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- Trump administration waived FBI fingerprint checks for staff at growing detention camp for migrant kids
- Allegations against ex-Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort throw new uncertainty into Russia probe
- Chicagoland boys basketball notebook for Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018
- Ask Amy: How can parents encourage actress?
- Gobierno de EPN condecora al yerno de Trump
- SWAT response in Grand Crossing ends with man in custody
- Ex-forest preserve worker accused of DUI in deadly on-the-job crash has been jailed
- Looking for a job? Apply now for the new state-run Real News Network
- ‘Hidden in plain sight’: A nostalgic look back at Chicago’s Sears kit homes, hundreds of which still stand
- English style home in Beverly: $799,000
- Democrats use tear gas image as sentimental weapon to avoid clearheaded immigration debate
- 3 takeaways from the Blackhawks’ 8-3 loss to the Golden Knights when ‘everything’ went wrong
- ‘It’s not a level playing field’: Fire departments face disparities with funding cancer prevention
- User Guide: SeaWorld’s Christmas Celebration
- Lower skyscrapers, wider parks in revised Lincoln Yards proposal
- It’s GroundHawks Day again: The Blackhawks stink up another first period and game
- Bridgeport-area Catholics brace for changes to neighborhood parishes, schools as archdiocese reorganizes
- City promises to open part of long-awaited Navy Pier Flyover before Christmas
- Loyola’s upset formula vanishes in 79-65 loss to No. 5 Nevada: ‘It’s going to take some grit.’
- Illinois Democrat says she wanted to pump a ‘broth of Legionella’ bacteria into Republican colleague’s water supply
- Free $10 Dunkin’ gift card with purchase
- How the Joffrey’s new ‘Nutcracker’ chose Chicago’s World’s Fair for its setting
- ‘Significant consequences for humanity’ on the table as massive climate change summit kicks off
- Chinese scientist says there is another ‘potential pregnancy’ as he defends his gene-editing research
- Famous Chinese photographer taken by state police, wife says
- Ivanka Trump dismisses comparisons between her and Hillary Clinton’s email practices
- Can the Bears beat the Giants on Sunday? Check the numbers
- Elon Musk’s Boring Company drops plans for one Los Angeles tunnel after lawsuit; it will focus on second route
- Elderly Evanston woman restrained in home during ruse burglary, police say
- Prickly City- aha
- Could Rivian founder become Elon Musk of electric pickups? Illinois-built trucks unveiled at LA auto show.
- 17 seasonal pop-up shops and markets for holiday shopping in Chicago
- A modern-day Darnell Autry? Northwestern’s Isaiah Bowser runs with a toughness that makes his mother proud
- Mechanical problem on Metra causes morning commuter delays
- Alligator Records boss Bruce Iglauer finally tells the story behind the legendary Chicago blues label
- In ‘A Christmas Carol,’ a timely example of a niece who (lovingly) calls out her terrible uncle
- Huge steer breaks the internet, survives the slaughterhouse
- Cruz Azul va en contra de su historia en liguillas
- Cubs’ acquisition of Ronald Torreyes adds intrigue to arbitration issues
- More than 20 local attorneys vie for Lake Circuit Court judge seat
- Who are top NFL head coaching candidates for next hiring cycle?
- Ammon Bundy breaks with Trump on anti-migrant rhetoric: ‘It’s all fear-based’
- Am I owed anything for a canceled TripAdvisor vacation rental?
- White Sox face a tough decision about whether to tender a contract to Avisail Garcia
- SpongeBob’s incredible journey from ‘Bob the Sponge’ in a marine institute’s comic to global stardom
- ‘This Is Us’ reveals one mystery, but we still have several questions
- Bears safety Eddie Jackson named NFC Defensive Player of the Week
- Chicago rat study: Rats like trash, and the most rats are in places with the most complaints
- Help Them to Hope Donations for Nov. 29
- ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ sequel coming from Margaret Atwood in 2019
- PSG hope to avoid premature ouster from Champions League
- Californian was teased for ‘beer belly.’ It turned out to be 77-pound cancerous tumor.
