Venezuela basketball team hopes to send home some good news
Venezuela’s basketball team hopes to send some good news back to a country suffering though economic sanctions and a political crisis
Backup Dawkins leads Titans past Bears in preseason finale
CHICAGO (AP) – Dalyn Dawkins rushed for 117 yards and caught two touchdown passes, and the Tennessee Titans closed the preseason with a 19-15 victory over the Chicago Bears on Thursday night.
North Alabama goes deep, defeats Western Illinois 26-17
FLORENCE, Ala. (AP) – North Alabama scored key touchdowns on a long run and an even longer pass and the Lions defeated Western Illinois 26-17 in a season opener on Thursday night.
Chattanooga beats Eastern Illinois 24-10 in Wright’s debut
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) – Bryce Nunnelly ran for 100 yards and caught a touchdown pass and Chattanooga coach Rusty Wright earned a win in his debut as the Mocs beat Eastern Illinois 24-10 in a season opener
Ceballos and Alcácer back in Spain squad for Euro qualifiers
Ceballos and Alcácer back in Spain squad for Euro qualifiers
Southeast Missouri State rolls past Southern Illinois, 44-26
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) – Daniel Santacaterina ran for two touchdowns and threw for a third as Southeast Missouri State rolled past Southern Illinois, 44-26 Thursday night in the 87th meeting between the schools located just 45
Slugging Twins set road HR record in 10-5 rout of White Sox
CHICAGO (AP) – Jake Cave homered twice, C.J. Cron went deep and the surging Minnesota Twins set a major league record for home runs on the road in a 10-5 victory over the Chicago White Sox on
Olympic champion Marcel Hirscher to reveal future live on TV
Olympic champion Marcel Hirscher to reveal future live on TV
Illinois to suspend road work to ease Labor Day traffic woes
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois officials are suspending road work at dozens of sites around the state to ease traffic congestion for the Labor Day holiday.
Lawyer wants singer R. Kelly out of solitary confinement
CHICAGO (AP) – A lawyer says singer R. Kelly is enduring “cruel and unusual punishment” by being held in solitary confinement in a Chicago jail on sexual misconduct charges.
Federal appeals court upholds assault weapons ban in Chicago
CHICAGO (AP) – A federal appeals court has upheld an assault weapons ban in Chicago and the rest of Cook County, Illinois.
Chicago Police sharing info to track suspected gun offenders
CHICAGO (AP) – Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson says his department has started sharing information on suspected gun offenders with local and federal law enforcement agencies to help them better keep tabs on these cases.
Cook County group gets $6M grant to fight youth homelessness
HILLSIDE, Ill. (AP) – A Chicago-area advocacy group will use a $6 million federal grant to fight homelessness among youths.
Illinois awards 1st licenses to sell recreational marijuana
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois has awarded its first licenses to businesses that will be allowed to sell recreational marijuana when it becomes legal in the state next year.
21-year-old woman serious injured in McDonough County crash
A 21-year-old woman from Waukegan, Illinois was seriously injured in a single-vehicle crash early Thursday morning.
Pritzker requests disaster declaration for local counties related to flooding
Gov. J.B. Pritzker officially requested a federal disaster declaration on Thursday for damaging floods that ravaged large swaths of Illinois since February.
Vettel fastest in 1st practice session for the Belgian GP
Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel posted the fastest time in the first practice for the Belgian Grand Prix
Basel forward Van Wolfswinkel has successful brain surgery
Basel forward Ricky van Wolfswinkel is to leave the hospital after successful brain surgery to treat an aneurysm
Labor Day Weekend features plenty for the family
Backstage Jazz returns Friday, August 30th to the Prairie Players Civic Theatre.
Springboks rugby player Aphiwe Dyantyi facing doping ban
Springboks wing Aphiwe Dyantyi is facing a four-year doping ban after testing positive for anabolic steroids