While many are looking forward to Week 1 of the college football season, there's a weekend in November that could be the ...

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A new Illinois law bans license plate flippers starting Jan. 1, 2026. The measure aims to stop drivers from dodging tolls and ...

Winnebago County is offering $2M in grants to small nonprofits for mental health and substance use programs. Applications open now.

Max Benson, Gannon Dunker and Seth Williamson are among the best offensive linemen in the Rockford area for the 2025 football season.

The Houston Astros meet the Detroit Tigers as the AL foes battle in the middle contest of a 3-game series Tuesday.

The Mega Millions jackpot rose to $216 million for the drawing on Tuesday, Aug. 19, after no one matched all the winning ...

City Council voted to approve a Davis Park revamp it is hoped will turn the only city-owned park into Rockford's central ...

Alize Smith, 28, of Huntley was sentenced to the maximum Aug. 28, after a jury had found him guilty in a Belvidere triple ...

Here are 11 of Rockford's top defensive backs to watch from NIC-10, Big Northern Conference and NUIC in the 2025 high school football season.

Illinois gas prices rose 3.1 cents this week to $3.38, but remain lower than last month and last year, according to GasBuddy’s latest data.

The weekend brings 815/Rockford Day events, the 53 rd Annual Poplar Grove Airport Fly-In, Harlempalooza and Polish Fest, ...