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- Thousands of demonstrators across US say ‘Not My President’
- Obamacare launched a new wave of startups. Now they’re bracing for what’s next.
- Conservative group cancels Yiannopoulos speech due to video they say condones pedophilia
- Russia’s ambassador to United Nations dies in NYC at 64
- Trump taps Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster as national security adviser
- Boys basketball: No easy choice for No. 1
- MAP: Properties near proposed Obama library site
- Poverty’s Poison
- Police standoff ends on Far South Side
- Victimized granddaughter seeks compensation
- Man threatening suicide in South Austin prompts SWAT response
- Sanctuary movement: Houses of worship consider offering refuge to immigrants
- Vermont’s Stowe Mountain Resort to be bought by Vail Resorts
- He wore a bra to understand the brands he works with at Elevate
- Woodlawn sees another chance at revival in Obama library
- Northwestern has history, revenge in its sights Tuesday at Illinois
- Funeral services Tuesday for Arlington Heights family killed in crash
- Hundreds attend meeting on upcoming New Trier civil rights seminar day
- Morning Spin: Does Illinois’ official seal get the state’s birthday wrong?
- Petcoke piles gone, but another dangerous pollutant discovered in the air
- No evidence is enough for vaccine skeptics
- Trump’s ‘passionate intensity’ has political consequences
- Masked thieves break into Portage Park dealership, can’t find keys to any of the cars
- Beauty companies ramp up the pace to keep up with faster trends
- Cubs manager Joe Maddon warns of perils of early evaluations
- 1 killed, 8 wounded in shootings Monday in Chicago
- Free lunch and drink at Buca di Beppo
- Uber hires Eric Holder to investigate sexual harassment claims
- Wal-Mart earnings fall, but online sales surge
- Trying to follow the Bulls’ road map to building a championship team around Jimmy Butler
- Some VW customers are still waiting for their buybacks, 4 months after court approval
- Kurt Cobain’s daughter thanks late dad on what would have been his 50th birthday
- Macy’s profit falls nearly 13 percent
- ‘Today’ show anchor Hoda Kotb adopts baby girl
- Samantha Garcia, Elmwood Park encouraged by late-season improvement
- Buffett takes his own advice in walking away from Unilever bid
- New Hobart restaurant plan held up by parking concerns
- Donald Trump and the show that never ends
- Prickly City- What to do?
- A top cop and a slain girl’s family teach Chicago about the relentless need for organ donors
- Comedic chaos in Steel Beam’s ‘Don’t Drink the Water’
- Big changes planned for the sell-by dates on food packaging
- QB Deshaun Watson lands another award as NFL draft looms
- 2017 Tesla Model X P100D
- Tortuga Music Festival 2017: Single-day tickets, music schedule
- Tesla Model X P100D is the stuff of dreams
- Dexter Fowler doesn’t back away from comments on Donald Trump’s travel ban
- Two charged with drug-induced homicide in DuPage County death
- Disney: Meet ‘Star Wars’ droid BB-8 at Hollywood Studios
- Will it soon be Donald Trump vs. Mike Pence?
