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Former Atlanta Braves relief pitcher Peter Moylan to join FOX Sports South, FOX Sports Southeast as Braves LIVE analyst

Moylan will make his Braves LIVE debut Tuesday, April 16, at 6:30 p.m. ET on FOX Sports Southeast when the Braves host the Arizona Diamondbacks

Swiss special counsel clears friend of FIFA head Infantino

A special counsel’s office in Switzerland says it has closed an investigation into a regional prosecutor’s links with FIFA president Gianni Infantino

Judge says public housing gun ban is unconstitutional

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) – A federal judge has ruled that the East St. Louis Housing Authority’s rule prohibiting public housing tenants from owning a firearm is unconstitutional.

Indiana man gets 3 years in prison in alleged waste scheme

CHICAGO (AP) – An Indiana man who pleaded guilty in Chicago federal court to an alleged scheme that involved his recycling firms reselling hazardous electronic waste has been sentenced to three years in prison.

Museum to mark anniversary of Lincoln buying Illinois home

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield plans a celebration to mark the 175th anniversary of Lincoln’s purchase of his home.

Additional charges filed in death of state trooper

FREEPORT, Ill. (AP) – Reckless homicide charges have been filed against the driver of a commercial vehicle that struck and killed an Illinois state trooper.

Beer truck stolen from parking lot found with cargo intact

CALUMET CITY, Ill. (AP) – In what police call a “crime of opportunity,” a truck loaded with beer was stolen from a Chicago grocery store parking lot and later found abandoned with its cargo “intact.”

Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot addresses the Illinois Senate

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – During the second day of her visit to Springfield, Chicago mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot told the Illinois Senate “bold action” will be necessary to “bring real change” to the state.

Suspect indicted in stabbing deaths of Edwardsville couple

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) – A southern Illinois man has pleaded not guilty to murder charges in the stabbing deaths last month of an Edwardsville couple.

Rockford man indicted on rape, kidnapping and other charges

ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) – A registered sex offender accused of stalking a Rockford woman for months before he allegedly abducted her from her home last month, raped her and left her in the basement of another house

Cook County to file suit against ex-con’s library board seat

PARK FOREST, Ill. (AP) – County and local officials are taking steps to stop a felon from taking his seat on a suburban Chicago library board after voters elected him to the position.

Report calls for overhaul of error-prone gang database

CHICAGO (AP) – A newly released report from Chicago’s inspector general criticizes how the nation’s third largest city manages a police database of purported street-gang members.

Prosecutor: Naperville police-involved shooting justified

NAPERVILLE, Ill. (AP) – Prosecutors have ruled that a Naperville police officer acted appropriately when he shot a man who pointed what police thought was a real gun at them but was later determined to be a