Electric slider: Chacin, Logan bring effective pitch to Brewers
Newcomers Jhoulys Chacin and Boone Logan are both bringing effective sliders to the Milwaukee Brewers
Should student athletes boycott the NCAA tournament?
With all the news currently surrounding college basketball, the Loose Cannons discuss if players should boycott March Madness.
Update: Man arrested on theft from motor vehicle felonies
A 30-year-old Galesburg man was arrested on Monday, and again on Tuesday on felony theft charges.
County board approves special prosecutor, payment of emergency heating services
The Knox County Board approved the appointment of the special prosecutor pursuing the time clock case in Knox County Circuit Court.
Hornets win fifth straight, top Bulls 118-103
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Kemba Walker scored 31 points and Dwight Howard added 24 after returning from a first-quarter back injury as the Charlotte Hornets knocked off the Chicago Bulls 118-103 on Tuesday night to win their season-best fifth
Staal’s hat trick leads surging Wild past slumping Blues 8-3
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Eric Staal had three goals and two assists to combine with linemates Mikael Granlund and Jason Zucker for 14 points and propel the surging Minnesota Wild to an 8-3 victory on Tuesday
Benedictine University to shut its Springfield campus
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Benedictine University says the school will close its Springfield branch at the end of the 2018 spring semester and move students to other existing area sites.
Illinois House showdown on gun-purchasing restrictions looms
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois Democrats are gearing up for a showdown on gun-purchasing restrictions.
Obama makes another pitch for his presidential center plans
CHICAGO (AP) — Former President Barack Obama has made another pitch for his presidential center on Chicago’s South Side, saying it will create jobs and attract businesses to the area.
Fletcher’s triple-double leads Toledo to MAC West crown
DEKALB, Ill. (AP) — Tre’Shaun Fletcher scored 20 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and dished 11 assists and Toledo walloped Northern Illinois 97-67 Tuesday night to clinch the Mid-American Conference West Division title outright.
Woman accused of forging petitions for college board seat
WHEATON, Ill. (AP) — A suburban Chicago woman faces charges she submitted forged petitions in an effort to get on a college board of trustees.
Chicago-area man faces gun, drugs charges
ST. CHARLES, Ill. (AP) — A 27-year-old suburban Chicago man faces an armed-violence charge after police allegedly found illegal drugs and a gun in his car.
Illinois House speaker discloses harassment complaints
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan has released an internal review showing nine incidents of sexual harassment or discrimination in his state office in the past five years and how they were resolved.
Bears hire Childress as consultant, finalize Nagy’s staff
LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Bears say they have hired former Minnesota Vikings coach Brad Childress as an offensive consultant and finalized new coach Matt Nagy’s staff.
Worker patching potholes hit, critically injured by vehicle
JACKSONVILLE, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Department of Transportation says a worker was struck and critically injured while filling potholes along a central Illinois roadway.
Report: Suburban Chicago teen died from fentanyl overdose
MAYWOOD, Ill. (AP) — Investigators say a 14-year-old boy found dead last year in his suburban Chicago home died from an overdose of the powerful painkiller fentanyl.
Chicago panel targets euthanasia, care at animal shelter
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago’s animal shelter has been ordered to develop a written policy on animal euthanasia and to follow basic standards for the humane treatment of impounded dangerous animals.
Abingdon man wins $75,000 from lottery scratch off ticket
Tyson DeJaynes of Abingdon is feeling pretty lucky after he scratched off a ticket from the Illinois Lottery and won $75,000.
Pakistan batsman Hasan is banned for 1 year and fined
ISLAMABAD (AP) The Pakistan Cricket Board’s anti-corruption tribunal has banned batsman Shahzaib Hasan for one year and fined him 1 million rupees (US$9,020).
UK coroner blames Qatar World Cup site conditions for death
LONDON (AP) A British coroner has blamed dangerous working practices for the death of a worker on a 2022 World Cup stadium building site in Qatar.