Braves' Acuna day to day after being plunked with pitch
Atlanta Braves rookie star Ronald Acuna Jr. is day to day after being plunked on the left arm by Miami’s Jose Urena
Arizona not tempering expectations in Sumlin's first season
Arizona is expecting to contend for the Pac-12 South title in Kevin Sumlin’s first season in the desert
Herm Edwards breathing life into Arizona State program
Arizona State is looking to break out of a streak of mediocrity in its first season under Herm Edwards
Kenyan runner Kipyegon Bett charged with evading doping test
Kenyan runner Kipyegon Bett, last year’s world bronze medalist in the 800 meters, has been charged with evading a doping test
WGIL Football Broadcast Team Back For 2nd Season
The broadcast trio of Brad Bennewitz, Shawn Hickey and Jake Miller return for another exciting season of Galesburg Silver Streaks football on 93.7 FM and 1400 AM WGIL. Long time ‘Voice of the Silver Streaks’ Brad
Galesburg Athletic Booster Club Providing More Than Just ‘Wants’
The Galesburg Athletic Booster Club has always helped out the athletic programs at GHS. With the current budget and school funding climate in Illinois, they’ve become a vital part of helping the Streaks have successful
Ozuna homers, Cardinals beat Nationals for 8th straight win
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Marcell Ozuna homered and Austin Gomber tossed six shutout innings to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 4-2 win over the Washington Nationals on Wednesday night.
Rizzo leads Cubs past Brewers 8-4
CHICAGO (AP) – Anthony Rizzo homered, drove in three runs and stole two bases in his return to the cleanup spot, and the Chicago Cubs restored their three-game lead in the NL Central by topping the Milwaukee
Davidson, Abreu homer as White Sox hold off Tigers, 6-5
DETROIT (AP) – The Chicago White Sox haven’t had much success against the Detroit Tigers this season.
Family sues after police enter home, point guns at kids
CHICAGO (AP) – A new lawsuit alleges Chicago police officers pointed guns at a family, including at 9- and 5-year-old children, after bursting into the wrong apartment with a search warrant last year.
Site of long shuttered Aurora hospital may be cleaned up
AURORA, Ill. (AP) – The city of Aurora has moved a step closer to cleaning up the site of the former Copley Hospital.
Illinois to impose tougher penalty for texting while driving
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – People caught texting while driving will face stiffer penalties under a new Illinois law.
Suburban Chicago man charged in prominent attorney’s death
NORTHFIELD, Ill. (AP) – A 66-year-old suburban Chicago man has been charged in the death of a prominent attorney who argued cases before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Trial witnesses back off statements to investigators
CHICAGO (AP) – Prosecutors called as witnesses friends of two men charged in the shooting death of a 15-year-old Chicago high school student, and all backed away from statements made to investigators.
Illinois police seek slaying tips from DNA-inspired images
SYCAMORE, Ill. (AP) – A northern Illinois sheriff’s office has released DNA-inspired images of the possible appearance for the man who killed an 85-year-old woman and her son two years ago.
Search for new Southern Illinois president could take year
CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) – The search for a new president for Southern Illinois University could take a year following the resignation of its previous leader following a contentious dispute over shifting state funding between its campuses.
Chicago activist announces Labor Day march near airport
CHICAGO (AP) – A Chicago activist who helped organize a protest march that briefly shut down Lake Shore Drive this month now wants to disrupt traffic with a Labor Day march on an expressway near O’Hare International
Man disputes abortion protester’s claim he pointed rifle
GRANITE CITY, Ill. (AP) – A Missouri man accused of pointing a rifle at an anti-abortion protester near a southwestern Illinois abortion clinic says it was unloaded and he only lifted it up for the man to
Lawyer: Chicago alderman to plead guilty in corruption cases
CHICAGO (AP) – A member of the Chicago City Council is expected to join a long list of city aldermen to be convicted in corruption cases after his attorney told a federal court that he’d plead guilty.
The Latest: State rep says Lincoln auction prep ‘bad sign’
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The Latest on the potential auction of Abraham Lincoln artifacts to pay off $9.7 million debt (all times local):