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- Former Navy pilot describes encounter with UFO studied by secret Pentagon program
- Controlado al 50% el incendio que ha arrasado miles de hectáreas en California
- Hinsdale homes with Christmas decorations
- Final GOP tax bill has slightly more relief for middle class, but wealthy remain biggest winners
- Meryl Streep: No callé a sabiendas sobre Weinstein
- David Daniels’ steal deal helps Marist clinch wild win over St. Laurence
- Future in-laws want their fair share of holidays
- RSF: 65 periodistas sufrieron muertes violentas en 2017
- Morning Spin: What you need to know about Rauner’s ‘Top 10’ accomplishments list
- Peter Francis Geraci loses 7-year, $90 million court battle with former employee
- Rauner reminds abortion foes he’s got deep pockets to help them
- 2 dead, 6 wounded in shootings in Chicago
- Former United Center staffer accused of embezzling bogus ticket refunds
- Am I allergic to this? Label Insight, with fresh $21M, helps stores tell you
- Chicago to pay $20 million to settle code-of-silence lawsuit over fatal crash caused by drunken cop, sources say
- Elgin Boy Scout performs bass at Advocate Sherman Hospital for Eagle project
- Oscar Pistorius appeals sentence for killing girlfriend: report
- Packers’ Davante Adams lashes out against ‘headhunting’ players
- Saudis intercept Yemen rebel missile targeting royal palace
- NFL power rankings: Another shuffle at the top
- Concealed carry holder shoots naked man causing disturbance outside West Side store, police say
- What happens if the Bears lose to the winless Browns?
- Browns are hoping to ruin fans’ plans for an 0-16 parade. Next up: The 4-10 Bears.
- GOP tax bill also manages to needlessly screw up the healthcare system
- For half of Americans, the stock market’s record highs don’t help at all
- ‘A Christmas Prince’ features Chicago, but it shouldn’t
- Tren siniestrado en Washington circulaba mucho más rápido de lo permitido
- Who will buy the Panthers and will they keep the team in Charlotte?
- Pictures: ‘The Nutcracker and the Four Realms’
- El Clásico también se juega en Chicago
- Meryl Streep: ‘I wasn’t deliberately silent’ on Weinstein
- ‘Glee’ actor Mark Salling pleads guilty in child porn case
- Quiz: How well do you know 2017 Chicago news?
- Elgin faith leaders call out U46 school board member for critique of religion assignment
- This angry inventor has a special gift for package thieves: Revenge
- Más de 37,000 cubanos tienen orden de deportación pendiente en EEUU
- Iker Casillas suena para el Chicago Fire
- La desgracia se ceba con los más pobres tres meses después de sismo en México
- Prickly City- she’s hope-less
- First trailer released for Disney’s ‘The Nutcracker and the Four Realms’
- John Legend to play title role in NBC’s ‘Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert’
- How has Guardiola transformed Man City?
- 5 must-see concerts in Chicago this week: Roy Ayers, Taylor Bennett, Tiesto
- Travel Troubleshooter: Canceled flight to London leaves customer in the lurch
- 10 things to do in Orlando that aren’t theme parks
- I-Drive Titanic exhibit compares film and facts
- Do good for lonely Chicago seniors with Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly
- Abridor japonés Yu Darvish sostiene reunión con Cachorros
- Can personal information on your boarding pass be used against you?
- Bulls win again, so ‘The Nightmare on Madison Street’ continues
- Could that poinsettia poison your pets?
- Doctors thought they knew the cause of a teen’s seizures. So why didn’t he get better?
