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- Government analysis shows House tax bill would increase cost of college by $71 billion over a decade
- Sen. Franken faces ethics probe after radio anchor says he forcibly kissed, groped her
- The House just passed its big tax bill. Here’s what is in it and what deductions vanish.
- You can get a good job without a bachelor’s degree
- Carry-on or check it? An airport quiz for holiday travelers
- Sandhill cranes
- ‘Transparent’ actress Trace Lysette says Jeffrey Tambor sexually harassed her
- Men in skeleton masks linked to 5 Bronzeville robberies
- DeKalb woman charged with murder in death of boyfriend’s 2-year-old son
- ‘The Divine Order’ review: A heartfelt look at Swiss women’s suffrage
- Lavrov tacha de ‘especulaciones’ la posible injerencia rusa en las elecciones de México
- Student ponders impact of workplace harassment
- The winner in Amazon and Walmart’s holiday showdown is you
- Emanuel’s 2019 mayoral foes: LaRaviere in, ‘Chuy’ close, McCarthy warmer
- Penthouse with lofted office: $3.6M
- Morning Spin: Rauner challenger Ives reveals who’s bankrolling her bid
- ‘Star’ review: Story of Jesus’ birth doesn’t shine quite bright enough
- A dumpling served by a robot? Wow Bao gives Chicago its first fully automated eatery
- ‘Wonder’ review: Julia Roberts, Jacob Tremblay show the importance of being kind, empathetic
- Police issue alert after three violent robberies at Grant Park
- Lake County to replace sheriff’s department handguns
- Illinois doctors campaign for medical marijuana as alternative to opioids
- For Laurie Metcalf in ‘Lady Bird,’ this is the moment for her kind of honesty
- 40 years ago, Sports Phone broke new ground for fans
- Trump, dogged by his own misconduct allegations, takes Twitter swipe at Franken
- Man cleared of animal cruelty charges after arrest for pet dog’s death
- Man, 61, killed when back porches catch fire on West Side
- NFL’s Thursday Night Football looked like a video game. Plenty of fans didn’t like it.
- 7 officers on desk duty as charges dropped against 15, cases linked to corrupt ex-cop reviewed
- South suburban school chief suspected of looting low-income lunch program to fund lavish lifestyle
- Saturday’s matchup, prediction: Minnesota at Northwestern
- Two boys, 15 and 16, killed and girl, 14, wounded in West Side home invasion
- Bears should fear that John Fox and Dowell Loggains are making Mitch Trubisky worse
- Saturday’s matchup, prediction: Michigan at Wisconsin
- Watch Chance the Rapper tease upcoming CPS announcement
- Comcast talking to Fox about a deal, source says
- More carjackings in Chicago: 2 armed attacks in Near North, Lincoln Park neighborhoods
- What’s behind that Al Franken photo?
- Chicago date idea: Art gallery then cocktails at The Whistler
- 5 buzzworthy topics people will be talking about this weekend
- Treat your sweet tooth with these extravagant desserts
- When hackathons won’t cut it: Nonprofits forge longer-term partnerships with tech experts
- Revolution Brewing strikes gold with 2017 Deth’s Tar — debuting Friday
- The CSO goes to high school for a gig at Lane Tech
- Column: Elgin residents, weigh in on budget talks
- Latin Grammys pay tribute to Puerto Rico in songs, speeches
- Prickly City- Carmen is threatened
- Sears Christmas catalogs since 1933
- Al Franken, Roy Moore and America’s men problem
- Michigan’s Jim Harbaugh is just the thing the Bears need
- Photos: CSO at Lane Tech High School
- McConnell’s Jekyll-and-Hyde act wears thin
- Which domestic abusers will go on to commit murder? This one act offers a clue.
- Sen. Franken planned to introduce a Minnesota rape survivor’s bill. Now she wants a new sponsor.
