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- Bring a little spring into your home by cultivating an urban indoor garden
- 8 wounded in Chicago shootings, including 15-year-old boy
- Bulls leave turmoil behind; start trip with 128-100 victory over Thunder
- Former head of football operations at Baylor sues university
- Traditional symbol of hearth and home is transformed for the 21st century
- Ask a Builder: William Ryan Homes
- SUPER FREEkin WKND CAMBRIA HOTESL OFFICIAL RULES
- RedEye’s FREEkin WKND giveaway
- 7 ways to avoid cooking on Super Bowl Sunday in Chicago
- Energy savings and industry-leading warranty bring value-driven buyers to Hampshire Highlands
- Homes available for spring delivery at The Enclave at The Grove
- SUPER FREEkin WKND
- Mavs owner Mark Cuban questions ‘hypocrisy’ of Donald Trump’s immigration ban
- Girls basketball: Bob Narang’s Top 20
- Trump on phone with Australian leader: ‘This was the worst call by far’
- Josh Jackson leads No. 3 Kansas to win over No. 2 Baylor; UConn win streak hits 96
- Key & Peele comedy raises $209,000 for JUF
- How to avoid spreading (and catching) germs at a Super Bowl party
- Morning Spin: Emanuel spoke with Trump’s chief of staff about Chicago violence
- Northfield mansion on private lane: $3M
- 3 seriously hurt in Lake Shore Drive crash
- Here’s Apple’s challenge in India
- ‘The Comedian’ review: Laughs the only thing missing for De Niro’s insult comic
- ‘Hunter Gatherer’ review: ‘The Wire’s’ Andre Royo plays an ex-con who aims to get his life back on track
- Two weeks after crash, man dies just as family was beginning to hope. ‘That’s what hurts’
- Teachers union governing body calls for CPS chief Claypool to resign
- Pennsylvania groundhog’s handlers: Phil predicts more winter
- Lawsuit: Lake Zurich High hazing included forced sex acts
- Cross the moat at Bok Tower event
- Groundhog Day through the years
- Brian Campbell’s got jokes in third episode of ‘Soup and a Sandwich’
- White Sox Q&A: Peter Bourjos’ role, Jose Quintana trade talk & more
- Thursday’s matchup: Blackhawks at Coyotes
- Cubs’ World Series bobbleheads available soon
- Column: Mary Tyler Moore offered empowerment to those who are single
- Jerry Falwell Jr. says he will lead presidential task force on education reform
- Bombshell report throws French presidential election into uncertainty
- 2 injured in South Side crash
- Unions are scared, mad, thrilled as Trump deepens old divisions
- Watch South Side music students perform an original song on Steve Harvey’s show
- A curio for the Trump era: ‘Gabriel Over the White House’
- Cancer, climate change and sex crimes? These plays took some guts
- Noname makes patience a virtue in her rise
- Northwestern University students stage walkout against Trump immigration order
- What you didn’t know about Apple’s ‘1984’ Super Bowl ad
- Illinois real estate agent out of job after sparring with Patton Oswalt on Twitter
- ‘My AirBnb is the Bomb,’ host posts after scare forces evacuation in Homan Square
- Chance the Rapper to perform at Grammys
- At the corner of happy and healthy, Walgreens still sells cigarettes. It’s time to kick the habit.
- 5 new Chicago hotels worth a staycation
- Matthew McConaughey: Time to embrace fact Trump is president
- Heroic mother dies in Illinois house fire — right after she tossed her newborn from a second-story window
- Only a new crisis will solve Illinois’ old crisis
- Freddie Old Soul just wants to be authentic
- ‘Partridge Family’ heartthrob David Cassidy to retire after a 50-year career
- Magical Ice Fest provides fun for families
- Quickly: YMCA’s policy to ban cable news from TVs is ‘absurd’
- Book sale is for the dogs — and cats
- Community news
- CBS unveils plans to merge radio division with Entercom
- ‘Married at First Sight’ producers casting Chicago singles for new show
- Bulls’ Jimmy Butler even surprises himself with improbable rise
- Electric Football stages a comeback
- The simple answer for the Bears’ Jimmy Garoppolo question
- Disney: Simple Plan, Expose, Berlin in concert at Epcot fest
- Should you confess your feelings to your co-worker crush?
