Meet the four Democrats campaigning to represent Rockford's west side. The primary election will be Feb. 25, 2025.

Ald. Isidro Barrios and Winnebago County Board Member Jaime Salgado are candidates for the 11th Ward in near southeast ...

Most Rockford residents have heard the story of how the I-90 Tollway, now called the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway, was to be ...

The Better Business Bureau reminds consumers to be aware of potential scams as families and college students look ahead to spring break.

Rockford Mass Transit District announced a free ride program on Wednesday that would offer free transportation to Rockford-area higher learning institutions, including Rock Valley College ...

Step back in time to 1940 and explore Rockford, Illinois - the 'Screw Capital of the World' with a booming manufacturing ...

Robinson later attended barber college and found ... Jim Hagerty covers business, growth and development and other general news topics for the Rockford Register Star. Email him at jhagerty@ ...

Bob Franklin taught journalism students and was active in Medina city affairs. And he preferred socks to shoes.

Fifty-two Illinois families are currently participating in a guaranteed income pilot program that gives them $500 a month to ...

How a weekly memoir writing group at the Motion Picture Television Fund became a creative outlet and surrogate family for its ...

Americans in England, Bregman to Boston, NBA scoreboard, throwback photos from spring training, the highest-paid athletes of ...

State Rep. Bob Rita had famously testified in the 2023 “ComEd Four” trial that his former boss Madigan ruled the House ...