Vacant agency jobs could move to Sangamon County

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) _ Illinois agencies under Gov. Bruce Rauner have been told to decide whether vacant positions can be moved to Sangamon County as part of the process to fill the jobs. The State Journal-Register reports

Philadelphia outlasts Chicago

CHICAGO (AP) _ Rookies Dario Saric and Shawn Long had career highs in scoring, leading the Philadelphia 76ers to a 117-107 win against the desperate Chicago Bulls on Friday night. Saric scored 32 points, extending his double-digit

Rondon scratched in spring training game

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) _ The Chicago White Sox scratched Carlos Rodon from his spring start Friday due to left biceps tightness, and general manager Rick Hahn said the left-hander likely would begin the season on the disabled

Shootings and heroin overdose city maps overlap

CHICAGO (AP) _ Maps released by the Chicago Police Department show shootings and ambulance runs for heroin overdoses on the city’s West Side overlap almost exactly. Police analysts reviewed 2016 Chicago Fire Department calls for opioid overdoses

Polly L. Snyder

snyder-polly

Polly L. Snyder, 81, of Galesburg, died at 1:58 a.m. Friday, March 24, 2017 at home. Polly was born April 1, 1935 in Terre Haute, IL, the daughter of John P. and Mildred I. Pence Lovitt. She

Robert V. Plasters

Abingdon – Robert “Bob” Vernon Plasters, 67 of Abingdon, passed away at 6:05 p.m. Thursday, March 23, 2017 at the Marigold Rehabilitation & Health Care Center in Galesburg. He was born January 21, 1950 in Galesburg, the