Fired gay music director loses suit against Catholic church
CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge has ruled in favor of the Archdiocese of Chicago in a lawsuit brought by a gay music director who was fired after announcing his same-sex marriage engagement.
Murder retrial of ex-prosecutor in Illinois cost nearly $36K
QUINCY, Ill. (AP) — The retrial of a former Illinois prosecutor who was charged with first-degree murder has cost the Quincy Police Department and the Adams County circuit clerk’s office nearly $35,800.
Child found in Illinois garage may have been killed in 2013
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Police believe the remains of a child found in the garage of a vacant Illinois home had been there four years.
Judge rules Illinois not in compliance on Medicaid payments
CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge in Chicago says Illinois isn’t in compliance with court orders to promptly pay health-care bills for low-income and other vulnerable groups even as the state heads into a third year without a
Chicago officer shoots 2 men during ‘armed confrontation’
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago authorities say a police officer shot two men who had fired weapons in the direction of officers.
Baseball Capsules
LOS ANGELES (AP) Clayton Kershaw outdueled Stephen Strasburg with seven sharp innings, helping the Los Angeles Dodgers edge the Washington Nationals 2-1 on Wednesday.
Chicago woman faces life in prison for granddaughter’s death
CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago grandmother could serve up to life in prison for the first-degree murder of her eight-year-old granddaughter.
Decatur to require new city workers to live in city limits
DECATUR, Ill. (AP) — New employees hired by the city of Decatur will be required to live within the city limits for at least five years.
The Latest: Chilly weather not cooling Cavs fans for Game 3
CLEVELAND (AP) The Latest on Game 3 of the NBA Finals (all times local):
Rested Palmer disputes perception he's 'over-the-hill'
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) The national perception seems to be that Carson Palmer’s skills have eroded with age, that he’s lost some zip off his fastball and therefore the Arizona Cardinals are doomed to another mediocre season.
Donaldson hits tiebreaking two-run homer against former club (Jun 07, 2017)
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Josh Donaldson hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the 10th inning against his former club, Justin Smoak also homered in the inning for his second long ball of the day, and the Toronto Blue
Woman receives four-year-sentence in $7 million fraud case
CHICAGO (AP) — A suburban Chicago woman has been sentenced to four years in prison for defrauding Illinois out of nearly $7 million in unemployment benefits.
Arms dealer who shipped items to Chicago headed to prison
CHICAGO (AP) — A 10-year prison sentence has been handed a man who sold military equipment to an undercover agent who said he pass it on to terrorists.
Lake County launches program for misdemeanor offenders
WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — A Northern Illinois prosecutor is launching a program to let some people who accept responsibility for their crimes to erase their convictions from their records.
Angels Live: Hugs all around for mic'd up Andrew Romine in his visit with former teammates
Angels Live: Former Angel reunites with his old teammates
Penguins host Predators in pivotal Game 5 (Jun 08, 2017)
PITTSBURGH — In simple terms, the Nashville Predators want to break serve with a road win while the Pittsburgh Penguins want to break a two-game losing streak.
Freeland helps Rockies beat Indians 8-1 for 4th straight win (Jun 07, 2017)
DENVER (AP) Kyle Freeland pitched 6 1/3 effective innings, Nolan Arenado drove in three runs and the Colorado Rockies beat the Cleveland Indians 8-1 on Wednesday for their fourth straight win.
Ex-scoutmaster, 98, donates $2M to preserve Amboy wetlands
AMBOY, Ill. (AP) — An investment Russ Gremel made 70 years ago has paid off for wetlands preservation in north-central Illinois.
Brown still playing to prove something after career year
ASHBURN, Va. (AP) A career year wasn’t enough to make Zach Brown in demand.
Supporting Special Olympics through the “Torch Run”
The Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics Illinois stopped in Galesburg Wednesday afternoon, and will pick up again Thursday morning from Galesburg, heading toward the Peoria area. We talked about Special Olympics with Jennifer Davis, Area