OGLESBY – The Oglesby City Council on Monday approved the purchase of a new truck for the police department. The vehicle will be paid for with funds from the Tri-County Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team, or […]
PERU – The Peru City Council on Monday night approved contributing $100,000 for the 2021 TBM Avengers reunion and Salute to Veterans event. The gathering of vintage aircraft at Illinois Valley Regional Airport is […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The state of Illinois and a Missouri city are suing the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives for granting a license to an arms manufacturer that had gone […]
OTTAWA – The American Red Cross has partnered with the NFL during National Blood Donor Month to not only help save lives, but give those donors a chance to win tickets to next year’s Super […]
By JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois public health officials reported 3,385 fresh cases of coronavirus illness. Also Monday, 50 more deaths were reported as Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s administration eased social […]
By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Zach LaVine scored 33 points, and the Chicago Bulls overcame a strong effort by Victor Oladipo in his Houston debut, beating the Rockets 125-120. LaVine scored […]
By PAUL GEREFFI Associated Press SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Keith Yandle got his 100th career goal, Chris Driedger made 23 saves and the Florida Panthers beat the Chicgo Blackhawks 5-2. Eetu Luostarinen scored his first […]
PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Ja’Shon Henry had 16 points off the bench to lead Bradley to an 86-55 wire-to-wire win over Evansville. The Braves built a 23-6 lead on a 3-pointer from Ville Tahvanainen seven […]
NORMAL, Ill. (AP) — Tyreke Key scored 18 points as Indiana State turned aside a late rally to defeat Illinois State 74-68. Randy Miller Jr. had 13 points for Indiana State. Tre Williams added 11 […]
By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Lauri Markkanen had 29 points and 10 rebounds, Garrett Temple scored 15 of his season-high 21 points in the second quarter and the Chicago Bulls ended […]