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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.
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The Safe-T Act touches upon several aspects of the criminal justice system, including changing how defendants are treated before they are sentenced.
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Sinecio Morales, 18, earned a perfect ACT score in September, another achievement to highlight as he applies for selective colleges throughout the country.
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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.
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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%.
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Jonathan Ojeda is running against Democrat State Rep. Dave Vella to represent growing Latino communities in Springfield.
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“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?”
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Juan Reyes is running against State Senator Steve Stadelman for the redrawn 34th district covering Rockford and surrounding area and Belvidere.
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“I was so angry, I just want something done with this officer. He could have killed my grandson. And it's not even a matter of just him -- any other child. He has no business being in the schools using force like that. I just want something done. To me, he shouldn't even be in the police force.”
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As war continues in Ukraine, a group of teenage students from just outside of Kyiv are taking a much-needed break in their town’s American sister city of Rockford.