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- Arizona man accused of stabbing pregnant Lyft driver to death
- Trump confidant Roger Stone to face federal judge in DC
- Mueller’s Russia investigation ‘close to being completed,’ says acting attorney general
- Kenosha man charged with reckless homicide of ISP trooper investigating I-294 crash
- Where to eat during Chicago Restaurant Week? Check out our daily reviews
- ‘Hamilton: The Exhibition’ tickets in Chicago will go on sale Feb. 15
- Ask Amy: Wife’s text-flirting compels husband to spy
- Calendar: Learn to dance ‘country with a little ballroom’ in Mundelein
- Early voting is underway in Chicago’s election. Here’s what you need to know.
- It’s National Plan for Vacation Day, and we’ve got some ideas about where to go
- Polar bears at the zoo will love the arctic weather, but other Chicago animals could face fight for survival
- Racism and the gun rights movement: Too close for comfort
- Union backs Preckwinkle, and she’s got its back
- Woman dies after head-on crash into Gresham viaduct
- PSG acquire Argentine midfielder Paredes from Zenit
- ‘I’m safe here’: Transgender inmate describes life at Illinois women’s prison after rare transfer based on gender identity
- What visitors see and hear at Holy Land Experience
- Free bacon at McDonald’s during Bacon Hour on Tuesday
- Chicago police rescue man from Lake Michigan after he jumped in after his dog
- Cubs’ Tom Ricketts gives Bill Daley $25K in Chicago mayor’s race
- Bears’ bold trade for Khalil Mack transformed a good defense into an elite one
- Chicago’s deep freeze (and the winter so far) in 5 charts
- PG&E, largest utility company in U.S., files for bankruptcy after California wildfires
- As Chicago braced for dangerous cold, Trump joked about global warming
- How Chicago became a shot and a beer AND a burger town — and where to get the best combos
- Federal employees back on the job in D.C.: Workplace reunions, forgotten IT passwords, ‘4,459 emails’ in inboxes
- Free-for-all: Your guide to free activities in Chicago
- Cubs aren’t afraid to look at Drew Storen and other relievers with injury histories
- Beer, who? Celebrate cider with tap takeovers and parties during Chicago Cider Week
- Catch the game with 12 Super Bowl 2019 food and drink specials
- Howard Schultz calls Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ‘a bit misinformed’ when it comes to taxing the wealthy
- Morata: ‘Lo más importante es que estoy aquí’
- The Chicago winter music festival is officially a thing that includes Wintercamp
- Your baby’s cold may be RSV, a respiratory illness
- Armstrong: Time for overly zealous parents and fans to turn down the heat on officials
- Michael Jackson’s family calls ‘Leaving Neverland’ reaction a ‘public lynching’
- 5 things we heard at the Super Bowl’s Opening Night, including retirement speculation and a free-agent kicker
- Forgot what Chicago summer looks like? New episode of ‘My Big Fat Fabulous Life’ will remind you
- Twinkies and tapeworms: 7 quirky (and risky) diets you probably shouldn’t try
- ‘I have to be stronger’: Blackhawks prospect Adam Boqvist has the talent, but is he ready for the NHL?
- Prickly City-the moderates
- ‘My Dolly and Me’: Park district program welcomes children and their dolls in Oak Park
- Women-focused workspaces on the rise in #MeToo era
- 5-bedroom Park Tower condo owned by former Kraft exec sells for $6.958 million
- What’s behind our extreme weather alerts fascination?
