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Whitney Young breaks away in OT, claims 4A state title

Chicago’s Whitney Young captured its fourth state championship with a 60-50 overtime victory against Chicago Simeon in the Class 4A title game Saturday at Carver Arena. Justin Boyd hit a 3-pointer to start the overtime and the Dolphins

Bollingbrook tough at the line, holds on for 70-66 win

Bolingbrook made five consecutive free throws in the final 15.8 seconds and held off Palatine Fremd 70-66 in the Class 4A third-place game Saturday at Carver Arena. Fremd shot its way back in the game with 3-pointers as

Allen, Blues shut out Coyotes

Jake Allen stopped 31 shots for his fourth shutout of the season to lead the playoff-contending St. Louis Blues to a 3-0 victory over the Arizona Coyotes on Saturday night. Scottie Upshall, Alex Pietrangelo and David Perron

Butler, second unit help Bulls beat Jazz 95-86

Jimmy Butler scored 23 points, Bobby Portis added a career-high 22 and the Chicago Bulls beat the Utah Jazz 95-86 on Saturday night. In their second game without Dwyane Wade, who will miss the remainder of the season

Hartman lifts Blackhawks past Maple Leafs 2-1 in OT

Ryan Hartman scored with 17 seconds left in overtime to lead the Chicago Blackhawks past the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-1 on Saturday night. John Hayden notched his first NHL goal, and Corey Crawford stopped 25 of 26 shots

Galesburg council to hear final reading on water bills

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Galesburg city council will be voting on the proposed change in water billing cycle for residents tomorrow night. Currently the city utilizes a quarterly billing cycle, but an amendment to the water and refuse ordinance could change

Great Galesburg Shake runner-up says competition helped him “refine skills”

The Great Galesburg Shake is returning next month for its 3rd year. The ‘Shake’ is a soft skills competition that builds and tests students ability to do things like have a firm hand shake and holding a conversation. Jody

Records: Cubs victory cost Chicago $18.8 million in overtime

Records show that the city of Chicago spent $18.8 million in worker overtime during the Chicago Cubs’ World Series title run. The Chicago Sun-Times obtained the records via a public records request. The paperwork shows the city spent

GOP Illinois congressman creates online health care forum

A Republican southern Illinois congressman who has criticized recent raucous town hall meetings around the country has created an online forum to collect comments about health care. Reports U.S. Rep. Mike Bost of the 12th District announced the

New Illinois ID cards aim to help drivers with disabilities

New identification cards in Illinois aim to ease interactions between police and people with disabilities. Reports the “Person with a Disability Wallet Card” is available free from any secretary of state’s driver services facility. The cards are given