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- Starbucks Happy Hour: $3 holiday drinks on Thursday
- Coupon: $10 off at Bonefish Grill
- Here are drop-dead shipping deadlines for presents to arrive by Christmas Eve
- Two free slices of cheesecake with gift card purchase at The Cheesecake Factory
- Senate approves bill to keep government running into 2019
- What makes chickens happy? Well, nobody is quite sure
- Chicagoland boys basketball notebook for Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018
- Unsealed warrants show there were 4 other potential suspects in the Mollie Tibbetts case
- Ask Amy: Christmas crashers ponder this year’s exclusion
- Senado de EEUU evita nuevo cierre con presupuesto sin fondos para el muro
- Santa signs at Lions Club holiday party for hearing impaired kids
- Glenview home with 8 bedrooms: $2.8M
- Latecomers to Chicago’s mayoral race should get out of the way and end the confusion
- What are those metal triangle things at the ‘L’ station? Yes, they’re urine guards
- Chicago gentrification fears rise as East Garfield Park, Austin, South Lawndale housing prices increase
- What is CBD, does it work and why is it suddenly trendy?
- Roads, airports will be jammed this holiday season — even more than usual
- Homer Glen to assume full control of Community Festival, move it to Heritage Park
- First he turned on ‘El Chapo.’ Then he secretly recorded him. Now in hiding, the Chicago twin testifies against the alleged Mexican cartel boss.
- Many classic Christmas movies feature nothing but white people. What about the ones that don’t?
- MLB and Cuban Baseball Federation reach agreement; Trump administration signals it has issues with the deal
- MLB and Cuban Baseball Federation reach agreement; Trump administration signals it has issues with the deal
- ‘You guys are missing out’: Chicago’s hottest club this season? The Bears’ Club Dub.
- What to know about 2 Chicago police officers killed by a commuter train
- Toni Preckwinkle drops challenge to Susana Mendoza’s mayoral petitions
- More than 500 priests accused of sexual abuse not yet publicly identified by Catholic Church, Illinois attorney general finds
- Theft of suburban family’s gay pride flag leads to heartening outcome — a neighborhood of rainbows
- Video: How do you taste wine at a wine tasting?
- First Slice Pie Cafe recovers after burglary
- Best Chicago happy hour deals: Dec. 20-26
- That music in Clint Eastwood’s ‘The Mule’? It’s jazz legend Arturo Sandoval in his film-scoring debut
- ‘Second Act’ review: Jennifer Lopez scams her way to the top, ‘Working Girl’ style
- Southern brunch, vegan cocktail workshop and CBD high tea, plus other weekend events
- 5 things to do this weekend in Chicago
- ‘It’s not always better than living on the street’: Couch surfing young adults part of a Chicago homeless population with unique struggles
- ‘Vice’ review: Christian Bale, Amy Adams star in Dick Cheney biopic full of … itself
- Pat Fitzgerald is sore about Friday night move, but the Big Ten reaps benefits — and so does Northwestern
- For Christmas, the Bears should wish for _____ . Our writers fill in the blanks.
- Walgreens starts fiscal 2019 with boost from Rite Aid stores
- Stephen Colbert unearths clip of Steve Carell playing Fabio at Second City
- Prickly City- stop him
- First peek at ‘Aladdin’ has the internet wondering what’s up with Will Smith’s genie
- Trump’s bad move in Syria
- ‘Supernatural’ and ‘Timeless’ creator Eric Kripke details the real-life inspirations behind his fantasy series
- Atletico Madrid deny possible Hernandez transfer to Bayern
- Dej Monae might be 17, but her dreams are as big as her talent as she sets the Chicago scene alight
- How to make fancy cheese toasts that will make your holiday party
- Longtime council member bids farewell to Porter County panel
- A desperate search for a son after three shot in West Englewood, two of them fatally
- Invest Aurora, city welcome new chief
- Year-long Gurnee Mills renovation welcomes holiday rush crowds
- Shaun Tan’s haunting ‘Tales From the Inner City’ leads roundup of young-adult lit
- Chicago’s Radio Flyer keeps building a better wagon, but ‘most of what we do fails’
- Chicago Fire mid Mihailovic called up to USMNT for January camp
- Bears playoff picture: Week 16 scenarios and your guide to scoreboard watching (and rooting)
- Carpentersville trustee steps down after job change forces relocation
- Chicagoland best-sellers: ‘Becoming’ by Michelle Obama tops list
- Help Them To Hope donations for Dec. 21
- A new home: Second panel from former Washington School now on display in River Forest
- Officials knew ethylene oxide was linked to cancer for decades. Here’s why it’s still being emitted in Willowbrook and Waukegan.
