Bears promote Loggains to offensive coordinator
LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Bears have promoted quarterbacks coach Dowell Loggains to replace Adam Gase as offensive coordinator.
Banged-up Wizards cruise past Bulls for 114-100 win
CHICAGO (AP) — John Wall had 17 points and 10 assists to help the banged-up Washington Wizards pull away from the Chicago Bulls for a 114-100 victory on Monday night.
Fire crews battle Knoxville blaze in frigid temps
Firefighters have extinguished a machine shed fire in rural Knoxville that started this morning. Crews remain on the scene battling hotspots.
Chicago woman sentenced to 6 years in Medicaid fraud scheme
CHICAGO (AP) — A 55-year-old Chicago woman has been sentenced to six years in prison for Medicaid fraud.
Veteran proposing WWII monument in Bloomington park
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) — A U.S. Marine Corps veteran is raising money to erect in a Bloomington park a memorial to those who served in World War II.
Aledo, Illinois, seeks historic designation for downtown
ALEDO, Ill. (AP) — Officials in the northwestern Illinois city of Aledo have scheduled a meeting about putting the city’s downtown on the National Register of Historic Places.
Judge to review police records on cellphone tracking system
CHICAGO (AP) — A Cook County judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit filed against the Chicago Police Department over a cellphone tracking system.
Rauner: Progress in 1st year but job ‘nowhere near complete’
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. Bruce Rauner says he’s taken steps to improve Illinois during his first year in office, but the job “is nowhere near complete.”
Radogno says Illinois budget standoff could last for years
CHICAGO (AP) — The top Republican in the Illinois Senate says “it’s possible” the standoff over a state budget could last for several years if Democrats aren’t willing to compromise.
Interview: Galesburg District 205 Superintendent Ralph Grimm
Galesburg District 205 Superintendent Ralph Grimm joined us on Galesburg’s Morning News to talk about the proposed budget cuts.
Welty resigns from 205 School Board
In a letter to WGIL, District 205 School Board Secretary Rick Welty says he has submitted his resignation to School Board President Robert Lindstrom.
205 Board goes forward with most of $3.2 million in cuts
While last night’s votes were not “final” and “binding” 72 of 75 positions that Superintendent Ralph Grimm proposed be cut, were approved by the board to go forward.