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By Jill Colvin and Kevin Freking Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — President Donald Trump tried to turn impeachment rancor into a political rallying cry Thursday, using a Texas rally to bash Democrats as "crazy" and unpatriotic as they…

By Greg Bishop SPRINGFIELD - Drivers in Illinois sent more than $200 million in additional gas taxes to Springfield in the first two months after the state's motor fuel tax doubled. Illinois lawmakers doubled the state’s gas tax to 38…

Staff Report ROCKFORD - A 29-year-old man was sentenced to a total of 22 years in prison Wednesday. Jawan Howard Robinson was sentenced to 12 years for armed robbery and 10 years for burglary by Judge Brendan Maher after pleading…

By Jim Hagerty Reporter ROCKFORD - Although the driver of a vehicle involved in the death of a pedestrian in Rockford Tuesday left the scene of the crash, the incident is not a hit-and-run, police said Thursday. At around 8:30 p.m., Oct.…

By Will Weissert and Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Elizabeth Warren is rising to the top of the Democratic pack with ambitious promises to reshape the political and economic system. But as she faces growing…

By Jim Hagerty Reporter ROCKFORD - A Chicago man has been indicted by a Winnebago County grand jury for allegedly selling fake college football tickets, Winnebago County State’s Attorney Marilyn Hite Ross's office announced Wednesday.…

By Robert Burns AP National Security Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Washing his hands of Syria, President Donald Trump declared Wednesday the U.S. has no stake in defending the Kurdish fighters who died by the thousands as America's partners…

Staff Report ROCKFORD - Rockford Symphony Orchestra Music Director Steve Larsen will retire after the 2020-21 season, he announced Wednesday. "The 2020-21 season will be my 30th year as RSO Music Director, and I have decided that it…

Update: The victim in Tuesday's fatal shooting has been identified as 40-year-old Rockford resident Robert Wash. Staff Report ROCKFORD - Investigators are on the scene of a homicide that occurred Tuesday on the city's southeast…

By Jim Hagerty Reporter ROCKFORD - The family of a man fatally shot by police inside his home last year has filed a wrongful death suit against the City of Rockford. The lawsuit arises from the Dec. 31, 2018 police shooting of…

The Center Square PEORIA - A bow fishing business along the Illinois River is giving people a chance to hunt for invasive Asian carp. Nathan Wallick, captain of Peoria Carp Hunters, takes customers on boat rides to hunt for the…

Staff Report ROCKFORD - Veteran TV journalist Whitney Martin is returning to Rockford. Martin, who moved to Milwaukee in 2017 and anchored "CBS 58 Morning News," will serve as assistant news director and anchor of “Eyewitness News in the…

By Yuras Karmanau, Angela Charlton and Lynn Berry Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's president insisted Thursday that he faced "no blackmail" from President Donald Trump in their phone call that led to an impeachment…