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Freebies and deals for Super Bowl LIII
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Pelosi and Trump harden positions on border wall, casting doubt on compromise
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National signing day preview: What’s left for Notre Dame, Illinois and Northwestern to do in the Class of 2019, and where did their top signees wind up in final rankings?
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Trump enters the 2020 election cycle with a massive fundraising lead over Democrats
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Read the 230-page Chicago police consent decree
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Ask Amy: Insecurities are triggered by jealousy
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Trump considera ‘pérdida de tiempo’ negociaciones con demócratas sobre muro
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January’s Moutza of the Month: So many worthy candidates
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Our choices for Chicago City Council: Wards 7-11
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Newly revived African-American studies class at Waukegan High School aims to go beyond ‘heroes and holidays’
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While you were out: At home for two days during the cold snap? Here’s top business news you may have missed.
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Secret depositions in Madigan lawsuit show ties between Illinois House speaker’s operatives, alleged sham candidates
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Old jail in Galena has been named the best B&B in the U.S. by TripAdvisor travelers
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Stephen Colbert is obsessed with Chicago’s cold snap
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This Week in Naperville
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As face-freezing weather subsides, Chicagoans ready for a break: ‘Zero is going to feel warm’
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Judge approves historic court order aimed at reforming Chicago Police Department: ‘Let us begin’
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University of Iowa college student found dead near his dorm, likely frozen to death: officials
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McGrath: Fledgling comedian who would go on to be Bernie Mac gave rookie teacher a freshman lesson
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Top-tier ball skills have made Eddie Jackson one of the NFL’s elite safeties
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Get down with the schnitzel during Restaurant Week now that it’s back at Funkenhausen
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Who will win the Super Bowl, Patriots or Rams? Tribune experts are split
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‘The man who attacked me works in your kitchen’: How the victim of a serial groper took justice into her own hands
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How Walter Payton’s Super Bowl ring ended up in a college kid’s couch
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How Walter Payton’s Super Bowl ring ended up in a college kid’s couch
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Nearly half of U.S. adults have heart or blood vessel disease
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U.S. adds 304,000 jobs in January, making it a record 100 straight months of gains
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Column: After their fathers died of drug overdoses, 2 kids are on a crusade to end opioid abuse
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Davich: Best bet on the Super Bowl? Just enjoy it
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‘A Raisin in the Sun’ in Chicago Heights shows struggle against prejudice
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In time for Black History Month, prominent African-Americans finally get the obituaries they were denied
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Detectives piecing together ‘digital puzzle’ as they investigate report of attack on ‘Empire’ actor Jussie Smollett
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Stunning photos capture Chicago’s beauty during the polar vortex
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Matthew McConaughey flop ‘Serenity’ is so bad that its film company gave up on promoting it
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White Detroit cop uses Black History Month Snapchat filter to mock woman whose car he impounded, made walk in negative temps
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Early issuance of food stamps now forcing recipients to cope with long gap in aid
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‘Build the Peach!’: Late-night hosts mock Trump’s insistence that ‘A WALL is a WALL!’
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Julius Peppers thanks Bears and fans in retirement letter: ‘I’ll always love the city of Chicago’
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Naperville People in the News
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After leading the World Juniors in goals, Blackhawks prospect Philipp Kurashev has his sights set on the NHL
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Cyr: Outer space successes should inspire Earth
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Winter is the time for critters to chew on your car’s wiring, but here are some tips to stop it
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Down to Business: Shyft, a boutique fitness studio in Naperville, caters to those wanting personal attention
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Prickly City- scary
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Virgin Voyages reveals destinations, cabin details for Scarlet Lady
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Indiana, Kentucky join Planned Parenthood’s western alliance
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Chesterton boy serves as ‘chief inspiration officer’ of feeding-tube food startup
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Dashcam video shows officer shooting at car involved in January high-speed chase through west suburbs
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5 for romance: Valentine’s Day events let you share the love
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A common denominator in Northwest Indiana’s pay-to-play towing investigations: ‘Individual A’
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Tinley street work subject of open house
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Women will surround President Trump at the State of the Union address
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Lake County sheriff’s patrols target impaired drivers over Super Bowl weekend
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How are those Trader Joe’s, Costco and Aldi beers? We taste 30 to find the best, not bad and worst
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Chicago charter teachers reject contract proposal days before Feb. 5 strike deadline
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Disney on Ice in Chicago: Let it go, Elsa, ‘Coco’ rules the ice now
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Jay Cutler disputes his apathetic reputation: ‘If I didn’t care, I would have quit’
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Keep it, sell it or give it back? What to do with rings post-divorce
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Oak Park Township assessor: First installment of property tax bills due March 1
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Measles outbreak spreads, is it the fault of the anti-vaxers?
