Property taxes expected to be late this year
Knox County property owners may be getting their tax bill a little later than usual this year.
Hamels pitches 7 innings, Cubs complete sweep with 6-0 win
MIAMI (AP) – The Chicago Cubs are starting to look more like themselves.
Wacha, Cardinals cool off Yelich, beat Brewers 6-3
MILWAUKEE (AP) – Michael Wacha cooled off NL MVP Christian Yelich, Matt Carpenter and Marcell Ozuna each went deep, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-3 on Wednesday to avoid being swept.
White Sox pitcher Giolito exits start with tight hamstring
CHICAGO (AP) – White Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito has left Tuesday’s start against the Kansas City Royals because of tightness in his left hamstring.
Anderson spikes bat, gets drilled; Royals top Chisox in 10
CHICAGO (AP) – Fiercely energetic Tim Anderson spiked his bat to celebrate a home run and Kansas City’s Brad Keller responded by drilling him with a fastball, setting off a benches-clearing fracas in the Royals’ 4-3, 10-inning
Juventus' failure linked to Italy's 'catenaccio' past
Nearly 70 years after the tactic was invented, Italian clubs are still struggling to shed their ‘catenaccio’ past
Illinois agriculture agency to honor former USDA secretary
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The Illinois Department of Agriculture plans to honor former state agriculture director and former U.S. Agriculture Secretary John Rusling Block.
More than 30 teens arrested for disrupting downtown Chicago
CHICAGO (AP) – Police say more than 30 teenagers have been arrested after large groups of high school students caused disruptions and started fights in downtown Chicago.
Rockford man charged in 2011 sexual assault
ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) – A northern Illinois man has been indicted on charges that he sexually assaulted a woman nearly eight years ago.
Aurora man gets court supervision for mass shooting threat
AURORA, Ill. (AP) – An Aurora man who prosecutors say threatened he would commit a mass shooting at his workplace has been sentenced to court supervision, given community service and fined.
Bodyguard for ‘El Chapo’ son pleads guilty to conspiracy
CHICAGO (AP) – A purported bodyguard of one of drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman’s sons has pleaded guilty in Chicago to taking part in a drug conspiracy.
Coleman requests new trial, judge orders evidentiary hearing
WATERLOO, Ill. (AP) – A southern Illinois judge has granted a hearing to a man seeking a new trial after he was convicted for the 2009 killings of his wife and their two young sons.
Charges dropped against suburban Chicago man given new trial
WHEATON, Ill. (AP) – A suburban Chicago man granted a new trial after being sentenced to 65 years in prison for the beating death of his girlfriend’s 2-year-old son is a free man after a prosecutor dropped
Ex-children’s home chief accused of sexual abuse dies
CHICAGO (AP) – A prominent Chicago area Catholic priest who led a suburban home for troubled youths for decades but was removed from ministry this year amid allegations that he sexually abused minors has died.
Judge OKs streaming video of trial in Chinese scholar death
URBANA, Ill. (AP) – Video of the trial of a former University of Illinois student accused of killing a Chinese scholar will be streamed from a federal courthouse to a viewing room near campus.
Bus company settles suit over ad that seemed mock Chinese
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) – A Champaign-area bus company sued last year for an ad that the state’s top law enforcement official said harassed and discriminated against Chinese students at the University of Illinois will be allowed to
U of I student dies after falling from a roof near camp
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) – A student at the University of Illinois at Champaign has died after falling off a roof of a home near the school.
Olympic skateboard selection begins with Dew Tour in June
Stops on the Dew Tour skateboarding circuit will serve as qualifying events for the sport’s Olympic debut at the 2020 Tokyo Games
Weaver discussed proposed changes to income tax system
State Sen. Chuck Weaver of Peoria was one of four lawmakers who talked with Chicago leaders earlier this week about the Constitutional Amendment proposed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker.
Asian soccer candidate files complaint about Kuwaiti sheikh
Asian soccer candidate files complaint about Kuwaiti sheikh