- Belgium finish 2018 atop FIFA rankings ahead of world champions France
- ‘Bird Box’ review: Sandra Bullock’s Mama Bear can’t see forest for trees in dull horror story
- When Alexa listens, it records. Amazon wrongly sent one home’s Alexa archive — 1,700 audio files — to a stranger.
- 32nd-floor condo in No. 9 Walton building sells for $8.87 million
- Western Springs garbage rates to increase while village searches for new recycling program and vendor
- Injured Mooy included in Australia’s squad for Asian Cup
- North Korea says it won’t denuclearize unless U.S. nuclear threat is removed first
- Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex: More changes ready to lift off
- 2019 Genesis G70 AWD Prestige
- More than 1,300 Elgin-area children receive gifts in Salvation Army toy giveaway
- Porter County in ‘holding pattern’ on elections
- Bulls Q&A: Is management committed to Jim Boylen? Do Zach LaVine, Lauri Markkanen and Kris Dunn fit?
- A third of Americans will travel for holidays, AAA estimates
- Exercise may work as well as high blood pressure meds
- Setting up your home office for efficiency
- 5 podcasts to capture your heart, tickle your funny bone
- Finding the right conservation organization for holiday giving
- 5 resolutions to make with your dog in the new year
- What You Should Know About Type 2 Diabetes and Heart Health
- Top family Christmas activity ideas
- The unhappy holidays: How to support the veterans in your life suffering from PTSD
- A great gut in the new year: 5 tips for getting prebiotics into your diet
- How will trended credit data help my credit scores?
- La Grange Library opens after being shuttered for repairs
- 6 tips for fending off ‘porch pirates’ — and keeping packages safe — this holiday season
- Marlboro maker’s $13 billion deal for stake in Juul values vape company above Ford, Delta or Target
- Become a regular at Morgan’s in Libertyville
- Coupe de la Ligue Recap: Struggling Monaco get victory over Lorient
- Caio, el brasileño trotamundos que amenaza al Real Madrid
- City Living: Edgewater
- Animal welfare dilemma: What makes chickens happy? Nobody is quite sure.
- Alex Sandro signs extension with Juventus through 2023
- Los combates de John Cena
- Cops killed by train were answering call of shots fired — suspect says he was just ‘testing’ a gun he found
- Ball State student shares his vision for Gary’s future to council
- Families enjoy first sold-out Oak Brook Holiday Express
- 12 things you probably don’t know about Channel 7’s Cheryl Burton
- How Toni Preckwinkle rose from Hyde Park also-ran to Cook County boss
- Oak Brook Holiday Express
- The holidays are mostly over, but many are still shopping. Here’s why.
- Medical marijuana company Cresco Labs buys dispensaries in Wrigleyville, Rockford
- Chicago Shakespeare to nix ‘Broomsticks’ and premiere new rock opera ‘Six’
- 10 recommended Chicago shows to see right now
- G70 review: Genesis is for real and BMW, Audi better take notice
- ‘Bumblebee’ review: This Transformer may be most lovable alien vehicle in the universe
- Western Springs caucus candidates will not be challenged in April
- Get inspired by classic toys at North Central exhibit
- Libertyville District 70 names Palatine’s Matthew Barbini as new superintendent
- Gary rezones public safety building site, hoping for sale
- Brut IPAs gaining interest as stark contrast to hazy, juicy New England IPAs
- From Scientology to ‘Second Act,’ BFFs Jennifer Lopez and Leah Remini stick together
- In Barrington, ignorance stokes discrimination
- Hammond joins Complete Streets Community, paving way for fed funds for some projects
- After a Booking.com price error, am I stuck with this room?
