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Warren Buffett at Berkshire Hathaway meeting says 'trade should not be a weapon'
Warren Buffett criticized tariffs and trade wars during Berkshire Hathaway's annual shareholder meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, on May 4.
Illinois’ big blunder: How the swipe fee ban backfired and what it means | Opinion
Small businesses already struggling under Illinois’ crushing tax burden will bear the brunt of the costs, write Mattias Gugel ...
Lefty whose 3 best pitches are off-speed has helped North Boone baseball stay BNC power
Is North Boone here to stay as a BNC baseball power? How the Vikings have been surprisingly strong after graduating its top ...
Kennedy rhetoric on autism is not only false, it's dangerous | Opinion
Kennedy Jr., U.S. Secretary of Health & Human Services, are not only factually wrong — they are dangerous. These comments ...
On the market: This Rockford area home is on the market for $369,000
Kathi Edwards is a freelance correspondent for the Rockford Register Star.
Fully loaded: North Boone, Stillman Valley, Oregon softball comes into back stretch hot
Find out how and why North Boone, Stillman Valley and Oregon are so hot as those three BNC softball teams hit the back ...
Fast as lightning: 34 Rockford-area sprinters show off elite speed as track season heats up
Find out just how many good sprinters there are around the Rockford area in track and field, and just how good they are.
How one Rockford woman's family survived the Holocaust and got their revenge on Hitler
As Rockford marks the Holocaust Memorial Observance May 4, one woman shares her family's harrowing story of survival.
Rockford's Beyer Stadium gets another shot of funding toward $31M goal
Rockford is making progress on efforts to renovate historic Beyer Stadium, home of the Rockford Peaches, in hopes of bringing ...
Belvidere's Mason Moore stars in goal for U.S. National Select soccer team in Italy
Mason Moore, the goalie for Belvidere North and for the Rockford Raptors' Elite Clubs National League team, has just returned ...
Looking for something to do this weekend in the Rockford area? Here are 32 upcoming events
The weekend brings Lockwood Park’s Opening Day, a 50th Anniversary Vietnam program, Cars and Coffee and the EAA Chapter 22 Fly-In and Pancake Breakfast, along with fundraisers, live music, art ...