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Dinosaur Bones In Rockford

Last Updated: 5:50 PM 07/02/08 - Hundreds of historical bones from millions of years ago are resting right here in the stateline tonight. (Full Story)
Wisconsin Dells Still Open For Business

Last Updated: 11:20 AM 06/10/08 - The Wisconsin Dells Visitor and Conventions Bureau wants tourists to know that the popular destination spot remains open for business. (Full Story)
Hollywood mourns the loss of one their most well known directors of the 1980's
Last Updated: 10:47 PM 05/27/08 - Hollywood mourns the loss of one their most well known directors of the 1980's (Full Story)
Kristi Yamaguchi Wins Dancing With The Stars Dance Show
Last Updated: 7:31 AM 05/21/08 - LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Kristi Yamaguchi now has an Olympic gold medal -- and a mirrorball trophy. (Full Story)
DeGeneres, De Rossi Plan To Marry

Last Updated: 11:22 AM 05/16/08 - Yesterday's state Supreme Court reversal of California's ban on gay marriages is prompting TV host Ellen DeGeneres to take the plunge. (Full Story)
Historic Recordings
Last Updated: 7:41 AM 05/14/08 - WASHINGTON (AP) -- Michael Jackson's "Thriller" album is considered important enough to keep for all time. (Full Story)
President Bush In Texas For Daughter Jenna's Wedding

Last Updated: 11:08 AM 05/09/08 - President Bush and the rest of the first family are at their ranch in Crawford, Texas, gearing up for Jenna Bush's wedding tomorrow evening. (Full Story)
No Media Wedding Coverage For Jenna Bush

Last Updated: 11:23 AM 05/08/08 - Eager for details about Jenna Bush's wedding on Saturday? Forget about it. (Full Story)
AP-Country Superstar Eddy Arnold Dies at 89

Last Updated: 9:23 AM 05/08/08 - A biographer for country music superstar Eddy Arnold says the singer has died at the age of 89.
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Senior Follies Perform

Last Updated: 6:03 PM 05/07/08 - It was some old fashioned entertainment with a twist. (Full Story)
Britney Spears Arrives At Court House With Little Fanfare

Last Updated: 11:33 AM 05/06/08 - Britney Spears showed up at the county courthouse in Los Angeles for a custody hearing today, but there were no screaming fans, no signs or banners, no frenzied chase into the parking garage. (Full Story)
AP-Ex-Motown Star Says $1M of Equipment Taken from Detroit Home

Last Updated: 9:41 AM 05/06/08 - Detroit City Council member and ex-Motown star Martha Reeves says thieves broke into her childhood home and stole about $1 million worth of uninsured recording equipment.

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AP-Lindsay Lohan to Appear on Season Finale of 'Ugly Betty'

Last Updated: 8:40 AM 05/05/08 - Lindsay Lohan will make a guest appearance on the season finale of ABC's "Ugly Betty."
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AP-Chicago's Field Museum Opens DNA Discovery Center

Last Updated: 8:29 AM 05/05/08 - A new state-of-the-art laboratory called the DNA Discovery Center is open at Chicago's Field Museum.

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Reports Of Mariah Carey Getting Married

Last Updated: 11:40 AM 05/02/08 - It is being reported that superstar singer Mariah Carey and her boyfriend Nick Cannon have gotten married this week. (Full Story)
AP-Uma Thurman Testifies at NYC Trial of Accused Stalker

Last Updated: 9:53 AM 05/02/08 - Uma Thurman has been testifying about the "scary" cards and e-mails she's received from a man on trial for stalking her for years.
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AP-Leibovitz Defends Photo of Miley Cyrus

Last Updated: 7:54 AM 04/30/08 - Celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz says she's sorry people have "misinterpreted" a photo she shot of Miley Cyrus for the upcoming issue of Vanity Fair magazine.
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David Blaine's Next Stunt on Oprah Tomorrow

Last Updated: 1:46 PM 04/29/08 - CHICAGO (AP) -- Magician David Blaine is going to try to break a world record during a live broadcast of tomorrow's "Oprah Winfrey Show" in Chicago. (Full Story)
AP- Judge Sentences Snipes to 3 Years for Tax Convictions

Last Updated: 10:25 AM 04/25/08 - A federal judge has sentenced action star Wesley Snipes to the maximum three-year sentence on tax charges.
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Rockford Child Prodigy Emily Bear Stays Grounded

Last Updated: 10:55 PM 04/25/08 - Given the crazy stories we hear about famous kids or teens these days, we thought we'd take a closer look at a family who seems to be handling fame in a good way.
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The 23 News Anchor Team Walks Down The Catwalk
Last Updated: 6:03 PM 04/23/08 - The annual Catholic Charities luncheon and fashion show was today (Full Story)
AP-Streisand Pulls Out of Israel 60th Anniversary Bash

Last Updated: 10:10 AM 04/22/08 - Israel says Barbra Streisand has pulled out of a celebration of the country's 60th anniversary next month.


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Ebert Hopes to Make it to Namesake Film Fest Despite Surgery

Last Updated: 10:54 AM 04/21/08 - LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Roger Ebert hopes to make it to his annual namesake film festival this week despite recent hip surgery.

