Susan Stephens
Reporter, All Things Considered HostSusan is an award-winning reporter/writer at her favorite radio station. 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. She's also WNIJ's Perspectives editor, Under Rocks contributor, and local host of All Things Considered. Interests outside of the newsroom include spreading the word about pawpaws, employing her skills as a Master Naturalist, thinking about baseball, and pretending she’s going to get around to playing her theremin.
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Football returns to Northern Illinois University this fall. Officials with the Mid-American Conference announced games will start Nov. 4. The MAC was the…
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Mourners have been gathering at the U.S. Supreme Court since the death Friday of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, leaving flowers, candles, and messages to…
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A Northern Illinois University football great and former Rockford TV anchor has died. John Ivanic died Monday in Columbus, Ohio. He was 52.Ivanic started…
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A Springfield man accused of killing a Special Deputy US Marshal last year in Rockford is now facing more charges.Floyd Brown was originally charged with…
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There were demonstrations across the nation Saturday, including Rockford and DeKalb, protesting the death of George Floyd and other police killings of…
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A woman who is thought to be the last of the original Rockford Peaches has died. Mary Pratt pitched in the inaugural season of the All-American Girls…
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Coronavirus testing will continue at a drive-thru testing site in Rockford this morning, after the state health department and the Governor’s office…
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Northern Illinois University president Lisa Freeman says the COVID-19 shutdown has cost the school $40 to $50 million so far in "revenue reductions and…
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A Rockford Peach turned 90 Friday -- and her family and fans are throwing her a drive-thru surprise party, in keeping with stay-at-home guidelines, of…
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Illinois has now surpassed 10,000 cases of COVID-19. Saturday, Boone County reported its first two cases.During the Illinois Department of Public Health’s…