Leaders discussed the workforce crisis as businesses say they're hiring skilled applicants due to lapses in adequate ...

A former Republican Belvidere mayor is coming out of retirement and wants his old job back, challenging incumbent Mayor Clint ...

Eastland will see some familiar faces in Final 4 of Class 1A boys basketball tournament this week in Champaign.

Three teams from Rockford battled in state championship games, and fell, at the United Center last weekend. Now one more gets ...

Parker Krogman, Adam Awender have led Eastland for 2 years. Peyton Spears was 3rd scoring option. But Eastland made state ...

Illinois leaders discuss need for adequate childcare in a news conference on March 11, 2025.

Complete all-conference girls basketball teams named for the Big Northern and 3 NUIC divisions, including MVP and ...

Winnebago County prosecutors say a Janesville man climbed a balcony in Machesney Park to shoot a man through a window.

Jay Taft is a Rockford Register Star sports reporter. Email him at jtaft@rrstar.com and sign up for the Rockford High School ...

Gov. JB Pritzker's campaign donated $15,000 in January to McNamara; Teague Dickey and his Iconic Energy company in Rockford ...

Most of Illinois has seen far less snow than normal this year despite recent snowstorms and cold temperatures. Winter storms ...

After months of delay Rockford is poised to reject a substance abuse resource center's request to operate a needle exchange downtown.