Galesburg High School Students Confirmed Deceased in Lake Storey Crash

Galesburg Police, Galesburg Fire Department and Galesburg Hospital Ambulance Service Paramedics responded to reports of a motor vehicle crash at approximately 6:32 a.m. this morning.
Barman, Beverly J.

Beverly J. Barman, 93, of Woodhull, Illinois, died Friday, August 28, 2015 at home. Services are 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 1, 2015 at United Church of Woodhull.
Cardinals Put Closer Trevor Rosenthal on Paternity List

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – St. Louis Cardinals closer Trevor Rosenthal was put on the paternity leave list Friday as the club opened a weekend series at San Francisco.
Seager, Gutierrez Homer, Walker Goes 6 1-3 in M’s 2-0 Win

CHICAGO (AP) – Kyle Seager and Franklin Gutierrez both had three hits and a homer and Taijuan Walker allowed three hits before leaving with an injury in the seventh inning as the Seattle Mariners beat the Chicago
Kershaw Strikes Out 14 in Dodgers’ 4-1 Win Over Cubs

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Clayton Kershaw struck out a season high-tying 14 to win for the first time in three outings and the NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Chicago Cubs 4-1 Friday night in the
Tomlinson Lines Game-Winning Single as Giants Beat Cardinals

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Rookie Kelby Tomlinson lined a bases-loaded single up the middle with one out in the ninth against previously unbeaten Kevin Siegrist, and the San Francisco Giants topped the Cardinals 5-4 on Friday night
Cubit Tries to Focus on Football Amid Illinois Uncertainty

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) – Bill Cubit insists he is focused on Illinois’ opening game against Kent State, and that’s it.
Awards Recognize Illinois Students with Big Ideas
URBANA, Ill. (AP) – The University of Illinois is looking for high school students who are putting innovative ideas into action.
Chicago’s Divvy Bike-Share Program Attracts Developer
CHICAGO (AP) – Chicago’s Divvy bike-share program is hoping to expand with the help of property owners who want bicycle stations near their buildings.
Ex-Washington Mayor Don Gronewald Dead at 83
WASHINGTON, Ill. (AP) – Longtime Washington Mayor Don Gronewald, probably better known as a town-square pharmacy owner, has died. He was 83.
Authorities Say Carbon Monoxide is Cause of Death of 2
DES PLAINES, Ill. (AP) – Authorities say carbon monoxide poisoning was the cause of death of two men found inside a suburban Chicago town house.
Judge Considers Whether to Dismiss Illinois Head-Injury Suit
CHICAGO (AP) – A judge is considering whether to grant a motion by Illinois’ prep sports body to dismiss a class-action head-injury suit against it.
Confirmed Legionnaires’ Disease Cases at Vets Home Now at 23
QUINCY, Ill. (AP) – A health official says the number of confirmed cases of Legionnaires’ disease at the Illinois Veterans’ Home in Quincy has nearly tripled to 23.
Lottery Winners Don’t Get Largesse, but Get Left Out
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Big-time Illinois Lottery winners aren’t getting the largesse – they’re getting left out.
Emmett Till Relatives Gather at Boy’s Grave 60 Years Later
ALSIP, Ill. (AP) – Relatives and civil rights activists are gathered at the gravesite of Emmett Till to remember the black Chicago teenager 60 years after he was killed for whistling at a white woman in Mississippi.
Cash-Strapped Illinois: Can’t Do ‘Impossible’ on Payments
CHICAGO (AP) – Illinois has asked a federal judge not to hold it in contempt for failing to meet a court-ordered deadline to pay social services providers, arguing compliance should “not mean doing the impossible.”
Testing Shows High Levels of Bacteria in Chicago River
CHICAGO (AP) – Testing by the Cook County agency handling sewage and stormwater shows high levels of bacteria from human waste at more than a dozen spots along the Chicago River.
Woman Accused of Killing Puppy Agrees to Smaller Jury
URBANA, Ill. (AP) – A central Illinois woman accused of killing her boyfriend’s pit bull puppy in a hot oven has agreed to a jury of six people instead of 12.
