The fate of the Elks Lodge No. 64, a 113-year-old building downtown, has stirred debate. Preservationists want to save it; ...

Visitor spending in Rockford and Winnebago County reached $523.4 million in 2024, marking a 1.5% increase from the previous ...

A man already listed on Illinois’ sex offender registry faces new charges following an investigation in Rockford.

Christopher Ryan, 32, was arrested in Rockford, Illinois on charges of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, failure to register as a sex offender, and being a child sex offender residing within 500 ...

In addition to native birds, fall is the perfect time to sandhill cranes, a species of larges cranes that stop in Illinois on ...

As the possibility of a shutdown inches closer, two Illinois congressmen say lawmakers have an obligation to keep the government open.

Conservative Illinois GOP candidate Ted Dabrowski discusses the most pressing issues in the state and how he hopes to deal ...

Illinois’s gambling industry has thrived since casinos were first legalized in 1990, and is now a source of $2 billion in tax ...

We warned a year ago that an electricity crisis was coming in Illinois. Springfield got the memo over the summer.

The St. Charles Singers, led by founder and music director Jeffrey Hunt, will open its 41st concert season with “Time to ...

Eight actors had eight minutes each to portray eight prominent figures buried at Weston Cemetery in the eighth edition of ...

I know what you're thinking: construction in Rockford is a nightmare. The cones. The lane closures. The detours. The terrible ...