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One month ago, she fell 100 feet to the ground at a thrill ride in Wisconsin Dells. Now Teagan Marti is recovering closer to home. On Wednesday, she was flown from the American Family Children's Hospital in Madison to a hospital in Miami, Florida. More>>
Some students at Rockford's Beyer Elementary School start the year off with substitutes, even though about 65 teachers dismissed last year haven't been hired back yet. More>>
After intense debate, Freeport's City Council votes to drop its appeal of a referendum issue that will be on the November ballot. More>>
Budget issues keep the Rockford Public Library's East State Street Branch closed on Sundays. More>>
Illinois State Police want to make sure kids are safe on the road this holiday weekend. More>>
A lack of funds forces the River District Association to rethink everything. More>>
For Rockford Police, the days of hand writing tickets will soon come to an end. They plan to speed up the process with E-Ticketing software next month. More>>
Job assistance programs feel the heat trying to help a client base overflowing with desperation. More>>
Emergency crews are called to the Holiday Inn on East State Street after a man reportedly showed up to a gun buy-back program with a live grenade. More>>
A Chicago man faces several charges after crashing his car in Jo Daviess County. More>>
Associated Press - September 1, 2010 2:54 PM ET SEATTLE (AP) - A Bellevue, Washington, woman is suing American Airlines, saying she was traumatized when an American plane ran off the runway at... More>>
The Illinois Health Department expects the upcoming flu season to return to normal. More>>
The Illinois Department of Transportation launches a new website to help you get the information you need before you hit the road. More>>
Federal officials have now approved more than $61 million in disaster assistance for people cleaning up from the July floods. More>>
Elderly people are on alert for a group of men trying to get inside their home and steal their things. More>>
The death of a 2-year-old Savanna boy appears to be from natural causes. More>>
President Barack Obama says his central responsibility as president is to restore the nation's fragile economy and to help put the millions of people who lost jobs back to work. More>>
As we hear from President Barack Obama that Operation Iraqi Freedom is over family and friends of those killed over there are happy about that. More>>
A long-time Rockford business owner, shot and beaten during a robbery attempt at his restaurant, walks us through the incident that landed him in the hospital. More>>
Local governments in Illinois could get federal help paying for flood cleanup. More>>
Illinois health officials say they've confirmed this year's first human case of West Nile virus. More>>
Two big announcements for Rockford's airport could translate to economic gains for the entire region. More>>
Lincoln's Presidential Museum in Springfield makes a big change to save energy and cut down on costs. More>>
Neighbors say they're sick and tired of the noise and other issues at Sports Page Bar and Grill in Rockford. More>>
Retirement for most people means scaling back and slowing down, but not for two Rockford teachers turned organic farmers. More>>
Associated Press - August 31, 2010 4:34 PM ET LAGRANGE, Ill. (AP) - Some residents in Chicago's western suburbs say they felt the ground shake and authorities say it could have been a small... More>>
A 15-year-old known gang member faces weapons charges after police raid a house. More>>
The Belvidere School District is honoring life-long resident Bob Turner with a dedication of a new concessions stand. More>>
Illinois receives $12 million in federal money to expand its broadband system. More>>
The Chicago Rockford International Airport gets $4,598,473 to rehabilitate a taxiway. More>>
Associated Press - August 31, 2010 11:55 AM ET PETERSBURG, Neb. (AP) - Northeast Nebraska authorities say a Wisconsin man died in a crash of his semitrailer on a rural road near... More>>
Patients can now get care at a new medical facility in Marengo. More>>
Associated Press - August 31, 2010 9:04 AM ET JOLIET, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois appeals court has turned down a bid to let Drew Peterson out of jail while appeals in the murder case against him... More>>
Workers at Rockford Toolcraft know first-hand the consequences of a sluggish economy. More>>
Coming up at the end of September you will have a chance to meet the people running for the Winnebago County Forest Preserve Board. More>>
The Illinois Department of Human Services is offering food assistance to people still cleaning up from the damaging floods at the end of July. More>>
Outsourcing city services is a real possibility for Rockford as it faces a projected $5.4 million deficit next year. More>>
The Rockton School District works out the kinks after a shaky start with its school buses. More>>
The University that has the largest Aerospace Engineering Program in the United States thinks about opening a full residential campus in Rockford. More>>
CHICAGO (AP) -- A former owner of a landfill whose temporary closure sparked a feud between then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich and his father-in-law has been charged with federal tax evasion. The U.S. Attorney's More>>
Associated Press - August 30, 2010 6:44 PM ET CHICAGO (AP) - Illinois taxpayers will have to shell out an extra $551 million to cover the cost of borrowing because of the state's deteriorating... More>>