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Here’s why a portion of the Pedway was closed during Friday morning rush
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3 Facts About Heart Disease That Might Save Your Life
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The Onion: Nature’s Ninja (Infographic)
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Starbucks must walk political tightrope as ex-CEO Schultz weighs presidential run
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Speak out: What really is Pritzker’s plan for Illinois?
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Best Chicago hotels: TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Awards
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Lindsey Vonn to retire from ski racing after the world championships, saying her knees are ‘broken beyond repair’
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South suburban schools in line for millions in state grants, would need to abate taxes
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Lyin’ Donald Trump is allergic to intelligence
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Letter: It is time to stop hounding Trump
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Children’s menus revised for health concerns, evolving palates: ‘Kids are not born with an innate desire for chicken nuggets’
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Schools in Deerfield, Lake Forest again cancel classes after extreme cold creates busing issues
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Review: ‘Russian Doll,’ a beautiful puzzle of a series so good you’ll watch it twice
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Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management names new dean
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Butler District 53 students have school at home during arctic blast
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‘Russian Doll’: Natasha Lyonne, Amy Poehler and Leslye Headland dissect their trippy Netflix comedy
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Clásico en la Copa del Rey: Barcelona-Real Madrid en semis
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Former contestant on ‘The Voice’ to perform at Aurora Food Truck Festival
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Cubs pack up the trucks for spring training
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Gladys Knight on why she’ll sing the anthem at Super Bowl
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It started with a block of cheese. Now, America’s politicians can’t stop making ridiculous Super Bowl bets.
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Cubs say Wrigley Field’s extensive renovations are ‘on schedule’ as team heads to spring training
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Highland Park family relaunches stuffed-animal charity drive in memory of son known for Katrina donations
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Sismo de 6.5 sacude el sur y genera evacuación en Ciudad de México
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Quickly
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Giant team opening Bucktown cocktail bar, aiming for summer
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Super Bowl beer ad with whispering, tapping hopes to give you brain tingles via ASMR
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Oscars telecast won’t leave out ‘RBG’ and ‘Mary Poppins Returns’ songs after all. Here’s why
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Gov. J.B. Pritzker orders stepped-up fight against HIV
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Hammond Mayor McDermott says he’s working to bring convention center to Highland
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Don’t fall for the ‘Today’ show smoke screen with Cody Parkey. For the Bears, it’s all about his misses.
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Malort Chai-town Latte — the most Chicago coffee ever — has a surprising origin story
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Super Bowl beer ad with whispering, tapping hopes to give you brain tingles via ASMR
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A thumbs-up for Illinois’ digital privacy law
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Frío extremo tendrá final abrupto en centro norte de EEUU
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After years of tinkering, Amaro Amorino distiller creates a bitter that would make grandpa proud
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Artists Cafe takes its final bow after nearly 60 years in Loop
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Sierra Club brings back group to monitor runoff into Fox River, other waterways
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What will change about the Chicago police under the consent decree?
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Indiana legislators, industry experts bet on successful sports betting law
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Joshua Harmon’s ‘Admissions’ to hit Chicago’s Theater Wit this spring
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Church news
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Normal CTA Blue Line service resumes, hours after stretch of third rail falls over on O’Hare line
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Canadian developer pays $38 million for Greyhound’s Goose Island bus maintenance facility
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Infrastructure upgrades, economic development remain top priorities for Lake Zurich in 2019
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Barcelona draw Real Madrid in Copa del Rey semifinals
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Undefeated Maximus Mischief jumps on Derby trail in Holy Bull
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Veteran chef Cory Morris takes the reins at Nacional 27
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Good Samaritans who moved more than 100 people from tents to a hotel are ‘just regular people trying to help’
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Chicago’s longest stretches of below zero temperatures
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Porter County taking new look at renovation plans for old jail
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At 52 hours, cold stretch was Chicago’s 4th-longest stint below zero on record
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City of Naperville to hire consultant for guidance on future land use, trends
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Berg: Feds drilling to the core of Illinois power, politics
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Can Howard Schultz, who is mulling presidential bid, help end our addiction to government debt?
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Quickly
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Aurora businesses work to make something positive from polar vortex
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Man recorded yelling racial insults at black teenagers in Miami is a partner in Wok ‘n Fire restaurants
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Bears to raise season ticket prices by an average of 4.1 percent and will have mobile-only entry in 2019
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Ex-Lake County Councilman Jamal Washington charged with battery against ‘political ally’
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With ‘Sunshine Rock’ Bob Mould has a head-scratcher that works
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Bulls waive Carmelo Anthony — without him playing a single game — and make another cash-related trade
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Joliet mayor sued for $50K after he hit driver with city-owned car
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Quickly
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Why is the right still flipping out over Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez?
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Soliday bill intends to improve Porter County election process
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Crosby: Aurora man teams up with Emilio Estevez to change the way we think about homelessness
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Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine acknowledges gang membership, pleads guilty
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Marvelocity: Comic-book artist to exhibit lifetime of works at Lake County Forest Preserves museum
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Broken water pipe closes down kids’ section of Gail Borden library; cleanup could take days, officials say
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A dramatic new Norton Museum of Art ready for its closeup
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7 students in west suburbs taken to hospital after eating brownie laced with ‘unknown substance,’ officials say
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Miguel Civil, expert on Sumerian language who collaborated on ancient beer recipe, dies at 92
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Foxconn again shifts Wisconsin plan, says it will proceed with LCD factory after Trump intervenes
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Valparaiso police report increased calls for service in 2018
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CONCACAF apoya reelección de Infantino
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Blocked calls with Trump Jr. around 2016 Trump Tower meeting were not with his father, Senate investigators conclude
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Qatar beat Japan to win their first Asian Cup title
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Former Hobart mayor, others file to primary with just days to go
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Neuer suffers hand injury, to miss Leverkusen game
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Down to Business: Yes, there are frog legs on the menu of the Chubby Bullfrog, a business that’s like family for the owner
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Chicagoans wake up to snow, but 75-degree warmup is underway
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Gurnee nursing student honored by Wisconsin officials for helping heart-attack victim in Costco parking lot
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The cold adds more delay to long-awaited trial in 2010 cop killing
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Chicago man accused of spitting on, trying to headbutt Aurora police officer
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Vernon Hills mayor publicly vows village will approve $13.5 million kindergarten center for Hawthorn school district
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Down to Business: Yes, there are frog legs on the menu of West Dundee’s Chubby Bullfrog
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Bill would extend polling hours, offer same day registration in Indiana
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Raven announces 2019-20 season, including ‘Hoodoo Love’ directed by Wardell Julius Clark
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Romeoville man accused of indecent solicitation of a minor in Yorkville
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What ethics reforms are candidates for Chicago mayor pushing?
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‘The Invisibles’ review: Doc hybrid tells moving Holocaust stories
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El Atlas de Hoyos aspira a mantener su buena racha en casa del Morelia
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Speak Out: Harold Schultz, government shutdown
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Gov. Pritzker, DCFS’ revolving door puts kids at risk
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Cubs sign former Rangers reliever Tony Barnette to 1-year contract
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Geneva man gets 8 years in prison for fatal DUI crash
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Helping hand: Jack McDonald’s 10 assists lead Geneva past Aurora Christian at Kivisto Hoopsfest
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DIYers set to attend Slimers in the City 2 at Hilton Chicago/Oak Lawn
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Elgin News Digest
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UIC needs an investment in faculty — not just campus renovations
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YouTube star Austin Jones pleads guilty to coercing underage girls to send him sexually explicit videos
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Brad Biggs’ Bears roster rundowns for the 2018 season
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Ask Tom: Has Chicago had more subzero high temperatures or 100-degree high temperatures in its history?
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Ralph Northam yearbook page shows men in blackface and KKK robe
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Bulls salute Kristaps Porzingis deal for showing the power of the players
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Abortion maximalists stand on shaky moral ground
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Former Valparaiso chief, county offical in line for East Porter schools post
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Chagall-inspired exhibit for kids brings painter vibrant works to Arlington Heights public library: ‘This is pretty cool’
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Young American opens Friday in Logan Square with cerebral CBD drinks plus goth bread
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3 Naperville-area school districts tell legislators they’d like input on such issues as length of class days and pension reform
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Clarendon Hills Middle School salutes former student in the Super Bowl, ‘can’t wait to watch him play’
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Man shot to death in Morton Grove was ‘hanging out’ with friend prior to homicide: police
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Judge in Roger Stone case warns she might impose gag order
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PSG turn away from transfer window to face life without Neymar
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Thank you, Chicago and Highland Park, for keeping us safe during vortex
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Missing Northwestern student last seen in downtown Chicago Tuesday afternoon
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GOP caucus picks new trustee for Washington Township
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Cinco claves para Super Bowl entre Rams y Patriots
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Anthony es agente libre tras ser dado de baja por Bulls
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Aurora planning to buy $560,000 fire engine
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The Spin: How an FBI probe rocked the mayor’s race | Lincoln Yards speed bump | Trump saves Foxconn deal?
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3 displaced in Skokie apartment fire
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Bus driver who crashed into 3 parked cars near Libertyville school died of heart attack
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South Shore Line service suspension to continue Saturday
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Barcelona keeper Cillessen out 6 weeks due to injury
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Resolutions, meet reality: Ways to stay healthy throughout the year
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A Young Mother’s Journey with Major Depressive Disorder
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Naperville News Digest
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‘Love ain’t easy’: New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker brings upbeat vibe to 2020 presidential race
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Lake County News-Sun Local Scoreboard for Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019
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Community news
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5 things to do in Lake County Feb. 8-14
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Niedner: The Big Game is small in the grand scheme of things
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Lille keep their push for 2nd place after victory over Nice
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East Aurora High School students dismissed early due to burst sprinkler pipe
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Column: A solid-as-ice ranking of the coldest snaps in Chicago’s history
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‘It means the world to me’: Waukegan’s Diego Cortez reflects on finishing sixth at state bowling meet
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Bears superfan from Plainfield gets into the inaugural Hall of Fans
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Potempa: Columnist’s brother-in-law remembered for his dedicated farm spirit
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Family member tells ancestors’ story in making case for new Naperville park to bear Wolf name
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Shakedown allegations could have chilling effect on Chicago real estate, years into the city’s development boom
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Family sees man charged in 2009 Portage killing for first time at court hearing
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Coming full circle: Former Bishop Noll star Dan Faulkner returns home as RailCats sales director
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren called Cherokee Nation chief to apologize for DNA test, tribe says
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Corrections and clarifications