- Watch Sandra Bullock plot a heist in official ‘Ocean’s 8’ trailer
- Bobby Portis’ Christmas makeover
- Lyons Township High School seeks tax hike
- Beth Hillel Bnai Emunah celebrates 60th anniversary with glow of menorahs
- What those new blood pressure guidelines mean for you
- Chicory salad brings a bright spot to winter tables
- Wine pairing: 3 reds for savory, sweet pork tenderloin with figs
- 11 wines introduce you to Chilean carmenere’s inky charms
- Sophia Bush opens up about ‘Chicago P.D.’ exit: ‘It felt like I was trapped in a burning building’
- ‘El Puma’ se recupera satisfactoriamente de su doble trasplante pulmón
- Season’s greetings: West Leyden students excel in school’s Christmas card contest
- U.S. sprinter Justin Gatlin involved in doping investigation
- Model Lauren Wasser lost her leg from toxic shock syndrome. Here’s what she wants you to know.
- Jeremiah Hernandez, Treyvon Calvin lift St. Viator past rival Benet
- The Lunatic, The Lover & The Poet closes in West Loop
- Rams and Jaguars showcase NFL parity — just how the league likes it
- ‘Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle’ review: Sequel drops body-swapped characters into the wild
- Banking panel rejects Trump nominee to lead Export-Import Bank
- Hotels near Disney Springs get Extra Magic Hours in 2018
- Recovered from ACL tear, Adam Eaton is ‘biting at the bit’ to get rolling with Nationals
- Police safely locate missing 61-year-old woman
- Davich: Each new Christmas can bring new meanings, old memories
- Chicago’s best biscuits
- Corker and Collins folded on the tax vote. Why?
- Train safety system only partially installed on Chicago area railroads
- New Trier MLK Day 2018 observance planned
- The Grinch brings holiday cheer to Oak Park
- Algonquin woman died from soot and smoke inhalation, coroner report says
- Chicago’s best biscuits reveal there’s more than one way to make breakfast classic
- Making arts a core component in Chicago schools: A 5-year report card
- Sarah Palin’s family in the spotlight again as painful details emerge of Track Palin’s arrest
- Elmhurst increases water and sewer rates
- Help Them to Hope
- Man gets life in prison in death of Illinois college student
- Should you be best friends with your spouse?
- Lunch with the Grinch
- 9 resolutions to take you deeper into wine in 2018
- Ain’t no party like a Poi Dog party
- Des Plaines police search for driver who struck, killed Rosemont teen
- Ready. Raise. Rise. Ambassador Tia Mowry on Caring for Loved Ones with Cancer During the Holidays (Video)
- Top-ranked Jake Rundell helps OPRF cruise to victory at Rex Whitlach
- Speak Out
- River Forest School District 90 to launch One District/One Book initiative
- 9 luxe ways to cozy up this winter
- Facebook says it wants your face data in the name of privacy
- 9 luxe ways to get cozy this winter
- Melkbelly leads top 10 Chicago indie albums
- Notre Dame wins Joe Moore Award as nation’s best offensive line
- Bobby Portis surprises a mom and daughter with a Christmas home makeover
- Yorkville to launch online building permit system
- 10 gift cards actually worth giving
- ‘SNL’ alum Julia Sweeney brings stand-up show to Second City
- Pursuit through Porter County ends with arrest of Chicago man: police
- Loyalist cheeseburger knocks Au Cheval off Bon Appetit’s best list
- Buzz Cafe celebrates the arrival of Hanukkah
- Kansas City jazz singer Kevin Mahogany dies
- SeaWorld: Chapman, Lecrae, MercyMe set for Praise Wave
- Jared Borgetti: ‘Soñar no cuesta nada’
- Northbrook Park District plans to build new activity center
- ‘It’s a big party’: Santa visit to Oak Park’s L!VE Cafe helps support Chicago’s Austin community
- Oak Park School District 97 to search for new finance director
- 2018 Mercedes-Benz E400 takes the lead in luxury coupes
- Hollywood can make it up to the actresses Harvey Weinstein may have smeared
- Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills District 181 still faces deficit after adopting maximum levy
- Shout Out: Kevin McCaffrey, Hinsdale Central alumnus recording a comedy album at Zanies
- This OPRF grad is changing the way elite college football teams recruit
- ‘It’s very serious’: Police investigate spike in Round Lake area overdoses
- Three from Washington D.C. area killed in small plane crash in Indiana
- Police: Charges filed against man shot while carjacking off-duty Chicago cop near headquarters
- How ‘The Last Jedi’ created a powerful farewell to Carrie Fisher