- Here’s how you can meet the new U.S. exercise guidelines
- ‘Start negotiating’: Workers at Chicago Marriott medical district hotel go on one-day strike
- Sarri: ‘I don’t want Kante’ in familiar central mid role
- Muere Ed Pastor, un ‘pionero’ que inspiró a los nuevos líderes latinos
- 2020 Porsche 911 Carrera S and 4S at a glance
- Writing opens up a world beyond high test scores
- Bears Q&A: Could a pay raise entice Vic Fangio to stay? What is the trade value of Jordan Howard? Is it time to sign Bryce Callahan?
- Ajax defeat AEK to reach first Round of 16 in 12 years
- Chicago Tribune’s photos of the week
- Selle: Gazing into a 100-year-old crystal ball to forecast the future of Illinois
- Letter to the Editor
- Clarendon Hills Community Caucus candidates endorsed at town hall meeting
- In wake of Mercy shooting, Chicago hospitals weigh security options
- Tired of long trek out to Ikea? It’s opening stores in city centers.
- Bullying prevention: 5 tips to encourage parent-child conversation
- 5 Christmas party trends that will change your holiday celebrations this season
- Bulls Q&A: Will Justin Holiday be traded? What should the expectations for this team be once everyone is healthy?
- Wilmette reverses course, fully adopts both county minimum wage and sick time rules
- George R.R. Martin returns to a whole new world with ‘Nightflyers’ on Syfy
- Why video doorbells are winning over residents — and police
- Fantasy football Week 13 waiver wire: D’Onta Foreman, Keke Coutee are back on radar
- Shout Out: Dan Gibas, assistant manager at Barbara’s Bookstore in Burr Ridge
- U.S. new-home sales plunged 8.9 percent in October
- NPR fires film critic David Edelstein after ‘Last Tango in Paris’ joke
- Classical Blast fuses old and new for unique Christmas concert
- Getaway driver convicted in 1980 off-duty Hammond cop killing seeks new trial
- Developer to renovate Aretha Franklin’s Detroit home
- Racism’s cost for black homeowners: $48,000, new study calculates
- Shout Out: Spider Saloff, set to perform at the Oak Park Arms
- Chef’s Choice: Family cook-turned-restaurant-owner says her cuisine same as what’s served at home
- Our favorite animal prints in home and fashion design
- Fire midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger
- Do your research to select plants that can resist diseases, pests
- Could the Saudi crown prince be arrested for war crimes this weekend? Probably not, but it’s not out of the question.
- Shout Out: Ned Spiecker of Wilmette, missionary in Albania
- Hammond Community Theatre takes audience for a ride on ‘The Christmas Express’
- Illinois lawmakers push back against Trump administration’s expansion of short-term health insurance
- Bald eagle recovering after surgery for broken wing at Valparaiso animal hospital
- Voter office salaries set for ’19, with promise by council to take up the issue again
- Mueven estatua de ‘Chica desafiante’ en Wall Street
- Police seek identity of suspect in two Grayslake-area armed robberies in three days
- Bastian Schweinsteiger re-signs with the Fire for 2019: ‘Let’s raise a trophy’
- Jeep has a pickup truck and it is called the Gladiator
- Chicago Fire bring back Bastian Schweinsteiger for the 2019 season
- Lion Air pilots struggled to save Boeing 737 MAX before Indonesia crash, black box data show
- Wilmette approves $74.16 million budget for 2019
- Maryland high school football players accused of using broomstick in ‘extraordinarily violent’ rape
- Judge expects plea deal or will set trail date in St. John political sign theft case
- Plan calls for Route 66 to become National Historic Trail
- Bears quarterback Mitch Trubisky limited in Wednesday’s practice, could miss Giants game
- ‘Holiday at the Pops’ is a local holiday tradition n in LaPorte
- Trump’s threat to kill GM’s subsidies draws plenty of skepticism
- Democrat’s apology for disgusting Legionnaire’s disease comment should have come sooner
- Next releases menus for 2019, including collaboration with Jose Andres
- Juventus defeat, eliminate Valencia to reach Round of 16
- En su sótano de Chicago, la ‘doctora de los santitos’ restaura al Niño Dios
- Bayern rout Benfica, advance to Champions League KO round
- Shakhtar stay alive in Champions League with win over Hoffenheim
- Third woman accuses Chicago Heights Park District police chief of secretly filming their sexual encounter, sharing images
- The Spin: Outgoing Chicago Ald. Danny Solis on Ald. Ed Burke, ‘Why do you want to run’ again?
- Shout out: Brian Wilson, newlywed technology guru
- Casi 700 migrantes centroamericanos se registran para pedir empleo en México
- Speak Out: Draining the swamp and NASA
- Virgin Voyages debuts plans for new cruise ship terminal in Miami
- Pictures: Celebrity Edge sailing out of Florida
- An Irish soccer team is very sorry it claimed a player was dead in order to postpone a game
- Plzen come back to beat CSKA as Real Madrid, Roma clinch
- Green coffee beans put the kick in energy drink Cobra Verde — and your cocktails
- ‘Yes, Virginia’s’ letter-perfect holiday tale plays La Porte stage
- How the clothes make the characters in ‘Widows’
- Darren Rovell on his move from ESPN to Action Network: ‘They’re buying me as a brand’
- Una torre de control a medias, último vestigio de la magna obra de Peña Nieto
- Autistic children deserve separate, sensory-friendly opportunities
- Thompson Center gets a temporary reprieve from state sale
- Quickly
- UEFA charge AEK, Ajax for fan violence during Champions League game
- Clarendon Hills Park District to install video surveillance system for new maintenance garage, community center
- Winfield officials look for answers to 109th Avenue traffic woes
- Vorskla, Arsenal game at risk after stadium relocation
- For kids with autism, visiting Santa can be stressful. How one group is making it easier for families
- Star Trek’s interracial kiss 50 years ago heralded change
- World Cup winner Villa to leave NYCFC after four seasons
- Corey Crawford still upset after allowing 6 goals in Blackhawks’ ‘brutal’ loss to Golden Knights
- Jeep has a pickup truck and it is called Gladiator
- Community news
- Lokomotiv defeat, eliminate Galatasaray from Champions League
- NIU’s Sutton Smith earns MAC’s top honor and wins 2nd Defensive Player of the Year award
- Atletico Madrid return to Round of 16 after defeating Monaco
- Argo student travels to Japan to help friend with traumatic brain injury get exoskeleton therapy
- The government tries yet again to regulate tobacco products
- David Villa se va de la MLS
- Why are we still in Afghanistan?
- Jon Stewart asks Stephen Colbert how he found his ‘Late Show’ voice. The answer? Joe Biden
- Shattered Globe brings in new ensemble members and artistic associates
- Epcot International Festival of the Holidays 2019
- Pressure isn’t a problem for Blackhawks coach Jeremy Colliton — he’s faced tougher situations before
- Buffalo Grove Village Board prepares to vote on ‘maintenance budget’ for 2019
- Deed that lists error in description of property line must be corrected
- Trump compares Mueller prosecutions to the McCarthy era
- Toxic waste from 22 coal plants in Illinois puts drinking water for nearby communities at risk, reports show
- Keeping the U.S. economy safe from Trump’s eruptions
- Petting zoo kangaroo killed in Wisconsin hit-and-run crash
- Why are Democrats silent about GM?
- Longtime Plainfield Township official resigns, admits to storing her boat, jet skis in township building
- South Carolina inmates posed as women to blackmail hundreds of troops in ‘sextortion’ scheme, Army says
- Gary officals warm to toughening city’s animal safety law
- Dem Porter County official sues over overtime claim
- Grant Fitch brings one-man ‘A Christmas Carol’ to Art Barn
- Suburban Chicago-based steel company eyes move to Gary
- Athletics plan to open new waterfront ballpark in 2023
- Wife of Waukegan stabbing victim charged with murder
- Column: Fancy food magazines amp up the dinner party pressure
- Cuentos Políticos: ¡Todo al revés!
