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Rockford's 911 Center gets around 700 calls every day. With that many emergencies, it might be hard for responders to remember each person they helped, or even each life they saved. On Thursday night, More>>
An overwhelming majority of Illinois lawmakers pass legislation increasing the maximum speed limit on interstate highways from 65 mph to 70 mph. Supporters of the bill say it'll be good for business, but More>>
Conklin Elementary School students go through an emergency evacuation drill More>>
Unemployment in the Rockford metro area, which includes Winnebago and Boone counties, has fallen by one point to 9.9 percent. More>>
A 16-year-old male is being treated for a gun shot wound to the leg. More>>
A bridge north of Seattle collapses, taking cars into the water. More>>
The Cherry Valley Public Library will be closed at least through Friday after a water main break. More>>
U.S. Senator Dick Durbin says he's optimistic a new farm bill will pass this year. More>>
A judge hands down a verdict of not guilty on eight of charges in connection to the Marie's pizza murder but the trial is not over. This is not the verdict for all the charges, a jury still has to rule More>>
April was the Rockford International Airport's 10th busiest month of all time, with a count of 21,743 passengers. More>>
The grant allows students to create a science laboratory and work in cooperative learning groups. More>>
The Boy Scouts of America's National Council has voted to ease a long-standing ban and allow openly gay boys to be accepted as Scouts. More>>
Registration is open for Northern Illinois Hospice and Grief Center's Camp Erin, a grief camp for kids between the ages of six and 17 who have lost someone close to them. More>>
The summer is upon us and the Rock River Valley Blood Center is celebrating by offering hot dogs and ice cold slushies to donors in Rockford and Belvidere. More>>
The City of Rockford and the Illinois Department of Transportation broke ground on the first phase of the West State Street Corridor project Thursday. More>>
A man seen with bloody hands wielding a butcher knife after the killing of a British soldier on the streets of London was described as a convert to Islam who took part in demonstrations with a banned radical group, two... More>>
Although he won't become Northern Illinois University's president for another few weeks, Dr. Douglas Baker made a trip to NIU Rockford to meet with local leaders. More>>
A 55-year-old Rockford man faces charges of criminal sexual assault after police say he assaulted a child. More>>
Officials in Oklahoma are estimating 12,000 homes were destroyed or damaged by the tornado that ripped through Moore, Oklahoma on Monday. More>>
A 32-year-old man has been sentenced to 375 years in prison for two counts of armed robbery and four counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault. More>>
The Senate has approved a plan that would ban the use of cell phones while driving. More>>
A judge finds one of the men, charged in the Marie's Pizza murder not guilty on several of the charges he faces. More>>
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