good news

A bride's bouquet, adorned with a keepsake from her dead father, was accidentally thrown out. Rock River Disposal employees do the unthinkable to recover it.

Sold-out shows, more events, and more attendance have all added up to a banner year for one of Rockford's crown jewels.

We're all familiar with the image of a firefighter getting a stuck cat out of a tall tree, but Rockford firefighters had a different scenario to deal with Monday.

This story really can't get any sweeter.

From our "could you media people please give us some good news for once" department comes the following bit of positive info: last month, home sales prices in Rockford hit their highest level since December of 2008.

With all the bad news that surrounds the Stateline area lately, it's good to share some happy news as well. Napleton Autowerks in Loves Park made the holidays a whole lot brighter for one of their beloved employees to show just how much his 17 year dedication meant to them.

Are you ready for your "aww moment" of the day. Watch as this raccoon is rescued from drowning.

Tristin Budzyn-Barker is a teen from Poplar Grove, Illinois who was recently at an airport in California when he found, as he says, "Thor's wallet." Instead of keeping it and bragging to all his friends and family, Tristin did what any good person should do, he returned it, and was rewarded big time in return for his honesty.