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Amazing images of Chicago and Lake Michigan from above during the polar vortex
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Broken sprinkler at Elmhurst police station knocks out computer servers, email
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5 things to do in the western suburbs Feb. 8-10
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Chicago’s top cop: ‘We are making gains’ in investigation of reported attack on ‘Empire’ actor Jussie Smollett
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T-shirt hailing Naperville superintendent as ‘hero’ for canceling school will raise money for foundation
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How a federal City Hall corruption investigation is dominating Chicago’s crowded race for mayor
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The wall Trump should be building (but would rather tear down) is the one between church and state
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Forums set with candidates in Oak Park, River Forest elections
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School District 300 uses Facebook video with club music, flashing lights and cute winter animals to announce closings
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Volunteers with Waubonsee program offering free tax help
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Super soph: Portage’s Bobbie Russell emerges better than ever after coming back from a torn ACL
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The polar vortex’s brutal cold spotlights weaknesses in regional transit system
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With EPA probe stalled by federal shutdown, city steps in to crack down on toxic manganese
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7-mile ice jam on Kankakee River in Will County raises possibility of flooding, evacuation
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Chicago man charged in back-to-back south suburban carjackings
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Wade Wilson, former Vikings QB and Bears assistant coach, dies at 60
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Aurora police officer to be honored at African-American Heritage Advisory Board dinner
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The odd memory lapses of Speaker Michael Madigan
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Duncan Keith won’t say if he would waive his no-trade clause: ‘Nobody’s mentioned anything to me’
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Fact check: Taxpayers have already spent money on Foxconn’s Wisconsin campus
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Residentes de Chicago podrían ir alistando los pantalones cortos
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Naperville residents with ties to Family Shelter Service will attend State of the Union as guests of local legislators
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Tinley Park wants new analysis of pollutants on state-owned mental health center property
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20-year-old man dead after shooting at apartment complex near Palatine: police
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Emma Coronel expresa su amor por ‘El Chapo’, tras finalizar el juicio al capo
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Illinois not doing enough to cut down tobacco, e-cigarette use: American Lung Association
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Royal Caribbean cuts steel on 2nd Quantum Ultra class ship Odyssey of the Seas
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Post-Tribune Local Scoreboard for Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019
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5 things to do in Northwest Indiana Feb. 8-10
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Mitch McConnell privately cautioned Trump about emergency declaration on border wall
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Disabato: Trip to Alaska more than just competing in a basketball tournament for St. Rita
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Elmhurst cop takes witness stand, says he feared for life before shooting motorist accused of aiming car at him
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Joliet Junior College ‘purple sock campaign’ to help alumni foundation
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Trump administration pulls U.S. out of Cold War-era nuclear treaty, citing Chinese and Russian threats
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Price tag for decadeslong public housing discrimination lawsuit against CHA is revealed: $8.5 million in legal fees
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NBA adds Dwyane Wade and Dirk Nowitzki to All-Star rosters
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Brutal cold extracts human toll across northern U.S.: more than 2 dozen dead and hundreds injured in 8 states
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Good socks, big trolls and the solidarity of the polar vortex: 9 things to like right now
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Metra trains face mass delays during evening commute
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The attack on Jussie Smollett has surprised Chicagoans. But it shouldn’t.
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Missouri to appeal what it calls ‘unjust’ penalties by the NCAA
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City turns up the heat, takes landlords to court in wake of polar vortex cold snap
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Temps rise, but damp weather on tap this weekend
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Boss Madigan, the feds and a massage parlor refocus Chicago’s campaign for mayor
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Mourners remember high school senior shot to death at Orland Square Mall: ‘He was planning for his future’
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Blackhawks 7, Sabres 3
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Second-half surge: Sarah Martin, Cat Cavinder carry Kankakee Valley past Valparaiso in sectional
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Jumpin’ Julius: Rollins stands tall as Hillcrest slips past Drake recruit Nate Ferguson and Lemont
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Doubling down: DaChaun and Kendale Anderson control the rebounds as Leo rolls past Mount Carmel
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Daily Southtown Local Scoreboard for Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019
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Police in Logan Square area are latest to get high-tech center for monitoring crime