Silver lining for young and old athletes at Asian Games
Oksana Chusovitina continued her quest to compete at an eighth Olympics by winning at silver medal in the vault at the Asian Games at the age of 43
Chusovitina gets Asian Games silver in vault at age 43
Oksana Chusovitina wins silver medal in Asian Games at 43.
More Salah? No sign of Liverpool forward slowing down
Two games into the new Premier League season and there’s no sign of prolific Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah slowing down after his record-breaking first year
IndyCar 4-year deal to keep racing at Texas through 2022
IndyCar 4-year deal to keep racing at Texas through 2022
Carl Sandburg College’s “fresh look” patio almost ready to reopen
The walkway and patio that is adjacent to a large part of the Carl Sandburg College campus are nearing completion on renovations.
DeJong homers in 9th off Jansen; Cardinals beat Dodgers 3-1
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Paul DeJong hit a go-ahead, two-run homer off Kenley Jansen in the ninth inning, lifting the St. Louis Cardinals to a 3-1 victory and a three-game sweep of the Los Angeles Dodgers on
Cubs break out of offensive funk in 8-2 win over Tigers
DETROIT (AP) – Jon Lester pitched into the sixth inning and the Chicago Cubs homered three times, finally breaking out of their offensive funk in an 8-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday night.
Rodon, White Sox stay hot, roll past Twins 7-3
CHICAGO (AP) – Adam Engel broke a tie with a two-run homer in a five-run fifth, Carlos Rodon continued his torrid stretch with six strong innings and the Chicago White Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 7-3 on
Chicago man pleads guilty to illegal sales of firearms
CHICAGO (AP) – A 31-year-old Chicago man has pleaded guilty to federal gun charges for illegally selling more than a dozen firearms.
Ex-paramedic gets prison for stealing drugs from ambulances
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) – A former Illinois paramedic has been sentenced to more than nine years in prison for stealing morphine and fentanyl from ambulances.
Former mayor charged with stealing from Ford Heights
FORD HEIGHTS, Ill. (AP) – A former mayor of the Chicago suburb of Ford Heights has been arrested on felony theft and misconduct charges.
Ex-governor, once against casinos, now favors one in Chicago
CHICAGO (AP) – Former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar, once an opponent of land-based casinos, now says he favors casino expansion, including one in Chicago.
Former banker pleads guilty to stealing from elderly
WHEATON, Ill. (AP) – A former suburban Chicago banker has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $328,000 from three elderly customers.
‘Moo Moo Classic’ cow-milking contest opens DuQuoin fair
DUQUOIN, Ill. (AP) – The Moo Moo Classic is back to serve as the unofficial opening of the DuQuoin State Fair.
Getaway driver guilty of murder in Chicago teen’s death
CHICAGO (AP) – Jurors have convicted one of two men charged in the 2013 death of a 15-year-old high school honor student who became a symbol of Chicago gun violence.
Defense says witnesses pressured in Chicago teen’s death
CHICAGO (AP) – The defense lawyer for one of the men charged in the 2013 shooting death of a 15-year-old Chicago honor student has argued to jurors that many prosecution witnesses were unreliable because of police pressure.
Rauner signs expansive mental health care laws
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Gov. Bruce Rauner has signed five laws expanding mental health and addiction-treatment services and Medicaid coverage of them.
Mold cleanup keeping suburban Chicago school closed
CALUMET CITY, Ill. (AP) – Officials are keeping a suburban Chicago school closed while crews work to cleanup mold found inside the building.
Memorial garden to honor University of Illinois scholar
URBANA, Ill. (AP) – A memorial garden is planned for a University of Illinois scholar from China who went missing last year.
4,600 tons of tires removed from northern Illinois site
ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) – Officials say the removal of more than 4,600 tons of used tires this summer from a former used tire processing business in northern Illinois was the largest and most expensive such project ever