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To emphasize the importance of learning throughout the summer, State Senator Meg Loughran Cappel is hosting a Summer Book Club to encourage students to read and continue their studies during the summer vacation. “As a former teacher, I have seen the positive benefits reading during the summer months has on...

SYCAMORE, Ill. (WTVO) — A DeKalb County woman comforts the family of a fallen deputy with the help of her teddy bears. Karen Orstead is used to helping others. She’s often the first person patients see when they visit Northwestern Medicine Sycamore. “I love it and I love meeting with the people and just being […]

Morris Community High School has announced the honor roll and high honor roll for the second semester of the 2023-24 school year. Colten Russel Bautista Tyner, Connor James Bogard, Sydney Ann Brandt, Hillary Audrey Browntwum, Jazmin Elizabeth Cabello, Bianca Victoria Cardona, Nathalie Gabriela Cespedes, Diego Cisneros, Brock Dylan Claypool, Logan Alan Conroy, Adalyn Sky Corwin, Melody Desiree Funches, Sophia Ann Geiss, Aiden James Gillespie, Mckenna Lynn Gliwa, Mason Paul Goffinet, Mioalexander Govea, Aiden Michael Graham, Boose Robert Haberkorn, Olyve Angeline Havens, Luke Howard Huntley, Grady Ray Hutchcraft, Brycen Daniel Johnson, Robert Joseph Kennedy, Braden Richard Knezevich, Isabella Giulianna Kunz, Landon Andrew Kupiec, Kenzington Marie Lavery, Wyatt Jeffrey Linn, Genaro Sebastian Lucatero, Kayla Marie McCarthy, Eli James McDonnell, Lauren Nichole Melby, Jacob Thomas Meloun, Addyson Corinne Miles, Rosemary Lynn Misener, Jonaven Antonio Neely, Halie Elizabeth Olson, Ashtyn Grace Oppenlander, Anali Delilah Ortega, Zoey Lin Overton, Quaid Jeremey Phillips, Daemien Savino Plemmons, Zaniyah Lynette Nicole Portis, Lyla Mae Quevedo, Angela Marie Rivera, Ky Joseph Scalf, Kaliyah Addison Schmaedeke, Gabriela Segura, Griffin James Blake Shannon, Kahne Anthony Siler, Isabella Lynn Smego-Layne, Ethan Charles Smith, Mckinley John Smith, Dayne Jay Stacy, Kaelin Renee Strainis, Autumn Rose Street, Taylor Jean Svoboda, Everett Ryne Swanson, Peyton Joan Uher, Ella Raign Walker, Emma Marie Weber, Colton Michael Wolsfeld, Alan Xique, Payton Elizabeth Zomboracz.

STEVENS POINT – Mid-State Roller Derby will host a jam-packed double header event on June 22, marking the team’s first game in Stevens Point for 2024. MSRD will take on the Aurora 88s Roller Derby from Aurora, Illinois, at 4:30 p.m. at K.B. Willett Ice Arena, 1000 Minnesota Ave. in Stevens Point. Doors open at 4 p.m.

JOLIET, Ill. - Another arrest has been made in connection with the Joliet murder spree that left eight people dead in January. Jon Hansen, 24, of Shorewood, was arrested Friday on three counts of murder, attempted first-degree murder and aggravated battery with a firearm, according to the Will County Sheriff's Office.

Minnesota Aurora has a new coach this season, Colette Montgomery. She was given the reins in April with a season that started in May. It's no easy task but she's up to the challenge.

With many Chicago-area children heading toward summer vacation, a variety of groups are stepping up to help provide meals to those in need over the summer months. The Phillips Park Zoo in Aurora is one of dozens of sites doing just that, with the Northern Illinois Food Bank’s Summer Food Service Program giving out breakfasts, lunches and snacks each weekday.