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- Tillerson says U.S. is ready to talk to North Korea without preconditions
- Blackhawks 3, Panthers 2 (OT)
- Patrick Kane’s goal lifts Blackhawks over Panthers 3-2 in overtime
- Democrat Doug Jones wins Alabama Senate race in stunning upset over Roy Moore
- A Democrat wins in Alabama? It’s all part of Trump’s master plan!
- Notable deaths in 2017
- The National: Intimacy and desperation collide at Civic Opera House
- Police: Man tried luring girl into car on West Side
- U.S. Steel didn’t test for toxic metal after spill into Lake Michigan tributary
- Stressed couple need to learn how to talk
- End of an era for CPS science fair at Museum of Science and Industry
- New-construction home in Logan Square: $909,000
- Allstate spinoff Arity uses cellphone data to be high-tech backseat driver
- Morning Spin: Question about legalizing marijuana could go on Cook County ballots
- Battling it out when it comes to aging parent’s care? Elder mediation might help
- Tips for navigating home health care in Illinois
- If Orioles move on from Manny Machado, they can’t miss on trade
- Meet Doug Jones, the law-and-order Democrat who won Alabama’s Senate seat
- Greek Supreme Court approves request to extradite Russian bitcoin fraud suspect to U.S.
- Meet the 2 women with ties to Chicago area competing on ‘The Bachelor’
- Young Bears starting to make GM Ryan Pace look good
- Woman found dead in Target parking lot in West Rogers Park is identified
- New beers at Billy Goat Tavern
- Robust wines stand up to truffled pasta dish from Umbria
- As Democrats add Senate seat, GOP left to bicker over what happened in Alabama
- White Sox want Rick Renteria to slow down his frenetic work pace: ‘He gets after it’
- Rauner declines to explain quick reversal on top lawyer’s departure
- Jose Canseco’s tweets about sexual misconduct, politicians could jeopardize job on A’s telecasts
- Wednesday’s matchup: Jazz at Bulls
- Carol Stream police to be first in state to try new test for drug-using drivers
- Shohei Ohtani reportedly has injured ligament in pitching elbow
- Top Chicago Public Schools attorney resigns following ethics probe that led to CEO’s exit
- On supervised release, Hastert faces new restrictions on porn, contact with minors
- Shohei Ohtani
- Tax reform could be the GOP’s Obamacare
- Steve Bannon gets a pro-abortion Democrat elected in Alabama
- Stolen car crashes into library after 14-year-old boy shot
- Ex-Facebook VP: Social media destroying society with ‘dopamine-driven feedback loops’
- Trump se distancia de la derrota electoral del candidato acusado de acoso
- Demócrata Doug Jones gana escaño de Alabama al Senado en medio del escándalo sexual de Roy Moore
- Pat DiNizio of the Smithereens dies at 62
- Maine East teacher helps reacquaint high school students with signature skill: cursive
- Manny Machado: ¿nueva posición?, ¿otro equipo?
- College coaches’ salaries increase despite threat of new tax
- JPMorgan strikes deal with Kroger as mobile payment battle heats up
- What happens when the Blackhawks have to play good teams? We’re about to find out.
- Net neutrality’s repeal means fast lanes could be coming to the internet. Is that a good thing?
- Animals who need new homes
- The National in concert at the Civic Opera House
- With Moore’s defeat, #MeToo movement forces a reckoning
- Does Roy Moore’s loss mean Trumpism is dead?
