Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Illinois dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, fell to 9,526 ...

The weekend brings the 44th Annual Rockford Home Show, Jerry Seinfeld and the opening of the Camp Grant exhibition at Midway ...

Hononegah's T.J. Silva and Rocco Cassioppi, Rochelle's Kaiden Morris and Le-Win/Stockton's Eli Larson all took 2nd at state, ...

State Rep. John Cabello is calling for Gov. JB Pritzker's resignation and the creation of an Illinois DOGE. The Rockford ...

West High's Bennie Horton was the NIC-10 all-conference quarterback. And coach Tom Schwalbach gave him extreme leeway to call ...

Meet the four Democrats campaigning to represent Rockford's west side. The primary election will be Feb. 25, 2025.

Rockford City Council on Monday overrode a traffic commission recommendation to extend a school speed zone at Guilford High ...

Former Byron and Iowa Hawkeye offensive lineman Tyler Elsbury is working hard in preparation for the NFL Draft. Will he hear ...

Aprel Prunty, current Rockford 6th Ward Alderman, is facing a challenge from Lawrence Steward in the upcoming election. Steward, a Rockford native and U.S. Postal Service worker, emphasizes the ...

Project First Rate is hosting the Building Trades Career Expo.

Led by No. 8 in the nation, Angelina Cassioppi, six local girls wrestle their way to the IHSA state tournament, which is on ...

Jordan King, the NIC-10's all-time leading scorer, healthy again after playing through knee injury at Marquette. After ...