- Saturday’s matchup, prediction: Navy at Notre Dame
- Column: Trump goes to Vietnam
- Democrats turning into contortionists in trying to reckon with Bill Clinton’s alleged sex crimes
- Lenny Bruce is back, but Brandeis University doesn’t want him
- ‘Younger’ star Nico Tortorella to spend Thanksgiving in Chicago area
- Hospital midwives may mean lower C-section rates
- Thanksgiving stuffing (or dressing) is the dish that best reflects America’s diversity
- Universal: Our first look at Wizarding World Christmas, revamped Macy’s parade
- Sore throat and hoarseness might not be just a cold
- South Carolina women’s basketball team declines White House invite
- River Forest officials to install warning signs to prevent access to stormwater pipe
- Rotten Tomatoes under fire for timing of ‘Justice League’ review
- We tried ‘Thanksgiving Dinner’ Pringles, and it tasted crazily close to the real thing
- A warm winter welcome amid the snowy mountains of Wyoming
- Saturday’s matchup, prediction: Illinois at Ohio State
- Mike Greenberg and Mike Golic close out final ‘Mike & Mike’ with grand appreciation
- Author Louise Erdrich can do anything — even your basic apocalypse
- Honda dominates 2018 Best Buy car awards
- 6.3 million Americans are 90 days late on their auto loan payments
- Caleb Porter leaves Portland Timbers
- ‘Tangled’ restaurant to replace Carioca’s on Disney Magic
- Oak Park resident named new village sustainability coordinator
- 2-day water shutoff at Lake County jail draws complaints about sanitary conditions
- Late-night TV hosts slam Sen. Al Franken: ‘I guess there are no good people left’
- MLS attendance, TV ratings up in 2017
- Want to live longer? Get a dog
- Elgin visitors bureau pleads for funding
- FIFA taps Lineker to co-host World Cup draw
- Deputy attorney general talks crime in Chicago, but leaves the Trumpisms in D.C.
- Pogba, Ibrahimovic, Rojo set to return for Manchester United
- Tesla’s insane new Roadster hits 60 mph in under 2 seconds
- Big Ten picks: Can I take both Harbaughs this weekend?
- Sarah Silverman on Louis C.K.: ‘Can you love someone who did bad things?’
- Local athletes participating in national signing day ceremonies
- Speak out: Don’t legalize pot
- Speak out: No sympathy for women
- Aldermen, start asking: What’s in those labor contracts?
- DePaul University president aims to mix business with religion to bring progress
- Atletico de Madrid-Real Madrid, derbi a presión
- Speak out: Weinstein scandal dominating the news
- Zidane confident Ronaldo, Benzema will break scoring slumps
- Walmart, gaining on Amazon, says its online sales grew 50 percent
- No drop in fine for cutting down trees in Park Ridge without permit
- Heynckes confirms Bayern interest in Hoffenheim’s Wagner
- Fantasy football 2017: NFL Week 11 cheat sheet
- Why it’s not surprising that Tim McGraw and Faith Hill spoke out about gun control
- Brexit benefit: Lower pound boosts tourism to Britain
- State liquor commission: 7 Skokie restaurants served alcohol to underage customers
- Iraqi forces retake the country’s last town held by Islamic State
- Aurora veterans believe nation needs to ‘get back to God’
- Jon Irabagon takes charge with Columbia students
- If you’re open to a radical traffic solution … flying taxis
- Trump reitera su promesa de ‘destruir’ a la Mara Salvatrucha
- Steaks for the holidays: 3 new Chicago steakhouses join crowded category
- In your retirement planning, include the cost of long-term care
- 3 new Chicago steakhouses
- Extension cords, electrical panels keep Winter Lights on in Valparaiso
- Lincolnwood officials announce additional week of yard waste pick up
- Aurora hires new finance director
- Bears vs. Lions: Can the defense stifle Lions QB Matthew Stafford?
