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- OPRF claims WSC title as Anthony Roberts drains clutch free throw
- More than 200 dead in Syrian government airstrikes as the war ramps up
- A Florida lawmaker’s aide called school-shooting survivors ‘actors.’ Within hours, he was fired.
- Trump’s ‘tougher on Russia’ claim fits a pattern of striving to one-up Obama
- Winter Olympics medal count
- CPS admissions audit 2016-17 recommendations
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- CPS admissions audit for 2016-17
- Police alert: Man exposed himself to teen girl on Southwest Side
- Buddy basketball brings students together in Deerfield and Highland Park
- I tried to book a hotel, so why did I end up with a timeshare pitch?
- ‘It just makes it easier to stay ahead of the curve’: Oak Park to hire additional police officers to maintain staffing levels
- Wilmette home with 12-person hot tub: $2.3M
- Morning Spin: Candidate kicked off ballot, but name will still appear as early voting begins
- Man is cast in Tennessee Williams domestic drama
- Clearwater Beach named top beach in the U.S.
- Florida rechaza debatir el proyecto contra las armas de asalto
- Man critically wounded in South Side attack among 4 shot in Chicago
- Report of 4th recent Legionnaires’ case at veterans home comes soon after Democrats call for more action
- Man shot during argument in Steak ‘n Shake drive-thru in Batavia
- Newsweek publishes exposé about itself after controversial staff firings
- Thousands of students improperly won seats in CPS schools, a ‘pervasive problem,’ inspector general says
- Ford Chicago plant, hospitality workers air sexual harassment concerns at council hearing
- Madigan’s leadership becomes Democratic primary litmus test amid handling of harassment complaints
- For the Democrats, Chris Kennedy
- A shot CTA worker died in the arms of ‘Mad Men’ writer Keith Huff. So Huff wrote ‘Six Corners.’
- Downers Grove couple pens book called ‘Anthony Rizzo Is a Good Italian Boy’
- Kris Bryant all about the art of the World Series ring, not individual honors
- Bears Q&A: With Jarvis Landry tagged, what receivers will be available in free agency?
- U.S. women win 1st-ever Olympic gold medal in cross-country skiing
- White Sox’s Eloy Jimenez a big hit in any language
- Mark Cuban ’embarrassed’ by allegations of ‘corrosive’ Mavericks workplace culture
- Vatican’s sex abuse investigator hospitalized in Chile
- After OAR athletes hit the Games, O.A.R. (the band) sees a 46 percent spike in Spotify streams
- Misty Copeland on diversity, ballet’s future ahead of ABT’s Harris Theater debut
- Bradie Tennell 11th after shaky starts for U.S. women in short program
- Wednesday’s matchup: Senators at Blackhawks
- After record rainfall, icy roads for morning commute
- Bollywood actor Vir Das talks Chicago roots ahead of Zanies shows
- Blanked by the Czechs in a shootout, U.S. men’s hockey team is out of the Olympics
- A nice idea for Blackhawks fans angry over the racist treatment of Devante Smith-Pelly
- Arrestan a sospechoso de los asesinatos de desamparados
- Florida House refuses to debate guns, but declares porn dangerous
- Wallows: West Coast rockers talk crowd-surfing, creating songs and their love for the Midwest
- Do good helping underserved people access financial tools with Ladder Up
- Room revenue, occupancy up for Orlando hotels in January
- Bad first-time sex with your new partner? Here’s how to move forward
- 8 cities worth a guys trip for March Madness
- Prickly City-not so golden
- El sueño americano a través del boxeo
- To the Parkland students facing criticism after shooting: March on, hold your heads high
- Wisconsin Legislature passes Walker’s welfare overhaul with new work requirements
- Demand for permits to hike The Wave only increasing
- Where is the NHL’s Chris Long?
- ‘Home of Sliced Bread’: A small Missouri town champions its greatest thing
- 2 Chicago boys who skipped school said they were abducted, shot with tranquilizers: ‘They were very imaginative’
- Will adults listen to the Parkland high school students?
- My son was sick with the flu. Here’s what I learned.
