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Rockford man arrested on gun, fleeing charges
A Rockford man was arrested after police allegedly found him in possession of a stolen gun.   More>>Pence postpones Wisconsin rally day before Trump event
Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence has postponed a Wisconsin rally because it's the day before Donald Trump will be in the same city.  More>>Al Capone letter showing his soft side sells for $62,000
An intimate letter gangster Al Capone wrote while imprisoned at Alcatraz has sold at auction in Massachusetts for $62,500. More>>Swedish nursing students visit SwedishAmerican Hospital
Eight nursing students from Sweden are now studying abroad in Rockford.  More>>The Latest: Law partner disputes that suspected Houston shooter was disgruntled
Police activity near a shopping center in southwest Houston on Monday.Houston police say several people have been shot at a strip mall in the city's southwest and that officers shot the gunman.  More>>Gov. Rauner says bill will help families of fallen soldiersGovernor Bruce Rauner recognized families in Illinois who have made the ultimate sacrifice.  More>>Sex offender selling Nazi flag is booted from county fair in Penn.A vendor booted from a Pennsylvania fair for selling Nazi flags turned out to be a registered sex offender.  More>>Local figure skater signs books Sunday 
A local figure-skating legend returned to Rockford over the weekend, this time as a published author.   More>>Rollover crash on Latham Monday
The Rockford Fire Department had part of Latham Street closed because of a rollover crash that occurred Monday morning.  More>>Iowa man risks life to save deer in flood waters 
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An Evansdale man jumps in the flooded Cedar River to save a deer.  More>>Cat in Ogle County Tested Positive For Rabies
The Ogle County Health Department has been advised by t