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- Meet the 20 trailblazing women in Kerry James Marshall’s massive new mural
- Police searching for suspects in three South Side robberies
- ‘You can’t be lonely and be a healthy person.’ How seniors can combat isolation
- ‘Friends with benefits’ relationship has few benefits
- Why Boeing can make a brash prediction about beating Elon Musk to Mars
- Morning Spin: Rauner calls Claypool situation ‘very, very tragic’
- Can the #MeToo movement free black men of the sexual predator stereotype?
- CPS, City Colleges expand coding programs with help from Apple
- Man, teenage girl charged in North Side armed robbery
- Man struck and killed by Orange Line train in McKinley Park
- Man found shot to death in Walmart parking lot in Waukegan
- Mayor Emanuel talks Trump in first visit to Colbert’s ‘Late Show’
- Elderly woman mauled to death by dog at Alsip home
- Within minutes, two people carjacked blocks apart in Roscoe Village
- MSC’s Seaside named best new ship, Carnival deemed best cruise value
- Pictures: Scared of Santa
- Russia says its athletes reject an Olympics boycott and want to compete under a neutral flag
- MLB umpire Dale Scott, 58, retires rather than risk more concussions
- NATO prolongs chief Stoltenberg’s term for 2 more years
- Chicago police union official blasts $31 million wrongful conviction settlement as part of ‘cottage industry’
- 44 Chicago restaurants serving Christmas dinner so you don’t have to
- Reliance on analytics annoys Hawk Harrelson: ‘You have to see the eyes’
- West Side high school students among 2 dead, 5 wounded in shootings
- Sean Spicer announces book to ‘set the record straight’ about Trump’s campaign, presidency
- Comcast reportedly no longer in deal talks with Fox
- Will electric vehicles doom your neighborhood auto mechanic?
- Bangladesh interroga a familiares de sospechoso de Manhattan
- Jimmy Kimmel brings son on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live,’ asks Congress to renew CHIP
- Old Orchard mall owner, Westfield, sold in $15.7 billion deal
- Nikola Mirotic is playing well enough for the Bulls to be traded, but …
- Oak Lawn teen recovering from brain surgery gets surprise visit with Chicago Bear Tarik Cohen
- Dear tourists who assume crime is Chicago’s only pastime
- U.K. inflation rises to highest level since March 2012
- Congregations in Buffalo Grove and Long Grove celebrate Hanukkah with ceremonies, donation drives
- Zinke, House GOP escalate feud with Patagonia over monuments
- Prickly City- trump tweets
- Travel Trouble: Holland America changed its schedule and left me high and dry
- As ‘overtourism’ swamps Amsterdam, Dutch capital pushes back
- Sickle-cell disease gets rush of gene-based research
- ¿Quién cerrará el próximo gran fichaje? ¿Boston o Cachorros?
- If Roy Moore wins, the Senate can investigate him. Will it?
- America’s other big drug problem: Older people take too many pills
- 5 must-see concerts in Chicago this week: Mother Nature, Vesperteen, Paul Cherry
- Legisladoras demócratas piden investigar acusaciones contra Trump
- Pep defends City celebrations after derby win
- Glenview swim club holds relay for pediatric cancer research: ‘We are honoring his spirit’
- NFL power rankings: There’s a new No. 1, but the same No. 32
- Hayes Carll happy to be a fan favorite for the right reasons
- Dads push for shared parenting, states consider new laws after decades of favoring moms
- LiAngelo, LaMelo Ball turn pro with club team in Lithuania
- Sulaimán: “Mayweather-McGregor fue lo mejor que le pudo pasar al boxeo”
- Fantasy football waiver wire for Week 15: Theo Riddick sneaks into starring role
- Worth a trip: This sticky-garlic-salty Filipino hangover cure
- Charming Charlie seeks bankruptcy court approval to close 6 Illinois stores
- Three-sport star Jake Meyer adds muscle, boosts Barrington wrestling
- School district finances eyed in Lake Central presentation
- Is it safe to start wearing that fanny pack again?
