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- How to get free Starbucks coffee or tea everyday in January
- Second-half Northwestern rally falls short against No. 5 Michigan, 62-60
- Mueller recommends no prison for Flynn, citing substantial cooperation
- Protected by Serven: Junior transfer Connor Serven powers St. Rita past Brother Rice in Catholic League
- Trump administration threatens future of HIV research hub
- Ask Amy: Sometimes a ‘thank you’ is a great gift
- Under Armour and other brands’ basketball shoes rarely, if ever, named for female athletes
- Winnetka man dies in single-car crash in Skokie
- Is Chuy Garcia still a movement progressive, or boss of a new machine?
- Chicago home in The Pearson: $1.2M
- Arthritis at 30? Youth sports injuries can turn into chronic problems, doctors warn
- On the anniversary of Dave Brubeck’s death, the story behind his great jazz Christmas album
- Chocolate, pumpkin, more chocolate and a hint of basil figure in Holiday Cookie Contest winners
- Packers fan asks judge to order Bears to let him wear Green Bay gear on Soldier Field sidelines
- The new Bulls slogan: ‘More Energy and Spirit, Same Stinking You’ve Come to Know and Accept’
- Progress report: Universal’s Endless Summer hotels going up
- Mumps outbreak at Lewis University announced after 1 confirmed case, 7 ‘probable cases’
- ‘The entire thing is frankly a hot mess’: Wisconsin Gov.-elect Tony Evers slams GOP plans to curb his power
- Satanic Temple statue among holiday displays at Illinois Capitol
- Jury awards $21.5M in boy’s drowning death
- Berrios sister, friend quickly land jobs with Illinois secretary of state after assessor ouster
- Bears Q&A: Is the defense struggling against big backs? What’s the prognosis for Kyle Long’s return? Are Chase Daniel’s hands too small?
- Shout Out: Allison Hanscom, Western Springs native and piano teacher
- With or without Bryce Harper, the Nationals have already won the offseason
- Ford, Volkswagen in talks to build VWs at U.S. Ford plants
- Prickly City- switch
- Analysis: How Trump appointees curbed the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
- How TBOX grew into Chicago’s most notorious bar crawl
- What books should entrepreneurs read? 13 books with obvious and surprising lessons for business
- Evanston Ald. Rainey spared from censure, blasted by mayor for attempts to ‘incite and bully’
- Fantasy football Week 14 lineups: Start Drew Brees and sit Matthew Stafford
- Here is how you can be on the next season of MTV’s ‘The Real World’
- Kim Chi talks returning to ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ for holiday special and leaving Chicago
- Urban Meyer manically built a football machine at Ohio State, then meticulously planned his exit
- The heart may pay a price when students use energy drinks to cram for finals
- Why do we miss Chicago restaurants so much when they’re gone? You could write a book
- VNA reflects on 100 years as a public health provider: ‘A lot of the challenges are the same’
- Alliance Steel sees Gary relocation as long-term commitment
- 4 rescued, 18 displaced in Cicero apartment fire
- Cardi B ‘no longer together’ with Offset
- New York City sets $17 minimum wage for Uber, Lyft drivers
- Can the Bears beat the Rams on Sunday night? Check the numbers.
- Rudy Giuliani — the president’s lawyer — tweeted a typo, then invented a conspiracy theory to go with it
- Lake County clerk switches over to Gary council
- ‘Surviving R. Kelly’ documentary screening in New York evacuated over gun threat
- Man City face severe consequences for FFP violations
- I can’t use this Aer Lingus ticket credit. How about an extension?
- Help Them to Hope donations for Dec. 6
- Alliance Steel confirms move from suburban Chicago to Gary
- Las transformaciones de Natalia Clavier
- Berhalter promises ‘attacking-based’ DNA for US national team
- A toddler needs extremely rare blood to beat cancer. The world is helping her find it.