- Trans-Canada family road trip
- Chicago nightlife at Five Roses Pub last week
- Leighah-Amori Wool scores 30 points, leads Evanston past Loyola
- Jason Renteria dominates field to repeat as state champion for OPRF
- Saratoga Springs venue where a young Bob Dylan played reopens
- Riots erupt in Sweden’s capital after arrest, just days after Trump comments
- Lake Station delays vote on water plant sale
- What it’s like working for President Donald Trump
- Chicago rapper Cupcakke garners attention for helping fan in trouble
- Former No. 3 pick Candice Wiggins on WNBA’s ‘harmful’ culture of bullying, jealousy
- Teen suicide attempts fell as same-sex marriage became legal
- Immigrant dinner series looks to unite people through their palates
- Lindsay Lohan says she was profiled while wearing headscarf
- Reince Priebus, chief of staff in name only
- Trump prefers glitzy Mar-a-Lago to rustic Camp David
- Elmhurst District 205 math pilot program gets high marks
- Police search for missing 22-year-old who may need medical attention
- 6 must-see Chicago shows this week: Wilco, NE-HI, Meat Wave
- Elmhurst math curriculum
- Community calendar
- Jesse Tyler Ferguson to host 2017 James Beard Awards in Chicago
- Shout Out: Linda Pasterz, paraprofessional
- Watch Alison Krauss promote new album ‘Windy City,’ which has an L.A. look
- Laughter is best medicine and best gift to hospital patients
- Here’s why lawmakers in 17 states are working to legalize recreational pot
- Bye weeks proving to be disastrous for NHL teams
- Hinsdale Library gets new mosaics and new mosaic-makers
- Seeking unity around the dinner table
- On being Muslim in Trump’s America
- Radical Hope: 32 writers pen letters for book about age of Trump
- Five tips for investing in your 30s
- Don’t let closing costs take you by surprise
- Trump decries anti-Semitic acts as ‘horrible’ amid calls for stronger White House denunciations
- ‘Abortion reversal’ bill clears Indiana panel for 2nd time
- A will isn’t the only way for parents to transfer property to a child
- Hinsdale Public Library art display
- Seth Meyers and Stephen Colbert harpoon Trump’s Sweden gaffe
- Trump team fosters fears he’ll adopt alternative economic facts
- Lake Forest dance places second at nationals in coach’s final season
- Slaughtering Illinois coyotes in contest hunts is poor sport
- Vatican, Rome’s Jewish Museum, team up for first joint show
- ‘Humble’ theme gains traction at Cubs camp
- Gallery Night raises $14,000 for Robert Crown Center in Hinsdale.
- Operation Taste raises $45,000 for fun trip for kids with serious illnesses.
- More than 80 supporters at Winnetka Community Nursery School fundraiser.
- So you have heart failure, now what? 7 tips for management
- 6 surprising spots in the home you can transform with a wholesale club membership
- Make a striking focal point the foundation of your spa-like bathroom
- Baby food brand takes an unfiltered look at sex, parenting and relationships (Infographic)
- Gala marke 25 years for Thodos Dance Chicago.
- Northwestern’s home finale will be shown nationally on CBS
- East Aurora looks at ways to boost attendance
- Black business owners feel welcome in Oak Park
- U.S. restaurant count falls as independent eateries decline, chains grow
- Top 10 Cubs, White Sox spring training hairstyles
- Talk of the County: Anti-illegal, not anti-immigrant
- Tom Hanks’ debut book is due in October
- Talk of the County: Why aren’t Republicans complaining about Trump’s trips to Florida?
- Talk of the County: Republicans must accept responsibility if they fail
- Wind blamed for Porter County plane mishap
- Shout Out: Susan Blumberg-Kason, from Chinese wife to Hinsdale author
- Talk of the County: This is a free country, and you are free to leave
- Shout Out: Gabriel Angel, very happy in Prospect School job
- Shout Out: Laura Eilers, auditorium technical director at Lyons Township High School
- Shout Out: Jacob Post, Oak Brook head librarian, new dad
- Sounds of Oscar: Paying tribute ‘Gigi’
- WGN’s Larry Potash calls out his 5 favorite places in the north suburbs
- Heart screenings offered to West Aurora High School students
- Rapper J. Cole to play United Center in July
- ‘Her creative spirit lives on’: Rose Joseph helped create Magic Tree bookstore
- Everything you need to know about the English soccer scandal involving pie
- Yahoo salvages Verizon deal with $350 million discount
- Supreme Court seems split in case of Mexican teen slain across border
- New public recording studio opens in Evanston
- Purple Sprout Cafe digs into Vegan Supper Club series
- Elmhurst College Jazz Festival looks to the future
- Chicago kids are bringing education to girls (and boys) around the world
- ‘Bog of Cats’: A spurned daughter comes back in angry Irish take on ‘Medea’
- Court considers constitutionality of Ohio’s lethal injection process
- Giants bid adieu to old gym, ‘a quaint place with a lot of character’
- Federal hiring freeze puts chill on Yorkville special census
- Munster residents continue South Shore plan criticism
- Teen charged in connection with attack that seriously injured South Elgin student
- Soccer star Abby Wambach gets engaged to Christian writer
- Burger King owner will buy Popeyes chain for $1.8 billion
- Where to find feasts on meatless Fry-days
- Need a loan? Show lenders your association is a worthy investment
- Fact check: Trump’s messy case that he inherited a mess
- Missing Clemson athletic department official found dead near home
- Manker: Birds-and-bees talk brings back memories
- Wrestling notes: Drew Matticks, Jacob Kaminski medal in state debuts
- Community calendar
- CBS to televise Northwestern’s final home game
- Wild coach Bruce Boudreau on Patrick Kane: He’s like a ‘water bug’
- Cast set for Porchlight’s ‘Marry Me a Little’
- Disney Cruise Line announces summer 2018 sailings
- The religion of Donald Trump
- Pruitt to EPA employees: ‘We don’t have to choose’ between jobs and the environment
- ‘The Bachelor’ Episode 8 recap: When Mom and Dad lose all respect for you
- Mastering the art of the untucked shirt
- Evanston police: Body found behind a local business identified as Evanston man
- UPS could give drones to its drivers to drop your packages off
- ‘Ivan the Terrible’ oratorio gets CSO premiere courtesy of Muti
- Speak Out: Trump may be our best president ever
- Park Ridge elected officials pay tribute to late alderman
- New Sam Adams Rebel IPA juicier and brighter than old formula
- CIA on deadline to argue for interrogation documents secrecy
- David Cassidy, heartthrob star of ‘The Partridge Family,’ reveals he has dementia
- What’s next for Trump’s war against the free press?
