The Latest: MLB could soon award multiple All-Star Games
MIAMI (AP) The Latest on the All-Star Game (all times local):
With All-Star win, AL can pull into series tie with NL
MIAMI (AP) The American League can pull even in Tuesday’s All-Star Game.
Baseball lifer Brad Mills pinch-hits as AL All-Star manager
The Tribe bench coach fills in for Terry Francona.
Pennsylvania Woman Lit Boyfriend on Fire Used Urine to Put Out Flames
Leigh Ann Sepelyak allegedly set her boyfriend on fire Sunday morning following a heated argument in the basement of her parents home. The woman dosed him with gasoline before using a lit cigarette to ignite, then proceeded
Olympics headed back to LA! City will be awarded either 2024, 2028 Summer Games
The IOC has decided it can pick both Los Angeles and Paris as Olympic host cities in September.
LOOK: Texas Tech unveils renovated football locker room
Texas Tech was the latest to upgrade
Pipe Bomb Explodes Near Oklahoma Air Force Recruitment Center
The FBI investigating the explosion of a pipe bomb outside a U.S. Air Force recruitment center in northeast Oklahoma. There were no injuries but damaged the front doors of the recruitment center. Pipe bomb explodes near Oklahoma
Mayweather Responds to IRS Claims
ESPN’s Darren Rovell originally reported Floyd Mayweather Jr.is waiting to receive his payment from his upcoming fight with Conor McGregor to pay off a 2015 tax liability. Mayweather took to Instagram to deny these allegations with picture
Mayweather Responds to IRS Claims
ESPN’s Darren Rovell originally reported Floyd Mayweather Jr.is waiting to receive his payment from his upcoming fight with Conor McGregor to pay off a 2015 tax liability. Mayweather took to Instagram to deny these allegations with picture
25 Year Old Aaron Judge: The Face of the Yankees And HR Derby King
Standing 6-foot-7 and weighing 282 pounds, Aaron Judge is the largest player to ever step into the major league diamond. Last night, he won the All-Star Game Home Run Derby with plenty of time to spare, and hitting
Rosalyn M. “Rosie” Szerlong
Rosalyn M. “Rosie” Szerlong, 96, of Vernon Hills, Illinois, formerly of Galesburg, died on July 8, 2017. She was born June 23,1921 in St. Joseph, Missouri, the daughter of James Raymond and Edna (Briggs) Kanan. She married
Charles R. “Chuck” Paul
Charles R. “Chuck” Paul, age 70, of Alpha, Illinois died Sunday July 9, 2017 at the University of Iowa Hospital. Services are 11:00 AM Thursday July 13, 2017 at the Peterson Wallin Knox Funeral Home in Alpha.
Swanson endorses “aggressive action” to pass education funding reform
Illinois has a budget but school districts aren’t breathing easy yet.
Brand new entertainment, fan favorites, and even kids events are coming to this week’s Knox County Fair
Popular and classic carnival rides and games including nightly live music entertainment are featured throughout the week for this year’s fair; and fewer, but higher-quality food vendors will also be featured.
Police investigating distribution of free heroin samples
CHICAGO (AP) — The handing out in Chicago of “free samples” of tainted heroin may have resulted in the hospitalization of at least eight people due to overdoses.
19 aquariums across US part of effort to reduce plastics
CHICAGO (AP) — Nineteen aquariums across the U.S. are partnering in an effort to reduce plastic pollution in the Great Lakes, rivers and oceans.
2 Chicago suburbs address downtown parking concerns
JOLIET, Ill. (AP)– Officials in two suburbs southwest of Chicago say they’re taking steps to modernize downtown parking and make it easier for drivers.
Group touts early success with new Chicago crime hotline
CHICAGO (AP) — An anti-crime group in Chicago says a new crime hotline established in May has generated more than 350 tips deemed credible enough to pass on to law enforcement.
Police head opposed to hiring man once charged with crime
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Police Department is seeking to block the hiring of a man convicted of a misdemeanor as a probationary police officer.
Search turns up no additional Asian carp in Chicago waterway
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Officials say no additional Asian carp have turned up in the Chicago waterway where the recent discovery of an adult male carp triggered an intensive search.