No. 19 Ohio State rallies in 2nd half, beats Illinois 77-67
CHICAGO (AP) – Keyshawn Woods scored 12 of his 18 points in the second half, Kaleb Wesson added 13 and No. 19 Ohio State rallied in the second half for a 77-67 victory over Illinois on Wednesday
No. 20 DePaul women rally past rival Northwestern 76-60
CHICAGO (AP) – Mart’E Grays and reserve Dee Bekelja scored 16 points apiece and No. 20 DePaul overcame a slow start to pull away from rival Northwestern 76-60 on Wednesday night.
Teague sparks surge; Ball St. holds off Loyola Chicago 75-69
CHICAGO (AP) – K.J. Walton scored 22 points and Ball State held off Loyola Chicago for a 75-69 victory on Wednesday night for its fifth straight win.
Northern Illinois pulls away early to beat UC Davis 71-62
DEKALB, Ill. (AP) – Levi Bradley scored 15 points to lead Northern Illinois to a 71-62 victory over UC Davis on Wednesday night.
Southern Illinois holds off Saint Louis 61-56
CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) – Sean Lloyd Jr. had 13 points and nine rebounds, Armon Fletcher also scored 13 points and Southern Illinois beat Saint Louis 61-56 on Wednesday night.
Ferguson’s triple-double, Blount help UIC beat Illinois St.
CHICAGO (AP) – Tarkus Ferguson had a triple-double and Jordan Blount scored a career-high 27 points to help Illinois-Chicago beat Illinois State 94-75 on Wednesday night.
UEFA signs Visa as women's soccer sponsor through 2025
UEFA has signed Visa as a sponsor of women’s soccer through 2025, giving the European body deals with three payment corporations
Stetson wins 68-64 to snap 8-game losing streak
DELAND, Fla. (AP) – Abayomi Iyiola had 22 points and 11 rebounds, Leo Goodman made a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 44 seconds left and Stetson defeated Western Illinois 68-64 on Wednesday night to snap an eight-game losing streak.
The Latest: Truck collides with Illinois school bus; 2 dead
DOWNS, Ill. (AP) – The Latest on a crash involving a school bus in central Illinois (all times local):
Police: Man arrested after threat to blow up bus in Chicago
CHICAGO (AP) – Police arrested a man on a Greyhound bus stopped on a Chicago expressway after he threatened to blow up the vehicle.
Small plane makes emergency landing at Chicago airport
WHEELING, Ill. (AP) – The pilot and passenger avoided injury when a private plane made an emergency landing at Chicago Executive Airport.
Fatal police shooting of Pennsylvania man ruled justified
LAKEMOOR, Ill. (AP) – A prosecutor has ruled that a suburban Chicago police officer acted in self-defense when he fatally shot a northwestern Pennsylvania man wanted in the death of an 88-year-old man.
Jury awards $21.5M over 6-year-old boy’s drowning death
CHICAGO (AP) – A Cook County jury has awarded $21.5 million to the family of a 6-year-old boy who drowned during a summer camp in suburban Chicago.
Monaco-Nice match postponed amid mass French protests
Two more French league soccer matches have been postponed amid security concerns about anti-government protests across the country
Illinois hunters take nearly 81K deer during firearm season
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois hunters took nearly 81,000 deer during this year’s firearm deer hunting season. That’s a slight increase over last year.
Odd weekend in Spain: All eyes on Copa Libertadores final
The big-match buzz in Madrid and around the country has nothing to do with Spain’s “clasico” but everything to do with Argentina’s “superclasico”
Pistons suffer second straight blowout loss
Milwaukee beats them 115-92
Northwoods Church and Slumberland gives new beds to area families.
There’s an event going on Thursday, December 6th to help area residents get a better night’s sleep.
Williamson and Nicholls grow NZ lead to 125 runs in 3rd test
Williamson and Nicholls grow NZ lead to 125 runs in 3rd test
Swedish court acquits soccer player of match-fixing charges
Swedish court acquits former Premier League player Dickson Etuhu of match-fixing charges