- ‘Wonderful Life’ radio play celebrates bygone era
- Saturday’s matchup: Blackhawks at Penguins
- From Fred and Ginger to Kate and Leo: When movie couples make fans hope for real-life love
- Watford’s Silva mum about Everton move
- Women’s basketball: Lauren Prochaska ready for senior season at DePaul
- If Al Franken quits, he should not be alone
- Chicago Tribune leaving namesake tower by mid-2018
- Dirtiest objects in the home
- Homeowners liable for snow and ice control
- Fox Valley junk-removal entrepreneur shares struggles with depression
- Marseille’s Garcia hopes fan incident not the end of Evra’s career
- Letter: Thankful for blood donors and successful year
- Niles West’s Sam Butera, New Trier’s Cam Redding to team up at SLU
- Long lost Beverly memorial to be restored
- Playing with Nick Schmaltz and Patrick Kane, Artem Anisimov looks like his old self
- Conte believes Chelsea must win every game to catch Man City
- Valverde warns Barca against complacency ahead of Valencia, Juve clashes
- Officials put brakes on auto racing club at Niles high schools
- Rev. Jesse Jackson discloses he has Parkinson’s disease
- Liz Phair fulfills a dream with 2-book deal at Random House
- Rush University Medical Center owes federal government $10.2 million, audit says
- Doctor Muller Wohlfahrt returns to Bayern after long absence
- Entercom shakes up Chicago airwaves with CBS Radio acquisition, flips WJMK-FM 104.3 to classic hip-hop
- Glencoe residents, business owners get peek at Tudor Court proposals
- Pioneer Press boys basketball preview: North Suburban Conference
- Reeder: We need to reach across the racial divide
- Big victory for GOP as tax plan passes in House, but Senate fate unclear
- Guardiola: Kompany may return Saturday at Leicester
- Buffalo Grove’s vision for Lake Cook Road could address aging strip malls
- Theater openings Nov. 17-23
- Despite hesitations, Lake County commissioners approve $3.5 million E-911 maintenance contract
- Northern Kane residents honored by hometowns with chamber awards
- ‘BPM’ review: Portrait of Parisian AIDS activists in the early ’90s
- Florida Democratic Party chair resigns over accusations of sexually inappropriate behavior
- 10 things you might not know about gratitude
- World Cup organizers dismiss fear of possible Moscow hotel shortage
- Items you never expected to see in a Sears Christmas catalog
- Move over, ugly Christmas sweaters. Famjams are here.
- Girl, 12, went missing Thursday in Englewood
- Batavia Toy Drive has long history of helping kids in need
- Man describes pipe bomb in 911 call minutes after explosion at East Chicago post office
- Speak Out
- Aldermen delay vote on former deputy mayor for Chicago Police Board
- Police investigating domestic battery report at home of Jennifer Hudson
- Zion man, Waukegan teen charged with summertime Beach Park robbery
- Stormwater master plan in the works for Crown Point
- After Trump’s election, more students consider law school, hoping to make a difference
- Madrid, Rome, North London derbies featured this European soccer weekend
- As ‘Punisher’ debuts, Jon Bernthal reveals why veterans relate to his Netflix character
- Rules for Lake County gatherings, block parties debated
- Astros looking for cure for World Series hangover
- Blackhawks defender Connor Murphy gets used to life on the left side
- Man whose mother’s severed remains found in Lincoln Park lagoon is indicted in her killing
- Argentino Boselli, con todo a favor para sumar su tercer título de goleador
- Muti in brilliant form as be begins brief November residency with CSO
- Converge searches for reason amid scorched-earth riffs in ‘The Dusk in Us’
- Bacon? Moss? 5 quirky subscriptions that keep on giving
- Former Merrillville councilman charged with bribery, pleads guilty
- District 115 seeks community representative for committee
- Outcome Health investors take bid to freeze $225M allocated to founders to Delaware court
- Rev. Jesse Jackson through the years
- No, Roy Moore, God won’t solve our problems
- Pioneer Press boys basketball preview: West Suburban Silver
- Champions tour major in Highland Park offers chance to interact with pros
- Sexual harassment dialogue
- New hearing set for Park Ridge officer accused of not documenting use of force against teens
- Why sexual harassment training doesn’t stop harassment
- Quickly
- Ligue 1 Recap: Monaco drop points at Amiens, Lille spoil Sable’s Saint-Etienne debut
- Darrel Peters, Chicago radio entrepreneur, dies at 84
- Column: Grand Avenue ramps to re-open just in time for ‘record-level’ Thanksgiving travel
- City Christmas tree
- Aurora University students enjoy early Turkey Day dinner with faculty waiters
- Community members in Chicago continue to unite to send help and hope to Puerto Rico
- Glencoe hires consulting firm to help recruit public safety officers
