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

Severson Dells Nature Center's community science projects and environmental monitoring have been curtailed due to AmeriCorps ...

This historic Italianate-style home on the river across from Settlers Park has three bedrooms and 1.5 bathrooms. There are ...

"A majority of Americans are celebrating the list of successes during Trump’s first few months in office," writes Jan Klaas ...

What Rocks Community Choice Award winner for Best Chinese food is popular, dependable choice among Rockford readers.

The weekend brings Friday Night Flix, the annual Ice Hogs Garage Sale and Zammuto’s 100-Year Celebration, along with Pride, ...

Rockford Mayor Tom McNamara said the city is working to determine if an unannounced immigration raid took place the morning ...

BraveHearts, known as the nation's largest equine therapy program, is coming to a Rockford-area ranch thanks to a 133-acre ...

Hoping to go on vacation, but aren't sure that you can bankroll it? Whether you're traveling by air, land or sea, there are plenty of ways to save.

Four people were injured and a 24-year-old Rockford woman was killed in a two-vehicle crash at 3:42 p.m. Tuesday, June 10, at the intersection of Spring Creek and Shaw roads in Boone County.

This junior's second-place finish in the pole vault was the best finish for any Rockford-area athlete in 2A. Nuyen cleared 15 ...

Chris and Nick Shields are two of the greatest players in Harlem history. Chris Shields was a star on the only two Harlem teams to make it to state, in 1990 and 1991, and Nick Shields hit 16 home runs ...