- Meghan Markle to join royal family for Christmas
- Cubs gradually stockpiling pitching
- Prickly City- tweet response
- Airlines need better guidelines for handling in-flight sexual assaults
- Crossing the Paseo and the globe in one historic exhibition; New A/V gallery plugs into a two-part show
- Christmas in Ohio: Nutcrackers, Victorian village, Nativity
- Anuncian calendario del Clausura 2018 mexicano
- Reginald Robinson celebrates a landmark recording
- ‘Track conditions’ shut down Blue Line trains for an hour
- New treatments restoring sexual pleasure for older women
- Do good at Rockit Bar & Grill’s Ugly Sweater Food Drive
- SeaWorld: New walruses making debut in theme park
- New cocktail on the block: Big Jones’ Hot Buttered Soul
- ‘He is a bully’: Sen. Gillibrand hits back at Trump over tweet on ‘Today’
- ‘Call Me by Your Name’ review: At long last, first love
- Apunta ‘Tuca’ a leyenda en la Liga MX
- KHL undecided on allowing players to go to the Olympics
- Kate del Castillo se desnuda en defensa de los animales
- Elgin looking to revamp housing-related grant programs
- Ex-Cub Chris Bosio impresses Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire
- Conte: would rather ‘tell the truth’ about Chelsea realistic title chances
- Help Them to Hope
- German players to earn 350,000 euro bonus for winning World Cup
- Seattle Sounders sign Dempsey to cap-friendly deal
- Chicago Fire spared in LAFC expansion draft selections
- Gift Guide: 17 books for the non-reader
- Man tried to lure 11-year-old girl into van at Naperville Crossings mall: police
- Global warming boosted Hurricane Harvey’s rainfall by at least 15 percent, studies find
- Selle: Bah, humbug — ripped off by credit card fraudsters
- Elmhurst District 205 OKs levy increase
- Atlanta United nearing deal for Portland’s Nagbe-reports
- How to avoid baking mistakes and win the holidays
- SAG Awards nominations: ‘Three Billboards’ leads, ‘Big Sick’ bounces back
- 2 new Billy Goat beers as hot as cheezborgers as iconic bar hypes brand
- Montreal Impact send Ciman to LAFC for two expansion picks
- Aldermen want Chicago airport security to be designated ‘police’ again
- Police: Man charged in series of Hebron armed robberies
- Stacia Robitaille, wife of Hall of Fame hockey player Luc, tweets about encounter with Donald Trump
- Balean a un niño que iba en un auto robado
- Atlanta United re-sign Larentowicz, add Venezuelan defender Hernandez
- Target aims to boost same-day delivery by acquiring Shipt
- Read the decision: Judge quashes subpoena for reporter to testify at Laquan McDonald hearing
- Dan Ryan outbound lanes closed for 3 hours after report of shooting
- Beckham’s Miami expansion group changes majority investors
- Trump just handed Kirsten Gillibrand her origin story
- Piden protección para Javier Sicilia tras amenazas
- Exploring Florida’s Panhandle, campground by campground
- Palestinian president says no role for U.S. in Mideast peace process ‘from now on’
- Minnesota’s next senator is a quiet organizer who came late to politics
- Reafirma Mariel Mariel su carrera con flow latino
- ‘What affects one side … affects us all’: West Aurora board member reacts to ‘West Siders’ comment
- OPINIÓN/Hay que valorar, y mucho, el título de Tigres
- Ex-NFL player Larry Johnson grapples with violent urges and memory loss. He thinks it’s CTE.
- Iniesta expects ‘strong’ challenge from Chelsea in Champions League
- No booze at your office holiday party this year? It’s the ‘Weinstein effect’
- Former Chicago radio host Roma Wade sells Lakeview East condo for $770,000
- Naperville woman charged with prostitution at spa, police say
- An early look at the NBA MVP race
- Aplazan hasta febrero audiencia en el caso de ‘Chapodiputada’
- Fatal crashes: Alcohol vs. marijuana
- Fabinho expects to leave Monaco after the season
- The NBA’s testing ground is giving Twitch streamers a chance to become sports commentators
- What to know about ‘A Christmas Prince,’ the Netflix movie that sparked a controversy
- Lazio’s Immobile banned one game after sending off against Torino
- Lista de nominados a los Premios SAG
- Neymar back in Paris after Brazil trip
- After a surprise loss, Oak Park home flipper nearly flopped. Here’s what she learned the hard way.
- Bears Q&A: Does Mitch Trubisky have accuracy issues? Could John Fox actually return?
