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ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) -- Nearly 1.4 billion pounds of cargo traveled through the Chicago-Rockford International Airport in 2017, a 50 percent increase compared to the year before. Thanks to continued federal funding, the airport is once again looking to expand its footprint.
Letter to the Editor by Jerald Helland of Genoa, IL.
Letter to the Editor by By Emily L. Pratt of Dixon, IL
Letter to the Editor by Cmdr. Allen Murphy, U.S. Navy, retired, of Rockford, IL.
Members of the Illinois Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (IAMIC) traveled to Capitol Hill to talk to lawmakers about important issues within the insurance industry. Some members are Roger Needham of Forreston Mutual (left to right), Angie Dallam of Peru Waltham Mutual, U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger, Karen Williams of Louisville Clay County Mutual, Carl Beebe of Forreston Mutual, Mary Jo Robison of LaPraire Mutual, and Ed Doedtman of Sigel Mutual.
President’s orders also call to revive coal
Letter to the Editor by Sarah Condon of Minooka
BYRON, Ill. (WIFR) - Illinois has six nuclear power plants throughout the state including one in Byron. 16th District Representative Adam Kinzinger says he wants to change the way the plants are regulated to protect the jobs of the more than 3,000 plant employees.
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) -- Representative Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) wants to add a jolt of certainty into the nuclear power industry.
The following politicians and organizations responded to the shooting at Dixon High School on Wednesday morning: