Byron News

Sounds of gunfire and troops on the move paint part of the picture of a mock mission on an Afghani village.

DUI cannabis arrest: James E. Free, 19, of 407 W. Third St., Byron, was charged with driving under the influence of cannabis and unlawful possession of paraphernalia about 9:30 p.m. on May 24 after police found ...

Updated: Travel anaylsts expect travel to dip this year as prices at the pump reach records.

Boat Checks: Lake County Forest Preserves' Fox River Preserve and Marina will offer free boat safety checks from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 17-18 at its marina and boat launch on Roberts Road, west of Route 59. via News Sun

Plant sale: Antioch Garden Club's annual plant sale will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, rain or shine, at William's Park Pavilion, behind the library at 757 N. Main St. via News Sun

“I think the time when you can keep your head in the ground is just over”

Exelon's nuclear power plant in Byron, Ill. Utilities with nuclear plants could benefit from some plans to limit emissions of carbon dioxide. via New York Times

“Everyone likes just a little bit more”

"Agriculture spots are typically slow paced with wide shots and down-home music. via BroadcastNewsroom

“When the City of Rochelle committed to participation in the Prairie State Energy Campus, we also discussed the importance of identifying renewable energy resources that would supplement the power supply provided by Prairie State”

Northern Illinois Municipal Power Agency , comprised of the communities of Rochelle, Batavia and Geneva, signed an agreement with EcoEnergy to own 10 to 15 megawatts of turbines built as part of the EcoBryn ... via Rochelle News Leader

“He ordered the bank president to open a safe in the tellers' room”

Helen Gould Johnson vividly recalls working in the bookkeeping room at a downtown Elburn bank -- her first job out of high school -- and noticing something very strange. via Beacon News

Rockford-This spring may feel a little strange for Rockford motorists. For the first in some 90 years, they don't have to buy a city vehicle sticker. via WQRF-TV Rockford

“I update how high it is on (the web). I keep an eye on it to see when I need to get out my boots.”

Winter's heavy snowfall is becoming spring's flooding problem in some parts of the Stateline area. via WTVO Rockford

NIU Cares Day , the university's annual day of service projects is hosting a fundraiser on Monday, March 24 at Pizza Villa. via Northern Star

“I was laying there just watching tv when I heard screaming, I come running out in underwear and they were coming out of car”

Teens crash into pool Day one of construction along Avenue of the Cities Kids learning life skills over spring break Rock River homeowners get some clean-up help They did not get any financial assistance, but ... via WQAD-TV Moline

“The amount of [Alprazolam] in his system was too low to make any difference”

Friday, NIU released a summary of the autopsy of Steven Kazmierczak, the Cole Hall shooter, and the victims, stating Kazmierczak had minute traces of drugs in his system. via Northern Star

“We need and we want our current police force.”

PORT BYRON, Illinois - A very touchy subject emerged once again in the small river town of Port Byron last night and elicited the same reaction from two years ago: "We need and we want our current police ... via WQAD-TV Moline

“I'm going to need professional help to get through this”

In her Illinois home, Vicki Webb wakes up to tears and falls asleep awash in them. via Omaha World-Herald

On Friday afternoon a team of police officers from Ogle County, Oregon, Mt.Morris, Byron, and Polo served a search warrant at 512 E. Mason Street in Polo. via WIFR

“The store should really provide a boost for that area”

City officials met this week with Quincy-based Niemann Foods, County Market's parent company, which owns about 60 grocery stores in the Midwest, including County Markets in Sterling and Byron and Sav-A-Lot in ... via The Daily Gazette

A Wisconsin man was injured early Saturday in a single-vehicle crash when the delivery van he was driving rolled over on North Kennedy Hill Road, about two miles north of Byron. via The Daily Gazette

“I can get sufficient information to make an accurate forecast right of out my house”

Even without his 3-D Doppler radar, Terry Swails kept making forecasts Tuesday on the sidelines from his Port Byron, Ill., home. via Quad-City Times