ROCKFORD, IL — IRONMAN 70.3 Rockford is about to make history in Illinois, and Rockford area residents will have a front seat to the action. The event will take place June 22 mostly in downtown ...

Historic downtown Alton, where brick buildings tell stories and your retirement dollars stretch like taffy on a summer day. Photo credit: Kevin Sablan Perched along the mighty Mississippi River, Alton ...

Historic downtown Alton, where brick buildings tell stories and your retirement dollars stretch like taffy on a summer day. Photo credit: Kevin Sablan Situated along the magnificent Mississippi River, ...

Big Timber Axe Throwing is located on the ground floor of a luxury apartment complex on 301 S. Main St. in downtown Rockford.

Starbucks, 311 W. State St., opened for business Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in downtown Rockford.© Kara Hawley/Rockford Register Star Starbucks employees welcome customers to its new location at 311 ...

FILE - An aerial shot shows downtown Marengo. Local officials hope to convince state transportation authorities to add a local stop to a new passenger train line that would run from Chicago to ...

ROCKFORD, Mich. — Rockford Brewing is back at it again with nine different beers throughout Downtown Rockford for a Thanksgiving Eve celebration. It's part of a hometown homecoming.

It was 28 below,” said Northwest Illinois Aerial Combat Memorial Committee’s President Bing Wells. The committee faced several hurdles over the years including COVID and supply chain issues.

LENA, Ill. (WTVO) — Five years ago, a group of veterans in Northwest Illinois came up with the idea for a service memorial that centers around a retired F-4 fighter jet being placed on a pylon ...

More than 240 gathered in downtown Rockford for the 2024 Midwest Aerospace Conference featuring Gov. JB Pritzker, insiders and experts.

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