- Iraqi forces on Mosul hilltop gird for fierce fight ahead
- Barrington’s Markus Hartman takes 2nd in 3A at 145 pounds
- NBA trade deadline: Jimmy Butler rumblings and 19 other thoughts
- College conservatives got played by Milo Yiannopoulos
- Lake precinct consolidation inches forward
- York Woods residents oppose Drake Hotel condo proposal
- Judge orders R&B singer Chris Brown to stay away from ex
- As Mexico awaits U.S. visit, many question the point of talking to a government seen as hostile
- Instead of throwing away food, Barrington School District 220 students are donating
- Cabaret concert series kicks off with ‘Stumble Along’
- Rita Moreno taps her own ‘big’ personality for new sitcom role
- This Week in Naperville: Forums on policing, dementia and civilized conversation, Knoch Knolls nature/history walk, more
- Jimmy Kimmel is considering retiring from late-night TV
- Documentary pays tribute to Fats Domino
- To Kyrie Irving: ‘Science is not a matter of opinion.’
- Walt Disney World set to run Disney Princess Half Marathon
- 8 over-the-top games to play this winter
- Joe Maddon, Miguel Montero clear the air, fill stomachs
- Hundreds attend New Trier board meeting, most in support of upcoming civil rights seminar day
- Elmhurst District 205 race no longer contested
- If Democrats want to be the inclusive party, then they need to protect Jews
- Gymnastics notes: Rolling Meadows’ Victoria Zervos ends on a high note
- Lin-Manuel Miranda says the Oscars will go political, ‘like your Twitter or Facebook feed’
- West Dundee’s Chubby Bullfrog to relocate to Spring Hill Mall
- Taking the ‘plunge’: Very warm weather for event, but some say water still chilly
- Joey Bianchini becomes IC Catholic’s first state wrestling champion
- Moran: Patient motorists might be key to addressing pedestrian fatalities
- Vegan chocolate mousse whips up beautifully with aquafaba
- Trial set to begin for man accused of slaying mom amid immigration probe
- Lincoln museum to showcase 150 years of Cubs-Cardinals rivalry
- Dr. Esmail Koushanpour, interfaith leader, dies at 82
- New exhibit explores ever-changing view of freedom in U.S.
