The perspectives and experiences of children are often left out of history and news accounts. WNIJ reporter Jess Savage is ...

Rockford Promise holds its third annual “Promising Futures” event at the Coronado Theater, introducing the new class of 2025 ...

A new report shows Illinois youth now have more apprenticeship and internship opportunities, with an increase in women and ...

A Freeport skateboarder is hoping to share his love of the sport with younger skaters in the community. Keegan Bottoms owns Northern Illinois Radon Remedies, but he also ...

Tim McGill, an Emmy award-winning Certified Broadcast Meteorologist with decades of experience, has joined the team of Hearst’s Illinois newspapers to bring insightful and timely weather reporting to ...

DEKALB, Ill. (WIFR) - Engineering students at Northern Illinois University (NIU) presented their senior capstone projects Friday. The 2025 Senior Design Showcase at the NIU Convocation Center exhibits ...

Jackson Courville announced Saturday he is transferring to Ohio State to play football this fall. A 2023 Centerville High School graduate, Courville became Ball State's starting kicker as a true ...

The Michigan State Spartans are the latest to enter the sweepstakes for 2026 three-star edge rusher Max Carmicle as they extended an offer earlier this week, he ...

Michigan State is one of more than 10 schools to extend an offer to Carmicle, according to 247Sports. Other schools that have ...

The aurora borealis can sometimes be seen in Madison County but it requires strong solar storms, explained by an SIUE ...

Maureen Barnhart, a retired teacher and former president of the Hillsboro teachers union, is challenging incumbent Mark ...

Two Democratic leaders in the Senate openly expressed their disagreement this week about Gov. JB Pritzker’s proposal to allow ...