Flooding in our area is causing all sorts of headaches, from people having to evacuate their homes to repairing/mitigating the water damage to avoiding scam artists.
An outbreak of food-borne illness has sickened about 90 people in Illinois, with some cases linked to McDonald's salads, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health.
With the ups and downs of Rockford area temperatures lately, we're seeing a lot of melting going on. With the melting, we're also seeing a lot of what the Weather Channel calls "ice daggers of doom."
It seems like internet challenges are getting more and more stupid by the day, some are just plain dangerous and deadly. Take, for example, the latest "challenge" involving laundry detergent pods.
If you've recently received a text from Western Union telling you that you've got some money waiting for you (along with a link to click on to get the cash), you're more than likely a potential scam victim. Don't click the link.
The "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" campaign began on August 21st, and area cops say they'll be keeping a close eye on the roads all the way through Labor Day Weekend.