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Account Manager Arrested
Last Updated: 8:29 AM 04/15/08 - Account manager arrested on charges of embezzling more than $725,000 from Heston, Cannell
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Pick up Pick's debut album at Rockford Wal Marts
Last Updated: 10:45 PM 04/11/08 - Former Rockford news anchor and cancer survivor hits the music studio for "Circle of Support" (Full Story)
Michelangelo Exhibit In Rockford

Last Updated: 6:33 PM 04/10/08 - If you're looking for something to do this weekend a new rare art exhibit is opening in Rockford. (Full Story)
Beach Boys, REO Speedwagon coming to 2008 Beloit Riverfest

Last Updated: 11:41 AM 04/10/08 - There will be good rockin' this summer at Beloit Riverfest. (Full Story)
Priest Charged in Conan O'Brien Stalking Pleads Guilty to Disorderly Conduct
Last Updated: 9:20 AM 04/09/08 - The Roman Catholic priest accused of stalking NBC talk-show host Conan O'Brien has pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct. (Full Story)
Charlton Heston Dies At 84

Last Updated: 10:47 PM 04/06/08 - Heston remembered as hero of the big screen... (Full Story)
Teacher For A Day

Last Updated: 6:09 PM 04/03/08 - Local chef's and bankers and guys who drive tankers all took part in a different profession today, teaching. (Full Story)
Hollywood Writers Accuse ABC and a Production Company of Violating Strike Agreement
Last Updated: 9:54 AM 04/02/08 - Writers Guild of America's East Coast branch is accusing a television network and a production company of violating the agreement that ended the Hollywood writers' three-month strike.

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Cheap Trick Day

Last Updated: 6:06 PM 04/01/08 - April Fools Day has some competition now that it's also been named Cheap Trick Day in Illinois. (Full Story)
WBBM-TV Dismisses 18, Including Leading Anchor

Last Updated: 11:28 AM 04/01/08 - A cost-cutting move at WBBM-TV in Chicago has cost at least 18 people their jobs -- including news anchor Diann Burns. (Full Story)
Sony Pictures to Offer Movie Channel on AT&T Phones
Last Updated: 8:39 AM 04/01/08 - Sony Pictures Television says it will become the first Hollywood studio to offer full-length movies by cellphone.
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Rapper Arrested
Last Updated: 4:33 PM 03/27/08 - Rapper enters guilty plea on weapons charges (Full Story)
Space Tourism

Last Updated: 11:32 AM 03/26/08 - California aerospace company unveiling new rocket for space tourism (Full Story)
Steve McQueen's Heirs Ask NY Court to Block Apparel Sales
Last Updated: 8:04 AM 03/26/08 - A legal battle is under way in New York over the use of the likeness of the late actor Steve McQueen.
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Tejano Singer Navaira Clings To Life

Last Updated: 11:27 AM 03/25/08 - Doctors in Texas are using an experimental technique in their continuing effort to save the life of entertainer Emilio Navaira. (Full Story)
CBS Duds To Benefit Environment

Last Updated: 4:59 PM 03/22/08 - Britney Spears' 'How I Met Your Mother' wardrobe to be auctioned (Full Story)
Museum Egg Hunt Moved Inside

Last Updated: 4:32 PM 03/21/08 - Due to weather egg hunts are moving inside. (Full Story)
Women Sues Harpo Studios

Last Updated: 11:40 AM 03/21/08 - Woman's lawsuit claims Oprah Winfrey's audience pushed her down stairs (Full Story)
Carrie Underwood Coming To NIU

Last Updated: 6:00 PM 03/20/08 - A country music VIP is coming to NIU in April. (Full Story)
Science Fiction Writer Arthur C. Clarke Dies at 90 in Sri Lanka
Last Updated: 9:22 AM 03/19/08 - He was the visionary science fiction writer who won worldwide acclaim with more than 100 books on space, science and the future.
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Combs Denies Report That His Associates Planned '94 Tupac Attack
Last Updated: 9:35 AM 03/18/08 - Sean "Diddy" Combs says he's "shocked" by an LA Times story that says he and his associates were behind the 1994 robbery and shooting of Tupac Shakur at a New York recording studio.
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Heather Mills Awarded 48.6 Million

Last Updated: 6:42 PM 03/17/08 - It's a major chunk of change to fork over, even for Paul McCartney. (Full Story)
Dr. Seuss Movie Tops Box Office in 'Who-Mongous' Opening Weekend
Last Updated: 8:38 AM 03/17/08 - Dr. Seuss is number one at the box office. The computer-animated movie "Horton Hears a Who!" took in more than 45 million dollars in its debut weekend, according to studio estimates. (Full Story)
Jury to Deliberate Ritter Death Lawsuit
Last Updated: 7:58 AM 03/13/08 - A jury in Glendale, California, is expected to begin deliberating the wrongful-death lawsuit against John Ritter's doctors.
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Regis Philbin to Get Lifetime Achievement Award at Daytime Emmys
Last Updated: 8:06 AM 03/12/08 - His talk show has never won a Daytime Emmy, but now Regis Philbin will be singled out with a lifetime achievement award.

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Walking With Dinosaurs

Last Updated: 6:25 PM 03/11/08 - Before an amazing exhibit at the MetroCentre debuts tomorrow night 23 News got a sneak peak at the walking with dinosaurs exhibit. (Full Story)
Box Office List (05/20/2007)

The top movies for (05/20/2007) (Full Story)
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