Cubs home opener postponed due to snow
The Cubs' game against the Pittsburgh Pirates was postponed a day because of persistent snow that covered much of Wrigley Field, creating a scene more reminiscent of December than April.
Trump promises quick decision on Syria
By Robert Burns, Matthew Lee and Jonathan Lemire
Associated Press
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Monday he will decide on a U.S. response to the apparent chemical weapons attack on Syrian civilians "probably by the end of…
Rockford Bell Credit Union branch at Guilford High School opens this fall
What’s now a classroom next to the cafeteria soon will become a credit union within Guilford High School, according to Chris Magee, the college and career academy coach at GHS.
Suspect named in Rockford triple homicide
Raheem King, 22, is wanted for first-degree murder in a shooting that left the three victims dead inside a chartered party bus. Police say King shot the victims with a military-style rifle after 3 a.m., Saturday.
LimeBike rolls into Rockford area
When the ride if finished, a lever locks the rear wheel. The lock can be locked and unlocked during the ride. A receipt shows the length and time of each ride as well as calories burned. Each bike is tracked using GPS.
3 people killed inside party bus on Rockford’s west side
Update: This story has been updated to include the correct name of the business, Private Exclusive Entertaining, that owns the party bus involved in the triple homicide.
By Jim Hagerty
Contributor
ROCKFORD -- Three people were shot…
Rockford Art Deli part of national venture
"Our mission to become sustainable and eco-friendly was always a passion for Rockford Art Deli, so when we were approached to join Allmade as a founder, the answer was an easy 'yes,'" co-owner Jarrod Hennis said.
Rauner, IDNR announce conservation field trip grants
SPRINGFIELD -- Gov. Bruce Rauner and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) on Thursday announced $107,000 in Biodiversity Field Trip Grants that make it possible for 9,800 students from 35 counties to visit areas of the state…
Police in Ohio dealing with ‘zombie’ raccoons
Photographer Robert Coggeshall says he was playing with his dogs outside his home last week when one such raccoon approached them. Coggeshall says the animal would stand on its hind legs, show its teeth and fall over backward.
Bleeding from synthetic marijuana up to 81 cases in Illinois
Illinois public health officials say the number of people in Illinois who have experienced severe bleeding after using synthetic marijuana has increased to 81 cases.
Blackhawks keeping Quenneville, Bowman after poor season
The Chicago Blackhawks are not making changes behind the bench after missing the playoffs for the first time in a decade.
16-year-old girl to be tried as adult in killing cover up
A judge has ruled that a 16-year-old western Illinois girl will be tried as an adult on charges she tried to cover up the killing of her friend's mother.
Inside a secretive lobbying effort to deregulate federal levees
By Lisa Song, ProPublica; Patrick Michels, Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting; & Alex Heeb, The Telegraph (Alton)
Nearly a year after record Midwestern floods killed at least five people and caused $1.7 billion in…
Michael Madigan builds power from the ground up — and sometimes from the basement
Outside his home district, Madigan is seen by many Illinois voters as a symbol of corrupt, old-school politics. Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner continues to bash him as the cause of the state’s financial woes. As other political bosses have…
Woman using phone while driving gets 90 days for deadly crash
By Jim Hagerty
Contributor
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- A Wisconsin woman who fumbled with her cellphone before causing a fatal crash will spend 90 days in jail for careless driving, a judge ordered Tuesday, April 3.
Prosecutors say Destiny…