Northwestern rallies past Minnesota 77-69 for season sweep
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Bryant McIntosh and Vic Law scored 18 points apiece for Northwestern, leading a spirited comeback from a 10-point deficit in the first half to beat reeling Minnesota 77-69 on Tuesday night.
2nd man held in deadly bank holdup pleads guilty to charges
BENTON, Ill. (AP) — A southern Illinois man has pleaded guilty to taking part in a 2014 attempted bank robbery during which two women were killed.
German helps Northern Illinois rout Bowling Green 93-62
DEKALB, Ill. (AP) — Eugene German didn’t miss a shot and finished with 19 points as Northern Illinois routed Bowling Green 93-62 on Tuesday night.
Brown helps Bradley top Missouri State 72-52; 11-0 at home
PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Darrell Brown scored 20 points with eight assists, Elijah Childs added 12 points with 12 rebounds and Bradley pulled away in the second half to defeat Missouri State 72-52 Tuesday night, maintaining a
Attorney sentenced to prison for stealing from clients
WHEATON, Ill. (AP) — A former suburban Chicago attorney has been sentenced to 54 months in prison for bilking the estates of several of clients.
Lawsuit: Gov. Rauner met about investments while in office
CHICAGO (AP) — A newly unsealed lawsuit alleges Gov. Bruce Rauner participated in 2015 meetings to manage his personal wealth after his pledge to follow “blind trust” procedures while in office.
Audit finds lax monitoring of $7B in Medicaid payments
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A state audit has found that Gov. Bruce Rauner’s administration cannot properly account for $7 billion it paid for Medicaid clients’ health care in 2016.
80-year sentence handed Illinois man for girl’s 1985 death
WHEATON, Ill. (AP) — An 80-year prison sentence has been handed an Illinois man who pleaded guilty in the 1985 death of a teenage girl who left her suburban Chicago home to go to the store and never returned.
US Sen. Tammy Duckworth is pregnant, to give birth in spring
CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois Sen. Tammy Duckworth has announced that she’s pregnant with her second child. She will be the first U.S. senator to give birth while in office.
Southern Illinois massage therapist gets 16 years in assault
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) — A male massage therapist who was convicted last year of assaulting a woman in the southern Illinois community of Edwardsville during a massage in 2015 has been sentenced to 16 years in prison.
Ex-doctor gets 20 years for trying to kidnap prosecutor
HARRISBURG, Ill. (AP) — A former southern Illinois doctor has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after he was convicted of attempting to kidnap the Saline County prosecutor.
The Latest: Democratic governor candidates face off at forum
CHICAGO (AP) — The Latest on the first televised forum between the Democratic candidates for Illinois governor (all times local):
Police: Man who shot at motorist was angry about truck crash
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois man arrested on charges that he opened fire on a motorist on Interstate 80 in eastern Iowa and exchanging gunfire with state troopers has told investigators he targeted truck drivers because he
Retrial to begin in 1995 arson, murder case
WHEATON, Ill. (AP) — A retrial has been scheduled for a suburban Chicago man who was convicted of arson and murder in his mother-in-law’s death in 1997.
Popular Lincoln sculpture in Bloomington needs cleaning
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) — The popular Abraham Lincoln statue in Bloomington needs a cleaning after it was doused with an unknown substance.
Bill would require state jobs be located in Sangamon County
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A lawmaker from the Springfield area has proposed legislation that would require most new and vacant state jobs be located in Sangamon County.
Red Wings fall 3-2 as Flyers score 27 seconds into OT
Detroit has lost five of seven
John Tortorella wished former Blue Jacket Karlsson didn't score two goals
Although Torts wished Karlsson the best, he didn’t want to see him net two goals against his former team
Nick Foligno demands harder play from the Columbus Blue Jackets
The Columbus Blue Jackets pride themselves on hard play, something they lacked against the Golden Knights.
Seth Jones doesn't think the Blue Jackets played a full 60 minutes
You can’t take a period off in hockey and Seth Jones wants the Blue Jackets to focus on a full 60 minutes