- On ‘Ellen,’ a father’s grief over his gay daughter and a call for us all to do better
- Atletico report Barca for illegal Griezmann approach
- Board games get messy with squirting toilets, soggy dogs
- Cube high school boys basketball rankings, Dec. 18
- Betrayed by the family over soup stock at Christmas
- Diego Luna protagoniza la cuarta temporada de ‘Narcos’
- When people wouldn’t believe two dogs killed their owner, a Virginia sheriff described the horror
- Teen shot dead while delivering Tribune, other newspapers was working to buy his sister a gift
- Insurer Humana pushes into delivery of health care with Kindred acquisition
- Guest column: The impact of opioid use on children and families
- Bleacher expansion back in plan for Northfield campus, New Trier board decides
- El Atlético denuncia al Barcelona ante la FIFA
- Presentan balón para el Clausura 2018 mexicano
- Man suspected in machete attack outside Hammond bar arrested in downstate Illinois, police say
- Hacker-for-hire pleads guilty to shutting down company websites
- Marathon dancing in the Jazz Age
- Why are women losing retail jobs while men are gaining them?
- Now’s the perfect time for Trump to fire Robert Mueller
- Trump asks ‘how’s your 401(k)?’ But most voters don’t have one
- Uketones strum in the holidays during Park Ridge performance
- D203 board extends superintendent contract through 2023
- Shopping in stores is a misery — can wine, yoga and storytelling make it fun again?
- DePaul softball recruit Tori Meyer leads young Barrington basketball
- Officials: Man’s November death ruled homicide by gunshot
- Oak Park residents seek streetlight upgrades to help combat crime
- CTA holiday train rolls on Purple Line in Evanston
- Hersey students mark holiday season by raising funds for U.S. Marine who lost leg in Iraq
- Guest column: Our commitment is that clean power will thrive in Lake County
- Making arts a core component in Chicago schools: A 5-year report card
- Illinois Republicans, Democrats in Congress stick with their parties on tax vote
- Fire open 2018 season on March 3; still no decision on Bastian Schweinsteiger
- FBI joins investigation into Atlanta airport blackout, but says no sign of terror
- The top business stories of 2017
- Girls basketball notes: Lake Zurich confident in Ella Gilbertson
- Avanza la reforma fiscal en la Cámara de Representantes
- Kris Dunn wants to bring joy to his dad — not the analytics crowd
- Suburban Cooks: Tricks for organizing that big holiday meal
- Just add snow
- Griffith police investigating fight at high school basketball game
- Details revealed for new Italian restaurant at Disney Springs
- Comings & Goings: Retirement sale set at Hickory Hills boutique
- Quickly
- T.J. Miller denies sexual assault allegation
- 2 charged with identity theft after allegedly stealing credit card info; illegal semi-automatic also seized
- Man sentenced to 28 years in plot to behead conservative blogger
- Your photos: Scared of Santa
- Percussionist Juan Pastor says farewell to Chicago
- Woman pleads guilty to boyfriend’s death in YouTube stunt gone wrong
- Standardized testing isn’t everything: 2 books offer insight into the failings of education reform
- Watch a special screening of cult classic ‘The Room’ this January
- Pictures: MSC Seaside
- In Aziza Barnes’ ‘BLKS,’ a search for intimacy amid comic chaos
- Raven Theatre announces cast of Philip Dawkins premiere
- Los niños que dijeron no al crimen en un barrio brasileño llamado desigualdad
- Chubby Checker still doin’, lovin’ ‘The Twist’
- Ohio State reportedly stops recruiting top prospect because of contact with ESPN’s ‘College Gameday’
- Mascherano close to China move
- Messi’s brother out of house arrest on 100,000 euro bail
- Christmas lights shine from Hinsdale home on Garfield
- MLS reportedly planning to announce Nashville as next expansion team
- MLS plans to announce Nashville team
- Winter damage claims that insurance might not cover
- Former Judge Posner shrugs off Maryland court’s dis
- Suicide expert says rampant stress not a new problem for Naperville students
- Shout Out: Hunter Cole, biology lecturer and artist
- Speak out: Don’t get soft on crime
- Community news
- MLS anunciará nuevo equipo en Nashville
- From restaurant city of the year to beer with a T. rex, these stories shaped Chicago’s food scene in 2017
- Negotiations continue for Lake Ridge firefighters
- The GOP is throwing the average American under the bus