- Bon Jovi, Nina Simone, The Cars are newest Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees
- NYCFC sign Swedish league top defender Tinnerholm
- Holy Cross helps spread Christmas cheer
- Illinois babies finally screened for deadly Krabbe disease
- Rosenstein defends Mueller as GOP lawmakers raise questions of bias in Russia probe
- Blackhawks place Cody Franson on IR, recall Ville Pokka
- The 10 most irresistible ‘Star Wars’ creatures ranked, from Porgs to Yoda to BB-8
- Encuentran a una mujer muerta en estacionamiento de Target
- Houston Dynamo secure Elis permanent transfer
- Minnesota Lt. Gov. Tina Smith named to fill Al Franken’s Senate seat
- ‘A spiritual battle:’ How Roy Moore tested white evangelical allegiance to the Republican Party
- Community news
- Enrique Bunbury regresa a Chicago con ‘Expectativas’
- Laquan McDonald reporter won’t be forced to testify at Chicago cop’s hearing
- Glenbrook school district drafts transgender student policy: ‘We look to include, not to exclude’
- ‘Fuller House’ star John Stamos is expecting his first child
- Bob Costas wins Hall’s Frick Award for baseball broadcasting
- America’s top 10 chain restaurants ranked
- RIP Pat Dinizio
- Portland Timbers trade Nagbe to Atlanta United
- Column: Finding joy in religious diversity this holiday season
- Anti-racism group holds party to prepare for difficult holiday conversations
- Shout Out: Nick Wesley of Urban Rivers
- Developer seeking tax break for East Dundee industrial park project
- Speak Out
- Mike McCarthy: Packers’ Aaron Rodgers preparing to play this weekend
- Inician huelga de hambre pro indocumentados, en Chicago
- Ring in the new year with fun
- Trump’s supporters are laying the groundwork for a constitutional crisis
- Salma Hayek revela que Harvey Weinstein también es ‘su monstruo’
- Park City man identified as victim in fatal Waukegan Walmart shooting
- What’s happening in Park Ridge: Ugly sweater pub crawl in Edison Park; holiday concert at Maine South
- East Dundee interim public works chief tapped for permanent post
- Real Madrid struggle with Al Jazira, advance to Club World Cup final
- Porchlight announces ‘Merrily’ cast
- Shout Out: Mike Fletcher, Clarendon Hills parks veteran
- Santa Claus y el espíritu navideño alrededor del mundo
- Coppa Italia Recap: Milan beat Verona, set up clash with Inter
- Defienden a panel que investiga nexos entre Trump y Rusia
- Coppa Italia Recap: Inter overcome third-tier Porderone on penalties
- Inusual alianza da victoria a demócrata en Alabama
- Real Madrid avanza a la final del Mundial de Clubes tras gran susto
- Seeing a slimmer Kyle Schwarber is believing Cubs should hold on to him
- Shout Out: Brianna Salata, headed to the National Guard
- EPA expects East Chicago cleanup could cost $84.9M, almost 4 times earlier estimates
- Mitch Trubisky’s best Bears game
- Bill Kurtis and Donna La Pietra tie the knot
- Columbus Crew aqcuire LA Galaxy keeper Kempin
- Shout Out: Kim Steveson
- Roy Moore lost. What’s next for the Republican Party?
- Metra anoints its departing Sir Topham Hatt
- What’s streaming and leaving Netflix: January 2018
- Will the Nationals make an early pitch to keep Bryce Harper? They’re not saying.
- Six people involved in robbery of pizza delivery driver in Oak Park: police
- Promise of world’s first head transplant is truly fake news
- Glenview, Northbrook school districts approve 2017 tax levy increases
- Quickly
- Illinois video gambling parlors must split profits with terminal operators, judge rules
- Naperville People in the News
- Read the EPA’s reason for increased cleanup costs in East Chicago
- Chicago piano titan Willie Pickens dies at 86
- ‘Ferdinand’: El toro que prefería oler flores a embestir
- ‘Ferdinand’ review: A bull who dances to his own beat
- Shout Out: Michael Grossman, business owner
- Where does the middle class fit on the political spectrum?
- Lake County judges’ lawsuit against council settled
- Gary emergency manager names new schools CFO
- Peppermint, pecan pie and eggnog: Holiday doughnuts have arrived at Glazed and Infused
- Lipizzan fans get up close to stallions, trainers during winter tours
- Fans injured in fight between Red Star, Partizan fans
- 2018 Kia Rio EX hatch at a glance
- Which Northwestern coach would you rank higher — Pat Fitzgerald or Chris Collins?
