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ROCKFORD — A 63-year-old man found dead Thursday night in his southeast side residence has been identified as James Schoenherr.

SPRINGFIELD — Lisa Madigan is at it again. She is trying to keep the world safe from coffee mugs, and apparently from goofy parodies.

CHERRY VALLEY — There are currently just two full-time administrative employees working for the village of Cherry Valley on a permanent basis.

ROCKFORD — July continues to be a bloody month in Rockford with the discovery of a dead 63-year-old man who is believed to be the city’s eighth homicide victim since the Fourth of July.

Today will be another very hot day with highs in the middle 90s. Heat index values will peak around 2 p.m. at 105 before thunderstorms form along a cool front.

ROCKFORD — He was one of Winnebago County’s oldest residents and Harlem High School’s most celebrated graduate.

INSIDE: Funeral, visitation details

ST. LOUIS — Gun rights advocates pressed anew Thursday for a federal judge to allow firearms to be carried publicly in Illinois, arguing in a court filing that waiting months for the permit process to be outlined is unjustified and unconstitutional.

ROCKFORD — It’s tough to get a look at the house at 2415 Andrews St., even from five feet away.

INSIDE: List of homes scheduled to be demolished

ROCKFORD — Your old suit could help a former Winnebago County Jail inmate find a meaningful job.

INSIDE: How to help in person, online

ROCKFORD — The five board members who govern Booker Washington Center pledged Thursday to resign after they appoint a new board to resolve a leadership and financial crisis that threatens the future of Illinois’ oldest African-American community center.

INSIDE: YMCA might close Booker satellite center