Man charged with bomb hoax on 2015 Super Bowl
A man from southwestern England has been charged with making bomb hoax threats against the Super Bowl and the Houses of Parliament
Mattoon teacher who subdued shooter named Carnegie hero
MATTOON, Ill. (AP) – A central Illinois teacher has been named a Carnegie hero after subduing a teen who opened fire at Mattoon High School in September 2017.
Illinois home health care workers to get back pay this week
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – More than 49,000 employees of the Illinois Department of Human Services who provide home health care will get long-overdue backpay this week.
IOC to change process of Olympic bid races, host elections
The IOC is changing how and when it picks Olympic hosts, and will approach candidates who can be from multiple cities or countries
Home woes continue for Tigers with 5-3 loss to Rangers
Detroit has lost 18 of its last 20 home games
Radioactive: Sonoma – “Tell the No. 12 that was my bad. I’m an idiot”
The best scanner sound from the Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway.
Vanderbilt gets even with Michigan in College World Series; winner takes all tonight
Wolverines stifled by freshman pitcher
Former world champion Gilbert left off Tour de France squad
Former world champion Philippe Gilbert has been left off his team’s squad for the Tour de France, a year after crashing out of the three-week race
England center backs doubtful for World Cup quarterfinals
England could be without center backs Steph Houghton and Millie Bright for the team’s Women’s World Cup quarterfinal match against Norway
Hanna, Elsie Joyce
Elsie Joyce (Harrison) Hanna, 95, of The Villages, FL formerly of Alexis, Galesburg and Kewanee, IL passed away at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, June 20, 2019 at Buffalo Crossing Care Center in Florida.
Lincoln, LeRoy Allen
LeRoy Allen Lincoln, 78, of Avon, IL passed away Sunday, June 23, 2019, 11:15 p.m. at his home.
Chamber, Orval A.
Orval A. Chamber, 77, of Monmouth, Il formerly of San Lorenzo, CA passed away at 6:35 pm, Monday, June 24, 2019 at his home.
Knox County residents may be eligible for flood damage assistance
Knox County Emergency Management Agency received notice late last week that Knox County was added to the State Disaster Proclamation for the recent flooding in Illinois.
Reynolds, Peggy Iris
Peggy Iris Reynolds, age 101, met Jesus face-to-face on Sunday, June 23, 2019 at 9:20 am, with her daughters by her side.
Roger Federer seeded above Rafael Nadal at Wimbledon
Roger Federer has been seeded above Rafael Nadal for Wimbledon, despite the Spaniard being higher in the rankings
Mbappe wants to play at both Euro 2020 and Olympics
France forward Kylian Mbappe wants to play at both Euro 2020 and the Olympics next year
IOC strips Olympic status from troubled boxing body AIBA
The IOC has stripped Olympic status from troubled boxing body AIBA and will now organize qualifying and final tournaments for the 2020 Tokyo Games
Odorizzi expected to start for the Twins against the Rays
The Rays will start Charlie Morton on Wednesday and the Twins are expected to counter with Jake Odorizzi
Roark expected to start as Reds visit Angels
The Reds will roll out Tanner Roark on Wednesday
Clarke scheduled to start for Arizona against Los Angeles
The Dodgers will start Tony Gonsolin on Wednesday and the Diamondbacks are expected to counter with Taylor Clarke