- Southampton hire former RB Leipzig boss Hasenhütll as manager
- Mercury’s revival of ‘Avenue Q’ will end run on Dec. 30
- So long, and remember how good we have it — thanks, in part, to wine
- 5 things with Allen Robinson: His connection with Mitch Trubisky, that catch and his Chicago pizza ruling
- Rick Sutcliffe gets contract extension from ESPN: ‘A terrific analyst who is as dialed into the game as anyone’
- Portillo’s named nation’s No. 1 fast casual restaurant in TripAdvisor rankings
- Federal safety regulators probing suspension part failures in 2013 Nissan Altimas
- Celebran funeral de Estado a George H. W. Bush en Washington
- Marlboro maker Altria exploring move into marijuana market
- We tried all of Aster Hall’s offerings — here are the hits and misses
- Best classical recordings of 2018: Rachel Barton Pine, Yo-Yo Ma top the list
- Best jazz recordings of 2018: Virelles, Harris and Owens make charismatic sounds
- Possible Dial-a-Ride projections discussed in Griffith bid to join North Township
- Man City hold off Watford, extend lead to 5 points
- Treatment with Novel Stroke Device Has 39-Year-Old Stroke Survivor Returning to Marathon Form
- A history of cancer breakthroughs 65 years in the making
- Rule the holidays using Alexa smart home technology
- ASMR: The Incredible Impact of Sound and How It Affects Human Emotion
- ‘Retreat was not an option’: Officer cleared in July shooting of murder suspect in Lakemoor
- Why you should keep holiday traditions alive, even when your kids roll their eyes at them
- Disney World: Animal Kingdom goes dark, gets roomy After Hours
- Shakhtar, Lyon Champions League match moved to Kiev
- Best rock and rap albums of 2018: Sarah Shook, Noname lead the way
- Selle: For legacy resurrection, 45 should eye Bush footprints
- Shout Out: Sister Paulanne Held
- Column: George and Barbara Bush remain the ultimate role models for commitment, loyalty and love
- Estatua de Templo Satánico entre exhibiciones festivas en el Capitolio de Illinois
- Does an expecting parent have to open gifts at the baby shower?
- Golden Globes nominations preview: 5 things to watch for, including ‘Mary Poppins Returns’ vs. ‘Roma’
- Obama and the perpetual presidency
- Remains found near Porter hospital identified as those of woman who left against medical advice
- Bulls take their own breath away in Jim Boylen’s debut loss
- Alderman says Chicago Cubs ownership looking to take him out of the (political) ballgame
- Shout Out: Pamela Zielinski, Cub Scout committee chair
- ‘Daily Show’ host Trevor Noah silenced by a voice issue
- ChicagoNow’s 20 best posts of November 2018
- El ‘salvavidas’ de los Chicago Bulls
- Girls basketball notes: Darlisha Reed makes smooth transition after move to Gavit
- At farewell to Bush, a yearning for decency, moderation and compromise
- Uptown Theatre has already become a magnet for live music and buzz — just hear REO Speedwagon’s reaction
- Lili-Anne Brown to direct cast of Haven’s ‘The Total Bent’
- Homeless man finds $17,000 outside food bank, gives it to a worker inside
- Beer of the Month: Surly Abrasive a double IPA that embraces fruitiness but retains bitterness
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- Letters to the editor
- Waukegan aldermen choose flat property tax levy over proposed increase
- Mets prometen más fichajes al presentar a Canó y Díaz
- Rockford door manufacturer relocating to Wisconsin
- Furious Spoon converting to full service, expanding menu
- Bobtail Ice Cream to be acquired by Ohio company with family ties
- The growing Republican resistance to Trump
- Google’s self-driving Waymo spinoff now testing ride-sharing service
- Cruz Azul sigue buscando acabar con sequía en la Liga MX
- Porchlight announces cast for ‘A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder’
- Man uses gun in cigarette robbery at gas station near Libertyville
- TBOX through the years
- Get your holiday movie fix on the big screen at 5 different Chicago spots
- Funeral de Bush reúne a club de presidentes de EEUU
- Orland Park family donates toys, gift cards to sick kids in memory of teen who died of cancer
- No ruling as judge reviews murder of Michael Jordan’s dad
- Chevrolet presenta la nueva Silverado HD del 2020
- What to know about Netflix’s ‘A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding,’ the sequel to last year’s viral hit
- ZF mostró su concepto de sistema de airbag exterior
- Chicago company says it’s ‘safer than it’s ever been’ after celebs duped into taping anti-Semitic messages
- Atlanta United’s Martinez wins 2018 MLS MVP award
- ‘We are in trouble.’ Global carbon emissions reached a record high in 2018.
