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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The criminal complaint charging a Wisconsin man with abducting 13-year-old Jayme Closs and killing her parents laid out the case in detail and offered a possible road map for how prosecutors will seek a conviction in the…

AURORA, Ill. (AP) — Health officials are urging people to get the flu shot after a 3-year-old girl died of influenza in suburban Chicago. The Kane County Health Department and the Kane County coroner's office said this week that the…

ROCKFORD -- SwedishAmerican celebrated the opening of Riverwest Clinic in southwest Rockford with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday. Leadership from SwedishAmerican, City of Rockford and the Chamber of Commerce joined the staff from…

ROCKFORD -- A suspect in a fatal shooting at a Rockford gas station last fall is now behind bars. Marquell Longs, 26, was arrested by the U.S. Marshalls Fugitive Task Force shortly after 2 p.m. Thursday  in the 1600 block of 10th Street.…

SPRINGFIELD -- While Democrats have generally been in favor of changing the state's charter to allow for a progressive income tax, not everyone is on board as the 101st General Assembly gets underway. After being elected for another…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump threatened on Thursday to declare a national emergency to circumvent Congress if he can't reach a deal with Democrats to fund his promised border wall. He headed to the U.S.-Mexico border to draw…

ARIES The party’s not over yet and there are still many reasons to celebrate. At work, a demanding client will overwhelm you. TAURUS Time is becoming a sparse commodity, but you can’t afford to neglect any of your responsibilities.…

For years, Bears general manager Ryan Pace has regularly talked about sustained success, almost to the point of it being a verbal crutch. In the midst of a combined 14 wins in three seasons before 2018, Pace never veered from his vision. He…

SPRINGFIELD -- An association for truckers in Illinois expects a gas tax increase to be debated, but it doesn't want to see the hike rushed through the General Assembly during the lame duck session at the statehouse that wraps up this week.…

WASHINGTON (AP) — With no breakthrough in sight, President Donald Trump will argue his case to the nation Tuesday night that a "crisis" at the U.S.-Mexico border requires the long and invulnerable wall he's demanding before ending the…

ROCKFORD -- A Winnebago couple charged with attempted murder of their children is out of jail after a judge reduced their bond Monday. Christopher J. Williams, 47, and Kathryn A. Williams, 49, were arrested last month on 24 charges each,…

ROCKFORD --  Rockford IceHogs on Thursday announced that they have recalled defensemen Neil Manning and Josh McArdle from their ECHL affiliate, the Indy Fuel. Manning, 27, has spent the majority of the season with the Fuel, logging 17…

ROCKFORD -- The national Women’s March has faced accusations of anti-Semitism, and organizers in Chicago recently canceled their event, citing logistical challenges. Organizer Alicia Neubauer says none of those issues apply to the …

ROCKFORD -- The owner of the blighted Essex Wire property on the northwest side has made a $109,000 payment to the City of Rockford. The payment is a court-ordered installment, part of a Dec. 12, 2018 sanction against Paul Bennett, the…