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I think we can all agree that ice cream season should be year-round.

Following the announcement last week of a huge expansion project planned by Mercy Rockford, the Stateline area has received news of another potential game-changing proposal. Aspiring engineers soon will be able to earn bachelor’s degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Electrical Engineering in Rockford...

I remember my wife, Amy, coming into our kitchen, smiling excitedly, and waving a little plastic stick. The conversation began with "Guess what?" and ended with the two of us jumping up and down with joy at the prospect of impending parenthood...

So, a couple decided to enter a contest to win a trip to Aruba. To enter, they had to submit a video, explaining why they should win the trip. As is usually the case, the woman in the video knows something that her husband does not: As it turns out, they did not win the contest and trip to Aruba...

As we get ever closer to the run-up to the 2016 presidential campaigns, we'll try to take a few minutes of your time with a look at the candidates as they make their announcements of candidacy. Since Texas Senator Ted Cruz was the first one in the pool, we launch "Meet the Candidates" with him: