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- Alabama returns to the CFP final for 4th straight season with 45-34 win against Oklahoma
- 75 shot: Examining Chicago police clearance rates for the most violent weekend of 2018
- Ask Amy: Sibling frets about cultural appropriation
- 5 ways to protect your voice in winter weather: Tips from Jennifer Hudson’s doctor
- It happened again: Notre Dame mauled in its hunt for the national title, this time 30-3 by Clemson
- 2020 vision: A healthy and improved Leonard Floyd clearly looks like he’s part of the Bears’ future
- Success in 2019 has better chance with review of strategic plan
- Al “Canelo”, 2018 le trajo redención, títulos y mucho dinero
- How the Bears’ faith in GM Ryan Pace led them back to the playoffs
- Firmino’s hat trick leads Liverpool thrashing of Arsenal
- Serie A Recap: Ronaldo leads Juventus past Sampdoria, Napoli fans honor Koulibaly
- Reconciliarse con la vida y ‘volar’
- The year in questionable behavior: Sammy Sosa, John Fox, Fox-TV, Urban Meyer and more
- Wolves late rally puts dent in Tottenham title hopes
- Watford snatch late draw against visiting Newcastle
- 15 things to do with the kids Dec. 31 to Jan. 6
- Camarasa’s stunner lifts Cardiff past Leicester
- Brighton snap winless streak with win over Everton
- Ranieri ‘wanted to kill’ Kamara after PK miss in loss to Huddersfield
- Haslam, Edwards families reach agreement to take over Crew SC
- Election Day voter registration proposed in Indiana
- Rangers boss Gerrard earns first Old Firm win over Celtic
- New Year’s Eve emotional exorcism must precede changes in new year
- ‘High flyers’ seek college degree while still in high school
- Sunday storylines: Kyle Long’s recovery optimism, the Bears’ playoff veterans and their Minneapolis misery
- Kante’s goal gives Chelsea narrow victory over Crystal Palace
- Miguel Herrera: “No tengo que recomendar nada a Martino, sí darle el apoyo”
- No talk of solution to shutdown, president tweets blame
- Help Them to Hope donations for Dec. 31
- Tom Weisner’s footprint in Aurora was wide and deep
- Minimum wage rising in 20 states and numerous cities
- Rookie goalie Collin Delia has earned the right to start the Winter Classic for the Blackhawks
- Top stories of 2018: Waukegan District 60 school board candidates cite controversies, poor morale in deciding to run for office
- DeRay Davis’ night of comedy at Arie Crown is stuck in a sexist time
- Man City beat Southampton to end losing streak
- Gary standoff ends peacefully
- Isco: “Quiero continuar en el Real Madrid”
- Burnley end losing streak after win over West Ham
- Year ahead: 2019 in Libertyville, Mundelein and Vernon Hills
- The name game: A few athletes who figure to emerge in 2019
- Highland Park raises some city fees in 2019
- Community news
- Quickly: Trump is a salesman without morals, the wall has nothing to do with border security, Trump ruins the ruse
- Five-vehicle pileup on I-94 in South Holland leaves one dead, three injured
- France’s World Cup, Real Madrid’s roller coaster and the best of 2018
- Miami coach Mark Richt retires after Hurricanes finish season 7-6, says it ‘was my decision’
- Pinta Prince Royce su año de colores
- Assault weapons suit, affordable housing and new superintendent are stories to watch in 2019
- Lake County residents have a variety of New Year’s Eve options
- French bistro Chez Benoit opens in Highland Park
- Ask Tom: When does the lake start freezing in the Chicago area?
- North Shore towns look to ease the reverse commute to suburban corporate offices
- With Clemson and 2018 in the rearview, 3 thoughts on what comes next for Notre Dame
- ‘A Star Is Born,’ ‘Black Panther’ tunes lead the 2018 movie songs playlist
- Trump’s lying is second nature
- ‘Bird Box’ director Susanne Bier on Sandra Bullock’s portrayal of ‘forceful’ motherhood
- ‘Aquaman’ stays strong with $51.5 million in second weekend
- Patricia Dean, producer at Chicago TV stations, NU journalism professor, dies at 72
- Eric Cannon and Waubonsie Valley unable to overcome first-half struggles in loss to Cary-Grove
- No. 2 Notre Dame women give coach Muffet McGraw her 900th career victory
- Big finish: Waukegan, Libertyville win finales to finish 3-1 at Wheeling
- Deerfield audiology office makes it a holiday to remember for two contest winners
- Parallel programs Northwestern and Utah hoped to see each other in Pasadena, but Holiday Bowl will do
- A year of unprecedented deception: Trump averaged 15 false claims a day in 2018
- Former U.S. commander Stanley McChrystal calls Trump dishonest and ‘immoral’
- Shawn Washington puts versatility on display as Morgan Park wins second straight Big Dipper title
- Indiana trooper helps reunite missing husky with owners after she went missing in a car crash
- Dudan que dos millones festejen Año Nuevo en NYC
- Eastern Illinois beats North Alabama in nonconference finale
- Worth the wait: Ahron Ulis gets his chance, leads Marian Catholic past Homewood-Flossmoor for title
- Former Bulls player and coach Adrian Griffin is making an impact in Toronto
- TSA to deploy more floppy-ear dogs because they’re less scary than pointy-ear dogs
- John Kelly paints yet another dim portrait of Trump
- Taking charge: Josh Davis fires up in second half, leads Munster past Griffith for title
- Edgewater groups protest Loyola’s planned demolition of apartment building, historic home
- Federal government shutdown enters second week with no resolution in sight
- Stantis Best 2018
- Seven people injured after jet bridge collapses at BWI Airport, FAA says
- Blackhawks acquire Drake Caggiula and Jason Garrison from the Oilers for Brandon Manning and a prospect
- Tribune Publishing continues investigation of malware attack as some processes still affected
- West Suburban Local Scoreboard for Monday, Dec. 31, 2018
- Cook County sheriff’s deputy charged with criminal sexual assault, held without bail
- Lake County News-Sun Local Scoreboard for Monday, Dec. 31, 2018
- Chicago area to slip, then slosh into 2019
- Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Monday, Dec. 31, 2018
- Northwestern shrugs off slow start, beats Columbia 75-54
- Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Monday, Dec. 31, 2018
- Roofer who died in River North parking garage blaze identified
- Week 17: Bears 24, Vikings 10
- Playwright and cast serve dinner at police district that lost five officers this year
- Bears miss out on first-round bye but have plenty of momentum heading into the playoffs
- Prominent No. 13 selections in the NFL draft
- Buccaneers fire coach Dirk Koetter after 3 seasons
- More Nick Foles magic helps Eagles clinch playoff spot, earn date with the Bears
- Anthony Miller’s day shortened by shoulder injury, but Kyle Long’s return a success
- ‘Road-dog mentality’ not enough to lift the Bulls in 95-89 loss to the Raptors
- Lindsey Graham says Trump is slowing down planned withdrawal from Syria
- Lion escapes locked area and kills worker at North Carolina wildlife conservatory before being shot dead
- 12-4 Bears will host the Eagles in a wild-card game at 3:40 p.m. on Sunday
- Play of the game: Taylor Gabriel stretches the field to set up two-score lead for the Bears
- The Vikings offense wasn’t ready for this kind of fight. The Bears defense was clearly playoff ready.
- 3 keys revisited after the Bears kicked the Vikings into their offseason
- Raptors 95, Bulls 89
- No party like a garage party for these Bears fans
- Bears’ offensive success in Week 17 bodes well for the playoffs: ‘We have a little bit of everything’
- Miami Hurricanes head coaches dating to 1971