- Rotary Club of Winnetka-Northfield donates books to Waukegan school
- Rockler woodworking, hardware store opens in Orland Park
- First cast photo from the ‘Star Wars’ Han Solo spinoff shows the early days aboard the Millennium Falcon
- Donations help make Habitat for Humanity house possible
- Complaints about teens’ behavior boost police presence in Uptown Park Ridge
- ‘A dream come true’ for Matt Wroblewski, Prospect’s 220-pound champion
- Power system improvements continue in La Grange
- Chris Brown to play Allstate Arena in April
- Oversight committee digs into sheriff’s finances
- Somme Woods restoration
- Police: Evanston violent crime drops, auto crimes spike
- Anne Frank Center slams Trump: ‘Do not make us Jews settle for crumbs of condescension’
- ‘Monster’ the story of a teen filmmaker caught up in a crime
- Kenwood Academy Jazz Band’s Journey: The road to Kennedy Center
- New American Writers Museum shows off its Michigan Avenue space
- 2017 NFL draft: These five prospects are going to dominate the combine
- United, American begin selling cheaper economy-class fare
- Police: cash stolen from backpack at New Trier
- Kids learn about generosity by making pet blankets for shelter animals
- Commissioners announce April 11 property auction
- Graham, Morisseau in Northlight Theatre’s 43rd season
- Funeral for the Crawford family
- Retired police sergeant earns West Dundee Lamplighter Award
- Miller: It’s too early to tell whether Rauner did irrevocable harm
- Burr Ridge Middle School takes second in state basketball
- Think spring at McCord Gallery events
- All 43 Cubs game-day giveaways in the 2017 season, ranked
- Portage Council eyes replacing city’s utility board
- State bound: Katie Castoro’s superb comeback rallies St. Edward past Illiana
- Evanston police offered ‘plunge’ support for Special Olympics fundraiser
- Oak Park’s Lincoln Elementary moving on with principal search
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- Arne Duncan says students need more STEM training ‘yesterday, not tomorrow’
- Sports calendar
- Lone Maine South bowler Victoria Odarczenko gets second shot at state
- Amanda Rudd, historic head of Chicago Public Library, dies at 93
- Four candidates vying for three River Forest trustee seats
- Former Bull Eddie Robinson joins Ice Cube’s 3-on-3 basketball league
- Two Evanston teachers named Golden Apple Award finalists
- Stephen Miller, teleprompters and journalistic credibility
- Jury selection begins in 2014 killing of Bartlett man
- U.S. extradition OK’d for Ukrainian billionaire indicted in Chicago and linked to Trump
- River Forest Township candidates speak on issues, future at forum
- Onto state: Alyssa Iverson notches 25 points as Harvest Christian routs Heyworth
- The Pence apology tour
- 34 years for 2011 home invasion that left teen dead, mom injured
- Speak Out: Black History is American history
- Porter County studies future of ambulance service
- DuPage holding programs on native plants, planning native plant garden
- Man dies after Oak Park car crash
- Tuesday’s matchup: Blackhawks at Wild
- Hersey High School students earn IT certificates to jump-start careers in cybersecurity
- New Union Pacific-West track aims to reduce bottlenecks, idling train engines
- West Suburban Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, Feb. 22
- Park Ridge Fire Department: Fire pit ashes ignite after improper disposal
- MLB may make unilateral rule changes for 2018
- OPRF school board candidate Sye withdraws from race
- Illinois hospitals commit to increasing organ transplants
- Trump’s new national security adviser: A soldier who can say ‘No sir’
- McGraw-Hill closing book on Burr Ridge
- Holocaust survivor at Gurnee school: ‘Be careful how you judge, young people’
- Frankfort man faces felony after alleged motorcycle crash in New Lenox, police say
- Man sentenced to 26 years in shooting death of friend
- Most North Shore District 112 hopefuls see need to close schools
- Photos: District 112 school board candidates
- Right on, Mason: Kroening places second in state wrestling for Waubonsie Valley
- Car, home struck by gunfire on Aurora’s East Side
- Photos: Naperville house fire
- Local filmmaker tells story of a ‘Band of Sisters’
- Former Smashing Pumpkin to play at MYA benefit
- How trending home colors achieve their ‘hot’ status each year
- Reinvent your morning routine (Video)
- Self-employed? Tips to help you navigate the mortgage process
- Corrections and clarifications for Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017
- Photos: Area children and families join Cubs at training camp
- Kenosha County sheriff seeks Waukegan link to body found near Lake Michigan
- Benny Scoca catches a record four sailfish to win kayak tournament
- Swelling saucer magnolia buds signal springtime, but face risks
- Bull that led NYPD on chase after Queens slaughterhouse escape dies
- Casings found after fight reported on Aurora’s East Side
