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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…

By Andrew Hensel The Center Square CHICAGO – A new report shows Illinois holds 30% of the nation's pension obligation bond debt. A pension obligation bond is a form of debt that some states use to make payments to state-run pension…

ROCKFORD -- A Rockford Police officer was not injured after a bulletproof vest stopped a bullet from striking him. Police say at around 1 a.m., Thursday, officers were in the area of South Third and Pope streets when they heard one clear…

Staff Report CHICAGO - Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) Secretary Grace Hou, on Monday, announced a series of nation-leading investments to strengthen access to child care for parents seeking to…

By Greg Bishop The Center Square SPRINGFIELD -- A measure changing the state’s energy policies for the next quarter of a century is headed to Gov. J.B. Pritzker, who said he’ll sign it. During a special session for the Illinois…

Staff Report ROCKFORD -- Two men have been charged in a shooting incident that occurred near the Winnebago County Justice Center last month. Emilio Esteves-Barrera, 20, of Rockford, is charged with aggravated discharge of a weapon,…

By Jerry Schwartz Associated Press Rudolph Giuliani was a hero before he was a punchline. Lisa Beamer was a wife and mother before she became a symbol of Sept. 11 — and though her celebrity passed, her widowhood cannot. In the…

By Calvin Woodward, Ellen Knickmeyer and David Rising Associated Press In the ghastly rubble of ground zero's fallen towers 20 years ago, Hour Zero arrived, a chance to start anew. World affairs reordered abruptly on that morning of…

By Jerry Nowicki Capitol News Illinois jnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois House approved an energy regulation and decarbonization bill Thursday, a major step forward for a wide-ranging omnibus bill that had…

Staff Report ROCKFORD -- Troy Rossato, 35, was found guilty of two counts of criminal sexual assault Tuesday, Aug. 7, after a bench trial in front of Judge Debra Schafer. Criminal sexual assault is a Class 1 felony with a sentencing…

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…

By TRRT Newsroom ROCKFORD -- Michele Pankow was sworn in as the first female chief of the Rockford Fire Department Wednesday during a ceremony at Veterans Memorial Hall. Pankow joined the department in 1992 and worked her her way up…

ROCKFORD — Former Rockford Public Schools Superintendent Dr. LaVonne Sheffield died Wednesday at Beaumont Hospital in Dearborn, Michigan. According to reports, Sheffield died from an acute infection. She was 69. Sheffield was hired as…