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ROCKFORD — The city and its police union have negotiated a three-year contract that clears the way for geopolicing to begin.

ROCKFORD — Prosecutors this week will attempt to convict Isaac Jaimes, 20, of first-degree murder. He is the second of two brothers accused of killing 16-year-old East High School student DeMarkis Robinson.

A Florida man appeared in court today and charged in a kickback scheme involving Rockford-based Ryan International Airlines, which was liquidated this year.

The infection, identified as Pseudomonas aeruginosa, has been confirmed by the laboratory in eight of the cases. Six were hospitalized by the infection.

The Rockford Library Board is talking about putting a new name on the sign at the Sullivan Center, and they've got a short list of options. Which do you like?

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Dr. Louis Rubin and his wife, Violet, left the foundation $15 million in August 2012 to aid a spectrum of community groups for perpetuity. The gift will surpass $20 million when the Rubins’ estate in Florida, where they had retired to, is sold.

CHICAGO — Gov. Pat Quinn has signed a bill expanding Medicaid to cover low-income Illinois adults who don't have children at home — a big part of President Barack Obama's health care law. Quinn made it official today at the University of Illinois at Chicago's medical facilities.

The infection, identified as Pseudomonas aeruginosa, has been confirmed by the laboratory in six of the cases. All are believed to be the result of upper ear cartilage piercings done at a shop in Rockford, said Winnebago County Health Administer Mike Bacon.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Dennis Farina, a former Chicago cop who as a popular actor played a cop on "Law & Order," has died.

OREGON – The body of an older, white man was pulled from the Rock River near Oregon this morning in Ogle County.