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Severe thunderstorm warning has expired for Winnebago, Boone, northeast Ogle and northwest DeKalb counties. It remains in effect for McHenry and northeast DeKalb counties until 7:15pm. @MyStateline
TUESDAY TOP STORY: A 25-year-old man faces more than a dozen years in prison after he’s convicted of attempted murder and a handful of other charges in Winnebago County court.
The Trump administration’s decision to kill the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) likely contributed to 600,000 “entirely preventable” deaths, a report from House Oversight Democrats finds. mystateline.com/hill-politic…
President Trump swiped at Pope Leo XIV and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (D) on Saturday after the two met in Rome, saying someone at the Vatican should have advised the pope not to meet Johnson because he is “useless.” mystateline.com/news/trump-c…
President Trump on Saturday called for the cancellation of the concert celebrating America's 250th birthday after multiple artists withdrew from performing at the upcoming Great American State Fair on the National Mall. mystateline.com/news/trump-s…
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker says he will sign a bill limiting students’ access to cell phones during class after it passed the Senate on Sunday. mystateline.com/news/illinoi…
BREAKING: Harlem-Roscoe Fire is mourning the loss of one of its own. According to officials, a large procession rolled into the coroner’s office earlier this morning. More details to follow.
Kyle Busch died last week from hemorrhagic shock and disseminated intravascular coagulation after complications from bacterial pneumonia led to sepsis, according to the former NASCAR star's death certificate. mystateline.com/news/kyle-bu…
Former first lady Jill Biden says in a new interview she believed that her husband was “having a stroke” during his famously poor performance in the 2024 CNN debate against President Trump. mystateline.com/news/jill-bi…
Rockford officials say the city is dealing with a $9.5 million budget shortfall, driven largely by the decline of volatile state revenues after pandemic‑era highs and long‑standing cuts to revenue sharing from Springfield.
According to Mayor Tom McNamara, Rockford has lost more