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Rockford Register Star, 17 Oct 2026

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The Rockford Register Star is an American daily newspaper focused on local news, politics and community reporting across Rockford and northern Illinois. First published in 1855, the newspaper is known for its reporting on local government, business, education and public affairs, alongside breaking news, investigative journalism and in-depth features covering the issues that matter most to communities throughout Winnebago County. It also features coverage of economic development, healthcare, arts, entertainment and local events, reflecting the diverse character of the Rockford region. Sports reporting includes extensive coverage of local high school athletics, regional college sports, the Rockford IceHogs and major professional teams from nearby Chicago and Wisconsin, supported by expert analysis and commentary. The newspaper combines a long tradition of public service journalism with thoughtful regional reporting, making it a trusted source of information for readers across northern Illinois. Available on PressReader, the Rockford Register Star newspaper delivers reliable journalism, community insight and comprehensive daily news coverage from the Rockford area.

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ArticleYOUNG INNOVATORS

The 2026 win­ner of the 3M Young Sci­ent­ist Chal­lenge has been announced, and the win­ning project could change the world. h This year, con­test­ants aged 11 to 14 used sci­ence to solve every­day prob­lems, from smart utensils that detect aller­gens...

YOUNG INNOVATORS

ArticleU.S. cuts end duplic­ate health care cov­er­age

WASHINGTON – The Trump admin­is­tra­tion said on Oct. 14 it is cut­ting off Afford­able Care Act sub­sidies for about 189,000 people it iden­ti­fied as hav­ing duplic­ate gov­ern­ment cov­er­age or being deceased, a move offi­cials estim­ate will save...

U.S. cuts end duplic­ate health care cov­er­age

ArticleZelenskyy blasts Rus­sia diesel deal

BRUSSELS – Ukrain­ian Pres­id­ent Volodymyr Zelenskyy took aim on Oct. 16 at Pres­id­ent Don­ald Trump’s diesel deal with Rus­sia and wel­comed the pro­spect of European allies step­ping up their role in talks, call­ing Moscow’s stance a “par­ody” of...

Zelenskyy blasts Rus­sia diesel deal

ArticleRide clos­ures grow after Six Flags coaster death

A roller coaster incid­ent in Geor­gia that left a rider dead has promp­ted theme park oper­at­ors across North Amer­ica to tem­por­ar­ily close some rides made by the same man­u­fac­turer or shar­ing sim­ilar designs as safety reviews and...

Ride clos­ures grow after Six Flags coaster death