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Cleburne evens series with triumph over Kane County Cougars
Although the Cougars scored first, the Cleburne Railroaders offense proved to be too much to handle on Friday night, as Cleburne earned a 12-5 win over Kane County at Northwestern Medicine Field in Geneva. Through four games, the series between the Cougars and Railroaders is even at two games apiece.
Schaumburg Boomers rally for walk-off victory in front of record crowd
The Schaumburg Boomers scored in their final four visits to the plate to rally from down four runs and walk off with a 7-6 victory Friday night against Windy City before a franchise record crowd of 8,066, eclipsing the mark set just over a week ago on July 4. Dylan...
Gonzales returns from injury to help the Pirates win their 2nd straight, 4-1 over the White Sox
Marco Gonzales made a promising return to the rotation hours after coming off the injured list and the Pittsburgh Pirates won their second straight, 4-1 over the White Sox on Friday night. Ke'Bryan Hayes had a pair of hits, an RBI and scored a run for the Pirates. They've won...
Vintage Hendricks performance keeps Cubs rolling in St. Louis
ST. LOUIS — The Cubs' surprisingly important series in St. Louis began with a random, hilarious story from Craig Counsell. Longtime major-league manager Jim Leyland, who got his start as Tony LaRussa's third base coach for the White Sox in the 1980s, is being inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on July 21. Counsell played for Leyland with the Florida Marlins, so he was asked for a favorite memory before Friday's game.
A World War I veteran is first Tulsa Race Massacre victim identified from mass graves
OKLAHOMA CITY — A World War I veteran is the first person identified from graves filled with more than a hundred victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre that devastated the city’s Black community, the mayor said Friday. Using DNA from descendants of his brothers, the remains of...
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket suffers engine failure during satellite launch
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket suffered an upper stage engine failure after lifting off from Vandenberg Space Force Base late Thursday, a setback on a mission without astronauts on board that will likely delay upcoming human spaceflight launches while the company investigates what went wrong. The problem occurred during the...
What is Project 2025?
If Donald Trump struggled somewhat in his first administration to move the country dramatically to the right, he’ll be ready to go in a second term. That’s the aim behind Project 2025, a comprehensive plan written by former and likely future leaders of a Trump administration to remake America in a conservative mold while dramatically expanding presidential power and allowing Trump to use it to go after his critics.
New York judge throws out Rudy Giuliani’s bankruptcy case
A federal judge in New York on Friday threw out Rudy Giuliani’s bankruptcy case, paving the way for a litany of creditors, including two former Georgia election workers who won a $148 million defamation claim against him, to pursue and potentially seize his assets. The decision by U.S. Bankruptcy...
Biden pushes his 'blue wall' sprint with a Michigan trip as he makes the case for his candidacy
DETROIT — Four years ago, candidate Joe Biden stood before supporters at a Detroit high school, flanked by Kamala Harris and other rising Democratic stars, and called himself a bridge to the next generation of leaders. Biden, now a president seeking reelection, returns to that same high school Friday...
Alec Baldwin weeps in court when judge announces involuntary manslaughter case dismissed mid-trial
SANTA FE, N.M. — A New Mexico judge on Friday brought a sudden and stunning end to the involuntary manslaughter case against Alec Baldwin, dismissing it in the middle of the actor's trial and saying it cannot be filed again. Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer dismissed the case with prejudice...
Federal judge refuses to block Biden administration rule on gun sales in Kansas, 19 other states
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A federal judge in Kansas has refused to block the nationwide enforcement of a Biden administration rule requiring firearms dealers to do background checks of buyers at gun shows, leaving Texas as the only state so far where a legal challenge has succeeded. U.S. District...
Emergency workers uncover dozens of bodies in a Gaza City district after Israeli assault
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Civil defense workers on Friday dug bodies out of collapsed buildings and pulled them off rubble-covered streets, as they collected dozens of Palestinians killed this week by an Israeli assault in a district of Gaza City. The discovery of the bodies came after...
COVID numbers are climbing, but not as rapidly as in other states
Illinois is experiencing an uptick in COVID infections, but it’s not as significant as some other states are experiencing and it’s also not translating into an increase in hospitalizations. But public health officials warn the annual “summer surge” is in its infancy. “We have seen similar...
Who’s not going to the RNC reflects Trump dynamics
When the balloons drop at the final night of the Republican National Convention, Illinois’ delegation will cheer lustily as always. But what distinguishes the 2024 cohort compared to previous ones is a marked absence of establishment figures. At the 2012 convention in Tampa, Florida, the delegation was headed by...
Meet the suburban delegates to the Republican National Convention
Donald Trump may be the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, but it’s still up to the delegates attending the party's national convention in Milwaukee this week to make it official. More than 2,400 GOP delegates are expected to attend the convention, including dozens from Illinois. They’re a diverse bunch: political...
Hanging with the best in the world: West Aurora graduate Carlini eager for Olympic volleyball, village life
Something Lauren Carlini has dreamed about since seventh grade is now a couple weeks away, and the Olympic volleyball standout from Aurora can't wait. Carlini became a member of the U.S. Women's National Team in 2016. She was on track to play in the 2020 Olympics that were postponed because of the pandemic, then did not make the trip to the 2021 Games in Tokyo (12 of the members of the national team do).
‘Better than I thought’: Elgin Mall tenants move to new location in East Dundee
Two years ago, the fate of Elgin Mall vendors was uncertain at best. It was late July of 2022 when the more than 80 mall vendors learned the building owner planned to close the mall, and they would have to find a new home. On Thursday, a soft opening is...
Jalen Brunson agrees to a four-year, $156.5 million extension with Knicks, AP source says
NEW YORK — Jalen Brunson has agreed to a four-year contract extension worth about $156.5 million with the New York Knicks, a person with knowledge of the details said Friday. Brunson could have earned a much bigger deal by waiting a year but chose the extension on the first...
Casten proposes asking apparel makers to voluntarily reveal environmental impact of production process
U.S. Rep. Sean Casten of Downers Grove Friday announced bipartisan legislation to better inform consumers about the environmental impact of clothes they purchase. The Illinois Democrat, whose 6th district includes much of the West and Southwest suburbs in Cook and DuPage counties, co-sponsored the Voluntary Sustainable Apparel Labeling Act with Florida Republican U.S. Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar. The bill proposes manufacturers work with the Environmental Protection Agency to voluntarily affix a label on products or on packaging that contains information revealing the product’s carbon footprint.
Woman gets probation after pleading guilty to felony theft
A DuPage County judge has sentenced a Warrenville woman to two years of probation for fraudulently collecting more than $20,000 through a Paycheck Protection Program loan while employed by the Illinois Toll Highway Authority, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul’s office said Friday. Krystal D. Britten, 53, pleaded guilty to...
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