Brazil’s Costa returns to training after injury, Augusto out
LONDON (AP) Winger Douglas Costa has trained with the rest of the Brazil team for the first time since World Cup preparations began two weeks ago.
Redskins honor ’87 replacement players with Super Bowl rings
ASHBURN, Va. (AP) The Washington Redskins will honor their 1987 replacement team that won all three games by giving them Super Bowl rings next week.
Knox County property taxes due Wednesday
The first installment of the property taxes in Knox County are coming up due on Wednesday, June 6th, and there are a handful of things taxpayers should be aware of before the deadline pass.
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Successful School Year At United District 304
Like other school districts, United District 304 has wrapped up their school year. Superintendent Jeff Whitsitt lauded a successful year in the district with more good to come. Jeff joined Tom Meredith and Nick Ischer on
Woman dies after jump from burning Chicago building
CHICAGO (AP) – Officials say a woman died after jumping from an upper floor of a burning four-story apartment building in Chicago.
Former Illinois lawmaker pleads guilty in shoplifting case
GLEN ELLYN, Ill. (AP) – A former Illinois lawmaker arrested on a shoplifting charge has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor retail theft.
Trial to begin of man charged in SIU student’s 2014 death
MURPHYSBORO, Ill. (AP) – The trial of a man accused in the 2014 death of a Southern Illinois University student is scheduled to get underway.
SIU discover remnants of 2 century-old Army fort
CHESTER, Ill. (AP) – Anthropology students at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale have discovered remnants of an army fort near the community of Chester that was once visited by the Lewis and Clark expedition.
Illinois Children Museum to open law enforcement exhibit
DECATUR, Ill. (AP) – The Children’s Museum of Illinois will open a pro-law-enforcement themed exhibition next month.
Former Cook County State’s Attorney Bernard Carey dead at 83
CHICAGO (AP) – Former Cook County State’s Attorney Bernard Carey, a Republican who was elected in the wake of a Chicago police raid that killed two Black Panther Party members in 1969, is dead at age 83.
Judge: No sanctions for questioning of slain teen’s mother
CHICAGO (AP) – A judge has refused to sanction the city of Chicago after one of its attorneys asked the mother of teenager shot by police officer if she conceived the victim while working as a prostitute.
Nation of Islam says leader Louis Farrakhan’s son has died
CHICAGO (AP) – The Nation of Islam says the oldest son of Minister Louis Farrakhan has died.
Rauner signs 1st full-year state budget as Illinois governor
CHICAGO (AP) – Gov. Bruce Rauner has signed Illinois’ new state budget, the first full-year spending plan he’s enacted since taking office in 2015.
Hundreds mourn Chicago diver who died during river search
CHICAGO (AP) – Hundreds of firefighters and other mourners are gathering for the funeral of a Chicago Fire Department diver who died while searching for a boater who fell overboard into the Chicago River.
Chicago police say slain 11-year-old boy was shot in head
CHICAGO (AP) – Chicago police say an 11-year-old boy whose body was found on the floor of a South Side home was shot in the head.
Central Illinois to get $7M Ronald McDonald House
PEORIA, Ill. (AP) – A $7 million Ronald McDonald House will be built in central Illinois.
Illinois village rescinds English language resolution
CARPENTERSVILLE, Ill. (AP) – A Chicago suburb has rescinded a resolution that made English its official language.
Hundreds mourning Chicago diver who died during river search
CHICAGO (AP) – Hundreds of firefighters and other mourners are gathering for the funeral of a Chicago Fire Department diver who died while searching for a boater who fell overboard into the Chicago River.
Study finds rare gain for tough-to-treat pancreatic cancer
CHICAGO (AP) – Patients with pancreatic cancer that hadn’t spread lived substantially longer on a four-drug combo than on a single standard cancer drug, a rare advance for a tough-to-treat disease, researchers reported Monday.