Aring, Beecher keep playoff hopes alive

SENECA | To Brandon DuBois, his Beecher baseball team is 3-0 this season.

Illinois lawmakers seek study for future east-west passenger rail development

SPRINGFIELD | Lawmakers are signaling for more statewide passenger train service by showing support for the potential creation of an east-west rail corridor.

Wisconsin monk on bail in abduction case living in Lansing

WAUKEGAN, Ill. | A Benedictine monk from Wisconsin who faces charges he tried to abduct four Illinois girls has been released on bond and is living in Lansing.

Jonathan Toews

Blackhawks center Jonathan Toews waits for a faceoff against the Detroit Red Wings during Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals in Detroit on Thursday.

Michal Handzus, Justin Abdelkader

Blackhawks center Michal Handzus checks Detroit Red Wings defenseman Brendan Smith during the second period Thursday.

Red Wings top Blackhawks 2-0, take 3-1 series lead

DETROIT | Jakub Kindl scored on a power play in the second period, Daniel Cleary had an empty-net goal and Jimmy Howard made 27 saves to help the Detroit Red Wings hold on for a 2-0 victory over the Blackhawks on Thursday night, putting the NHL's best team during the regular season on the br…

Sponsor: Gambling talks bill in final negotiations

SPRINGFIELD| The new sponsor of a plan to expand Illinois' gambling says legislation proposing five new casinos is in final negotiations.

New federal prosecutor nominated for Chicago

CHICAGO (AP) — The Obama administration has chosen a private attorney and former federal prosecutor who helped send former Illinois Gov. George Ryan to prison for corruption to head the U.S. attorney's office in Chicago, Illinois' senators announced Thursday.

nwi.com Political Roundtable

The May 23 edition of the Roundtable looks at Indiana's receptiveness to business, the Boy Scouts voting to include homosexual scouts and President Obama's comments on drone warfare.

TF South graduates 458

Wash. State Patrol: I-5 bridge collapses into Skagit River; sends vehicles, people into water.

NJ franchisee: We'll fix any fake-liquor problems

Funnels confiscated during an investigation dubbed "Operation Swill," in which 29 bars and restaurants in New Jersey are accused of putting cheap booze in premium brand liquor bottles and selling it, are displayed during a news conference, Thursday, May 23, 2013, in Trenton, N.J. Thirteen of…

NJ franchisee: We'll fix any fake-liquor problems

New Jersey Attorney General Jeffrey Chiesa, right, talks about an investigation dubbed "Operation Swill," in which 29 bars and restaurants in New Jersey are accused of putting cheap booze in premium brand liquor bottles and selling it, during a news conference, Thursday, May 23, 2013, in Tre…

NJ franchisee: We'll fix any fake-liquor problems

New Jersey Attorney General Jeffrey Chiesa, right, looks on as Michael Halfacre, chief of the New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control, talks about an investigation dubbed "Operation Swill," in which 29 bars and restaurants in New Jersey are accused of putting cheap booze in premium…

NJ franchisee: We'll fix any fake-liquor problems

A map is displayed showing findings in an investigation dubbed "Operation Swill," in which 29 bars and restaurants in New Jersey are accused of putting cheap booze in premium brand liquor bottles and selling it, during a news conference, Thursday, May 23, 2013, in Trenton, N.J. Thirteen of t…

NJ franchisee: We'll fix any fake-liquor problems

New Jersey Attorney General Jeffrey Chiesa, right, and Michael Halfacre, chief of the New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control, talk about an investigation dubbed "Operation Swill," in which 29 bars and restaurants in New Jersey are accused of putting cheap booze in premium brand li…

NJ franchisee: We'll fix any fake-liquor problems

A New Jersey company that operates 13 TGI Fridays restaurants accused of secretly replacing premium liquor with low-quality booze says it's shocked at the allegations.

Rep. Jo Bonner resigning to take Ala. college post

U.S. Rep. Jo Bonner announced Thursday that he is resigning from Congress effective in August to take a post with the University of Alabama system.

Stricken Japan nuke plant struggles to keep staff

FILE - In this Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011 file photo, workers in protective suits and masks wait to enter the emergency operation center at the crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power station in Okuma, Japan. Tokyo Electric Power Co., the utility that runs the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant that me…

Stricken Japan nuke plant struggles to keep staff

FILE - In this Friday, Nov. 11, 2011 file photo, workers remove their protective clothing at a radiation screening post after arriving at J-Village, a soccer training complex now serving as an operation base for those battling Japan's nuclear disaster at the tsunami-damaged Fukushima Dai-ich…

Stricken Japan nuke plant struggles to keep staff

FILE - In this Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011 file photo, The crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power station is seen through a bus window in Okuma, Japan. Tokyo Electric Power Co., the utility that runs the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant that melted down in March 2011 after being hit by a tsunami, is …

Stricken Japan nuke plant struggles to keep staff

FILE - In this Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011 file photo, The Unit 4 reactor building of the crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power station is seen through a bus window in Okuma, Japan. Tokyo Electric Power Co., the utility that runs the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant that melted down in March 2011 af…

Stricken Japan nuke plant struggles to keep staff

Keeping the meltdown-stricken Fukushima nuclear plant in northeastern Japan in stable condition requires a cast of thousands. Increasingly the plant's operator is struggling to find enough workers, a trend that many expect to worsen and hamper progress in the decades-long effort to safely de…

TF South graduates 458

LaTika Martin, left, and Kiahsha Shavers celebrate after graduation ceremonies Thursday evening at Thornton Fractional South High School in Lansing. Officials said the class of 2013 collectively earned $3.2 million in college scholarships.

City of Harvey collecting donations for Oklahoma tornado victims

HARVEY | The city of Harvey is sponsoring a donation drive to assist the ravaged town of Moore, Okla., and its many victims, according to a news release.