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- RNC restarts support for Roy Moore after Trump’s hearty endorsement
- Read: Order in Timothy Evans vs. County of Cook
- Read: Fourth amended complaint in Gizzell Ford lawsuit
- Roscoe Village
- Hubbard Inn launches new winter menu and ‘Live at the Lounge’ music series
- Senior U.N. official to visit North Korea this week amid heightened tensions
- Woman says Rep. Conyers groped her while they were in church
- Carols, sweet treats and colored lights part of Kenilworth’s holiday tree ceremony
- Baffled by bitcoin: One man’s quest to comprehend cryptocurrency
- Housecleaner sometimes needs extra funds
- As CPS neighborhood high schools shrink, football teams vanish
- College men and consent: How the wrong perception can lead to sexual misconduct
- Federal legislation on concealed carry likely to show shock of Las Vegas shooting is short-lived
- Rauner faces war on two fronts as Republican challenger Ives attacks
- 4 injured when plane crashes at Rockford Airport
- Walker moving ahead with plan to drug test food stamp users in Wisconsin
- McCook Reservoir to open soon, holding sewage and runoff until storms pass
- Boy, 13, seriously wounded in South Side drive-by shooting
- Man robbed while loading car on Gold Coast
- Christiane Amanpour to help fill in as PBS cuts ties with Charlie Rose
- Wind advisory for much of Tuesday, maybe snow by the weekend
- Robbers steal woman’s purse in Uptown, then flee in her Mercedes
- Morning Spin: Senate’s tax plan approval is news to Rauner
- Transgender teen suing Palatine school: I want to be ‘treated just like every other girl’
- His job security questioned, Tillerson tours Europe anyway
- Meteorologist Ginger Zee details Chicago struggles in new book
- NFL power rankings: Changes at the top after Eagles’ loss
- Bullpen help remains a priority for Cubs despite their pursuit of Shohei Ohtani
- John Fox’s latest dumb statement shows how he’s hurting Mitch Trubisky’s progress
- Danny Masterson exits Netflix’s ‘The Ranch’ amid rape accusations
- The Giants’ coaching job was too big for Ben McAdoo. Who’s big enough to do it?
- GoNanny wants to help busy parents get their kids home from school
- Stephen Colbert made Billy Bush watch the ‘Access Hollywood’ tape — and it was awkward
- Underground America: A cavernous light show, salt museum and other subterranean surprises
- Ford ups electric push in China as Beijing transforms market
- When a Flywheel addict tries SoulCycle. So what’s the verdict?
- Wounded Warrior Project clean-up
- Wounded Warrior Project volunteers clean up veterans’ headstones
- Prickly City- harassment awareness
- 5 must-see concerts in Chicago this week: Angel Olsen, The Districts, Signal-to-Noise
- Cris Collinsworth won’t be thrown to Lions; Kurt Warner to call Bears game
- John Oliver grills Dustin Hoffman over sexual harassment allegation
- Jim Harbaugh takes a swipe at Mark Dantonio on Twitter
- 15 of the world’s most dynamic cities
- Despite Obamacare cost protections, most teens skip regular checkups
- Cinemark announces $8.99-a-month subscription service to fill more seats — and take on MoviePass
- Mulvaney already is putting his stamp on CFPB — and still sparring over its leadership
- Dolphins, alligators and tribes in Brazil’s Amazon forest
- Acusan a un sujeto de matar a su hermano
- Fuertes vientos y nieve en camino
- Classic lit, with a sci-fi twist: New Jane Yolen, Molly Tanzer books reviewed
- Spiaggia chef Joseph Flamm crams for ‘Top Chef’ and hopes he’s not ‘bleeped out’
- México aspira a llegar a la final, dice ayudante de Osorio
- Help Them to Hope
- Elderly woman found in Edgewater Beach reunited with family after police issue alert
- School District 308 weighing more budget cuts: ‘We’re up against a wall’
- Ex-deputy marshal who leaked info in ‘Family Secrets’ mob case is punched by teen wrestler
- Obama hablará en cumbre de alcaldes en Chicago sobre cambio climático
- This tax deal will make America more prosperous
- María Elena Salinas quiere alzar la voz hispana en inglés
- El Consejo Mundial de Boxeo corona campeones amateurs en Chicago
- Trump’s Deutsche Bank records said to be subpoenaed by Mueller
- Wilmette board wary of most expensive flood control option
- The ‘heartbreaking’ decision families must make after a loved one receives a deportation order
- ‘Improv Nation’ riffs on a uniquely American form of comedy
- Hanukkah cheese-basked pastries celebrate the story of Judith
- How to saute mushrooms to crispy, browned perfection
- Vocalists bring medieval Christmas music to Colby Barn
- Minimalism and her: Talking to Twyla Tharp about upcoming premiere at the MCA
- Ireland to start collecting $15 billion in tax from Apple
- Des Plaines man charged with attempted murder in alleged attack on relatives
- Soccer exec Kathy Carter announces bid as USSF President
- Deaf drama: Hinsdale South students perform art ‘in another language’
- How appealing is the Bears’ coaching job?
