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,…

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…

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…

By Matt Brown and Curt Anderson Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The boyfriend of Gabby Petito, whose body was found at a national park in Wyoming after a cross-country trip with him, was charged with unauthorized use of a debit…

By Curt Anderson Associated Press NORTH PORT, Fla. (AP) — Gabby Petito was killed by another person, a coroner concluded while also confirming that the human remains found recently at a Wyoming national park were those of the…

By Kevin Bessler The Center Square CHICAGO -- A recent study shows the health care workers who perform most of the direct care for nursing home residents are lagging in vaccination rates. JAMA Internal Medicine reports vaccination…

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…