- Florida-bound Norwegian Encore to feature ‘Kinky Boots,’ largest go-kart track yet
- Trump slams the Fed to dodge responsibility — again
- Clarkson: Luminaria light up Christmas Eve, fund medical care for less fortunate
- Power outages persist in west suburbs 2 days after record-setting storm
- Look, maybe White House Christmas decor just isn’t Melania Trump’s thing, but that’s fine
- Was Chicago’s record-setting snowstorm this week a blizzard? What do meteorologists say is a blizzard, anyway?
- Shout Out: Mary Miller, educator and swim instructor
- Column: Advice for women intimidated by money and finances, from a ‘Wealthy Single Mommy’
- Cuentos Políticos: ¡Ay, Jalisco, no te rajes!
- Why you shouldn’t force children to apologize
- Markets rebound from November losses after Fed chairman’s comments on interest rates
- Chicago Ald. Willie Cochran rejects plea deal, federal public corruption trial date set for June
- Ask Tom: Has anyone tracked which part of Chicago historically receives the most snow?
- Messi’s goal, assist lead Barcelona past PSV
- Venezolano Torreyes pasa de Yankees a Cachorros por 2 dólares
- Major League Baseball donated $1,000 to Minnesota congressman who made racist and misogynistic remarks
- Dortmund reach Champions League KO round despite draw with Brugge
- Cubs fill 40-man roster after signing of left-hander Kyle Ryan
- Learning the 3 B’s: Browned butter, brown sugar and brownie chunks — ice cream that’s fine art
- Freemont Street Theater offers low ticket price to welcome new audiences
- Ignorance about the Midwest is soooooo 2016, Vogue
- Four train cars derail near BNSF rail yard near Eola Road in Aurora
- New charges dropped after Chicago Heights Park District police chief accused by 3rd woman of sharing sexual images
- Porto defeat Schalke, take first place in Group D
- Persistent respiratory symptoms could mean more than COPD
- A non-DIYer’s guide to the holidays
- North Shore District 112 to put $75 million into Northwood, Edgewood upgrades
- Tottenham keep Champions League hopes alive after win over Inter
- Redskins ignore Colin Kaepernick, sign Reuben Foster and remind us of who they are
- New Crave Cafe looks to bring a homegrown, healthy touch to Mexican food in Lake Zurich
- Mertens’ brace leads Napoli to home win over Red Star
- The Spin: Chicago alderman rejects plea deal | State lawmaker apologizes for Legionella broth comment | Bill Daley floats a commuter tax
- Oak Forest OKs annual raises for city clerks, renews red light camera contract
- PSG defeat Liverpool, bolster Champions League hopes
- El PSG gana al Liverpool y se acerca a octavos en Champions
- ‘He lost his mind’: Slain missionary John Allen Chau planned for years to convert remote tribe in India
- West Suburban Local Scoreboard for Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018
- Slowik: Public-comment concerns help Blue Island group earn citizen advocacy award
- Girls basketball notes: Lauren Huber’s diverse skill set a reason for Libertyville’s fast start
- Patagonia gives GOP tax windfall to environmental groups
- Letter: Hinsdale District 86 referendum more affordable than ever
- U.S. housing market seen as ‘tough’ for both buyers and sellers
- LEGO train show chugs into Cantigny
- 6 bodies, possibly 4 children, recovered from burned-out home in Logansport, Ind.