- A sick toddler needed a liver – so her new nanny donated part of hers
- Self-defeating violence at Berkeley
- Comedy Central’s ‘Detroiters’ stars a couple of Second City veterans
- Prickly City: Reboot
- Supporters say Dakota Access pipeline is back on. Activists counter: See you in court
- Arnold Schwarzenegger responds to Trump ‘Apprentice’ diss: ‘Why don’t we switch jobs’
- U.S. unemployment claims slide by 14,000 to 246,000
- Budweiser may have put itself in the crosshairs of the next Trump tweet
- ‘The Autopsy of Jane Doe’ review: Father-and-son morticians must solve mystery of woman’s unnatural death
- It’s official: Sky trade Elena Delle Donne to Mystics
- Rosemont takes ownership of Bandits softball team
- Congolese refugees arrive at O’Hare
- ‘Julieta’ review: Almodovar blends style, substance in perfect mix
- NFL great Ted Hendricks
- ‘Saving Banksy’ review: Documentary investigates preserving a famous work of street art
- Franklin Park-based company announces recall of some tobacco products
- Full employment may be redefined as Trump attacks U.S. benchmark
- Roger Goodell: Deflategate wasn’t personal
- ‘You don’t belong in this country,’ actor Kal Penn was told. Here’s what he did about it.
- Memorial planned for Jane Alderman
- Cubs pack up the moving truck for spring training
- Vivian McConnell finds her musical self within V.V. Lightbody
- Virginia search continues for red panda, absconder of zoos
- Landlady features Adam Schatz, who’s in a loud place
- Check it out: Universal’s Mardi Gras
- Recommended Chicago-area classical concerts
- Cubs pack up the moving truck for spring training
- Jazz stars come out for Super Bowl weekend
- ‘The Original Black Elite’: A portrait of the first generation to win freedom
- Why you should root for the Falcons in the Super Bowl
- Monopoly-themed fundraiser for cancer research
- Hoping for ‘adrenaline boost’ in flagging neighborhoods, Cook County selling more than 4,000 vacant lots
- Can anyone stop Steve Bannon’s power grab?
- What happens while you’re waiting to address your hearing? (Infographic)
- It’s closed-window season: 6 steps to improve indoor air quality
- What Parents of Adolescents and Young Adults Need to Know About Meningococcal Disease (Infographic)
- Trump hints at cutting federal funds to UC Berkeley after violent protests over Milo Yiannopoulos
- Steph Curry is back to dominating the NBA
- Stephen Finally Meets with Sue
- Ranking the watchability of all 50 Super Bowl games ever played
- A firefighter helped save a Boston Marathon bombing victim. Now they’re getting married.
- Former Raven Steve Smith Sr. has joined NFL Network
- Spring Awakening festival to return to Near West Side park in June
- Steve Christiansen becomes Triton’s all-time leader in coaching wins
- The NFL’s ongoing awkward dance with touchdown celebrations
- Hoppy Table Beer the first year-round, hop-forward beer from Allagash
- New film links McVeigh to far-right ahead of OKC bombing
- New concession stand operator chosen for Park Ridge’s Centennial pool
- Rauner doesn’t understand — Illinois needs fair taxes
- ArtReach stages ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’
- Cyr: British prime minister’s visit underscores vital U.S. ties
- ‘Date Night’ fun set for Clarendon Hills dads, daughters
- A rabbit learns of love and loss in ‘Edward Tulane’
- Cures for cabin fever
- Weekend: Eat. Drink. Do.
- Highland Park Players stage ‘A Fairy Tale Adventure’
- Max Rosenthal picks Michigan State, plans to play his old position
- Bravo stages ‘Bye Bye Birdie, Jr.’ Feb. 3-4
- Dancers take a magical, mystery tour of imagination
- Enter the Scott Stantis cartoon caption contest
- In debut as secretary of state, Tillerson seeks to reassure diplomats, but warns of changes
- Restaurant.com offers meal deals, but Better Business Bureau says complaints abound
- ‘Sharknado 5’ with Ian Ziering, Tara Reid coming to Syfy
- Winner: “Alternative facts identify this as a peace rally.” – Mike Scala Jr., Palatine
- 13 Chicago coffee shops and roasters join nationwide fundraiser for ACLU
- Not too late to get away with your Valentine (or galentine)
- Melissa Meets Drew Peterson’s Son
- Police: Woman hit squad with SUV
- An Iranian veteran of the U.S. Marines, feeling tested
- Dr. Amer Al Homssi returns to Chicago
- Protesters rally in La Grange against Trump policies
- Glenview Civic Awards Committee seeks award nominees
- Retired Cub Kerry Wood lists mansion in Lincoln Park area for $3.25 million
- Gidon Kremer and his Baltic musicians bring a taste of the different to Orchestra Hall
- Another shot at ‘Dune’: The sci-fi novel Hollywood has yet to tame gets a director
- Bears Q&A: Trading down, Jonathan Allen’s pains, Jimmy Garoppolo’s potential and more
- Shout Out: Kristen Reinhofer, Patriot’s Pen award winner
- Ted Hendricks, of Arlington Heights, is Super Bowl royalty
- Lake County, Fox Lake settle $1.2 million sewer dispute
- Making the rounds: Therapy dogs team up with hand surgeon to comfort patients
- Speak Out: Donald Trump worldwide champion in verbal combat
- Community calendar
- How to properly prune young trees
- International students told not to leave U.S.
