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By Susan Stephens

Rockford, IL – A group of ministers is calling for the federal government to intervene after a grand jury cleared two Rockford police officers in the shooting of an unarmed man in a daycare center. Susan Stephens reports.

By Susan Stephens

Sterling, IL – It could be another year before Guantanamo Bay detainees are moved to a prison in northwest Illinois and that's only if plans to sell the prison to the federal government go smoothly. Susan Stephens reports:

By Susan Stephens

Rockford, IL – Rockford officials are working to help up-and-coming high tech entrepreneurs. The city's economic development council plans to take over operatonis at Eiger Lab, a research incubator. WNIJ's Susan Stephens explains how this could lure more manufacturing ventures to the area.

By Susan Stephens

DeKalb, IL – Imagine if today's forecast high was 40, not 10. Imagine taking a high speed train to your office in Green Bay. And imagine calling yourself one of 50-million residents of a place known as the Lakefront Megapolitan area. That's the world researchers and city planners had in mind when they met for a conference on "returning prosperity to our region" at Northern Illinois University. WNIJ's Susan Stephens reports:

By Christopher Hosken

DeKalb, IL – The DeKalb-area's largest employer is suffering a cash-flow crisis. That was the description offered by Northern Illinois University President, John Peters. Among other things, Peters has ordered a hiring freeze. He says the goal is to conserve cash, so that NIU can continue to meet payroll. We hear now from WNIJ's, Christopher Hosken, about how the school got into this mess: