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As if dealing with "The Winter That Wouldn't Die" weren't enough, we've now entered that time of year when potholes multiply quicker than rabbits.

If you're drunk and drive down railroad tracks, you're probably going to get arrested.

It was 73 years ago today (February 23rd) that one of history's most famous photos was taken. U.S. Marines raising the American flag atop Mount Suribachi on the island of Iwo Jima during World War II.

Three lanes of eastbound Interstate 90 at Harlem Road are closed due to a crash. Officials with the Illinois State Police say it happened just after 5 a.m. and  involved two commercial motor vehicles. Minor injuries have been reported. The cause of the crash remains under investigation ...

One person is dead following a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 90 near Riverside that left eastbound traffic backed up for hours. According to a press release, a preliminary traffic crash investigation reveals the driver of a Dodge Ram lost control and struck the left wall, swerving back to the right striking a Dodge Van...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — A northern Illinois health system plans to build a new 188-bed hospital in Rockford and is in the process of submitting paperwork on its proposal to a review board. Rockford-based MercyRockford Health System announced this week it wants to build a $400 million facility near an Interstate 90 exit...

Officials with MercyRockford Health System have unveiled plans for a massive expansion project in Rockford. The provider, formed by the merger of Mercy Health System and Rockford Health System in January of 2015, will set out to construct a second campus on 263 acres at the intersection of East Riverside Boulevard and Interstate 90...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — A man who police allege was driving a stolen vehicle has been charged in connection with the death of two teenage passengers who were killed when the vehicle crashed. Michael A. Rankins Jr. is being held without bond in the Winnebago County Jail on two counts of aggravated driving under the influence in the deaths of 17-year-old Devonte Boose and 18-year-old Kewan Nappier...

The Winnebago County's Coroner's office reports has identified the victim as 72-year-old Harland Dascher, Jr. of Machesney Park. Officials also confirm the cause of death to be a stab wound to the chest.