- FedEx at the holidays
- Final tax bill could carry high costs for many homeowners
- Hinsdale South deaf drama program
- Senate panel approves Jerome Powell, Trump’s pick, as Fed chairman
- Waukegan musicians celebrate 10 years of Do-It-Yourself Messiah
- ‘It is not the time’: Major Downtown Oak Park parking changes on hold
- West Dundee officer lauded for saving toddler pulled from pool
- Ravinia Festival cuts all ties with former music director James Levine over sexual misconduct allegations
- Fantasy football waiver wire for Week 14: Mike Davis arrives just in time for playoffs
- Jazz recordings swing in the holidays
- OPINIÓN/¡Arriba el norte!
- Two-day Gulf summit ends within hours amid Qatar crisis
- Dogs join in Santa photos at Oakbrook Center
- Kids share breakfast, wish lists with Santa in Park Ridge; park district to host more holiday events
- Chronic Migraine: More than just a headache (Video)
- From cancer nurse to cancer patient: One woman’s story
- Cold weather is coming (Infographic)
- Navigating incurable breast cancer at 28 years old
- 5 ways digital natives are giving our lives a mobile makeover
- Understanding Spasticity After Stroke
- What is the home energy rating system (HERS)? (Infographic)
- Suspended ABC News reporter Brian Ross will no longer cover stories involving Trump
- Buffalo Grove students mourn teachers’ deaths through music
- Gabriel Soto reconoció que sí le fue infiel a Geraldine Bazán
- Northbrook and Glenview raise the Illinois bicentennial flag
- Highland Park’s Country Club golf course sale to park district hits snag
- Spotted some errant chest hair? Mind your own business
- Theater openings Dec. 8-14
- Spike Lee secretly filmed ‘Pass Over’ at Steppenwolf
- Spanish judge withdraws arrest warrant for Catalan leaders
- Goodman’s 40th ‘Carol,’ Joffrey’s new ‘Nutcracker’ are stage greats
- West Dundee officer honored for heroic action
- Qué hacer el fin de semana
- Blue Angels, Thunderbirds to perform at 2018 and 2019 OC Air Shows
- Inclusive holiday sing-along led by Dan Zanes at CLC
- ‘Today’ show dominates in ratings with Matt Lauer firing
- Mueller details $6.7M spent in early months of Russia probe
- DeVry parent hands ownership of school to California company
- LaVar Ball says he hasn’t been thanked for the ‘patriotic’ shoes he sent Donald Trump
- Woman accuses Oklahoma running back Rodney Anderson of rape
- Why can’t Donald Trump keep his story straight?
- Netflix despide a Danny Masterson tras ser acusado de violación
- Winter break police academy created for Park Ridge teens
- Starbucks’ Chicago offices to more than double in size
- Elmhurst property tax levy increases for first time in four years
- Speak Out
- Steelers’ Ryan Shazier remains in the hospital with a back injury
- Second man charged with identity theft of Highland Park residents
- University of Chicago Adult Emergency Department
- University of Chicago adult emergency department
- Mayor casts tie-breaking vote to approve changes to $40 million Batavia project
- Buffalo Grove HS orchestra tribute
- Los jugadores foráneos se apoderan de la final mexicana
- An eager Zach LaVine likely to make his Bulls debut in early January
- Dist. 112 eyes $3,150 fee for full-day kindergarten
- Senate panel OKs Trump’s pick, Jerome Powell, for the next Federal Reserve chief
- Klopp urges Liverpool to finish the job
- Special needs choir comes together for Hanukkah concert in Northbrook
- Wendell gets three-match ban for horror tackle
- Discovery pays $70 million to buy majority stake in OWN from Oprah Winfrey
- Lunchroom cookies
- Native American tribes sue over Trump’s decision to shrink Utah national monument
- Making room (complete with room service) for more women’s voices
- DEA’s cocaine sting nabbed 3 suburban men
- LuLu’s Place issued gaming license — two years after filing application
- CPS butter cookies: You can still find the classics years after they disappeared
- Suburban Denver dinosaur fossil re-identified as rarer torosaurus
- ‘Nutcracker’ tradition continues at Mary, Seat of Wisdom
- Trump science job nominees missing advanced science degrees
- Patrick Stewart on ‘Logan,’ Harvey Weinstein and returning to ‘Star Trek’
- Column: Republicans’ astounding fiscal irresponsibility
- Q&A: Tax bill impacts on health law coverage and Medicare
- Chicago Afrobeat Project thrives alongside Fela collaborator
- Mary, Seat of Wisdom’s Nutcracker
- It’s not time to scrap net neutrality
- Austrian constitutional court legalizes same-sex marriage
- Has a sexual harassment backlash begun?