- AMLO subastará vehículos oficiales para financiar la Guardia Nacional
- ‘The Bachelor’ turns serious, as a contestant reveals she was raped in college
- President Trump dismisses tell-all book as ‘made up stories’
- ‘The elderly are especially vulnerable’: Oak Park police warn about home repair burglary scams
- My worst moment: Adam Pally and how he thinks about the time Chance the Rapper didn’t recognize him ‘four times a day’
- Shaila Dúrcal: Más que un homenaje a su madre
- EEUU cae en el índice de corrupción
- Is it ‘game over’ for GameStop? Retailer, battling streaming trends, drops effort to sell itself
- Disney reveals more about Skyliner’s gondola designs
- 5 Ways to Choose More Pleasure in Your Life
- With critical illness insurance you can focus on what matters most if you get sick (Infographic)
- Cafe, retail spaces coming to Main Street in Barrington
- ‘Esto no es Berlín’ o el retrato de los rebeldes y ‘agridulces’ años 80 en México
- Elmhurst committee votes against hoop houses in backyards
- Fox Valley residents stock up ahead of bone-chilling cold weather
- Read the inspector general report on Chicago elections board
- CSO 2019-20 season announcement: Beethoven’s 250th, world premieres and ‘Harry Potter’
- Trump tariffs, U.S. sales woes do a number on Harley-Davidson profits
- Sample some of Duck Duck Goat’s vast menu for Restaurant Week
- Blotter: Financial information stolen from Winnetka resident
- Aurora homeless shelter ready for winter’s worst
- Be it age or injury, Tiger Woods now begins the year at a slower pace
- Harlem Irving Plaza outlines plans for former Carson’s building
- Shout Out: Astrid Rehbock, Kenilworth resident via Costa Rica
- Demencia, un dilema laboral
- Hinsdale village president’s proposal for middle school parking deck doesn’t appear to satisfy District 181 officials
- Comcast offering free use of Chicago-area Wi-Fi hot spots during extreme cold
- Club Pilates opens on Lake Street in Oak Park
- UIC gets $12 million for Hispanic health study
- Free ticket to see ‘Black Panther’ at AMC Theatres
- Burr Ridge officials say budget surplus will help pay for 2020 road projects
- Dennis Miller to be less political at Genesee show
- Odd-looking growth called witch’s broom is not harmful — most of the time
- Updated list: Chicago-area theater, music, museum and cultural venues closing due to weather
- 5 truths about Chicago winters, after 2 decades of enduring them
- Dangerous cold temperatures move into Glenview, Northbrook areas following snow storm
- El concejal Daniel Solís hacía tratos a cambio de Viagra y actos sexuales, dicen los federales
- Disgraced for publicly turning on Jay Cutler, Aaron Kromer is back at the top with the Rams at the Super Bowl
- Evanston officially settles lawsuit for $1.25 million with man arrested for allegedly stealing his own car
- The polar vortex explained
- ‘LuLaRoe tricked consumers into buying into its pyramid scheme,’ alleges Washington state
- Column: Appearances do matter, even with the installation of solar panels and other renewable energy
- Unraveling the mystery of the engine oil dipstick
- Keeping Fido safe in the freezing weather
- Moran: Nature reclaims even shoveled sidewalks as brutal wind builds up steam
- Deep Dish Baseball podcast: Recapping SoxFest and a conversation with White Sox draft pick Nick Madrigal
- Speak Out: Legalizing marijuana, government shutdown
- Is a cashless Super Bowl coming? Visa says yes — but not this year
- 75-year-old man identified as victim in Libertyville snow plow collision
- Cold weather postpones meeting on massive Sugar Grove project
- Valverde dreams of night to ‘remember’ in Copa del Rey
- Was the tiny Gold Star Sardine Bar Chicago’s greatest nightclub ever?
- Virgin Voyages’ new adults-only cruise ship Scarlet Lady coming into focus
- Man charged in fatal Blue Island hit-and-run
- ‘Bonnie and Clyde: The Musical’ comes to Skokie Theatre stage
- Disney: Acts announced for expanded Garden Rocks concert series
- El mexicano Diego Reyes vuelve a la liga española
- Atacan en Chicago a Jussie Smollett, actor de ‘Empire’, ‘Esta es tierra MAGA’, le dijeron
- Lions Club tradition continues: Officials say ‘Tuscano’ Wild Game Dinner raised more than $10,000
- Ricardo Peláez le llama la atención al técnico Caixinha
- The lowest-paid shutdown workers — the contractors — aren’t getting back pay
- Polémica sobre asimilación de hispanos de EEUU
- Chivas Femenil posa en la Minerva
- Miguel Layún cerca de llegar a Rayados
- ‘How to Catch Creation’ at Goodman Theatre poses a lovely question — but doesn’t yet have all the answers
- Flaw in FaceTime allows eavesdropping; Apple disables group chat, plans fix
- ‘Wizard of Oz’ in Oak Lawn hones in on home
- New Oak Park ordinance designates FOIA officers, returns power to village clerk
- Bearman is a finalist for the Hall of Fans. If he gets a knock on his door Friday at the Super Bowl, he’s in.
