Chicago duo convicted of killing boy get decades in prison
CHICAGO (AP) — A judge on Wednesday handed down decades-long prison sentences to two men who were convicted of first-degree murder in the 2015 slaying of a 9-year-old Chicago boy who was repeatedly shot after being lured
Transplant recipients gather to encourage organ donation
CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago hospital on Wednesday brought together four heart-lung-kidney transplant survivors in an effort to encourage people to register as organ and tissue donors.
Lawsuit: Children in state care abused at Chicago hospital
CHICAGO (AP) — Cook County’s public guardian filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against a Chicago psychiatric facility that treated children in state care, alleging troubling claims of sexual abuse and improper medication at the “hospital of horrors.″
Chicago council rejects bid to delay Jan. 1 marijuana sales
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago City Council on Wednesday rejected an effort to delay marijuana sales until July 1.
Illinois Bomb Squad gang members convicted of racketeering
PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Thirteen members of the Bomb Squad street gang are facing the possibility of decades in prison after jurors in central Illinois convicted them of a racketeering conspiracy that included murders, arson, and drug
Illinois high school officials probe racist insults at game
ELGIN, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois High School Association is investigating claims that student fans at a high school girls basketball game west of Chicago subjected members of a visiting team to racist and body-shaming chants and
CCSU hopes to end skid vs No. 23 Penn State
Central Connecticut looks to end its 11-game losing streak as it battles No. 23 Penn State
Blackmon, North Alabama visit Alabama A&M
Two guards will be on display as Jamari Blackmon and North Alabama will take on Cameron Alford and Alabama A&M
IUPUI pays visit to Fresno State
IUPUI and Fresno State both look to put winning streaks together
Clark, LIU Brooklyn host Delaware
Two senior guards will be on display as Nate Darling and Delaware will take on Raiquan Clark and Long Island-Brooklyn
Johnson, Pitt host Binghamton
Two sophomore guards will be on display as Sam Sessoms and Binghamton will take on Xavier Johnson and Pittsburgh
Norfolk State, BG meet in Battle at the Boardwalk
Bowling Green and Norfolk State are set to collide in the Battle at the Boardwalk
MVSU visits Santa Clara
Mississippi Valley State visits Santa Clara in a non-conference matchup
Dog mending after being tossed from moving car in Chicago
CHICAGO (AP) — A dog that was badly injured after being thrown from a moving car in Chicago is recovering after surgery, an official said.
Man charged with sexually assaulting 11-year-old at library
CHICAGO (AP) — A 25-year-old man faces three counts of predatory criminal sexual assault for allegedly attacking an 11-year-old girl in a Chicago Public Library branch while her mother after her mother stepped away, police said Wednesday.
Gov. Pritzker signs downstate public safety pension consolidation bill
Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed legislation on Wednesday that consolidates the 649 downstate and suburban Illinois public safety pension funds.
Sandberg, Carl L.
Mr. Carl L. Sandberg, 91, of Galesburg, died at 12:05 a.m. Sunday, December 15, 2019, at Aperion Care Galesburg North.
Van Fleet, Lora Mae (Runkle)
Mrs. Lora Mae (Runkle) Van Fleet passed away Tuesday, December 17, 2019, at Seminary Manor in Galesburg, Illinois.
Shover, Stanford R.
Stanford R. Shover, 92, formerly of Abingdon, passed away at 10:05 a.m. Tuesday, December 17, 2019 at the Roseville Rehabilitation & Health Care Center in Roseville.
Tokyo Olympic marathon set; 3 loops on a course in Sapporo
The marathon courses are set for the Tokyo Olympics