- Lin-Manuel Miranda: trabajar en ‘Mary Poppins’ es un sueño
- Bradshaw: Class evaluations can be a sticky task to take on
- Top stories of 2018 in Oak Brook/Elmhurst
- Empresa de Chicago preserva tradiciones a través del ‘mercado de nostalgia’
- Students accompany Santa to Robbins school
- Trump amenaza con no firmar ninguna ley hasta no tener recursos para muro
- Gay couple asks Mattel to make same-sex Barbie Wedding set. They got a meeting — and a petition.
- Mego: Away in this manger, no crib for a bed, a baby was born and did lay his head
- ‘Bullying Collection’ brings youth conflict stories to LaPorte stage
- Speak Out: Gasoline tax and firefighters
- Kane County Coroner’s Office to spread holiday cheer with meals and gifts at area shelters
- ‘Die Hard’ isn’t just a Christmas movie, it’s the best ever, according to 20th Century Fox
- Larry Nassar was just a symptom. Congress must cure a sick Olympic culture.
- Barrington School District 220 voters to decide $185 million building referendum in spring
- Community news
- ‘When you steal from us, that’s stealing from people who are hungry and homeless.’ Customers support North Side cafe after burglary
- Walgreens to cut at least $1 billion in costs within three years; plans store, warehouse closings
- Chicago Fire to open 2019 at Galaxy, FC Cincinnati to debut in Seattle
- Will White Sox fans get over it if neither Manny Machado nor Bryce Harper comes to the South Side?
- North Central College plans to buy back Little Friends property as agency plans move to Warrenville
- Shop with a Sheriff helps bring holidays to almost 80 Lake County children
- Quickly: Trump and tariffs ruining country, too many snowflakes could lead to power loss, lies vs. misstatements
- Ford designed a noise-cancelling, soundproof dog kennel
- Japan-U.S. missile defense collaboration has great strategic significance
- Relish Broad Street Dogs menu includes hot dog flights
- 6 running for Park Forest mayor, Country Club Hills mayor has 2 challengers and more: A roundup of municipal races
- Zion City Council approves property tax levy increase, puts sales tax question on April ballot
- Lucha Underground star Brian Cage to defend his Warrior Wrestling title in Chicago Heights
- Congresista Gutiérrez pide encontrar a sujeto que ‘agredió’ al personal de su oficina
- Chicago mayoral candidate Paul Vallas hits Bill Daley over links to brother, tax returns
- Winter preview: The most anticipated Chicago art exhibitions
- Teen shot in Zion parking lot dies
- Carol’s Pub, the Uptown honky-tonk former dive bar, reopens Thursday night
- Portage businessman announces bid for mayor
- Trump’s Syria pullout a mistake
- Beer and marijuana: Anheuser-Busch teams up with cannabis company to explore pot drinks
- Ivy Tech teams with employers for a skilled workforce
- What gives, Fox? Why are the Bears often assigned second-tier TV announcers?
- U.S. Rep. Gutierrez releases videos, asks for help identifying man shown threatening Logan Square staff
- Northern Illinois extends coach Rod Carey’s contract
- Clarendon Hills Middle School students use tasty themes for Cupcake Wars
- Glaxo-Pfizer joint venture to create world’s largest supplier of nonprescription drugs: Advil, Sensodyne, Nexium, more
- Zion fugitive wanted on sex charges nabbed in Dayton, Ohio
- Trump defends Syria decision amid backlash, says Iran and Russia will now fight ISIS
- U.S. adults aren’t getting taller, but they are getting heavier
- At Crown Point High, the DOG Radio goes live
- Bobby Portis will miss 2-4 weeks with a sprained right ankle as the Bulls’ lost season continues
- William Barr, Trump’s attorney general pick, called Mueller probe ‘fatally misconceived’; acting AG will not need to recuse self
- House vote sends major criminal justice overhaul to President Trump
- Asylum-seeking migrants to wait in Mexico while claims processed in U.S.
- Candidates will vie for seats on Norridge District 80 school board
- No property tax hikes, new fees in Elgin’s 2019 budget, but water/sewer rates going up 5 to 6%
- Discarded bikes to find new homes with Gary kids
- At $1.2 million, planned townhouses would be among priciest, largest in Naperville
- Trump’s foolish decision to leave Syria
- Judge: ‘No basis’ to throw out Harvey Weinstein’s sex assault case
- Mourinho sacked, Dortmund’s perfection ends and the best of the week in soccer
- Rainy, cool weather closes water parks, other attractions
- Shout Out: Shoshana Buchholz-Miller, a new director at Cradles to Crayons from Wilmette
- EEUU le devolverá a México a los solicitantes de asilo en la frontera
- Laughing gas for childbirth? More Chicago hospitals offering nitrous oxide to women in labor.
- Pride Films and Plays casts ‘Southern Comfort’
- Parent settles lawsuit with Dolton school district over son’s alleged abuse by security guard, lawyer says
- Board members say Hinsdale District 86 cuts are not a bluff, but some are skeptical
- Historias de penurias de cubanos para llegar a Grandes Ligas
- Foundation focuses on promoting community theater performances throughout Northwest Indiana
- America’s favorite Hallmark Christmas movies ranked
- What wine goes with what cheese? Stop searching for perfect match, just pick easy-drinking bottles
- Facebook has 5 ‘core values.’ Guess where ‘protect users’ ranks
- City opens part of Navy Pier Flyover and the 41st Street bridge
- East Dundee banquet hall fined $1,250 for violating village noise rules, among others
- EPA, IDEM approve disposal of contaminated material in East Chicago facility, drawing criticism
- ‘El Chapo’ trial photographs
- ‘El Chapo’ trial photographs
- Why are paper Christmas cards still a thing? Millennials, for once, are to thank.
- Travis Scott in talks to perform at Super Bowl halftime show: AP source
- Boys basketball notes: Harvest Christian’s Jack Nohava pleased with progress under coach Bryan Bradshaw
- Column: Communication in digital age seems more challenging now than ever
- Poison’d Crue bringing the 1980s hairspray days back during gig in Joliet
- Oswego District 308 could lose $1.4M if it gets state taxpayer relief grant, but applies for program anyway
- West Suburban Local Scoreboard for Friday, Dec. 21, 2018
- Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker names deputy governors, including former Comptroller Dan Hynes
- Norridge Salvation Army Christmas distribution offers hope for the holidays
- Column: Holiday shopping from the comfort of your couch comes with its own set of headaches
- Ballot objection process needs fixing
- The Obama center, and parity at city parks
- TimeLine Theatre’s new home
- Bears sell out tickets to playoff game at Soldier Field
- Bulls coach Jim Boylen vows more shots and touches for Lauri Markkanen
- Porter County officials weigh options on filling public safety director position
- Aurora approves higher levy, but expects lower tax rate in 2019
- Aon Center observatory, redevelopments at Uptown and Congress theaters win Plan Commission approval
- Chef’s Choice: Sous chef loves experimenting but he’s not averse to eating fries and easy pasta
- Pop music winter preview: A sampling of rock, pop, hip-hop
- Feds accuse Burbank man of tax evasion
- Students and teachers decorate doors of South Elgin school by finding ways to ‘visualize’ kindness
- BoDeans return to Arcada stage
- Promethean casts its remount of ‘Gross Indecency’
- Who’s running for school board in Libertyville, Mundelein and Vernon Hills? We’ve got the list.
- Snow flurries possible — not likely — on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day
- Mayslake Peabody Estate hosts fantasy-themed wildlife program
- Boys basketball notes: East Aurora faces West Aurora with fate of Latrone Kirkwood, transfers up in the air
- Community news: Misericordia opens holiday pop-up store in Beverly Arts Center
- Judge denies release request for former Elkhart woman accused of supporting ISIS fighters
- Hiring managers don’t like you as much if you have a long commute
- North Shore District 112 vote paves way for nursery school to build on Kennedy Park land
- The Spin: 2018’s top political stories in Chicago and what they mean for 2019 and beyond
- Home is Where the Smart is…This Winter!
- 5 simple ways to stay connected this season
- 4 ways to reduce your stress
- One Teacher’s Unexpected Diagnosis
- 5 candidates file to contend for 4 seats on Elmwood Park District 401 school board
- Bill Raftery weighs in on United Center doubleheader featuring Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio State and UCLA
- Aurora looks at former landfill site for solar power plant
- U46 doubles funding to Elgin-area group helping district move toward career pathways and academies structure
- Tummy tuck for the holidays? Many try to squeeze in elective surgeries at year’s end
- Waukegan approves $5 million in contracts for water plant upgrades
- Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Friday, Dec. 21, 2018
- What to watch this weekend: Solskjaer’s debut, battle of the Borussias and more
- Will a tantrum get President Trump his wall?
