Afternoon news update: June 5, 2015

Beloit Police are now searching for two suspects in a Thursday night shooting who they consider armed and dangerous. 20-year-old Ricardo Holloway and 31-year-old Morean Williams are both wanted on Attempted Murder charges. The 22-year-old victim remains in critical condition. Police don’t believe the shooting was a random attack. It happened at 6 o’clock last night in the 1800 block of Shopiere Road.
Two Beloit residents are under arrest as the result of an ongoing drug investigation by the Beloit Police Department's Drug and Gang Unit. 38-year old Michael Weston is jailed under possession of weapon and drug charges, while 44-year old Donna Young was released after being charged with possession of drug paraphernalia.
A Rockford man is placed under arrest after selling heroin to a Lee County undercover cop, with his girlfriend and five-month-old child in the car. 35- year old Jeffrey Walker was busted after making a sale in the parking of Dixon Walmart. Walker was taken into custody without incident.
Legislation aimed at saving local municipalities money has passed through the General Assembly. Republican John Cabello sponsored the bill that permits police to dispose of controlled substances on location in a “drug destruction device,” rather than transport and pay for the destruction by the Illinois State Police. That costs Rockford’s Police Department as much as 12-thousand dollars each time drugs are destroyed.
Rockford Airfest is this weekend, that means more traffic around the Chicago Rockford international airport. Some roads around the airport will be closed to the public, others will have detours. Attendance numbers are expected to be record setting this weekend, so if you have plans to go, get there early.
House lawmakers passed a new worker’s compensation reform plan, but Governor Bruce Rauner says the measure doesn’t go far enough. Democrats say their proposal shows they are willing to compromise on big issues, but Representative Ron Sandack of Downers Grove disagrees. House Speaker Mike Madigan says issues like worker’s compensation reform should not be tied to the state budget. Both the House and Senate are expected back to Springfield next week.

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