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Second Rockford shooting victim dies
ROCKFORD -- A second person struck by gunfire in Rockford has died.
The unidentified 38-year-old victim died Wednesday morning, after being shot at around 8:45 p.m. Tuesday on South Independence Avenue. He was one of six people struck by…
Violent night in Rockford leaves 1 dead and 5 wounded
ROCKFORD -- Rockford Police Chief Carla Redd is calling for the end to a recent string of violence as one person was killed and five others wounded Tuesday, Oct. 5, in three separate shootings.
"The senseless shootings and murders have…
Illinois is still not back to work a month after federal unemployment benefits expire
By Kyle Kimball
The Center Square
CHICAGO -- Nearly a month after the expiration of extended federal unemployment benefits, Illinois is still not close to being fully back to work.
Todd Maisch, president and CEO of the Illinois…
Klehm Arboretum & Botanic Garden’s Autumn at the Arboretum returns Oct. 9-15
Staff Report
ROCKFORD -- Klehm Arboretum & Botanic Garden's annual free fall community event, Autumn at the Arboretum, will return as a weeklong series of free, on-site and virtual activities from Saturday, Oct. 9 to Friday, Oct. 15.…
Circle K celebrates National Coffee Day with free sustainably sourced coffee
Staff Report
CHARLOTTE, N.C.-- Global convenience store chai Circle K will celebrate National Coffee Day Wednesday, Sept. 29, by offering customers a free cup of of its 100% sustainably sourced coffees across all its locations.…
City of Rockford aims to sell Barber-Colman complex to Milwaukee developer for $500K
Staff Report
ROCKFORD -- The City of Rockford's Finance and Personnel Committee, on Monday, approved a purchase agreement to sell the 22-acre Barber-Colman complex to J. Jeffers & Co., a Milwaukee real estate developer, for $500,000.…
GUILTY: R&B singer R. Kelly convicted in sex trafficking case
By Tom Hays
Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — R. Kelly, the R&B superstar known for his anthem "I Believe I Can Fly," was convicted Monday in a sex trafficking trial after decades of avoiding criminal responsibility for numerous…
Auburn students among National Merit Scholarship semifinalists
Staff Report
ROCKFORD -- Auburn High School Gifted Academy seniors Alexander Ferry and Puranjay Gupta are semifinalists for the 2022 National Merit Scholarship award.
Ferry and Gupta are among approximately 16,000 semifinalists across…
Rockford man wanted for attempted murder arrested
Staff Report
ROCKFORD - A Rockford man wanted in connection with a shooting that left another man wounded last weekend is behind bars.
Taushon Lamar Henderson, 23, was taken into custody Thursday.
The shooting occurred Sunday,…
Rockford Public Schools continues to work through bus shortage
Staff Report
ROCKFORD -- Rockford Public School District 205 is finalizing transportation plans for October as it continues to work through the nationwide worker shortage and how it is affecting its roster of bus drivers.
In the last…
Rockford detective charged with child pornography
Staff Report
ROCKFORD -- A Rockford Police detective found himself behind bars after being arrested on three counts of possessing child pornography.
Authorities say Joshua Steven Grover, 45, was booked into the Winnebago County Jail…