The Bears will host the first-ever collegiate women’s flag football game for the state of Illinois on March 8, 2025, at the ...

Educator, author and cancer survivor, PJ Caposey is leading two Ogle County school systems and making a difference. He's a 2024 Community Champion.

The Lee County Health Department has selected a new family planning medical director after its former director was told by their new employer, OSF HealthCare, to step down due to the Catholic health ...

President Trump says he wants Congress to close the Department of Education. So, how much do Illinois schools rely on federal ...

An Illinois state senator has formally requested that the Illinois State's Attorney Appellate Prosecutor's Office step up its case review into the death of a Carroll County teen whose body was found ...

A 19-year-old Rockford man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for a McHenry County burglary during which he was ...

Rockford Fire crews responded to reports of a person in the Rock River around 6:50 p.m. Tuesday. Initial reports said a man ...

A study commissioned by the Illinois Retail Merchants Association shows the retail industry has the largest impact on ...

An ordinance addressing the filling of 3 citywide offices when a vacancy occurs that will allow for greater public input passed the full city council.

Topped by the area's lone No. 1-ranked wrestler Eli Larson of Lena-Winslow/Stockton, here are our 26 area wrestlers who are ...

The Rockford Fire Department rescued a man from the Rock River after he was in the water for around 30 minutes.

This February and March marks the return of the Law Enforcement Torch Run Polar Plunge to benefit Special Olympics Illinois.