- Vote on Naperville home rule sales tax delayed until March; council members want assurance on risk
- SIU chancellor, facing probes for hiring family and qualms about his leadership, repays school for daughter’s move
- U.S. team of Elana Meyers Taylor and Lauren Gibbs win silver in women’s bobsled
- ‘Criminal activity’ by key informant doomed drug ring case against ex-Schaumburg cop, prosecutors say
- Un sujeto se exhibió ante una adolescente, lo buscan
- Talk-show host Tavis Smiley sues PBS over termination
- Stout Manchester United defense visits resurgent Sevilla
- 7 things we learned about the MLB’s new pace-of-play rules — and walk-up music
- Lewandowski, Muller braces lead Bayern rout of Besiktas
- ‘Black Panther’ is king, but villain Killmonger just took over the bad-guy throne
- Ranieri: ‘I’d ask to be released’ if offered Italy job
- District 203 to spend $3.6M on new fixing school roofs, upgraded science labs, other projects
- 2018 Ford F-150 4×4 Supercrew Platinum at a glance
- Medical mystery: Suddenly, she couldn’t walk straight
- Supreme Court sides with Chicago museums, prevents terrorist attack survivors from seizing artifacts
- Chicago anchor told a Muslim blogger that she didn’t ‘sound like an American.’ Her response went viral.
- WGN anchor told a Muslim blogger that she didn’t ‘sound like an American.’ Her response went viral.
- After Netflix’s Ryan Murphy mega-deal, TV may need new ways to lure talent
- ‘Breaking Bad’ is just one place you might have heard Chicago’s Tight Phantomz
- Olympic bronze doesn’t begin to tell the story of Lindsey Vonn, the greatest female ski racer of all time
- Lessons abound in Marriott’s ‘Emperor’s New Clothes’
- Selle: Stop blowing smoke and raise tobacco age to 21
- Closing of St. Charles elementary school still an option
- Amid a flood of plastic, big companies see opportunity
- Brad Keywell’s Uptake brings in GE Power executive to help lead the data mining startup
- Bayern await James prognosis after apparent injury in Champions League
- Second patient asks to join lawsuit over Delnor hostage standoff
- Shout Out: James Kennedy and Jenna Hania, Oak Park Eagle Scout project to help New Moms
- OPINIÓN/Alto a la violencia
- Sales of U.S. homes fall year over year by most in 31/2 years
- U.S. women win bronze in team pursuit to end speedskating medal drought
- Windy City Smokeout returns for 6th annual festival
- Police looking for clues in disappearance of Naperville man five weeks ago
- Will and Jaden Smith create eco-friendly water company: Just
- What’s in a $63,000 Ford F-150?
- ‘A gap in the system’: New co-working spaces offer women career and child-care help
- How Putin made fools of American voters
- Judge denies AT&T’s play to prove Trump influenced Justice Dept. in Time Warner bid
- GOP leaders to seek halt to Pennsylvania congressional map
- Moran: Taste of April in February brings mild flooding to Des Plaines River, start of roadwork on Route 120
- Mother loses both sons: ‘I’ve been completely heartbroken and devastated’
- Jake Viloria leads pin parade as St. Rita, Oak Forest post wins to reach state
- Stop treating extreme sport athletes as second-class Olympians
- Comings & Goings: Sub Cities reopens in Alsip
- Bulls Q&A: Should David Nwaba be starting? What’s Zach LaVine’s maximum potential?
- Even among Harvard MBAs, few black women ever reach corporate America’s top rungs
- Marjorie’s transformation
- Letter: Former Buffalo Grove mayor endorses Daniel Biss for governor
- Televisa despide a productor tras denuncia de Karla Souza
- Language Stars, which offered language immersion classes for kids, abruptly closes
- Stephen Colbert praises Parkland students’ campaign for gun reform
- Suspect sought in armed robbery at Waukegan gas station
- Top Democrats seeking $300 million for FBI to fight foreign election interference
- Leaky roof forces Gary meeting cancellation
- Solorio High School’s winning formula, in and out of the pitch
- Anthony Rizzo on MLB teams wearing Stoneman Douglas caps on Friday: ‘It’s awesome’
- Maercker District 60 seeks $28 million referendum for school additions
- Don’t tell me I should have a gun in my classroom
- Co-op resident thinks she smells a rat — literally — in a building full of them
- Shout Out: Courtney Gillette, danceline coach and business teacher
- Buscan pistas sobre joven desaparecido hace cinco semanas
- Reports: Barcelona agree transfer deal for Gremio midfielder Arthur
- Yoga buddies cheer on Carpentersville Olympic skater Bradie Tennell
- House hunting? Use this handy checklist before you make the offer
- 7 students sent to hospitals following fight at West Side high school
- They left their slower teammate behind. Now their country’s fans want them banned.
- Cepeda hospitalizado en condición crítica
- New Bernie Sanders book will focus on how to oppose Trump
- Hobart woman pleads not guilty to husband’s murder investigators say was revenge
- Disney’s Magic Kingdom removing redhead auction feature
- Gun control isn’t the only way to protect children’s lives
- Illinois Democrats, force Michael Madigan’s hand
- Chilavert: ‘Para mí el VAR no sirve siempre, va a favor de los poderosos’
- Gustavo Loza niega acusación de violación a la actriz Karla Souza
- Washington State’s Mike Leach says new Bears strength coach Jason Loscalzo particularly good with linemen
- Trump suggests supporters should pressure Sessions to investigate Obama’s inaction on Russian meddling
- White Sox look ahead of schedule, but Rick Hahn still wisely sees need for patience
- Chili contests set stage for culinary creativity and charity causes
- Follow the Second Amendment exactly as James Madison intended
- Florida students rally for gun legislation in Tallahassee
- Sobrevivientes de tiroteo en pie de lucha, demandan cambios a las leyes de armas
- Community news
- Exhibit looks at MLK
- Leicester settle Financial Fair Play dispute with EFL
- Estudiantes se salen de clases en un esfuerzo por frenar la violencia con armas
- Shout Out: Heather Gandy, Ohio transplant, sales manager and mom
- It would take a Chicago single 10 years to save for a home, versus 4 years for a couple, analysis says
- Histórico partido de fútbol en la Rep. Dominicana
- Court rules Bundesliga clubs responsbile for police costs
- Blackhawks sound less optimistic about Corey Crawford returning this season
- Shout Out: Sally Sprowl, Glencoe Chamber of Commerce director
- De Sciglio out, Matuidi returns to Juve training
- Move ice hockey to the Summer Olympics? That’s Jack O’Callahan’s idea.
- Cerveceros busca poner fin a su sequía de postemporada
- Bradie Tennell’s fall lends insight into the rise of Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir
- Deeply flavored red wines to pair with quick ham dish
- What to expect from Mitt Romney’s Senate run
- Car stolen in Lyons ends up in 3-car crash in Chicago; driver in custody after foot chase
- What will grandma think if you bring home someone of a different race?
- Milan owner Li denies bankruptcy ‘fake news’ reports
- Why does this student scream during Northwestern games? Her response: ‘How could you not?’
- Melania Trump’s parents are legal permanent residents, raising questions on ‘chain migration’
- Shout Out: Lake Zurich graduate Zachary Keller, who participated in a regional theater festival
- Higginson: Are your friends too focused on their phones? I’ve got some advice.
- Willian confident of Chelsea chances despite home draw
- At least 44 dead as bus veers off cliff in Peru
- How to make egg bread dough for pull-apart challah (or Parker House rolls)
- Elmhurst Council OKs lower garbage rates
- Police: Maryland officer shot, killed while intervening in domestic dispute
- Speak Out
- Wicker Park’s Volumes Bookcafe enlists authors, neighbors in fight for its life
- Come to Norton’s and get comfortable
- Awkward: Gary’s mayor tells Axelrod she’s not a fan of CNN
- Wild Tuna brings in fresh fish from all over the world
- Ford Heights flooding
- 12 Riojas that will help you understand prized Spanish wine
- Pogba left off Man United lineup to face Sevilla
- Column: If you can read this headline, maybe you can help
- Firmino avoids FA sanction over Holgate clash
- El nuevo amuleto de la chilena Barahona da sus frutos
- Sam Acho executes a perfect game plan against troll Dinesh D’Souza
- Can the Parkland Teens Organize a Political Movement? Sure, Just Look at Chicago
- Thursday’s matchup: 76ers at Bulls
- Martin Luther King Jr. in Chicago: The story of a turning point
- Los 11 equipos más seguidos del mundo
- First-class flights are the least of Scott Pruitt’s sins
- OPRF student walkout
- In escort case, former exec pleads guilty to $5.8 million in company credit charges
- After move to shared IUN site, Ivy Tech closing Gary campus
- Mbappe, Pulisic among the Top 98 born since ’98
- Drinking alcohol key to living past 90, study says
- Working hard, working long and working dangerous — films that tackle labor issues feel as vital as ever
- Schaumburg High School students stage walkout
- Director de ‘Black Panther’ agradecido por la respuesta al filme
- Justin Holiday takes one for the cause as Bulls’ rebuild shifts into overdrive
- Three Brothers’ ‘Harvey’ asks what’s normal?
- Los peores y curiosos competidores de Pyeongchang 2018
- Only prune oaks in winter, or else disease-spreading beetles can strike
- Why the Olympics TV broadcast beats all the online viewing choices
- My brother was shot to death by a stranger: Guest columnist weighs in after Florida shooting
- Sin Cristiano y otros titulares, Madrid vence a Leganés
- Column: What do ‘The Crown’ and ‘Victoria’ have to teach us in America?
- Column: Tips for navigating the crazy world of online dating from a success story
- OPRF students stage walkout to demand Congress address nation’s ‘broken’ gun laws
- Neohacienda-style mansion in River Forest
- Chicago Auto Show’s 27th annual First Look for Charity
- Column: A new generation is tired of living in fear of guns. Let’s listen to them.
- Michael Stahl-David talks about ‘The Light of the Moon,’ a film about sexual assault
- Quickly
- Loyola sells out Saturday’s game vs. Illinois State — first sellout at Gentile Arena since 2003
- Help Squad: How can someone booking an airline flight wind up with a train ticket?
- ‘The Wolves’ at Goodman Theatre
- Brothers brew up plan to raise money for autism causes with India pale ale release
- Flooding woes continue in Hobart, Lake Station
- ‘This is not feminism’: Jennifer Lawrence tells critics of her Versace dress to ‘get a grip’
- ‘I am not a crisis actor’: Florida teens fire back at right-wing conspiracy theorists
- St. Charles students walk out to protest gun violence, support Florida school shooting victims
- Another problem for Boss Madigan — Bob Rita
- From the ashes of ‘Birth of a Nation’ controversy, a new playwright and ‘The Light’
- Menotti: ‘James juega de James, existen futbolistas que no tienen un puesto’
- Disney: New Slinky Dog headgear springing to Toy Story Land
- Leadership changes at Middle School South complete with new assistant principal hire
- De Iztapalapa a Coachella
- Soccer girls roar in Goodman’s ‘The Wolves’
- How to raise ‘farm to table’ kids, even if you don’t live on (or near) a farm
- Mayday called after firefighter overcome by smoke at South Side apartment fire
- Cameron Payne feels Bulls’ style this season fits his skill set better
- Former suburban deputy police chief admits to sexual assault of teen girl, is headed to prison
- Commissioners, sheriff launching vehicle replacement program
- Families get in on Valentine’s Day fun
- Chef and theater fan Rick Bayless gives $200K, pledges more
- La Liga Recap: Real Madrid win at Leganes in make-up game
- Madigan’s #MeToo bomb
- De Gea stars in Manchester United scoreless draw at Sevilla
- Iowa congressman who chairs committee on small business failed to disclose stake in new company that features staffer in false testimonial
- Southland residents join big crowds to view ‘Black Panther’
- Fred free kick clinches Shakhtar win over Roma
- ‘This destroys their case’: Wiretap evidence banned in 2014 racketeering court proceedings, appeals panel rules
- Varias marchas planeadas para exigir un cambio a las leyes de armas
- Brit Awards adopt white rose symbol to signal ‘Time’s Up’
- 5 things to do in the western suburbs Feb. 23-March 1
- Flooding destroys 50 percent of Valparaiso pantry’s food
- Shout Out: 9-year-old actor Patrick McDermott from Arlington Heights
- Delnor lawsuit dismissal motions pending, trial anticipated in 2020
- Shout Out: Rodrigo Gonzalez, singer at Guerin College Prep
- Punk rock inspired food, beer at 350 Brewing Company
- Sears threatened to sue state over tax credit dispute
- Zion police release surveillance photos in search for Jewel-Osco robbery suspect
- 2 scientists have left the Interior Department after Zinke demanded confidential energy data
- Concert brings world of ‘Animaniacs’ to Lumber Center
- Naperville man convicted of forcing women into sexual servitude with beatings, death threats
- El United saca valioso empate de Sevilla
- Man found not guilty at retrial of setting ’95 Naperville fire that killed mother-in-law
- Sinclair Broadcast will sell WGN-TV, New York station in bid to buy Tribune Media
- Encuentran a un niño decapitado en La Villita
- ‘Lucky to be alive,’ White Sox’s Tyler Danish ready for spring debut
- The places Americans live are growing more diverse
- Waukegan approves $500,000 in new contracts as it moves forward with long-term infrastructure plans
- El Shakhtar remonta a la Roma y toma ventaja
- Cherish the Ladies brings traditional Irish music to Park Forest
- Munster, Highland hope the worst of flooding is past
- U.S. Sen. Todd Young touts ‘Fair Shot Agenda’ in Purdue Northwest panel
- Harpsichordist: Bach’s music comes to life on period instrument
- Ford ousts top exec over ‘inappropriate behavior’
- Science center sets next adults-only night
- Shout Out: Nesrin Yilmaz, Park Ridge Community Star
- Deputies talk man with gun out of suicide in Antioch Township, sheriff says
- MVCC officially an arboretum thanks to 1,300 trees, says international program
- Spent shell casing found at Kaneland High School
- Toddler killed in Little Village
- Corrections and clarifications
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- Under pressure by judges, prosecutors to offer plea deals in controversial drug stash house cases
- Garrett Popcorn lands at Wrigley Field with new Cubs partnership
- School says student threat prompts more police patrols
- Yuridia le canta al desamor
- Shout Out: Michele Marsh, in the center of the action at Union Ridge
- Rauner ‘re-evaluating’ whether to move veterans out of Quincy home after more Legionnaires’ cases
- Tom Stanhope steps down as Stevenson’s girls tennis coach
- DuPage man charged in murder-for-hire plot against parents said they stifled his plans to be a blacksmith: officials
- The best way to clean wood floors might surprise you
- Poison safety tips to keep your family safe this winter
- Deciphering the legalese in your furnace warranty
- Arctic temperatures soar 45 degrees above normal, flooded by extremely mild air on all sides
- ‘D’ does it as Madison Mallory and Geneva advance to sectional championship
- Joe Maddon spreads responsibility to new coach Brian Butterfield
- Asian market seen as ‘destination’ development for Aurora
- Man accused of fatally shooting the boyfriend of his children’s mother
- Flooding prompts school closures in Ford Heights, some streets remain impassable
- 7-bedroom River Forest home with 9-car garage hits market for nearly $3.1 million
- Danny Pucino and Libertyville wrestlers look to bright future after falling in sectional
- Wonder Lake man gets 7 years for beating and sexually assaulting woman
- White Sox eager to use Dave Duncan as ‘another set of eyes’ for pitchers
- Petrak: Countryside names princess, grand marshal for St. Patrick’s parade
- Baranek: ‘Schu’ brings South Side pride, dedication back to Penn State
- Better plate discipline could lead to as many as 600 appearances for Javier Baez
- Russian curler Alexander Krushelnitsky to return Olympic medal over failed drug test
- 6 wounded in shootings across Chicago
- Second effort: Ex-gymnast Eric Correa of Mount Carmel now stars in another sport
- In the aftermath of Russian interference, local election officials say security efforts are crucial
- Student gets felony charge after mistakenly bringing loaded gun to Griffith school: police
- Finishing touch: Cole Smith and Providence aim to send coach Keith Healy out in style
- Blackhawks’ Ryan Hartman looking forward to trade deadline — in some ways
- Babysitter accused of critically injuring baby before leaving her in care of 7-year-old
- Judge solicits campaign donations at council meeting in apparent conduct violation; claims it was just a joke
- No happy ending: Valparaiso falls to Northern Iowa on senior night
- West Suburban Local Scoreboard for Thursday, Feb. 22
- Purists, get off the podium — Swaney’s right to dream Olympic dreams
- Sujeto en custodia tras el hallazgo de un niño semidecapitado en La Villita
- Makayla Himden of Portage the Post-Tribune Girls Bowler of the Year
- Graham’s early ministry took hold in Chicago area, became a megaphone in Wheaton
- Food truck owner hopes to take fight against Chicago to Illinois Supreme Court
- Midwest flood storm
- ASK TOM: What does relative humidity have to do with comfortable indoor temperatures?
