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Susan Stephens
Susan’s parents should have known she’d end up in radio: her favorite toys were tape recorders, cameras, notepads, and books. Many years later, she’s an award-winning reporter at her favorite radio station. Formerly WNIJ’s News Director, she asked to return to the role of full-time reporter/anchor/utility player in 2010 (less paperwork, more reporting!). Her #1 goal is to tell the most compelling stories in the fewest words possible…all the better if a little humor can be thrown into the mix. It should come as no surprise, then, that she can whip up a haiku for any occasion. She also enjoys the Detroit Tigers, learning pioneer skills (Gardening, canning, and the like. Just in case.), traveling with friends, and pretending she’s going to get around to playing her theremin.
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The Illinois Prisoner Review Board approved parole for the man serving life in prison for the notorious “Starved Rock Murders” half a century ago....
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A new Illinois law ups the penalties for illegal logging in protected areas. The Rockford-based Natural Land Institute was one of the organizations that...
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Longtime Rockford Register Star columnist and political reporter Chuck Sweeny died Monday. He was 70. The Rockford native had worked at his hometown...
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The 39-year-old Springfield man accused of killing McHenry County Sheriff's Deputy Jacob Keltner pleaded not guilty in federal court in Rockford...
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While politicians debate the merits of legalizing recreational cannabis, many Illinois farmers are more interested in its biological cousin, hemp. Last...
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Red and blue lights flashed for miles in Rockford Thursday night as police officers and firefighters from across the region took part in a procession...
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25% of Illinois’ electricity is supposed to be generated by renewable energy sources by 2025, under the Future Energy Jobs Act – and that’s going to...
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Illinois is only seven years away from its deadline for getting 25% of the state’s energy from renewable sources. Wind power will have to play a big...
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75 years ago this week, the women of the All American Girls Professional Baseball League put on their skirts and cleats and trotted out onto four...
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Dixon High School’s school resource officer is being lauded for stopping a student who showed up with a gun Wednesday. Dixon police have identified the...