Gov. JB Pritzker's 2026 budget proposal includes $300 million for a first-of-its-kind "Surplus to Success" program that would develop old, unused or excess state-owned sites into opportunities for ...

Photos from the first women’s college flag football game in Illinois between Benedictine and Rockford on March 8, 2025, at the Walter Payton Center in Lake Forest.

If you're on the hunt for some seriously good sandwiches in the Rockford area, you're in luck. The city has a bunch of spots ...

Rockford is officially in the big leagues of endurance sports, and honestly, I’m in awe. The city’s first-ever IRONMAN 70.3, ...

The wealth of girls’ basketball talent in the Rockford area this season has been as strong as ever. The Illinois Coaches Association All-State selections released on ...

Rockford is just three months away from the first IRONMAN half-distance triathlon competition in the state of Illinois.

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 ...

Get ready for another concert at the annual Greater Rockford Auto Auction anniversary sale, known as GRAA'lapalooza.

The 11-player Benedictine University flag football team sat in a stretching circle just outside the walled turf field at ...

The high cost of living in the forest city hits those impacted by food insecurity hard, that’s why the Northern Illinois Food Bank relocated to better serve the need for affordable groceries.

Six Rockford area teachers were awarded the Golden Apple for teaching excellence during surprise deliveries. Here's who won.

After weeks of voting amongst 14 total choices, the Illinois public has decided to keep the state’s flag the same. But what ...