ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — Public schools in Rockford, Illinois are operating without internet, telephone or computer systems that track student attendance because of a ransomware attack. The Register Star reports Rockford Public Schools first experienced trouble with its phone and internet services ...Read more
SPRING VALLEY – Two women credited for decorating Spring Valley with flowers received recognition at Monday night’s council meeting. A resolution was passed for Paula Cassiday and Joan McGinnis, members of the beautification committee, to tribute their hard work in planting and ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago police oversight agency has recommended the firing of an officer who shot his friend and lied about it. In a report completed this summer, the Civilian Office of Police Accountability determined that Officer Patrick J. Kelly shot Michael LaPorta in the head in ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois is urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to better regulate the electronic cigarette industry in the wake of several vaping-related deaths. Durban criticized the FDA on Monday for its lack of oversight of the sale and marketing of e-cigarettes ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois and the city of Chicago are receiving nearly $38 million in federal grants to fight the opioid epidemic. Sen. Dick Durbin says the money will address “one of the worst drug epidemics in our history.” He says the money will help those on the ...Read more
UNDATED – Hot and humid conditions are back this week, as a warm front is expected to move across north central Illinois tonight. According to weatherology meteorologist Ray Miller, that will stop temperatures from falling too much during overnight hours, at around the low ...Read more
OTTAWA – Ottawa is planning to apply for a grant to plant more trees around the city. Commissioner of Public Improvements, Marla Rodriquez announced the agreement with North Central Illinois Council of Governments to apply for a $30,000 Urban & Forestry grant. ...Read more
NEWARK – East 30th Road in Mission Township will be closed for a culvert replacement on Tuesday. The project is located 1 3/4 mile south of IL Route 71. The work is expected to take three days to complete. Motorists are advised to use alternative routes. ...Read more
OGLESBY – State Senator Sue Rezin is hosting a free Senior Health Fair on Wednesday in Oglesby. The fair will be conducted from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Illinois Valley Community College in the Ralph Scriba Conference Center. A variety of vaccinations and blood pressure checks will ...Read more
MENDOTA – A Mendota man was taken to a Rockford Hospital via helicopter after a two vehicle crash on Saturday. Around 12:30 PM Mendota Fire and EMS were called to the intersection of 8th Avenue and 2nd Street. A northbound vehicle driven by 56-year old Salvador Tinajero collided with a ...Read more
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