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- Sarah Palin’s oldest son, Track, arrested on domestic violence charges
- Lincolnwood manager not fired, but work contract won’t automatically renew
- Evanston police: Chicago teen had BB gun, arrested following robbery of local boy and chase
- Good friends might be your best brain booster as you age
- It’s time to put ‘A Book on Every Bed’
- The lost art of privacy
- Zach Miller walks without crutches, a milestone in his ongoing recovery
- Holiday travel chaos ahead after Atlanta airport outage
- James Franco in talks to play Chicago author Shel Silverstein in biopic
- South Africa’s ruling party counts votes for new leader
- Morning Spin: Mendoza says Rauner can’t take criticism ‘from a 5-foot-3 woman from Chicago’
- Metra considers shaking up fare system: Riders closer to downtown may shell out more
- Grading the Bears: Offensive line had rough day — and the Bears can’t win when they can’t run
- Man wrestles gun from intruder, possibly shoots him during home invasion on Northwest Side
- Panthers owner Jerry Richardson to sell team amid workplace misconduct investigation
- NFL’s notorious catch rule resurfaces in decisive moment. Will it ever be changed?
- Teen helping stepdad deliver Tribune, other newspapers shot dead on Southwest Side
- Monday’s matchup: Bulls vs. 76ers
- Training for Winter Olympics ‘going to become harder and harder’ with global warming
- Cubs Q&A: Should Albert Almora play center field every day?
- Hunter Harrison, CEO of railroad company CSX, dead at 73
- ‘Renaissance lawyer’: Hercules Paul Zagoras retiring from Lake County legal career at 86
- Toyota planning 10 purely electric vehicles by 2020s
- After the bitcoin gold rush: Could blockchain change the way we give money to charity?
- Tinley Park couple has once again ‘arranged’ to have Santa greet kids on their driveway
- Restaurant speed-dating: Mini-reviews of 6 restaurants you need to know
- Campbell buys snackmaker Snyder’s-Lance for $4.87B
- Cabin fever antidote: Get outside with these events in the Midwest and beyond
- Hershey buying SkinnyPop owner Amplify in $1.2 billion deal
- Who does what for the White Sox? A personnel breakdown of the organization
- How to master the delicate art of the do-nothing winter vacation
- Prickly City- a ray
- Eating too much sugar can hurt your health. For some it’s actually addictive
- Ask Anna: Why am I still single?
- Do the maintenance now for peace of mind later
- ‘It’s part of the business:’ Nationals players offer thoughts on Dusty Baker’s dismissal
- Popular S. Korean boy band member dies in possible suicide
- Suspended Villar says Spain in danger of missing World Cup
- Villar: ‘La posibilidad de que aparten a España del Mundial es seria’
- Trump should face sexual harassment allegations under oath
- Colombia’s Salt Cathedral is a pillar of spiritual strength
- Weekend violence in Chicago: 2 killed in rifle attack, 15-year-old shot dead while helping stepdad
- Cancer clinical trials exclude many desperate patients – should that change?
- Aurora filled with ghosts that ‘still haunt us today,’ local author says
- Disney reveals new images for Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge
- Sick teen gets her wish, spends a day at UCF as medical student
- Police are divided over naloxone, the anti-overdose drug
- Gift Guide: 10 kid’s books for the holidays
- Bumppo to Haven, the best in off-Loop theater of 2017
- Trump’s best-ever, truly amazing reading of ”Twas the Night Before Christmas’
- Letter: Columnist gives Trump a pass in condemning Democrats accused of sexual abuse, harassment
- Chain reaction: The Cowboys stayed alive for Ezekiel Elliott’s return by the weirdest of margins
- Restaurant openings: Cookies, doughnuts and adult juice boxes
- Week 15 fantasy football takeaways: Aaron Rodgers returns, but now Antonio Brown is out
- Prairie Ridge’s Samson Evans named 2017 Cube Football Player of the Year
- Danica Patrick and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. end their 5-year relationship
- Veggie-forward pioneer Green Zebra closing at year’s end
- Oak Park to study feasibility of installing bridge decking over the Ike
- ‘El Puma’ Rodríguez recibe doble trasplante de pulmón en Miami, según medios
- Deportan a mexicano con cuatro hijas estadounidenses detenido en Inmigración
- Blackhawks reassign Ville Pokka to Rockford
- Calendar
- My worst moment: Patrick Fischler and the horse that wouldn’t budge
- Prominente juez de EEUU renuncia por acusaciones sexuales
- Christmas lights brighten up parts of Oak Brook
- EEUU veta resolución en la ONU contra la decisión de Trump sobre Jerusalén
- Descarrila tren de pasajeros en Washington
- Selle: Massive antique bell to ring true for Shanty Towne
- Ryan O’Connell uses heads-up defense to anchor LZMW hockey
- ‘Ya no la extraño’
- Oswego and Yorkville want Rauner to veto bill on wireless antennas
- 14 homes participate in annual Crown Point tour
- How long can voting on condo association issue be left open?
