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Over 130 Collins Aerospace employees volunteer to beautify seniors' yards
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Over 130 Collins Aerospace employees volunteered to do yard work at 15 homes that belong to seniors. This was a part of Collins Aerospace's collaboration with Lifescape for the annual Day of Caring event in the Rockford area. One volunteer who has been with the manufacturer for nearly three decades said the homeowners often get emotional because of the support they are receiving. 'Many times at the end, they make you tear up because they're so very grateful for what we're doing,' said Volunteer Bruce Daub. 'A lot of times, their family can't help them. Many of these yards used to look really nice, and for other reasons, age or whatever, they can't do it anymore. So, it's very rewarding.' Collins Aerospace provides all the tools needed for the event. This is the 7th annual Day of Caring. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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21 hours ago
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Ingersoll designs compact ‘factory in a box' for U.S. Army
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Ingersoll is known for big projects, like the Magellan Telescope, but they have now delivered a unique product for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The Army contracted Ingersoll to build factory machinery that all fit inside a single cargo container, which can be deployed around the world. 'We took a large 3D printer, a large CNC milling machine, and made small versions of it. Which may be the smallest versions Ingersoll ever made, but creatively fit them in with full function, full CNC, full materials management, full tools, full probing, you name it. Everything that a big machine can do, these machines can do,' Ingersoll's vice president of sales, Jason Melcher, said Friday. Ingersoll said it was able to deliver the completed project to the Army only a few days after Memorial Day. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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Entrepreneurs flock to Freeport for affordable real estate and business perks
FREEPORT, Ill. (WTVO) — If you visit Freeport in the next month, don't be surprised if you see a few new businesses. The Pretzel City is welcoming several new businesses in the coming weeks. Carmela Jackson celebrated the opening of her Twice As Nice consignments store on Friday. 'It's really a good time for business owners. I do see a lot of businesses opening right now, and I just think it's a really good time. People are supporting small businesses more now than ever,' she said. Freeport is seeing an influx of new business, according to Greater Freeport Partnership business engagement director Bill Clow. 'The fact that we're looking at, I think, six or seven scheduled ribbon cuttings in June. We've had several in the last couple of months already. I think that speaks highly of the business climate,' he said. Clow said affordable real estate and ample opportunity has attracted entrepreneurs from Beloit to Chicago, who want to open shops in Freeport. 'Part of it is one of the things that both the city and the Greater Freeport Partnership have been doing is trying to get the word out about the advantages of Freeport and Stephenson County and, you know, affordable real estate, business friendly climate and trying to get, you know, make it easy for businesses to start,' Clow said. One of the new businesses is Pretzel City Barbershop. Owner Jaime Rivas said he has seen the city's growth firsthand. 'I can tell you, since I moved here four years ago, it's been busier. More people are in Freeport, and businesses will come with time, but they are starting to come back to Freeport. You know, I'm excited to see more people come in, and it's just exciting, you know, to see how far we can get,' he said. Other businesses opening soon include a shoe store, credit union, and auto parts seller. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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Illinois one step closer to legalizing medically-assisted suicide
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WTVO) — A bill that would allow a doctor to prescribe lethal medication to terminally ill patients passed the Illinois House on Thursday. The 'End of Life Options Act' would give a mentally sound adult with six months or less to live the option to get medication to die peacefully with the help of a prescription. 'I think that one of the most frightening things about death for most of us is that it means the ultimate loss of control,' Rep. Kelly Cassidy (D-Chicago) . 'Death, like life, is easier to navigate when you know you will have options to choose from, even if you never need to or even if you choose not to.' Under the bill, a physician must first provide information about comfort care, palliative care, and pain control, and the patient must be able to self-ingest the medication. They would have to make two oral requests and a written request, and the request must be witnessed by two people who attest the patient is acting voluntarily and with a sound mind. 'Oral and written requests for aid in dying may be made only by the patient and shall not be made by the patient's surrogate decision-maker, health care proxy, health care agent, attorney-in-fact for health care, guardian, nor via advance health care directive,' the bill reads. This legislation will also require doctors to talk about all end-of-life care options, including medical aid in dying. Life insurance payments cannot be denied to the families of those who use the law. A poll taken two years ago showed that 7 out of 10 Illinois voters supported medical aid in dying legislation. The Catholic Diocese of Rockford was among the groups opposing the act, with Bishop David Malloy , 'In states with legalized suicide, there are documented cases of insurance companies refusing to pay for the necessary care of the terminally ill while at the same time, they will cover the small cost of the drugs resulting in the end of life.' Malloy also quoted the American Medical Association as saying, 'Physician-assisted suicide is fundamentally incompatible with the physician's role as healer, would be difficult or impossible to control, and would provide serious societal risks.' If passed by the Senate and signed into law by Gov. JB Pritzker, Illinois would become the 11th state to allow medically assisted suicide. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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RPD gang unit raids home, finds firearms and a stolen car
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Rockford Police arrested Demarland Rollins, 21, Marquice Rollins, 18, and two juveniles during a weapons raid on Thursday. Around 10:45 a.m., officers searched a duplex in the 400 block of 11th Street. Authorities found the suspects outside the home and took them into custody. Officials found a stolen Volkswagen, a loaded pistol, ammunition and cannabis. Demarland Rollins was wanted on unrelated warrants and was charged with a domestic violence incident on May 27th. Marquice Rollins is charged with two counts of possession of a firearm without a FOID and illegal possession of ammunition without a FOID. Court records did not show whether the two juveniles were charged with any crimes. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