- Italian coach banned 5 months for head-butting and encouraging player to ‘break the legs’ of an opponent: ‘The decision has left us genuinely perplexed’
- Is it ever too cold for delivery pizza? Chicago’s about to find out
- Skokie nonprofits make their case for grant funding
- ‘I had no idea of the complexity of it all’: Bremen District 228 administrators, students switch roles
- Kohl’s tries Weight Watchers with in-store studio, kitchen products
- Qatar reach Asian Cup final past UAE amid shoe throwing
- Galaxy sign Mexican mid Antuna on loan from Man City
- Porter commissioners vote to spend $1.8 million on new election equipment
- Tom Brokaw was wrong about immigrants but not alone
- More than 3,500 solar panels being installed at the city’s water reclamation center to generate power for Naperville
- What’s happening in Park Ridge: Kiwanis Club hosts spaghetti dinner; ‘That’s Amore!’ comes to St. Mary’s
- Carpentersville cuts a deal for free online videos to promote the village that could benefit businesses, too
- Here’s what you need to know about Huawei and why Washington worries about it
- A real-life Puppy Bowl is coming to Chicago on Super Bowl Sunday
- Naperville People in the News
- ‘On Clover Road’ a new thriller by Steven Dietz, who calls Chicago ‘my New York’
- Comings & Goings: Former Clark Station in Bridgeview to become 7-Eleven
- District 308 school board members have questions about proposed budget cuts
- Kick up your Super Bowl menu with roasted green chiles
- Kick up your Super Bowl menu with roasted green chiles
- Valparaiso agency on lookout for city’s homeless
- Shout Out: Elise Marie Davis, a director at Broken Nose Theatre who graduated from Lake Zurich
- John Malkovich will play a Harvey Weinstein-like character in new David Mamet play ‘Bitter Wheat’
- Lake County News-Sun Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019
- What Roger Goodell says on pass interference and replay in his Super Bowl address will matter this year
- It’s so cold, even Ice Castles is temporarily shutting down
- The Supreme Court returns to gun rights and gun control
- Living with inadequate heat? Contact police, Park Ridge and Niles officials say
- Former Woodstock principal who was convicted in stealing from school-related funds is charged with DUI
- Northbrook village president discusses ComEd, Grainger property in ‘State of the Village’ address
- Almost Home’s pending meals program at Oak Lawn restaurants lets anyone treat people who are hungry to a meal
- Supporters of Hinsdale District 86 referendum seek municipal support for $140 million bond referendum
- West Suburban Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019
- Pelosi, Trump have few incentives to compromise, so madness will continue
- Hunker down Chicago: Subzero temps for next 45 hours could be one of city’s longest streaks
- Boys basketball notes: Jaden Henderson glad to step up and provide more scoring, leadership for Jacobs
- Sports calendar: Golf lessons begin in February in Tinley Park, more
- Buzz Café receives first Oak Park BYO liquor license; trustees to debate ‘onerous’ fees
- Middle Brow finally arrives after 8-year journey with opening of Bungalow brewpub
- Ald. Matthew O’Shea: I made a bad joke about a serious matter
- James Ingram, known for hits ‘Baby, Come to Me’ and ‘Somewhere Out There,’ dies at 66
- Chicago’s ‘frozen woman’: The amazing, true story of Dorothy Mae Stevens
- El Galaxy ficha a joven volante mexicano del Man City
- Gurnee Village Board told state legislation could change regulations on ethylene oxide emissions
- Warming centers, homeless shelters, police mobilize efforts to get all under a roof as polar vortex blast moves through Elgin
- Retired deputy police chief returns to Vernon Hills as assistant village manager
- To panic or not to panic: There’s mold in your kids’ bath toys
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- Undecided in the mayor’s race? Join the club!