- 3 technology tips for last-minute gift giving
- 8 clever homemade gifts for everyone on your holiday list
- Hitting the road for the holidays? Stay connected on the go
- Damnificados en México se alistan para recibir la Navidad
- Tracking family connections in a quest for world peace
- Arlington Heights administrator’s ‘exemplary’ job earns him 5-percent raise
- How to stuff and roll pork for a stunning Christmas roast
- ‘A Jedi You Are NOT’: Mark Hamill slams light saber-wielding FCC chairman over net neutrality
- Qué hacer el fin de semana
- ‘Mi hija’, gritó una madre después de que tiroteo triple dejara a dos muertos
- Jimmy Garoppolo has been ‘just as good as advertised, if not better’ for 49ers
- Cyril Ramaphosa wins leadership of South Africa’s ANC party
- This old drug was free. Now it’s $109,500 a year.
- Oak Brook Christmas lights
- Deerfield HS School Chest drive raises record amount
- Lincolnwood police investigating death of man found on McCormick Boulevard
- Sandra Cisneros en tributo a Eduardo Galeano
- Foss Swim School to open in Elmwood Park
- Celebrating cuccidati, the Sicilian Christmas cookie that merits its own festival
- Retired high school teacher delivers education, hope to students in Kenya
- Police: Man stole a carton of cigarettes from a Morton Grove gas station, fled in a vehicle
- Hallan muerta a joven desaparecida tras subir a taxi en el Estado de México
- Point guard Zion Kilpatrick embraces role as Carmel’s senior mentor
- Speak Out
- Food stamp benefits disrupted for thousands as state launches new eligibility system
- Quickly
- Win doughnuts for life at new Stan’s Donuts & Coffee shop on the Mag Mile
- Young and eager to learn, Stevenson moves forward without D-I recruits
- Talk of the County
- Lake council votes to retain hiring freeze for 2018
- Uber driver with criminal record killed British Embassy worker in Beirut, authorities say
- Help Them to Hope
- Talk of the County
- Tovala hopes to follow Instant Pot into kitchens with $9M in new funding
- Talk of the County
- Cyclist’s lawsuit against Highland Park revived by Illinois Supreme Court
- Talk of the County
- Talk of the County
- Talk of the County
- Valparaiso man ate marijuana during traffic stop, charged with obstruction of justice, police say
- Pediatric-focused: Children’s Urgent Care opens in River Forest
- Despite earlier concerns, no changes made to show choir and band at Mundelein H.S.
- A grand festival to celebrate the genius of Oscar Peterson
- Shots fired in ‘disturbance’ at U.K. base used by U.S. Air Force
- Probation violation case against Lake councilman advances
- Disney said to weigh two internal candidates to lead ESPN
- Opposition leader says he could beat Putin in fair election
- Bitcoin futures debut on CME, taking bigger Wall Street stage
- Trial for Lake County officer accused of rape pushed to April
- ‘Titanic’, veinte años de un mito insumergible del cine
- Shout Out: Steven Weiss, Mundelein musician
- Yoga sessions, hot cocoa help Stevenson High School students ‘de-stress’ during finals
- San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee died of heart attack, official says
- Twitter starts enforcing new rules to combat hateful and abusive content
- Stock in Buffett’s conglomerate tops $300,000 for first time
- Police seek information about Gary armed robbery
- Marlene Iglitzen, widow of Gene Siskel, sells condo in former Playboy Mansion for $2.8M
- Firm donates plan to reduce flooding for horseback program at Hanson Center
- Vernon Hills supports wife of sophomore coach during cancer treatments
- Santa brings Christmas cheer to Purple Line
- FDA to start targeting high-risk homeopathic remedies
- Man charged with sending explicit texts and photos to 15-year-old girl
- Target opening small-format store at Wicker Park apartment development
- Tavis Smiley claims PBS made mistake in ouster, but PBS fires back
- 3 arrested, 1 sought in connection with fatal Waukegan parking lot shooting
- Patton Oswalt on lookalike Dowell Loggains of Bears: ‘Very proud of him’
- Bail denied for 1 of 2 women accused after glue gun used to injure 5 toddlers at a daycare
- If Dowell Loggains can, who else from the Bears is twinning?
