Rockford

El mensaje alienta a las personas a evitar dar dinero a los mendigos callejeros

City officials said they've seen a rise in panhandling after federal courts ruled in 2021 that ordinances targeting panhandlers were unconstitutional.

La Ley Safe-T (Seguridad) afecta a distintos aspectos del sistema criminal legal, inclusive cambia cómo se tratan a los defensores antes de sus sentencias

La juez asociada Jennifer Clifford dice que las cortes están preparadas para aplicar la ley según el nuevo sistema que entrará en vigor el 1 de enero del 2023.

The Safe-T Act touches upon several aspects of the criminal justice system, including changing how defendants are treated before they are sentenced.

Sinecio Morales, 18, earned a perfect ACT score in September, another achievement to highlight as he applies for selective colleges throughout the country.

A member of the Rockford School Board resigned this week. It’s after a video showed him punching the camera of a Rockford teacher recording outside of the school board meeting.

In 2022, that was the case. RPS’ graduation rate was around 66% -- that’s more than 20% lower than the state average. It also highlights racial disparities riddled throughout the report card. Black students in Rockford have a graduation rate just above 50%.

Jonathan Ojeda is running against Democrat State Rep. Dave Vella to represent growing Latino communities in Springfield.

“The first question that came to my mind was how many times this has happened before and the school or the police have covered it up?”