Second Rockford shooting victim dies
ROCKFORD -- A second person struck by gunfire in Rockford has died.
The…
LOCAL
Klehm Arboretum & Botanic Garden’s Autumn at the Arboretum returns Oct. 9-15
Staff Report
ROCKFORD -- Klehm Arboretum & Botanic Garden's annual free fall community event, Autumn at the Arboretum, will return as a weeklong series of free, on-site and virtual activities from Saturday, Oct. 9 to Friday, Oct. 15.…
Circle K celebrates National Coffee Day with free sustainably sourced coffee
Staff Report
CHARLOTTE, N.C.-- Global convenience store chai Circle K will celebrate National Coffee Day Wednesday, Sept. 29, by offering customers a free cup of of its 100% sustainably sourced coffees across all its locations.…
Flood-damaged vehicles from New Orleans and New York could make their way to Rockford used car…
Staff Report
ROCKFORD -- The Better Business Bureau is warning the public to be on the lookout for flood-damaged cars that could start turning up at local auto auctions.
The recent flooding from New Orleans to New York and the rains…
Hard Rock announces hundreds of positions at Rockford’s temporary casino
Staff Report
ROCKFORD -- Hard Rock is looking to fill a hundreds of jobs at Rockford's temporary casino that is slated to open this fall.
Jobs at the casino range from restaurant staff to management. Hard Rock is encouraging Rockford…
Carla Redd sworn in as first Black, female chief of the Rockford Police Department
By TRRT Newsroom
ROCKFORD -- Carla Redd made history Tuesday by officially becoming the first Black person and the first woman to serve as chief of the Rockford Police Department.
Redd was sworn in at 9 a.m., during a ceremony at…
NATION & WORLD
Goodbye ‘godsend’: Expiration of child tax credits hits home
By John Raby, Fatima Hussein and Josh Boak
Associated Press
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — For the first time in half…
White House: Russia prepping pretext for Ukraine invasion
By Aamer Madhani, Nomaan Merchant and Vladimir Isachenkov
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. intelligence…
Supreme Court weighs vaccine rules affecting more than 80M
By Mark Sherman and Jessica Gresko
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court began hearing arguments…
US unemployment sinks to 3.9% as many more people find jobs
By Christopher Rugaber
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation's unemployment rate fell in December to…
