By Gerald Herbert and Rebecca Santana Associated Press ARABI, La. (AP) — Residents in the New Orleans area were digging out and assessing damage Wednesday after tornadoes lashed the region, flipping vehicles, ripping off rooftops and…

By Matthew Lee Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Madeleine Albright, the first female U.S. secretary of state, has died of cancer, her family said Wednesday. She was 84. President Bill Clinton chose Albright as America’s top…

By Chris Megerian and Aamer Madhani Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With Europe facing its most precarious future since World War II, President Joe Biden will huddle with key allies in Brussels and Warsaw this week as the leaders try…

From Brian Cousins Public Information Desk Sonia Larson, a resident of Rockford, Illinois, has enjoyed visiting her neighbors for more than three decades as part of her volunteer ministry. However, this changed in the spring of 2020,…

On Saturday, March 5 from 6-7 p.m. there will be a candlelight vigil held to support the people of Ukraine. The vigil will be held at the Old Ogle County Courthouse, 105 S. 5th St., in Oregon, IL (front of the courthouse facing Route 2).…

By Grace Kinnicutt Capitol News Illinois gkinnicutt@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Senate Democrats outlined legislation during a Thursday news conference that aims to address the ongoing teacher shortage throughout the…

By Christopher Rugaber Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An inflation gauge that is closely monitored by the Federal Reserve jumped 6.1% in January compared with a year ago, the latest evidence that Americans are enduring sharp price…

By Yuras Karmanau, Jim Heintz, Vladimir Isachenkov and Dasha Litvinova Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian troops bore down on Ukraine’s capital Friday, with gunfire and explosions resonating ever closer to the government…

By Colleen Long, Michael Balsamo and Zeke Miller Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday will nominate federal appeals court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, the White House said, making her the…

ROCKFORD — Masks will no longer be mandatory for RPS 205 students, teachers, staff, and visitors beginning Tuesday, Feb. 22. Superintendent Ehren Jerrett made the announcement in a letter to families Friday. "We will continue to…