- Baranek: Sandburg graduate Madeline Schott uses wheelchair as vehicle on road to success
- Giving Tuesday nets $35,000 in donations for Aurora East and West education foundations
- The risk to the U.S. in abandoning Afghanistan
- ComEd expects post-storm power outages in Lake County to be cleared up by Thursday
- Potempa: Theater icon Bill Wellman among ‘legends’ inducted this year
- Missouri woman charged with murder says she tried to cut victim ‘in half’ with car, police say
- Democratic lawmaker apologizes for saying she wanted to pump a bacteria broth into Republican family’s water
- Northwoods owner: ‘We provide great food and a level of hospitality usually reserved for a vacation’
- Elgin Symphony holiday concerts feature chorus, dancers, guest soprano
- New Lenox studies roundabout intersection
- Culture of hazing led to boy being sexually assaulted by player at Reed-Custer football practice, lawsuit alleges
- Election 2019: A ward’s chance to start fresh
- Mitch Trubisky limited in Wednesday’s practice as tea leaves point to Chase Daniel starting against Giants
- Wrestling notes: Hip surgery sidelines Richards’ Mia Palumbo for entire season
- Look up: First falling ice signs of season out earlier this week in Loop
- Orland Park veteran among 200 in state to be named to Illinois Bicentennial Honor group
- Senators show anger with Saudis for role in Khashoggi murder, vote to end support for war in Yemen
- Ex-Northwestern student charged with sexual assault, battery in case that led to his expulsion
- Aurora celebrates Hometown Award from state
- Stormy Daniels says Michael Avenatti filed defamation suit against Trump against her wishes
- Work to restore power in Arlington Heights continues following snowstorm
- Ohio State’s Dwayne Haskins named Big Ten offensive player of the year
- Aurora elementary school evacuated following fire in boys’ bathroom
- Illinois lawmakers don’t raise statewide legal age to buy tobacco to 21, leaving Gov. Bruce Rauner’s veto intact
- Linebacker Aaron Lynch returns to Bears practice, ‘fresh’ and ‘hungry’ to test the Giants offensive line
- Aurora aldermen balk at recommending fiber optic expansion
- UNO hires new executive director, Jose Torres
- The wait is over: Harvard recruit Peter Ferraro of Marmion returns to mat after almost 18 months off
- Trump says pardon for ex-campaign chairman Paul Manafort is ‘not off the table’
- Indiana company plans to acquire both Gary casinos
- Girls basketball notes: East Chicago Central’s Tai-Yanna Jackson finds perfect fit in Ole Miss
- Nancy Pelosi…again
- Fast times: Northwestern recruit Ethan Churilla of Highland eyes state sprint title
- A Hawaii man had a heart attack during the false missile alert. Now he’s suing the state.
- CJ Peters’ top five boys swimming teams, 10 individuals to watch in Northwest Indiana for 2018-19 season
- Purdue football coach Jeff Brohm turns down Louisville job
- Hammond police officers shoot, injure 15-year-old boy after pursuit of stolen vehicle
- Extended cloudy period ahead – heavy rains, flooding possible Saturday
- Self-confessed serial killer says 1972 unsolved Maryland case is among 90 he got away with, police say
- Cubs get infielder Ronald Torreyes from Yankees, adding intrigue to looming deadline
- China specialists who long supported engagement are now warning of Beijing’s efforts to influence American society
- Iowa suspends basketball broadcaster for criticizing player on hot mic
- Cifra de indocumentados es las más baja en más de una década
- Lauri Markkanen to practice fully again after experiencing no pain in right elbow
- Lake County News-Sun Local Scoreboard for Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018
- Democrats nominate Nancy Pelosi for House speaker, a show of strength to be tested in the next Congress
- Digest (Nov. 28): Charity toy drive planned by Maryland Jockey Club at Laurel Park
- ‘It’s a fresh start’: Jamal Thompson named new boys basketball coach at Leo
- Mueller’s team investigating candidate Trump’s late-night calls to Roger Stone
- Chicago cop says her report on Laquan McDonald shooting falsified by detective on trial
- Loyola guard Lucas Williamson out until January with broken hand
- No. 2 UConn women rout No. 16 DePaul 99-63
- Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018
- ICE detainee hanged himself after being taken off suicide watch
- 5 takeaways from the second day of testimony at the trial of 3 Chicago cops in alleged cover-up of Laquan McDonald shooting
- House GOP’s lame-duck tax package would cost $55 billion, CBO says
- Tarkus Ferguson’s 23 points, 10 rebounds not enough for UIC in loss to Saint Joseph’s
- Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018
- Gumbo Limbo Nature Center
- Boomers
- Bucks 116, Bulls 113