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- Swine Flu Update: Illinois Reports 9 New Deaths
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Illinois is reporting nine new deaths and 241 new hospitalizations from swine flu.
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- Fake Fire Alarms Disrupt East High School
District 205 leaders work to reassure parents, after a scary day at East High School, with fire alarm disruptions and rumors of major fights.
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- Police on Scene of Car Crash Involving Cherry Valley Officer
Winnebago County authorities are on the scene of a car crash involving injuries, a Cherry Valley police officer, and two other cars.
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- Illinois Jobless Rate Hits 11%
The number of laid off workers in Illinois is on the rise.
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- Local Homeowner Got More Than He Bargained For in Mortgage Modification Process
It usually takes 60 days for banks and lenders to respond to a claim.
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- Local Results from Statewide Hospital Report Card
The state of health care in Illinois is better understood as local hospitals get passing grades. The Illinois Department of Public Health compiled the information on all of the state's hospitals. Here are some of the results for 2008.
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- Winfrey To Announce Friday Show Will End In 2011
CHICAGO (AP) -- Oprah Winfrey's production company says Winfrey will announce Friday that her talk show will end in 2011 after its 25th season on the air.
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- Rockford Health Patients Choose Nurse Practitioners Over Doctors
Doctor's visits hardly even involve the doctor anymore. In many cases we spend the bulk of our time with the nurse. Nurse practitioners play a pivotal role in improving our health, and right now patients are choosing them over their own doctor.
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- Rockford Mom Pleads for New Developments in Son's Murder
Bonnie Butera begs anyone with information about her son Jeremy Butera's murder to please come forward.
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- Hospital Report Card and Consumer Guide to Health Care Web Site
Information to help make better decisions about health care providers.
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- Factory Fire on Rockford's Southwest Side
Rockford Fire Officials are calling the factory fire in the Reed Chatwood Building on Rockford's Southwest side suspicious.
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- More Student Protections to Follow Durand Teacher Sex Scandal
Durand parents push for more protection for students after an alleged teacher-student sexual relationship.
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- H1N1 Virus Strikes Illinois, 45 Other U.S. States
Forty-six states, including Illinois, are reporting people falling ill from the H1N1 virus.
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- Swedish American Opens Neuro and Headache Center
Swedish American opens a new wing just in time for the holidays when many of us will need it's services the most. The Neuro and Headache Center is now open for business.
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- Construction Ends on East Riverside Blvd.
An end to construction may be a new beginning for the Northeast side of Rockford and Loves Park.
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- Rockford Man Shot Multiple Times
A Rockford man is hospitalized after being shot multiple times.
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- Beloit Man Faces Child Pornography Charges
Adam Perkins faces 36 counts of possession of child pornography.
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- Quinn: Thomson Prison Deal 'Probably' Will Happen
CHICAGO (AP) -- Gov. Pat Quinn says a deal to sell a prison in northwestern Illinois to the federal government to house Guantanamo Bay detainees "probably" will happen.
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- Beloit Man Arrested for Child Pornography
A Beloit man is arrested on 36 counts of child pornography.
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- Hershey, Ferrero Confirm Interest in Cadbury
Cadbury remains on the chopping block as chocolate makers Hershey and Ferrero International consider making bid to buy the company
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- New Illinois Law Aims to Make School Buses Safer
A new law is now in effect that state officials say will improve school bus safety.
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- Stateline Military Chaplain Served at Guantanamo Bay
23 News sits down with a local retired military chaplain who knows first-hand how Guantanamo Bay works in Cuba and how the system could work at Thomson Prison.
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- New Rockford Homeless Shelter Needs Our Help
A new non-profit group in Rockford is looking to help the homeless, but first it has to find a home of its own.
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- Stephenson County Cuts
A major defecit in the Stephenson County budget is forcing the Sheriff's Department to make drastic cuts.
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- Government Task Force Issues New Mammogram Guidelines
Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death for women in the U.S.. Right now there's a whole lot of controversy brewing about a new recommendation for screenings.
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- Rockford Energy Grant
Saving jobs and energy is what the city of Rockford intends to do with a $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy. Although the city only had eight weeks to decide what to do with the money, administrators believe they have developed a solid plan.
