The American hiker pushed to her death at Neuschwanstein Castle, a German landmark commissioned in the 19th century by “Mad” King Ludwig II of Bavaria, has been identified. While privacy laws barred German authorities from naming Eva Liu, 21, of Naperville, Illinois,
Six people have been killed after at least 72 vehicles were involved in massive pile-up crashes when a dust storm swept through central Illinois. A key highway in the region was forced to close as the rare dust storm swept through nearby
A high school wrestler in Illinois has been charged with assault after video of him sucker-punching an opponent after losing a match earlier this month went viral, prompting a police investigation. The 14-year-old offender, who police have not named because of his
Police have launched an investigation into an Illinois youth wrestling match that got ugly after a wrestler suckerpunched his opponent after losing. During the “Beat The Streets” tournament on April 8 at Oak Park River Forest High School in Oak Park, Ill.,
A man was arrested Thursday after an alleged burglary attempt at Michael Jordan’s estate in Highland Park, Illinois, just outside Chicago. Raiden K. Hagedorn, 18, of Mundelein, Illinois, was taken into custody after residents reported seeing numerous officers at or near the
Ricky Council IV scored 18 points and Arkansas survived some anxious moments in the second half against an Illinois team that wouldn’t go away, holding on to beat the Illini 73-63 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday. Devo
Eastern Illinois men’s basketball guard Kinyon Hodges raised eyebrows last week when he appeared to take a swipe at a fan sitting courtside during a game against Lindenwood. The game took place Thursday at Lindenwood’s Hyland Arena. With about 2:30 left to
A rivalry game between the Iowa men’s basketball team and the Illinois Fighting Illini this weekend has taken an interesting turn after the Hawkeyes announced Wednesday that they canceled 200 tickets purchased by Illinois’ student section after claiming that they were falsely
There are upsets and then there are shockers. Eastern Illinois pulled off the latter Wednesday night, defeating the Iowa Hawkeyes on the road, 92-83. Eastern Illinois Panthers head coach Marty Simmons stands on the sideline during the game against the Ohio State