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- Car registered to Bucs receiver found with bullets, marijuana after Christmas Eve crash
- Year in Review: Ruling Morton Grove Action Party coasts to victory in 2017 election
- After backlash, Vanity Fair says video mocking Hillary Clinton ‘missed the mark’
- Plan Commission gives first OK for 12-story building in downtown Skokie
- HUD: Skokie pays former homeowner $41,500 to settle discrimination complaint
- Survey: DIY taxpayers willing to take on stress to save money (Video)
- Tax Survey: Top 3 Things Americans Would Rather Do (Video)
- 3 things you might not know about boat shows
- 5 physician-approved nutrition tips to look and feel your best
- School District 65 addresses parents, elevated lead levels in school faucets and fountains
- Year in Review: Evanston elects new mayor, police actions lead to community outcries and lawsuit
- Lincolnwood mayor appoints treasurer and some trustees wonder why
- Purdue outlasts Arizona 38-35 in wild Foster Farms Bowl
- Martin Shkreli’s ex-lawyer convicted of aiding him in fraud scheme
- Days of shoveling snow, bitter cold ahead for northern U.S.
- No Powerball jackpot winners; prize jumps to $384 million for Saturday drawing
- Snow fun: Where winter meets wonderland
- Shootings involving rifles in 2016 and 2017
- Young helps Texas beat Missouri 33-16 in Texas Bowl
- Loneliness, loss, love, redemption in Drama Group’s ‘Whiskey Neat’
- Savvy with horses, Jemicy student Jordi Gray to ride for Oklahoma State
- Chicago’s top stories of 2017
- How 2018 will transport Americans back to 1968
- Husband loves wife, but is ‘in love’ with another
- Things that didn’t happen in 2017 — but should have. Where’s my jetpack?
- Coastal Nantucket-style home in Elmhurst: $1.14M
- Death, taxes and the junk in your basement
- Map: General Iron and Sterling Bay Development
- Police searching for man who broke into two Humboldt Park businesses
- Two dead, five wounded in shootings on South and West sides
- Joliet mother charged with murder after baby dies of injuries from assault
- Man rescued from clothes donation box on Near North Side
- EPA probes pollution from scrap yard near potential Amazon HQ2 site in gentrifying Clybourn Corridor
- Property taxpayers in Chicago area scramble to pay bills by end of year before rules change
- Al menos 41 muertos en un ataque a un centro chií en Kabul
- The most-read stories of the year
- On Far South Side, a small bakery tries to keep pace with its own big dreams
- With Corey Crawford out, Blackhawks lose with Anton Forsberg in goal
- Happy deeply divided new year, moviegoers
- Thousands of Puerto Rican police call in sick to press for unpaid hurricane recovery overtime
- Passenger mix-up on flight to Japan caps a year of airline foul-ups
- Apple faces class-action lawsuits over slowed-down iPhones
- Essential questions and answers about prepaying your property taxes
- At 5-10 heading into finale, Bears are who we thought they would be
- Thursday’s matchup: Blackhawks at Canucks
- Standing up to the heat: Wines for chipotle-salmon tacos
- México incumple deber de velar por sus ciudadanos, dice autora Eileen Truax
- Hersey High’s new World War II veterans memorial sculpted by graduate, features school’s namesake
- Women who inspired us in 2017
- She persisted: 17 moments of women’s empowerment in 2017
- Best Chicago happy hour deals: Dec. 28-Jan. 3
- 2017 moments: Riding banshees, water coaster, wave of new fun
- 5 things to do in Chicago this weekend
- Theme parks working up 2018 debuts
- How Quicken’s Dan Gilbert is luring millennial tech workers to Detroit
- Dolphins’ Jay Cutler says he’s undecided regarding 2018
- Roy Moore files lawsuit to block Alabama Senate result ahead of certification today
- Anti-gambling crusader who shut down raffles wins $25,000 in gaming parlor sweepstakes
- Naperville sled, snowboard hills open; ice rinks delayed due to damage
- 5 things to eat, drink, do this weekend
- Organización TECHO y Residente trabajan en reconstruir viviendas en Puerto Rico
- Ex-Auburn running back arrested on child pornography charge
- Skilling: Bitter cold persists, with periods of snow ahead
- House fire leaves Naperville resident homeless
- Gerald Powell and Bethany Pickens: Making history at Kenwood Academy
- Emily Graslie does her work behind the scenes at the Field Museum
- Family New Year’s Eve Bash in Aurora
- Heidi Stevens: 10 women who inspired me in 2017
- Life After Hate: Former white supremacist recalls recruiting in NWI
- Tracy Letts has officially shown what he can do on the big screen
- What to see in 2018: Big events in the new year
- Theater Chicagoan of the Year: Carrie Coon is a star, with arts cred intact
- What’s happening in 2018
- Las diez celebridades latinas mejor pagadas del 2017
- Klopp on Van Dijk: ‘forget about price,’ focus on player
- On an action-packed Bahamas vacation, off the beach and into high gear
- Help Them to Hope
- Bill FitzGerald’s an all-Americana club owner
- Ajax hire Utrecht boss ten Hag as manager
- Growth and superintendent search on tap for Deerfield in 2018
- Swansea name former Sheffield boss Carvalhal as manager
- Tim Samuelson, Chicago’s official cultural historian, is also a great storyteller
- Reports: Rio Ave players charged in match-fixing scam
- Comedy Chicagoan of the Year: Felonious Munk embodies Chicago on stage and screen
- Coppa Italia Recap: AC Milan beat rivals Inter in extra time
- Leyden Eagles athletics 2017 year in review
- Ridgewood Rebels athletics 2017 year in review
- Dance Chicagoan of the Year: Tania Castroverde Moskalenko brings diversity to Auditorium Theatre
- Pellegrino looking to acquire ‘couple of players minumum’ with Van Dijk money
- The biggest brand fails of 2017: United, Pepsi, Uber and more
- Don’t let child abuse go under the radar
- Saying goodbye to 2017 and likely, John Fox
- The Spektral Quartet is bringing new music to life, with a touch of audacity
- New study ranks healthy airline food options. (Hint: Bring your own.)
- As temperature drops, animal advocates remind people to look out for pets
- Harlem Globetrotters return to Chicago: Hometown Trotters in photos
- What’s wrong with Northwestern? Is there hope for an NCAA tournament bid?
- Disneyland se recupera tras apagón
- Joaquin signs extension with Betis through 2020
- Elgin Symphony offers a Hungarian Rhapsody
- How to fix the American diet, according to the man who coined the term ‘junk food’
- Maine East Blue Demons athletics 2017 year in review
- Column: Got a mouse in the house? You’re not alone
- Column: Schools should be adding to physical education, not cutting back on it
- Amid sales drop, Harley-Davidson wants to teach more women to ride
- Ridiculed former Miss America calls board offer ‘laughable’
- Mortgage rates rise sharply during holiday week
- Fox Valley Park Board votes to put tax hike referendum on ballot
- Video ‘gaming disorder’ to be officially labeled as a disease
- Taking Blackhawks GM Stan Bowman back to the place that helped shape him — Notre Dame
- Lyons Township High School senior uses CPR training to save jogger’s life
- 2017 Chicagoans of the Year
- Defining Luxury … American Hardwoods (Video)
- Who deserves the credit for Trump’s first-year accomplishments?
- Lingard rescues Man United draw against Burnley
- Six years later, Penn State is still at war over the Jerry Sandusky scandal
- Yes, ‘Cat Person’ is very much of this moment, but the viral short story demonstrates fiction’s vitality
- Infantino backs VAR system despite controversy
- 10 ways tech will shape your life in 2018, for better and worse
- Lake Forest woman rescued after falling into water while walking her dog
- Aurora police, volunteers work to make Christmas bright
- Watch how these Chicagoans change the business world in 2018
- Dolphins’ Clyde Christensen says former OL coach Chris Foerster is ‘doing well’ after video scandal
- Morata, Alonso lead Chelsea victory over Brighton
- In frigid weather, Evanston library social worker helps assist homeless population
- Sun Cop lives in the moment, which right now is politics
- Harry Potter Festival in Aurora expanding to two days in 2018
- Guest column: Creating opportunities for all Hoosiers
- Sevilla hire Montella a month after Milan firing
- Community news
- Former Deerfield pastor pleads guilty, receives probation in sex abuse case
- The dazzling origins of Forever Different Family
- Bulls shouldn’t apologize for winning games
- A roadmap for reviving the Rust Belt
- Church news
- Paul Ryan’s ‘pro-white’ primary foe denounced by Breitbart after anti-Semitic tweets
- Speak Out
- USA-Canada junior hockey championship outdoor game a go at the Bills’ New Era Field
- Giants’ Landon Collins apologizes for blasting teammate Eli Apple as ‘a cancer’
- Real Madrid’s ups and downs, Man City’s domination and the best from soccer in 2017
- 10 things to look forward to in 2018
- Panama’s new canal and the Midwest
- Barrington marching band students look forward to New Year’s Day performance in London
- Oak Park Township assessor: With changes ahead, many opting to pay taxes early
- Las Vegas se blindará en la fiesta de Año Nuevo tras la matanza de octubre
- Home experts weigh in on the top 3 ways to battle the snow
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- Shoppers can expect more change in Chicago’s grocery stores in 2018
- U.S. airlines pile into Cancun on bet violence won’t end party
- MegaBeatles bring big sound to Fab Four tribute
- How to recycle your Christmas tree
- Trump slams Vanity Fair over its Clinton video apology
- ‘They fear the unknown’: Aurora immigration attorney reflects on tumultuous year’s policy changes
- Valparaiso sandwich shop robbed at gunpoint: police
- Man seriously wounded in West Side shooting
- Las 10 noticias que impactaron América Latina en 2017
