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

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

A new bill, filed in the Illinois General Assembly on Monday, would ban school resource officers and police from issuing ...

Jeshel and Donnie Terry of Neighbors Helping Neighbors, a charitable nonprofit furniture and home decor store located on Merrill Avenue, recall their time in Rockford, Ill. bittersweetly.

High school and local college results and highlights from the Southland, Aurora, Elgin, Naperville and Lake County.

Rockford is moving forward with plans to widen Keith Creek to reduce chances of flooding like the city saw in the summer of ...

Fundraising efforts are underway as a Rockford hospital burn unit raises money to help those in recovery find strength and ...

Guy Fieri has visited over 1,400 diners, drive-ins, and dives across the country, but has yet to try one of Illinois' best ...

A new study shows promising opportunities for short-term rental investors, and Illinois dominates the list. AirDNA, a provider of short-term rental analytics, analyzed over 540,000 U.S. properties ...