- Ken Griffin’s Palm Beach tax bill trumps Trump’s
- Danica Patrick to end racing career at next year’s Indy 500
- Quickly
- Looks like a CTA fare hike coming down the track
- Porter County facilities upgrade ahead of schedule, official says
- Nevest Coleman
- Aurora to honor Paramount Theatre directors by forever recognizing their birthdays
- Highland Park HS picks charity for 2018 drive
- Mental health summit aims to help young black men, boys cope with trauma
- The 32 greatest Illinois high school football teams of all time
- Will County approves $551 million budget
- Get down to the root of things with these fall recipes
- The 10 Christmas songs played the most in 2016
- Greatest Illinois high school football teams
- Vernon Hills Park District gives fish a social life, place to hide with artificial plants
- Pioneer Press boys basketball preview: Mid-Suburban League
- Man killed, two women and a child injured after shots fired on Dan Ryan
- Chapecoense libra descenso a casi un año de tragedia aérea
- New Trier student improves park dedicated to fallen Winnetka police officer
- Chicago Navy veteran distributes donations to Mexican indigenous communities affected by earthquakes
- Amazing Grace: Cooper wins 50 freestyle to boost Oswego East co-op emergence
- 17 shows to see now
- Radio anchor who accused Al Franken of sexual harassment says she accepts his apologies
- Decent: High tea to celebrate Masonic honor seemed a good idea at the time
- East Aurora schools looking at services for victims of violence
- U2 and Kendrick Lamar advocate for empathy on new song ‘American Soul’
- Junior forward Bryant Brown ready to take the next step for Waukegan
- Woman accused of driving into Aurora pond, trapping 6-year-old son, gets lower bail
- Donald Trump Jr.’s 2016 trip to Paris for lunch with Moscow-linked couple remains a puzzle
- A dos meses del sismo, México abre los brazos a la NFL
- Men’s basketball: St. Joseph grad Nick Rakocevic enjoying life at USC
- Bundesliga Recap: Dortmund crisis worsens after Stuttgart loss
- Emanuel allies trying to fill March ballot with advisory questions
- Two years in the making, Aurora adopts downtown plan
- Aztec dog gains popularity in US after ‘Coco’
- Fundraiser Sunday to help Valparaiso teen’s family
- Trial again postponed for Aurora priest accused of sex abuse of girls
- Don’t resign, Sen. Franken — at least not yet
- Children are our future
- Jury returns guilty verdict in 2011 Waukegan carjacking murder
- Art Beat Chicago celebrates local art scene at Baderbrau Brewing Co. this weekend
- Hundreds of Hersey students receive heart screenings as part of new program
- This Week in Naperville
- Ohio governor candidate boasts of past sex with ‘approximately 50 very attractive females’
- After prostitution stings, Oswego considering more regulations for massage parlors
- Trial set for man charged in fatal shooting at Latin American Club
- Man convicted of conspiring with Lake County, Ind., cops to get guns, lasers will be sentenced in January
- Can Zimbabwe move past Mugabe?
- Dolton schools paid for board member to get 2-day grant training, hired her for $110K grant-writing job
- Slowik: Change in state law would allow convicted felon who won election to serve as Markham mayor
- Cook County commissioners get behind Preckwinkle’s budget cuts
- Zimbabwe’s Mugabe emerges from house arrest amid pressure to exit
- Naperville News Digest
- ‘Stars’ shine at St. Andrews Lutheran School variety show in Park Ridge
- PHOTOS: ‘The Minutes’ at Steppenwolf Theatre
- Meyer School Pre-K, kindergarteners sit down to early Thanksgiving feast
- Keystone leak won’t affect Nebraska ruling because regulators can’t consider pipeline safety
- A national moment of reckoning for abusers and creeps
- St. Andrews Lutheran School variety show
- Honor Wounded Vets 5K in Oak Brook raises $50,000
- Lake County transportation projects face ‘big unknowns’ due to state budget
- Community briefs: News from the Elgin area
- Songs of Good Cheer details
- Indiana natives enjoy performing Hoagy Carmichael works
- Bears announce Halas Hall overhaul of training facilities
- Rev. Jesse Jackson announces he has Parkinson’s disease
- Freedom Golf Association Wounded Vet 5K
- Trump judicial nominee hunts ghosts, fends off critics over his lack of qualifications
- Actress Bellamy Young shares her Chronic Dry Eye story and tips for starting the conversation with your eye doctor
- The hidden benefits of winter road maintenance
- Planning A Total Knee Replacement? Questions to Ask Your Doctor About Pain Management
- Corrections and clarifications
- Pioneer Press boys basketball preview: East Suburban Catholic Conference
- Any CTA fare hike could hurt ridership, advocates say
- Ask Tom: What’s the furthest into the alphabet that hurricane names have gone in 1 year?
