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LOVES PARK — Five people were arrested Tuesday when a patrol officer found drugs and a weapon inside a vehicle after a traffic stop.

ROCKFORD — Kenny Litteral knows what others are thinking when they see the looks of people like him walking down the street. They try to figure out what drives people to become homeless.

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United Technologies Corp., Winnebago County's largest manufacturing employer, announced Wednesday that if the government shutdown continues into next week it will have to begin furloughing workers in its UTC Aerospace Systems business.

SPRINGFIELD — The president of the Illinois Senate says he's backing a compromise pension reform plan that could save $138 billion by 2043.

ROCKFORD - Charles Street remained closed at 28th Street after a hit and run crash late Wednesday night claimed the life of a 51-year-old man.

ROCKFORD — Rockford University President Robert Head and Rock House Kids Director Dola Gregory will be recognized by the local Boy Scout organization for their commitment to improve the lives of young people..

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.

A strong storm system will affect the Midwest on Friday and Saturday with very warm and humid conditions before it arrives.

For 102 years, St. Elizabeth Catholic Community Center, on both sides of the 1500 block of South Main Street, has been a beacon of hope to the poor, the hungry and refugees from the world’s many wars.

ROCKFORD — Rosecrance Health Network will move its community mental health services currently offered at the Ware Center in downtown Rockford to the former Sun View Market on North Main Street.

ROCKFORD — Leslie Byrd’s final desperate gasps for survival as her then 25-year-old son stood over her with a black semi-automatic assault rifle were captured during her tortured call to 911 at 7:14 p.m. on May 22, 2009.