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ROCKFORD — Local officials are still trying to gauge how a federal shutdown would affect human services and Head Start programs that almost entirely rely on federal cash.

MACHESNEY PARK — The Harlem School Board approved a deficit spending plan Monday that exhausts the district’s education fund reserves and then some.

The Rockford Register Star will feature a survivor’s story weekly in October, which is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

CHERRY VALLEY — Heather Wilhelmi just wanted to be normal again. She wanted to be able to make it to her children’s games without being too tired or in too much pain.

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is ramping up pressure on Republicans to avoid a post-midnight government shutdown. He says a shutdown would hurt the economy and hundreds of thousands of government workers.

ROCKFORD – Local officials are still trying to gauge how a federal shutdown would affect Rockford's human services and Head Start programs that almost entirely rely on federal funding.

WASHINGTON — OK, gridlocked politicians we're used to. But why padlock the Statue of Liberty?

ROCKFORD — One of three vehicles involved in a fatal crash Sunday was reported stolen out of Rockford and was being driven at high speeds before the crash which killed a woman in another car, police say.

Pockets of fog that developed overnight are likely to linger this morning. A southerly breeze and bright sunshine, however, will warm things up to 75.

ROCKFORD — You can be part of cancer research history next month by donating about an hour’s worth of time, and a little blood, to the American Cancer Society.

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Ninety-eight percent of Freedom Sings shows have received a standing ovation. You and I would, in a heartbeat, believe that kind of enthusiastic approval if we were talking about concerts featuring Beyoncé.

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