- How Trump and the GOP are rigging our tax system for the rich
- Teen shot by off-duty Chicago cop in alleged carjacking attempt held without bail
- An open letter to alien life forms on Earth
- Northbrook Library embraces ‘Star Wars’ mania
- Aurora’s ‘miracle of Christmas’ at 19 S. Broadway
- Boys basketball notes: Jared Crutcher paints a dominant picture for West Aurora
- Trump says he won’t fire Mueller. Don’t believe him.
- Make police officers pay for their misconduct
- Arlington Heights police help families in need find presents during holidays
- Outgoing 1871 CEO Howard Tullman adopts wait-and-see approach to net neutrality
- Maillard Tavern, Tony Priolo’s burger shack, opens Thursday
- West Suburban Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, Dec. 20
- Cause of Aurora fires under investigation
- Adrián González se convierte en agente libre
- Evanston parking manager, former police sergeant retires after 37 years with city
- Christmas tree shopping season heads into final days
- Aaron Rodgers no volverá a jugar esta temporada
- New Philharmonic rings in the new year with eclectic concert
- Donald Trump: The about-face president
- EPA to end controversial contract with conservative ‘media monitoring’ firm
- Miles pierden estampillas de comida antes de Navidad
- Slowik: A majority of Illinois residents support legalizing weed. Here’s why lawmakers are lagging.
- Glenview church sets holiday giving to music
- Death of K-pop star shines a spotlight on South Korea’s suicide problem
- Hinsdale District 86 Board approves $83 million property tax levy
- Man allowed to go to basketball camp is denied new request for release on attempted murder charges
- Days after the FCC repealed its net neutrality rules, the GOP has a bill to replace them
- Why doesn’t Trump get credit for revving up the economy?
- In need of complete culture change, Bears must find their John McDonough
- No arrests following incident in White Eagle subdivision
- Murdock twins lead New Trier girls basketball past Glenbrook South
- Launch of the Tax Bill
- Why can’t Republicans get tax reform right?
- Second-period woes are first on Blackhawks’ list of fixes
- Jacobs graduate Cameron Krutwig rises to occasion as freshman center for Loyola
- Read the letter from Waukegan library director to mayor requesting a property tax increase
- Clayton Thorson’s return will give Northwestern a fourth-year starting QB in 2018
- Children’s Research Fund gala
- Comics review 2017 at ‘Mr. Olsen’s Champagne Celebration’
- Waukegan City Council approves property tax levy increase despite concerns over library
- Disney: Foghat, Lonestar set for Epcot’s Garden Rocks
- ‘Christmas Schooner’, ’42nd Street’ sail and tap to stage ovations
- Chanukah Wonderland in Northbrook seeks to connect kids to their Jewish heritage
- East Dundee OKs 13% tax increase
- Sports calendar
- Church news
- Pets of the week
- The Four C Notes perform salute to Four Seasons
- The toughest job in state government
- Man killed, female wounded in shooting at Maywood grocery store
- Children’s Ball raises record-breaking $3.75 million for pediatric research
- Old main post office owner lands $500 million construction loan
- Vandals break into Near West Side church, shatter nearly 160-year-old stained glass window
- Corrections and clarifications
- Get your home holiday-ready (Infographic)
- Useful tips to help caregivers navigate the cost of care
- How images of smoking affect young people’s likelihood to smoke (Infographic)
- White House takes down ‘We the People’ petitions site without responding to a single one
- Students help launch wrestling program at Rochelle Zell
- Animals who need new homes
- Jenna Hernandez becomes defensive stopper to give Rosary girls basketball a boost
- Sales tax rebate approved for new East Dundee commercial development
- Local Dems decry tax plan as failing middle class
- FAU coach Lane Kiffin agrees to contract extension through 2027
- Water with elevated lead levels found in Evanston/Skokie School District 65 sinks, fountains
- Fantasy football waiver wire for Week 16: Blake Bortles transforms into championship week starter
- ‘7 years, 2,556 days, one day at a time:’ Jordin Tootoo reflects on his sobriety
- 17-year-old held without bail after fatal shooting of schoolmate
- North Shore Country Day strength coach lifts athletes up with support
- Ask Tom: Has Lake Michigan ever completely frozen over?
