Offensive tweets headlining many stories around the MLB
Sean Newcomb and Trea Turner lead headlines across all of baseball, but not for their play on the field.
Chargers believe Bosa can still improve in 2018
The Los Angeles Chargers insist the best is yet to come for Joey Bosa
Colin Cowherd: 'Great weekend for the Dallas Cowboys'
Colin Cowherd talks NFL and the Dallas Cowboys. Find out why Colin thought it was a great weekend for Jerry Jones and his team.
Home of Scott Frost Gets Burglarized
Championship rings taken in burglary of Scott Frost’s house.
Hall of Fame to “honor” absent Owens as part of 2018 class
Despite his decision to not attend Saturday’s Pro Football Hall of Fame induction ceremonies, Terrell Owens will be ”honored” by the hall for his NFL career.
July marks 30th anniversary of the biggest drought in Illinois

By late July of 1988, nearly half of the United States, including Illinois, was experiencing a severe drought.
Groundbreaking for the Obama presidential delayed until 2019
CHICAGO (AP) – Groundbreaking for the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago will be delayed until next year because of a delay in the federal review process.
Springer weighs in on businesses coming to Galesburg
The addition of chain retail stores or restaurants in Galesburg shouldn’t necessarily be characterized as “economic drivers” it still shows strong growth for a community this size.
Mattoon High School shooting suspect waives jury trial
CHARLESTON, Ill. (AP) – An Illinois high school student accused of shooting a classmate last year has waived his right to a jury trial.
Hendricks helps Cubs down Cardinals 5-2
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Kyle Hendricks struck out eight over seven sharp innings, Ben Zobrist had four hits and the Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-2 on Sunday night to salvage the finale of their
Blue Jays score 5 runs in ninth to beat White Sox 7-4
CHICAGO (AP) – Brandon Drury hit a go-ahead, two-run double in a five-run ninth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Chicago White Sox 7-4 on Sunday.
DuSable Museum to host ChangeFest film festival in September
CHICAGO (AP) – The DuSable Museum of African American History in Chicago will host the #ChangeFest film festival in September.
‘Village of Men’ to welcome Peoria charter-school students
PEORIA, Ill. (AP) – Quest Charter Academy in Peoria is seeking volunteers for its “Village of Men” to welcome students back to school.
More security this year at Chicago’s Lollapalooza
CHICAGO (AP) – There will be more security at this year’s Lollapalooza music festival in Chicago, where Bruno Mars, Jack White and the Arctic Monkeys are among the headliners for the four-day event.
Suburban Chicago custodian finds WWII letter, returns it
ELGIN, Ill. (AP) – A Post Office custodian in suburban Chicago has returned a World War II letter he recently found while moving storage cabinets to the son of the soldier who wrote it in 1944 from
Suspect in scholar’s death seeks info on Trump, China talks
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) – A suspect in the 2017 kidnapping and slaying of a University of Illinois scholar from China wants to know if President Donald Trump spoke to Chinese officials about the case when he visited
NIU football home-season tickets now on sale
DEKALB, Ill. (AP) – Single-game tickets for the Northern Illinois University Huskies’ 2018 football home season are on sale .
New Ohio River locks about to open 30 years after work began
OLMSTED, Ill. (AP) – Army Corps of Engineers officials say a new lock-and-dam system on the Ohio River between Illinois and Kentucky will soon be partially operational after 30 years of work.
APNewsBreak: Caesars launching sports betting in 2 states
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) Two Atlantic City casinos owned by Caesars Entertainment will start taking sports bets this week, and another two in Mississippi will do so in mid-August.
Ex-WWE star Brian Christopher Lawler dead at age 46
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) Authorities say former World Wrestling Entertainment star Brian Christopher Lawler has died after attempting suicide in his jail cell.
