New Knox County Board to be sworn in Monday

A new Knox County Board will be sworn in on Monday night.
Robin Metz’ colleague reflects on the teacher, poet and neighbor

Robin Metz, Knox College’s longest tenured faculty member, passed away on Tuesday after a long battle with cancer.
Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea win on dramatic derby day in EPL
Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea win on dramatic derby day in EPL
No. 6 Tennessee trounces Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 79-51
No. 6 Tennessee tunes up for Gonzaga by trouncing Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 79-51
AP source: K-State coach Snyder retiring after 27 seasons
AP source: K-State coach Snyder retiring after 27 seasons
Person with knowledge of decision tells AP that Bill Snyder is retiring as Kansas State football coach
Person with knowledge of decision tells AP that Bill Snyder is retiring as Kansas State football coach
Celebration Bowl Matchup
Celebration Bowl Matchup
Bahamas Bowl Matchup
Bahamas Bowl Matchup
Cotton Bowl Matchup
Cotton Bowl Matchup
Marseille held by Dijon; PSG chases 15th straight league win
Following a crushing defeat in the Europa League, Marseille slipped up again when it drew 0-0 at home to Reims in the French league on Sunday
Luitz holds slim lead over Hirscher after 1st GS run
Luitz holds slim lead over Hirscher after 1st GS run
Kitayama claims first European Tour win at Mauritius Open
Kurt Kitayama claimed his first European Tour win at the Mauritius Open on Sunday as he closed with a 4-under 68 for a 2-shot victory
Man charged in fatal crash near O’Hare
DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. (AP) – A suburban Chicago man whose car slammed into and killed a construction worker when he drove into closed lanes of an expressway has been charged with reckless homicide.
Man charged with trying to give officer HIV by biting him
CARY, Ill. (AP) – A northern Illinois man has been charged with trying to give an officer HIV by biting him in the leg.
Chicago Police report significant drop in violent crime
CHICAGO (AP) – Chicago Police say there were fewer robberies last month than any November since 2010 and the fewest number of shootings for any November since 2014.
High school football players suspended for naked “Oreo run.”
BYRON, Ill. (AP) – Ten football players at a Northern Illinois high school were suspended from the team for three games last month after they ran across a field naked with Oreo cookies wedged between their buttocks.
House passes bill to name post office after Normal solider
NORMAL, Ill. (AP) – Legislation to rename a post office in the central Illinois community of Normal in honor of a local man killed in Afghanistan while serving in the Army has moved to the U.S. Senate
2 teens charged in slayings of 2 Chicago students
CHICAGO (AP) – Two teenagers have been charged with first-degree murder in the shooting deaths of two high school students whose bodies were found in August in a field on the city’s Far South Side.
Salesforce to add 1,000 jobs at Chicago riverfront site
CHICAGO (AP) – Salesforce plans to add 1,000 new jobs over the next five years at new offices in downtown Chicago.
Ex-commander enters plea in Social Security fraud case
CHICAGO (AP) – A not-guilty plea was entered in federal court by a former Chicago police commander charged with stealing Social Security funds in a scheme lasting more than 23 years.
