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Illinois legislator pushes mascot name change for school nearly 300 miles away
An Illinois legislator from Rockford has filed legislation which would force a Metro East high school to change the nickname ...
Gov. JB Pritzker’s $300M proposal seeks to attract developers to abandoned sites that now draw only vandals
Gov. JB Pritzker announced a $300 million pitch in February to make an old prison site and four other vacated state ...
Rockford mayoral candidates separated by more than $248K in campaign donations
Gov. JB Pritzker's campaign donated $15,000 in January to McNamara; Teague Dickey and his Iconic Energy company in Rockford ...
Where did the snow go? Illinois 2024-25 snowfall levels far below normal
Most of Illinois has seen far less snow than normal this year despite recent snowstorms and cold temperatures. Winter storms ...
Federal lawsuit alleging discrimination filed against Winnebago Co. and its mental health board
A Rockford private school says it has filed a federal lawsuit claiming Black-owned organizations were repeatedly excluded ...
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Pec Yeah: A Year for History
It's been quite the turnaround for the Pecatonica Lady Indians the last few years and they finally got their ring this ...
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Rock Valley women's basketball win back-to-back region IV titles, men fall to Bryant & Stratton
Rock Valley's men's team lost in their Region IV final to Bryant & Stratton College, 71-66. Rockford Lutheran graduate Vontez Dent put up 8 points and rebounds in the Bobcats win.
No March Madness: Illinois team holds ball entire first quarter to upset state's No. 1
No shot clock equaled no March Madness in Illinois sectional title game as Eastland held the ball the whole first quarter and ...