Why uniform numbers can become your identity and why the Guilford boys volleyball team changed all 12 numbers.

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 9,297 ...

Rumors of Hononegah girls being forced to share locker room space with transgender students brought dozens of activists to the school board meeting.

Almost a century after the colossal squid was first discovered, a juvenile was filmed and photographed in its natural habitat last month.

A debate over policies allowing transgender locker room and bathroom access at Hononegah High School is exposing the ...

The average fuel price in the Midwest region rose about 11 cents since last month. According to the EIA, gas prices across ...

Boxing is coming to the Hard Rock Casino Rockford Saturday, headlined by an undefeated heavyweight fighter and a boxer from ...

The spring is hopping, and plenty of stars stepped up their game last week, which gives you, the reader, a ton of athletes to ...

Advocates for and against transgender rights in schools attend a Hononegah School Board meeting on April 16, 2025.

Saying that it would make Winnebago County more effective, Rockford area mayors are calling for restoration of the county ...

"The responsibility for supporting children’s growth is not just on parents or caregivers — it’s a shared duty," writes ...

Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers opened a new location Tuesday in Rockford. Dozens of people lined up for prizes, coupons and chicken.