McCollum scores 24 points, Trail Blazers beat Bulls 124-112

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – CJ McCollum had 24 points and the Portland Trail Blazers pulled away in the final quarter to send the Chicago Bulls to their fifth straight loss, 124-112 on Wednesday night.
Thomas Davis says he's done with Panthers after 14 seasons
Thomas Davis says he’s been informed by the Panthers he won’t be back with them for a 15th NFL season
Weiskamp leads Iowa over Northwestern 73-63

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) – With leading scorer Tyler Cook out of the lineup, someone had to step up for Iowa to fill the void.
Forsberg leads Predators past Blackhawks 4-3

CHICAGO (AP) – Filip Forsberg scored a minute into overtime for his second goal of the game, and the Nashville Predators beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 on Wednesday night for their third straight victory.
Ex-Cardinal Duncan leaves radio to focus on cancer fight

ST. LOUIS (AP) – Former St. Louis Cardinals slugger Chris Duncan is stepping down from his radio career to focus on his battle with brain cancer.
Chicago suburb to honor 3 firefighters killed in 1934 fire
AURORA, Ill. (AP) – A suburban Chicago fire department will honor the lives of three firefighters who died fighting a fire at a Woolworth store 85 years ago.
Former Illinois lawmaker charged with posting sexual images
WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) – A former Illinois state representative who resigned last year amid allegations that he posted online explicit photos of an ex-girlfriend has been indicted on 12 felony counts of disseminating private sexual images.
Ex-high school coach charged with sexually assaulting girls
CHICAGO (AP) – Sexual assault charges have been filed against a former Chicago charter school basketball coach accused of molesting two underage female team members.
Man shot to death by intended robbery victim identified
CHICAGO (AP) – Authorities have identified a man shot to death by a woman he attempted to rob as she waited for a bus at a Chicago street corner.
Pistons drop third straight, 113-100 to LeBron-less Lakers
Detroit’s Blake Griffin held to 16 points
Lawsuit blames sorority in Northwestern athlete’s death
CHICAGO (AP) – The mother of a player on the Northwestern University women’s basketball team who died in 2017 has sued a sorority claiming hazing by its members led to her daughter’s suicide.
Child Confined-Fitness Trial story
WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) – A suburban Chicago man who, with his wife, is accused of confining their 10-year-old daughter to their basement has been found fit for trial.
Chicago restaurant manager throws chair at black teen
CHICAGO (AP) – Chicago police are investigating an incident in which a white manager of a downtown restaurant threw a plastic chair at a black teenager inside the business.
Girl, 1, shot in arm walking with father in East St. Louis
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) – Authorities say a 1-year-old girl was shot in the arm while walking to a store with her father in southern Illinois.
Illinois coroner: Rising opioid-related deaths hit budget
AURORA, Ill. (AP) – The coroner in a suburban Chicago county says rising opioid-related deaths has caused a budget overrun.
German skier stripped of World Cup win for oxygen tank use
The International Ski Federation has disqualified Stefan Luitz from his first World Cup win for inhaling from an oxygen tank between giant slalom runs
Lowman, Mary G.

Mrs. Mary G. Lowman, 86, of Galesburg, Illinois passed away at 1:47 am, Wednesday, January 9, 2019 at her home.
Galesburg Fire gets replacement for truck lost in rollover

The Galesburg Fire Department has added some new wheels to its fleet.
Vatican launches athletics team of Swiss Guards, priests
The Vatican has launched an official track team
Spanish police arrest tennis players in match-fixing ring
Spanish police are investigating 28 professional players for match-fixing, including one who participated in last year’s U.S. Open
