Barty advances to Wuhan quarterfinals
Top-ranked Ash Barty advanced to the Wuhan Open quarterfinals for the third straight year with a 6-3, 7-5 win over Sofia Kenin on Wednesday
This week is Rail Safety Week
This week – September 22nd through the 28th is Rail Safety Week in Illinois.
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Vargas hits game-winner in 19th, D-backs top Cards 3-2
PHOENIX (AP) – Ildemaro Vargas had a game-tying pinch-hit homer in the ninth inning on Tuesday and then got singled with the bases loaded in the 19th at 1:34 a.m. local time on Wednesday to give the
Australia's Hodge to miss rest of Rugby World Cup pool stage
Winger Reece Hodge will miss Australia’s three remaining pool matches in the Rugby World Cup after he was suspended for a dangerous high tackle
Ramirez hits slam, 3-run shot in return, Indians rout ChiSox
CHICAGO (AP) – Jose Ramirez hit a grand slam and a three-run homer in his first two plate appearances after missing a month with a broken hand, and the Cleveland Indians pounded the Chicago White Sox 11-0
Cubs lose 7th straight, on brink of elimination
PITTSBURGH (AP) – The freefalling Chicago Cubs committed five errors, including two in a seven-run seventh inning, and moved to the brink of elimination with a 9-2 defeat to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night that extended
Blues acquire defenseman Justin Faulk in trade with ‘Canes’
ST. LOUIS (AP) – The St. Louis Blues have acquired All-Star defenseman Justin Faulk from the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for defenseman Joel Edmundson and a prospect.
MacArthur Foundation announces $625K genius grant recipients
CHICAGO (AP) – A legal scholar who studies cyber harassment, a professor who specializes in the impact of slavery, and a paleoclimatologist who studies global warming are among this year’s MacArthur fellows and recipients of genius grants.
Chicago woman charged, wanted for alleged lottery scam
ST. CHARLES, Ill. (AP) – An Illinois judge has issued an arrest warrant for a Chicago woman on a felony theft charge accusing her of bilking someone out of $5,000 in a lottery scam.
UI: Freshmen enrollment from China holds steady
URBANA, Ill. (AP) – University of Illinois officials say the number of freshmen students from China remained flat this year.
Man gets life in prison for attempting to kill cab driver
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) – A southern Illinois man has been sentenced to life in prison for a knife attack in 2018, the fourth violent attack he has been convicted of since 1984.
Peoria man pleads guilty in Lisle woman’s killing in 1994
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (AP) – An Illinois man has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the death of a suburban Chicago woman more than 20 years ago.
FBI agents at Illinois Capitol for law enforcement work
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – An FBI spokesman says agents are at the Illinois State Capitol building in Springfield related to law enforcement work.
1 student stabbed at Chicago-area school, 1 in custody
FRANKLIN PARK, Ill. (AP) – Officials say a stabbing at a Chicago-area high school has left one student hospitalized and another in police custody.
Chicago teachers begin vote to authorize strike next month
CHICAGO (AP) – Chicago teachers are voting on whether to authorize a strike next month as contract negotiations continue in the nation’s third-largest school district.
A spoonful less sugar, tad more fat: US diets still lacking
CHICAGO (AP) – A new study on America’s eating habits shows an only slight improvement over 16 years.
East St. Louis rapper fatally shot at gas station
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) – Illinois State Police say a well-known East St. Louis rapper has been shot and killed in a gas station parking lot.
County Board to consider compensation study, energy efficiency projects
The Knox County Board have a series of considerations at Wednesday night’s meeting.
Kamaishi shaken by quake after Uruguay rattles World Cup
Just 90 minutes after Uruguay shook the Rugby World Cup with an upset win over Fiji, the venue in Kamaishi was shaken for real by a moderate earthquake