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

Candidates running for the Elgin City Council on April 1 provide bio information and answer questions related to why they’re running and issues the council is facing.

To win a second term on the School Board Nicole Bennett must defeat Belvidere District 100 teacher Zackary A. Fort III April ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - In a week, Rockford residents will have a chance to cast their ballot for the city’s 8th Ward, a face ...

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

After more than a decade since the grisly deaths of Natasha Cleary and her two children, charges are filed in their deaths.

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

In East Lansing, Michigan, college sports often dominate conversations — especially in March, when everyone seems to be ...

It seemed unlikely to Genna Buhr that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents would raid the public library she directs in East Peoria, Illinois — population 22,012 — but she ...

A Rockford company is awarded nearly a million dollars to help provide solar energy for area nonprofits. Greenlink Energy ...

Sept. 29, 2023: Circa Sports launches in Illinois, becoming the eighth online sports betting operator in the state. July 28, 2023: The IGB approves the Hard Rock Casino in Rockford for a retail ...

A new study found that cannabis users under the age of 50 are about 6.2 times more likely to experience a heart attack than ...