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Walnut man charged with using stolen card

STERLING – A Walnut man turned himself in to police Friday on charges that he used as stolen credit card and racked up more than $800 in charges at local stores in September. ... Read More »

On the eve of 100, still volunteering

ROCK FALLS – Amy Luptak will soon be able to say something that most people can't. On February 23, Luptak, now 99, will be able to say she has lived an entire century. That's the date of her 100th birthday. ... Read More »

Regional News

Bond reduced for father in duct tape photo case

CHICAGO (AP) — A Cook County judge has reduced bond for a Chicago man accused of binding his young daughter with tape and posting a picture on Facebook.Judge Lawrence Flood on ... Read More »

Hull House closes doors after more than 120 years

CHICAGO (AP) — Hull House, the Chicago social services organization founded more than 120 years ago by Nobel Peace Prize winner Jane Addams, closed Friday after running out of ... Read More »

World News

Romney, Gingrich focus on Hispanic voters in Fla.

DORAL, Fla. (AP) — Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney urged conservatives to back off aggressive anti-immigration policies as the Republican presidential candidates vied for Hispan ... Read More »

Sports

NCAA rule creates free agency

Graduate transfers shopping services ... Read More »

Lifestyle

Friend says on 911 call Demi Moore was convulsing

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Demi Moore smoked something before she was rushed to the hospital on Monday night and was convulsing and "semi-conscious, barely," according to a caller on ... Read More »

Shedd Aquarium offers top 10 tours

CHICAGO – Going to the John G. Shedd Aquarium is fun. It’s so much fun that the aquarium has “10 fun finds” – six in all, to be exact.The fun finds are designed to focus a vis ... Read More »

Dining

Soup up your meals

It is finally soup weather, and it is also National Soup Month. So, what kind of food editor would I be if I did not write about soup? I have tried to round up a variety of re ... Read More »

Community

Free and easy weight-management tool available

The formula for losing weight is pretty simple. You need to take in fewer calories than your body uses. But, how do you know how many calories your body needs? And how do you ... Read More »

Bed-sharing deaths of infants persist despite safety warnings

CHICAGO – James Robinson will tell you the hardest part of his son’s death was having to face his fiancée.The Chicago man blames himself for bringing 7-week-old D’Angelo into ... Read More »

Opinion

Obama is not usurping powers held by Congress

William Leesman, in his Jan. 21 letter [“Congress is fast becoming a useless body”], asserted that President Obama seeks to become a dictator because of his use of a recess ap ... Read More »

Appreciates shovel work by young men

I live in Rock Falls. I had a nice-looking young man come to my door on Jan. 20, the night of the snowstorm. He asked if he could shovel my walks. He was doing it for some gro ... Read More »

Obituaries

Richard L. Horner

DIXON – Richard L. Horner, 73, of Dixon, died Monday, Jan. 23, 2012, at SwedishAmerican Medical Center in Belvidere. He worked at Credit Auto in Dixon.Richard was born July 17 ... Read More »

Michael L. Andrews

CLINTON, Iowa – Michael L. Andrews, 66, of Clinton, Iowa, passed away peacefully Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, at Mercy Medical Center North Campus in Clinton. He worked for Northwe ... Read More »

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