Illinois State Fair naming rights unclear
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Attorneys for a private fairgrounds foundation in Illinois are exploring the legal issue of whether the foundation has authority over state fair naming rights.
Abraham Lincoln heritage recognized in Illinois
CHARLESTON, Ill. (AP) — More than 40 counties in Illinois have been federally designated as a heritage area of Abraham Lincoln.
Prosecutors to appeal text, email ruling in Gliniewicz case
WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — Prosecutors in northern Illinois say they will appeal a judge’s ruling regarding the upcoming trial of the wife of a former Fox Lake Police lieutenant who killed himself.
Myrna L. Johnson
Myrna L. Johnson, 84, of Cameron, Illinois died at 1:19 am Sunday, June 19, 2017 at her home. She was born January 22, 1933 in Copley Township the daughter of Vern and Alberta Tucker Sopher. She married
Deborah F. Gray-Seiboldt
Deborah F. Gray-Seiboldt, age 53, of Knoxville, Illinois died on Sunday, June 17, 2017 at her home in Knoxville, Illinois surrounded by her family and friends. She was born on July 26, 1963 in Missouri the daughter
John A. Yarde Sr.
John A. Yarde Sr., 75, of Alexis, died at 2:50 a.m. Sunday, June 18, 2017 in Rosewood Care Center in Galesburg. He was born May 1, 1942, in Galesburg, the son of Albert and Ruth (Johnson) Yarde.
Joseph E. Leezer
Joseph “Joe” Edward Leezer, 68, of Galesburg, died at 10:03 p.m. Saturday, June 17, 2017 at home. He was born September 10, 1948, in Mt. Sterling, Illinois, the son of Mark and Mable (Garrity) Leezer. He married
District 202 appoints member of Knox Warren Special Ed Co-op
It was a busy night for the Knoxville District 202 School Board.
Galesburg council passes a slate of road measures
Galesburg City Council held one of their shorter meetings Monday night.
Green Bay fan sues over Bears’ sideline ban on Packers gear
CHICAGO (AP) — One Green Bay Packers fan is going to court over a favorite Wisconsin pastime of disparaging the arch rival Chicago Bears.
Contreras hits HR, Baez scores on error, Cubs beat Padres
CHICAGO (AP) — Willson Contreras hit a tying home run, Javier Baez scored the winning run on an error and Wade Davis worked out of a ninth-inning jam to lead the Chicago Cubs past the San Diego Padres
Springer hits 20th homer, Astros launch 3 to beat A's 4-1 (Jun 19, 2017)
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) George Springer hit his 20th home run, Jake Marisnick and Derek Fisher also went deep and the Houston Astros beat the Oakland Athletics 4-1 on Monday night.
Montgomery looks to finally break through for Cubs vs. Padres (Jun 20, 2017)
CHICAGO — Left-hander Mike Montgomery has come up empty in seven career starts for the Chicago Cubs.
Medium rare feat: Watch Danny Santana send a baseball into the SunTrust Park burger joint
Watch Danny Santana blast a baseball to the moon. Or, more realistically, into a burger joint.
Baseball Capsules
BALTIMORE (AP) Corey Kluber pitched a three-hitter for his fifth career shutout, Jason Kipnis and Carlos Santana homered and the Cleveland Indians overpowered the Baltimore Orioles 12-0 Monday night for their season-high sixth straight victory.
WATCH: Nomar Mazara reaches upper deck in 1st inning
WATCH: Nomar Mazara reaches upper deck in 1st inning
Jeff Banister talks Bibens-Dirkx,Rangers loss to Toronto
Hear from the Texas Rangers skipper after the heartbreaking loss to the Toronto Blue Jays last night.
Preview Game 2: Rangers vs. Blue Jays | Rangers Live
Nick Martinez takes the mound for the Texas Rangers in Game 2 of the series against Francisco Liriano and the Toronto Blue Jays.
Bush unable to close out Blue Jays in Rangers' loss
Toronto Blue Jays beat the Texas Rangers 7-6
Orioles hope Tillman can turn it around vs. surging Indians (Jun 20, 2017)
BALTIMORE — The Baltimore Orioles are hoping Chris Tillman can turn things around and break his five-game losing streak and stop the six-game winning streak of the Cleveland Indians when the teams meet Tuesday.