New Hampshire ticket sole winner in $559M Powerball jackpot
It's been a billion-dollar lottery weekend after a lone Powerball ticket sold in New Hampshire matched all six numbers one day after another single ticket sold in Florida nabbed a Mega Millions grand prize.
Crews rescue man lost on Lake Winnebago
Officials say the man had been drinking and was not wearing enough clothing for the cold weather. He was taken to a hospital to be treated for exposure.
Section of state DUI law ruled unconstitutional
Law enforcement officers investigating DUI cases need a warrant before drawing blood and urine samples from a driver suspected of being impaired, a split Illinois appeals court ruled.
Man charged in DCFS worker attack to face mental evaluation
An attorney for a man charged with beating a DCFS investigator says a mental evaluation should be completed within about a month.
Officials urge caution with icy road conditions
An icy mix of rain and snow was forecasted to result in around 1-inch of accumulation in the Rockford area Sunday night and Monday morning.
Illinois attorney general offers guide on used-car buying
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is reminding residents of consumer protections when it comes to buying used cars.
Nikola Tesla: The extraordinary life of a modern Prometheus
Scientist Nikola Tesla died 75 years ago, Sunday, after a rags-to-riches to rags life. The eccentric inventor set the stage for many modern technologies.
Match the following figures – Albert Einstein, Thomas Edison, Guglielmo Marconi,…
Illinois State Police seek 100th anniversary logo designs
SPRINGFIELD — State officials are seeking more submissions for an Illinois State Police logo design contest.
The new logo will be used to commemorate the agency's 100th anniversary in 2022. The contest is open to Illinois State Police…
Illinois legislators react to possible DOJ move on marijuana prohibition
By Greg Bishop
Illinois News Network
State lawmakers are unclear what the U.S. Department of Justice’s threats Thursday to enforce federal marijuana prohibition on states with legal pot sales will mean for Illinois.
Marijuana…
Illinois bow hunters bagging more deer
By Benjamin Yount
Illinois News Network
Archery deer season started just a few months ago and so far, this season’s harvest is a clear sign that Illinois is one of the best deer hunting destinations in the Midwest.
Ed Cross, director…
A short history of the brief and bumpy life of the Voting Fraud Commission
It never made it to its third meeting, but the friction — and the lawsuits — live on.
By Jessica Huseman
ProPublica
The controversy that swirled around the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity far exceeded its…
Legendary astronaut, moonwalker John Young dead at 87
By Marcia Dunn
AP Aerospace Writer
Legendary astronaut John Young, who walked on the moon and later commanded the first space shuttle flight, has died, NASA said Saturday. Young was 87.
The space agency said Young died Friday…
IceHogs quiet Monsters in shootout, end skid
By Jim Hagerty
Contributor
BMO HARRIS BANK CENTER -- It took a goal from Anthony Louis and three saves by Collin Delia in the shootout for the Rockford IceHogs to clip the Cleveland Monsters 4-3 here Saturday.
The IceHogs fell…
Jerry Van Dyke remembered for his affable appeal
"Coach" actor died Friday, Jan. 5.
By Mark Kennedy
Associated Press
NEW YORK — Jerry Van Dyke, the younger brother of Dick Van Dyke who struggled for decades to achieve his own stardom before clicking as the dim-witted sidekick in…
Police investigating death of man found near Rockford apartment building
ROCKFORD -- Investigators with the Rockford Department are searching for clues about how a man found near an apartment building died.
The man was found lying in the snow around 3 a.m., Saturday in the 3700 block of Trilling Avenue. He…