Cardinals release veteran RHP Trevor Rosenthal
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals have released veteran right-hander Trevor Rosenthal and extended a qualifying offer to pitcher Lance Lynn.
Knoxville City Council covers old business, and very old business
In a crowded room in the Knoxville Police Station which holds Knoxville City Council meetings, several updates were given to and by the aldermen.
Galesburg council discusses gaming terminal fees
Galesburg City Council held some discussion last night regarding proposed fees for gaming terminal licensees.
Cubs extend qualifying offers to Arrieta, Davis
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs have extended qualifying offers to pitchers Jake Arrieta and Wade Davis, ensuring they will receive draft pick compensation if they sign with another team.
Illinois coordinator Nickerson takes leave from team
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Illinois defensive coordinator Hardy Nickerson is on leave from the team after the unexpected death of his mother Sunday night.
Autopsy results released in deaths of police officer, driver
ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — Autopsies have revealed that a northern Illinois police officer died of blunt force trauma and a pickup driver was shot to death during an early morning traffic stop.
Sentencing set in killing of Illinois woman after robbery
DECATUR, Ill. (AP) — A sentencing date is set for a 25-year-old northern Illinois man for his role in a 2015 armed robbery at a gas station and the killing of a 19-year-old woman he feared might
Lincoln library asks for stories on Cubs-Cardinals rivalry
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum in Illinois wants people to share their stories about baseball.
Chicago suburb drafts future downtown development plan
ELGIN, Ill. (AP) — A Chicago suburb is finalizing a plan for future downtown development.
Illinois National Guard opens new $64.6M aviation facility
KANKAKEE, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois National Guard has opened a new aviation facility and readiness center.
Suburban Chicago man gets 10 years in child sex assault case
JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — A suburban Chicago man has been sentenced to 10 years in state prison for sexually assaulting a child more than a decade ago.
Illinois lawmakers return to work amid sex-harassment mess
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois General Assembly returns to Springfield on Tuesday for the final days of its fall session after spending last week wrestling a sexual-harassment quandary.
Chicago woman sentenced to prison for fraudulent tax scheme
CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago woman has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for conspiring to file fraudulent tax returns using stolen identities.
New suit says Cook County court hinders access to filings
CHICAGO (AP) — A legal news service is suing one of the nation’s busiest courts for allegedly hampering access to newly filed civil cases.
Ill. Legislature’s inspector wants to ‘make a difference’
SPRINGRIELD, Ill. (AP) — The newly appointed inspector general for the Illinois General Assembly wants to help restore public trust after a complaint of sexual harassment against a state senator sat idle for a year because the
Peoria man pleads not guilty to Lisle woman’s 1994 killing
LISLE, Ill. (AP) — A 43-year-old man has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the death of a suburban Chicago woman more than 20 years ago.
South Bend man faces charges after saying girl in stolen car
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago police say an Indiana man faces charges after they say he lied when he told them an 8-year-old girl was in his vehicle when it was stolen.
Ex-assistant coach ends whistleblower lawsuit against PSU
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) A former Penn State assistant football coach has ended his defamation and whistleblower lawsuit against the university.
Judge to rule on trial delay in Chinese scholar’s case
URBANA, Ill. (AP) — A federal judge in central Illinois must decide in coming days whether to grant a defense motion to delay the trial of a 28-year-old man accused of killing a University of Illinois scholar
Judge refuses to dismiss charges in Laquan McDonald case
CHICAGO (AP) — A judge had rejected a motion to dismiss the first-degree murder charges against the Chicago Police accused in the fatal shooting of black teenager Laquan McDonald.