Students from several high schools in northern Illinois are preparing for the national school walk-out on Wednesday.

Turnout for early voting in Rockford so far has been “above average,” according to Rockford Board of Elections Executive Director Stacey Bixby.

Several Freeport and Stephenson County business groups are combining forces to promote the area.

ROCKFORD -- Rockford's budget deficit didn't happen overnight, despite the clamor of the home rule debate and claim that the current administration is to blame. According to the staffer who oversees the city's finance department, things…

Plan A includes a $1,000 annual fee for each video gaming machine and a 1-percent sale tax on all hotel stays, liquor sales and restaurant checks. There would also be a $695 lift-assist fee for nursing homes, charged when the Rockford Fire…

DOWNTOWN -- Nobody was injured Friday night as Rockford firefighters battled a three-alarm fire at QMI, 215 N. Fourth St. Officials have not announced a cause of the blaze, although power outages were reported across downtown before the…

By Susan Stephens WNIJ News ROCKFORD -- Leaders in education, social services, and government in Winnebago County are trying to work together on a common thread they see running through their community’s biggest challenges – trauma.…

By Katie Finlon WNIJ News DEKALB -- A union representative for a newer Northern Illinois University bargaining unit says negotiations did not go well Friday. AFSCME spokeswoman Sara Dorner says NIU’s negotiator Jesse Perez promised…

A college professor and a journalist say they received emails from P.S. Ruckman just days before his body and the bodies of his two sons were found in an apparent murder-suicide.

Rockford aldermen on Monday approved an amendment to an ordinance that would make it slightly difficult to recall the mayor if home rule is reinstated later this month.

Rockford Alderman Venita Hervey says she spends much of her time ahead of the March 20 primary election urging the voters of her Fifth Ward to reinstate home rule after 35 years.

When brothers Christopher and Jack Ruckman were found shot to death in their home last weekend, a cloud of confusion hung eerily over their quiet Cherry Valley neighborhood before making its way throughout the Rockford region.

A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for nearly all areas in Illinois north of I-88, as 1-3 inches of snow is expected Monday night.

A Rock Valley College professor and his two sons have been identified as the individuals found dead of gunshot wounds Saturday in their home southeast of Rockford.

A proposed bill would allow the Chicago Rockford International Airport to expand its tax base, but why does it need to do so?