- Crews used boats to help residents amid Midwest flooding
- Announcing the Post-Tribune All-Area Girls Bowling Team
- Aurora-area students stage walkouts to honor Florida shooting victims
- Cubs hitters say they’re ready now for Dodgers’ high-pitch strategy
- Post-Tribune Bowling Scores
- McCarthy ‘cover-up’ accusations on Laquan McDonald case don’t square with prior remarks
- Twitter suspends thousands of suspected bots, angering Trump boosters
- ‘Strong person of interest’ in shooting of teen over drive-thru dispute at Batavia Steak ‘n Shake
- Trump Jr. claims it’s ‘nonsense’ that family is profiting from presidency
- Arizona couple charged with keeping four children locked in dark rooms without food or toilets
- ‘Strong person of interest’ in shooting of teen over drive-thru dispute at Batavia Steak ‘n Shake
- Lake County News-Sun Local Scoreboard for Thursday, Feb. 22
- Rivers in flood — a little more light rain on the way
- Rev. Billy Graham, evangelist with worldwide following, dies at 99
- CNN holds town hall on Parkland shooting at BB&T Center | Photos
- Dream weaver: Jane Riehs delivers runner-up finish as freshman for Neuqua Valley
- Alyssa Iverson leads ‘underdog’ Harvest Christian in supersectional loss
- Students across U.S. stage walkouts to protest gun violence
- Paul Heidebrecht, former leader with Christian Service Brigade and other groups, dies
- Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Thursday, Feb. 22
- Biss, Pritzker clash over who’s bigger Madigan ally; Kennedy sits out debate with bad back
- Portage’s Debbie Gossett the Post-Tribune Girls Bowling Coach of the Year
- Loyola clinches Missouri Valley title with 75-56 win over Southern Illinois
- Loyola 75, Southern Illinois 56
- Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Thursday, Feb. 22
- Top tier: Portage’s Kris Rumph and Jacob Moran erase bad memories with state titles
- Mikal Bridges has 27 points, No. 3 Villanova beats DePaul 93-62
- Lipinski, Newman trade barbs at sole debate of nationally watched congressional race
- Upset special: Greg Milledge and Portage deny Chesterton a share of DAC title
- Trump’s solution for school shootings: arm teachers, post veterans with guns
- Museum patron uses iPod to write threat to Trump Tower
- Meryl Streep calls Harvey Weinstein ‘pathetic’ for quoting her in his legal defense
- Sheriff: Deputies to begin carrying rifles on school grounds; teens storm Florida Capitol
- Montenegro: Man threw grenade at U.S. Embassy then killed self
- Niles North High School evacuated on report of a bomb threat: officials
- David Wise goes for it, and U.S. wins its 3rd gold medal in freestyle skiing halfpipe
- Blackhawks 3, Senators 2
- Nick Schmaltz scores winner in shootout to lift Blackhawks over Senators 3-2