- Exciting days for corn lovers as corn to become official state grain of Illinois
- Guest column: Online registry to drive more informed higher education decisions
- Changes in Aurora schools designed to address test scores and a changing world, educators say
- Getting out of the cold: Warming centers available in Oak Park
- Madeleine Grynsztejn, Pritzker director of MCA Chicago, is not sitting still
- Activista pasa noche afuera en temperaturas bajo cero
- Our top 10 popular Eat stories of 2017
- Woman carjacked at gunpoint by men wearing ski masks in Oak Park, police say
- Our top 10 popular Drink stories of 2017
- Our top 10 popular Do stories of 2017
- Talk of the County
- 2018’s challenge: Too many jobs, not enough workers
- Chicagoans of the Year 2017
- Uber investors reportedly agree to sell to SoftBank at steep discount
- Islamic State claims attack on Shiite center in Kabul, 41 dead
- Blackhawks backup goalie Jeff Glass hoping third time is a charm
- Indiana legislator wants refunds for Colts fans offended by national anthem protests
- Shout Out: Ken Lydecker, Christmas village collector
- Rich East loses first game without former Bulls guard Craig Hodges as coach
- Saving old Nichols Library a learning experience for two preservationists
- De-icing slows flights at Midway Airport
- Aurora woman charged with drunken driving after car lands on top of frozen pond
- Thanks for the memories
- Will winter’s bitter cold damage plants?
- College students, kids bond through mentoring program
- The importance of a play group for dads
- No work apparent in 2017 for Dunes pavilion project
- Newly renovated Golf Dome helps take chill out of winter for Buffalo Grove area golfers
- Review: ‘The Woman in the Window’ by A.J. Finn
- De-icing delays blamed for cancellation of nearly 90 flights at Midway
- Judge blocks Arizona ban on ethnic studies, says law was racist
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- What was funny in 2017? Late-night writers dish about their favorite moments
- A federal judge takes aim at ‘voluntary’ company wellness programs that invade your privacy
- Some customers report still being charged for soda tax after its repeal
- We should do more vote counts, not fewer
- This latest Taylor Swift ‘controversy’ at the end of 2017 really sums up her year
- Like car insurance, we should all pay into health insurance
- Photographer says Twins’ Miguel Sano grabbed, tried to kiss her in 2015
- Shout Out: Robert Kosin, retiring village administrator in Barrington Hills
- FBI, police seek suspect in Norridge bank robbery
- Block party: Jared Crutcher stands tall as West Aurora opens Pontiac tourney with win
- Column: School district consolidation proposal has benefits — and messy details
- Column: Thinking about New Year’s resolutions? Take them on one at a time.
- Claire’s pulls some makeup products from shelves after reports of asbestos
- One question you should never ask on a dating app
- Democrat Jones officially declared winner over Roy Moore in Alabama Senate election
- Penélope Cruz y Ricky Martin serán presentadores en los Globos de Oro
- Grupo conservador achaca a reunificación familiar cifra récord de inmigración
- Two gunmen rob Oak Park variety store, steal employee’s phone: police
- Glazed and Infused doughnuts closing all shops
- Niles North Vikings athletics 2017 year in review
- Cambia a Bono accidente en bici
- Environmental group, homeowners sue Illinois Tollway over proposed Route 53 extension into Lake County
- Lots of laughs
- Lakefront living in East Rogers Park
- Down to Business: Entertainer finds niche as DJ, party planner in Naperville
- Shout Out: Keith Moens, an active participant at Arlington Heights Village Board meetings
- Winnetka’s Jack Drury on track to follow in his family’s NHL path
- Glenview Park Board approves sexual harassment policy
- Most Illinois metro areas add jobs in November, including more than 30,000 in Chicago area
- Trump finally turns on the formerly ‘wonderful man’ Michael Flynn
- Future still outweighs present for surging Bulls, who should trade Nikola Mirotic ASAP
- Third teen in custody for Oak Park 7-Eleven robbery attempt in which suspect shot by clerk
- Wilmette natives reunite on U-17 national boys hockey team
- Fox Lake man killed while riding bike on Route 12 identified
- Retiring Trinity CEO: ‘I have a heart for people with disabilities’
- No more fines for overdue books in 2018 at Waukegan Public Library
- Holcomb calls for ‘complete assessment’ of child services after Bonaventura’s dire warning
- FBI offering reward after man robs North Side bank
- Texas Western pioneer Orsten Artis remembered for kindness, character
- Lake County continues accepting property tax prepayments in wake of tax code overhaul
- West Aurora grad enjoying his time on stage in Chicago
- Keaton: So many resolutions, and only a year to accomplish them all
- Ask Tom: What is January Thaw?
