No. 9 Wisconsin thinner at linebacker before opener (Sep 01, 2017)
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s resiliency has been tested before the opening kickoff, as the team deals with season-ending injuries at linebacker.
This date in FOX Sports Arizona history: Gonzo retires and joins D-backs front office
Aug. 29, 2009: Luis Gonzalez moves from the playing field to the front office.
Royals' Duffy cited for DUI in Kansas
Authorities say Kansas City Royals pitcher Danny Duffy was cited for driving under the influence Sunday night in Overland Park, Kansas.
Rutgers catalyst Grant ready for opener vs. No. 8 Washington
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) Rutgers offensive catalyst Janarion Grant has waited 11 months to play in a game, and the stage could not be bigger for his return.
GHS Cross Country tops Wethersfield Invitational

Galesburg High school took first at the Wethersfield Invitational yesterday.
Police: Deaths of mother, twins possible murders-suicide
JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — A 41-year-old Chicago-area mother and her twin 5-year-old daughters have been found in what authorities are investigating as possible murders and a suicide.
Sandra J. Merideth

Sandra J. Merideth, 70 of Alpha, Illinois, died Monday, August 28, 2017 at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria, IL. Services will be 2:00 p.m., Thursday, August 31, 2017 at Peterson-Wallin-Knox Funeral Home in Alpha. Burial
David E. Dunham
Mr. David E. Dunham, 75, of Galesburg, Illinois died 5:10 p.m. Saturday, August 26, 2017 at his home. Cremation will be accorded. A private graveside service will be held at a later date. Hinchliff-Pearson-West Galesburg Chapel is
Workforce Development Week aims to assist job-seekers

Monday through Friday is Workforce Development Week.
Montgomery pitches Cubs past Pirates 6-1
CHICAGO (AP) — Mike Montgomery pitched six-hit ball into the eighth inning and helped himself at the plate, leading the Chicago Cubs to a 6-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night.
Rockford officials seek demolition of 29 vacant houses
ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — Officials in Rockford want the city council to approve more than $200,000 in bids to tear down 29 vacant and abandoned houses.
Lincoln Museum to host premier of Ken Burns’ Vietnam film
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — “The Vietnam War” is coming to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Museum in Springfield.
New locomotives expected to speed Illinois rail service
CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois Transportation officials say faster and more reliable locomotives combined with improved signals and tracks will cut the time it takes an Amtrak passenger train to run from Chicago to St. Louis by one hour.
Illinois Senate to take up school funding overhaul
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Senate is expected to take up a school funding overhaul that will increase aid to all of the state’s more than 800 districts.
2019 trial date set in Lovelace lawsuit against Quincy
QUINCY, Ill. (AP) — A trial date has been set for October 2019 in a lawsuit brought by a former Illinois prosecutor who was acquitted in the 2006 death of his first wife.
Judge delays trial of suspect in abduction of Chinese woman
URBANA, Ill. (AP) — The federal kidnapping trial of a man accused in the abduction of a University of Illinois scholar from China has been rescheduled.
Jury convicts Chicago officer in 2013 shooting
CHICAGO (AP) — A federal jury has convicted a Chicago police officer of firing shots into a car full of teenagers in 2013, wounding two.
Former treasurer prevails in lawsuit tied to sex allegations
CHICAGO (AP) — A judge has ruled three former workers in the Illinois treasurer’s office didn’t prove their allegation in a lawsuit that they were fired after cooperating in a harassment investigation.
Van Kirk honored as Illinois Library Luminary

It’s been seven years since Pam Van Kirk retired as the Director of the Galesburg Public Library.
Illinois governor says state ready to help after Harvey
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. Bruce Rauner is letting other states know that Illinois resources are available if needed in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey in Texas and along the Gulf Coast.