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- Flynn’s resignation proves some Washington rules still apply to Trump
- No. 3 Kansas rallies to beat No. 9 West Virginia in OT; Texas Tech tops No. 4 Baylor
- Justice Dept. warned that Flynn could be vulnerable to Russian blackmail
- No. 1 UConn defeats No. 6 South Carolina for 100th straight win
- Girls basketball: Bob Narang’s Top 20
- Jerry Sandusky’s son Jeffrey charged with child sexual abuse
- Notre Dame gets pair of 2018 commitments, adds Michigan transfer at receiver
- UConn Wins No. 100 Just Like The Rest — With A Comfortable Margin Of Victory
- Villanova knows it can’t relax as it seeks repeat of NCAA title
- 2017 Chicago Auto Show guide: What to see, where to park and more
- Lawndale shooting kills 2, wounds 1
- Security system reveals neighbor’s habit
- Boys basketball: Milestone aside, St. Joseph showing improvement
- Pedestrian struck by train in Lake County
- Private prison companies likely to be big beneficiaries of Trump’s plan to detain more border-crossers
- Morning Spin: Rauner hits Facebook Live ahead of budget speech
- Dating app Glimmer wants to help folks with disabilities find love
- Amazon was coming to Illinois anyway. It’s time to cut off the tax credits.
- Review: In ‘Death of a Salesman,’ Arthur Miller’s words take on a new edge
- District 308 ends class rankings
- Judge allows girl’s confession in Wisconsin Slender Man case
- Woman with memory loss reported missing
- Flynn sets record with only 24 days as NSC chief; average tenure is about 2.6 years
- Photo gallery: Colombia flower suppliers
- Colombia keeps cocaine from spoiling Valentine’s Day flowers
- Highland OKs alcohol amendment for park events
- Jeff Jacobs: Streak Belongs To the Huskies, History
- Trump avoids hot topics in news conference, answers ‘softball questions’
- Hometown kid Charlie Tilson ready to shed anonymity in White Sox camp
- Gary police seek help finding girl, 15, who may be in ‘extreme danger’
- Chicago-area college student describes ordeal of abduction and torture during 40 hours in captivity
- Surinam Airways connects Orlando Sanford International Airport and Aruba
- Top 10 Chicago sports couples for Valentine’s Day
- Cubs well-stocked despite Travis Wood’s departure
- Secret witness to testify for the prosecution in Robert Durst murder case
- A ‘Night to Shine’ lives up to its name
- Britain: 65 percent of large companies suffered cyberattacks
- Man shot during home invasion among 6 wounded in Chicago
- Tuesday’s matchup: Raptors at Bulls
- Toshiba chairman resigns over $6.3 billion nuclear business loss
- With Trump in the limelight, Republicans rush to repeal Obama’s work
- Buy-one-get-one free movie tickets to ‘La La Land’
- Rachel Lindsay named ABC’s first black ‘Bachelorette’
- Gary airport leaders expect traffic growth
- Time to stop inviting sports teams to the White House?
- Prickly City- His reality
- Baseball fans make the most of Arizona during spring training
- Spring training in Arizona
- NBC’s Seth Meyers on Northwestern’s ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ run
- Wake up, Bruce Rauner. Bring back Illinois.
- When kids with mental illness can’t live at home
- Chance the Rapper announces tour; no Chicago dates
- Dr. Oz takes on those bogus for-profit stem cell clinics–and cuts them to shreds
- Top 10 love poems
- Poetry Foundation lists 10 most popular love poems
- Marathon’s muscular dystrophy drug delayed after lawmakers question $89,000 price tag
- Pictures: Carnival Paradise
- Elizabeth Warren zeroes in on Labor nominee Puzder, saying he has ‘sneering contempt’ for workers
- Carnival gets approval for more Cuba sailings
- Chicago date idea: Zombie room escape then cocktails at Chicago Athletic Association
- Michael Flynn resigns and everything is fine, just fine, great
- It’s time to stop overlooking John Wall among the NBA’s best point guards
- From the Editors: Glenview reader spots herself in Throwback Thursday photo
- Man dies after being found inside burning home in Lake in the Hills
- Trust the press? Or trust the president?
