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Susan Stephens/WNIJThe iconic Rockford Register Star News Tower will become Iconic Energy's headquarters while continuing to be home base for the city's daily newspaper. -
Austin Cliffe/DeKalb is known for a lot of things: corn, its university, Cindy Crawford… But one of the hidden gems of the city is the little golden pillow of fried dough known as The Beer Nugget. We explore its origins and try to answer the question, "why aren't these EVERYWHERE?"
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A competitive bicycle race is set to whirl through the streets and roads of southern Wisconsin. Paul Murphy is the co-chair of the Janesville Town Square… -
Starting Friday, Illinois will be in Phase 5 of the COVID-19 reopening plan, meaning businesses and organizations can resume normal activity, although…
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The state’s COVID-19 metrics continued to improve Monday ahead of Friday’s planned statewide reopening.Gov. JB Pritzker’s office confirmed last week that…
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This week’s slice of history is a uniquely American invention: processed cheese.The United States patent for processed cheese was issued to James L. Kraft…
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A Rockford Arts organization is bringing back summer programs that sprouted from the effects of the pandemic last year -- putting their former programs on…
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Three Illinois ICE Detention Centers Could Close Under New BillsA new set of bills from the Illinois Legislative Latino Caucus could mean the days are numbered for the state’s three immigration detention centers. The…
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Governor JB Pritzker on Friday signed new legislative district maps Democrats pushed through the General Assembly a week ago — maps Democrats approved on…
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Governor JB Pritzker wants to make it clear that he’s not a wholesale believer in the ethics reform package Democratic lawmakers pushed through the…
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Last week marked the anniversary of George Floyd’s death. Floyd was a Black man who was killed in Minneapolis by white police officer Derek Chauvin. The…
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The General Assembly this week passed legislation addressing lingering concerns from law enforcement about a massive criminal justice reform omnibus…