- Here’s the secret to living to 90 years old, study says
- Talk of the County: MAGA hat teen ‘has more integrity and wisdom’ than left-wing media
- Glencoe establishes Hall of Fame with 150 inaugural members
- Church news: Evening With a Princess event set in Tinley Park, more
- Hobart firefighters ready for calls, warming shelter in fridgid temperatures
- Talk of the County: Super Bowl should be called ‘Referee Bowl’
- Talk of the County: Where was March for Life coverage?
- Chicago politicians call for reform, following report House Speaker Michael Madigan was secretly recorded
- Apple to fix FaceTime bug that allows eavesdropping
- Houston chief: 5 undercover officers injured in drug raid
- Naperville native who lived in Antarctica advises his hometown how to stay warm during record cold
- Disabato: Youthful Hillcrest could be a force when boys basketball playoffs begin
- Wednesday’s polar vortex could bring boom or bust for ride-share and taxi drivers
- Tony Romo, master of predicting plays, calls the final score of Super Bowl LIII
- Merrillville couple convicted of conspiring to rob Gary post office
- Jay Feely runs through the top available kickers for the Bears but keeps asking himself, ‘Why didn’t they just keep Robbie Gould?’
- La Grange flood projects to continue through 2026
- Storm Solis
- Bears name former Chiefs assistant Mark DeLeone inside linebackers coach
- AMLO y Fox, pleito de vecindad
- Shout Out: Tony Grammatis of Donny G’s restaurant in Elmwood Park
- DePaul offers free covered parking, Loyola gives away beanies as both play scheduled games in Chicago’s record cold
- Is your car ready for the cold? Last-minute tips on what to check, what to have
- House Speaker Michael Madigan: ‘To my knowledge, I am not under investigation’
- Government buildings, agencies, courts announce weather-related closures
- With arctic temperatures predicted, we’re keeping track of closures in Evanston and Skokie
- Aurora hopes project will make traffic run smoother on Indian Trail
- These Southland pets need new homes
- Viral photo of Cook County Jail inmates shoveling sparks backlash
- A heartburn-friendly guide to big game eating (Infographic)
- Getting the care you need: Find your health care ‘quarterback’
- Popular diet now offers a keto-friendly program (Video)
- Building a new home? Protect yourself against today’s faster, scarier fires
- Recomendaciones para evitar la hipotermia
- El mito del muro perfecto
- Elgin Symphony brings the romance in next concert
- Chicago elections board not ready for hackers or natural disaster, City Hall watchdog finds
- Ask Tom: What is Chicago’s record for most consecutive hours of subzero temperatures?
- Shout Out: Barbara Zahora, Oak Park Festival Theatre artistic director
- Are Cook County Jail inmates expected to work outside in freezing weather?
- The great big polar vortex of 2019. The coldest temps, or so they warned, Chicago’s ever seen.
