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If ever in the Rockford area, visitors might want to check out a local attraction—the Rockford IceHogs. Many Chicago Blackhawks have sharpened their skates playing for their American Hockey League affiliate. Some of them even went on to win the Stanley Cup in 2010.

This year Chicago Public Schools announced plans to close, turnaround or phase out over 15 schools. If the latest round is approved, Chicago will have shut down or turned around more than 100 schools over the last decade.

When Toni Preckwinkle took over as Cook County Board President last December, she vowed to do things differently than her predecessor Todd Stroger. Preckwinkle initiated the reversal of Stroger’s penny-on-the-dollar sales tax increase and she also promised to lead the county on a "new course."

Eight Forty-Eight turned to WBEZ’s criminal justice and legal affairs reporter Robert Wildeboer at the Dirksen Federal Building in downtown Chicago where the second day of Rod Blagojevich’s sentence hearing was underway.

Chicago police dispatched SWAT team members near the University of Illinois at Chicago campus Tuesday night, after a pizza delivery man who was robbed said he saw his assailant run into nearby building.The incident began around 8:30 p.m.

The tit for tat with Iran continues.After rioting outside Britain's embassy in Tehran, Prime Minister David Cameron expelled Iranian diplomats in London and shuttered their embassy.

WBEZ's Odette Yousef heard from local residents worried about losing their local post office. Now, we turn to the letter carriers. Officials at the Chicago Post Office said they were not planning to lay off postal workers; instead, they will be reassigned.