The Powerball jackpot was an estimated $45 million for Saturday's drawing, but it could increase if there's no winner. Should someone win Saturday's jackpot, they can take home $21.0 million after ...

Hononegah stretches its NIC-10 girls basketball win streak to 60 in a row after Freeport gets within one point with 3 minutes ...

Community service is baked into virtually everything the UI College of Medicine Rockford does. The school is taking home the ...

Lucy Arndt and Megan Holder led Aquin to a state volleyball title two years ago. This year, they led SEMO to a conference ...

Lino's Restaurant founder Michael Battista died Wednesday, Dec. 11, at age 95 at home surrounded by family, according to his ...

The weekend brings J.R. Sullivan’s Hometown Holiday, the 815 Shorts Film Festival, Snomarket and a Mannheim Steamroller ...

Here are the four Rockford area Community Champions recognized for outstanding contributions from Boone, Ogle, Stephenson and ...

A Rockford man who has spent his adult life working to serve Rockford and uplift the Latino community is the 2024 Excalibur ...

Here's a look at how weekly regional gas prices changed in Midwest region last week compared with the week prior.

The former comptroller of Dixon, Illinois, convicted of embezzling over $53 million from city coffers, was among nearly 1,500 people who had their sentences commuted by President Joe Biden on Thursday ...

Runner's Image has equipped generations of Rockford area runners. It is closing its doors after more than four decades in ...

Kathi Edwards is a freelance correspondent for the Rockford Register Star.