- Un niño latino ayuda a alimentar a los desamparados de Chicago
- With Trump’s Muslim ban revoked, families whose image from O’Hare protest went viral reflect on four years of friendship
- Santa Purple Line
- ‘It is so wonderful’: More than 300 families served by Salvation Army Christmas program in Norridge
- Charlottesville police chief retires after criticism over white nationalist rally response
- Cachorros concretan acuerdo con Steve Cishek
- West Suburban Local Scoreboard for Tuesday, Dec. 19
- Hot holiday toys by the decade
- Lecherous sexism doesn’t explain why Hillary Clinton lost
- Trump: De ahora en adelante va ‘Estados Unidos Primero’
- Salvation Army Christmas Assistance Program
- Trump unveils new security strategy: ‘America is going to win’
- 4 points that make ‘Last Jedi’ so wonderfully fascinating
- Timbers hire Cosmos’ Giovanni Savarese as new coach
- Disney: Trump makes Hall of Presidents debut
- Animatronic Trump makes debut at Disney’s Hall of Presidents in Florida
- Trump judicial nominee who struggled to answer basic questions pulls out
- Year after unveiling, what’s latest on Tiger Woods’ Chicago golf project?
- Twitter suspends white nationalists under new rules
- Lincolnshire looks to overhaul more infrastructure under new 2018 budget
- Police need help identifying injured ‘Jane Doe’
- Gingerbread gets its due at Aspen Drive Library
- 6 lessons from the box-office success of ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’
- BRIDGE to independence: Students in Leyden program connect with the community
- Gingerbread construction at Aspen Drive
- Sandra Cisneros in Chicago to present a tribute to Eduardo Galeano
- Liberal thinking is muddy on new gun-rights bill
- Knowles: Southland group plans to help needy children with food during Christmas break
- Tommy Frezza, Muzi Sitshela guide Stevenson to 6th at Rex Whitlach
- Lights of Life recognizes those with cancer
- We’re in the presence of the master in ‘Sammy: A Tribute to Sammy Davis, Jr.’
- Join the icy adventure Jan. 1 in Waukegan
- U.N. Security Council takes aim at U.S. recognition of Jerusalem
- Niles Township High School District 219 still searching for bus storage space
- Non-residency results in more student removals from District 64 schools
- Christmas Without Cancer group helps Southland families battling the disease
- Christmas Without Cancer
- Suspenden cuatro años a delantero ecuatoriano por cocaína
- Why home health care isn’t for everyone
- Evanston approves $4.75M settlement for driver struck by city garbage truck
- Jeanne Kellough, became teacher in her late 30s, dies
- EPA orders companies blamed for East Chicago contamination to pay for cleanup
- What does the tax bill mean for you?
- Hombre de 18 años acusado de intentar secuestrar a una niña de 10 años de Cicero
- Will County delays Metra appointment
- Carlos Vela se despide de la Real
- Appellate court overturns Waukegan man’s conviction in beating death of 3-year-old
- Cook County court clerk asks to push back e-filing deadline a full year
- Oh, deer: White Sox’s Carlos Rodon hunts down spot for drug test
- By banning seven words, Trump take a tyrannical turn
- Signs protesting Life Time Fitness proposal reported missing in Lake Zurich
- Norridge uses state funds, rebates to update streetlights with LED bulbs
- Hinsdale police investigate morning burglary
- Get cozy with our favorite teapots, cups and infusers
- Glenview Fourth of July Committee seeks applicants
- Get cozy with our favorite teapots, cups and infusers
- You can love ‘mumble rap’ and Eminem
- Relative of Martin Luther King coming to Aurora
- Homeless man found beaten to death early Sunday is identified
- Lincolnwood School District 74 kids donate thousands of canned goods for food pantry
- Wrestling notes: Jacobs’ Jake Harrier bounces back to take title at Niles West
- Russia’s greatest ally
- Nearly a year after O’Hare photo went viral, Jewish and Muslim families form lasting friendship
- Pence delays trip to Middle East for tax vote and amid uproar over Jerusalem decision
- Laschen Center in Vernon Hills to permanently close
- Indiana Chamber of Commerce outlines legislative goals
- Top local football recruits excited about early signing day
- Trump’s steely approach to a treacherous world
- Bags containing dead animals discovered at Park Ridge cemetery
- Patrick Kane named NHL’s first star of the week
- Ask Tom: Did October 2017 finish as the wettest October in Chicago history?
