There are three new faces among the city's 14 City Council members. Dawn Granath, D-9, who upset Bill Rose, former Winnebago ...

After reaching a Final Four and leading an undefeated regular season at Wichita State and winning NBA title in Toronto, Fred ...

Not all Rockford area mayors are as on board with push to restore County Board chairman's authority as first believed.

The Seattle Mariners (20-12) visit the Texas Rangers (16-18) on Sunday in the finale of their 3-game series. First pitch from ...

Five years after taking over Rockford airport operations, Amazon Air has invested in its employees and technology, more than ...

Rail Authority tapping state grant to prepare industrial land for potential $1 billion Monarch Energy investment in Rockford.

Small businesses already struggling under Illinois’ crushing tax burden will bear the brunt of the costs, write Mattias Gugel ...

The weekend brings Lockwood Park’s Opening Day, a 50th Anniversary Vietnam program, Cars and Coffee and the EAA Chapter 22 ...

A proposed ordinance to restore executive power to the Winnebago County Board chairman is being stalled by an ad-hoc ...

Is North Boone here to stay as a BNC baseball power? How the Vikings have been surprisingly strong after graduating its top ...

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

The British were moving by sea the night of April 18, 1775, thus two lanterns were lit at Old North Church, writes George B.