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Colleges around the country are leveling up their Esports programs. That includes Northern Illinois University.
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Six years ago, a Rockford woman created a resource to help parents find extracurricular activities to participate in with their children. These gems are now in a book.
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Nearly 200 years after Native Americans were forced out of Illinois, the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation has become the first federally recognized tribal nation in the state after a decision from the U.S. Department of the Interior last week.
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The pastor of a small Rockford church is expanding his reach by using social media and other outlets.
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The Illinois State Board of Elections (SBE) is urging action after discovering personal data belonging to voters on various Illinois websites.
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Local news coverage has all but disappeared in many Illinois communities. In Freeport, citizen journalists -- including local high school students -- are trying to help fill in the gaps. WNIJ’s Peter Medlin talked with Freeport High School students about their journalism experience.
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Voting by mail has its plusses, but Katie Andraski says there are things she would miss on election day.
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The Prairie Band Potawatomi, based in Kansas, signed an agreement last week putting the 130 acres of farmland in DeKalb County into a federal trust.
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To celebrate this year for Earth Day and National Volunteer Week, employees at IDEAL Industries planted cabbage and kale for the DeKalb County Community Gardens.
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The resolution was approved on a 10 to 6 vote after arguments were made ranging from anti-immigrant rhetoric to pleas to understand the economic role immigrants play in the local economy.
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Bob Evans takes a look at what could be the biggest problem for Democrats this election season.