- The Trump-Russia probe is about to get uglier
- Devin Hester’s next score should come in the Hall of Fame
- History of poinsettia, beloved holiday houseplant, may surprise you
- Joe Maddon in a charitable mood before winter meetings
- Guide to holiday tipping
- Hobart parks rated for compliance with federal disability law
- ‘The Assassination of Gianni Versace’: 6 things we learned from FX’s first screening
- Chita Rivera in Chicago: At age 84, she can still sing about the livin’ yet to do
- 5 hot topics on the horizon for associations
- Valerie Jarrett joins University of Chicago Law School
- ‘One of our attorneys is a Jew’: Kayla Moore, wife of Roy Moore, responds to anti-Semitism claims
- PHOTOS: Chita Rivera at Steppenwolf Theatre
- Ancient penguin was as big as a (human) Pittsburgh Penguin
- Bratwurst with mustard inspires savory artisan spirit with a bite
- Downers Grove North band director resigns amid accusations of inappropriate sexual behavior
- Help Them to Hope
- There’s a medical ‘land grab’ underway as hospitals try to get larger
- Radio analyst Ron Coomer inks 3-year extension with Cubs
- ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ review: Rey and the Resistance prove irresistible
- ‘The Last Jedi’ tiene la chispa
- Brown butter brings nutty flavor to aromatic, spiced gingerbread
- My worst moment: Vivica A. Fox on setting boundaries
- Man exposed himself to teen near Naperville Central High School: police
- Bangladesh questions family of man accused of NYC subway bomb
- 4 steps for a foolproof guide to holiday preparation
- Boomers: 10 reasons to go nuts
- Public Transportation: The Hidden Traffic Safety Solution (Infographic)
- 5 Must-know Investing and Retirement Tips
- Think spring: Now’s the time to plan the landscape of your dreams
- Overcoming Self-doubt while Living with a Chronic Illness
- If I could create my own cough medicine today… (Infographic)
- Así celebraron a la Virgen en México y EEUU en 2017
- Jessica McCaskill
- Phillies show interest in free agent Jake Arrieta
- Elenco de ‘Star Wars’ reflexiona sobre legado de Carrie Fisher y Leia
- El futuro migratorio de los hispanos está en sus ‘propias manos’
- Caixinha desea iniciar nueva era en Cruz Azul
- Mourinho accuses City of lack of ‘education’
- ‘Feminismo’, la palabra del año
- Preschool eyes old Amlings site in Hinsdale for its next location
- Con pistola en mano roban dos autos en Roscoe Village
- Klopp admits passions ruled after derby draw
- AIDS Foundation Chicago chocolate gala
- Junior guard Dashon Enoch lauds OPRF’s depth during early hot stretch
- Two local girls dancing ‘Nutcracker’ with The Joffrey Ballet
- River Forest third-grader recovering after being struck by car
- Fenwick confident after stretch of tough games shows room to improve
- Federal scientists call the warming of the Arctic ‘unprecedented over the last 1,500 years’
- Steelers put Ryan Shazier on injured reserve with a spinal injury
- 13 special wines (and 1 special glass) for last-minute gifts
- AIDS Foundation’s World of Chocolate gala goal: Zero cases of HIV/AIDS
- Video: Devin Hester career highlights
- North Suburban YMCA celebrates the holidays
- Oreo reveals mystery flavor
- For-profit college owner Adtalem moves 150 workers to new downtown headquarters
- Hearing continued for Glenbrook North hall monitor accused of carrying gun on school property
- Divulgan miles de imágenes del archivo de Gabriel García Márquez
- La Grange president defends property tax hike
- We tried Starbucks’ Christmas Tree Frappuccino, and here’s how it tastes
- Speak Out
- Police: Man accused of stealing woman’s iPhone on Pink Line
- Democrats say Trump’s tweets about Sen. Gillibrand are sexist, crude
- Georg Solti’s golden legacy lives on in full CSO recordings set
- Hershey’s released a new Cookie Layer Crunch bar, and here’s how it tastes
- Photo show takes a broad, accessible view of queerness
- Chicago man charged in three Oak Park carjackings
- Evanston celebrates holiday with tree lighting, visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus
- Woman struck by car while trying to cross Park Ridge street: police
- Still sippin’ on Courvoisier? It’s time to try a brandy from closer to home.