- ‘We just hope our sister recovers,’ relatives say after Christmas tree fire guts Lisle home
- Elmhurst police investigating overdose find heroin bags, needles near school dumpster
- Boys basketball notes: Connor Brannick finds the finishing touch for Wauconda
- Jailed Indiana councilman gets bond for confinement, intimidation, battery charges
- Strategist touted volunteer work for College of DuPage while chairwoman secretly paid his son’s tuition to Georgetown
- East Aurora, Naperville students show high academic growth, study shows
- New data released on House harassment, sex discrimination claim settlements
- U.S. short of options to punish North Korea for serious cyberattack
- Tsimba Malonga looks forward to making return from knee injury for Benet
- Tavis Smiley’s poisonous partnership with PBS
- Salvation Army ponders cashless kettle as digital donations increase
- A single vote just created a rare tie in Virginia’s legislature
- Derrik Smits helps Valparaiso top Santa Clara to end three-game skid
- 12 reported dead as bus carrying cruise ship passengers crashes in Mexico
- The GOP tax bill was fairly easy. The next debate could get much uglier.
- Modest cooling Wednesday — much colder air ahead
- No Bears voted to Pro Bowl for third straight season
- Oak Park girl taken by mom during court-supervised visit found safe in Michigan hotel
- Lake County News-Sun Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, Dec. 20
- Jerry Reinsdorf lauds John Paxson’s public role in the Bulls’ rebuild: ‘I’m a John Paxson fan’
- Derek Jeter hears fans’ displeasure with Marlins trades, defends plan to build success
- MSC Seaside to begin Florida cruising this week
- Cubs’ pursuit of Yu Darvish has been under the radar
- Following Trump’s report, China urges U.S. to accept its rise
- Neighbor warns St. Charles man about townhouse fire
- Shannan Mitchell takes over in post as Marian Catholic takes down Bloom
- The only holiday checklist you need, starting with ‘Calm down’
- UNC women’s hoops coach Sylvia Hatchell nets 1,000th win
- Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, Dec. 20
- Rauner lays out how second term will be different, blames Emanuel for first-term failures
- Geno Auriemma wins 1000th game as UConn beats Oklahoma 88-64
- Sen. Susan Collins says news coverage of her tax vote ‘unbelievably sexist’
- Bonzie Colson scores 37, Notre Dame beats Dartmouth 97-87
- Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, Dec. 20
- Democrats unlikely to force DACA vote this week, probably averting shutdown
- 26-year-old woman has baby with a 24-year-old frozen embryo
- Tyler Zabrecky’s four free throws fire up Munster for win over Lake Central
- Kyle Long ‘crushed’ neck surgery on Tuesday
- Bryant McIntosh regains form as Northwestern routs Lewis 85-48
- Man stabbed in Albany Park on Northwest Side
- Concealed carry holder fatally shot when attackers surround car on West Side