- Naperville North’s I.I. Qiao qualifies for state swim meet in four events
- Amid merger speculation, Oreo-maker Mondelez launches new health-focused brand
- ‘Fist Fight’ director Richie Keen draws from his Highland Park roots
- Photos: Body found near Lake Michigan in Kenosha County
- 1 dead, 1 in custody after standoff, SWAT response on West Side
- No injuries amid reports of Houston hospital gunfire, police say
- Peace walk to form ‘human chain’ around Islamic Center
- Home struck by gunfire on Aurora’s East Side
- Naperville Township Republican primary election Feb. 28
- Man found dead in Portage Township
- On magic bullets, three-headed monsters and two lifetimes
- A wake-up call for Illinois
- Sleepy Hollow too hilly for short cell towers
- Photos: George Washington portrait returned to Elgin School
- Firm that shaped national African-American museum hired for Obama museum
- Found in Colorado, century-old Washington portrait back at Elgin school
- Developer given 3 years in prison for failed convention center near O’Hare
- Will County sets legislative priorities
- Pets of the week
- Professor who predicted Trump’s victory is working on a book about his impeachment
- Pizza fundraiser planned for Aurora preschool
- New Uber offense alienates more people the company needs
- Bears explore trade options for Jay Cutler
- U.S. presidents have made a few stops in Elgin
- Aurora mayoral candidate Michael Saville announces endorsements
- DuPage to build $16M communications center on government campus
- Carol Stream man is identified as motorcyclist killed in Glendale Heights crash
- Until Sammy Sosa offers Cubs transparency, he will keep deluding himself
- Disabato: St. Rita graduate Vic Law on the verge of history at Northwestern
- Chicago-based organization helps people leave hate groups
- Warm weather awakens flora, fauna early
- Northwestern opens spring practice looking to replace Austin Carr, Anthony Walker
- Fact check: Did immigration agents have hands tied by Obama?
- Avisail Garcia says he worked all offseason for return to right field
- Trump supporters’ latest cause: Fighting for Ivanka’s perfume
- Three men accused for robbing couple outside Crestwood bar, officials say
- Barring blockbuster offer, Bulls priming for playoff push with Jimmy Butler
- System to increase safety for emergency responders
- Sky’s Imani Boyette ‘disappointed’ in Candice Wiggins’ ‘gay’ comment
- From the archives: 75 degrees on February 27, 1976
- Arrests made during Resist Trump Tuesday protest
- Avisail Garcia says he worked all offseason for return to right field
- Ask Tom: What is the greatest departure above normal for a Chicago high temp?
- Lincoln-Way to hire inspector general
- 8 arrested at end of anti-Trump protest downtown
- Kansas governor to veto bipartisan tax hike meant to fix state’s budget
- Teen reported missing from Bridgeport is found safe
- Breitbart editor Milo Yiannopoulos resigns following outrage over his pedophilia comments
- Town Hall protests
- Memory of best friend inspired Carl Edwards Jr. — especially in Game 7
- Pets of the week
- Brent Seabrook’s goal scoring below his norm after career year
- A plan for Trump’s feds in Chicago
- Federal judge blocks Texas from cutting Medicaid to Planned Parenthood over anti-abortion videos
- The guilt of record warmth in Chicago — climate change?
- Trump administration seeks to prevent ‘panic’ over new immigration enforcement policies
- Another day with record-setting temperatures in Chicago
- Illinois 66, Northwestern 50
- Cubs send messages intended to prevent complacency and selfishness
- Yorkville comes up short to Tsimba Malonga and Benet in sectional semifinal
- Michael Jaffe bounces back, helps Marmion wrestlers advance to state
- Commissioner non-committal regarding Wrigley Field and 2020 All-Star Game
- Sweet revenge: Reiser twins take Antioch past St. Viator in sectional semifinals
- Michelle Pruitt comes off bench to spark Homewood-Flossmoor defense
- Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, Feb. 22
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- Chicago’s winter that wasn’t … yet
- Tuesday’s recap: Blackhawks 5, Wild 3
- Blackhawks 5, Wild 3
- GOP members of Congress met with protests at town halls
- Local roundup: Tariq Deere steers T.F. North past Lemont for conference title
- Ryan Cline’s late 3-pointers help Purdue overcome Penn State in overtime
- Seniors’ moment: Alec Peters helps lift Valparaiso past Milwaukee on senior night
- Torin Dillon helps Griffith hold off Bowman in Eagles’ season finale
- Slowik: New immigration enforcement rules worry Southland Latinos
- Double trouble: Mount Carmel and Sandburg both lose in wrestling team sectionals
- Homewood-Flossmoor board selects new high school principal, officials say
- Wells Fargo fires 4 executives as sham accounts scandal investigations continue
- ‘Refugees Welcome’ banner unfurled at Statue of Liberty
- 4 U.S. tourists, pilot killed in Australian light plane crash