- Quickly
- Frontline uses art, counseling in fight against substance abuse
- Community news
- Chrysler Pacifica opens doors to wheelchair users
- Milwaukee Rep has a full 2017-18 season
- Cubs’ Anthony Rizzo gets a taste of L.A. paparazzi
- 5 must-see Chicago shows this week: Run the Jewels, The Weather Station, Pool Holograph
- Night to Shine
- Regina, Colleen Palmer survive test against Elmwood Park
- Using humor to aid the dying
- Watch Jim Belushi don fishnet stockings in ‘A Change of Heart’ trailer
- OPRF says school’s investigation of alleged sexual misconduct complete, won’t release details
- How to turn leeks into a silky, sweet pan of deliciousness
- Pirates’ Jung Ho Kang to miss start of camp awaiting DUI trial
- Park Ridge Park Board approves $6,000 raise for director
- 15 likely wrong predictions about the 2017 Lollapalooza lineup
- William Brown’s ‘Three Sisters’ in American Players’ summer season
- Official: U.S. military used depleted uranium for first time since 2003 Iraq invasion
- Tom Brady says White House visits are never ‘a political thing’
- Give them a hand: Lake Forest College is handball’s gold standard
- Summit focuses on downtown Naperville parking
- NFL player, DePaul softball star to help host Guerin sports clinics
- Burr Ridge in state basketball title game
- South Side native Kel Mitchell announces baby news with ‘Good Burger’ tribute
- Candidate says lawsuit prompted him to quit District 181 race
- $4.1M park improvement plan pitched in Hobart
- Six women, a baby shower and life lessons in ‘Beautiful Bodies’
- Bears Q&A: Are Jimmy Garoppolo, Tony Romo or Brock Osweiler options at QB?
- ‘American Street’ leads young-adult roundup
- Former wrestling executive Linda McMahon confirmed to lead SBA
- Music! Wifi! Olympic hopefuls impressed with Pyeongchang perks
- Oak Park Women’s Guild’s movie fundraiser beneficiary grateful for support
- Nesting 101: 10 ways to stay chic while staying in
- Highland Park gymnastics team builds toward brighter future
- After a year of nonstop stress, losing my father was a blessing in disguise
- Secret Service director retiring, led agency amid turmoil
- District 112 to use part-time, retired principals at some schools
- Put an egg on it for Heart Health Month (Infographic)
- Outdoor adventures offer out-of-this-world fun on Florida’s Space Coast
- 10 delicious ways to use almond milk
- Naperville woman carjacked outside school Monday night, police say
- Brookfield Zoo welcomes female polar bear
- 1990 Oprah Winfrey interview tied to Trump’s nominee for labor secretary
- Looking for a coworking space in Chicago? Here’s what’s new
- Oswego residents get lowdown on raising backyard chickens
- Nesting 101: Your guide to staying chic while staying in
- ‘Justice must pass’: French president makes rare appearance in Paris suburbs to address riots
- Britain said to lobby Trump officials to stay in Paris climate deal
- Moriarty, St. Joan of Arc Parish pastor emeritus, dies at 91
- Home for new and expectant single moms expected to open this year in Wheaton
- Barrington gymnast Lauren Tenbrunsel overcomes injury to make state
- Photos: Steppenwolf Women in the Arts benefit
- Republicans block Dem’s effort to get Trump’s tax returns
- Jason Palmquist steps down as Hubbard Street’s executive director
- Stephen Colbert’s anti-Trump experiment is starting to work with viewers
- Steppenwolf benefit with Phylicia Rashad applauds Women in the Arts
- IRS may be stepping up scrutiny of mortgage deductions
- Michelle Obama tweets for 1st time since leaving the White House
- Chicago man charged with soliciting child pornography, sexual abuse in Barrington
- Sectional gymnastics: OPRF, York finish with strong performances
- Park Ridge elementary school embraces diversity with International Week
- Residents urge continued funding of Hinsdale Middle School work despite lawsuit
- NBA D-League to undergo makeover in Gatorade deal
- Organizations raise $40,000 for feasibility study of proposed museum
- Rolling Meadows’ Ryan Weingart owns his role as one-man bench mob
- ‘The Bachelor’ Episode 7 recap: The platinum vagine strikes again
- Elmhurst committee reviews hike in ambulance calls
- Proposed sober living facility in Northbrook fails to get recommendation
- Niko Ivanisevic ready to continue Hinsdale Central’s heavyweight run
- Museum takes visitors on a sweet trip back to soda pop’s past
- ‘Give to the Heart’ raises $4,000 for special needs kids
- Letters to the Editor: Thanks to Help Them to Hope
- Theater openings Feb. 17-23
- Will the new iPhone cost $1,000? Rumors swirl about Apple’s next smartphone
- Letters to the Editor: Americans used to unite behind our elected president
- Lyons’ Zach Villarreal books return trip to state wrestling finals
- New bond conditions for Kendall County man charged with revenge porn
- Burr Ridge approves building fee increases
- Developer revises plan for ‘upscale’ housing project in East Dundee
- Lake Villa District 41 puts vacant land up for sale
- River Forest to create village sustainability commission
- This podcast is so boring it puts people to sleep. Insomniacs love it.