Rockford police officers bust three men for selling drugs at a home. More>>
Town of Beloit police are looking for a man accused of robbing and vandalizing a Mobil gas station. More>>
Rachel Miller went to "Infinity and Beyond" this summer by earning the Right Stuff Award at the Advanced Space Academy at the Marshall Space Center in Huntsville, Alabama. More>>
Federal officials have approved nearly $43 million in disaster assistance for seven Illinois counties hit by recent flooding. More>>
A 23-year-old man is sentenced to 33 years in prison for breaking into a family's home in Rockford. More>>
Several animals were rescued from a fire that displaced 11 people early Monday morning. More>>
A teen dies in an early morning car accident Sunday. More>>
Most sports events at an eastern Illinois high school are canceled this week after the school's cheerleading coach died in an accident. More>>
Gas prices continue to edge downward in the Rockford area. More>>
General Motors has selected Lou Bachrodt Chevrolet as Rockford's auto service center for Saturn owners. More>>
If a picture is worth a thousand words, a new exhibit could be worth 24,000 words and a way to teach others. More>>
ROCKFORD (WREX) - Police look for the shooter who hit a man in the face. They got the call overnight for an aggravated battery in the 200 block of North Day Avenue outside of a home. More>>
CHICAGO (AP) -- Emergency room visits for teen athletes with concussions have tripled in recent years in a trend that doctors are calling disturbing. The findings come in a study of 10 years of national More>>
A hair salon went to the dogs on Sunday to help pets in need. More>>
An 8-year-old boy from rural Brodhead is dead after losing control and crashing an off-road utility vehicle in southern Wisconsin. More>>
Undercover police officers hit the streets to crack down on sex crimes. More>>
CHICAGO (AP) -- Cook County authorities have unveiled two billboards targeting those who solicit sex not far from O'Hare International Airport. Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart says prostitution has long More>>
About a hundred people take to the streets a year after Mark Barmore's death and renew their calls for justice. More>>
CHICAGO (AP) -- Chicago police say they're intensifying efforts to curb gang-related deaths by reaching out directly to top gang leaders. The head of Chicago police and federal prosecutors held an unpublicized More>>
A city block shuts down tonight to make room for an outdoor party. More>>
Drew Peterson's son was suspended from the Oak Brook police department after he testified about hiding his father's guns. More>>
PLAINFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Survivors of a deadly tornado that roared across the northern Illinois village of Plainfield have marked the storm's 20th anniversary. About 200 people gathered Saturday for a More>>
A 40-year-old suburban Chicago man has been shot to death by police after he allegedly fled the scene of an accident, shot at an officer and stole a squad car. More>>
DENVER (AP) -- A passenger died on an AirTran Airways flight between Las Vegas to Milwaukee early Saturday. Denver International Airport spokeswoman Laura Coale says the flight was diverted to Denver More>>
Local law enforcement recall the death and destruction they saw first-hand five years ago in New Orleans. More>>
A Rockford woman pleads guilty to stabbing her boyfriend to death. More>>
Over the past year, Rockford police officers and Winnebago County Sheriff's deputies have had a hard time communicating. More>>
Six members of the World War II 142nd Ordinance Battalion gather in Rockford with their families.The group's 18th reunion brings them together for possibly the last time. More>>
Wisconsin has been denied a waiver to ignore a new federal law meant to protect the voting rights of deployed troops and other Americans overseas. More>>
Winnebago County Board members unanimously agreed to raise fines on people who build without permits. More>>
A South Beloit mom says the school district's new bus company lost her son the first week of school, and she's not the only parent with concerns. More>>
A plan to fully demolish a west-side Rockford housing project now only needs one thing, a federal check. More>>
Negotiations between the Rockford Housing Authority and many of its employees spill over after union members say they have had enough. More>>
Now that school is in session, a fleet of buses fills streets. School Resource Officer at Harlem Middle School, Jerry Guetschow says, that's the cue for drivers to be more careful. He says slow down and look out for bus drivers' signals. More>>
Negotiations are put on hold between Belvidere teachers and District 100. More>>
About a month after storms cause devastating floods all over Northern Illinois, people get the chance to meet with the federal emergency management agency in person. More>>
People who think they owe too much money in property tax assessments get some help to protest it. More>>
The monthly job report from the Illinois Department of Employment Security shows the Rockford area is adding jobs and cutting into its unemployment rate. More>>
The first day of school brings a lot of changes for students in Freeport. More>>
A couple of hundred Rockford students start the first day of class with no place to go. More>>
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