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Will rain put a damper on Memorial Day weekend? Here's the forecast for northern Illinois
A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect until 1 p.m. Friday for much of northern Illinois including Winnebago, Boone, Ogle and Stephenson counties. The National Weather Service is predicting a high of 81 degrees in Rockford with several periods of thunderstorms first arriving late morning. Damaging winds will be the...
Sterling schools enter lockdown after threat, discovery of man with loaded firearm near high school
STERLING, Ill. — The Sterling Public School District (SPS) went into a district-wide lockdown Tuesday morning after a reported threat and the discovery of a man in possession of a loaded firearm near Sterling High School. According to a Sterling Police Department news release, a concerned parent notified the...
Ogle County man hospitalized after crashing into fallen tree following Tuesday storms
FORRESTON, Ill. (WTVO) — A 67-year-old man was taken to the hospital after driving into fallen tree, causing his truck to roll over on Tuesday night. According to the Ogle County Sheriff’s Office, Curtis Wade, of Sterling, was driving his Ford F-150 in the area of 5700 N. Freeport Road when he collided with the […]
Sterling foster grandmother earns state recognition
On May 7, AmeriCorps Seniors Foster Grandparent volunteer Florence Cunningham was awarded the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. award through the Illinois Association of Community Action Agencies, according to a news release. The awards luncheon took place in Springfield, Illinois, at the Annual IACAA Conference. Florence Cunningham, AKA Grandma Flo,...
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