Winnebago County Public Health Administrator Sandra Martell said although the Rockford region, like the rest of Illinois, is seeing an increase in "communicable respiratory and gastrointestinal ...

CHICAGO — There are close to 300 new Illinois or Chicago-area laws going ... two years after a van was stolen from a funeral home in Rockford with a body inside. The van was found 97 miles ...

Workers at all income levels will also see a major change on LinkedIn and other job boards, as Illinois’ salary transparency law goes into effect. Under a change to the Equal Pay Act ...

Illinois football has a chance to wrap up one of the best seasons in its history on Tuesday. The No. 21 Fighting Illini (9-3) take on No. 14 South Carolina (9-3) in the Citrus Bowl at 2 p.m. CT ...

Illinois will brightly and loudly represent at a major parade this week in California. For the third consecutive year, the state of Illinois is building a float and participating in the Rose ...

Starting on New Years Day, minimum wage in Illinois will reach $15 per hour. Tipped workers will also see a minimum wage increase, from $8.40 an hour to $9 an hour, thanks to a state law that says ...

The Illinois Fighting Illini survived an emotion-laden second half to beat South Carolina in a game that had six lead changes and one clash between head coaches on the way to a 21-17 Illini ...

The new laws impact health insurance, employee rights, travel, Illinois drivers licenses and more. HB 2350 – Requires companies in Illinois that provide health insurance to cover annual prostate ...

Illinois' current scoring margin of plus-17.9 points per game would rank No. 2 in program history – behind the 1942-43 Illini, who outscored opponents by 20.6 points per game. That's a tough ...

The Rockford Promise NIU Scholarship program now supports more than 400 young people attending Northern Illinois University tuition- and fee-free. Over 60% of these scholars are people of color ...

For those in Illinois, hundreds of new laws are set to take effect -- some of which could have big impacts on residents. According to the Illinois General Assembly’s website, at least 293 new ...

A Chicago podiatrist convicted in the 2002 shooting of a church worker had his federal death sentence commuted by President Joe Biden. Ronald Mikos, 76, is housed in the federal penitentiary in ...