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From Steve Schultz Winnebago County Board District 3 County government is made up of many different departments with different types of management. Some departments are managed by independent elected officials, others are managed the…

Setha Low CUNY Graduate Center (THE CONVERSATION) Social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic implies many painful losses. Among them are so-called "third places" – the restaurants, bars, gyms, houses of worship, barber shops and…

By Aryan Arora Auburn High School is a highly charged environment during the school day, but it truly comes to life at 3:30 p.m. After the vast majority of students have left the building, a select few stick around to get extra help from…

By Jim Hagerty Reporter CHICAGO - Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker says the state is keeping a close watch on nursing homes home across the state to stop the spread of COVID-19, as the national death toll at long-term care facilities…

By Jagdish Khubchandani and Robert Cramer President Trump recently brought suicide to the forefront of national discussion. While coronavirus is estimated to kill thousands of Americans, suicide is a perennial public health problem that…

By Joshua Binning ROCKFORD - Saying these are interesting times would be an understatement. I can't imagine anyone has escaped the added stress brought on by the unprecedented situation. Here's the thing. It's not a contest. Getting…

Rockford needs home rule; it’s that simple. Without it, the city’s interest rates will continue to climb, our industries will continue to miss opportunities, our citizens will continue to pay more for less.

Top donors, operatives abandon Rauner and put their money with conservative crusader.

As the nation searches for ways to prevent the next school shooting, one scholar says answers can be found in a forgotten study the Secret Service did after the Columbine massacre.

Congress may have averted a shutdown, but don't get too excited, warns a Harvard budget expert. The deal isn't sustainable longterm.

The attorney general's memo portended an end to a hands-off approach to this enforcement conundrum. It could backfire.

Joe Sosnowski’s HB4298, a carbon copy of his five other previous attempts, would require the state’s nearly 7,000 bodies of government to be solely responsible for posting this vital public information and foot the bill for maintaining…

Scientist Nikola Tesla died 75 years ago, Sunday, after a rags-to-riches to rags life. The eccentric inventor set the stage for many modern technologies. Match the following figures – Albert Einstein, Thomas Edison, Guglielmo Marconi,…