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ROCKFORD — Passenger traffic at Chicago Rockford International Airport rose 8.1 percent in August, compared to 2012.

BELVIDERE — A motorist was killed this morning in a head-on collision on U.S. 20, about a quarter mile east of Logan Avenue.

Winnebago County is one of 12 Illinois counties under a severe thunderstorm watch until midnight.

ROCKFORD — When Terrie Hall retired in 2008 as CEO of the Rockford Area Association of Realtors, she looked forward to countless rounds of golf in Illinois and Florida, lunches with the hundreds of friends she’d gathered over the years and a lot of downtime with Denny, her husband of more than 40 years.

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ROCKFORD — An arrest could follow an autopsy this morning in the investigation of a homicide discovered Wednesday afternoon in a family residence in the 300 block of Webster Avenue.

ROCKFORD — A woman was rescued after jumping or falling from the State Street bridge into the Rock River just before 11 a.m.

Rock Valley College selects 22 people to steer president search.

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CHICAGO — To hear a gambling addict tell it, the precious few hours that Illinois casinos close — sometimes just two — are the only barrier preventing a sleepless, endless binge at the slots or card tables.

We're welcoming a warm, tropical airmass back to the Stateline for the next 24 hours. Dewpoints will remain in the 60s, making it feel quite muggy. But the moisture will also fuel thunderstorms with an approaching cold front this evening.

SwedishAmerican Health System is pairing with the YMCA of Rock River Valley to open a wellness center at the downtown I.D. Pennock Family YMCA.