- Rona Wade Lake Shore Drive condo
- The 30 greatest all-time college coaches in Illinois
- Zidane: ‘Merecimos la victoria y pasar a la final’
- Mary Durkin, Catholic teacher and author, dies 83
- Scott Boras calls Cubs’ decision on free agent Jake Arrieta an ‘intellectual choice’
- Disney Springs: First look at Edison, Maria & Enzo’s, other restaurants
- Here’s how Sen. Al Franken can keep his job
- Gary NAACP offers pairing of coats and cooking
- 10 best movies of 2017
- Trump is toxic, and other lessons from Alabama
- Melodie Gliniewicz again seeking police pension funds related to husband’s suicide
- 2018 Kia Rio refines budget car space
- Chicago cop gets 5 years in prison for tipping off a friend about drug arrest
- Roll, tide of decency
- Shout Out: Fred Gonzalez brings the right moves to keep the HIP spiffy
- Merriam-Webster’s purposeful 2017 word of the year
- J.B. Pritzker must be confused
- Cientos de jinetes del medio oeste cabalgan a visitar a la Virgen de Guadalupe en Des Plaines
- New York City subway bombing suspect faces charges from his hospital bed
- Shout Out: John Dattilo, Arlington Heights student who developed an award-winning app
- Fed boosts benchmark rate for third time this year
- Bebel Gilberto’s minimalist vibe a happy accident
- Great Train Show chugs into Grayslake
- Se recrea con ‘Orgánico’
- Cruz Azul oficializa llegada de tres fichajes
- Layoffs, department consolidations, fee increases part of approved $335M Evanston budget
- The CTA plans to raise fares — but won’t improve service
- Lake County, Ind., to join lawsuit against pharmaceutical companies for alleged role in opioid crisis
- Redbox rolls out streaming video service
- Navy JROTC to hold ceremony at East Aurora High School
- Bundesliga Recap: Dortmund ends long losing streak in Stoger debut
- Boise, Idaho, serves up plenty more than potatoes
- Clarkson: Books for reading and gifting
- Things to do in Idaho
- Lyft driver pulled gun on passengers, used homophobic slur, lawsuit alleges
- Willian scores, assists in Chelsea win at Huddersfield
- Trump unintentionally advances sexual equality
- ‘Bachelor’ alum Chris Soules allowed to visit Winnetka before trial
- Burnley joins top four after Stoke victory
- Shout Out: Marie Dachniwsky, new director of MaineStreamers social club
- Roger Goodell intends to retire as NFL commissioner in 2024, league says
- Papa Bear offers good food right off the interstate
- Palace climbs out of relegation zone after Watford win
- Plan for 80-story tower, two others in Lakeshore East hits roadblock
- Fake online web pages claim Redskins have changed their nickname to Redhawks
- City beat Swansea, win record 15th straight league match
- Two Oak Brook trustees believe new revenue sources may be explored in 2018
- Grocery delivery truck flips over during collision in Park Ridge
- Did Evanston analytics manager win Wednesday’s ‘Jeopardy’?
- North Shore school district adopts $2,500 full-day kindergarten fee
- Father sentenced to 40 years in death of his 22-month-old son in Gary
- Expertos mexicanos desarrollan biopelícula que ayudará a regenerar la piel
- Bomberos contienen 25% del incendio más grave del sur de California
- Bundesliga Recap: Bayern beat Cologne, Schalke reclaim second place
- Acusan formalmente al supuesto autor del atentado en Nueva York
- Shout Out: Mark Werksman, retiring director of public works for Barrington
- NBA: Indianápolis albergará el Juego de Estrellas de 2021
- Rooney scores again, Everton hand Newcastle 7th straight loss
- Police link two Hammond shooting deaths
- Best of Broadway in 2017: My top 10 begins with Bruce and Bette
- Utility tax increases approved in Aurora
- U.K. lawmakers assert final say on Brexit deal, challenge May’s authority
- Cruise line reviving Bahamas getaways from Port of Palm Beach, adding second ship
- West Ham hold Arsenal to scoreless draw
- Eight months after cuts, increased caseloads prompt Waukegan District 60 to hire two social workers
- Elevated lead levels found at some Geneva school water fountains
- Republicans reach compromise plan on taxes, expanding tax cuts for the wealthy
- On behalf of all black women, you’re welcome, Alabama — and America
- Leicester beat Southampton as Puel beats former team
- Lukaku ends scoring drought, United beat Bournemouth
- Trump’s Alabama takeaway
- Liverpool, West Brom play to scoreless draw at Anfield
- Tottenham return to top four with Brighton victory
- Was racial profiling behind ATF stash house stings? Chicago judges to take up landmark case today
- Missing girl, 15, found after disappearing from Far North Side
- Raue debuts holiday variety show
- Indian Pairie school district adopts levy that will hike taxes about 2 percent
- Roskam praises Republican tax compromise as Democrats push back hard
- 98 Degrees on tour to promote new Christmas album
- Illinois’ home health care industry rife with fraud, tainted by unscrupulous physicians
