A team of Rockford residents has been hard at work for months now helping area immigrants and community leaders prepare for a ...

If you have a closet full of art and craft supplies your kids no longer use—whether they've graduated or moved onto other hobbies—don't toss it all in the trash.

WATERLOO — Allen Media Group has hired a new news director to oversee three TV stations that cover three states. Lisa Burger ...

David Marshall, 47, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for committing arson at Park Terrace High Rise and Wired Cafe in Rockford, Illinois, which injured one firefighter and four residents.

Rockford Democrat Karen Hoffman is defending her seat on City Council as political consultant Jason Leviskas runs as an ...

Hundreds of letter carriers rallied in downtown Chicago and other Illinois cities on March 23 to protest against the ...

It’s been a year since Rockford experienced one of the most violent weeks in the city’s history. On March 27, 2024, four people were killed in a random ...

This story has been corrected on 3/25/25 from a previous version to reflect that the study used data from the Illinois ...

Gov. Pritzker was in Rockford to celebrate a $32M bus station expansion. But he warned that the White House is delaying money ...

The Courier-News asked the eight candidates running for the Elgin City Council what they think should be done about the issue ...

This Saturday in Rockford marks the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade in downtown Rockford, plus the afterparty Paddy Fest in Loves Park. On this weeks WNIJ Community Spotlight, Morning Edition host ...