- Thousands honor the Virgin Mary during Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines
- Sacan sexy pasado de Meghan Markle
- London fatberg to go on museum display
- Santa Trolley brings North Pole to Oak Park
- With jobs readily available, Fed faces tough choice on rates
- Zidane: ‘Queremos hacer el máximo para ganar el Mundial de Clubes’
- Montgomery liquor stores can open earlier on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve
- Tree recycling program keeps ghosts of Christmas past out of landfill
- Expulsiones en Mundial de Clubes afectarán al Clásico español
- Wrestling notes: Rolling Meadows looks for Michael Womeldorf to lead
- At 80, ‘Happy Birthday Lady’ finally gets her turn for a serenade
- Mark González, el hispano tatuado que rompe clichés como fiscal de distrito
- Cool weather prompts water parks’ closures
- Twitter makes it easier to rant by making tweetstorms an official feature
- Neymar to miss PSG Cup tie after returning to Brazil
- Photos: Former Chicago Bears star Devin Hester in action
- Redeemer Lutheran proposes compromise expansion plan in Elmhurst
- Santa Trolley in Oak Park
- North Aurora woman says she was cured after visit to grave of ‘Little Cajun Saint’
- After tunnel skirmish, United and City managers on defensive
- 15 things to do with the kids, Dec. 18-24.
- Don’t penalize workers for retiring later
- Porter County agrees to new bidding ordinance
- Our Lady of Guadalupe festival
- Park Ridge-Niles School District 64 approves tax levy request
- Gremio acaba con Pachuca y avanza a final del Mundial de Clubes
- ‘Nutcracker’-palooza! An insider guide to the holiday dance classic
- Republicans considering bumping corporate rate to 21 percent in tax plan as deal nears
- Los incendios del sur de California arrasan más de 1,000 casas y edificios
- Photos: Fort Lauderdale election candidates at holiday party
- House Theater announces cast of ‘Hatfield & McCoy’
- Lindsey Vonn: ‘People are hoping I break my neck’ after comment about Donald Trump’s White House
- Alulu Brewpub summons ‘Star Wars’-themed menu and beer pairings to celebrate ‘Last Jedi’ release
- Quickly
- General Motors CEO Mary Barra commits to ‘harassment-free’ workplace
- San Francisco Mayor Edwin Lee dies suddenly at 65
- Paris hosts major climate summit — and it’s all about Trump
- After growing beards for ‘Movember,’ Lake Zurich police decide to double down in December
- Architects lay out library expansion plan
- NFL Network, ESPN suspend 5 analysts over sexual misconduct suit
- Federal prosecutors charge NYC subway bomb suspect, say he taunted Trump before act
- El español Arribas llega a México para reforzar a Pumas
- Deal of the day: $500 million-plus sale of Groupon HQ
- Student, driver dead after school bus fire in western Iowa, authorities say
- Brookdale parents pushing for long-term D204 boundary plan
- Recent NYC terror attacks show immigration is a security issue, Jeff Sessions says
- Frankfort Square Park District plans referendum with no tax increase
- Chicago-area investment manager indicted on federal fraud charges
- Comings & Goings: Pop’s Beef celebrates Ugly Sweater Day
- Naperville holiday displays 2017
- NTSB cites weak safety culture by owner of sunken El Faro
- 2017 El Netflix
- West Suburban Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, Dec. 13
- Católicos en México veneran a la Virgen de Guadalupe
- ‘Beautiful’ Broadway tour brings Carole King’s life and career to audiences
- Wilmette Park District passes 2017 levy, looks ahead to 2018 budget
- Column: What rules when it comes to Christmas movies
- ‘I want to see you naked’: When alcohol flowed, Mario Batali turned abusive, workers say
- Joe Biden tells Chicago audience ‘those memes are basically true’
- Joe Maddon not ruling out Kyle Schwarber at leadoff — yet
- Diego Alonso, DT de Pachuca, tras perder ante Gremio: ‘Mis jugadores fueron unos leones’
- LuLaRoe has turned your Facebook friends into a leggings sales force. But is it a pyramid scheme?
- El papa Francisco celebra a la Virgen de Guadalupe
- New book shows off what ‘used to be’ Chicago
- Essay contest winners, Songs of Good Cheer 2017
- Why has the #MeToo movement spared Woody Allen?
