John Horton and Patrick Pursley combined spent half a century behind bars for murders they didn’t commit. Following their exonerations, Pursley won $5 million in a lawsuit against the City of Rockford ...

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The following candidates ran in the general election for Community High School District 117, At-large on April 1, 2025.

Saying that knowledge is power, the coalition worked with the YWCA Northwestern Illinois, League of Women Voters Greater Rockford, Welcome with Dignity 815 and other organizations to host events ...

Former Rockford resident John Allen (Jack) Berti, 77 died on February 21. He was born and raised on the North side of Chicago to parents Frank and Dorothy Berti. He was the youngest of their four ...

Thankfully for Gudbranson, there were no setbacks, and tonight is the night. Both Gudbranson and Sean Monahan were activated from injured reserve this morning and are expected to play for the Blue ...

Third-seeded Kentucky, which beat UT twice during the regular season, will have to get past Illinois in a second ... history to make the Final Four. John Adams is a senior columnist.

Just a few days ago, FOX’s John Fanta had 11th-seeded Xavier (22-12) pegged to take down sixth-seeded Illinois (22-12) in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. (Yes, we keep receipts.) ...

None of the Jackets’ walking wounded will return for the first game, but there’s a chance that Monahan and/or Gudbranson could play in Pittsburgh. If not, they'll likely return in one of three ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — A Rockford solar installer will benefit from a nearly $1 million grant from Illinois’ Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA). Greenlink Energy Solutions, Inc., at 3020 ...

Sillinger wasn’t alone though. Along with the expected skaters, he was joined by Erik Gudbranson and Sean Monahan. For Monahan, it was his first time practicing with the main group since the ...