Quinn establishes state public health advocate
CHICAGO (AP) -- Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has signed an order establishing a state public health advocate....

Public memorial set for Chicago school official
CHICAGO (AP) -- A public memorial is scheduled for Chicago Board of Education President Michael Scott....

ILLINOIS SPOTLIGHT: Wizzo retired in northern Ill.
GENEVA, Ill. (AP) -- It's been 15 years since Marshall Brodien spent his weekday mornings entertaining children as "Wizzo the Wizard" on WGN's "The Bozo Show." But he's still quick to jump into character for a fan....

Toews has 2 goals, assist in Blackhawks' 5-2 win
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) -- The Chicago Blackhawks are sticking to their plan of becoming a better road team....

Anthony scores 30 points, Nuggets beat Bulls
DENVER (AP) -- J.R. Smith finished off the Chicago Bulls....

UNLV beats Southern Illinois 78-69
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Tre'Von Willis scored a career-high 25 points to lead UNLV over Southern Illinois 78-69 in the Mountain West Conference-Missouri Valley Conference Challenge on Saturday night....

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Colorado College beats Robert Morris 4-1
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) -- Colorado College's Bill Sweatt scored two goals and Andrew Hamburg had a goal and two assists to lead Colorado College to a 4-1 men's hockey win over Robert Morris on Saturday....

Perron's 2 goals carry Blues past Islanders 4-1
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- David Perron scored with a move he practices all the time, but hasn't perfected yet....

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Richardson helps No. 23 Illinois rout Presbyterian
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) -- Freshman D.J. Richardson wasn't about to let a hyper-extended shooting elbow slow him down....

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No. 17 DePaul wins Maggie Dixon Classic
CHICAGO (AP) -- Deirdre Naughton scored a season-high 24 points to lead No. 17 DePaul to 84-64 victory over San Diego and help the Blue Demons capture the Maggie Dixon Classic title Saturday night....

Western Illinois tops Central Arkansas 56-46
CONWAY, Ark. (AP) -- Ceola Clark had a game-high 16 points and seven rebounds to lead Western Illinois past Central Arkansas 56-46 Saturday night,...

Saturday's Scores
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Eastern Illinois has no trouble with Eureka 93-64
CHARLESTON, Ill. (AP) -- Tyler Laser made 10 of 13 shots, scoring 23 points and leading Eastern Illinois to an easy 93-64 victory over Eureka College on Saturday night....

Ohio holds off Northern Illinois 38-31
ATHENS, Ohio (AP) -- Theo Scott threw three touchdown passes to lead Ohio to a 38-31 win over Northern Illinois on Saturday, keeping the Bobcats' Mid-American Conference title hopes alive....

Kafka leads Northwestern over Wisconsin 33-31
EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) -- A purple mob rushed to the middle of Ryan Field, a home crowd celebrating Northwestern's 33-31 victory over No. 17 Wisconsin on Saturday....

Ill. man gets 4 months for chasing letter carrier
MILLSTADT, Ill. (AP) -- A southern Illinois man has been sentenced to four months in federal prison for chasing a U.S. Postal service letter carrier with an ax handle....