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- Summon your psychic powers and tell us what’s going to happen in 2019
- Blackhawks 5, Wild 2
- Furious Iraqi lawmakers denounce Trump’s surprise visit, demand withdrawal of U.S. troops
- Ask Amy: Ready to give? Here’s annual charity roundup
- Cathedral’s choirs combine for ‘Hark! The Herald Angels Sing’ concert in Joliet
- Mujer no responde a cargo de golpear a anciano
- Porter Cullens Irish Pub has urban feel in neighborhood setting
- Artist gives voice to Muslim women through Palos Hills art exhibit
- Un fin de año muy Kinky
- Opponents on the football field, Notre Dame, Clemson researchers team up in the classroom to solve mysteries of the universe
- This Jewish family tree was transplanted to America — and blossomed in wild, wonderful ways
- Aurora could do more than $1 million in tech upgrades in 2019
- As Illinois mulls recreational marijuana, its quieter cousin — hemp — becomes legal, and could be state’s next big cash crop
- Weight watchers: How science sets the table for tech advances
- Do you have dense breast tissue? New Illinois law will require doctors to tell you after mammograms.
- Column: The latest plan for the $5 billion-plus Lincoln Yards development doesn’t measure up
- Looking back at a year of living anxiously
- Clarendon Hills top stories of 2018
- Love airline food? United Airlines is selling a cookbook.
- Wrestler forced to cut his dreadlocks manifests of decades of racial desensitization
- 3 takeaways from the Blackhawks’ 5-2 victory, including why they still have the worst record in the NHL
- Carlton sues ‘Fortnite,’ Ron Burgundy gets a podcast and more conversation starters for your New Year’s
- What’s new in Florida cruises for 2019
- Arrest warrant issued in cabbie’s death, but police say suspect is in China
- Spectacular New Year’s Eve celebrations around the world
- Jay-Z part owner of the Orioles? Not so fast
- Father run over by carjacker while helping wife, child into car in Old Town
- Tesla names Walgreens exec, Oracle’s Ellison to board in SEC settlement
- Prickly City- no work
- The price of implants — it depends on who’s paying
- Mollie Tibbetts’ mother opens home to child of immigrants who worked on farm with suspect in her killing
- You are gifted an ugly decoration. How to tell the giver it won’t work for your house
- The top stories of 2018 in La Grange and Western Springs
- Week 17 predictions: Can the Bears beat the Vikings to finish out the season? Our team says no.
- Theme-parks preview 2019: A look beyond Disney’s ‘Star Wars’ land
- These were the top 2018 stories in Burr Ridge, Darien and Willowbrook
- Meal kit company Blue Apron pins hopes on pair-up with WW, formerly Weight Watchers
- Las Vegas to welcome 2019 with superstars, fireworks show
- In the Salt Lake tabernacle Brigham Young built, 360 voices blend with frontier history
- I tried mindfulness to quit drinking. It actually worked.
- Just Opened: Highly anticipated Kumiko bar brings Japanese tradition to the bar
- Skipping alcohol in January? Yes, you can still date. Here’s how.
- Unprepared and overwhelmed: Detailed timeline shows 58 minutes of chaos in Parkland | Investigation
- Notre Dame’s Brian Kelly wins Dodd Trophy as coach of the year
- TV Review: ‘Black Mirror: Bandersnatch’
- TGI Fridays closes in Vernon Hills; Bears Fit renovation continues
- Trump’s incurable incompetence
- Sports lost 3 of the best from the 1960s in 2018: Stan Mikita, Jim Taylor and Willie McCovey
- Gap to close stores in Aurora, Wheaton, Vernon Hills as part of bid to boost clothing brand
- 5 things to do in Northwest Indiana Jan. 4-10
- Shout Out: Cathy Lynch, Lake Forest resident
- Lake Bluff home with five bedrooms
- Speak Out: Questioning Aurora’s consultants
- Security guard shooting, retail vacancies among top Southland news in 2018
- Elgin News Digest
- After serving 5 months, man is released in death outside 7-Eleven that showed a callous side of Chicago
- ‘Milo Murphy’s Law’ to kick off Season 2 in January with ‘Phineas and Ferb’ crossover
- 10 simple questions about the stock market plunge simply answered
- Most memorable reality TV moments of 2018
- ‘Mike and Molly’ star Billy Gardell still does stand-up because he loves it
- Disruptive, disappointing, chaotic: Shutdown upends scientific research
- Lease agreement, law school demise among top stories in Porter County in 2018
- Billion-dollar director Peter Segal keeps the laughs coming with ‘Second Act’
- Uninspiring group of coaching candidates may help NFL coaches keep jobs
- Celebrities pick their favorite movies and TV shows of 2018
- Help Them to Hope donations for Dec. 29
- Joshua Steinhaus gives Libertyville a leader at point guard
- ‘Luther’ creator Neil Cross working on show’s movie version, Idris Elba says
- Speak Out: Trump should provide Super Bowl entertainment, immigration issue will haunt Dems, accidents impact more than victims, more
- Look out for these 10 suburban big cultural events in 2019
- Chicago River fireworks, New Year’s Eve
- Cyr: War and peace during Christmas season
- Quickly: Why such urgency over border wall and when do the competent people show up?
