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Smashing success: NASA asteroid strike results in big nudge
By Marcia Dunn
Associated Press
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A spacecraft that plowed into a small, harmless asteroid millions of miles away succeeded in shifting its orbit, NASA said Tuesday in announcing the results of its…
UN, G7 decry Russian attack on Ukraine as possible war crime
By Adam Schreck
Associated Press
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces showered Ukraine with more missiles and munition-carrying drones Tuesday after widespread strikes killed at least 19 people in an attack the U.N. human rights office…
Burpee Museum Celebrates National Fossil Day
From Burpee Museum
ROCKFORD - Celebrate National Fossil Day with Burpee Museum this Saturday, October 15th, at Rockford’s most fossil packed location! The museum will be full of one-day-only activities for adults and children alike from…
Attorney general candidates clash over SAFE-T Act, public health measures
By Peter Hancock
Capitol News Illinois
phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com
SPRINGFIELD – Attorney General Kwame Raoul accused his Republican challenger Thomas DeVore of making “dangerous” remarks, while DeVore accused the Democratic…
Angela Lansbury, ‘Murder She Wrote’ star, dies at 96
By Mark Kennedy
Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Angela Lansbury, the scene-stealing British actor who kicked up her heels in the Broadway musicals “Mame” and “Gypsy” and solved endless murders as crime novelist Jessica Fletcher in the…
Hurricane Ian strikes Cuba, Florida braces for Cat 4 damage
By Cristiana Mesquita and Curt Anderson
Associated Press
HAVANA (AP) — Hurricane Ian tore into western Cuba on Tuesday as a major hurricane, with nothing to stop it from intensifying into a catastrophic Category 4 storm before it hits…
Leaks on Russian gas pipelines raise concerns about sabotage
By Monica Scislowska and Jan M. Olsen
Associated Press
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A series of unusual leaks on two natural gas pipelines running from Russia under the Baltic Sea to Germany triggered concerns about sabotage Tuesday,…
Chevy Chase Live at The Coronado Performing Arts Center
From Coronado Performing Arts Center
Rockford, IL (September 23, 2022) – Legendary comedian and actor Chevy Chase is coming to the Coronado Performing Arts Center on Sunday, November 27, 2022! Tickets go on sale Friday, September 30th at…
CAPITOL RECAP: Another Democratic senator charged in bribery scheme
By Capitol News Illinois
SPRINGFIELD – State Sen. Emil Jones III has been charged in federal court with three criminal counts tied to his dealings with a red light camera company.
Jones, a Chicago Democrat, is the son of former Senate…
Russian men join exodus, fearing call-up to fight in Ukraine
By Khalil Hamra and Mehmet Guzel
Associated Press
ISTANBUL (AP) — Military-aged men fled Russia in droves Friday, filling planes and causing traffic jams at border crossings to avoid being rounded up to fight in Ukraine following the…