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- Stateline Harvest Update
Heavy rains in October pushed harvests back, causing worry among local farmers. But is our dry stretch of November weather enough to save the crop? Meteorologist Adam Behrman has an update on one of the Stateline's biggest industries.
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- Freeport Hot Dog Stand Becomes Full Deli
It's a happy story in this sometimes sad economy a Freeport entrepreneur is celebrating a business expansion.
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- Janesville Could Consider Urban Chickens
JANESVILLE, Wis. (AP) -- Janesville might join Madison, Green Bay and other cities that allow city dwellers to gather their own eggs in their backyards.
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- Outage Repaired in N.E. Winn. Co.
About 2,600 customers were without power and several traffic lights were out in Northeast Winnebago County, including parts of Machesney Park, Roscoe, Loves Park and some unincorporated areas of the county. Power was restored in about a half hour.
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- A Dozen Winnebago County Residents Arrested for DUI
Illinois State Police crack down on drunk drivers throughout the stateline.
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- Giannoulias Backs Prison Plan
(AP) -- Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias is joining many other Democrats in backing the idea of housing terrorism suspects at an Illinois prison.
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- Rockford Library Union Cuts Finalized
The Rockford public library is losing more than a dozen union workers and that's just one piece of the cuts announced Monday night.
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- Rockford Mother, Daughter Busted with Heroin
A Rockford mother and daughter are busted with heroin, while a young child is in their care.
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- Rockford Group Unites to Fight Property Crime
According to a report released today, Winnebago County's per capita crime rate is the highest in the state, and property crimes top that list. Now a local group is trying to fight those statistics.
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- Recycle On The Go!
Making recycling easier is one of the goals of "Keep Northern Illinois Beautiful," and its new program aims to do just that. 23 News reporter Adam Behrman introduces us to "Recycle On The Go!"
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- Local Manufacturer's Business Isn't Going Down The Drain In the Downturn
Aqua Aerobic has more than 160 employees. The company has a presence in every continent except Antarctica.
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- Officials To Inspect Ill. Jail For Gitmo Inmates
THOMSON, Ill. (AP) -- Federal officials are at a prison in northwest Illinois that the government might buy to house Guantanamo Bay detainees.
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- Winnebago Man Dies in Car Crash
A Winnebago man dies after losing control of his SUV.
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- GM Reports $1.2 Billion Loss
(AP) -- General Motors Co. says it lost $1.2 billion from the time it left bankruptcy protection through Sept. 30, far better than previous quarters and a sign that the auto giant is starting to turn around.
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- Rockford Police Deal with Several Robberies
Rockford Police had string of crimes to deal with Sunday night into Monday morning.
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- Fire Causes $150,000 in Damages
A fire leaves a home and garage badly damaged.
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- Heated Illinois Gubernatorial Debate in Rockford
Governor Pat Quinn and the Democratic challenger for his job, Illinois Comptroller Dan Hynes square off in a Rockford debate dominated by the budget and economy.
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- Governor Quinn Reacts to Gitmo Terrorist Transfer
Just hours before Federal authorities evaluate the Thomson Correctional Center, Governor Pat Quinn is showing support for it someday housing terror suspects.
- Youthbuild Live Online Concert
We know non-profits have suffered tremendously lately. And finding new donors has been especially difficult. That's why a local organization is thinking outside the box, literally.
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- Machesney Park Ice Cream Truck Ban Discussion
The battle to sell ice cream long outlived the season it could be sold. So now, one Loves Park man is trying to broaden sales by peddling his business plan onto Machesney Park's agenda.
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- U of I Strike
Classes at the University of Illinois will be disrupted tomorrow due to a strike planned by graduate students.
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- Dekalb Bus Strike
Students in the Dekalb School District will need to find a different way to get to school tomorrow.
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- Gitmo / Thomson, IL Latest
The tiny town of Thomson, located about 70 miles west of Rockford in Carroll County, is gaining White House attention for a prison that has sat mostly empty for nearly a decade.
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- 9/11 Terrorists could relocate to Illinois Prison
The Thomson maximum security prison opened the same year as the 9/11 tragedies and never did the residents there think future prisoners would be linked to the attacks.
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