- Henry Tews, started program for addicts in DuPage County, dies
- Apple to discount replacement batteries, as lawsuits over iPhone slowdowns pile up
- Northwestern’s Paddy Fisher blown away by watching Pat Fitzgerald highlights
- Elgin firefighters take fight over staff cuts to court
- Chicago officials: Call 311 if you need help as second wave of arctic air hits
- Corrections and clarifications
- Preserving the past
- ‘Things will get better’ and other hopes for 2018
- Mother charged with killing her baby had past involvement from DCFS
- Blue Island man accused of slaying cabbie, abandoning body in taxi on Christmas Eve
- Government seeks change to federal judge’s order lifting Trump refugee ban
- Hundreds lining up daily in DuPage, Will counties to prepay taxes before year’s end
- Injured firefighter expected to ‘fully recover’ after battling Justice blaze, hospital says
- Obamacare sign-up tally dips slightly to 8.7M
- Longtime Lake County Circuit Judge Margaret Mullen to retire Dec. 31
- Christ Church of Oak Brook addition brings new contemporary worship auditorium
- Shout Out: Edgar Cano, Evanston interim chief of public services
- Qué hacer el fin de semana
- Elgin resident’s basement ‘slumber party’ for homeless people against code, city says
- Man charged in Merrillville shooting that killed mother and son
- Read: Civilian Office of Police Accountability report on fatal shooting of Quintonio LeGrier, Bettie Jones
- Community news
- Police say northern Indiana bank robbery suspect shot after street chase
- Homewood police seek public’s help in finding hit-and-run driver
- Tennis prodigy eyes ‘return of racquet sports’ to Southland
- Trump administration rolls back offshore drilling safety rules from Deepwater Horizon spill
- California pot shops roll out hoopla as recreational sales set to start Jan. 1
- Future of Glencoe Golf Club among issues facing village in 2018
- Sam Schultz’s double-double powers Oswego East into East Aurora tourney final
- Arctic chill locks in with more snow on Friday
- West Suburban Local Scoreboard for Friday, Dec. 29
- Lauri Markkanen competes defensively, no matter how his offense is going
- Jackson Qualley heats up in third quarter of Stevenson’s loss to DePaul Prep
- ESPN’s Jemele Hill, anti-Trump tweets and 2017’s great social media struggle
- Reeder: I am infatuated with newspaper vending machines
- Top Lake County stories of 2017: Great America attack works its way through legal system
- From doggy bags to swearing attendants, ‘Stay Classy’ reveals wedding day horrors
- Editor’s markup of Milo Yiannopoulos’s manuscript draws ridicule, ire
- Will Engels gives Benet enough of a boost to win first-round game at Pontiac
- Vic Fangio’s uncertain future leaves questions about repaired Bears defense
- Lake County News-Sun Local Scoreboard for Friday, Dec. 29
- Health, then better preparation on Adam Shaheen’s mind for Bears offseason
- Parker: ‘The Post’ a rebuttal to cries of ‘fake news’
- Actress Rose Marie, best known for ‘The Dick Van Dyke Show,’ dies at 94
- Jordan Matthews rules as St. Rita rolls past Maine South at Hinsdale Central
- Isaiah Fuller dominates as OPRF dispatches Lockport in Pontiac opener
- Iraq’s rapid-fire trials send alleged Islamic State members to the gallows
- Digest (Dec. 28): Whirlin Curlin tries to keep streak going at Laurel Park
- Lawyer for ex-teacher in Evanston sex abuse lawsuits requests more time to look at decades-old records
- Bronx apartment building fire
- Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Friday, Dec. 29
- Arriyon Phillips gives A-plus effort as Crete-Monee falls in Hillcrest final
- After chilly forecast, Trump tweets U.S. ‘could use a little bit of that good old Global Warming’
- Speak Out: Elgin fire department is more important than tourism bureau
- Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Friday, Dec. 29
- Trump administration rescinding fracking rules on government land
- UIC falls in Horizon League opener at Wright State
- Man missing from Near North Side
- Tevonn Walker makes strong return, but Valparaiso loses in Missouri Valley opener