- Tricia Alexander brings new versions of holiday songs to folk club
- Ringing in the holidays, Naperville-style
- Gary school board president announces resignation plans
- With Nikola Mirotic’s return imminent, Bobby Portis’ play demands a role
- Bolingbrook police officer, parents, brother killed in crash in Ireland
- John Oliver and Stephen Colbert are asking the awkward questions about sexual misconduct
- West Suburban Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, Dec. 6
- Click to unwrap: More retailers are letting customers send digital gifts this holiday season
- Mayors leading way on climate change
- Gary School Board unhappy with powerless status
- Upgrading the Indiana Dunes to a national park is a horrible idea
- Elgin extends leaf collection programs through Friday
- ‘Invading Nirvana’: Oak Park resident details Hollywood journey in new book
- Taking the kids to Miami’s new science center
- How regulating the internet preserves Americans’ freedom
- Salt Creek ‘Nutcracker’ reflects Russian style
- Food pantry has ideas for stumped shoppers
- Erik Morales exaltado al Salón de la Fama del boxeo
- Democrats and Republicans will face off to replace Rep. Bellock in Springfield
- Moran: Nothing to fear during Lake County’s deer management season
- My proudest moment: Voting for John Anderson
- It takes more than teachers to help struggling CPS students
- Comings & Goings: Popeyes opens this week in Summit
- Who is John Conyers’ son? A writer and a rapper with no political experience
- Gastropub offering live music plans to open in downtown Arlington Heights
- Little Friends Parade of Lights
- Park Ridge aldermen vote down townhouse, office proposal for Higgins Road commercial property
- How do you say, ‘Cheaters Never Prosper’ in Russian?
- Caixinha regresa a México para dirigir al Cruz Azul
- City loses out on Mars Wrigley U.S. candy headquarters; 200 Chicago jobs likely headed to N.J.
- At Griffin Theatre, ‘Violet’ needs to listen for the music
- Sports calendar
- State lawmakers in Barrington area to face challengers in 2018 general election
- Be wary about online sites that review physicians
- 2018 Volvo XC60 PHEV at a glance
- Immigration enforcement under Trump: Fewer people caught at border, more arrested inside the U.S.
- Elgin City Council to vote on backyard beekeeping proposal
- Waukegan residents, most aldermen voice objections to mayor’s proposed levy increase
- 9 gifts for the person who has everything
- Crowded Republican field emerges in 9th Congressional District primary involving Arlington Heights
- Trustees shoot down development moratorium
- Evanston bar manager says Northwestern students looted his pub
- McDonald’s brings back Dollar Menu in ‘value wars 2.0’ salvo
- Top editor of National Enquirer, Us Weekly accused of sexual misconduct
- My daughter would still be alive if I’d known about the danger that killed her
- Mother given 4 years in prison for providing daughter with knife used to kill girl
- Town Theatre marquee, ticket booth won’t survive demolition
- Old Gary school center is a haven for illegal dumping
- Unplugged ‘Altar Boyz’ is not the best choice for Theo Ubique
- Supreme Court refuses to hear lawsuit by minor leaguers claiming MLB colluded to suppress wages
- Will County ponders new rules for solar farms
- Oak Park presents new look at Scrooge with ‘Dickens Carol’
- Juventus beats Olympiakos to advance in Champions League
- Skokie police advise residents on how to protect against stolen holiday packages
- Church news
- Atletico out of Champions League after drawing at Chelsea
- In young-adult novels, LGBT love stories feel mainstream
- Demandan a Gary Indiana por ordenanza de ‘santuario’
- Terry Crews sues agent over alleged groping incident
- Boys basketball notes: Michael Behrendt makes sure experience pays off for Lakes
- United tops Champions League group with win over CSKA
- Drug task force executes search warrants in Gary, Merrillville
- Messi rests for first hour as Barca beats Sporting in CL
- Christmas comes early at Aurora long-term care facility
- Bayern beats PSG to restore pride in Champions League
- Allowing 49ers to score would have improved Bears’ win probability, history shows
- Patagonia’s billionaire owner says he plans to sue Trump
- Looking for red flags: Naperville leaders hope survey results help stop teen suicide, overdoses
- Park Ridge-Niles superintendent reviews staffing in special education classes after parental outcry
- Did financial software consultant from River Forest win Tuesday’s ‘Jeopardy’?
