners, walkers
- Shout Out: Rev. Sotiri Malamis with Ascension of Our Lord Greek Orthodox Church in Lincolnshire
- Sunday supper goes glam with modern day roasting
- USDA announces stricter animal welfare rules for eggs, meat
- Google is buying a chunk of Twitter’s technology
- Kirk Cousins is the talk of the free agent market for QBs
- When Obama became family
- Son writes honest death notice lamenting mother’s smoking
- Jewel-Osco sued for alleged age discrimination
- Emanuel has $1 million in campaign fund, spent thousands on legal fees
- Winter can bring a wonderland of flora, fauna
- Notre Dame RB Tarean Folston to test NFL waters: report
- A Hawk Harrelson alarm clock? Mercy!
- Brenda Barnes, former Sara Lee and Pepsi-Cola CEO, dies in Naperville at 63
- Downtown Naperville’s Main Street Promenade acquired for $88 million
- One museum tour, with extra sex and violence
- Feds accuse student loan giant Navient of ‘systematically’ cheating borrowers
- Elgin rally Saturday in solidarity with nationwide movement
- Indiana bill would allow property owners to lease rooms and homes
- Ella Elli, from team behind Smoke Daddy, headed for Lakeview in March
- Lute, violin duo performs Bach, Haydn for early music series
- Eaglemania plans to take it to limit at Genesee
- Folk club presents ‘Behind the Song’ in new Grayslake digs
- Another insurer steps back from Illinois Obamacare exchange
- Leave your judgment at the pink doors of ‘Priscilla’
- Obama envisioned a bipartisan government. Instead, he got deepening partisan rancor.
- Gilbert and Sullivan’s ‘Mikado’ a ‘farce’ to be reckoned with
- Indian Prairie District 204 to sell land for $7 million
- St. Charles man is charged with DUI in fatal DeKalb County crash
- Shout Out: Gerald Donoghue
- On ethics: Obama went high, Trump goes low
- EPA pick Pruitt says climate change isn’t hoax, but cause is up for debate
- ‘Carve the Mark’ review: More like ‘Carve the Meh’
- New Notre Dame WR coach DelVaughn Alexander ‘officially on recruiting trail’
- Council members back Bowman suspension challenge
- Robber hits Aurora clerk with handgun, steals cash and liquor and then carjacks vehicle
- Mixed-status immigrant families fear Trump’s policies to come
- ‘Shark Tank’ cast member to run for Conservative leadership in Canada
- Rolling Meadows police release sketch of suspect in home invasion, sexual assault
- Speak Out
- Aurora set to approve ‘cupcake law’
- U.S. Rep. Kelly undecided about inauguration
- Aurora mayoral candidates announce local endorsements
- Siena Tavern, Prime & Provisions and up next: Barrio
- Panthers owner and secretary of Army nominee Vincent Viola accused of punching worker at racetrack
- President Obama portraits in Chicagoans’ homes
- ‘Split’ review: The twist is that there isn’t one
- Hampshire program simulates symptoms of dementia
- Former President George H.W. Bush, wife Barbara hospitalized
- Boys basketball notes: Larkin, Anthony Lynch chase record win against Elgin
- King honored at interfaith service
- Obama judged by history
- HHS nominee Price sees ‘access’ to coverage as health reform goal
- Commissioners take over tow contract administration
- Sara Rosenfeldt, St. Charles East ride fast start to win vs. Larkin
- Sleepy Hollow approves zoning change to allow used car dealership
- In some Chicago neighborhoods, retail needs to follow rooftops
- Harwood Heights police to start carrying doses of naloxone
- Aurora’s Julia Bond on a roll with amateur national title, U.S. team berth
- Family travel with Intrepid, hiking the Camino and more
- Wines to punch up a citrusy pasta dish for wintry days
- Defense delivers early and late as North Chicago beats Antioch
- More than 60 Democratic lawmakers now skipping Trump’s inauguration
- Taylor Bennett, Chance the Rapper’s brother, reveals he is bisexual
- Probe continues into death of Glendale Heights woman found with gunshot wounds
- Boys basketball notes: Ja’Dyn Brown elevates play for Waukegan
- Remembering Dr. King
- 5 things to eat, drink, do this weekend
- Ask Tom: What is the speed of sound?
- Corrections and clarifications for Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017
- Olympia Fields church’s King Day program a call to action
- Thursday: Eat. Drink. Do.
- Man shot at Calumet Park bar
- Naperville residents named to dean’s lists at colleges all over U.S.
