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Pistons' Blake Griffin undergoes arthroscopic surgery on left knee
He’s not expected to miss any offseason preparation
Skip Bayless: Kyler Murray is ’50 times more valuable than anyone else on the board’
With the 2019 NFL Draft being held tonight, Skip Bayless gives his final thoughts on top QB prospect Kyler Murray. Hear why Skip views Kyler head and shoulders above the rest of the players that are entering
Hamilton says Leclerc’s talent being ‘dimmed’ at Ferrari
Lewis Hamilton says Formula One rival Charles Leclerc’s talent is being “dimmed” after Ferrari asked him to move over for teammate Sebastian Vettel
Autopsy, court hearing set in case of missing Illinois boy
WOODSTOCK, Ill. (AP) – An Illinois couple is due in court on charges accusing them in the death of their 5-year-old son after a body believed to be his was found wrapped in plastic and buried in
Legislature’s ex-inspector says watchdog post ‘broken’
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The recently departed legislative inspector general calls the watchdog post “broken.”
Chemical spill forces suburban Chicago residents indoors
BEACH PARK, Ill. (AP) – Authorities are urging residents in a suburban Chicago community to stay indoors with their windows closed following a chemical spill that resulted in a toxic gas cloud.
Emanuel hopes strike by city’s ‘crown jewel’ symphony ends
CHICAGO (AP) – Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is offering help to end a nearly two-month strike by musicians with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, which he calls “the crown jewel” of the city’s cultural landscape.
Deadline near for Illinois homeowners to get mortgage help
CHICAGO (AP) – Time is running out for Illinois homeowners facing foreclosure to get help paying their mortgage.
$21.3 million awarded family of woman killed in police chase
CHICAGO (AP) – A jury has awarded more than $21 million to the family of a Chicago mother of five killed during a police chase.
Husband of southern Illinois woman burned to death charged
O’FALLON, Ill. (AP) – Murder charges have been filed against the husband of a southern Illinois woman whose burning body was found inside an automobile.
Cop says he couldn’t wait for Taser before shooting woman
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (AP) – A suburban Chicago police officer who shot to death a knife-wielding woman last year told investigators deadly force was his only option.
Default judgment against no-show R. Kelly in civil case
CHICAGO (AP) – A Cook County judge has entered a default judgment for a woman who sued R. Kelly in February, accusing the singer of sexually abusing her when she was a minor 20 years ago.
The Latest: Illinois couple charged in young son’s death
CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill. (AP) – The Latest on the search for a missing 5-year-old Illinois boy (all times local):
Illinois governor: `No concerns’ about report of fed probe
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker says he has “no concerns at all” about a media report that federal authorities are investigating a property tax break he got by taking toilets out of a
Illinois health department responding to US measles outbreak
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – State public health workers are increasing accessibility to vaccines in response to an outbreak of measles in the U.S. that includes seven cases in Illinois.
Illinois jury convicts Indianapolis man in double killing
DANVILLE, Ill. (AP) – Jurors in eastern Illinois have convicted an Indianapolis man of a 2016 double-fatal shooting in Danville.
Georgian shooter qualifies for record 9th Olympics
Georgian shooter Nino Salukvadze is expected to become the first woman to compete at nine Olympics after qualifying for next year’s competition
Tigers' three-game winning streak ends with 11-4 thud in Boston
J.D. Martinez had three hits for Red Sox
Lazio condemns racist chanting in Italian Cup semi win
The Italian league’s governing body has vowed to do “everything in our power” to wipe out racism in soccer after another incident blighted the Italian game