AP source: Dolphins’ Landry signs $16 million franchise tag
MIAMI (AP) Jarvis Landry is now under contract with the Miami Dolphins, easing the path to a potential trade.
Second chance: Indians’ Kipnis swinging after rocky ’17
GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) Jason Kipnis was warned the day would come when his body betrayed him.
Norwegian musher leads the Iditarod at the halfway point
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) If you’re at the front of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, chances are you’re speaking Norwegian.
4 Oklahoma teens plead not guilty in sexual assault case
TULSA, Okla. (AP) Four former high school football players accused of sexually assaulting a teammate in Oklahoma have pleaded not guilty to second-degree rape.
Cubs dropped from lawsuit filed by man blinded by foul ball
CHICAGO (AP) – A judge has dismissed the Chicago Cubs from a lawsuit filed by a fan blinded in one eye by a foul ball at Wrigley Field.
Cardinals closer Gregerson to miss time with tight oblique
JUPITER, Fla. (AP) – St. Louis closer Luke Gregerson is expected to be sidelined for at least several days with tightness in his oblique.
Bulls hang on down stretch, beat Grizzlies 119-110
CHICAGO (AP) – Lauri Markkanen scored 22 points, Zach LaVine and Kris Dunn added 21 apiece, and the Chicago Bulls hung on to hand the Memphis Grizzlies their 15th straight loss, 119-110 on Wednesday night.
Bulls to adhere to NBA rules about resting players, tanking
CHICAGO (AP) – Bulls executive vice president John Paxson says the team will no longer rest Robin Lopez or Justin Holliday after receiving a reminder from the league office about player rest and tanking.
Parolee charged after Chicago officer dragged by minivan
CHICAGO (AP) – A parolee has been charged after a Chicago police officer was dragged by a minivan for several blocks following a traffic stop.
Miller Park Zoo in Illinois welcomes birth of 2 otter pups
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) – Miller Park Zoo in Illinois is celebrating the birth of two male otter pups and will auction off the chance to name the newborns.
Illinois authorities: Threats against schools are no joke
CHICAGO (AP) – Illinois authorities are reminding people that threatening to hurt students or anyone else at a school is no joke.
Illinois hunters kill 318 bobcats during 2017-2018 season
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Approximately 318 bobcats were killed in Illinois during the hunting and trapping season that was in effect Nov. 10 through Feb. 15.
Suspect in police commander’s death makes court appearance
CHICAGO (AP) – A convicted felon accused of killing a Chicago police commander has made another appearance in court.
Judge orders Chicago mayor deposed in police shooting suit
CHICAGO (AP) – A judge is ordering Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson to sit for sworn depositions in a lawsuit filed by the family of a teenager fatally shot by an officer in
School funding bill headed to Illinois Senate after House OK
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – A follow-up bill to Illinois’ school funding reform law is headed to the state Senate after winning approval from members of the House.
Illinois House takes up bar on public sex-harassment payouts
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Legislation barring the use of taxpayer money to settle complaints of sexual harassment against legislators is moving to the House floor.
Professor sent colleagues life’s work before murder-suicide
ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) – A college professor and a journalist say they received emails from an expert on presidential pardons just days before his body and the bodies of his two sons were found in an apparent
Ex-Chicago area officer wants drug-ring conviction vacated
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. (AP) – Attorneys for one of two former suburban Chicago police officers who pleaded guilty in a drug-dealing ring are seeking to have his conviction vacated.
Court grants resentencing for Peoria man in double killing
PEORIA, Ill. (AP) – An Illinois appellate court has ordered a resentencing hearing for a Peoria man convicted of killing a mother and daughter more than a decade ago.
Man charged for ramming into Illinois airport terminal
PEORIA, Ill. (AP) – A man who tried to ram a stolen vehicle into a central Illinois airport terminal says he was worried about an impending zombie apocalypse.