- 30 instruments stolen from South Side music classroom: ‘We just can’t do as much’
- ‘Pop up’ festivals, seasonal events drawing visitors to a downtown Arlington Heights seeing change
- Sports calendar
- Lake council strips jailed councilman of committee posts
- Community Unity event pushes people to get out of comfort zones, embrace diversity
- Oswego-area District 308 not looking at cuts to athletics, shorter school day
- The Guadalupe murals in Chicago’s streets
- FBI: 1 person in custody after bank robbery in Batavia
- Moran: Celebrating all things Illinois despite being tempted otherwise
- FIFA suspende 5 partidos al colombiano Edwin Cardona
- Poll shows that large majorities of Americans oppose plan to repeal net neutrality rules
- Joliet man who strangled mom, threw body into river gets 32 years in prison
- Polish government cracking down on private media in the name of combating ‘fake news’
- Northbrook residents offer input on Bike and Pedestrian Plan
- North Central grad to compete on upcoming season of ‘The Bachelor’
- ‘It’s a blessing’: 125 military families treated to holiday cheer at Great Lakes
- A Night in Bethlehem in Park Ridge
- Making way for transgender troops
- Oak Park store employee who shot robber had gun permit, village spokesman says
- ‘Peter Pan’ takes you on a high-flying adventure
- Clarendon Hills Historical Society’s home almost ready to reopen after 2015 fire
- Gutiérrez: Es hora que un presidente latino acabe con era de ‘terror’ en EEUU
- Cordell Reed, trailblazing engineer at ComEd, dies at 79
- Despite budget surplus, West Aurora officials cautious on spending
- Political corruption, in all its forms
- Jorge Ramos escribe libro sobre inmigración
- The Obama center, now a federal case
- Bitcoin bubble
- ‘Sleeping Beauty’ enlightens, engages young audiences
- Barrington increases water, sewer rates to help cover infrastructure projects
- Church news
- 30,000-square-foot rooftop restaurant and bar will crown new Navy Pier hotel
- Redeemer Church brings Bethlehem to Park Ridge
- College of Lake County picks Wisconsin technical college official as new president
- Court records: Ex-boyfriend pleads guilty but mentally ill in Hammond triple shooting
- Alabama votes in special election for Senate seat
- White Sox manager Rick Renteria thinking ahead to 2018 lineup
- Cube high school boys basketball rankings, Dec. 11
- District 64 seeks participants for new focus group
- Trump signs $700 billion military budget into law
- Illinois forwards Leron Black, Kipper Nichols sidelined by injuries
- New sports facilities set for District 228 high schools
- Coroner’s office IDs Gary homicide victim
- How the humble KitKat conquered Japan with ever-changing flavors
- Boys basketball notes: Preparation pays off for Mundelein’s Jeff Bikus
- Objections filed in local House races
- Facing possible firing, Park Ridge police commander announces retirement
- USA Gymnastics bans Westmont coach for alleged sexual misconduct
- Developer asks for second chance with proposed downtown Arlington Heights luxury apartments
- Police: Man stole vehicles from car dealerships
- Park Ridge resident asks for moratorium on multi-family housing
- House GOP higher education bill moves ahead, despite cries to slow down
- Bring the family back together in the RV experience (Video)
- Top 6 design trends for 2017 (slideshow)
- New survey unwraps holiday photo-taking insights among U.S. families
- ‘Doomed by Delay’ podcast: Audio testimonies from the parents of babies with Krabbe
- Slight cost increase ahead for District 64’s summer school program
- Waukegan police continue investigation into fatal shooting in Walmart parking lot
- East Aurora hires firm to help evaluate programs
- La Grange Park caps off 125th anniversary by unveiling mosaic
- Some of the merriest tweets of the year for your consideration and evaluation
- Chicago investment manager swindled more than $10M over a decade, prosecutors say
- Elgin students to do rap program prior to Wednesday ‘Hamilton’ performance
- Elgin looking to revamp housing-related grant programs
- ‘Phenomenal’ trial results may yield treatment for Huntington’s disease, experts say
- Republicans rush toward deal on tax package that would lower top tax rate for wealthy Americans
