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On The Riley & Scot Show, we often preface stories about things a consumer should be worried about by saying that "We're the media, and it's our job to scare you." I guess this is one of those times. Before my son went off to college, one of the things that we discussed was being careful with drinking. No...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — The Winnebago County Sheriff's Department has formed a 13-member tactical unit to battle street crime. Sheriff Gary Caruana introduced a team Monday to concentrate on illegal gang activity, drugs and high-crime areas...

A Rockford man has been sentenced to nearly ten years in federal prison for committing firearms and drug trafficking offenses. According to a press release, 30-year-old Jarimne Freeman was sentenced for possession with intent to distribute heroin and marijuana...

An Illinois State Police Crime Lab analysis of a powdery material found inside a balloon in the hallway at Jefferson High School shows the substance was not heroin. The Lab reports that the substance in fact had no traces of any controlled substance.

BELVIDERE, Ill. (AP) — A northern Illinois woman has been sentenced to seven years in prison after pleading guilty to delivering cocaine to a police informant near a church. The Boone County State's Attorney's Office said Thursday that 27-year-old Crystal Cepeda was sentenced Wednesday...

Jim Anderson -- Illinois Radio Network Police departments are taking steps to prevent heroin overdoses. Winnebago County Sheriff Richard Meyers says his officers are going to start carrying Narcan, a drug that can reverse the symptoms of an overdose in a few easy steps...