Colin Cowherd discusses the biggest losers of the Kawhi-DeRozan trade
Colin Cowherd discusses the winners and losers of the Kawhi Leonard-Demar DeRozan trade between the San Antonio Spurs and the Toronto Raptors.
Indians bolster bullpen with All-Star Hand, Cimber
CLEVELAND (AP) The AL Central-leading Cleveland Indians have bolstered their bullpen with the acquisition of lefty All-Star closer Brad Hand and reliever Adam Cimber from the San Diego Padres in exchange for catching prospect Francisco Mejia.
Indians acquire Brad Hand & Adam Cimber from Padres
The Cleveland Indians deal for two relievers.
Power In Purple Challenge
The Relay For Life only happens once per year but the need to raise money for cancer research never stops. The Power In Purple Relay For Life team is once again having a fundraising competition. The
“Friends For Fish” Celebration This Sunday
The celebration will go on. The “Friends For Fish” celebration will take place this Sunday despite the fact that Don “Fish” Fisher passed away Thursday morning. Fish was an original member of the local band “Eternity
County Compensation Study could be ready by September
The Knox County Finance Committee was informed last night that the Compensation Study that was approved in May could have something before the board as early as September.
Parker signs 2-year deal with Bulls
Jabari Parker says he is back to living his dream.
Tollway plans temporary lane closures for Interstate 88 work
DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. (AP) – Illinois Tollway officials are scheduling overnight lane closures on the Reagan Memorial Tollway this week and next as part of the Interstate 88 reconstruction project in suburban Chicago.
PETA seeks records on 54 stingray deaths at Brookfield Zoo
CHICAGO (AP) – An animal rights organization has filed a lawsuit against Brookfield Zoo located outside Chicago in a search for documents that could shed light on the 2015 deaths of 54 stingrays.
Chicago-area man exonerated after serving 10 years in prison
CHICAGO (AP) – A suburban Chicago man who spent the last 10 years in prison for murder has been released.
Chance the Rapper announces Chicagoist purchase in song
CHICAGO (AP) – Chance the Rapper says he has purchased the former news website Chicagoist, making the announcement in a new song.
State offers conference for minority-owned businesses
TINLEY PARK, Ill. (AP) – Businesses owned by women or minorities can learn how to get state business at a conference Saturday in Tinley Park.
Illinois man stabs himself after jury’s guilty verdict
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) – Authorities say a central Illinois man stabbed himself in a courtroom shortly after a jury found him guilty in a sexual assault case.
Probation handed man in 2010 death of violent roommate
ST. CHARLES, Ill. (AP) – A 50-year-old Chicago-area man who pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the 2010 fatal shooting of his roommate was sentenced to 2-1/2 years of probation.
Hundreds displaced by blaze at condo complex near Chicago
PROSPECT HEIGHTS, Ill. (AP) – Fire has left homeless hundreds of residents of a suburban Chicago condominium complex.
Ex-priest ordered indefinitely to facility for sex offenders
CHICAGO (AP) – A former Roman Catholic priest deemed to be a sexually violent person has been committed indefinitely to an Illinois facility for sex offenders.
Funds available for monument honoring Ida B. Wells-Barnett
CHICAGO (AP) – Backers of a Chicago monument honoring suffragette and civil rights icon Ida B. Wells-Barnett say enough money has been raised and pledged to build the structure.
Chicago museum stops selling doll depicting Hindu god
CHICAGO (AP) – The Field Museum in Chicago has stopped gift shop sales of a doll depicting the Hindu god Lord Shiva after a Hindu group called those sales inappropriate.
Activist sues for video of Chicago police shooting
CHICAGO (AP) – A community activist is suing the Chicago Police Department for all the videos and audio recordings of last weekend’s fatal shooting of a man by a Chicago police officer.
Test track proposed for Illinois transportation lab
RANTOUL, Ill. (AP) – A proposed project would add a test track to the Illinois Center for Transportation for researchers to study ideas such as self-repairing roads and autonomous vehicles.