- Speak Out: Lights needed on Bowes Road
- Blackhawks to host ‘Hockey is for Everyone’ night on Saturday
- Harkening back to when our biggest fear was Martians
- Chicago’s best soup dumplings ranked
- Park board approves architect contract for Gillson beach house project
- Bored by UConn women’s dominance? You must not like basketball
- Danny Barker’s restored ’86 memoir recalls early days of jazz
- Thunderbirds, Blue Angels line up Florida air show visits for 2017
- Bond reduced for former coach charged with child molesting
- Tillerson off to Europe on 1st trip amid disarray at home
- Quest for Chicago’s best soup dumplings leads through dozens of steamer baskets
- Yellen says March rate hike uncertain, effects from Trump policies remain unclear
- This, dear white people, is how to look like a snowflake
- Amish pretzel shop opens in Homer Glen
- Charles Oakley’s ban from Madison Square Garden lifted, source says
- Republicans block Dem effort to get Trump’s tax returns
- This Week in Naperville: ‘Bound for Glory’ a cappella concert, health/fitness expert Jen Widerstrom, African-American art history, more
- Shrimp and grits, crab legs, chicken with waffles for Black Restaurant Week
- Traffic lights adjusted following study of congested areas near Buffalo Grove, Libertyville
- American Air’s pilots vote no-confidence in CEO, executives
- Three Aces closing this weekend after seven years in Little Italy
- Fired for Venus Williams remark, commentator Doug Adler sues ESPN
- Nobel laureate to speak at East Aurora High School
- Targeted by Obama, for-profit colleges see opening with Trump
- Atlanta zoo names cockroach after Patriots QB Tom Brady
- Copper tubing stolen from Aurora house
- The hardest part about being single on Valentine’s Day? Pretending you’re happy about it
- Complaint: Chicago school board sues state (pdf)
- Jess McLeod named 2016-17 Michael Maggio Directing Fellow
- Village board tables auto body shop request until owners clean up other property
- Cavaliers’ Kevin Love out at least 6 weeks after knee surgery
- Neil Gorsuch hearings will be a test for both parties
- Holocaust novel “Mischling” is 2017 One Book, Everybody Reads selection
- Melania Trump says White House tours will resume March 7
- In S.C., Boeing goes all out to defeat Wednesday’s vote on union
- Malachi Ross focuses on the ‘little things’ for OPRF basketball
- Free screening of ‘Hidden Figures’ to be held on Southwest Side
- An African adventure, the best beaches and Ireland your way
- Highland Park to review involuntary landmarking
- Proposal for controversial assisted living facility is stalled, but not dead, builder says
- Strangers meeting amidst the prettiest storm
- New sign approved for Gary airport
- Teens apply for jobs, brush up on interview skills at job fair
- Female engineers drive auto industry forward
- Community calendar
- Student project turns OPRF into virtual museum for Black History Month
- Chicago Dash parking expansion eyed
- Eight candidates interview for short-term spot on District 64 board
- ‘Wolf at the End of the Block’: Ike Holter’s crime story is about Chicago’s mistrust
- Cigna rejects Anthem’s $48 billion takeover bid; sues for $1.85 billion termination fee
- Manker: Kind city workers make losing an old friend easier to bear
- Three to seek River Forest clerk office via write-in vote
- ‘Doubt’ is the perfect TV show for Katherine Heigl because it’s totally fine but passionless
- Parker Ritter guides Barrington hockey during ‘learning year’
- Robotics club at Woodlands Academy encourages careers in STEM
- Prospect basketball gears up for season’s ‘last chapter’
- Washington steps down from Lake Council vice presidency
- Evanston works to welcome, aid refugees
- Hersey gymnast Maggie Barton overcomes nerves to reach state meet
- Pets of the week
- Oak Park police investigating carjacking near Chicago border
- Miller: S&P issues blistering report on state’s fiscal woes
- Yoga Loft opens in Oak Park’s Hemingway District
- Shout Out: Matt Yena, STEM teacher at Highlands Middle School
- 5 classic tricked-up sports matchups
- Initial approval given to 10-house development in Highland Park
- Lincoln Center players bring fire to Mendelssohn
- Mark Metz named Mr. CHS at Burlington Central High School competition
- Tom Mouhelis, former Wheaton City Council member, dies
- Trump begins
- Speak Out
- Sports calendar
- How do snowbirds define their domicile?
