Susan Stephens

WNIJ News Reporter/Producer

Susan’s parents should have known she’d end up in radio: her favorite toys were tape recorders, cameras, notepads, and books. Many years later, she’s an award-winning reporter at her favorite radio station. Formerly WNIJ’s News Director, she asked to return to the role of full-time reporter/anchor/utility player in 2010 (less paperwork, more reporting!). Her #1 goal is to tell the most compelling stories in the fewest words possible…all the better if a little humor can be thrown into the mix.  It should come as no surprise, then, that she can whip up a haiku for any occasion. She also enjoys the Detroit Tigers, learning pioneer skills (Gardening, canning, and the like. Just in case.), traveling with friends, and pretending she’s going to get around to playing her theremin.

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LaSalle Wildfire
4:44 pm
Tue September 11, 2012

Update: Wildfire Near Starved Rock Is Out

Fire officials say a wildfire in LaSalle County is no longer burning. The situation caused road closures Tuesday and prompted warnings for people with breathing difficulties.


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Update
12:11 pm
Sun September 9, 2012

State Police Searching For 'Armed And Dangerous' Suspect Near Rockford

Credit Illinois State Police
Kody R. Walsh of Rockford is being sought by the Illinois State Police in a shooting near South Beloit early Sunday morning.

Illinois State Police and other police agencies are still looking for 22-year-old Kody R. Walsh of Rockford. He's the suspect in a shooting death inside a vehicle on the Illinois tollway near South Beloit early Sunday morning. 

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More Trash?
2:25 am
Fri September 7, 2012

Appellate Court Weighing Case Against DeKalb Landfill Expansion

Credit Susan Stephens / WNIJ
Members of "Stop the Mega-Dump" plot their next move on the steps of the Second District Appellate Court in Elgin.

The proposed expansion of the DeKalb County landfill is now in the hands of three appellate court judges.

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Update on Hospital Shooting
10:36 pm
Tue September 4, 2012

Two dead in Sycamore hospital shooting

Credit Kindred Hospital
Kindred Hospital in Sycamore, IL

Sycamore police say it appears one or both  of the two people found dead in a Sycamore hospital Tuesday died of self-inflicted gun shot wounds. The bodies of a man and a woman were discovered in a patient's room after shots were heard in Kindred Hospital, an acute care facility. 

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Educating Mothers-To-Be
8:20 pm
Fri August 31, 2012

Rallies To Make "Labor Day" Better For Moms and Babies

Credit Carly Cort Schutte / Improving Birth Rally For Change, Rockford
Signs are ready to go for Rockford's Rally for Change.

Labor Day takes on another meaning Monday in dozens of American cities. Mothers, babies, and the people who love them will lead “Improving Birth: National Rallies for Change.”

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