Deere & Co. unfairly forces farmers to visit authorized dealers to repair their equipment, resulting in higher prices than if they could fix it themselves or get help from independent shops, the Federal Trade Commission claims in a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday with the attorneys general of Illinois and Minnesota.

The Federal Trade Commission has filed a lawsuit against farm equipment company John Deere, accusing the manufacturer of monopolizing the repair of its products. According

making it impossible for owners to seek less-costly remedies, according to the lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Rockford, Illinois.

Deere & Co. unfairly forces farmers to visit authorized dealers to repair their equipment, resulting in higher prices than if they could fix it themselves or get help from independent shops, the Federal Trade Commission claims in a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday with the attorneys general of Illinois and Minnesota.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will require web hosting giant GoDaddy to implement basic security protections, including HTTPS APIs and mandatory multi-factor authentication, to settle charges ...

ALTOONA, Wis. (WEAU) - A third man is charged in connection with a homicide in Altoona. Charles Gary, 47-years-old of Rockford, Illinois, faces charges of concealment of a Homicide Death.

A Rockford man is charged nearly three years after the body of an Altoona, Wis. man was found in the Rock River.

Purchasers of distressed real estate in mortgage foreclosure proceedings can now work remotely, too. Governor JB Pritzker signed into law Public Act 103-930 S.B. 2919, which became effective January 1,

A Rockford man and two teens were arrested after police responded to a reported shooting on the city’s south side on Saturday. Police also said two guns, one stolen and converted into a machine gun pistol,

A Rockford man has been convicted of shooting a victim during a robbery on Christmas Day 2023. According to Winnebago County State’s Attorney’s Office, Ricky

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Deere & Co. unfairly forces farmers to visit authorized dealers to repair their equipment, resulting in higher prices than if they could fix it themselves or get help from independent shops, the Federal Trade Commission claims in a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday with the attorneys general of Illinois and Minnesota.

The Red Cross and Second First welcome more volunteers and donations. For the church, however, Erbe stresses another solution to protect the community: more warming centers. “There just isn’t enough places for people to go and to stay warm,” she says. “We need more temporary housing for our homeless.”