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South Beloit officer won't face charges in pedestrian's death SOUTH BELOIT — A South Beloit police officer who struck and killed a pedestrian with his squad car will not face criminal charges, Winnebago County State's Attorney J. Hanley announced Friday afternoon. Hanley said that an investigation showed Michael Guzman was intoxicated about 2:30 a.m. Aug. 23, and was walking inside the left lane of traffic in a dimly lit area of Illinois Route 2 near Whittemore Drive when Officer Sawyer Kurth hit Guzman with his squad car. Guzman, 35, was the father of five children. "The officer immediate...

ROCKFORD — The COVID-19 pandemic prevented many people from gathering Christmas Day with loved ones. Instead they mailed cards, made phone calls and even video chatted. For the second year in a row, however, Tikeria Blake, 23, of Rockford, was not able to do any of that with her loved one. Wednesday marked the two-year-anniversary of the death of her father. Kerry Blake, 44, was shot and killed in his Green Street home after a long stand-off with Rockford police.  Family members said Kerry Blake had been diagnosed with schizophrenia. They also said police knew of his mental health ill...