January 2, 2019 | WGIL 93.7 FM - 1400 AM

Rock Falls planners object to proposed community solar farm

ROCK FALLS, Ill. (AP) – Planning officials in a northwestern Illinois community are opposing a proposed community solar farm just outside its city limits.

Police: Homicides in Chicago down by nearly 100 in 2018

CHICAGO (AP) – Preliminary numbers show homicides in Chicago dropped by about 100 over the last year compared to 2017.

Investigator seeks clemency for man in woman’s 1989 slaying

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – A private investigator wants Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner to free a man serving life for a woman’s 1989 slaying.

Postal worker shot while driving in suburban Chicago

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, Ill. (AP) – A U.S. Postal Service worker has been shot in suburban Chicago’s Elk Grove Village.

Renovation to preserve courthouse once visited by Lincoln

THEBES, Ill. (AP) – A historic southern Illinois courthouse once visited by Abraham Lincoln is getting an $83,000 renovation with help from a private donor.

O’Hare Airport’s ‘people mover’ to shut down until fall 2019

CHICAGO (AP) – The light rail system used to move passengers around Chicago’s O’Hare Airport is shutting down until next fall.

Sharapova advances to Shenzhen Open quarterfinals

Maria Sharapova reached the quarterfinals of the Shenzhen Open after Chinese teenager Wang Xinyu retired in the second set with cramps

Bent, Michael Patrick

Michael Patrick Bent, 40, of Avon, IL passed away Friday, December 28, 2018 at his home. He was born Sunday, January 1, 1978 the son of Tina (Ted) Stull of Avon, IL. He was a loving son,

Germany beats France in Hopman Cup

Germany teammates Angelique Kerber and Alexander Zverev each won their singles matches over France at the Hopman Cup

Nadal withdraws from Brisbane because of thigh strain

Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from the Brisbane International with a strained left thigh on the eve of his first scheduled competitive match of the season