By Greg Bishop  Illinois News Network Illinois taxpayers should know by the end of the month, and every month going forward, how much debt state government agencies are accumulating, thanks to the Debt Transparency Act. The law took…

Illinois has opted-in to a federal program that is pulling the state’s public safety phone traffic onto a separate broadband network. FirstNet, an independent authority within the U.S. Department of Commerce, develops broadband networks…

SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Community College Board is planning to roll out several alternative ways for people to earn their high school equivalency certificate, other than passing a test. The board plans to offer other methods by the…

By Jim Hagerty Contributor CITY HALL -- The City of Rockford will utilize a federal grant to help with the cost of hiring more police officers, aldermen agreed Tuesday, Jan. 2. The $625,000 grant will allow the Rockford Police…

By Jim Hagerty Contributor BMO HARRIS BANK CENTER -- Former Rockford forwards, brothers Alex and Terry Broadhurst collected five points between them as the Cleveland Monsters skated past the IceHogs 4-1 in American Hockey League action…

ROCKFORD -- The Rockford Housing Authority looked in-house to temporarily replace CEO Larry Williams, who left his post for an out-of-state housing agency last month. Chief Operating Officer Laura Snyder was announced Tuesday as the…

ROCKFORD -- Nobody was injured Tuesday afternoon after a pedestrian fired a gun into the windshield of a car that almost hit her. Police say the incident happened around 2 p.m., in the 1500 block of Rose Avenue. The driver of the car, a…

By Todd Richmond  Associated Press MADISON, Wis. — Students would be able to earn money for college by building trails, shoring up stream banks and restoring prairies under a bipartisan bill winding its way through the Wisconsin…

By Jim Hagerty Contributor ROCKFORD -- Winnebago County and the City of Rockford plan to file a lawsuit against companies that distribute and manufacture opioids, officials announced Tuesday. The announcement comes a month after…

CHICAGO — The National Weather Service says Monday was the coldest New Year's Day on record in Rockford with a high of minus 1 degree and Chicago with a high of 1 degree. The bitter cold continued Tuesday as the weather service issued…

MILWAUKEE — Bone-chilling cold gripped much of the U.S. as 2018 began, breaking century-old records and leading to several deaths that authorities attributed to exposure to the dangerously low temperatures. The National Weather Service…

UTICA — Firefighters are battling a blaze at a resort near Starved Rock State Park. Utica Fire Chief Ben Brown says the fire alarm sounded at Grizzly Jack's Grand Bear Resort at 5:30 a.m. Tuesday. No injuries have been reported. …

ARIES Your family will be by your side all week. You’ll dedicate most of your time to your children or your aging parents. The time is right for some much-needed bonding. TAURUS You aren’t afraid to speak your mind, and you’ll step…

By Doug Feinberg  AP Basketball Writer A quick-thinking coach averted what could have been a terrible bus accident for the University of Dubuque women's basketball team. The Division III team from Iowa was driving back from a…

MILTON, Wis. — Two people died after two vehicles crashed in Rock County and a third driver who swerved to avoid the collision hit one of the first drivers as she was standing near the shoulder of the road. The sheriff's office says a…