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Rockford police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the discovery of a body in the street on the city's southwest side. According to a press release, officers were called to the 2000 block of Loomis early Saturday morning after a report of a subject lying in the roadway...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — A 71-year-old Rockford man who was struck by a car early last month has died. The Winnebago County Coroner's office reports that Donald Williams died early Tuesday. Williams was in a wheelchair on Oct. 6 when he was struck by a vehicle in Rockford...

The first person diagnosed with Ebola on U.S. soil has died. Thomas Eric Duncan, a Liberian national, passed away earlier this morning, confirmed Texas Health Presbyterian. According to Fox News, the hospital released a statement on his death: “Mr...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — Winnebago County officials say a Rochelle woman has been found dead on a highway after being hit by a semitrailer. The Rockford Register Star reports the 29-year-old pedestrian was pronounced dead Sunday after emergency medical personnel arrived at the scene A preliminary Illinois State Police investigation determined she was struck by a tractor-trailer traveling southbound o

Short answer: No. But it could be a sign of something wrong. A study conducted by the University of Cambridge followed more than 16,000 people in England for 13 years to track sleep habits. So, no small sample size here. What did they find...