10th Mosaic Film Fest returns this weekend
ROCKFORD — A lineup of 72 films will be rolled out during the 10th Annual Mosaic World Film Festival, starting
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Midtown Ethnic Parade and Festival returns, Aug. 27
ROCKFORD — The 4th Annual Midtown Ethnic Festival and Parade returns to Rockford, Sunday, Aug. 27. The Midtown District will
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RAAC 30th anniversary celebrations launched with fun run
ROCKFORD — The Rockford Area Arts Council (RAAC) will kick off its 30th anniversary with the On Your Mark 5K
Read moreWATCH. Coverage of the solar eclipse
Clouds ruining your view? Catch it all here with live coverage from NASA of the Aug. 21 solar eclipse, beginning
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Trump adviser Icahn resigned ahead of New Yorker story
WASHINGTON — Billionaire investor Carl Icahn, who resigned Friday from an unpaid post as President Donald Trump’s adviser on deregulation
Read moreWIU students, faculty research ways to combat Asian carp
MACOMB — Biology students and faculty at Western Illinois University are conducting research to help combat the invasion of Asian
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Downstate prepares for influx of eclipse visitors
CARBONDALE — Officials in southern Illinois have geared up as thousands of people are expected to descend on the area
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Historic tax credits for Rockford renewed
By Shane Nicholson Managing Editor ROCKFORD — A tax credit program that has seen more than $125 million in outside
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Local school leaders weigh in on state funding debate
By Jim Hagerty Contributor ROCKFORD — As support for Gov. Bruce Rauner’s amendatory veto fell flat in the Illinois House
Read moreRauner vetoes plan requiring overdue bill reporting
By John O’Connor AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD — Gov. Bruce Rauner vetoed legislation Friday to require regular reporting of bill
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Bannon leaves a turbulent White House
By Jill Colvin & Jonathan Lemire Associated Press WASHINGTON — Steve Bannon, a forceful but divisive presence in President Donald
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Asian carp found near Lake Michigan got past barriers
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Officials say an Asian carp found in a Chicago waterway this summer apparently got past an
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Governor says immigration bill ‘very reasonable’
CHICAGO — Gov. Bruce Rauner says a plan that would limit cooperation between authorities in Illinois and federal immigration authorities
Read moreTribune report prompts new pharmacy rules for state
CHICAGO — Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has approved regulations that require pharmacists to counsel customers who seek to fill prescriptions
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Trump puts shrinking base ahead of all else
By Noah Bierman & David Lauter Tribune News Service WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump, increasingly isolated, appears caught in a
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