In the 2023-24 school year, 56.2% of Rockton School District 140 students failed the math portion of the IAR test, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
In the 2023-24 school year, 57.2% of Pecatonica Community Unit School District 321 students failed the ELA portion of the IAR test, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
There were five offenders convicted of homicide living in Winnebago County released on parole during the fourth quarter of 2024, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Rockford Sun.
In the 2023-24 school year, 63% of Winnebago Community Unit School District 323 students failed the ELA portion of the IAR test, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
In Springfield, Senate Republicans have voiced concerns over a new proposal from Governor JB Pritzker's Democratic allies to raise taxes by $6 billion.