Winnebago County News Briefs
— January 31, 2018REGION Health officials warn of flu increase Member agencies of the Northern Illinois Public Health Consortium (NIPHC) say seasonal flu activity has increased sharply in recent weeks….
REGION Health officials warn of flu increase Member agencies of the Northern Illinois Public Health Consortium (NIPHC) say seasonal flu activity has increased sharply in recent weeks….
Today, we visit the I Don’t Get It Department. There are so many things I just don’t get. Sports fans, for instance. My knowledge of sports is pretty shallow. But I know enough…
Chuck Schumer started a government shutdown he couldn’t finish. The New York Democrat, among the shrewdest operators in national politics, stumbled badly because he succumbed…
The world fell on Donald Trump’s head — yet again — when he said in a White House meeting that we should be trying to get immigrants from Norway rather than s***hole countries…
ROCKFORD Park District cuts close $1 million deficit The Rockford Park District last week cut programs and services and approved measures to increase revenue in a bid to close a $1…
You are probably asking yourself, “What was that all about?” Just because the government shutdown ended shortly after it began, it doesn’t mean that it won’t…
Jim Thome absolutely adored his hometown of Peoria, where a close-knit, sports-minded family favoring the Chicago Cubs produced a Hall of Famer with 612 career homers. “I love Peoria….
Is it me, or has anyone else noticed that when someone is exposed for wrongdoing, the responses all seem similar? No matter whether someone is overheard saying something racist, credibly…