The weirdest moments in the history of NASCAR
“NASCAR Race Hub” looks back at some of the weirdest moments in NASCAR history.
Stephen Jackson: Joel Embiid is the most unstoppable player in the league
Stephen Jackson makes the case that Philadelphia 76ers’ star Joel Embiid is the most unstoppable player in the NBA. Do you agree with Stephen?
Cannavaro's 1st game with China ends in 1-0 loss to Thailand
Fabio Cannavaro’s first game as coach of China ended in a 1-0 loss to Thailand in the opening match of the four-nation China Cup
Growing match-fixing probe in tennis snares more players
Judicial officials say French police have questioned another batch of tennis players in a growing investigation into a match-fixing syndicate
Markkanen, Dunn lead Bulls over Wizards 126-120 in OT
CHICAGO (AP) – Lauri Markkanen had 32 points and 13 rebounds, Kris Dunn scored a season-high 26 – including eight in overtime – to go with 13 assists, and the short-handed Chicago Bulls beat the fading Washington
Bears re-sign punter O’Donnell to 2-year deal
LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) – The Chicago Bears say they have re-signed veteran punter Pat O’Donnell to a two-year contract.
AP source: White Sox near $43M, 6-year deal with Jimenez
CHICAGO (AP) – A person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press that the Chicago White Sox are nearing a $43 million, six-year contract with highly regarded outfield prospect Eloy Jimenez.
2 charged in child abuse death of 2-year-old boy in Chicago
CHICAGO (AP) – A woman and a young man from Chicago have been charged in the child abuse death of the woman’s 2-year-old son, who had sores and bruises on his body.
Former northern Illinois chief charged with eavesdropping
HINCKLEY, Ill. (AP) – A former northern Illinois police chief has been charged with official misconduct for allegedly recording a conversation with her boss.
Chicago’s $8.7 billion O’Hare Airport expansion underway
CHICAGO (AP) – The $8.7 billion expansion of Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport has gotten underway.
Men found crammed in SUV accused of entering US illegally
FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. (AP) – Federal prosecutors say 14 men from central and South America were found crammed in an SUV when the vehicle was pulled over last month on Interstate 64 in southern Illinois.
New federal charges filed against indicted police officers
CHICAGO (AP) – Additional federal charges have been filed against two Chicago police officers already accused of lying to judges to obtain search warrants and then stealing cash and drugs from the properties they searched.
Attorneys: Church list of accused Illinois clergy incomplete
CHICAGO (AP) – Advocates for clergy abuse victims say their list of 395 priests or lay people in Illinois who have been publicly accused of sexually abusing children is far more extensive than the names already released
R. Kelly asks judge to let him travel to Dubai to perform
CHICAGO (AP) – Cash-strapped R&B singer R. Kelly wants a judge to let him travel to the Middle East to perform several concerts, saying he has struggled to get work in the U.S. since his February arrest
Gov. JB Pritzker tours flooded areas of northern Illinois
FREEPORT, Ill. (AP) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker has toured flooded northern Illinois neighborhoods and asked the state’s emergency operations center to expedite help to affected areas.
Ground broken on terminal expansion at O’Hare airport
CHICAGO (AP) – Ground has been broken on the first phase of a $1.2 billion expansion of a terminal at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport.
Collinsville man charged in Edwardsville couple’s killings
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) – A 23-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder in the stabbing deaths of an Edwardsville couple.
Preschoolers allegedly punished by standing naked in closet
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) – Two teachers in Illinois are on paid leave as authorities investigate allegations that one forced preschool children to stand naked in a closet with the door open as punishment for misbehaving.
Illinois man pleads not guilty in deputy’s fatal shooting
ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) – An Illinois man has pleaded not guilty to federal charges accusing him of fatally shooting a sheriff’s deputy who was trying to serve an arrest warrant at a hotel.
Danish badminton player Persson banned over match-fixing
Former top-10 player Joachim Persson of Denmark was banned for 18 months by the Badminton World Federation in regard to match-fixing