- Bulls’ Executive VP of Basketball Operations John Paxson’s home in Lake Bluff is listed for $1.1 million
- Kendra Rodriguez lost her fiance to a violent weekend: ‘It is something you think about all the time. Have they caught him?’
- McDaniel-Hale: Elgin council should be applauded for allowing St. Edward HS to double number of night sports games
- Syrian army says its troops entered Kurdish-held city to thwart Turkish offensive
- Church news
- Bronco brothers: Luke Rasmussen the latest in his family to wrestle for Barrington
- Barack Obama’s best-of pop culture list includes Cardi B, ‘Black Panther,’ ‘Becoming’
- Be on the lookout for these 10 events in the northern suburbs in 2019
- Sailing with your favorite celebrity: These South Florida cruises rock the boat for super fans and their stars
- Injury, then opportunity: Cameron Bernard steps up for Stevenson
- This Week in Naperville
- Down to Business: Clients have a vision for their kitchen, and she makes it happen
- Letter to the editor
- Alliance Steel begins work to move from Chicago suburb to Gary
- What we learned from a year of Americans ‘risking it’ without insurance
- Indicted Russian firm says Robert Mueller has collected ‘nude selfie’ during investigation
- Speak Out: Holiday decorations and Trump
- Wells Fargo paying $575 million to settle state probes of phony account scandal, other issues
- Jeremy Colliton is a great communicator, but he’s still getting to know this Blackhawks group
- The 10 most wonderfully weird ‘SNL’ sketches from 2018, ranked
- Coping with climate change and wildfire dangers — even in the Midwest
- No snow yet for the winter season, but paying to remove it still a priority: Aurora officials
- Former Aurora Mayor Tom Weisner dies, remembered as ‘true public servant’
- Decent: Mystery, intrigue, schemes and possible murder — the saga of the missing green card had it all
- A year in the spotlight: ‘America to Me’ tops 2018 stories in Oak Park and River Forest
- Scouting report on Vikings running back Dalvin Cook: ‘He can really scoot and get to top speed quickly’
- Los alimentos en EEUU son más dañinos que en Europa, dice NYT
- Mueren siete niños en incendio en la Ciudad de México
- Sesenta años del inicio de un éxodo que cambió a los cubanos y a Miami
- Waukegan woman pleads not guilty to murder charges in stabbing death of husband
- On its 20th birthday, euro currency remains a work in progress
- Three-bedroom, 3,400-square-foot duplex cooperative
- ‘Bird Box’ viewed by 45 million Netflix members in first week, company says
- Redención, títulos y dinero
- Slowik: 2018 was full of inspiring stories about Southland residents
- 9-year-old boy phoned in fake bomb threat that prompted evacuation of Lake Zurich Walmart: police
- Stories of the Year: A look at the news that made headlines in Park Ridge in 2018
- Naperville inventor comes up with device that takes pain out of changing bedsheets — especially for hotel workers
- ¿Por qué el Toyota Corolla Hatchback 2019 es el ‘Auto del Año’?
- Millennium Park hosts hockey festival this weekend before Blackhawks-Bruins Winter Classic at Notre Dame
- Corrections and clarifications
- Eddie Jackson and Allen Robinson are doubtful against the Vikings, but Kyle Long’s return is a strong possibility
- The Spin: Hemp fields in Illinois | Pritzker could get a shot at a gun bill | New mammogram law
- Hyundai Santa Fe se digitaliza
- Dog sled team shows off Huskies at Vernon Hills Winter Fest
- Ariana Grande cancels Las Vegas show, citing illness
- Trying to hire millennials (or keep them from leaving) in 2019? Here’s what they want.
- Another gem: Adam Miller scores 45 points as Morgan Park routs Romeoville in Big Dipper semifinals
- Happy New Year 2019
- Leadership changes abound in Lake Forest and Lake Bluff as 2019 arrives
- Two men rob Sugar Grove gas station, beat up the clerk
- Estudio indica cuál es el automóvil más barato de reparar
- Buick planea vender un nuevo SUV totalmente eléctrico
- Duplex in landmark Ludwig Mies van der Rohe-designed building sells for $1.425M
- Gery Chico would fire Chicago police superintendent, consider suing Indiana and Wisconsin over gun law enforcement
- Year in review: Top entertainment stories of 2018
- Aurora’s top stories of 2018: City holds first pride parade, downtown changes continue and more
- Petition challenges seek to knock 2 Norridge District 80 school board candidates off April ballot
- ¿Por qué a la Generación Z no le interesan los vehículos eléctricos?
- In 2018, change settles in for pared-down Gary schools
- ‘He can do even more’: Erik Gustafsson is having a breakout season but still hasn’t reached his potential
- Gracias a Ford los perros dormirían mejor
- Bill Clinton offers Donald Trump some shutdown advice
- All we need is snow: Winter activities abound in Lake County
- Where’s my flying car? 5 futuristic concepts drivers want most
- 5 tips to entertain like a boss this winter
- 4 things you might not know about prescription drug costs
- Suburban Unity Alliance to host village board, school board candidate forums at Oak Park Library
- Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker could get to sign gun dealer licensing bill approved under Gov. Bruce Rauner
- Mayors and their pliable aldermen: How Chicago voters can remake City Hall
- Lincoln Continental edición de aniversario
- Disabato: Stagg graduate Austin Kelly hopes to end Iowa football career with win in Outback Bowl
- My warped Ouija board betrayed me in 2018, but there’s always next year!
- El auto del futuro se construye en Israel
- Ask Tom: What might have caused lightning flashes inside the house as my mom was witnessing a tornado?
- Jeep Cherokee 2019 con un nuevo estilo exterior
- Norman Gimbel, Oscar, Grammy-winning lyricist of “Killing Me Softly with His Song,” “Happy Days” theme, dies at 91
- An alligator in Lake Michigan and Priscilla Presley in Waukegan among top Lake County stories of 2018
- Suspect in California police officer shooting detained with slain cop’s handcuffs; authorities say gang-affiliated killer planned to flee to Mexico
- Moran: Recalling the celebrity deaths that are harder to recall
- Village trustee, Oak Park and River Forest High School ballot orders set for spring elections
- Wheaton children’s gym sued after boy, 7, dies following fall from zip line
- Rams rule out running back Todd Gurley for regular-season finale
- 12 gyms where you can try really hard to keep your New Year’s resolution
- Saving Grace: Tirzmalis’ emergence helps lift Lake Forest to win over Carmel at Blue Devil Classic
- Shout Out: Brian Schiller, Elmwood Park native, is head of marketing at Winnetka Community House
- Neuqua Valley senior wins Naperville Police Department’s distracted teen driving video contest
- Suspect in country illegally arrested in killing of California police officer
- Jim Peterik brings World Stage show back to Naperville’s Wentz Hall
- Naperville 2018 business recap: Sparrow and Patel Brothers open, Sam’s Club and Land of Nod close
- Week 17 NFL picks against the spread: Will the Colts or Titans claim the final AFC playoff spot, and will the Rams stumble without Todd Gurley?
- House Democrats won’t seat a North Carolina Republican amid questions about integrity of election
- Blanks: Gifted and talented black youth should dare to be the change in the world around them
- Auburn throttles Purdue 63-14 in Music City Bowl
- Down to Business: West Dundee farm-to-table restaurant hoping to fill niche with creative twists on local foods
- Clouds recede as cold air moves into the area
- Wish Grant-ed: Grant Afman goes 4-for-4 in event wins as Munster dominates at Highland swimming invite
- Elvis birthday show features all the eras of the King’s career
- Deerfield’s Cody Goodman ready to do ‘whatever it takes’ to win a state title
- Sears chairman pieces together bid to acquire the bankrupt retailer
- Role players step up as Ridgewood pursues its first league title
- Boy who died in U.S. custody tested positive for influenza; cause of death still under investigation
- Months after his father’s death, Kyle Thomas having a breakout freshman season at St. Joseph
- Confidence game: Derrik Smits tweaks mental approach to emerge as key option for Valparaiso
- Lake County News-Sun Local Scoreboard for Saturday, Dec. 29, 2018
- Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Saturday, Dec. 29, 2018
- Niles police no longer consider fatal crash a hit-and-run; investigation continues
- The wall and Bob Mueller. And Rahm bids adieu. It’s 2018 in a Rhyming Review
- Davich: Pills are needed and wanted, but can pile up into a problem
- After election victories, Madigan to air statewide TV ad in new year saying, ‘Democrats are on your side’
- Protests, safety concerns dominate Northwest Indiana school news for 2018
- Talk of the County: Thoughts on Trump
- West January challenge
- Rookie Chandler Hutchison is trying to make most of an unexpected opportunity: ‘I’ve loved the way he has played’
- Northwest January challenge
- Digest (Dec. 28): Altissimo taking high road to Laurel Park’s Christmastide Day
- Bulls 101, Wizards 92
- DaChaun Anderson delivers double-double, but Leo loses to Bogan in Proviso West tourney semifinals
- Trump reissues threat to close U.S.-Mexico border as GOP and Democrats trade blame for shutdown
- Wild weather: Water rescues in South, heavy snow in Midwest
- ‘We’re learning how to win’: 6 Bulls score in double figures in 101-92 victory over Wizards
- Lake Shore January challenge
- South January challenge
- Post-Tribune January challenge
- Central January challenge
- Near West January Challenge
- North Shore January Challenge
- The Doings January Challenge
- ‘It’s a science now’: For college football’s elite, there’s no such thing as an inexperienced QB anymore
- Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Saturday, Dec. 29. 2018
- House Republicans release findings from probe of FBI, Justice Department
- 5 things parents should know before choosing a summer camp
- Yummy Yemi: Elutilo sinks putback with 2 seconds left to lift Marian Catholic past DePaul Prep in tourney