- Winter Ale Fest promising more than 150 beers, 16 food trucks
- Moran: ‘Chicago Fire’ returns to its favorite non-Chicago roadway
- 3 victims of weekend killings identified
- Blotter: fraud, theft reported
- Trumps talent: Firing those who could help him
- One of 2 girls shot in Chicago over weekend dies: ‘Takiya passed away in her mother’s arms’
- ‘Mamma Mia!’ at the Marriott Theatre
- Wrestling notebook: Prospect, Rolling Meadows thrive at Conant
- Readers react: New Trier’s civil rights seminar
- Embattled NU fraternity suspended amid reports of drugging, sex assaults
- Frankfort police investigate graffiti
- Dundee-Crown’s Chase Raap goes from understudy to starring role at 182 pounds
- After Flynn resigns, Democrats ask what did Trump know and when
- Chicago boxer Adrian Granados dedicates fight to slain friend
- District 204 board to discuss lacrosse March 6
- Park Ridge mayoral candidates’ vision for future retail differs
- Addison Lubert, once a St. Viator role player, now Division I recruit
- Lies and liars
- Brother, sister killed in Maywood crash
- Roskam speaks to critics, supporters during telephone campaign event
- Waukegan man charged in McDonald’s stabbing
- Officials: GBN classes released at normal time after police investigate anonymous threat
- Waukegan mayoral race town hall scheduled to be held this week
- Date ideas in Chicago
- Shout Out: Amanda Odasz, lover of Evanston’s farmers market
- Hooters opens ‘Hoots’ concept with counter service, more heavily clothed staff
- Slowik: Dozens of write-in candidates face long odds in Southland elections
- Shout Out: Jan Hall, Hinsdale Central hall monitor, Darien dancer
- District 204 budget cuts likely if state funding doesn’t increase
- Northwestern moves on from Wisconsin win, set to face No. 23 Maryland
- Two vie for Lake Forest 2nd Ward alderman spot
- University of Chicago students, faculty clash over Corey Lewandowski event
- Employee pressing battery charge against Kendall circuit clerk
- Boys basketball notes: Matt Johnston gives unbeaten Geneva more than defense
- Arlington Heights officials say they’ve attracted and kept local business
- Round Lake Beach man dies after being struck by train
- Shout Out: Linda Burton, camping is her outlet
- What jewelry goes with a diamond ring? Pretty much everything.
- No Tiger Woods is no longer such a big problem for golf
- Six cars stolen from Infiniti of Clarendon Hills
- Canadian engineering and architecture firm EXP to move HQ to Chicago
- Evanston mayoral hopefuls call for strengthened city, Northwestern University partnership
- Debuting the Big Mailbag of Bile: No better way to say ‘Happy Valentine’s Day’
- Children’s book author makes over her art style
- What to expect when you’re expecting a state budget? Nothing
- Waubonsie Valley’s Nick Sondag scores big victory and punches ticket to state
- No verdict yet in Waukegan stabbing trial; jury foreman reveals possible rift
- Gimmicks to return to Cubs’ workouts
- NCC basketball notes: Alex Sorenson picks up scoring pace for Cardinals
- Naperville water rates likely to increase this spring
- Ethics office says Kellyanne Conway likely broke federal rules
- Honeybee keeping up for discussion in East Dundee
- Oak Lawn VFW show a tribute to the classics
- Rauner aims to add 200 more state troopers to combat Chicago expressway shootings
- West Dundee officials explore options to fund downtown improvements
- Naperville teen, friend charged with racing near Edward Hospital
- Final mayoral forum set for East Aurora High School
- Aurora mayoral candidates tout endorsements
- 5 most important craft beers ever
- Timeline of events leading up to Michael Flynn’s resignation
- Ira Glass brings ‘American Life’ to the stage
- What the public needs to know about Michael Flynn’s resignation
- Ale Fest proves beer and winter make good mixers
- Northwestern freshman Isiah Brown stays patient while trying to make name for himself
- Chicago’s gang wars and the Judicial Accountability Act
- Girl Scouts make tote bags to help lift spirits of patients battling cancer
- Corrections and clarifications for Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017
- David Robertson wants to let trade talk play out without his participation
- Friend who supplied rifles to San Bernardino terrorists agrees to plead guilty
- Former store clerk convicted of killing Etan Patz, boy missing since 1979
- Kane County gives OK for quick take along Longmeadow Parkway route
- Unable to pass own spending plan, Rauner to weigh in on Senate version during budget speech
- Gary schools bailout bill clears Senate
- Cards from children among the Valentine’s gifts shared with Lovell Center veterans
- Poison needle suspected in death of North Korean leader’s half brother and rival
- Good bass catches at Lake Okeechobee
- Durbin meets with Gorsuch, says he needs to hear more
- David Robertson wants to let trade talk play out without his participation
- Expulsions up in East Aurora schools
- Convicted child sex offender accused of playing Santa at holiday party
- Report: Harrison Ford has landing scare at California airport
- Ask Tom: Were there winters similar to this in the 1920s?
