A former Republican Belvidere mayor is coming out of retirement and wants his old job back, challenging incumbent Mayor Clint ...

Leaders discussed the workforce crisis as businesses say they're hiring skilled applicants due to lapses in adequate ...

Eastland will see some familiar faces in Final 4 of Class 1A boys basketball tournament this week in Champaign.

Three teams from Rockford battled in state championship games, and fell, at the United Center last weekend. Now one more gets ...

Parker Krogman, Adam Awender have led Eastland for 2 years. Peyton Spears was 3rd scoring option. But Eastland made state ...

Illinois leaders discuss need for adequate childcare in a news conference on March 11, 2025.

After months of delay Rockford is poised to reject a substance abuse resource center's request to operate a needle exchange downtown.

After a move from Rockford to Peoria, find out which locals stepped up and which won state titles at last weekend's IKWF state wrestling tourney ...

Steals, rebounds and inside scoring lead No. 5-ranked Eastland to a wire-to-wire win over defending supersectional champion Aurora Christian.

Jay Taft is a Rockford Register Star sports reporter. Email him at [email protected] and sign up for the Rockford High School ...

Complete all-conference girls basketball teams named for the Big Northern and 3 NUIC divisions, including MVP and ...

Winnebago County prosecutors say a Janesville man climbed a balcony in Machesney Park to shoot a man through a window.