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School officials weigh in on ‘cost sharing’ proposal
Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner wants public school districts to begin “cost sharing” their employees’ state pensions over the next few years. Districts would be responsible for 25 percent of their pension cost during the first year, then an…
Credit union opens inside Guilford High School
ROCKFORD -- More than 20 students at a Rockford high school do not have to leave the school to get paid as local credit union workers.
What was a classsroom next to the cafeteria soon is now a credit union within Guilford High School,…
Diocese adds school to consolidation plan
ROCKFORD -- The Catholic Diocese of Rockford on Monday added St. Edward School to its upcoming 2019-20 school consolidation plan that includes a yet-to-be-named multi-parish school.
A fourth school, St. Edward School, 3020 11th St., is…
Reitiring principal rides Harley through schools on last day
STILLMAN VALLEY – The term "riding off into the sunset" has a slightly new meaning for a retiring elementary school principal.
That's because Mike Coulahan did not do so on a horse last Friday. He rode through the halls of Highland…
Experts urge students to focus on career credentials
ROCKFORD – Students across Illinois are heading back to school. And increasingly, they’re finding alternatives to bachelor’s degrees to reach their career goals.
NPR-Illinois hosted a forum in Rockford on Thursday about training today’s…
It’s BOGO kitten time
ROCKFORD - It's time to adopt a kitten, says the staff at Winnebago County Animal Services.
Winnebago County animal shelter is bursting at the seams with feline friends. And while they provide hours of laughter, the kittens are…
Rockford’s third startup scheduled for Sept. 7-9
ROCKFORD - Rockford’s third Startup Weekend will be held at Thinker Ventures from Sept. 7-9.
Startup Weekends are held throughout the country. At these events, entrepreneurs, web developers, computer coders and graphic designers team up to…
FBI violent crime database gets boost
The infusion of money for the FBI’s Violent Criminal Apprehension Program comes after ProPublica reported on shortcomings in the use of a database meant to assist in capturing serial killers and rapists.
Students to protest Michigan governor’s commencement speech
MARQUETTE, Mich. -- A group of graduating seniors and others in attendance at Northern Michigan University's spring commencement say they will stand and turn their backs on Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder in protest of the Flint drinking water…
Eroding protection under the law
When Congress enacted the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) in 1967, the law was treated as something of an addendum to the Civil Rights Act, which had been passed three years earlier and banned bias on the basis of race, gender,…