- Russia deploys cruise missile in violation of arms treaty, Trump official says
- Cubs maintain financial reserves for midseason upgrades
- How Michael Flynn fell into the arms of the Russians
- Man stole minivan to get home after hospital release: police
- Emanuel: Feds will be in town next week to continue Police Department work
- Oak Lawn eatery robbed, police say
- Hampshire Fire Department responds to two-vehicle crash
- Fitness Fun Fair for Kids planned in Aurora
- Magic trade Serge Ibaka to Toronto for draft pick, Terrence Ross
- West Suburban Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, Feb. 15
- Suit alleges IPRA investigator leaked confidential records on Chicago cop
- Paul Ryan faces major test in selling his plan to replace Obamacare
- Will Celtics follow Raptors’ aggressive lead and bid for Jimmy Butler?
- Senators from both parties pledge to deepen probe of Russia, the 2016 election
- Trump rhetoric has created ‘atmosphere of terror’ for immigrants, advocate says
- Nearly 200,000 residents evacuated near California dam can return home, sheriff says
- Rauner legal team resists AG Madigan’s move to withhold state paychecks
- Boy, 2, and man killed, pregnant woman wounded in shooting caught on Facebook Live
- Disabato: Craig Ferguson decides to step down as Mount Carmel’s hockey coach
- North Carolina governor offers compromise on ‘bathroom bill’ repeal
- Notre Dame lands commitment from Tennessee offensive lineman
- New season, new Cubs, same old Joe Maddon
- New immigrant center reaches out to refugees as fears spike
- Chilly Wednesday, but big warmup not far off
- Miguel Cervantes and Samantha Marie Ware talk ‘Hamilton’
- Lake County News-Sun Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, Feb. 15
- ‘Making a Murderer’ defendant Brendan Dassey given cause for hope by Chicago court
- Katie Jaseckas dominates as Benet explodes past Neuqua in regional semifinals
- Gary police: Missing teen ‘located safely’
- Precinct consolidation work moves forward
- The political assassination of Michael Flynn
- Carson Newsome takes charge as Waukegan pulls away to beat Warren
- Bulls 105, Raptors 94
- Cubs will use restraint to ease Kyle Schwarber into limited catching role
- No. 25 Notre Dame rallies for 84-76 win over Boston College
- Tuesday’s recap: Bulls 105, Raptors 94
- Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, Feb. 15
- Chicago school board sues state, alleges ‘separate and unequal’ funding
- Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, Feb. 15
- Local roundup: Courtney O’Donnell lifts Lincoln-Way West into regional finals
- John Cory scores early and late to carry Lowell to win over Morton
- Miami of Ohio recruit Mitch Lewis leads as Naperville North eases past Central
- Isaac Haas and Caleb Swanigan have big nights as Purdue rolls by Rutgers
- Trump pick for Medicare post faces questions on Indiana contracts
- Jadacus Dixon draws line, sparks T.F. North past South for share of conference
- Chicago boxer Adrian Granados fighting to honor memory of slain friend
- Chicago gunfire claims 2 children in a single day
- No. 16 Purdue tops Rutgers; Kentucky, Florida roll to victories