Largest T. rex skeleton has new display at Chicago museum
CHICAGO (AP) – The largest Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton ever found is ready to go back on display at Chicago’s Field Museum in a new exhibition space.
Suburban man convicted of child porn gets 29-year sentence
WHEATON, Ill. (AP) – A suburban Chicago man who was convicted of manufacturing child pornography has been sentenced to 29 years in state prison.
Attorney: Deadly hotel freezer could lock someone inside
CHICAGO (AP) – The attorney for a woman suing a suburban Chicago hotel over the death of her 19-year-old daughter in a walk-in freezer says someone could have locked the young woman inside.
New legislative inspector was prosecutor, appellate judge
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The Illinois Legislative Ethics Commission has chosen a permanent inspector general to investigate complaints against lawmakers.
Case dismissed against inmate in 1995 double murder case
CHICAGO (AP) – A Chicago man who spent 20 years in prison for a 1995 double murder of two eighth-grade girls in a hail of gunfire is free after prosecutors announced they were dropping their case against
Suspect in beauty salon slayings charged in inmate stabbing
BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) – A 53-year-old suspect in the 2005 stabbing deaths of three people at a southwestern Illinois beauty salon now faces charges he stabbed a fellow inmate with a shiv.
Judge postpones verdict in Chicago police cover-up trial
CHICAGO (AP) – The judge presiding over the trial of three Chicago police officers accused of trying to cover up the 2014 shooting of black teenager Laquan McDonald has postponed issuing her verdict.
SW Illinois man rescued from cistern filled with icy waters
FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. (AP) – Southwestern Illinois fire officials have rescued a man who fell into a cistern and was stuck neck-deep in its icy waters for nearly a half-hour.
Chicago suburb plans to buy land from McDonald’s for park
OAK BROOK, Ill. (AP) – Park officials in a western suburb of Chicago have agreed to pay $15.8 million for vacant property owned by fast-food giant McDonald’s Corp.
NW Indiana man charged in Illinois woman’s hit-and-run death
CHICAGO (AP) – A northwestern Indiana man has been charged in the hit-and-run death of a suburban Chicago woman.
'Easy' night for Flyers ends in 3-2 loss for Red Wings
Back problem forces Detroit goalie Jimmy Howard to sit out
Tigers waste little time in pursuing their objectives
They make three quiet free-agent signings
Stuhec sweeps downhill and super-G races in Val Gardena
Slovenian skier Ilka Stuhec overcame an error in the middle of her run to win a World Cup super-G for her second win in two days on the Saslong course
Preview: Wolves vs. Pistons
The Timberwolves look to continue their success at home with a win over the Pistons
Preview: Bucks vs. Pelicans
New Orleans Pelicans, Milwaukee Bucks keep going without injured players
Louisville dance team coach fired for fiscal misconduct
A termination letter released by the University of Louisville says that its dance team coach was fired for financial misconduct
Mutko resigns as president of Russian soccer federation
Mutko resigns as president of Russian soccer federation
Mitchell, Leonard D.

Leonard Dale Mitchell of Rio, IL passed away peacefully at St. Mary’s Hospital in Galesburg on Sunday morning. He was 93 years old.
Olsson holds slim lead in World Cup GS after 1st run
Matts Olsson holds a slim lead after the opening run of men’s World Cup giant slalom
Mercer the latest quiet addition for busy Detroit Tigers
Mercer the latest quiet addition for busy Detroit Tigers
