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Police: 'Uptown Girl' investigation nets 18 arrests

CPS chief gets a contract -- unlike predecessors -- and a raise

2 tornadoes sneaked in with heavy storm

Electrical power being restored, but slowly after storm

Teen, 2 others wounded in South Side shootings

Murder trial begins in stabbing of Logan Square street artist

1 teen killed, 1 wounded in Southwest Side shooting

Niles and Glenview feuding over water

All eyes turn to Illinois for next gun battle

Toddler safe after falling from 4th-floor window in Arlington Heights

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ComEd says most power should be restored by Thursday night

ComEd says most power should be restored by Thursday night

Commonwealth Edison expects to restore power to most of its customers by Thursday night, two days after a violent wave of storms that spawned at least...

Stormy night in Chicago area

All eyes turn to Illinois for next gun battle

All eyes turn to Illinois for next gun battle

With Wisconsin poised to allow people to carry concealed weapons in public, gun advocates have...

Nation/world

Obama sets course for exit from Afghanistan

North Dakota city evacuates as record flood imminent

Self-help guru convicted in Arizona sweat lodge deaths

No damage reported from Japan magnitude 6.7 quake

D.C. politics

Obama speech reflects unease at home after a decade of war

Michele Bachmann returns to Iowa for start of announcement tour

Obama announces drawdown of forces from Afghanistan, saying 'tide of war is receding'

Where do the Republican presidential candidates stand on Afghanistan?

Local politics

Chicagoland

Electrical power being restored, but slowly

2 tornadoes sneaked in with heavy storm

CPS chief Brizard gets a contract — unlike predecessors — and a raise

Murder trial begins in stabbing of Logan Square street artist

Neighborhoods

Hyde Park joins city in global music fest

Dream concert at Wrigley: McCartney or someone else?

Junk mail wars: How to stop the paper pile-up

PHOTOS: The Windy City has its Gay Idol

Cityscapes

Health

We may be snacking more, but those extra calories might not be causing obesity

Justice Sonia Sotomayor speaks about struggles with Type 1 diabetes; others can relate

Potatoes can add plenty to waistline

Science

FDA stands by silicone breast implants

U.S. unveils grim new warning images for cigarette packs

Report says big Southland quake would have huge effect on workforce and economy

Sotomayor opens up to children about diabetes

Obituaries

Alan Haberman dies at 81; his vision helped put the bar code everywhere

PASSINGS: Bob Pease

Steve Nedzel, 1979-2011

William A. Barnett, 1916-2011

Religion

Schools

CPS chief Brizard gets a contract — unlike predecessors — and a raise

Emanuel backs waiver letting school executive live in Winnetka

Making the grade — in life — despite long odds

CPS community forums on selective enrollment admissions

Off-beat news

Chef catches flak for treated tap water

Reaching out to female investors

Scantily dressed visitors must cover up to see Rikers inmates

U.S. air passenger arrested in saggy pants dispute

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