Kounse, Brenda L.
Brenda L. Kounse, 65, of Avon, IL, passed away at 12:41 p.m., Thursday, July 5, 2018 at her home.
Baylor denies allegations of racism, cover-up in lawsuit
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Baylor University says a former athletic director’s claims that the school used black football players as scapegoats to cover up a school-wide sexual assault scandal are bizarre and ”blatantly false.”
Brazil fan face paint
Brazil fan face paint
“Play Proud” is designed to educate and train soccer coaches about L-G-B-T-Q acceptance
“Play Proud” is global initiative, powered by Street Football World, that is designed to educate and train soccer coaches about L-G-B-T-Q acceptance by creating “safe spaces” through youth soccer
Gators’ Dressel, Gamecocks’ Wilson are SEC athletes of year
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) Florida swimmer Caeleb Dressel and South Carolina basketball player A’ja Wilson have been named the Southeastern Conference athletes of the year for 2017-18.
Does Kawhi Leonard prefer the Clippers over the Lakers?
Doug Gottlieb says no.
Alexi Lalas on France vs. Uruguay: 'From start to finish, France was better' | 2018 FIFA World Cup™ Today
Alexi Lalas, Clarence Seedorf, Kelly Smith, and Rob Stone discuss France’s 2-0 win over Uruguay, which eliminated Uruguay from the 2018 FIFA World Cup™ and puts France into the semifinals for the first time since 2006.
Roberts, Maudie and George
Graveside ash committal services for Maudie and George Roberts will be held at 10 a.m Monday, July 9, 2018 at the Abingdon Cemetery.
Davenport man charged in Alpha Pharmacy break-ins following police chase
One man is in custody and believed to be responsible for multiple break-ins at the Alwood Pharmacy in Alpha following a chase with law enforcement on the Fourth of July.
Award Winning Blues Artist Janiva Magness Coming To Galesburg
Janiva Magness is a 7 time Blues Music Award winner, including B.B. King Entertainer of the Year and Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year. She was also nominated for a Grammy Awards in 2017. She
3 teens shot, wounded in drive-by in Chicago neighborhood
CHICAGO (AP) – Three teenage boys have been wounded in a drive-by shooting in Chicago’s Homan Square neighborhood.
Illinois to get $16M in federal money for community service
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Sixteen community service programs in Illinois will receive more than $16 million dollars in federal funding.
Police: Man, girl found dead after Chicago apartment fire
CHICAGO (AP) – Police say the deaths of a young girl and a man who were found following an apartment building fire in Chicago are being investigated as a possible homicide and suicide.
Cultural festival to celebrate 50 years of reggae music
CHICAGO (AP) – An annual festival in Chicago is celebrating 50 years of reggae music and honoring city founder Jean Baptiste Pointe DuSable.
Rauner names 3 to Illinois Prisoner Review Board
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Gov. Bruce Rauner has appointed three new members of the Illinois Prisoner Review Board.
Man gets 8 years after guilty plea in videotaped beating
CHICAGO (AP) – A Chicago-area man who was the alleged ringleader in the beating of a mentally disabled teenager that was livestreamed on Facebook has pleaded guilty to a hate crime and sentenced to eight years in
Judge orders release of another Brazilian boy to his mom
CHICAGO (AP) – A Brazilian woman separated from her son in May while seeking asylum in the U.S. has been reunited with the 10-year-old boy in Chicago.
Chief: Chicago police seize about 1 illegal gun every hour
CHICAGO (AP) – Chicago’s police superintendent says officers seize, on average, one illegal handgun per hour and that the proliferation of guns on the streets prompted three police-involved shootings within 30 hours this week.
Experts examine branch that fell, killed 2 at fireworks show
ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (AP) – Authorities say an area in western Illinois where two people were killed when a large tree branch fell on them during a fireworks show is being treated like a crime scene.
Kaime & Grubes' terrible fútbol flop for the World Cup | The Dose
Kaime & Grubes’ terrible fútbol flop for the World Cup | The Dose