Haas changes F1 car from gray to black-and-gold for 2019
The Haas Formula One team has changed its livery from a metallic gray to a more dynamic black-and-gold for the upcoming season
Bayern eyeing even brighter future by signing Fiete Arp
Bayern Munich is trying to ensure its future looks even brighter by capturing another rising star
Randle scores 31, Pelicans beat Bulls 125-120 without Davis
CHICAGO (AP) – Julius Randle scored 31 points, and the New Orleans Pelicans beat the struggling Chicago Bulls 125-120 Wednesday night with All-Star Anthony Davis watching from the bench.
Junichi Tazawa agrees to minor league contract with Cubs
CHICAGO (AP) – Reliever Junichi Tazawa has finalized a minor league contract with the Chicago Cubs and will report to big league spring training.
The Latest: AP source: Bulls land Porter Jr. from Washington
A person familiar with the situation says the Chicago Bulls have acquired Otto Porter Jr. from the Washington Wizards for Jabari Parker and Bobby Portis.
Nick Wright outlines what Kevin Durant needs to do to dethrone King James as the best player in the world
Nick Wright and Cris Carter talk NBA on today’s show. Nick lays out what Kevin Durant has to do to be considered better than a LeBron James.
Magic return home to square off vs. Karl-Anthony Towns, Timberwolves
The Orlando Magic are back at home Thursday night when they host the Minnesota Timberwolves, who are coming off two narrow losses.
County Board approves hiring new ASA, creating nursing home advisory committee
The Knox County Board approved the hiring of a new Assistant State’s Attorney at last night’s delayed January meeting.
Small Illinois city looks to install surveillance cameras
HIGHLAND, Ill. (AP) – The small western Illinois community of Highland is poised to join the growing number of cities and towns to install surveillance cameras in an effort to fight crime.
Police: Violent crime in Rockford drops 11 percent in 2018
ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) – Statistics released by the Rockford Police Department show violent crime in the northern Illinois city dropped 11 percent in 2018 compared to the previous year.
Pritzker tabs Air Force officer as Illinois adjutant general
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker has named an Air Force officer to lead the Illinois National Guard.
14 arrested for solicitation in northeastern Illinois
WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) – A sheriff’s gang task force in northeastern Illinois has arrested 14 men on solicitation-of-sex charges.
No bail for man in hit-and-run death of 16-year-old student
BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. (AP) – Bail has been denied a suburban Chicago man accused of driving the vehicle that struck and killed a student as she walked to school.
Prosecutors drop charges against student in stun-gun case
CHICAGO (AP) – Prosecutors have dismissed charges against a 16-year-old Chicago Public Schools student on whom police used a stun gun on in an incident that renewed questions about reliance on in-school officers.
Hospital treated people who tried boiling water challenge
MAYWOOD, Ill. (AP) – The extreme cold last week activated the science experiment gene in a number of people, resulting in injuries for those who tried the “boiling water challenge.”
A man and a teen has been charged in Springfield arson fire
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – An adult and an alleged teenage accomplice are charged with setting fire to an abandoned central Illinois food processing plant.
Ex-Illinois legislator pleads not guilty in nude photo case
WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) – A Republican former Illinois state legislator has pleaded not guilty to charges accusing him of posting nude photos of women online without their consent.
Judge: Firefighter’s family should get full death pension
BUFFALO GROVE, Ill. (AP) – A Lake County judge has ruled that the family of a Chicago-area firefighter should receive his pension, upholding a review board’s decision that his fatal cancer was caused in the line of
Ice jam breakups along Kankakee River causing flooding
WILMINGTON, Ill. (AP) – An ice jam is breaking up along the Kankakee River in northeastern Illinois and forcing evacuations.
Chicago-area prosecutor: Police-involved shooting justified
GLENDALE HEIGHTS, Ill. (AP) – A suburban Chicago prosecutor says a police officer was justified in shooting a man with schizophrenia who was holding knives.