- Kerry Wood Lincoln Park mansion
- Using cell phones to fight crime
- Shout Out: Debbie Guillod
- Some friendly pointers for President Trump’s Women’s History Month speech
- GOP senators suspend committee rules, move Trump EPA pick ahead as Democrats boycott vote
- Aurora man charged with robbing teen of phone at knifepoint
- Trump had a good idea on drug costs. He ditched it after meeting with pharma execs.
- Making the rounds: Therapy dogs team up with hand surgeon owner to comfort patients
- Feds are losing the war on fake Super Bowl merchandise
- ‘The Salesman’ review: A marriage falters, and the show must go on
- Document: Treasury amends Russia sanctions imposed by Obama
- Shout Out: Luke Adrian
- City planning land buy for future parking deck expansion
- You can learn a lot about Steve Bannon by watching the films he made
- Growing pains: Connecting with a culture thousands of miles away
- Changes to your RedEye Newsletter
- Robbie Fulks, Brett Schneider in Steppenwolf’s next round of ‘LookOut’
- Berg: A solution to the property tax problem
- They’re Twenty One Pilots and, now, so am I
- Lady Gaga says Super Bowl halftime show is ‘for everyone’
- National signing day: Commitments in near north suburbs, North Shore
- South Shore’s Kansas State-bound Cymone Goodrich no longer a secret
- Review: ‘Bodyguard’ needs at least to try to make sense of the movie
- Kane County Health offers tips for safe Super Bowl buffet
- Chicago’s in the Super Bowl: Local firms team up to make big game’s footballs
- Karpiesiuk, Weiner cap promising seasons for Leyden gymnastics
- Theme-park reporter’s notebook: Hungry crocodiles, feasting penguins and a meatball
- Crystal Lake lawyer facing gun, DUI charges may get special prosecutor
- No. 1 vs. No. 1: ‘Something has to give’ on Super Bowl Sunday
- Trump did not threaten war with Mexico, US and Mexican officials agree
- Chicago entertainer cast on ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’
- Randy Blaser: Mary Tyler Moore influenced young men too
- Prosecutors: Russian cyber officials charged with treason, suspected of interacting with U.S. intelligence
- Trump implied Frederick Douglass was alive. The abolitionist’s family offered a ‘history lesson.’
- Cheap Eats: Dox Quality Greek will make you forget standard gyros
- Candidates forum planned in Oswego
- Flipping and cranking for cold-front bass
- Average US 30-year mortgage rate unchanged at 4.19 percent
- ‘Aquaman’ is shaping up to be the most intriguing film on the DC Comics slate
- Seat belt, steering wheel manufacturing company to relocate to Naperville
- Dox Quality Greek
- Naperville woman who cops say pointed gun at repo men gets split verdict in court
- U.S. soccer coach Bruce Arena on travel ban: ‘I think it’s sad’
- Loyola recruit Cameron Krutwig big man with soft touch for Jacobs
- Repeal of health law could mean women pay more for less
- Letter: A few more ‘alternative facts’ for columnist Paul Sassone
- WeatherTech CEO David MacNeil
- Submissions for Character Counts! in Glenview essay contest accepted through Feb. 17
- What have you always wanted to know about Chicago food?
- Are ’24: Legacy’ and ‘Homeland’ really worth the added anxiety right now?