- Bitter cold prompts Wednesday closure of Wilmette, Winnetka and Glencoe schools and libraries
- Warming shelters available in Lake, Porter counties
- Fulham rally from 2-0 down to beat Brighton
- Four Lake County school districts among first recipients of state’s new property tax relief grant
- Man hospitalized after being struck by train in downtown Elgin, Metra spokeswoman says
- Chicago’s longest stretches of below zero temperatures
- Arnautovic suffers injury in West Ham’s loss at Wolves
- Man City’s title bid dealt blow after loss to Newcastle
- ‘We can … save these hospitals’: Weiss, Westlake, West Suburban sold for $70 million to for-profit firm
- ‘Operation Illinois Politics’: The FBI is on the prowl
- Highland Park City Council gives initial approval of 171-unit apartment project amid objections from residents
- USMNT defender Miazga debuts in Reading’s draw at Bolton
- Montgomery trustees turn down plan for tires-to-oil plant
- Elgin cold weather closings for Wednesday and Thursday
- Guingamp eliminate Monaco from League Cup in Jardim’s return
- Slowik: Blue Island mayor quashes council effort to investigate vehicle purchases
- Man charged in state trooper’s death had cannabis in system, tried to pass on shoulder when his car struck cop, prosecutors say
- Cardiff fall against Arsenal after tribute to Sala
- Two years after Matthew Lange’s murder ‘the wounds are still there’
- To the man who murdered my friend Hadiya: We all lost our lives that day
- Piatek nets brace to lead Milan past Napoli in Coppa quarters
- Man United’s win streak ends with late draw against Burnley
- After 13 days of snow, temperatures plummet in Chicago area as polar vortex cold snap begins
- Trump friend Roger Stone pleads not guilty in Russia probe case
- Ald. Daniel Solis stepping down as City Council’s Zoning Committee chairman
- He saved his dog, but police had to save him. The man’s advice: Don’t take your dog near the lake during the polar vortex
- 50-plus Naperville businesses to be closed Wednesday because of bitter, subzero temps
- Bear Download podcast: Catching up on Pro Bowl week and a busy offseason
- Everton spoil Siewert’s coaching debut at Huddersfield
- Two stoppage-time goals push Valencia to Copa semis past Getafe
- Naperville’s D203 superintendent a Twitter influencer and a meme machine — especially when students want a day off
- Southland residents hit stores for supplies as historic cold front nears
- Lake County will see unprecedented closings of offices due to record low temperatures
- Water main breaks common during cold snaps; more than 41 Naperville homes affected since Tuesday
- University of Illinois plans in-state tuition freeze for 5th straight year
- Las cortes de Inmigración y las del Condado de Cook estarán cerradas miércoles y jueves por el intenso frío
- Public to get look at Orland Park Triangle plans
- Lyft is offering free rides to Chicago warming centers through Friday night; Uber through Thursday
- Animals just as vulnerable as humans when it comes to frostbite, death during subzero weather
- Tow operator testifies about alleged bribe to Portage mayor
- Naperville cold weather closings
- The Spin: FBI records Madigan | Hackers and city elections | Michael Cohen’s Chicago attorneys
- NBA fines Anthony Davis $50K over public trade demand
- With all due respect, you really should take this Twitter poll right now
- Dangerous cold continues into Thursday, gives way to much warmer weekend
- El jueves no habrá clases en escuelas de CPS debido al clima
- Woman carrying her baby dies after falling down stairs in New York subway
- Testimony by intelligence chiefs on global threats highlights differences with Trump
- FBI finds no specific motive in Vegas shooting that killed 58
- Russia secretly offered North Korea a nuclear power plant in exchange for dismantling weapons, officials say
- Stacey Abrams to give Democrats’ response to Trump’s State of the Union address
- House Speaker Michael Madigan’s public and private roles back in spotlight after bombshell involving Ald. Danny Solis
- Frío extremo detiene la entrega de correo
- Venezuelan officials seek to block U.S.-supported opposition leader Juan Guaidó from leaving the country, freeze his assets
- Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019
- Trump’s company plans to expand check of employees’ legal status following report that it hired undocumented workers for years
- Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019
- Aurora hunkers down for Arctic blast
- British Parliament says Britain shouldn’t leave European Union without Brexit deal
- Northwestern goes cold in 70-52 loss at No. 21 Maryland
- Wayne Selden is relishing his chance with the Bulls: ‘I love it here’
- Ald. Daniel Solis, who wore wire for FBI, paid himself hundreds of thousands of dollars from campaign fund
- Nets 122, Bulls 117
- ‘This isn’t going to break us’: Short-handed Valparaiso falls to Missouri State in overtime
- 4 things you might not know about picking lights for your desk