Rockford IL

As an affordable and commuter-friendly alternative to neighboring Chicago and Madison, Rockford has all the access with far less cost.

What's happening in Rockton, Roscoe and South Beloit from Rockton-Roscoe News. Happy Labor Day-Labor Day is much more than the unofficial end of summer. In the late 19th century, the United States was rapidly industrializing. Millions of people worked in factories, construction, mines, railroads, shops and other indust

MILTON — Americorps is seeking 16 tutors in Rock County for its Reading Corps and Math Corps programs to serve at local schools to help more students succeed. The hope is additional support will lead to faster progress and greater grains. Tutors receive free training and ongoing coaching. No teaching experience is requ

We’ve seen quite the heat to start September across the Stateline, and it’s already making a noticeable mark in the record books. In fact, we are now well-above average when it comes to 90-degree days for the month as Rockford on average sees just one 90-degree day during September, but last week’s late-summer heat wav

There’s a certain magic in Illinois when the air turns crisp and someone hands you a cold cup of cider that tasted like an apple just an hour ago. I keep chasing that feeling across the state, wandering down gravel roads to little orchards that press their own fruit and pour it fresh.

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Community members gathered in the Forest City today to celebrate local workers during the annual Labor Day parade hosted by Rockford United Labor. This year’s parade carried the theme “United We Stand! Enough Is Enough!”. The procession traveled from 7th Street to East...

JANESVILLE — A Janesville woman is charged with buying firearms for a felon after police say a man she knew fatally shot himself with a gun she’d bought for him in early August. A criminal complaint filed in Rock County says Lauren J. Brown, 29, of Janesville faces two counts of misdemeanor straw purchase of firearms a

An 8-year-old Wisconsin child was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after being struck by a golf cart on private property in Ogle County, Illinois, on Saturday night.

A 22-year-old driver was killed and two passengers were seriously injured after a vehicle struck multiple cattle on a rural Stephenson County roadway early Monday morning.

There’s a special kind of pride that ripples through our community when one of our own steps onto college football’s biggest stage. This weekend, that pride wears gold. Former Hononegah Indians standout Kurt Smith has officially made the Notre Dame Fighting Irish roster as a walk-on running back, earning a spot on a sq