- National signing day: West suburban athletes
- Forget Betsy DeVos — get rid of the Department of Education
- When Democrats use GOP tactics
- Letters to the editor
- Donald Trump’s doomed diplomacy
- Lincoln Park mansion is Chicago’s highest-priced sale so far in 2017
- ‘Hate has no home here’ campaign, started in North Park, goes viral
- Why you should root for the Patriots in the Super Bowl
- Barker Mansion to host behind-the-scenes tour with romantic theme
- School District 64 superintendent receives $14,200 pay raise
- Cameron Crowe announces extended ‘Singles’ soundtrack
- The son of an immigrant created your phone
- Clarence ‘Sandy’ Howell, who ran beloved Plentywood Farm restaurant, dies
- This is how you treat a foreigner
- How to not be the most obnoxious person at a Super Bowl party
- White Sox ‘cash me ousside’ tweet falls flat with some fans
- Wall goes up around America at miniature world in Germany
- Metea students wowed by Tony- and Grammy-winning actress
- As an immigrant, I support strict moves to keep America safe
- Police look to identify woman found on North Side
- Streamwood’s Keenan and Lamont Cole draw inspiration from memory of sister
- Second man sentenced in robbery of undercover officer
- Ad agency Leo Burnett uses #reverseforkindness to protest travel ban
- Speak Out: Why aren’t GOP leaders denouncing Trump’s ‘Muslim ban’?
- National signing day notebook: Loyola, Maine South, Glenbrook North
- South Florida fishing report: Look for sailfish in green water
- 6 things to take advantage of while everyone else is watching the Super Bowl
- Outdoors notebook: Youth Waterfowl Hunting Days this weekend
- Naperville man sentenced for lying about Communist Party membership
- Jimmy Butler channels ‘Batman’ — so why not play along?
- Congress targets Obama rules on dumping mining debris, gun checks for mentally disabled
- Judge’s secrecy shrouds case of Chicago cop charged with killing Laquan McDonald
- Fire causes $200k damage to South Elgin home
- Our first hookup was awful. Can things be salvaged?
- Norridge District 80 officials to meet Feb. 16 to consider reductions
- Groundhog Day provides reason for plenty of activities for Arlington Heights students
- Tigers among Orak Shrine Circus performers coming to town
- Trustee Adam Salzman resigns from Oak Park Village Board
- East Aurora ‘applauds’ recent city statements on immigration
- Arlington Heights police investigating car theft, break-ins in residential parking lot
- Slowik: Taxpayers should tell legislators how to balance state budget
- Hearing echoes of Arne Duncan in Betsy DeVos’ focus-on-the-kids zeal
- Competitive race for village board awaits Lincolnshire voters
- Shout Out: Linda DiFronzo, wig specialist
- Outdoors calendar: King of the Glades bass tournament is Sunday
- Homeless man goes missing about a month ago in Lawndale
- Shout Out: Michael Adelberg, chief digital officer
- Suburban company makes virtual reality device for Houston to display during Super Bowl
- A confirmation hearing, and 3 other reasons Betsy DeVos’ nomination is on the rocks
- American English brings Beatles show to Chicago’s Beverly Arts Center
- Shout Out: Vik and Nikhil Puri
- Aurora election forum set for Eola Community Center
- Seasoned spymaster linked to waterboarding, secret prison named CIA deputy
- RIP Free Speech Movement
- New citizens sworn in
- College notes: Jared Brownridge takes over second spot at Santa Clara
- City sued for banning ads in ride-share vehicles
- Longtime Catholic school rivals clash on the court but come together in the stands
- 5 families displaced following fire at Elgin apartment building
- Bow Truss coffee loses Mariano Park location in Gold Coast
- Boys basketball notes: Juwan Perry’s relentless effort helps to power Warren
- Cops: Monee man found dead after fatally shooting wife, wounding daughter
- Panel cites educating citizens in lead awareness
- Maywood’s Paris Lee has been a real steal for red-hot Illinois State
- Vaccination funding may be cut if Obamacare ends, public health experts warn
- Scottie Lindsey’s return for Northwestern undetermined, Chris Collins says
- Uber CEO quits Trump council of business leaders amid boycott calls
- A career of fun and games: Retiring parks and rec director reflects on role
- Kidney disease in spotlight after top Chicago cop Eddie Johnson speaks up
- Woman injured in Orland Park fire dies
- Family’s Elgin home ruled uninhabitable after fire
- Puppy Bowl XIII could be a huge win for disabled dogs
- Glenview-based maker of Enfamil infant formula in talks to be sold for $16.7B
