Rockford IL

South Beloit High School is notifying families after cases of a highly contagious skin infection were detected in several students.

Aracelil Zepeda, a 27-year-old woman from Rochelle, was killed in a fatal crash on Interstate 88 Monday morning and was pronounced dead at a Rockford hospital.

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Boone County, IL – Emergency crews are responding to a serious crash that shut down both directions of Illinois Route 173 near Caledonia Road Wednesday morning, according to the Boone County Sheriff’s...

The Ogle County Sheriff’s Office asks drivers to avoid the area of Illinois Route 72 near Pecatonica Road due to a ‘major accident.’

OREGON, Ill. (WTVO) —A statewide fellowship has given an Oregon elementary teacher the chance to advocate for early education across the state.  “I knew I wanted to teach kindergarten. I bring in these little five-year-olds that can barely stand in a line, and by the end of the year, they are reading and doing math […]

For a wallet-friendly Halloween outing, head to Byron, IL, where the Motes open their six acre property as a free haunted trail and house no jump-scares required — just community fun in a spooky setting.

A Whitewater woman is dead following a head on-crash Monday morning, the Rock County Sheriff’s Office reported.

Emanuel Albert, 22, was arrested and charged with murder in the shooting death of William Ellis after police executed a search warrant and recovered a loaded handgun.

ILLINOIS — Police in Freeport have arrested a man and a woman in connection with a narcotics trafficking investigation, recovering multiple firearms and illegal drugs, according to the Freeport Police Department. Officers executed a search warrant on Tuesday, October 21, at a residence in the 300 block of N. West...

The Canadian Pacific Holiday Train skips Rockford in 2025, but Illinois families can still see its lights, concerts, and Christmas charm nearby.