Peoria man convicted of killing girlfriend’s fetus
PEORIA, Ill. (AP) – Jurors in Peoria have convicted a 33-year-old man of intentionally causing the death of his girlfriend’s fetus when he body slammed her.
Aho lifts Hurricanes over Blackhawks 3-2
CHICAGO (AP) – Sebastian Aho snapped a tie with a power-play goal in the third period, and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 on Thursday night in their first game since Ron Francis was forced
Boedker scores on power play in Sharks’ 2-0 win over Blues
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) – Mikkel Boedker scored San Jose’s first power-play goal in a month, helping lift the Sharks past the St. Louis Blues 2-0 on Thursday night.
Study finds growing support for U of Illinois hockey team
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) – A new feasibility study shows growing enthusiasm for a Division I hockey team at the University of Illinois.
Illinois comptroller wants halt to payroll ‘off-shoring’
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois state Comptroller Susana Mendoza wants to force governors to pay employees from their budgets instead of “off-shoring” them to other agencies.
Voting on U of Illinois, teaching assistants deal continues
URBANA, Ill. (AP) – Striking University of Illinois graduate assistants are holding another day of voting on whether to approve a tentative contract agreement with the school.
Training to help people spot, respond to opioid overdoses
LISLE, Ill. (AP) – Officials in suburban Chicago are teaming up to offer free training on how to spot and respond to an opioid overdose.
Suspects charged in Chicago fentanyl case linked to China
CHICAGO (AP) – Two suburban Chicago suspects have been charged in an alleged conspiracy involving the importation of a fentanyl analogue from China.
Chicago police officer injured while foiling carjacking
CHICAGO (AP) – Chicago police say an off-duty officer was slightly injured during an attempted carjacking in the city’s Chatham neighborhood.
Man gets 8-year sentence for seeking bribes in Afghanistan
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – A central Illinois man who worked for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Afghanistan was sentenced to eight years in prison for accepting bribes from contractors.
University of Chicago announces Yerkes Observatory shutdown
CHICAGO (AP) – The University of Chicago has announced the October closing of the 121-year-old Yerkes Observatory in Williams Bay, Wisconsin.
Transgender inmate sues Illinois corrections department
CHICAGO (AP) – A transgender inmate who Illinois authorities agreed to move from one male prison where she says she was abused says abuse has continued at her new location in another male prison, causing her such
Judge pushes back at calls for Chicago cop’s trial to start
CHICAGO (AP) – Protesters are angry about waiting for a Chicago police officer to stand trial for murder in the 2014 shooting death of black teenager Laquan McDonald but the judge says the case “will go to
Pekin City Hall evacuated when pipe bomb found, detonated
PEKIN, Ill. (AP) – Discovery of an apparent pipe bomb prompted the evacuation of the building that houses Pekin’s City Hall and police department.
Red Wings drop fifth straight, 4-0 to Golden Knights
Jimmy Howard makes 28 saves for Detroit
East-central Illinois participates in Stop the Bleed
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) – Nearly 1,200 school employees in east and central Illinois have been trained on how to stop life-threatening bleeding since last year.
Illinois House committee approves credit card marketing ban
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – An Illinois House committee has approved a bill that would prevent credit card companies from marketing their products on public university and community college campuses.
Teen faces felonies after making threats against school
O’FALLON, Ill. (AP) – A 15-year-old southern Illinois boy is in custody and faces felony charges after authorities say he made threats against an elementary school.
Matches postponed by Astori’s death rescheduled for April
MILAN (AP) Six of the seven Serie A matches that were postponed because of Fiorentina captain Davide Astori’s death have been rescheduled for the first week of April.
Live auctions, Silent auction, Fundraisers, and Open Houses all this weekend.
A fundraiser to help support Honor Flight of the Quad Cities will be held Saturday, March 10th at the Monmouth American Legion.