Harman hasn’t given up on team golf
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Brian Harman is coming off his best season on the PGA Tour – winning the Wells Fargo Championship, taking the 54-hole lead in the U.S. Open and finishing runner-up for his best result in
Weaver welcomes dozens of high school students to Capitol
More than 50 high school students descended on Springfield on April 25 to take on the legislative process, lobbying, voting, and reporting on legislation.
The Latest: $230M home seen as Legionnaires’ fix for vets
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The Latest on Gov. Bruce Rauner’s report for rebuilding the Quincy veterans’ home (all times local):
Female paramedics sue Chicago Fire Department for harassment
CHICAGO (AP) – Five female Chicago Fire Department paramedics have filed a federal lawsuit alleging they were sexually harassed by superiors.
Suspect in fatal shooting of 3 pleads not guilty to murder
ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) – A man accused of fatally shooting three men aboard a Rockford, Illinois party bus has pleaded not guilty to murder charges.
Court sides with non-biological parent in rights case
CHICAGO (AP) – An Illinois appeals court says a woman has parental rights to a child her former wife had through artificial insemination before they divorced.
3 workers hurt in fire at Chicago Loop electric substation
CHICAGO (AP) – The Chicago Fire Department says three workers were hurt while doing electrical work on a substation in downtown Chicago.
Judge in Chicago temporarily halts Lithuanian’s extradition
CHICAGO (AP) – A federal judge in Chicago has temporary halted the extradition of an ex-Lithuanian judge and parliamentarian jailed at Lithuania’s request.
Waffle House suspect’s relatives say they’re ‘heartbroken’
PEORIA, Ill. (AP) – Family members of a man charged in a deadly shooting at a Tennessee Waffle House restaurant say they are “heartbroken and devastated at the loss of life and injury.”
Cabrera still out of starting lineup for Tigers
DETROIT (AP) Miguel Cabrera was out of the starting lineup for the Detroit Tigers for a second straight night Tuesday.
Playboy art director who created bunny logo dies at 93
CHICAGO (AP) – Magazine designer Art Paul, who created Playboy’s famous tuxedoed bunny head logo, has died. He was 93.
Chicago-area high school stops use of American-Indian mascot
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Administrators at a suburban Chicago high school say the school will stop having a student in an American Indian-themed costume perform at football games and pep rallies.
Chicago police gang database criticized for inaccuracies
CHICAGO (AP) – Critics say Chicago’s gang member database is often inaccurate, outdated and racially skewed.
Prep baseball players get the opportunity of a lifetime with games at Petco Park
The Padres hosted high school baseball games featuring schools from around San Diego County.
Chicago sees drop in gun violence in April
CHICAGO (AP) – Chicago police say that gun violence continues to drop this year.
CPS, nonprofit to share $14M from Mark Zuckerberg charity
CHICAGO (AP) – Chicago Public Schools and a nonprofit group that specializes in personalized learning are to share a $14 million grant from a charity run by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan.
Surviving pelican released month after 5 others shot dead
FARMER CITY, Ill. (AP) – A surviving American White pelican has been released in central Illinois about a month after a shooting that killed five of the federally protected birds.
No injuries reported after explosion destroys Illinois home
BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) – No injuries are reported after an early-morning explosion destroyed a home in southern Illinois.
#XTRAPOINT: Ducks paint the ice
The Orange Alliance sure knows how to Paint the Ice! But for real… is it October yet?
Titans claim linebacker Gimel President off waivers
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Tennessee Titans have claimed outside linebacker Gimel President off waivers.