Cavs playoff themes over the years
The Cavs unveiled their 2018 playoff slogan.
Time is now: Texas Tech folks are ready for Kingsbury to win
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) Kliff Kingsbury is still popular at Texas Tech, five years after his hiring as coach unified a fractured football program at his alma mater.
Bill cuts aid to colleges that don't meet post-Nassar rules
LANSING, Mich. (AP) Michigan lawmakers voted Thursday to threaten a 10 percent state funding cut for any university that fails to comply with proposed new requirements prompted by the Larry Nassar sexual assault case at Michigan State.
Innovative Program Initiated By KCAPED
The Knox County Area Partnership for Economic Development is implementing an innovative program for high school students. The intent is to make sure students are not only aware of employment opportunities locally but are properly
District 205 to require students wear ID lanyard for “safety”
School boards and administration across the country are asking themselves what they can do to make students safer.
Northern Illinois officials see more juveniles abusing kids
GENEVA, Ill. (AP) – Northern Illinois officials are reporting what they call an “alarming” trend, the increase of both the number of children under six who are victims of sexual abuse and the number of sexual offenders
SIU trustees to consider more money for Edwardsville campus
CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) – Southern Illinois University trustees are poised to consider a proposal to reallocate state funding from the Carbondale campus to the Edwardsville campus to reflect enrollment changes.
Chicago officer shoots, wounds man holding woman at gunpoint
CHICAGO (AP) – Chicago police say an officer shot and wounded a young man who was holding a woman at gunpoint during an apparent break-in.
Springfield may pay to reopen historic Lincoln offices
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The city of Springfield could pay $20,000 per year to reopen a historic site where Abraham Lincoln once practiced law.
Suspect in fatal shooting of 3 surrenders to Rockford police
ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) – A man wanted in the shooting death of three people on a Rockford, Illinois party bus has turned himself in to police.
Chicago-area man sentenced to 15 years in knife attack
ST. CHARLES, Ill. (AP) – A 23-year-old suburban Chicago man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for slashing his girlfriend’s throat with a steak knife during an argument.
Men imprisoned on drug charges and freed are arrested again
CHICAGO (AP) – Two Chicago men imprisoned after convictions resulting from the actions of a corrupt police sergeant again face drug charges.
Ill. House OKs ban on taxpayer funds for harassment payouts
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois lawmakers sued for sexual harassment couldn’t use tax money to pay settlements under legislation that flew through the House.
Illinois House panel OKs net neutrality proposal
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – An Illinois House committee has approved a proposal to maintain an open internet.
Illinois Senate votes to ratify Equal Rights Amendment
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois has taken a step toward becoming the 37th state to ratify the 1972 federal Equal Rights Amendment.
Billionaire donates $10 million to fight crime in Chicago
CHICAGO (AP) – Billionaire hedge fund manager and philanthropist Ken Griffin is throwing $10 million at Chicago’s effort to fight violent crime.
Sheriff asks for help finding synthetic marijuana dealers
PEORIA, Ill. (AP) – The Peoria County sheriff is asking the public for more help combating a deadly outbreak of severe bleeding due to synthetic marijuana.
Illinois signs 5 more for Underwood’s 2nd season
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) – Illinois has signed five players to national letters of intent, including three guards and a 7-footer from Senegal.
Baez homers twice as Cubs pound Pirates 13-5
CHICAGO (AP) – Javier Baez homered twice for the second straight day and scored the go-ahead run on a daring dash around the bases, helping the Chicago Cubs pound the Pittsburgh Pirates 13-5 on Wednesday.
Albers hangs on for 1st save as Brewers top Cards 3-2
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Matt Albers got his first save for Milwaukee, retiring Kolten Wong and Dexter Fowler to strand a pair of runners, and the Brewers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 Wednesday.