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Wayne County Sheriff's Deputies made a pair of arrests on Friday on Drug Paraphernalia and Meth Possession Charges. Janelle D. Payne and Roger D. Smith were taken into custody on the charges and booked into the Wayne County Jail.

April 27, 1956 - March 21, 2022

Roger D. Smith, 65, of Poplar, died Monday, March 21, 2022, at St. Luke’s Hospital following a battle with cancer.

The latest numbers from the Illinois Department of Public Health show the state has had a total of 2,957,563 cases of the coronavirus and 31,296 total deaths. The IDPH did not provide some updates this week because of the winter weather in the state. According to numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 75 percent of Illinois' population has received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose, 66 percent of Illinois' population is fully vaccinated and over 47 perc...

See more information on public ballot questions See sample ballots for Rockford, Boone and Winnebago counties Voters across the region will head to the polls Tuesday to decide who will represent them on City Council and in other municipal offices, township boards and school boards. Theyll also determine several tax measures, including a proposed increase for ambulance service in southwest Winnebago County and a new sales tax in Durand. Here are some of the common questions voters have ahead of...

ROCKFORD — June Stanford, an accountant who was appointed to the Rockford School Board in July 2019, is facing two challengers in her first bid to retain her seat. Stanfords opponents in the upcoming election are attorney Roger Smith and life coach and small business owner Ashley Williams. The three candidates are seeking votes in subdistrict G, a geographic area on the city’s south and far south side that extends from Broadway to the north, Meridian Road to the west, Mulford Road to the ...