Pushing your chips in: Bold predictions for the Bears 2018 season
By Robert Zeglinski
Contributor
There's been a heft of warranted optimism surrounding Matt Nagy's Bears for the past eight months. The coach has instilled a palpable energy into the franchise. The Bears themselves are more in tune to…
What’s Local: Ricotta’s Automotive makes downtown return
By Jim Hagerty
Reporter
ROCKFORD - It's come full circle for a longtime local auto-repair business.
Ricotta's Automotive returned to its original home at 325 Walnut St. downtown last year. That's where the business opened more than…
Gov. Rauner vetoes bill raising Illinois minimum teacher salaries
By The Associated Press
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has a vetoed bill that would have given public school teachers an annual minimum salary of $40,000 over the next five years.
Legislators approved the bill in…
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
By Associated Press
(ASSOCIATED PRESS) - Following is a roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue headlines of the week. None of these stories is legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated…
John McCain ends brain cancer treatment
UPDATE: Arizona Sen. John McCain died at 4:28 p.m. MST Saturday. His wife and other family members were with him.
By Matthew Daly
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Arizona Sen. John McCain has discontinued medical treatment for an…
Experts urge students to focus on career credentials
By Sue Stephens
WNIJ News
ROCKFORD - Students across Illinois are heading back to school. And increasingly, they’re finding alternatives to bachelor’s degrees to reach their career goals.
NPR-Illinois hosted a forum in Rockford on…
Official compares Wisconsin economy to Illinois
By Cole Lauterbach
Illinois News Network
(ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK) - Wisconsin's top economist is using Illinois as an example to highlight how well Wisconsin's economy is doing.
John Koskinen is the chief economist for the Wisconsin…
It’s BOGO kitten time at Animal Services
Staff Report
Have You Ever Considered Adopting Two Kittens?
Winnebago County Animal Services is bursting at the seams with kittens, and as much as we love kittens, the kittens are looking forward to playing with shoes laces, chasing…
Cubs get big bat in Daniel Murphy deal
By Larry Lage
Associated Press
DETROIT (AP) — The Chicago Cubs know all too well what Daniel Murphy can do at the plate.
So they are very much looking forward to playing alongside him for a change.
The Cubs bolstered their…
Police release video of suspect in shots-fired incident involving deputy
Staff Report
ROCKFORD - The Rockford Police Department have released a video in hopes of identify a gunman involved in an attempted armed robbery of an off-duty Winnebago County Sheriff's deputy.
The incident happened Tuesday in the…
Your Horoscope: August 22, 2018
ARIES
Summer vacation is barely over, and you’re already planning another trip with friends. At work, you’ll be asked to plan an event that will bring together many people.
TAURUS
Your desire to better yourself is becoming more and…
City Council votes down methadone clinic
By Jim Hagerty
Associated Press
ROCKFORD - The Rockford City Council on Monday voted against the opening of a second methadone clinic on the east side.
The treatment facility was being proposed by Mathers Clinic and was voted down by…
What’s Local: Specialty Screw breaks ground on expansion project
By Jim Hagerty
Repoter
ROCKFORD - Specialty Screw Corporation broke ground on a $2.5 million expansion Monday at their northwest Rockford facility.
The 20,000-square-foot addition will add 10 jobs to the operation. Specialty Screw…
Almost there: Bears competitions to watch the rest of the preseason
By Robert Zeglinski
Contributor
It's been an arduous summer ride, but this Saturday's Bears preseason dress rehearsal against the Kansas City Chiefs begins the final countdown towards Chicago finalizing it's 2018 53-man roster. What the…