- Chicago Public Schools chief apologizes for role in inspector general ethics probe
- Ask Tom: How hot did it get on a very warm Friday after Thanksgiving in the ’60s?
- Neighbors ask for consideration in Highland Park library expansion
- Emily Dickinson’s life, recipes shared on stage
- Jury sides with Chicago police, awards no damages to woman who alleged coerced confession in son’s death
- Rotating cornerbacks gives Bears a chance to evaluate position under microscope
- Some residents unaccounted for after huge fire at Pennsylvania senior living community
- West Rogers Park man dies weeks after battery
- Lake County boys basketball teams to watch
- Bail set at $3 million for Elgin man facing child porn charges
- More than 100 interviewed about Lake Forest Halloween party shooting, but many uncooperative: police
- Russia again vetoes U.N. extension of chemical weapons experts in Syria
- Feds propose $1.8 million fine in fatal Wisconsin plant explosion
- Will County sheriff seeks to limit ‘frivolous’ inmate information requests
- TED talks empire has been grappling with sexual harassment, interviews and internal emails show
- Prosecutors agree to new trial, freedom for 2 inmates after DNA testing in 1994 Englewood murder
- Hutton: Merrillville’s Johnny Bernard looking for another breakout season
- South suburban men get lengthy prison terms for string of cellphone store holdups around Midwest
- Group aims to redefine manhood to teens
- Cop’s SUV careens onto sidewalk, killing two boys in Los Angeles County
- Officials: Carpentersville woman killed by train went around gate
- Huddle up: Kyle Long’s return may provide needed boost for Bears offense
- Molly Murrihy is the Daily Southtown 2017 Girls Volleyball Player of the Year
- Harold Washington’s death 30 years ago marked end of Chicago’s black political power
- Cop and convict join forces for Naperville anti-drug program
- Hammond honors veterans with parade
- Farnsworth interchange project completed in Aurora
- Speak Out
- Naperville manager to review consolidation of Naper Settlement, library and city
- Nevada refuses Pfizer demand to return drugs state plans to use in execution
- Disney reveals planet name in Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge coming to Hollywood Studios
- Northwest Indiana boys basketball teams to watch
- Cops release photos of suspects wanted in rash of robberies
- Audit: Financial disarray plagues Gary school district
- Charges pending in stabbing of off-duty Chicago police officer
- Orland Park could see more than $460,000 from video gambling, study says
- Bulls’ David Nwaba to practice Saturday, hopes to play Sunday
- Announcing the Daily Southtown 2017 Girls Volleyball All-Area Team
- Montana Rep. Gianforte misled investigators in assault on reporter before election
- Figure skater Gracie Gold withdraws from U.S. championships
- Speak Out
- Trump backs off decision on big-game hunting after outcry
- Lake County News-Sun Local Scoreboard for Saturday, Nov. 18
- The trailblazing of Georgie Anne Geyer, a journalist ahead of her time
- Chilly Saturday to follow Friday night’s storms
- Superintendents pleased state now using SAT to measure student skills
- John Fox’s record, Mitch Trubisky’s growth invite speculation about coaching change
- Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Saturday, Nov. 18
- FOIA fight will cost College of DuPage, foundation $500,000
- Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Saturday, Nov. 18
- Bulls 123, Hornets 120
- Bulls find offensive flow in 123-120 victory over Hornets
- Los Chicago Bulls dan señales de vida y derrotan a los Hornets
- Des Plaines schools chief who quit over sex harassment complaints ‘devastated by allegations’