Illinois lawmakers just introduced legislation to ban school-based ticketing. It’s where students receive fines for city ...

Kathi Edwards is a freelance correspondent for the Rockford Register Star.

OLSHA never won a football game as (by far) smallest team in IHSA history. But is near .500 as a girls basketball team entering playoffs.

Rockfordians still have a chance to buy their Valentine’s Day gifts while supporting local businesses with Rockford’s ...

The Super Bowl reporter found dead in a Louisiana hotel room on Feb. 5 can be seen in a new security photo released by Kenner ...

Damajae McKenzie, 27, of Rockford was arrested Wednesday, Feb. 12 by U.S. Marshals in Calumet City. He faces charges of ...

The driver was picking up food at a Prairie Street Brewing Co. on Wednesday afternoon when the car started sliding down a ...

The Illinois Department on Aging has named Lifescape Community Services as the state’s Adult Protective Services provider in Lake County, effective as of Oct. 1, 2024.

Rockford Ald. Aprel Prunty, D-6, faces a re-election challenge from U.S. Postal Service letter carrier Lawrence Steward in ...

The weekend brings the In Full Bloom Orchid Display, Furball and Marlon Wayans, along with fundraisers, live music, ...

Others receiving votes: 11, Nashville 16. 12, Warsaw West Hancock 13. 13, Tolono Unity 9. 14, Downs Tri-Valley 9. 15, Rockford Christian 8. 16, Pleasant Plains 7. 17, St. Joseph-Ogden 7. 18, Chicago ...

Calvin McGee survived a shooting when he was 15, but didn’t let that derail his academic pursuits. Now, the Auburn High ...