Scam Alert: Fake Norton Emails Trick Illinois Residents

I've been seeing more and more people in Rockford falling for scams that are pretending to be from Norton.  If you've received an email like this, please double-check to make sure it's not a spam email. The NextDoor App is so helpful in times …

Illinois could guarantee universal mental health screenings for youth, teens under bill on Pritzker's desk

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — Illinois could soon become one of the first states to provide universal mental health screenings for young children and teens. A bill on Gov. JB Pritzker's desk could require public schools to offer age appropriate, …

Illinois offers cash rewards for capturing invasive black carp

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WICS) — There is an initiative to combat the spread of black carp, an invasive species threatening the Mississippi River basin. Through the "Keep, Cool, Call" program, individuals can earn $100 for each black carp they capture, …

5 men guilty of 'calculated, multi-year' poaching operation in southern Illinois

Five Mississippi men were sentenced Thursday for their roles in using spotlights to illegally hunt white-tailed deer across southern Illinois and transport them back to Mississippi. From 2018-22, the men would travel to southern Illinois from Mississippi …

Illinois funds 988 Lifeline for LGBTQIA+ youth despite federal cuts

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WICS) — The Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) announced today that the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline in Illinois will continue to provide mental health support services for LGBTQIA+ youth, despite the federal government …

Southern Illinois woman charged in fatal hit-and-run case

EAST ST.LOUIS, Ill. (WICS) — A Southern Illinois woman has been arrested and charged in connection with a fatal hit-and-run incident that occurred on July 12. Illinois State Police arrested Parshay M. Lewis, 34, of East St. Louis, on charges including …

IDHS takes over 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline in Illinois

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (KFVS) - The Illinois Department of Human Services announced that the state will financially support the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline in Illinois. The hotline offers mental health services to LGBTQIA+ youth. The federal government …

Grundy County, Illinois farm is 100% sustainable

Grundy County, Illinois farm is 100% sustainable, even with mules rather than tractors

About an hour and a half south of Chicago, a Grundy County farm stands out as different from the rest — as it is a 100% sustainable operation. Brian and Joanne Leber run Bray Grove Farm. But they weren't always farmers. "I was actually born in …

Chicago-area nursing homes fined for ‘severe’ violations that led to patient deaths, Illinois health department says

The Illinois Department of Public Health has doled out tens of thousands of dollars in fines to dozens of nursing homes throughout the Chicago area, including a handful where “severe” violations led to residents’ deaths, the agency announced this week.  …