- La Champions reparte los primeros boletos a octavos con sorpresas
- Pets of the week – Dec. 5
- Quickly
- ‘Wizard of Oz’ coming to Chicago Theatre
- Get a real Philly pretzel at new Naperville shop
- Three strategies for giving the gift of wine
- PAWS Chicago Fur Ball funds lifesaving programs for homeless animals
- Juez da plazo a fiscales para aclarar denuncias de tortura a narco del cartel de Sinaloa, en Chicago
- The cozy-season path to easy tomato soup starts with roasting
- St. Charles ‘Got Love?’ sign vandalized with anti-gay, white power messages
- Mikaila Dowd is The Beacon-News 2017 Girls Volleyball Player of the Year
- Evanston bar manager says Northwestern students looted his pub
- Lincolnwood welcomes Santa with annual tree lighting celebration
- In 2017, Barack Obama beat Donald Trump — at retweets
- Aurora sex offender charged with dozens of new counts including child pornography and sex assault
- Police: Man pointed gun, stole car from garage in Oak Park
- Caen 3 que querían comprarle coca a encubierto de la DEA
- Rauner vs Ives opening salvo
- Willie Taggart leaving Oregon to be next Florida State football coach
- Adoptable pets of the week
- Village taxes not expected to increase for Clarendon Hills residents
- Senate Dems could have done more than grouse nonstop about the tax bill
- Corrections and clarifications
- Hebron man injured in head-on collision with semi
- Ski style
- Park Ridge voters to see largely unopposed local races, GOP primary for congress in spring 2018
- Conyers resigns from Congress amid harassment allegations, endorses son to succeed him
- Announcing The Beacon-News 2017 Girls Volleyball All-Area Team
- UCF hires Josh Heupel to be next football coach, build on Scott Frost’s success
- Baker Mayfield an overwhelming Heisman favorite at the end of his unconventional college career
- Sex offender charged with failure to register in Vernon Hills
- Ray Niro, All-Area Football First-Team Quarterback
- Looking for a spark, Joel Quenneville shakes up line combinations — again
- The search for the best chocolate chip cookie recipe is over
- 5 ways to get in the howl-iday spirit with your dog
- Safe snow removal: How you can avoid potential health hazards this winter
- Oswego schools say low turnout to addiction-prevention program does not reflect district’s efforts
- Column: Democrats pay respects to Rich Township’s Tim Bradford, 1942-2017
- Ty Gavin, All-Area Football First-Team Running Back
- Lazerick Eatman, All-Area Football First-Team Running Back
- Fotis Kokosioulis, All-Area Football First-Team Running Back
- Michael O’Laughlin, All-Area Football First-Team Wide Receiver
- Oak Park police: Men robbed North Avenue business at gunpoint
- Ask Tom
- Charlie O’Connor, All-Area Football First-Team Offensive Lineman
- Charlie Schmidt, All-Area Football First-Team Offensive Lineman
- Matt Bjorson, All-Area Football First-Team Tight End
- Charlie Gross, All-Area Football First-Team Offensive Lineman
- Destin Talbert, All-Area Football First-Team Wide Receiver
- Austin Glazier, All-Area Football First-Team Offensive Lineman
- Marty Geary, All-Area Football First-Team Defensive Lineman
- Jack Sanborn, All-Area Football First-Team Linebacker
- Aidan Cruickshank, All-Area Football First-Team Linebacker
- Peter Skoronski, All-Area Football First-Team Offensive Lineman
- Matt Mosher, All-Area Football First-Team Defensive Back
- Anthony Rodriguez, All-Area Football First-Team Linebacker
- Jermaine Baker, All-Area Football First-Team Defensive Back
- Alec Andrea, All-Area Football First-Team Defensive Back
- Travon Thomas, All-Area Football First-Team Defensive Lineman
- Mickey Brown, All-Area Football First-Team Defensive Lineman
- Isaiah Lee, All-Area Football First-Team Defensive Lineman
- Nick Mihalic, All-Area Football First-Team Kicker/Punter
- Austin LePage, All-Area Football First-Team Defensive Back
- Winds may have factored into gas station canopy collapse; minimal damage elsewhere in southland
- Justin Gold, All-Area Football First-Team Defensive Lineman
- Civil trial to begin for doctor accused of missing ‘telltale sign of abuse’ before Gizzell Ford’s death
- Hirsch High students attempt walkout to protest plan for charter school in building
- Food-makers are taking salt and sugar out of food. But they’re adding fat.
- Saudi strikes rock Yemeni capital after ex-president slain
- Blackhawks’ Jean-Francois Berube savoring another NHL shot, short as it may be
- Kane County agencies report 5 DUI arrests during latest no-refusal event
- Republican Sen. Jeff Flake sends Democrat Doug Jones a check for Alabama Senate campaign
- Charges dismissed against man from fatal 2012 crash
- Bears place Kyle Long on injured reserve for second straight season
- Column: Democrats pay respects to Rich Township’s Tim Bradford, 1942-2017
- Aurora may hike two utility taxes
- Obama at climate event in Chicago doesn’t mention Trump’s name; says U.S. in an ‘unusual time’
- ‘Retiro’ de Gutiérrez desencadena carrera de políticos
- Kathryn Schmidt puts in work to boost all-around game for Burlington Central
- East Aurora eyeing changes to proposed tax levy
- Woman given prison for bilking Palatine widower of $4 million
- Appalling moutza news from Greece
- Preckwinkle can’t make chief judge lay off 155 for now, judge rules
- Naperville North continues to reload with Chris Johnson in the middle
- ‘This is the moment’: ‘Dreamers’ fight for immigration deal
- Most Naperville- and Aurora-area candidates avoid primary contests in March
- Kane sheriff race among several county contests in Fox Valley
- Democratic Rep. Al Green says he will force House impeachment vote
- Car thefts, robberies up, violent crimes down in Naperville in 2016: FBI
- Sadie Jurkovic paces balanced attack as Naperville North rolls past Metea
- As this Bears season plummets to familiar depths, what’s next for GM Ryan Pace?
- Disabato: There will never be another football coach like Richards’ Gary Korhonen
- House Republicans consider adding some state income tax deductions to overhaul bill
- Zinke backs shrinking more national monuments, shifting management of others
- Porter County leaders gauging interest in 2018 ballot
- Jakob Kintzele is the Post-Tribune 2017 Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year
- Bears players visit Lurie Children’s Hospital
- House Republicans’ concealed carry gambit may sink bipartisan bill on gun background checks
- Aaron Crague is the Post-Tribune 2017 Boys Cross Country Coach of the Year
- Surges of cold air headed toward Chicago
- Kennedy sends mixed signals in Supreme Court gay-wedding cake case
- 2017 was the year of the reckoning
- Announcing the Post-Tribune 2017 Boys Cross Country All-Area Team
- Lake County News-Sun Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, Dec. 6
- Police say two men in doomsday group arrested after 4 girls found in water barrels at Utah compound
- Rauner hits Pritzker on offshore assets but could have some of his own
- Grace under pressure: Hall emerges as a freshman to spark Homewood-Flossmoor
- Ball State shocks No. 9 Notre Dame 80-77 with late 3-pointer
- Senate confirms Kirstjen Nielsen, a top White House aide, to lead Homeland Security
- Bears’ coaching is bad, but team’s talent level is worse
- Steve Bannon savages GOP leaders in fight for Alabama Senate seat
- Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, Dec. 6
- Josh Evans scores 11 straight points to spark Crete-Monee past Rich East
- Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, Dec. 6
- Mexican acquitted in San Francisco pier shooting faces new gun, immigration charges
- Warriors’ Stephen Curry to miss at least 2 weeks with sprained ankle
- Trump to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, but won’t move embassy immediately
- Jaivion Reid hits 3-pointer with 1.2 seconds left as Michigan City tops Andrean
- ‘Out of control’ Southern California fire explodes as growing blazes force 27,000 to flee
- Russia banned from 2018 Olympics following doping allegations
- Mike Adamle
- Jackson Qualley’s hot hand helps Stevenson sink rival Lake Forest
- Rock icon Johnny Hallyday, known as French Elvis, dies at 74