Shannon Sharpe: It’s an indictment on Russell Westbrook that top players keep leaving him
Shannon Sharpe gives his thoughts on the Oklahoma City Thunder trading away Paul George to the Los Angeles Clippers. Hear why history continues to repeat itself for OKC and Russell Westbrook is at the root of it.
Skip Bayless: Kawhi Leonard signing with the Clippers gives them a ‘slight edge’ over the Lakers
Skip Bayless gives the Los Angeles Clippers a ‘slight edge’ over the Los Angeles Lakers because of the Kawhi Leonard acquisition. Hear why he was shocked by Kawhi’s decision.
NBA summer league recap: Okogie leads Wolves past Atlanta
Josh Okogie scored 15 points to power the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 90-66 win over the Atlanta Hawks in the Las Vegas summer league
Woman injured in 40-foot fall at Chicago’s Soldier Field
CHICAGO (AP) – Police say a woman was hospitalized after accidentally falling about 40 feet from an upper level at Chicago’s Soldier Field while attending a men’s soccer tournament.
Woman injured in 40-foot fall at Chicago's Soldier Field
Woman injured in 40-foot fall at Chicago’s Soldier Field
Harold L. Wensel
Mr. Harold L. Wensel, 87, of Galesburg, Illinois passed away at 1:20 am Sunday, July 7, 2019 at Galesburg Cottage Hospital.
Ice dance champ Bobrova retires at 29
Russian ice dancer Ekaterina Bobrova, twice an Olympic medalist in the team event, has retired aged 29 shortly after giving birth to her first child
Cardinals RHP Jack Flaherty has no-hitter through 6 innings
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Evan Longoria homered with one out in the seventh inning to break up Jack Flaherty’s bid for a no-hitter, and the San Francisco Giants held on to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 1-0
Nova gets home win as White Sox beat Cubs 3-1
CHICAGO (AP) – Ivan Nova pitched shutout ball into the sixth inning for his first home win in eight tries, Eloy Jimenez and Jose Abreu homered, and the Chicago White Sox beat the crosstown Cubs 3-1 to
House Speaker Pelosi to keynote Democrats’ State Fair brunch
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will be the keynote speaker at the annual Illinois Democratic County Chairs’ Association brunch Aug. 14.
Metra adds service on some lines for Taste of Chicago
CHICAGO (AP) – Metra is adding trains and making changes to schedules on some lines to accommodate people attending the Taste of Chicago.
Climatology experts say Illinois saw wetter, cooler June
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) – Illinois state climate scientists say June was rainy in the state with lower temperatures than average.
Jury to consider death penalty in Chinese scholar killing
PEORIA, Ill. (AP) – The same federal jury that last month convicted a former University of Illinois doctoral student of kidnapping and torturing a scholar visiting from China will now be asked to decide if the man
Pathogen that causes tree-killing death found in Illinois
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – A plant pathogen that causes an invasive tree-killing disease has been found in Illinois.
Authorities: Truck crash in Illinois sends pig parts flying
GENEVA, Ill. (AP) – Authorities say an intersection in an unincorporated area of northern Illinois was closed for eight hours after a crash involving two semi-trucks sent pig carcasses across the road.
Prosecutor drops charges against southern Illinois mayor
ALORTON, Ill. (AP) – A special prosecutor has dropped felony charges against a southern Illinois mayor accused of operating a police vehicle with its lights flashing.
Trio of peregrine falcons make debut in Rockford ceremony
ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) – A trio of peregrine falcons has made their debut in Illinois.
8 Frank Lloyd Wright buildings added to World Heritage list
CHICAGO (AP) – Eight buildings designed by famed American architect Frank Lloyd Wright have been added to the UNESCO World Heritage list.
Officials: 4 airlines seek to offer flights out of Quincy
QUINCY, Ill. (AP) – Officials say four airlines have submitted proposals to offer passenger service at Quincy Regional Airport.
Report: 13,000 of Chicago’s homeless in 2017 had jobs
CHICAGO (AP) – A new study that challenges stereotypes about homeless people estimates that in 2017, around 18,000 of Chicago’s homeless had graduated from college and more than 13,000 were employed.