- Men’s basketball notes: Alex Sorenson aims to finish strong for North Central
- Deal would bring townhouse development to Madison Street in Oak Park
- Former Chicago Cubs catcher Blake Lalli to take over as manager for Cougars
- Cook County voters to be asked next year about legalizing marijuana
- Explore the art of Marc Chagall at children’s pop-up museum coming to Waukegan in February
- Petrak: Holiday spirit shown in La Grange, Western Springs
- Coroner says southern Illinois veteran found in fire died from blow to head
- Point taken: Aurora Central Catholic’s Delani Kosner makes smooth transition to new role
- Polar Express takes holiday revelers to North Pole
- Blackhawks singing praises of rookie Alex DeBrincat
- Aldermen approve $31 million settlement for Englewood Four after airing differences
- Slowik: Ethics, redemption become issues in Will County clerk race
- Gary council asks truck-repair operator to consider alternate site
- Police seek man in string of Hammond robberies
- West Suburban Local Scoreboard for Thursday, Dec. 14
- Welcoming 2018
- Lawsuit: Tinley Park officials blocked job opportunities
- Child sex offender gets probation for playing Santa Claus at holiday party
- 5 more women accuse Russell Simmons of sexual misconduct
- Grassley: 2 controversial federal bench nominees won’t be confirmed
- Thornwood high school teacher arrested for possible misconduct involving student, police say
- Judge throws out murder confessions of 2 who say detective beat them
- Kendall Wright: Bears need more targets, not new receivers
- Former ‘Apprentice’ star’s departure highlights lack of diversity in Trump White House
- U.N. chief: Iran may be defying U.N. on missiles, OK on nukes
- Baranek: Lexus Jackson makes it right in football, life at St. Francis
- To pay border wall’s bill, Trump would trim surveillance costs, freeze pay
- Bringing his ‘A’ game: Freshman Amar Aguillard sparks Zion-Benton past Stevenson
- Fancy a Wookie Bowl? Suburban diner taps into movie hype with Star Wars-themed menu
- Prosecutors: DNA links Lakeview man to four sexual assaults dating back to 2002
- BBWAA complaint leads to quick end of Tyler Chatwood incentive clause
- Blackhawks can’t be satisfied with just getting by as schedule now gets tougher
- CTU delegates send proposed merger with organized charter teachers to full vote
- Aurora aldermen approve telecommunications pole on Diehl Road
- Wrestling notes: Senior Tommy Russell ready to lead at St. Rita
- Ask Tom: How bad was the ‘White Hurricane’ snowstorm of 1913?
- Heroes needed: Lake Villa food pantry has until Christmas to raise $100K for permanent home
- As Democrats add Senate seat, GOP left to cast blame over Alabama failure
- Theo Epstein on Cardinals’ moves: ‘We have to remind ourselves not to be reactionary’
- Jordan Howard ready to ‘play freely’ as he pushes toward rushing title
- Cold air replaced by warmer Pacific-origin flow for weekend
- Sen. McCain, battling brain cancer, in hospital from effects of treatment
- Lake County News-Sun Local Scoreboard for Thursday, Dec. 14
- IKEA completes state’s largest solar roof in Joliet
- Alabama results remake 2018 election playbook for both parties
- Roscoe Village carjackings prompt police to issue alert
- Alabama reaffirms that character still counts in politics
- Post-Tribune Bowling Scores
- Perfect storm: Jimmy Hampton’s 300 game comes at right time for Chesterton
- Window of opportunity: Joe Burton ready to step up for Valparaiso
- Back spasms sideline Lauri Markkanen for 2nd straight game
- Emanuel jokes he told his ‘second wife’ he was running for president
- White Sox may pay Rule 5 draft price for upgraded depth
- Column: At Christmas time, remember both light and dark, quiet and revelry
- ‘I would have won Alabama’: Trump faults others, spreads blame for Moore’s loss
- Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Thursday, Dec. 14
- Cubs avoid controversy with Brandon Morrow, Drew Smyly contracts
- Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Thursday, Dec. 14
- Crown Point lights up holidays and history every December
- ‘Scrooge’ tells familiar story in a new way
- Palos offers shopping, live nativity, as part of seasonal fun
- Democrats see road map for 2018 in huge turnout among black voters in Alabama
- State lawmaker in Kentucky facing sexual assault allegations dies in apparent suicide
- Even light activity is healthier than previously thought, new studies show
- Jenasae Bishop comes back strong for East Chicago, but Lake Central prevails
- Salma Hayek says rebuffing Harvey Weinstein led to nightmare on ‘Frida’
- PBS suspends Tavis Smiley talk show amid misconduct allegations
- Los Bulls siguen invictos con el efecto ‘Mirotic’
- Bulls 103, Jazz 100
- Firefighters wary despite gains against fifth-largest fire in California’s history
- Illinois routs Longwood 92-45 behind Aaron Jordan, Trent Frazier
- Roy Moore again refuses to concede, saying ‘immorality sweeps over our land’