Overvalued and undervalued MLB fantasy plays
Baseball is increasingly becoming focused on what’s known as the “three true outcomes”: home runs, walks and strikeouts.
Spring training roundup: Vlad Jr. hits walkoff HR in Montreal
Shohei Ohtani has a starting assignment, and the Los Angeles Dodgers have a mess on their hands.
Graham, Newman give Kansas a Batman-and-Robin backcourt
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Kansas coach Bill Self spent most of this season bemoaning the fact that Devonte Graham, his All-American point guard, didn’t have a consistent sidekick to take the pressure off him.
Little York woman arrested on DUI this weekend
A Little York woman was arrested Sunday for driving under the influence of alcohol following a single vehicle crash on the edge of Galesburg.
Nick Wright makes the case that James Harden is this year’s NBA MVP
Nick Wright joins Colin Cowherd on ‘The Herd’ to make the case that James Harden should be this year’s NBA MVP and not LeBron James.
Colin Cowherd will not feel guilty for thinking LeBron is this year’s MVP
Colin Cowherd talks LeBron James and James Harden. Find out why Colin has no reservations about thinking 'The King' is this year's NBA MVP.
McIntyre, Floyd
Floyd McIntyre, 88, of Roseville, IL passed away Friday January 5, 2018 at the Roseville Nursing and Rehab Center. He was born August 18, 1930 in Alexis, Suez Township, IL, He was the 5th born child of 12
Chicago judge gives Maryland man 3 months in hacking case
CHICAGO (AP) – A Maryland man cried in a Chicago federal courtroom when a judge sentenced him to three months in prison for running a hacker-for-hire service that shut down websites and affected people around the world.
Nine precincts had missing races on primary election ballots
Nine precincts and Knox County had two races missing from their Democratic ballots on Primary Election Day last Tuesday.
Hearings planned ahead of automatic voter registration
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The Illinois State Board of Elections will hold public hearings on the state’s automatic voter registration system before it takes effect this summer.
Law enforcement veteran to lead police watchdog agency
CHICAGO (AP) – A woman with an extensive background in Illinois law enforcement has been nominated to lead Chicago’s police oversight agency.
Illinois man ruled sexually violent, will remain in custody
CHICAGO (AP) – A convicted sex offender who continued to attack women while he was in prison has been ordered to remain in an Illinois treatment and detention facility.
Chemical spill at medical clinic hospitalizes 15
BERWYN, Ill. (AP) – Authorities say 15 people were hospitalized after a substance spill at a suburban Chicago medical clinic.
Public Health issues warning about synthetic cannabinoids
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The Illinois Department of Public Health is issuing a warning about synthetic cannabinoids after six people who used them suffered severe bleeding.
Illinois House panel hears from gun-violence victims
CHICAGO (AP) – The House Judiciary-Criminal Law Committee heard from victims of gun violence during a hearing in Chicago.
Man leaves Chicago hospital steals, then crashes ambulance
CHICAGO (AP) – Officials of a Chicago hospital are saying police are mistaken in believing a man was kicked out of the facility before stealing and crashing an ambulance.
Top aide campaigned during Legionnaires’ crisis
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Records show that a top aide at the Illinois Department of Public Health took a leave of absence to work on political campaigns in the fall of 2016 while the agency faced the
Estimates: $1B more debt for Chicago teachers’ pension fund
CHICAGO (AP) – Financial documents show that the pension fund for Chicago Public Schools teachers is an additional $1 billion in debt due to less aggressive investment return estimates.
Illinois National Guard medic dies in ambulance accident
ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) – Authorities say an Illinois National Guard medic from Elgin died when the military ambulance he was in crashed near Rockford.
University of Illinois searches for chief diversity officer
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) – The University of Illinois is in the midst of a national search for its first-ever chief diversity officer.