After years of fighting with Rockford officials over code and permit violations, Miss Carly's Inc. will shut its doors. Here ...

What sounds like a mild winter storm is possible Tuesday in the Rockford area as folks prepare to greet 2025.

A farmer, teacher, lawyer, accountant and Illinois lawmaker for 26 years, former state Rep. Ron Wait, R-Belvidere, has died ...

Boone County Sheriff's Department deputies are investigating a fatal hit and run crash. Here's what we know so far.

The steadying influence for Boylan girls basketball, a new, big perimeter weapon for Pecatonica boys, Eastland's triple ...

Three Rockford area Jimmy Carter delegates said the humble Georgian they met on the campaign trail was the same man during ...

As we say goodbye to 2024, it's time for you to vote on who you believe deserves to be the top athlete of the year ...

Authorities have identified a man killed in a Dec. 27 shooting at the Max Mart, 922 Kilburn Ave. as Charles Esaw, 50, of ...

Looking for something to do with Christmas behind us? Check out one of these 20 things to do in the Rockford area.

A Rockford man faces two counts of first-degree murder after a shooting at a convenient store. Jovaris Porchia, 30, was ...

A collapsed lung ended Boylan senior Matt Dolan's freshman season. And interrupted his sophomore year. Still, he has become ...

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Illinois rose last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of ...