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

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

As Wisconsin Planned Parenthood pauses abortions over fears of Medicaid funding cuts, Illinois providers brace for influx of ...

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.

"The ability to make fun of political leaders and criticize them is what makes America great," write State Sen. Steve ...

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

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.

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