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Stephenson County, Illinois took the biggest hit of heavy rainfall this week, and these aerial shots of flooding in Pearl City are beyond devastating.

Instead of acting like a villain in a Scooby Doo cartoon blaming "meddling kids," at least this guy gave credit where credit was due.

With the Rock and Pecatonica Rivers at dangerous levels, and flooding expected to stick around for a few days at least, you might wish to know where to avoid.

If you live in Stephenson County, police are warning all residents of a phone scam going around.

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As if police officers don't do enough to keep us safe, one Freeport K-9 officer continued his work Friday morning even though he was off-duty. According to our news partners at Eyewitness News, the Stephenson County Sheriff's Office reports an off-duty officer was able to rescue an elderly couple trapped in their burning home in the 300 block of East Center Road in Rock City: An off-duty Freeport

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Comcast Cable Communications has given a local politician from Freeport the identity of an Internet service subscriber whose account was used to post an anonymous comment online suggesting the politician molests children...