- Trump vows to ‘totally destroy’ rule imposing political limits on churches
- Lake Zurich hazing: When adults look the other way
- Falcons’ Tevin Coleman of Oak Forest a testament to perseverance
- Teen arrested in Jaguar SUV stolen from Naperville dealership
- Mooseheart stressing fitness during February
- Man convicted in wife’s death can still file appeal, judge says
- Twin sister, mother mourn man killed in Montgomery shooting
- Arrest made in Dolton shooting, police say
- Bill seeks to allow 16- and 17-year-olds to register as organ donors in Illinois
- Theft from home reported on Aurora’s East Side
- How a tweak became a tempest: Trump, Russia and sanctions
- Boys basketball notes: Nick Kramer enjoys playing for dad at Naperville Central
- No serious injuries reported after car drives into Volo sandwich shop
- Corrections and clarifications for Friday, Feb. 3, 2017
- Michael Carter-Williams biding time waiting for another opportunity
- Coach K says he is returning to coach Duke on Saturday vs. Pitt
- West Suburban Local Scoreboard for Friday, Feb. 3
- Man convicted of threats against Lake County sent back to mental health facility
- Wisconsin GOP gives Chicago, Madison law firms blank check for redistricting fight
- Plea possible for Geneva woman accused of killing husband with drugged smoothie
- Red zone: Naperville North’s Mitch Lewis raves about committing to Miami of Ohio
- NHL names LGBTQ ambassadors for each team; Andrew Shaw to represent Canadiens
- Rep. Roskam’s office cancels ACA meeting when reporter shows up
- Rosary High School plans dinner theater event
- Wauconda High School evacuated after bomb threat
- Groups ask Roskam to speak on ACA, immigration
- National signing day: Commitments in Lake County
- Hearing delves into details of Burlington Township death
- Best friends Clayton Custer, Ben Richardson reunited in Loyola backcourt
- Beyonce’s pregnancy photos could deliver for the maternity photo business
- Naperville Central’s Trevor Campbell unfazed by Western Michigan coaching change
- Former home of Johnson Publishing in line for landmark status
- Super Bowl experience priceless for Patriots defensive end Chris Long
- Sources: U.S. readies sanctions on Iran after ballistic missile test
- U46 CEO: Education funding reform needed to narrow gap between schools
- National signing day: Commitments in the Southland
- Jagger Anderson a dagger as North Central College comes back to beat Carroll
- Blackhawks continue to shuffle Jonathan Toews’ line
- Snapchat’s parent company files for IPO, seeks to raise $3 billion
- Knight competition finalists have vision for Gary
- Ask Tom: What time of year is best for viewing northern lights in Alaska?
- Baranek: David and Hannah Santay take a road less traveled to St. Francis
- Former Andrean valedictorian recognized for genetic research
- Wrestling notes: Argo’s Audel Ochoa stays ready for heavyweight challenge
- Gary bailout bill clears Senate committee
- Defendant again interrupts testimony during ongoing terrorism threat hearing
- Wrapped in support: Richards teachers mark World Hijab Day
- Obama plan to arm Kurds to fight Islamic State in Syria quickly discarded by Trump team
- Professional services contracts approved in Gary
- Leftist mobs silence foes at Berkeley, where free speech movement was born
- Did planned protests scuttle Trump visit to Milwaukee’s Harley-Davidson?
- Chicago sees least amount of midwinter snow since 1900
- Lake County News-Sun Local Scoreboard for Friday, Feb. 2
- Down to Business: Art of jewelry all about making wearer feel beautiful
- This is the real America. And these are our new Americans.
- NFL players’ union expresses support for Muslim players in wake of Trump’s travel ban
- Trump to Israel: New settlements ‘may not be helpful’ to peace process
- Blackhawks 4, Coyotes 3
- Nancy Pelosi calls Steve Bannon a white supremacist
- Oregon WR Jalen Brown transferring to Northwestern
- Edmond Mila helps Sandburg mount second-half comeback in beating Stagg
- Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Friday, Feb. 3
- Court filing details former Baylor football coach Art Briles’ conduct
- Nordstrom drops Ivanka Trump brand, cites poor sales, not boycott
- Local roundup: Lauren Ramsey leads with 19 points as McAuley loses to Trinity
- Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Friday, Feb. 3
- Former Cook County Medical Examiner Nancy Jones dies
- Trace Ramsey delivers late as Valparaiso slips past LaPorte in DAC
- Micah Bradford big as Valparaiso rolls past Milwaukee for eighth straight win
- Thursday’s recap: Blackhawks 4, Coyotes 3