- Dr. Sidney Blair, noted hand surgeon and former head of orthopedic surgery at Loyola, dies
- ‘It’s heartwarming’: Donation from District 212 students helps boost Leyden Family Service
- DeKalb man convicted of weapons charge after tossing gun during Aurora police chase
- Gery Chico calls for an end to Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s Chicago Infrastructure Trust
- Food stamps: Trump administration moves to tighten SNAP work requirements
- Prairie State art gallery taps into subconscious for new art show in January
- Songs of Good Cheer winning Christmas love stories, 2018
- The abuse scandal: Next steps for Madigan and the church
- Man chases shoplifter, breaks car window to retrieve stolen goods: ‘I don’t want to see anything snatched from anybody’
- Geneva man accused of pointing gun at driver during Meijer parking dispute, prompting fight, drug charges
- Slowik: Youth services agency expects to be evicted by Bremen Township after disparaging letter campaign
- U46 contract talks to start in earnest in January with 8 negotiating sessions scheduled
- Park Ridge alderman asks council to reconsider vote approving police body camera contract
- No timetable for Blackhawks’ Corey Crawford, Marcus Kruger to return from concussions
- Pat Hughes signs multiyear deal to continue as Cubs radio announcer: ‘How much luckier can a guy be?’
- Twin Tower demolition in Merrillville paves way for new development
- ‘They’re moving so f—— slow’: Maryland releases footage from Jordan McNair’s final football practice
- Los inmigrantes ‘deben ser parte de la cuarta transformación’
- Proposed medical marijuana tax might preserve right to tax recreational cannabis in village, Oak Park officials say
- Daniel Tiger exhibit about social and emotional learning coming to DuPage Children’s Museum
- Putin issues ominous warning on rising nuclear war threat
- Boys basketball notes: Senior guard Sam Snodgrass proving to be a working class star for rising Crown Point
- Column: Rudy Giuliani is the fool for our time
- Bail set at $200,000 for man facing weapons charges stemming from deaths of 2 Chicago cops
- St. Charles man gets 63 years in prison for child sex assault
- Why raising Arizona is unlikely to inspire pension changes in Illinois
- GoFundMe for Trump’s border wall raises millions
- Ask Tom: How rare is it to have thunderstorms during all three winter months?
- Clara’s call: Senior point guard Clara Prasse stars for Benet, makes big decision not to play at the next level
- Hundreds pay respects to Officer Conrad Gary: ‘If something happens to one of us, it happens to all of us’
- Chilling north winds kick off astronomical winter on Friday
- Boys basketball notes: Waubonsie Valley recovers from loss to Neuqua Valley with pair of big wins
- 7 things we heard from Bears coordinators, including Vic Fangio’s future with … the Cubs?
- El Chapo se emociona al ver a sus hijas gemelas en el juicio de Nueva York
- Trump agitating for major military withdrawal from Afghanistan, advisers say
- Lake County News-Sun Local Scoreboard for Friday, Dec. 21, 2018
- Stocks plunge again as slowdown fears worsen; Dow sinks another 464 points
- House GOP approves funding for Trump’s border wall as shutdown nears; Senate almost certain to reject measure
- ‘A tailspin’: Under siege, Trump propels the government and markets into crisis
- Good for Badon: Junior Grace Badon takes over at point guard and leads Sandburg past Andrew
- Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Friday, Dec. 21, 2018
- 5 myths about space
- Bear Download podcast: A look at GM Ryan Pace’s role in the worst-to-first turnaround
- Dane Goodwin and D.J. Harvey lead Notre Dame past Jacksonville 100-74
- With Mattis out, 3 steps Congress should take now
- Man killed in four-car crash on Kennedy Expressway
- 5 simple ways to bring more color to your home
- Florida’s Space Coast could be your perfect winter getaway
- Longtime Clippers fan Billy Crystal will be analyst for 1 game
- 5 great cheese plates worth seeking out
- Blackhawks 5, Stars 2