Illinois looks to its past, future amid 200th birthday party
CHICAGO (AP) – Illinois Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker says the state’s best days are ahead as he helped celebrate Illinois’ 200th birthday at a gala celebration in Chicago.
Ohio State says coach Urban Meyer will retire after Rose Bowl
Ohio State says coach Urban Meyer will retire after Rose Bowl
Column: Good and bad in Ballon d'Or twerking uproar
Column: Good and bad in Ballon d’Or twerking uproar
Galesburg Council approves budget with property tax increase
Galesburg City Council approved their 2019 budget last night and along with it a property tax increase.
Olujobi scores 16, DePaul beats Florida A&M 65-60
CHICAGO (AP) – Femi Olujobi had a season-high 16 points on 6-of-7 shooting and Eli Cain scored 15 to help DePaul beat Florida A&M 65-50 Monday night.
Man City faces repercussions for misleading UEFA on finances
UEFA believes it has been misled by Manchester City over its finances
Chicago Bulls fire coach Fred Hoiberg; Boylen takes over
CHICAGO (AP) – The Chicago Bulls have fired coach Fred Hoiberg with the team stuck near the bottom of the standings.
$19M in Volkswagen deal to purchase cleaner transit engines
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois officials have allocated the first grants to buy cleaner-burning engines from an emissions lawsuit settlement Volkswagen reached with federal officials.
African American woman makes history as county clerk
CHICAGO (AP) – An African American woman is taking a post with Cook County that’s never been held by an African American or a woman.
Salvation Army kettles collect gold coins in Chicago area
CHICAGO (AP) – The Salvation Army says it already has collected several gold coins in the Chicago area.
Man arrested for 3 fatal stabbings on Chicago West Side
CHICAGO (AP) – Chicago police say they’ve arrested a man in the fatal stabbings of a woman and two in separate attacks on the West Side last month.
Teens charged with murder in slayings of 2 Chicago students
CHICAGO (AP) – Prosecutors are charging two teens as adults in the fatal shooting of two high school students whose bodies were found in a field on Chicago’s far South Side.
Weekend outbreak sets Illinois record: 23 December tornadoes
LINCOLN, Ill. (AP) – The National Weather Service says at least 23 tornadoes touched down Saturday in Illinois, making the outbreak the state’s largest on record for December.
Chicago probes officer’s apparent handcuff attack on teen
CHICAGO (AP) – Chicago’s police oversight agency is investigating an officer who apparently struck a teenager repeatedly with a pair of handcuffs while arresting him.
DePaul makes 18 3-pointers in 102-88 win over Temple
CHICAGO (AP) – Ashton Millender scored 23 points, including seven of DePaul’s 18 3-pointers, to lead the No. 20 Blue Demons past Temple 102-88 Monday for the Owls’ fifth straight loss.
Teens charged as adults in slayings of 2 Chicago students
CHICAGO (AP) – Prosecutors have decided to charge as adults the two teens suspected in the execution-style killings of two high school students whose bodies were found in a field in the Chicago’s far South Side.
Fire destroys home of S. Illinois mayor, who flees barefoot
ALORTON, Ill. (AP) – Authorities in the southern Illinois community of Alorton say an early morning fire has destroyed the home of the town’s mayor.
French soccer game postponed because of expected protests
French soccer game postponed because of expected protests
Man City tops list of FIFA payments for World Cup players
Manchester City is at the top of the FIFA list of clubs receiving payments from World Cup revenues for releasing players for national team duty in Russia
Pakistan recovers to 81-2 after NZ bowled out for 274
Pakistan recovered from the early loss of its openers to reach 81-2 in reply to New Zealand’s 274 at tea on day two of the third and final test in Abu Dhabi