- Joven latino asesinado a tiros mientras distribuía periódicos para ahorrar dinero
- Big Ten power rankings: Michigan State, Purdue … and then a jumble of surprises
- Local residents count in national effort to record bird population
- Will County’s new 15,000 square-foot 911 center comes alive in Joliet
- Penalties continue to kill Bears, Tarik Cohen at key moments
- Help yourself by helping others: Make a commitment to volunteer
- America’s condiments, by region and recipe
- Will Blackhawks bench struggling Patrick Sharp for Thursday’s game?
- Trump officials must allow 2 pregnant 17-year-old immigrants to obtain abortions, judge rules
- Congress vs. sexual predators in office
- In 2017, the world let another ‘genocide’ unfold
- Will Rauner’s re-election campaign be ‘Negative, negative, negative, negative’?
- McCain says he’s feeling well, vows return in January
- Two killed in weekend rifle shooting identified
- Sex allegations that have roiled Congress take down U.S. judge
- Pedestrian hit by vehicle in St. Charles
- Early signing day is here. But why have a college football signing day at all?
- Puerto Rico governor orders review of all post-hurricane deaths amid accusations of inaccurate toll
- Mitten March keeps growing as way to help those in need
- Casi 50% de los migrantes que atraviesan México sufren robos en su camino
- Youth served for Warren as Sawyer Brown takes title at Robert Porter invite
- Failed Bridegport bank sold, millions in uninsured deposits at risk
- City, park district agree on golf course price
- Under Trump, climate change not a national security threat
- Girls basketball notes: Lydia Howard does the heavy lifting for Oak Forest
- ESPN president John Skipper resigns, citing a substance addiction problem
- Court to hear testimony on proposed ballot question dissolving Aurora Election Commission
- Park Ridge police chief, citizens group call for local educational campaign on opioid use
- John Fox: Mitch Trubisky played ‘arguably his best game’ vs. Lions despite 3 interceptions
- No limits for Skyler: Gomez stays away from internet, hits new heights for LaPorte
- Oak Park police: Help needed to locate 6-year-old girl taken by mom during court-supervised visit
- Boy, 13, shot in Aurora; being treated for ‘life-threatening’ injuries
- Senate intel committee investigating Jill Stein campaign for possible collusion with the Russians
- Illinois lands commitment from 3-star offensive lineman; could his four-star teammate be next?
- Cubs reportedly meeting with Yu Darvish
- Trump lawyers to press Mueller, but investigation could last another year
- Mild spell continues, but major changes loom
- Nonpartisan group calls for additional oversight of Cook County assessor’s office
- Lake County News-Sun Local Scoreboard for Tuesday, Dec. 19
- Jimmy Ruston, Domenic Campo anchor Lyons’ rebuild on the mat
- Trump talked about rescinding Neil Gorsuch’s nomination to Supreme Court after justice’s criticism
- Former Bull Carlos Boozer recalled as positive presence upon his retirement
- Indiana, Wisconsin among states suing to stop cage-free eggs law in Massachusetts
- Train conductor shot at Naperville station: ‘I was in shock’ when passenger opened fire
- Trump administration blames North Korea for Wannacry ransomware attack
- Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Tuesday, Dec. 19
- Airlines inch back to normalcy after airport blackout
- City along new, faster route where Amtrak train derailed tried to stop project over safety concerns
- Beth Hillel Bnai Emunah celebrates anniversary with glow of menorahs
- Amtrak train derails in Washington
- Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Tuesday, Dec. 19
- Imagine falling in love with the person of your dreams then finding out he or she eschews the Tweet of the Week poll.
- Fred Hoiberg getting surging Bulls to embrace everything but the suck
- Los Bulls siguen imparables bajo el efecto ‘Mirotic’
- Bulls storm back to win type of game rebuilding teams are supposed to lose
- Bulls 117, 76ers 115
- Juez ordena que dos menores sin papeles detenidas puedan abortar
- At least 3 killed after Amtrak train hurtles onto highway in Washington state