John Clark

21 hours ago | mystateline.com | John Clark

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WTVO) — A bill to create an advisory council for after-school programs passed a committee in the Illinois Senate. Advocates say the first of its kind council would help the Governor’s Office and state agencies track and oversee funding for after-school programs, and recommend guidelines on how funds and grants are distributed. Fifty million dollars were appropriated for the program last year, but have not yet been distributed.

22 hours ago | mystateline.com | John Clark

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — An inmate at an Illinois prison has been convicted of murder and hate crime in the killing of a fellow inmate in 2020. Brandon Simonson, 41, of Moorhead, Minnesota, was found guilty of second-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder, hate crime, and assault in the death of Matthew Phillips. Prosecutors said Simonson, also known as “Whitey,” and another prisoner, Kristopher Martin, 43, conspired to beat Phillips because he was Jewish.

22 hours ago | yahoo.com | John Clark

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WTVO) — A bill to create an advisory council for after-school programs passed a committee in the Illinois Senate. Advocates say the first of its kind council would help the Governor’s Office and state agencies track and oversee funding for after-school programs, and recommend guidelines on how funds and grants are distributed. Fifty million dollars were appropriated for the program last year, but have not yet been distributed.

22 hours ago | yahoo.com | John Clark

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — An inmate at an Illinois prison has been convicted of murder and hate crime in the killing of a fellow inmate in 2020. Brandon Simonson, 41, of Moorhead, Minnesota, was found guilty of second-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder, hate crime, and assault in the death of Matthew Phillips. Prosecutors said Simonson, also known as “Whitey,” and another prisoner, Kristopher Martin, 43, conspired to beat Phillips because he was Jewish.

1 day ago | mystateline.com | John Clark

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — A 16-year-old was arrested Tuesday after Rockford Police responded to reports of a teen with a gun on E. State Street. Around 3:30 a.m. Tuesday morning, officers were called to the 4400 block of E. State for a report of an armed subject. The teen was detained and found to be in possession of a loaded gun that had been reported stolen, a large capacity magazine, and a bottle of Xanax.