- Draco Rosa en Thalia Hall
- Neighbors applaud as Northfield Board unanimously rejects assisted living facility
- $10,000 reward offered for information on slaying of Northwestern student
- Vive Ángela Aguilar un gran año
- ‘The Voice’ fans are furious after this week’s bizarre elimination
- Homer Glen teen who has Down syndrome follows cheerleading passion all the way to nationals
- Text of George W. Bush’s eulogy for his father George H.W. Bush
- Picking the right fight with Green Bay green-and-gold
- Sweaty times for Trump and Co., as Robert Mueller filings turn up the heat
- Photos: African-American Design in Chicago at Cultural Center and Block Museum
- El Foro de Sao Paulo y AMLO
- Hobart road project expected to end Thursday
- Community news
- Report details new allegations of CBS exec Les Moonves’ sexual misconduct
- A tiny button that can save you from sunburn — Northwestern researchers release a next-wave UV sensor
- George H. W. Bush has new admirers in the media
- Speak Out: Kifowit should resign for rude comment, government salaries shocking, Trump uses gut instead of brain, more
- Arlington Heights approves $176 million budget for 2019
- Affordable housing’s upside: a better city
- Protecting children from sexual abuse in schools
- Person of the Year: Donald Trump
- Trump’s arrival to Bush funeral quiets conversation among ex-presidents and their wives
- Shout Out: John Krause, married to his high school sweetheart for nearly 50 years
- Boca Juniors arrive in Madrid for Copa Libertadores final
- Josef Martinez, record-setting goal scorer, wins MLS MVP award
- Duneland schools head to retire
- California: residentes de pueblo incendiado pueden regresar
- Scottie Pippen sues comedian over his mansion’s damage
- ‘Becoming Astrid’ review: How a young writer’s private life fueled the fearless Pippi Longstocking
- Commissioners ‘not bound’ to seek proposals for GPS monitoring
- Girls basketball notes: New coaches enjoy fast starts at West Aurora, Oswego and Plano
- USA Gymnastics files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, citing sex-abuse lawsuit settlements and to delay decertification
- Former Bear Otis Wilson irked by local brewery’s Oatis Wilson IPA limited release
- Ticket alert: Wolverine Hugh Jackman’s first world tour heads to BB&T Center
- Man charged with street racing is YouTuber who posts car videos, boasts online he’s ‘building the fastest Hellcat’
- Which four Florida restaurants made it onto top 100 in U.S. list?
- ESPN returns ‘SportsCenter’ to its roots: ‘I think we miscalculated a little bit’
- Woman identified in stabbing as Waukegan resident; suspect held
- Police: Man charged with murder after telling family victim was sleeping
- Even pension loopholes are protected? Then amend the Illinois Constitution.
- Shout Out: Sarah Goeden, Oak Park actor plays Marie Antoinette in ‘The Revolutionists’
- Wrestling notes: Brothers Payton and Garrett Geigner of Lincoln-Way West eye return to state
- Soil is foil for Indiana 51 bridge rebuild
- Body of missing Lincolnwood woman recovered from North Branch of Chicago River
- Heroin, fentanyl and the need for more opioid prescriptions, not fewer
- Mitch Trubisky says he’s ‘really close’ to 100 percent, expects to play Sunday against Rams
- Kroger and Walgreens want you to have a one-stop shop for food and drugs
- La ciudad de México es otra vez gobernada por una mujer
- ‘One billion percent team effort’ helped plane make emergency landing in Wheeling; pilot says he survived crash 6 years ago
- Camioneros homenajean en peregrinación a la Guadalupana
- Celebration set at Walt Disney’s Northwest Side birth home after 5-year renovation
- Copa del Rey Recap: Barcelona, Sevilla, Atletico Madrid advance to last 16
- After opting out, Glenview to reconsider Cook County minimum wage and paid sick leave ordinances
- Security guards at a liquor store fatally shot a woman in an SUV. Police treated them as the victims.
- Lake County sheriff seeks $360K armored vehicle, but county officials are questioning request
- Port Canaveral officials approve bonds for new terminal for Carnival’s biggest ship
- Speak Out: Government pensions and Indiana
- Ligue 1 Recap: Mbappe rescues PSG, Rennes end Lyon’s unbeaten streak
- El ‘Holiday Train’ recorre Chicago
- Serie A announce date, venue for Italian Super Cup in Saudi Arabia
- The Spin: Tunney vs. Cubs | Chicago Teachers Union endorsement | Wheels of old Democratic machine turning
- New deli, other businesses, eye locations in Montgomery
- Michigan basketball can ‘go all the way’ with a freshman scorer whose name you should know
- Chelsea drift farther from title race after loss to Wolves
- Illinois attorney general sues California woman for allegedly promoting fake taco, bacon and crab fests in Chicago
- Recommendation on whether DuPage Children’s Museum needs to move pushed back to early next year, Naperville officials say
- Are you recycling your plastic beverage containers?
- Wisconsin GOP votes to weaken incoming Democrat who defeated Gov. Walker
- Richarlison rescues Everton from defeat against Newcastle
- The Goodman casts world premiere of ‘How to Catch Creation’
- Fulham’s Ranieri held to draw by former club Leicester
- Shout Out: Stephanie Wonders, a Lake Zurich police officer who started a children’s reading program
- Macron scraps French fuel tax hike amid violent protests
- Crushing Illinois state pensions are locked into the state constitution
- Man United, Arsenal battle to draw in four-goal affair
- ‘Act(s) of God’ from Lookingglass sets its cast
- Jim Boylen trying to toughen up Bulls as Kris Dunn and Bobby Portis increase workloads: ‘We’re old school … There’s no shortcut to conditioning’
- How the look of the 20th century came from Chicago and its African-American designers. Have a 7UP?
