New 205 Athletic Director to Center on Communication This School Year
District 205 will begin a new school year Thursday and various new administrators will be heading operations.
Morales, Perez Each Drive in 2, KC Beats White Sox 7-6
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kendrys Morales and Salvador Perez each drove in two runs and the Kansas City Royals overcame Jose Abreu’s two home runs to beat the Chicago White Sox 7-6 on Saturday night.
Cardinals Extend Scoreless Streak to 36 Innings in 3-0 Win
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Matt Carpenter hit a leadoff home run, Jaime Garcia pitched two-hit ball for seven innings and the St. Louis Cardinals made it three straight shutout victories with a 3-0 win over the Milwaukee Brewers
Bryant Homers, Knocks in 3 as Surging Cubs Beat Giants 8-6
CHICAGO (AP) — Kris Bryant homered and drove in three runs to help the surging Chicago Cubs beat the San Francisco Giants 8-6 on Saturday.
Longtime City Employee to be Honored with Bridge Tuesday
A longtime employee of the City of Galesburg will be honored this week with a bridge at Lake Storey.
DHFS, DHS: Medicaid Providers to be Paid Despite Impasse
CHICAGO (AP) — Officials in two Illinois agencies say they’ll process payments to Medicaid providers despite the state budget impasse.
Man Charged with Assaulting Woman Who Answered Apartment Ad
DES PLAINES, Ill. (AP) — A 60-year-old man suburban Chicago is being held on $5 million bail after being charged with kidnapping and sexually assaulting woman in an apartment she’d agreed to rent from him.
FBI: Decatur Man Charged with Armed Robbery, Murder
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The U.S. Attorney’s Office says a Decatur man has been charged with robbing a convenience store, then killing a woman to keep her from telling authorities.
Realtors Scramble to Find Housing for Thomson Prison Workers
THOMSON, Ill. (AP) — Realtors in communities near the Thomson Correctional Center in northwestern Illinois are hurrying to find housing for newly hired prison workers.
Q&A on U of Illinois: What to know after emails, resignation
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — News that University of Illinois Chancellor Phyllis Wise and others at the flagship campus used private email accounts to avoid public scrutiny of deliberations on key issues is adding to an athletic controversy