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If you thought cicadas were bad, what comes after might be worse
Ill. (WTVO) — If you thought cicadas were bad earlier this summer just wait for the bugs that come after. The significant presence of cicadas in Illinois this summer, resulting from the emergence of two broods, has provided a feast for Oak Leaf Itch Mites preying on the remnants of their eggs. This kind of […]
Food Truck Experts Claim This is By Far the Best One in Illinois
The world needs more food trucks. Illinois is fortunate to already have some great ones, but there is one that apparently rises above the rest according to food truck experts. It looks like this is a brand new ranking just shared this month by Best Food Trucks. They list what they believe are the 10 best food trucks in Illinois and this is the one that they have at #1. They specialize in this delicious food called arepas.
Rep. Spain Bill to Improve Revitalization Efforts
Legislation carried in the Illinois House of Representatives by Deputy House Minority Leader Ryan Spain has been signed into law by Governor JB Pritzger. The legislation, Senate Bill 2936, expands a property tax abatement process to improve investment opportunities. “This legislation presents an opportunity to spur economic development and investment...
Indy 500 Winner Newgarden Favored at Illinois GP
The IndyCar Series’ summer break is over, and the grid is set for Round 13 at the World Wide Technology Raceway (WWT Raceway) in Madison, Ill. Colton Herta ended a two-year win drought last time out in Toronto, the final street course event of the season. This weekend’s oval event is the first of four in the final five races, and the 2024 Illinois GP odds favor the top oval racer in the series.
Wrongful conviction awareness now taught at all police academies
(The Center Square) – With Illinois being home to the top state in the country for wrongful convictions, the state agency that oversees police training has now signed off on a plan mandating Wrongful Conviction Awareness and Avoidance Training courses at all local police academies. Approved by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board, the first of its kind courses come as data shows wrongly convicted individuals have spent upwards of 21,000 years in U.S. prisons before being exonerated. ...
Swarms of Dragonflies Are on the Move Across Illinois, Part of a Great and Mysterious Migration
“It’s the most exciting time of the year if you love dragonflies.”. The author of “Chasing Dragonflies” and the blog “Tuesdays in the Tallgrass” is talking about the start of the annual southern migration of green darners (Anax junius), one of the largest and most common dragonfly species.
‘It Ends with Us’ drama heightens
Rockford, Ill. (WTVO) — Kicking things off tonight, the film ‘It Ends with Us’ starring Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni has been getting a lot of press, but for all the wrong reasons. Neither of them has been promoting the movie together and media outlets are reporting...
Illinois Senate bill would require gender neutral restrooms remove ‘offensive’ urinals
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WTVO) — The Illinois Senate has amended a gender-neutral restroom bill to require such bathrooms to remove urinals. Illinois has required all single-occupancy bathrooms, defined as a room that can be locked with only one sink, toilet stall, and urinal, in public buildings to be designated for all genders since 2020. House Bill 1286 follows […]
New Christian movie The Forge hits theaters
Rockford, Ill. (WTVO) — Stars of the upcoming American Christian movie ‘The Forge’ Priscilla Shirer and Aspen Kennedy are chatting with us tonight about the film’s release. Priscilla says that she wants people to walk away from this movie understanding a sense of community and that...
Pritzker signs ‘Landlords Retaliation Act’ to mixed reaction
(The Center Square) – Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has signed off on legislation prohibiting landlords from retaliating against tenants who lodge code violation complaints against them. The Landlord Retaliation Act also bans landlords from terminating leases, increasing rent, decreasing services or threatening lawsuits in instances of such disputes, as well as bars them from refusing to renew a lease after a tenant comes forward with such a complaint or seeks assistance from an elected official related to one. ...
Jehovah’s Witnesses convention will draw thousands to downtown Rockford over 2 weekends
ROCKFORD — Thousands of Jehovah’s Witnesses are filling downtown today for the start of a three-day convention focused on good news and spiritual education. This is the first of two weekends the “Declare the Good News” convention will take over the BMO Center. The same program is presented in Spanish over three days next weekend as well.
Rockford Park District moves forward with new stadium, track at Clarence Hicks Memorial Sports Park
ROCKFORD — The Rockford Park District is moving forward with plans to revamp Clarence Hicks Memorial Sports Park on the city’s southwest side with a new stadium for track-and-field and other sports. The $7.56 million project will create a new artificial turf field and stadium with an eight-lane...
Cherry Valley upgrades police command center
CHERRY VALLEY, Ill. (WIFR) - Area leaders joined Cherry Valley police to highlight improvements to the Unified Command Center on Friday. The center will be used for day-to-day operations and allow for more communication between first responders during an emergency. A $250,000 grant given to village hall allows area law...
Illinois: New Hard Rock Casino Rockford will host big poker tournaments
Hard Rock Casino Rockford is days from opening its first dedicated poker room. A temporary casino, aka Hard Rock Opening Act, first opened in Rockford in November 2021, but it didn’t include a poker room. The temporary facility was built inside a former restaurant, so floor space was at a premium. As a consequence, there were no table games.
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