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Illinois and Wisconsin Kids Invited to Bring Their Small Businesses to August Market
Are your kids obsessed with making friendship bracelets? Hosting lemonade stands? Turn their hobbies into cash this August in Rockton, Illinois. When I think back to being a kid and wanting to earn a few extra bucks, I land on a memory of my friends and I creating some sort of dog's baby-sitting service.
Rockford could backtrack on former Kmart, U-Haul property vote
Rockford Ald. Gina Meeks, D-12, is having second thoughts about her vote to reject a plan to redevelop a former Kmart property. And she may not be alone. Rockford City Council voted 10-2 to deny a special use permit and code variations sought by Orput Companies Inc. for the redevelopment of the U-Haul-owned 15-acre property at the corner of State Street and Mulford Road.
Thunderstorms Trigger Flood Advisory in Rockford, Surrounding Areas
Rockford, IL – The National Weather Service issued a flood advisory for Winnebago County, effective until 5 p.m. CDT today, due to excessive rainfall from recent thunderstorms. According to the National Weather Service, heavy rain has already led to up to 1 inch of precipitation, with an additional 0.5...
East Peoria teen wins pool championship
EAST PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — An East Peoria teen beat 257 other players in the 2024 American Poolplayers Association Junior Pool Championship in St. Louis. According to an APA news release, 16-year-old Cameron Adair took home the championship after facing players from 32 states in addition to Canada. Adair...
Teenage driver arrested after injuring herself, killing another in crash on Springfield Road
EAST PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — A 16-year-old girl was arrested Monday for aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol and reckless driving after injuring herself and killing another during a crash in East Peoria. According to an incident report from the East Peoria Police Department Monday morning, the crash...
Woman, two teens injured after head-on collision on Route 2 in Byron
BYRON, Ill. (WTVO) — A woman and two teen girls were injured after another driver caused a head-on collision while trying to pass a car in a no-passing zone along Illinois Route 2 in Byron on Saturday. According to the Ogle County Sheriff’s Office, Anthony Anderson, 64, of Rockford, was piloting his Nissan Sentra northbound […]
Police arrest teen after Iowa mall shooting that left 2 people hurt
DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Investigators arrested a teenager in connection with a shooting at an Iowa mall that left the teen and another person wounded and sent people running for safety, police said Tuesday. Police arrested a 16-year-old on several weapons charges after learning he had been taken by...
Don’t Go in the Water – 38 Illinois Places Have Swimming Warnings
Summertime is all about getting outside and enjoying the nice weather and swimming is a vital part of that. However, there are now 38 places in Illinois that now have urgent swimming warnings about staying out of the water. As a general rule, I check the Illinois Beach Guard System...
Bodycam shows moment police fatally shot Illinois woman Sonya Massey
Bodycam shows the moment police fatally shot 36-year-old Sonya Massey, who had called authorities over concerns about a prowler at her home. Illinois State Police released bodycam video of the incident. The video has been blurred by police. NBC News has edited the video for graphic content. Sangamon County Deputy Sean Grayson was indicted on charges of first-degree murder, aggravated battery with a firearm and official misconduct.
Rural student “didn’t see any changes” after Illinois LGBTQ+ history law passed
CUBA — Amber Cannon came out as nonbinary in fifth grade in rural, western Illinois. Around that time, in 2019, a new Illinois law also came out requiring public schools to teach LGBTQ+ history every year. Cannon followed the news of the law and saw little change in Cuba’s...
Record $11.6-million raised during St. Jude Telethon
PEORIA, Ill. – The 47th annual St. Jude Telethon on WEEK-TV has raised a record amount of money for the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The telethon signed off late Saturday night with $11,659,937 raised, surpassing last year’s total of $11,094,238. The Memphis-to-Peoria run and the 36...
Inside an Iowa Planned Parenthood clinic before abortion ban takes effect
The day was, for the most part, business as usual for the Planned Parenthood clinic in Ames. Patients trickled in and out of the small health care center in the Campustown neighborhood, one of only two clinics in Iowa that provide surgical abortions. The overseeing OB-GYN on duty managed a packed schedule as...
New IL bill requires weather radios installed in recently built mobile homes
CENTRAL ILLINOIS (WCIA) — A new bill in the Capitol aims to keep everyone a bit safer during severe weather, particularly those who live in mobile homes. Now, weather radios are required to be installed in newly manufactured mobile homes. Ed Shimon, the warning coordination meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Lincoln, knows this […]
OPPD Workers Return From Helping Utilities In Iowa/Illinois
The Omaha Public Power District crews that went to Iowa and Illinois to assist with power restoration efforts after damaging storms are returning home to Nebraska. OPPD officials say that 17 employees were dispatched to Iowa and Illinois after thousands of people lost electricity following a derecho earlier this month. Officials say mutual aid is about utilities helping utilities restore power to customers.
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