- Boystown and Beatrix are some of Chicago’s most popular destinations, according to Lyft
- Hobart native and actor Mike Hatton enjoying Oscar buzz of lastest film ‘Green Book’
- Slowik: Township workers admit roles in campaign to target youth agency
- $27.8M bond sale will fund Longmeadow bridge; 4 percent interest rate means $21M saved over 30 years, officials say
- How will the Bears protect Mitch Trubisky from QB menace Aaron Donald of the Rams?
- Notre Dame’s Brian Kelly wins 1 national coach of the year award; named finalist for another with Northwestern’s Pat Fitzgerald
- West Suburban Local Scoreboard for Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018
- 20-goal season remains the target for Artem Anisimov: ‘You just play the game’
- Shout Out: Derrick Lee, Bears fan who travels from Wisconisin to sell Christmas trees in Evanston
- Zach LaVine’s improved decision making is no passing fancy
- Elmwood Park OKs development that officials expect to ‘transform’ former Sears Automotive site
- Birthday bash: Bryant Brown celebrates turning 18 early by leading Waukegan to win over Warren
- At George H.W. Bush funeral, hope for a kinder, gentler America
- Objectors question petitions from 5 Aurora council candidates
- Baranek: Lynwood’s Frank Gawlinski leaves behind a winning legacy at Southland short tracks
- Ingleside man who was accused of stealing car, shot by cop during confrontation pleads not guilty to multiple felonies
- Bomb threat on Greyhound bus slows traffic on Kennedy
- Palos Park plots westward expansion with possible water park, boutique hotel at Cog Hill
- Aurora budget includes rebate to taxpayers, money for Copley Hospital redevelopment
- Corrections and clarifications
- 8 easy ways to rock your New Year’s Eve style.
- Mokena police seek help in solving burglaries
- Cardinals acquire Cubs nemesis Paul Goldschmidt from Diamondbacks
- Shout Out: Brian Nelson of Glencoe, loves Christmas traditions
- Photo: “What Remains” at the MCA
- Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018
- After big trade, Blackhawks’ Brendan Perlini wants to stop worrying and start having fun
- Before you preheat the oven, consider these holiday expert cookie baking tips
- Huge rally held Wednesday in advance of Geneva teachers, district officials heading back to bargaining table Thursday
- 6 memorable moments from George H.W. Bush’s state funeral
- Ask Tom: How much below normal were November temperatures?
- Attorney Jerry Joyce gets top spot on Chicago mayoral ballot
- Bishop Noll grad Brittany Anderson earns ‘rock star’ status as volleyball and softball player at Valparaiso
- Dolton school security guard who allegedly pulled gun on student prohibited from district property, officials say
- Colder air sweeps in, but sunny days ahead
- Naperville council approves $451M budget, still open to new revenue sources to offset small property tax hike
- Three charged in drug raid that nets 68 pounds of cannabis, valued at $311k, Naperville police say
- Joliet approves 1-year moratorium to limit number of new video gambling licenses
- Growth chart: Bears rookie linebacker Roquan Smith to be tested by Rams play-action passing game
- Facebook allegedly offered advertisers special access to users data, activities
- Judge says court getting to ‘end of’ final pending motions before Portage mayor’s trial
- Saudi-backed lobbyist paid for 500 rooms at Trump’s D.C. hotel just after 2016 election
- Maryland congressional members question university system about football player McNair’s death
- Cruise line’s XL-class ship to be named Carnival Mardi Gras
- Shout Out: Erin Daly, Park Ridge native, embraces the role of Mrs. Claus
- Michigan legalizes marijuana
- Lake County News-Sun Local Scoreboard for Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018
- Just the beginning: Chesterton’s Maisyn Klimczak aims to build on breakout freshman season
- CJ Peters’ top 5 teams and top 10 girls swimmers from the Region for the 2018-19 season
- George W. Bush offers emotional eulogy for his father, a fellow president: ‘Dad is hugging Robin and holding Mom’s hand’
- CPS reaches $1 million settlement with company that won business with help from convicted ex-CEO
- Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018
- Chicago Teachers Union votes to back Toni Preckwinkle in mayor’s race
- ‘Carp cowboys’ round up invasive Asian carp
- Tarkus Ferguson’s triple-double helps UIC beat Illinois State 94-75
- Ohio State 77, Illinois 67
- What does Illinois need to do to draw a crowd at the United Center? Win
- How consumers can make the most of their money, stress less this holiday season
- Easy DIY gifts for everyone on your holiday list
- 5 steps to find the perfect financial planner for you
- Border Patrol agent charged with capital murder in Texas after saying he killed 4 sex workers: prosecutor
- Michigan lawmakers roll back minimum wage hike, sick time rules they passed to keep it off ballot for November voters