Tube Talk. NBC’s Olympian feat
NBC will still air the most popular events during primetime, but the vast portfolio of NBCUniversal cable networks means even more events can be showcased either live or pre-recorded.
IceHogs clip Rampage, continue home point streak
With his 19th and 20th goals Tuesday, Highmore is the first IceHogs rookie to break the 20-goal barrier since Tanner Kero in 2015-16.
West Side Show Room receives grant for New Play Festival
The West Side Show Room production company has received a $2,500 grant from the Community Foundation of Northern Illinois to help support its Rockford New Play Festival.
Tuneberg stepping down from River District
The River District Association announced Tuesday that Leah Tuneberg will be stepping down as the group's executive director, Feb. 28.
Senate celebrate budget deal, but shutdown still looms
Senate leaders brokered a long-elusive budget agreement Wednesday that would shower the Pentagon and domestic programs with an extra $300 billion over the next two years.
Years later, Blago still giving Dems headaches
By Sara Burnett
Associated Press
CHICAGO — The investigation that sent former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich to prison is still causing political problems for Democrats, a decade after the FBI began secretly recording his…
Sessions’ war on pot could speed up marijuana legalization nationwide
The attorney general's memo portended an end to a hands-off approach to this enforcement conundrum. It could backfire.
Wisconsin GOP leader says tolling needed to get federal roads money
Republican legislative leaders have long been supportive of tolling in Wisconsin and they reiterated that again Wednesday.
Your Chicago Bears 2018 off-season primer
Robert Zeglinski sets the table for this upcoming Bears' roster upheaval at Halas Hall from the salary cap, to free agency, to top draft prospects. No opportunities wasted.
State officials ask drivers to make pledge for highway safety
State officials are challenging one million Illinois motorists to slow down and make room when they see a vehicle on the side of the road with hazard lights on.
Ice House through to semi-finals; help them win a new LED lighting system
The Riverview Ice House is one of 10 semifinalists in the run to receive a new LED lighting system.
Pop-up restaurants at RAM
Rockford Art Museum’s new Pop-Up Restaurant Series highlights top local restaurant chefs in an unexpected, off-the-grid setting.
VMH honors black veterans, Feb. 17
Since 2008, Veterans Memorial Hall and Museum has presented a program to recognize the efforts of African American Veterans as part of Black History Month.
Illinois higher ed board asks state for $3.47B in funding
The Board of Higher Education has approved a state funding request that is $254 million more than last year but still below the amount they received in 2014-2015.
Rauner administration requiring legislators to FOIA docs on Legionnaires’ outbreak
Gov. Bruce Rauner's administration is requiring state lawmakers to jump through a public-records law hoop before turning over emails about a deadly Legionnaires' disease outbreak.