A study commissioned by the Illinois Retail Merchants Association shows the retail industry has the largest impact on ...

Rockford Public Schools District 205 (RPS) will implement a Teen Dating Violence Toolkit for the 2025-2026 school year.

Students at Rockford’s East High School left the classroom early Tuesday to protest President Donald Trump’s policies on ...

More and more Illinois colleges and universities are offering full tuition scholarships. “The Huskie Pledge,” “The Rockford ...

Carpenter's Place, which provides services to the homeless, is planning to open a second retail thrift store in Rockford.

So-called switches, which turn handguns into automatic weapons that can fire 20 bullets a second, are "beyond terrifying," Judge Iain Johnston warns.

Educator, author and cancer survivor, PJ Caposey is leading two Ogle County school systems and making a difference. He's a 2024 Community Champion.

While wind chills in the single digits are expected Tuesday evening and overnight, conditions will remain on the quiet side. A few flurries or very light snow showers are possible on a hit or miss ...

A judge sentenced a Rockford man to 20 years in prison for trying to burglarize a car at a home near Woodstock and then ...

An ordinance addressing the filling of 3 citywide offices when a vacancy occurs that will allow for greater public input passed the full city council.

The Rockford Fire Department rescued a man from the Rock River after he was in the water for around 30 minutes.

ROCKFORD (WREX) — Jordan King had to do a little research when she got a contract offer to play professional basketball in Kosovo. "When I first found out I might have a contract here, I was like, 'OK ...