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A warming trend will heat things up around here as early as Monday!  Highs will climb into the middle 70s.  A return to the lower 80s is forecast for Tuesday and Wednesday.  The sun will be with us that entire time, but the threat for rain returns by the end of the week - See more at: http://addins.wrex.com/blogs/weather/2013/09/another-warm-up#sthash.R5lHGv3V.dpuf
A warming trend will heat things up around here as early as Monday!  Highs will climb into the middle 70s.  A return to the lower 80s is forecast for Tuesday and Wednesday.  The sun will be with us that entire time, but the threat for rain returns by the end of the week. - See more at: http://addins.wrex.com/blogs/weather/2013/09/another-warm-up#sthash.R5lToday will feature plenty of sunshine with a high temperature in the low 72. The low wilToday will feature plenty of sunshine with a high temperature in the low 72. The low will be 48.

Sunny skies are in the forecast for today and Thursday. Highs will reach 75-80.

CHICAGO — Lawyers fighting a lawsuit by 25 same-sex couples seeking the right to marry in Illinois are making a new push to have the case dismissed.

ROCKFORD — The Rockford Park District pledged $6 million spread over 20 years Tuesday to expand its sports facilities and draw more athletes to town for tournaments and other competitions.

PECATONICA — Twenty-six motorists were cited Monday for failure to buckle up.

POPLAR GROVE — The individuals connected to a five-day mulch fire in 2012 in rural Boone County must pay thousands of dollars and promise to never manufacture the material on the property again, according to a settlement reached last week.

LOVES PARK — Two men were apprehended after a two-county high-speed car chase.

ROCKFORD — A South Beloit man is suing state officials, including Gov. Pat Quinn, over changes made last year to the Medicaid program that requires special approval for patients to use more than four prescription medications a month.

ROCKFORD — What do billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates, Jefferson High School math instructor Brett Carlson and 16-year-old McKenzie Bollock have in common?

ROCKFORD — A 51-year-old man who pleaded guilty to armed robbery was sentenced to 22 years in prison, Winnebago County State’s Attorney Joe Bruscato announced Tuesday.

ROCKFORD — A Machesney Park woman will continue her pursuit to marry her longtime fiancé who can’t talk or move because of a severe brain injury.