Former Saluki star Marcus Domask signs with Chicago Bulls

Former Saluki star Marcus Domask signed with the Chicago Bulls Thursday night after the conclusion of the NBA Draft. Domask signed an Exhibit-10 deal, allows a franchise to convert a player (specifically on a non-guaranteed one-year minimum)
Former Saluki Lance Jones to join Indiana Pacers for Summer League

Former SIU guard Lance Jones signed with the Indiana Pacers shortly after the conclusion of the NBA Draft on Thursday evening. He will join the team for the NBA’s Summer League. Jones spent four seasons with SIU
Xavier Johnson to play for Dallas Mavericks in Summer League

Former Saluki point guard Xavier Johnson was picked up by the Dallas Mavericks Thursday evening after the conclusion of the NBA Draft. He will compete for a roster spot with the organization in the NBA’s Summer League.
Overnight fire destroys Carbondale warehouse

CARBONDALE, Ill. (WJPF) – An overnight fire has destroyed a Carbondale warehouse. The former Cape Electrical Supply building on North Marion Street caught fire around 11:00 p.m. Wednesday. The cause is still under investigation. The building was
SCOTUS ruling could upend federal corruption cases for Madigan, allies

Former House Speaker Michael Madigan exits the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in Chicago on Jan. 3. The U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling Wednesday that could affect several of the bribery charges he is currently facing. (Capitol News
Quantum technology companies set for big tax incentives under new law

Gov. JB Pritzker signs a package of economic development legislation into law, surrounded by lawmakers, business leaders and representatives of organized labor. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams) By ANDREW ADAMS Capitol News Illinois aadams@capitolnewsillinois.com CHICAGO
Former GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger endorses Biden, whose campaign wants to flip anti-Trump Republicans

FILE – In this July 27, 2021 file photo, Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Jim Bourg/Pool via AP) By STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press National Political Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Former Republican
Illinois man rejects deal to plead guilty to 7 murder charges in shooting at 2022 July Fourth parade

Robert E. Crimo III, left, talks to Lake County’s assistant public defender Anton Trizna as he appears before Judge Victoria A. Rossetti at the Lake County Courthouse in Waukegan, Ill., Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Crimo III
Supreme Court rejects challenge to Biden admin contacts with social media companies

The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a First Amendment challenge from a group of social media users and two states to the Biden administration’s communication with social media companies in an effort to remove misinformation on the
5 charged with trying to bribe juror with $120K in Minnesota Feeding Our Future fraud trial

Five people have been indicted for their alleged roles in the $120,000 bribery attempt of a juror in Minnesota during the Feeding Our Future fraud trial earlier this month. Federal prosecutors said that authorities found on confiscated