- Man sentenced for 2014 Orland Park bank robbery
- Adam McKay to produce ‘Crook County’ film about Chicago crime
- District 112 weighs larger class sizes
- Priest at funeral of mother who killed kids: ‘Forgive any of her failings’
- Netflix tops analysts’ estimates with 7.05 million new customers
- Hinsdale District 86 bond issue could cost $24 million in interest
- Whenever Rajon Rondo’s playing career ends, goal is clear: NBA head coach
- How fake news might affect your favorite foods
- Coroner identifies driver killed in Sunday crash in Carpentersville
- Indiana GOP lawmaker wants police to use ‘any means necessary’ to stop protesters from blocking traffic
- No more wet foot, dry foot
- Slowik: My response to civic group member who asked about citizen apathy
- Evanston School District 202 adopts ‘haven’ resolution for some immigrant students
- East Aurora School District looking again at busing
- Remembering Dr. King
- Toeing the line at Lincoln and Diversey
- Police searching for women posing as health care workers in South Elgin
- U.S. scientists declare 2016 the hottest year on record — that makes three in a row
- Army plans Dakota Access oil pipeline environmental study
- Student shoots teacher and classmates before killing himself at Mexican private school
- Mired in scoring slump, Jonathan Toews vows ‘to not lose that faith’
- District 204 reviews pros, cons of Chromebook plan’s 1st year
- Southland Chamber sets communications conference
- District 181 loans itself money while waiting on referendum lawsuit
- Preckwinkle: Emanuel could have acted sooner on police issues
- Elgin police seek man who followed woman in parking lot
- Commerce nominee Ross says top priority is renegotiating NAFTA
- Ron Englund, Vietnam veteran who found joy in playing Santa, dies at 72
- Betsy DeVos vs. the education status quo
- Police seek information on North Aurora shooting
- Bulldogs for a day: SEDOL and Waukegan students team up for pep rally
- Conspiracies add to family’s grief. Or, no, Hillary Clinton didn’t order DNC staffer’s slaying.
- Man says Milwaukee Sheriff David Clarke detained him for shaking head
- Crash in North Barrington leads to burglary suspect surrendering to canine unit
- Frankfort to offer incentive to homeowners in historic district
- Rauner-Madigan feud leads to $31 million spent by outside groups on state races last year
- Boys basketball notes: Malik Parker stands tall for Chicago Christian
- Prosecutors: Man bit, spit on South Elgin cops
- For Bulls, player development as elusive as a consistent rotation
- Man, woman charged in burglary in Elgin
- Recruiting notes: Interest picks up for Homewood-Flossmoor’s Mario Wright
- Gary native to retire from state Supreme Court
- Ex-crossing guard gets jail time in DUI plea deal
- See ‘Hidden Figures,’ the brains at the back of NASA’s bus
- Girls basketball notes: Raegan Walther No. 1 on Kankakee Valley scoring list
- Want to question your council? Put it in writing, Oak Forest mayor says
- Bowling notes: Lake Central boys ready to Rumble after tourney title
- Community news
- Elgin’s Extreme Clean Express Car Wash opens in former JB’s Pub spot
- Post-Tribune Bowling Scores
- Single dad from Illinois gets donated suit, shoes for Trump inauguration
- Elgin’s Extreme Clean Express Car Wash
- The Second City: U2 returning to Chicago is the new Obama Farewell Address
- ‘A Dog’s Purpose’ film under fire after video shows scared dog forced into water
- Trial opens for woman charged with handing over gun in killing of Endia Martin, 14
- Obama defends decision to commute Chelsea Manning’s sentence: ‘Justice has been served’
- Former Kendall food pantry treasurer charged with theft
- 2016 registers as warmest year ever
- Ozzie Guillen: MLB players should avoid winter ball
- White stepping down from Elgin Downtown Neighborhood Association
- Dick Wolf’s ‘Chicago Justice’ to premiere in crossover, suspects Trump ‘SVU’ episode to air in spring
- Illinois Tech plays slowdown game en route to win over Aurora
- Illinois running back Ke’Shawn Vaughn says he will transfer
- Curtis Granderson goes deep investing time and money in Chicago
- Funeral service held for mother who hanged herself, killed her 2 children
- NCAA Division I Council rejects proposed June signing period
- Six agencies — including FBI, CIA, Treasury — probing possible Russian aid to Trump’s campaign: sources
- West Suburban Local Scoreboard for Thursday, Jan. 19.
- Paul McCartney files lawsuit against Sony/ATV over copyright of Beatles songs
- Tim Raines, Jeff Bagwell and Ivan Rodriguez elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
- Son, friend found guilty of killing parents in 2011 Palos Township slayings
- Craig Beaudion steps up, points No. 4 Young past No. 12 Orr
- Tribune reporter gets last question at Obama’s last news conference
- Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Thursday, Jan. 19
- Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Thursday, Jan. 18
- Police dog, suspect shot in Gary
- Tim Raines takes road less traveled to Baseball Hall of Fame
- 5th guilty plea in sub sandwich pot smuggling scheme at Cook County Jail
- No. 10 Florida State defeats No. 15 Notre Dame 83-80
- Local roundup: Julia Ruzevich’s fast start sends Marist past Marian
- Young 62, Orr 53
- State delegation all set for Trump’s inauguration
- James Blackmon Jr.’s late 3-pointer gives Indiana a win at Penn State
- Virginia executes man convicted of slashing throats of couple, 2 daughters
- Vegemite goes home: Oreo-maker Mondelez sells to Australia’s Bega
- Trump to pick former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue as agriculture secretary, source says
- Andrean’s Curtis Jones leads second-half surge in win over Chesterton
- Oklahoma shocks No. 7 West Virginia 89-87 in overtime; Loyola loses to N. Iowa
- For the first time since Reagan, the Cabinet won’t include a Latino
- Ski jump event hits obstacle: weather
- Chargers celebrate arrival in L.A., but gear up for work ahead