- Loan extension amid holiday season gives Sears financial breathing room
- Teen had meth in his system at time of fatal Naperville crash, prosecutors say
- Inspections bring Elgin Tower Building closer to completion
- Buffalo Grove resident reports armed robbery after answering fake Craigslist ad: police
- Announcing The Beacon-News 2017 Football All-Area Team
- Chicago man accused of grabbing 13-year-old girl near St. Charles school bus stop
- Top Republican on Senate judiciary panel pushes back against 2 Trump nominees
- Oswego’s Noah Shannon is The Beacon-News 2017 Football Player of the Year
- Courts should be stacked with ‘little Scalias’
- Driver escapes injury when Metra train demolishes car in Ingleside
- Error causes temporary cancellation of health insurance for 1,000 Waukegan District 60 employees
- Man’s homicide in Hammond isolated incident, police say
- Voters can decide if Berrios, Rauner belong in office
- 24-hour crisis counseling in Naperville is just a text away
- Naperville North’s Greta Kampschroeder follows parents’ footsteps in basketball
- Mom who posted viral video of bullied middle schooler Keaton Jones denies being racist
- Four-star cornerback Houston Griffith commits to Notre Dame
- ASK TOM
- Officials conduct lab test of dog involved in fatal attack
- Hebron woman charged in boyfriend’s death: ‘I shot Bob because he wouldn’t let me leave the house’
- Aurora’s new arts center ‘going to be making some noise’
- Devin Hester retires: ‘Hopefully next time I see y’all it’ll be in Canton’
- DuPage Election Commission merger question OK’d for spring ballot
- Inside Trump’s legal team: Trying to protect the president from Mueller’s ‘killers’
- Morgan Chacon is the Post-Tribune 2017 Girls Volleyball Player of the Year
- State honors Lockport veteran for service ‘above and beyond’
- Slowik: Southland homeowners feel impact of Cook’s flawed assessment system
- Rick Renteria avoids scrutiny that surrounds Joe Maddon
- Grant Bell is the Post-Tribune 2017 Girls Volleyball Coach of the Year
- Bridge over Cal Sag Channel reopens
- Lewis Manilow, philanthropist who played key roles with MCA, Loop theater district, dies at 90
- Pets of the Week
- Mitch Trubisky has no interceptions on third downs, but don’t ask him about it
- Crews struggle to keep flames from California neighborhoods
- Bulls getting to the point with Kris Dunn and Jerian Grant
- Lake County News-Sun Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, Dec. 13
- Frantic finish: Dana Lundtveit delivers game-winner for Warren
- Snowy afternoon commute likely
- Game-changing Devin Hester deserves place in Hall of Fame
- Disabato: Shepard football coaching vacancy should attract ton of interest
- Bobby Portis embraces 6th-man role, Taj Gibson’s lessons
- White House again denies what many think Trump meant
- Mayoral possibles McCarthy and LaRaviere skip watching Rahm bathe in Colbert’s love
- Struggling Richard Panik a healthy scratch for Blackhawks
- Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, Dec. 13
- Katchie Savic gets the handle on things as Lincoln-Way East edges H-F
- Texts from FBI agent removed from Russia probe reveal anti-Trump comments
- Cubs finalize Brandon Morrow deal and sign rehabbing left-hander Drew Smyly
- Spread offense: Chris Johnson gets scoring help as Naperville North rolls
- Meet Doug Jones, the law-and-order Democrat who won Alabama’s Senate seat
- Jake Wadding takes control as Chesterton eases past East Chicago Central
- As the White Sox work on their current 25-man roster, the ‘Next Sox’ focus on the future
- Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, Dec. 13
- Chicago investment banker who overcame homelessness savors her shot at WBA title
- Republicano acusado de abuso sexual pierde las elecciones al Senado de EEUU
- Cubs may be forced to restructure Tyler Chatwood contract
- Air Ahron: Ulis stands taller, plays with confidence as Marian tops St. Rita
- Winners and losers from the Alabama special election
- Trump attack on Sen. Gillibrand criticized as sexually suggestive and demeaning
- Packers QB Aaron Rodgers says he’s been medically cleared to return
- Democrats just won Alabama — and their clearest path yet to taking back the Senate