Happy St. Patrick's Day from Good Day Stateline! We have our own Irish girl, Michelle Marcomb, and she sat down with Jean Lythgoe from the Rockford Public Library to talk family history and how to get started on your own genealogy journey.
In Stephenson County, many roads have reopened as the flood waters begin to receed. There are still a dozen roads that are closed and officials warn not to drive down any road covered with water.
A second man has been charged with murder in the killing of 31-year-old Jamie Stephens, whose body was found along a roadway in rural Winnebago County in December of 2018.
In the last week, President Donald Trump has renewed a long-standing feud with Arizona Senator John McCain, even though McCain died last August at the age of 81.
A new Senate bill proposes to double the Illinois gas tax, the Chicago Tribune reports. It would increase the original 19 cents to 38 cents per gallon to pay for infrastructure repair, such as fixing roads, bridges and transit systems. The new bill will also increase vehicle registration and driver's license fees.
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